NOTE 11 - EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS

12 Months Ended

Feb. 02, 2014

Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]

Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits Disclosure [Text Block]

NOTE 11 – EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS

Employee Savings Plans

We sponsor a tax-qualified 401(k) retirement plan covering substantially all employees. This plan assists employees in meeting their savings and retirement planning goals through employee salary deferrals and discretionary employer matching contributions. Company contributions to the plan amounted to $593,000 in fiscal 2014, $575,000 in fiscal 2013 and $602,000 in fiscal 2012.

Executive Benefits

We provide supplemental executive retirement benefits to certain management employees under a supplemental retirement income plan (“SRIP”). The SRIP provides monthly payments to participants or their designated beneficiaries based on a participant’s “final average monthly earnings” and “specified percentage” participation level as defined in the plan, subject to a vesting schedule that may vary for each participant. The benefit is payable for a 15-year period following the participant’s termination of employment due to retirement, disability or death. In addition, the monthly retirement benefit for each participant, regardless of age, becomes fully vested and the present value of that benefit is paid to each participant in a lump sum upon a change in control of the Company as defined in the plan. The SRIP is unfunded and all benefits are payable solely from the general assets of the Company. The plan liability is based on the aggregate actuarial present value of the vested benefits to which participating employees are currently entitled, but based on the employees’ expected dates of separation or retirement.

Summarized plan information as of each fiscal year-end (the measurement date) is as follows:

	Fifty-Two			Fifty-Three
	Weeks Ended			Weeks Ended
	February 2,			February 3,
	2014			2013
Change in benefit obligation:
Beginning projected benefit obligation	$	7,435		$	7,569
Service cost		256			255
Interest cost		292			297
Benefits paid		(379	)		(485	)
Actuarial (gain) loss		58			(201	)
Ending projected benefit obligation (funded status)	$	7,662		$	7,435

Accumulated benefit obligation	$	7,231		$	7,306

Amount recognized in the consolidated balance sheets:
Current liabilities	$	354		$	379
Non-current liabilities		7,308			7,056
Total	$	7,662		$	7,435

Other changes recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income
Net gain arising during period		(106	)		(58	)
Net periodic benefit cost		548			552
Total recognized in net periodic benefit cost and accumulated other comprehensive income	$	442		$	494

	Fifty-Two			Fifty-Three			Fifty-Two
	Weeks Ended			Weeks Ended			Weeks Ended
	February 2,			February 3,			January 29,
	2014			2013			2012
Net periodic benefit cost
Service cost	$	256		$	255		$	525
Interest cost		292			297			337
Net periodic benefit cost	$	548		$	552		$	862


Assumptions used to determine net periodic benefit cost:
Discount rate (Moody's Composite Bond Rate)		4.5	%		4.0	%		5.25	%
Increase in future compensation levels		4.0	%		4.0	%		4.0	%

Estimated Future Benefit Payments:

Fiscal 2015	$	354
Fiscal 2016		745
Fiscal 2017		745
Fiscal 2018		647
Fiscal 2019		724
Fiscal 2020 through Fiscal 2024		3,791

At February 2, 2014, $98,000, net of tax of $56,000, was in accumulated other comprehensive income. At February 3, 2013, $202,000, net of tax of $115,000, was in accumulated other comprehensive income representing actuarial gains related to this plan.

We also provide a life insurance program for certain executives. The life insurance program provides death benefit protection for these executives during employment up to age 65. Coverage under the program declines when a participating executive attains age 60 and automatically terminates when the executive attains age 65 or terminates employment with us for any reason, other than death, whichever occurs first. The life insurance policies funding this program are owned by the Company with a specified portion of the death benefits payable under those policies endorsed to the insured executives’ designated beneficiaries.

Performance Grants

From time to time, the Compensation Committee of our Board of Directors may award performance grants to certain senior executives under the Company’s Stock Incentive Plan. Payments under these awards are based on our achieving specified performance targets during a designated performance period. In addition, each executive must remain continuously employed with the Company through the end of the performance period. Typically, performance grants can be paid in cash, shares of the Company’s common stock, or both, at the discretion of the Compensation Committee at the time payment is made.

Outstanding performance grants are classified as liabilities since the (i) settlement amount for each grant is not known until after the applicable performance period is completed and (ii) settlement of the grants may be made in common stock, cash or a combination of both. The estimated cost of each grant is recorded as compensation expense over its performance period when it becomes probable that the applicable performance targets will be achieved. The expected cost of the performance grants is revalued each reporting period. As assumptions change regarding the expected achievement of performance targets, a cumulative adjustment is recorded and future compensation expense will increase or decrease based on the currently projected performance levels. If we determine that it is not probable that the minimum performance thresholds for outstanding performance grants will be met, no further compensation cost will be recognized and any previously recognized compensation cost will be reversed.

During fiscal 2013, the Compensation Committee awarded performance grants for the 2013 and 2014 fiscal years. These awards have three-year performance periods ending on January 25, 2015 and January 15, 2016, respectively. The following amounts were accrued in the accrued salaries, wages and benefits section of our consolidated balance sheets as of the fiscal period-end dates indicated:

	February 2,		February 3,
	2014		2013
Performance grants
2013 Fiscal year grant	$	305	$	273
2014 Fiscal year grant		73		-
Total performance grants accrued		378		273

The performance period for the fiscal 2014 performance awards did not begin until our fiscal 2014 commenced on February 4, 2013. Therefore, no amounts were accrued for these awards at February 3, 2013.