Inventories (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 28, 2019

Inventories [Abstract]

Merchandise Inventories

Merchandise inventories, as of December 28, 2019 and December 29, 2018, were valued as follows:

(dollars in thousands)		2019		2018
LIFO	$	204,043	$	211,911
Average cost		75,763		68,845
	$	279,806	$	280,756