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Property and Equipment | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 30, 2012
Property and Equipment [Abstract] |
Property, Plant and Equipment Disclosure [Text Block] | Property and Equipment Property and equipment consist of the following (in thousands):
| December 30, 2012 |  | January 1, 2012
Computers and equipment | $ | 4,275 |  |  | $ | 4,204 |
Software and website development | 12,491 |  |  | 11,575 |
Leasehold improvements | 5,902 |  |  | 5,850 |
Furniture and fixtures | 976 |  |  | 989 |
Building | 940 |  |  | 940 |
| 24,584 |  |  | 23,558 |
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization | (16,708 | ) |  | (15,218 | )
Property and equipment, net | $ | 7,876 |  |  | $ | 8,340 |
Total depreciation expense was approximately $3.3 million, $3.3 million, and $3.1 million for the fiscal years ended December 30, 2012, January 1, 2012 and January 2, 2011, respectively. Capitalized software costs include external direct costs and internal direct labor and related employee benefits costs of developing software for internal use. Amortization begins in the period in which the software is ready for its intended use. The Company had approximately $2.7 million and $2.6 million of unamortized computer software and website development costs at December 30, 2012 and January 1, 2012, respectively. Depreciation and amortization expense of capitalized software and website development costs was approximately $2.0 million, $1.9 million and $1.6 million in the fiscal years ended December 30, 2012, January 1, 2012 and January 2, 2011, respectively.

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- Definition The entire disclosure for long-lived, physical assets that are used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services and not intended for resale. Examples include land, buildings, machinery and equipment, and other types of furniture and equipment including, but not limited to, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment and software. This disclosure may include property plant and equipment accounting policies and methodology, a schedule of property, plant and equipment gross, additions, deletions, transfers and other changes, depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, net, accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization expense and useful lives, income statement disclosures, assets held for sale and public utility disclosures. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 205 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6360339&loc=d3e1361-107760 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.13-14) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher AICPA -Name Accounting Principles Board Opinion (APB) -Number 12 -Paragraph 5 -LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy. Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 360 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6391035&loc=d3e2868-110229 Reference 5: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 360 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6391110&loc=d3e2921-110230 + Details
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