Related Party Balances and Transactions

12 Months Ended

Jan. 28, 2018

RELATED PARTY BALANCES AND TRANSACTIONS

The Company entered into the following transactions with related parties, all of which were approved by the Company's Audit Committee in accordance with the Company's related party transaction policy:



	Fiscal Year Ended
	January 28, 2018		January 29, 2017		January 31, 2016
	(In thousands)
Payments to related parties:
Lease costs for one company-operated store	$	138	$	108	$	112
Consulting fees	$	—	$	167	$	354
Employment compensation	$	270	$	274	$	140

The Company's founder, who is a beneficial owner of more than 10% of the Company's total outstanding shares, and who was a member of the Company's board of directors until February 2, 2015, owns a retail space that the Company leases for one of its company-operated stores. Consulting fees were paid to a relative of the Company's founder; the agreements related to this were not renewed for fiscal 2017.

An immediate family member of one of the Company's former executives commenced employment with the Company during fiscal 2015. The employment of the executive and the immediate family member ceased during fiscal 2017. The above employment compensation consists of salary, bonuses, and the grant date fair value of equity awards.