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Line of Credit and Note Receivable (Details) (USD $)	6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
Line of Credit and Note Receivable (Details) (USD $)	Jul. 28, 2012	Jul. 30, 2011	Jan. 31, 2012
Line of Credit and Note Receivable (Textual) [Abstract]
Promissory note interest rate	6.00%
Line of Credit and Note Receivable (Additional Textual) [Abstract]
Net sales price			$ 1,000,000
United States prime rate basis points	Plus 50
United States prime and interest commencement date	Jan. 30, 2013
United states prime rate payable		sixteen quarterly installments
Current portion of the Note Receivable	300,000
Revolving line of credit [Member]
Line of Credit and Note Receivable (Textual) [Abstract]
Revolving line of credit	600,000		0
Promissory note interest rate	2.00%
Extended revolving line of credit	$ 300,000