Gross margin percentage.

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Gross margin percentage excluding non-cash inventory charges.

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Non-cash inventory charge.

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Percentage of decline in net sales.

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Amount of gain (loss) on sale or disposal of assets, including but not limited to property plant and equipment, intangible assets and equity in securities of subsidiaries or equity method investee.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 230
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 28
-Subparagraph (b)
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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Amount of loss from reductions in inventory due to subsequent measurement adjustments, including, but not limited to, physical deterioration, obsolescence, or changes in price levels.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 330
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=116847112&loc=d3e4542-108314

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Inventories - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
Inventories - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)	Oct. 30, 2022	Oct. 31, 2021	Apr. 30, 2023	May 01, 2022	May 02, 2021
Inventory [Line Items]
Non-cash inventory charges			$ 5,800,000
Write down to net realizable value			5,819,000	$ 1,927,000	$ 882,000
Exit of Cut and Sew Upholstery Fabrics Operation [Member] \| Shanghai, China [Member]
Inventory [Line Items]
Loss on disposal			98,000
Mattress Fabrics [Member]
Inventory [Line Items]
Non-cash inventory charges	$ 3,800,000
Write down to net realizable value	$ 2,900,000		2,900,000
Percentage of decline in net sales	35.80%
Gross margin percentage	(23.10%)	15.00%
Gross margin percentage excluding non-cash inventory charges	(8.70%)
Mattress and Upholstery Fabrics [Member]
Inventory [Line Items]
Non-cash inventory charges			$ 2,800,000	$ 1,900,000	$ 882,000