SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2026

SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION

Schedule of share-based compensation expense

($ thousands)	2025		2024		2023
Expense for share-based compensation plans, net of forfeitures:
Restricted stock	$	10,218	$	12,746	$	12,579
Stock performance awards		1,182		1,410		1,183
Restricted stock units		1,027		989		1,042
Total share-based compensation expense	$	12,427	$	15,145	$	14,804

Schedule of restricted stock activity

	Number of
	Nonvested	Weighted-
	Restricted	Average Grant
	Shares	Date Fair Value
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
Granted	958,010		16.61
Vested	(596,615)		23.06
Forfeited	(214,524)		23.05
Nonvested at January 31, 2026	1,288,190	$	22.29

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 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
Granted	—	—		—
Vested	—	—		—
Forfeited	(106,560)	(106,560)		29.19
Nonvested at January 31, 2026	306,056	306,056	$	30.72

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 1, 2025	452,293	33,183	485,476	474,414	$	28.38
Granted (1)	8,813	74,068	82,882	58,619		13.20
Vested	28,666	(28,666)	—	9,128		19.10
Settled	(7,926)	—	(7,926)	(7,926)		13.30
January 31, 2026	481,846	78,585	560,432	534,235	$	17.46

(1) Granted RSUs include 10,096 RSUs resulting from dividend equivalents paid on outstanding RSUs, of which 8,813 related to outstanding vested RSUs and 1,282 to outstanding nonvested RSUs.

(2) Total number of RSUs as of January 31, 2026 includes 420,481 RSUs payable in shares and 139,951 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)	2025		2024		2023
Weighted-average grant date fair value of RSUs granted (1)	$	13.28	$	34.40	$	19.92
Fair value of RSUs vested	$	338	$	859	$	1,186
RSUs settled		7,926		78,791		17,017

(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)	2025		2024		2023
Compensation (income) expense	$	(361)	$	(609)	$	579
Income tax provision (benefit)		93		157		(149)
Compensation (income) expense, net of tax	$	(268)	$	(452)	$	430