13. Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities consist of the following:

	July 28, 2012		July 30, 2011
	(millions)
Accrued salary, wages and related expenses	$	125.1	$	70.6
Accrued operating expenses		91.4		72.6
Sales and other taxes payable		20.8		12.6
Other		23.9		6.6
Total accrued expenses and other current liabilities	$	261.2	$	162.4

The increase in accrued expenses and other current liabilities is primarily due to the Charming Shoppes Acquisition, which was consummated on June 14, 2012. See Note 5 for further detail.