Accrued Expenses

3 Months Ended

May 02, 2015

Payables and Accruals [Abstract]

Accrued Expenses

ACCRUED EXPENSES

The balance sheet caption "Accrued expenses" was comprised of the following for the periods presented:

	May 2, 2015		January 31, 2015		May 3, 2014
	(in thousands)
Gift cards and merchandise credits	$	36,404	$	40,313	$	33,909
Compensation	17,332		11,317		13,963
Taxes	34,312		16,798		20,450
Customer loyalty program	16,009		14,788		16,579
Other (1)	32,317		29,964		35,582
Total accrued expenses	$	136,374	$	113,180	$	120,483

(1) Other is comprised of deferred revenue, guarantees, sales return allowance, stock appreciation rights (as of May 2, 2015) and various other accrued expenses including advertising expenses, professional fees and rent.