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ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Jan. 29, 2022
ACCOUNTING POLICIES |
Summary of changes in self-insurance liability | ​
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​ |  | 2021 |  | 2020 |  | 2019 |
Beginning balance | ​ | $ | 731 | ​ | $ | 689 | ​ | $ | 696 | ​
Expense | ​ |  | 226 | ​ |  | 262 | ​ |  | 209 | ​
Claim payments | ​ |  | (236) | ​ |  | (220) | ​ |  | (216) | ​
Ending balance | ​ |  | 721 | ​ |  | 731 | ​ |  | 689 | ​
Less: Current portion | ​ |  | (236) | ​ |  | (220) | ​ |  | (216) | ​
Long-term portion | ​ | $ | 485 | ​ | $ | 511 | ​ | $ | 473 | ​
Schedule of sales revenue by type of product | ​
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​ |  | Amount |  | % of total |  | Amount |  | % of total |  | Amount |  | % of total |
Non Perishable(1) | ​ | $ | 69,648 |  | 50.6 | % | $ | 71,434 |  | 53.9 | % | $ | 61,464 |  | 50.3 | %
Fresh(2) | ​ |  | 33,972 |  | 24.6 | % |  | 33,449 |  | 25.2 | % |  | 29,452 |  | 24.1 | %
Supermarket Fuel | ​ |  | 14,678 |  | 10.6 | % |  | 9,486 |  | 7.2 | % |  | 14,052 |  | 11.5 | %
Pharmacy | ​ |  | 12,401 |  | 9.0 | % |  | 11,388 |  | 8.6 | % |  | 11,015 |  | 9.0 | %
Other(3) | ​ |  | 7,189 |  | 5.2 | % |  | 6,741 |  | 5.1 | % |  | 6,303 |  | 5.1 | %
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Total Sales | ​ | $ | 137,888 |  | 100 | % | $ | 132,498 |  | 100 | % | $ | 122,286 |  | 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) | 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.

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