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INVENTORIES
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2020
INVENTORIES  
INVENTORIES

5. INVENTORIES

At December 31, 2020 and 2019, inventories consisted of:

    

2020

    

2019

(Dollars in thousands)

Finished shoes

$

78,158

$

105,340

LIFO reserve

 

(19,133)

 

(18,627)

Total inventories

$

59,025

$

86,713

Finished shoes included inventory in-transit of $7.1 million and $18.3 million at December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. At both December 31, 2020 and 2019, approximately 91% of the Company’s inventories were valued by the LIFO method of accounting while approximately 9% were valued by the FIFO method of accounting. The Company reduced its inventory levels in 2020 in light of decreased demand resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic.

During 2020, there were liquidations of LIFO inventory quantities carried at lower costs prevailing in prior years compared to the cost of fiscal 2020 purchases; the effect of the liquidations decreased cost of sales by $261,000. During 2019, there were liquidations of LIFO inventory quantities which resulted in immaterial decreases in cost of sales.