Inventories (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 26, 2020

Inventories [Abstract]

Merchandise Inventories

Merchandise inventories, as of December 26, 2020 and December 28, 2019, were valued as follows:

(dollars in thousands)		2020		2019
LIFO	$	191,051	$	204,043
Average cost		77,973		75,763
	$	269,024	$	279,806