Condensed Consolidated Income Statements Of Income and Comprehensive Income - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2020	Feb. 02, 2019	Feb. 03, 2018
Revenues
Retail sales	$ 816,184,000	$ 821,113,000	$ 841,997,000
Other income (principally finance charges, late fees and layaway charges)	9,151,000	8,551,000	7,984,000
Total revenues	825,335,000	829,664,000	849,981,000
COSTS AND EXPENSES, NET
Cost of goods sold (exclusive of depreciation shown below)	508,906,000	522,535,000	553,058,000
Selling, general and administrative (exclusive of depreciation shown below)	263,773,000	262,510,000	266,304,000
Depreciation	15,485,000	16,463,000	19,643,000
Interest Expense	29,000	96,000	114,000
Interest and other income	6,065,000	4,991,000	5,111,000
Cost and expenses, net	782,128,000	796,613,000	834,008,000
Income before income taxes	43,207,000	33,051,000	15,973,000
Income tax expense	7,310,000	2,590,000	7,433,000
Net income	$ 35,897,000	$ 30,461,000	$ 8,540,000
Basic earnings per share	$ 1.46	$ 1.23	$ 0.34
Diluted earnings per share	1.46	1.23	0.34
Dividends per share	$ 1.32	$ 1.32	$ 1.32
Comprehensive income
Net income	$ 35,897,000	$ 30,461,000	$ 8,540,000
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income	(1,500,000)	(244,000)	107,000
Comprehensive income	$ 37,397,000	$ 30,705,000	$ 8,433,000