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ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Feb. 02, 2019
ACCOUNTING POLICIES |
Summary of changes in self-insurance liability |
|  | 2018 |  | 2017 |  | 2016 |
Beginning balance |  | $ | 695 |  | $ | 682 |  | $ | 639 |
Expense |  |  | 229 |  |  | 247 |  |  | 263 |
Claim payments |  |  | (228) |  |  | (234) |  |  | (220) |
Ending balance |  |  | 696 |  |  | 695 |  |  | 682 |
Less: Current portion |  |  | (228) |  |  | (234) |  |  | (229) |
Long-term portion |  | $ | 468 |  | $ | 461 |  | $ | 453 |
Schedule of sales revenue by type of product |
|  | 2018 |  | 2017 |  | 2016 |
|  | Amount |  | % of total |  | Amount |  | % of total |  | Amount |  | % of total |
Non Perishable (1)(5) |  | $ | 60,649 |  | 50.1 | % | $ | 60,872 |  | 49.6 | % | $ | 58,828 |  | 51.0 | %
Fresh (2)(5) |  |  | 29,089 |  | 24.0 | % |  | 29,141 |  | 23.8 | % |  | 27,666 |  | 24.0 | %
Supermarket Fuel |  |  | 14,903 |  | 12.3 | % |  | 13,177 |  | 10.7 | % |  | 11,286 |  | 9.8 | %
Pharmacy (5) |  |  | 10,617 |  | 8.8 | % |  | 10,724 |  | 8.7 | % |  | 10,421 |  | 9.0 | %
Convenience Stores (3) |  |  | 944 |  | 0.8 | % |  | 4,515 |  | 3.7 | % |  | 4,096 |  | 3.6 | %
Other (4)(5) |  |  | 4,959 |  | 4.0 | % |  | 4,233 |  | 3.5 | % |  | 3,040 |  | 2.6 | %
Total Sales |  | $ | 121,162 |  | 100 | % | $ | 122,662 |  | 100 | % | $ | 115,337 |  | 100 | %
| (1) |  | Consists primarily of grocery, general merchandise, health and beauty care and natural foods.
| (2) |  | Consists primarily of produce, floral, meat, seafood, deli, bakery and fresh prepared.
| (3) |  | The Company completed the sale of its convenience store business unit during the first quarter of 2018.
| (4) |  | Consists primarily of sales related to food production plants to outside parties, data analytic services, third party media revenue, other consolidated entities, specialty pharmacy, in-store health clinics, digital coupon services and other online sales not included in the categories above.
| (5) |  | Digital sales, primarily including Pickup, Deliver and pharmacy e-commerce sales, grew approximately 58%, 90% and 49% in 2018, 2017 and 2016, respectively, adjusted to remove the impact of the 53 rd week in 2017. These sales are included in the non perishable, fresh, pharmacy, and other line items above.

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