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BENEFIT PLANS	12 Months Ended
	Apr. 29, 2012
BENEFIT PLANS	17. BENEFIT PLANS The company has defined contribution plans which cover substantially all employees and provides for participant contributions on a pre-tax basis and matching contributions by the company for its U.S. and Canadian operations. Our contributions to the plan were $606,000, $543,000, and $515,000 in fiscal 2012, 2011, and 2010, respectively. In addition to the defined contribution plan, we have a nonqualified deferred compensation plan covering officers and certain other associates. The plan provides for participant deferrals on a pre-tax basis and non-elective contributions made by the company.  Our contributions to the plan were $132,000 for fiscal 2012, $120,000 for fiscal 2011, and $68,000 for fiscal 2010, respectively.  Our nonqualified deferred compensation plan liability of $1.7 million and $1.4 million at April 29, 2012, and May 1, 2011, respectively, and is included in accrued expenses in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

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The entire disclosure for an entity's employee compensation and benefit plans, including, but not limited to, postemployment and postretirement benefit plans, defined benefit pension plans, defined contribution plans, non-qualified and supplemental benefit plans, deferred compensation, share-based compensation, life insurance, severance, health care, unemployment and other benefit plans.

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