Equipment and Leasehold Improvements

9 Months Ended

Sep. 27, 2013

Note 8—Equipment and Leasehold Improvements

As of the dates indicated, plant, equipment and leasehold improvements consisted of the following:


			As of
	Useful Lives		September 27, 2013			December 28, 2012
Land		Indefinite	$	426		$	—
Buildings		20 years		1,439			—
Machinery and equipment		5-10 years		6,466			6,268
Computers, data processing and other equipment		3-7 years		5,776			5,152
Leasehold improvements		7-15 years		8,958			8,518
Furniture and fixtures		7 years		1,028			617
Vehicles		5 years		1,002			839
Other		7 years		95			85
Construction-in-process				8,418			1,555

				33,608			23,034
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization				(15,343	)		(13,669	)

Equipment and leasehold improvements, net			$	18,265		$	9,365

Construction-in-process at September 27, 2013 related primarily to the build out of the Company’s new distribution facility in Bronx, NY and the implementation of our JD Edwards ERP system. At December 28, 2012 the balance relates primarily to the build out of the Company’s new distribution facility in Bronx, NY. The Company expects to spend approximately $21,000 on the Bronx distribution facility and approximately $4,000 on the JDE implementation. Both of these projects are expected to be fully operational during Fiscal 2014.

At September 27, 2013 and December 28, 2012, the Company had $820 and $679, respectively, of equipment and vehicles financed by capital leases. The Company recorded depreciation of $52 and $28 on these assets during the 13 weeks ended September 27, 2013 and September 28, 2012, respectively, and $159 and $86 on these assets during the 39 weeks ended September 27, 2013 and September 28, 2012, respectively.

Depreciation expense on equipment and leasehold improvements was $520 and $429 for the 13 weeks ended September 27, 2013 and September 28, 2012, respectively, and $1,597 and $1,206 for the 39 weeks ended September 27, 2013 and September 28, 2012, respectively.

Gross capitalized software costs were $1,613 at each of September 27, 2013 and December 28, 2012. Capitalized software is recorded net of accumulated amortization of $1,455 and $1,286 at September 27, 2013 and December 28, 2012, respectively. Depreciation expense on software was $55 and $61 for the 13 weeks ended September 27, 2013 and September 28, 2012, respectively, and $169 and $161 for the 39 weeks ended September 27, 2013 and September 28, 2012, respectively.

During the 13 and 39 weeks ended September 27, 2013 the Company incurred interest expense of $2,238 and $5,598 respectively. The Company capitalized interest expense of $27 and $55, respectively, during the same periods. Capitalized interest related to the build out of its new Bronx, NY distribution facility. During the same periods of 2012 $8 of interest was capitalized.

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