Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands		12 Months Ended
		Jan. 31, 2016	Jan. 31, 2015	Jan. 31, 2014
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net sales		$ 168,595	$ 164,052	$ 155,042
Costs of goods sold		108,985	108,654	102,488
Gross profit		59,610	55,398	52,554
Selling, general and administrative expenses		53,653	52,741	52,587
Loss (gain) on sale of property, plant & equipment		9	(2)	(10)
Restructuring expense		0	287	1,408
Operating income (loss)		5,948	2,372	(1,431)
Interest expense, net		1,281	1,454	1,302
Income (loss) before income taxes		4,667	918	(2,733)
Income tax expense (benefit)		118	69	(1,003)
Net income (loss)		$ 4,549	$ 849	$ (1,730)
Net income (loss) per common share:
Basic	[1]	$ 0.31	$ 0.06	$ (0.12)
Diluted	[1]	$ 0.30	$ 0.06	$ (0.12)
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic		14,914	14,756	14,620
Diluted	[2]	15,118	14,987	14,620

[1] Net loss per share for fiscal year 2014 was calculated based on basic shares outstanding due to the anti-dilutive effect on the inclusion of common stock equivalent shares.

[2] For fiscal year 2014, approximately 180,000 shares of common stock equivalents were excluded in the computation of diluted net income per share, as the effect would be anti-dilutive.