Accrued Expenses

9 Months Ended

Oct. 29, 2016

Payables and Accruals [Abstract]

Accrued Expenses

ACCRUED EXPENSES

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

	October 29, 2016		January 30, 2016		October 31, 2015
	(in thousands)
Gift cards and merchandise credits	$	36,455	$	43,446	$	34,016
Compensation	23,872		8,042		14,712
Taxes	29,658		17,004		21,122
Customer loyalty program	11,914		10,084		13,455
Other accrued expenses (1)	41,754		29,224		34,590
Total accrued expenses	$	143,653	$	107,800	$	117,895

(1) Other accrued expenses is comprised of deferred revenue, sales return allowance, stock appreciation rights (as of January 30, 2016 and October 31, 2015) and various other accrued expenses, including advertising, professional fees and rent.