Defined Benefit Plans (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Apr. 28, 2012

Schedule of Net Benefit Costs [Table Text Block]

The following represents the components of the net periodic pension cost related to the Company’s SERP and Director Retirement Plan for the respective periods:

	Thirteen weeks ended					Twenty-six weeks ended
	July 28, 2012		July 30, 2011			July 28, 2012		July 30, 2011
	(in thousands)					(in thousands)
Service cost	$	22	$	37		$	44	$	74
Interest cost		159		168			318		336
Amortization of prior service cost		86		86			172		172
Amortization of net gain		—		(112	)		—		(224	)
Net periodic pension cost	$	267	$	179		$	534	$	358