7. Retirement Plan

The Company sponsors a frozen defined benefit plan. The components of pension cost for each period presented are as follows (in thousands):



	Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
	August 2, 2014			August 3, 2013			August 2, 2014			August 3, 2013
Employer service cost	$	54		$	90		$	106		$	180
Interest cost	423			432			846			862
Expected return on plan assets	(535		)	(560		)	(1,068		)	(1,119		)
Net loss amortization	99			152			199			305
Net periodic pension cost	$	41		$	114		$	83		$	228

The Company's funding policy is to make contributions to maintain the minimum funding requirements for its pension obligations in accordance with the Employee Retirement Income Security Act. The Company may elect to contribute additional amounts to maintain a level of funding to minimize the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation premium costs or to cover the short-term liquidity needs of the plan in order to maintain current invested positions. No contributions were made by the Company during the six months ended August 2, 2014.