Business Segments (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 29, 2013

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule Of Earnings From Business Segments

	Quarter								Nine Months
	(13 weeks) Ended								(39 weeks) Ended
(amounts in thousands)	September 29, 2013				September 23, 2012				September 29, 2013				September 23, 2012
Business segment net revenue:
Merchandise Availability Solutions	$	117,203			$	113,691			$	323,448			$	314,179
Apparel Labeling Solutions	45,442				42,577				134,716				135,516
Retail Merchandising Solutions	11,821				12,545				37,155				40,916
Total revenues	$	174,466			$	168,813			$	495,319			$	490,611
Business segment gross profit:
Merchandise Availability Solutions	$	51,704			$	52,423			$	139,841			$	142,177
Apparel Labeling Solutions	14,741				10,350				40,288				31,949
Retail Merchandising Solutions	3,811				5,887				13,687				18,079
Total gross profit	70,256				68,660				193,816				192,205
Operating expenses	56,539			(1)	65,345			(2)	174,920			(3)	292,918			(4)
Interest (expense) income, net	(2,159		)		(4,272		)		(6,236		)		(7,251		)
Other gain (loss), net	(1,002		)		325				(3,513		)		29
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes	$	10,556			$	(632	)		$	9,147			$	(107,935	)

⁽¹⁾  Includes a $0.9 million restructuring charge and a $0.3 million acquisition charge.

⁽²⁾  Includes a $4.1 million restructuring charge and a $17 thousand acquisition charge.

⁽³⁾  Includes a $4.6 million restructuring charge, a $1.2 million charge related to our CFO transition, a $0.7 million acquisition charge, a benefit of $6.6 million due to a litigation settlement reversal, and a $0.2 million gain on sale of our interest in the non-strategic Sri Lanka subsidiary.

⁽⁴⁾  Includes a $64.4 million goodwill impairment charge, a $27.1 million restructuring charge, a $2.9 million charge related to our CEO transition, a $0.7 million charge for forensic and legal fees associated with improper and fraudulent Canadian activities, and a $0.1 million acquisition charge