16.	COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

The Company leases its retail facilities and certain equipment under various non-cancelable operating leases. Certain of these leases have renewal options. Total rent expense (including related occupancy costs, such as insurance and maintenance, paid to landlords) under operating leases amounted to $53,657,000, $56,830,000 and $58,120,000 in fiscal 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively. Such amounts exclude contingent rentals based upon a percentage of sales totaling $942,000, $977,000, $1,359,000 in fiscal 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

The Company completed the relocation of its corporate headquarters to Moorestown, New Jersey in January 2015 and completed the relocation of its distribution operations to Florence, New Jersey in August 2015. Rent payments for both the corporate headquarters and distribution center commenced in March 2015 and future minimum payments for these two leases are included in the table below.

Store, office and distribution facility leases generally provide for payment of direct operating costs in addition to rent.

Future annual minimum lease payments, for facilities leases excluding such direct operating costs, as well as leases for equipment rental, as of February 3, 2018, are as follows (in thousands):

Fiscal Year
2018	$	37,474
2019		30,113
2020		23,462
2021		20,091
2022		17,292
2023 and thereafter		61,205
	$	189,637

From time to time, the Company is named as a defendant in legal actions arising from normal business activities. Litigation is inherently unpredictable and although the amount of any liability that could arise with respect to currently pending actions cannot be accurately predicted, the Company does not believe that the resolution of any pending action will have a material adverse effect on its financial position, results of operations or liquidity.