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Allowance for Doubtful Accounts (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Feb. 02, 2020
Receivables [Abstract] |
Summary of the Activity in the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts | A summary of the activity in the allowance for doubtful accounts follows:
|  | Nine months ended |
(dollars in thousands) |  | February 2, 2020 |  |  | Janauary 27, 2019 |
Beginning balance |  | $ | 393 |  |  | $ | 357 |
(Recovery) provision for bad debts |  |  | (16 | ) |  |  | 78 |
Net write-offs, net of recoveries |  |  | — |  |  |  | (47 | )
Ending balance |  | $ | 377 |  |  | $ | 388 |

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