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Debt - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($)			6 Months Ended
Debt - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($)	Mar. 16, 2021	May 24, 2018	Jul. 31, 2021	Aug. 01, 2020	Jan. 30, 2021
FILO Loan - Existing
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, amount outstanding		$ 15,000,000.0
Long-term debt		15,000,000.0			$ 15,000,000
Revolver Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, amount outstanding		125,000,000.0
Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, amount outstanding			$ 0
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity		125,000,000.0
Line of credit facility, potential maximum borrowing capacity		$ 50,000,000.0
Minimum loan cap percentage		10.00%
Line of credit facility		$ 10,000,000.0
Line of credit facility, maturity date			May 24, 2023
Line of credit facility, remaining borrowing capacity			$ 65,100,000
Line of credit facility, average monthly outstanding amount			32,700,000
Line of credit facility, average unused excess availability			$ 42,500,000
Unused line fee			0.25%
Credit Facility \| Prime-based Borrowings
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility interest rate			5.25%
Credit Facility \| Minimum \| Federal Funds Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, basis spread on variable rate			1.75%
Credit Facility \| Minimum \| LIBOR-based Borrowings
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, basis spread on variable rate			2.75%
Credit Facility \| Maximum \| Federal Funds Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, basis spread on variable rate			2.00%
Credit Facility \| Maximum \| LIBOR-based Borrowings
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, basis spread on variable rate			3.00%
Credit Facility \| Commercial And Standby Letter Of Credits
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity		20,000,000.0
Credit Facility \| Swingline Loans
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity		$ 15,000,000.0
Credit Facility \| Standby Letters of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Letters of credit outstanding, amount			$ 2,700,000
Credit Facility \| Documentary Letters of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Letters of credit outstanding, amount			$ 0
New FILO Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, maturity date			May 24, 2023
Long-term debt			$ 17,500,000
Debt instrument, face amount	$ 17,500,000
Principal repayments	$ 218,750
Initial prepayment loan period	2 years
Debt instrument, date of first required payment	Dec. 31, 2021
Percentage of principal prepayment premium	3.00%
Percentage of principal prepayment premium after renegotiation	1.00%
Debt instrument, payment terms			The new FILO loan is subject to a prepayment penalty, if any portion of the principal for the new FILO Loan is prepaid during the initial two-year period, equal to the greater of (i) the incremental interest that would have been incurred with respect to that principal repayment during the two year period and (ii) 3% of the principal prepayment, unless the prepayment occurs after March 16, 2022 in connection with the Company’s renegotiation of its Credit Agreement in which case the prepayment premium would be equal to 1% of the principal prepayment.
Consolidated EBITDA			$ 18,000,000.0
Interest rate during period			8.50%
Interest and fees paid			$ 1,700,000	$ 1,600,000
Debt instrument, interest rate terms			Borrowings made under the new FILO loan bear interest, at the LIBOR rate (with a LIBOR floor of 1.0%) plus an applicable margin rate of 7.50% through September 16, 2021. Thereafter, the applicable margin rate will be 7.50% for so long as the Company’s 12-month trailing consolidated EBITDA (as defined in the Credit Facility, as amended) measured as of the end of each month is less than $18.0 million, or 7.00% when the 12-month trailing consolidated EBITDA is equal to or greater than $18.0 million.
New FILO Loan \| LIBOR-based Borrowings
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, basis spread on variable rate			7.50%
Debt instrument, interest rate			1.00%
Line of credit facility, basis spread on variable rate, EBITDA is less			7.50%
Line of credit facility, basis spread on variable rate, EBITDA is more			7.00%