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NOTE 16 - COMMITMENTS, CONTINGENCIES AND OFF BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS
 12 Months Ended
Jan. 29, 2012
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Text Block]
NOTE 16 – COMMITMENTS, CONTINGENCIES AND OFF BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS

We lease warehousing facilities, showroom space, and office and computer equipment under leases expiring over the next five years.  Rent expense was $2.2 million in fiscal 2012, $2.0 million in fiscal 2011 and $2.2 million in fiscal 2010. Future minimum annual commitments under leases and operating agreements are as follows amount to $2.7 million in fiscal 2013, $1.6 million in fiscal 2014, $1.1 million in fiscal 2015, $637,000 in fiscal 2016 and $0 in fiscal 2017.

We had letters of credit outstanding totaling $1.9 million on January 29, 2012.  We utilize letters of credit to collateralize certain imported inventory purchases and certain insurance arrangements.

In the ordinary course of our business, we may become involved in legal proceedings involving contractual and employment relationships, product liability claims, intellectual property rights and a variety of other matters.  We do not believe that any pending legal proceedings will have a material impact on our financial position or results of operations.