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Leases (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Aug. 02, 2025

Leases [Abstract]

Schedule of Lease Expense

The following tables summarize lease expenses:

						13 weeks ended
						August 2, 2025						July 27, 2024
												As Restated
Variable lease expense						$	25,212					$	20,725
Operating lease expense						12,735						16,279
Net lease expense						$	37,947					$	37,004

Schedule of Minimum Fixed Lease Obligations

The following table summarizes the Company's minimum fixed lease obligations, excluding variable commissions:

						As of August 2, 2025
Remainder of Fiscal 2026						$	71,955
Fiscal 2027						38,950
Fiscal 2028						32,598
Fiscal 2029						29,376
Fiscal 2030						22,920
Thereafter						24,415
Total lease payments						220,214
Less: imputed interest						(23,580)
Operating lease liabilities at period end						$	196,634

Schedule of Additional Information Related to Operating Leases

The following summarizes additional information related to the Company's operating leases:

						As of
						August 2, 2025						July 27, 2024
												As Restated
Weighted average remaining lease term (in years)						4.6 years						4.1 years
Weighted average discount rate						5.6		%				4.2		%
Supplemental cash flow information related to leases is as follows:
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:
Operating cash flows from operating leases						$	11,808					$	10,125
Operating cash flows from financing leases						$	14					$	—
ROU assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations:
Operating leases						$	25,564					$	13,287

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Tabular disclosure of lessee's lease cost. Includes, but is not limited to, interest expense for finance lease, amortization of right-of-use asset for finance lease, operating lease cost, short-term lease cost, variable lease cost and sublease income.

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Tabular disclosure of undiscounted cash flows of lessee's operating lease liability. Includes, but is not limited to, reconciliation of undiscounted cash flows to operating lease liability recognized in statement of financial position.

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