Consolidated Statements of Income - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2016	May 02, 2015	May 03, 2014
Net sales	$ 704,785	$ 645,825	$ 641,135
Cost of sales	463,348	426,685	423,480
Gross profit	241,437	219,140	217,655
Selling, general and administrative expenses	148,384	145,157	153,220
Interest expense	203	371	660
Other expense (income) - net	145	(1,101)	666
Income before income taxes	92,705	74,713	63,109
Provision for income taxes	31,507	25,402	19,474
Net income	61,198	49,311	43,635
Less preferred dividends and accretion	(238)	(275)	(726)
Earnings available to common shareholders	$ 60,960	$ 49,036	$ 42,909
Earnings per common share:
Earnings per common share – basic (in dollars per share)	$ 1.31	$ 1.06	$ 0.93
Earnings per common share – diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 1.31	$ 1.05	$ 0.92
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	46,452	46,353	46,331
Diluted (in shares)	46,671	46,559	46,519