Consolidated Statements of Income - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	May. 02, 2015	May. 03, 2014	Apr. 27, 2013
Net sales	$ 645,825	$ 641,135	$ 662,007
Cost of sales	426,685	423,480	444,757
Gross profit	219,140	217,655	217,250
Selling, general and administrative expenses	145,157	153,220	146,223
Interest expense	371	660	403
Other (income) expense - net	(1,101)	666	173
Income before income taxes	74,713	63,109	70,451
Provision for income taxes	25,402	19,474	23,531
Net income	49,311	43,635	46,920
Less preferred dividends and accretion	(275)	(726)	(153)
Earnings available to common shareholders	$ 49,036	$ 42,909	$ 46,767
Earnings per common share:
Earnings per common share – basic (in dollars per share)	$ 1.06	$ 0.93	$ 1.01
Earnings per common share – diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 1.05	$ 0.92	$ 1.01
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	46,353	46,331	46,310
Diluted (in shares)	46,559	46,519	46,482