SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Feb. 02, 2013

SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Schedule of the economic life of property, fixtures and equipment

Buildings	20 to 40 years
Leasehold improvements	2 to 15 years
Fixtures and equipment	3 to 10 years

Summary of net sales by merchandise category

Merchandise Category	2012		2011		2010
Women's Apparel	$	708,411	$	706,965	$	763,926
Home		505,452		505,382		499,143
Cosmetics		418,609		405,588		390,451
Men's Apparel		339,283		337,035		357,340
Accessories		285,144		278,220		290,460
Footwear		273,671		255,150		254,835
Children's Apparel		196,673		197,990		209,048
Intimate Apparel		114,863		116,833		126,970
Juniors' Apparel		67,090		72,592		79,449
Other		10,215		8,906		8,857
Total	$	2,919,411	$	2,884,661	$	2,980,479

Schedule of reconciliation of net (loss) income and weighted average shares outstanding used in basic and diluted EPS calculations

	2012			2011			2010
Basic (Loss) Earnings Per Common Share
Net (loss) income	$	(21,553	)	$	(12,128	)	$	21,494
Less: Income allocated to participating securities		—			—			(1,447	)
Net (loss) income available to common shareholders	$	(21,553	)	$	(12,128	)	$	20,047
Weighted average common shares outstanding		18,528,169			18,091,286			17,642,061
Basic (loss) earnings per common share	$	(1.16	)	$	(0.67	)	$	1.14
Diluted (Loss) Earnings Per Common Share
Net (loss) income	$	(21,553	)	$	(12,128	)	$	21,494
Less: Income allocated to participating securities		—			—			(1,428	)
Net (loss) income available to common shareholders	$	(21,553	)	$	(12,128	)	$	20,066
Weighted average common shares outstanding		18,528,169			18,091,286			17,642,061
Common shares issuable—stock options		—			—			255,807
Weighted average common shares outstanding assuming dilution		18,528,169			18,091,286			17,897,868
Diluted (loss) earnings per common share	$	(1.16	)	$	(0.67	)	$	1.12