SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Feb. 01, 2025

SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION

Schedule of share-based compensation expense

($ thousands)	2024		2023		2022
Expense for share-based compensation plans, net of forfeitures:
Restricted stock	$	12,746	$	12,579	$	10,974
Stock performance awards		1,410		1,183		5,190
Restricted stock units		989		1,042		1,147
Total share-based compensation expense	$	15,145	$	14,804	$	17,311

Schedule of restricted stock activity

	Number of
	Nonvested	Weighted-
	Restricted	Average Grant
	Shares	Date Fair Value
Nonvested at January 29, 2022	1,390,397		14.24
Granted	848,678		21.76
Vested	(525,399)		12.87
Forfeited	(109,716)		15.67
Nonvested at January 28, 2023	1,603,960		18.57
Granted	603,121		23.13
Vested	(513,238)		13.73
Forfeited	(181,422)		19.15
Nonvested at February 3, 2024	1,512,421		21.96
Granted	346,686		39.77
Vested	(620,800)		21.08
Forfeited	(96,988)		26.08
Nonvested at February 1, 2025	1,141,319	$	27.60

Schedule of performance share award activity

	Number of Nonvested	Number of Nonvested
	Performance Share	Performance Share
	Awards at Target	Awards at Maximum	Weighted-Average
	Level	Level	Grant Date Fair Value
Nonvested at January 29, 2022	390,750	781,500		16.12
Granted	77,750	155,500		21.00
Vested	(172,500)	(345,000)		23.50
Forfeited	(15,000)	(30,000)		14.24
Nonvested at January 28, 2023	281,000	562,000		13.64
Granted	276,434	276,434		23.12
Vested	(273,918)	(547,836)		13.64
Forfeited	(14,868)	(21,950)		18.65
Nonvested at February 3, 2024	268,648	268,648		23.12
Granted	165,854	165,854		41.05
Vested	—	—		—
Forfeited	(21,886)	(21,886)		23.12
Nonvested at February 1, 2025	412,616	412,616	$	30.33

Schedule of restricted stock unit activity

					Nonvested
	Outstanding			Accrued (3)	RSUs
					Weighted-
	Number of	Number of	Total	Total	Average
	Vested	Nonvested	Number of	Number of	Grant Date
	RSUs	RSUs	RSUs (2)	RSUs	Fair Value
February 3, 2024	480,270	52,335	532,605	515,159	$	16.85
Granted (1)	3,972	27,690	31,662	22,534		35.01
Vested	46,842	(46,842)	—	15,512		19.41
Settled	(78,791)	—	(78,791)	(78,791)		41.27
February 1, 2025	452,293	33,183	485,476	474,414	$	28.38

(1) Granted RSUs include 4,278 RSUs resulting from dividend equivalents paid on outstanding RSUs, of which 3,972 related to outstanding vested RSUs and 306 to outstanding nonvested RSUs.

(2) Total number of RSUs as of February 1, 2025 includes 348,761 RSUs payable in shares and 136,715 RSUs payable in cash.

(3) Accrued RSUs include all fully vested awards and a pro-rata portion of nonvested awards based on the elapsed portion of the vesting period.

Schedule of RSUs granted, vested and settled

($ thousands, except per unit amounts)	2024		2023		2022
Weighted-average grant date fair value of RSUs granted (1)	$	34.40	$	19.92	$	27.09
Fair value of RSUs vested	$	859	$	1,186	$	998
RSUs settled		78,791		17,017		114,242

(1) Includes dividend equivalents granted on outstanding RSUs, which vest immediately.

Schedule of RSU compensation (income) expense and the related income tax provision (benefit)

($ thousands)	2024		2023		2022
Compensation (income) expense	$	(609)	$	579	$	335
Income tax provision (benefit)		157		(149)		(86)
Compensation (income) expense, net of tax	$	(452)	$	430	$	249