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Accounts Receivable (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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May 02, 2021
Receivables [Abstract] |
Summary of Accounts Receivable | A summary of accounts receivable follows:
|  | May 2, |  |  | May 3, |
(dollars in thousands) |  | 2021 |  |  | 2020 |
customers |  | $ | 38,455 |  |  | $ | 25,649 |
allowance for doubtful accounts |  |  | (591 | ) |  |  | (472 | )
allowance for cash discounts |  |  | (124 | ) |  |  | (68 | )
reserve for returns and allowances and discounts |  |  | (14 | ) |  |  | (16 | )
|  | $ | 37,726 |  |  | $ | 25,093 |
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts | A summary of the activity in the allowance for doubtful accounts follows:
(dollars in thousands) |  | 2021 |  |  | 2020 |  |  | 2019 |
beginning balance |  | $ | (472 | ) |  | $ | (393 | ) |  | $ | (357 | )
provision for bad debts |  |  | (119 | ) |  |  | (79 | ) |  |  | (84 | )
write-offs, net of recoveries |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 48 |
ending balance |  | $ | (591 | ) |  | $ | (472 | ) |  | $ | (393 | )
Summary of the Activity in the Allowance for Returns and Allowances and Discounts | A summary of the activity in the allowance for returns and allowances and discounts follows:
(dollars in thousands) |  | 2021 |  |  | 2020 |  |  | 2019 |
beginning balance |  | $ | (84 | ) |  | $ | (226 | ) |  | $ | (1,433 | )
adoption of ASC Topic 606 |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 1,145 |
provision for returns and allowances and discounts |  |  | (1,665 | ) |  |  | (1,603 | ) |  |  | (2,180 | )
credits issued and discounts taken |  |  | 1,611 |  |  |  | 1,745 |  |  |  | 2,242 |
ending balance |  | $ | (138 | ) |  | $ | (84 | ) |  | $ | (226 | )

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- Definition The entire disclosure for allowance for credit losses. + References Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 310 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/topic&trid=2196771 + Details
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- Definition Tabular disclosure of the various types of trade accounts and notes receivable and for each the gross carrying value, allowance, and net carrying value as of the balance sheet date. Presentation is categorized by current, noncurrent and unclassified receivables. + References Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.3,4) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=120391452&loc=d3e13212-122682 + Details
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