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Income Taxes
3 Months Ended
May 03, 2014
Income Taxes [Abstract]  
Income Taxes

 

Note 13

Income Taxes

 

The Company’s effective tax rate can vary considerably from period to period, depending on a number of factors. The Company’s consolidated effective tax rates from continuing operations were 34.1%  and 51.9% for the thirteen weeks ended May 3, 2014 and May 4, 2013,  respectively.  The decrease in the Company’s effective tax rate this quarter was due to the non-deductible nature of the $4.7 million impairment charge in the first quarter of 2013, as further described in Note 5 to the condensed consolidated financial statements.