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Note 14 - Related-Party Transactions
 12 Months Ended
Jan. 03, 2015
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]  
Related Party Transactions Disclosure [Text Block]

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Related-Party Transactions


The Company bought fixtures for new stores and furniture for the corporate offices from a related party. The total payments to this related party for fixtures and furniture amounted to $0.7 million, $1.3 million and $0.9 million, in fiscal 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively. The total amount due to this related party as of January 3, 2015 and December 28, 2013 was immaterial.


The Company collected $1.2 million, $2.1 million and $2.2 million in 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively, from its guests on behalf of charitable foundations controlled by a member of the Company’s board of directors and certain executive officers of the Company. Substantially all of the contributions are collected from guests at the point of sale via pin pad prompts or as a portion of the proceeds of specifically identified products. The foundations support a variety of children’s causes, domestic animal shelters, disaster relief and other concerns. The foundations distribute grants to qualifying charitable organizations based upon decisions of their respective contribution committees most of whose members are employees of the Company. The total due to the charitable foundations as of January 3, 2015 and December 28, 2013 was $0.4 million and $0.5 million, respectively.