REVENUE RECOGNITION

12 Months Ended

Oct. 03, 2025

Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]

REVENUE RECOGNITION

REVENUE RECOGNITION:

Disaggregation of Revenue

The following table presents revenue disaggregated by revenue source (in thousands):

	Fiscal Year Ended
	October 3, 2025		September 27, 2024		September 29, 2023
United States:
Uniforms	$	957,042	$	1,037,608	$	1,067,825
Workplace Supplies	1,532,334		1,518,314		1,507,527
Total United States	2,489,376		2,555,922		2,575,352
Canada:
Uniforms	$	91,565	$	96,864	$	100,403
Workplace Supplies	153,898		153,034		149,531
Total Canada	245,463		249,898		249,934
Total Revenue	$	2,734,839	$	2,805,820	$	2,825,286

Contract Balances

The Company defers sales commissions earned by its sales force that are considered to be incremental and recoverable costs of obtaining a contract. The deferred costs are amortized using the portfolio approach on a straight-line basis over the average period of benefit, approximately nine years, and are assessed for impairment on a periodic basis. Determination of the amortization period and the subsequent assessment for impairment of the contract cost asset requires judgment. The Company expenses sales commissions as incurred if the amortization period is one year or less. As of October 3, 2025 and September 27, 2024, the Company had $107.1 million and $105.8 million, respectively, of employee sales commissions recorded as assets within “Other Assets” and “Other Current Assets” on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets. During fiscal 2025, fiscal 2024 and fiscal 2023, the Company recorded $22.3 million, $21.1 million and $20.1 million, respectively, of expense related to employee sales commissions within “Selling, general and administrative expenses” on the Consolidated and Combined Statements of Income.