Benefit plans and stock-based compensation (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Mar. 25, 2017

Birks Stock Option Plan [Member]

Summary of Activity of Stock Option Plans and Arrangements

The following is a summary of the activity of Birks’ stock option plans and arrangements.

	Options			Weighted average exercise price
Outstanding March 29, 2014		664,585		$	1.21
Granted		50,000			1.94
Exercised		(111,372	)		1.04
Expired		(15,000	)		7.73
Forfeited		(147,051	)		1.10
Outstanding March 28, 2015		441,162			1.15
Granted		235,000			0.78
Forfeited		(10,000	)		1.10
Outstanding March 26, 2016		666,162			1.02
Granted		218,000			1.43
Forfeited		(10,000	)		0.78
Outstanding March 25, 2017		874,162		$	1.13

Summary of Status of Stock Options

A summary of the status of Birks’ stock options at March 25, 2017 is presented below:

		Options outstanding						Options exercisable
Exercise price		Number outstanding		Weighted average remaining life (years)		Weighted average exercise price		Number exercisable		Weighted average exercise price
$	0.78		225,000		8.5	$	0.78		74,996	$	—
$	0.84		100,000		6.1		0.84		100,000		0.84
$	0.89		55,000		5.6		0.89		55,000		0.89
$	1.04-1.05		156,162		4.7		1.04		156,162		1.04
$	1.25-1.66		70,000		5.2		1.48		70,000		1.48
$	1.43		218,000		9.7		1.43		—		—
$	1.94		50,000		7.8		1.94		33,333		1.94
			874,162		8.2	$	1.13		489,491	$	1.07

Mayors Stock Option Plan [Member]

Summary of Status of Stock Options

A summary of the status of the option plans at March 25, 2017 is presented below:

Exercise price				Options outstanding and exercisable
		Number outstanding		Weighted average remaining life (years)		Weighted average exercise price
$	1.05		627		3.1	$	1.05

Summary of Stock Option Activity

The following is a summary of the activity of Mayors stock option plans:

	Options			Weighted average exercise price
Outstanding March 29, 2014		3,836		$	5.19
Expired		(2,910	)		6.51
Outstanding March 28, 2015		926			1.05
Expired		(299	)		1.05
Outstanding March 26, 2016 and March 25, 2017		627			1.05