UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON,

Washington, D.C. 20549


FORM 10-Q


(Mark One)
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QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED OCTOBER 28, 2017
For the quarterly period ended October 31, 2020

OR


or

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TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT FOR THE TRANSITION PERIOD FROM ………… TO …………OF 1934
For the transition period from ___________ to ___________

COMMISSION FILE NUMBER:


Commission File Number  0-14818


TRANS WORLD ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATIONKaspien Holdings Inc.


(Exact nameName of registrantRegistrant as specifiedSpecified in its charter)

Charter)

New York14-1541629
(State or other jurisdictionOther Jurisdiction of incorporationIncorporation or organization)Organization(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)No.
2818 N. Sullivan Rd. Ste 30
Spokane, WA 9921699216
Address of Principal Executive OfficesZip Code


(855) 300-2710
Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code

Trans World Entertainment Corporation
38 Corporate Circle

Albany, New York 12203

(

Former Name, Former Address and Former Fiscal Year, if Changed Since Last Report

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(518) 452-1242

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

the Act:


Title of each classTrading Symbol(s)Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $.01 par value per shareKSPNNASDAQ Capital Market

Indicate by a check mark whether the Registrantregistrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by SectionsSection 13 or 15 (d)15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrantregistrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.  Yesx     Noo


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).  Yes     No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitiondefinitions of “large accelerated filer”,filer,” “accelerated filer”filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “smaller reporting“emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.


Large accelerated filero
Accelerated filer x
Non-accelerated filer o
Smaller reporting companyo
 
Emerging growth company

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is


If an emerging growth company, as defined in Rule 450 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-1 of this chapter). 

Emerging growth company     o

Indicateindicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.o


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).  Yeso    Nox


APPLICABLE ONLY TO ISSUERS INVOLVED IN BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDINGS DURING THE PRECEDING FIVE YEARS:

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed all documents and reports required to be filed by Section 12, 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 subsequent to the distribution of securities under a plan confirmed by a court.      Yes     No

APPLICABLE ONLY TO CORPORATE ISSUERS

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.


Common Stock, $.01 par value,

36,208,844

1,905,198 shares outstanding as of October 28, 2017

December 1, 2020

TRANS WORLD ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION



KASPIEN HOLDINGS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q

INDEX TO INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)


 
Form 10-Q
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION 
  
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January 28, 201731, 2020, February 1, 2020 and October 29, 2016November 2, 20193
  
Thirteen and Thirty-nine Weeks Ended October 28, 201731, 2020 and October 29, 2016November 2, 20194
  
Thirteen and Thirty-nine Weeks Ended October 28, 201731, 2020 and October 29, 2016November 2, 20195
  
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PART II.  OTHER INFORMATION
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PART II.  OTHER INFORMATION 
Item 1 – Legal Proceedings30
Item 1A- Risk Factors30
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PART 1. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1 - Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(in thousands, except per share and share amounts)

(unaudited)

  October 28,  January 28,  October 29, 
  2017  2017  2016 
ASSETS            
CURRENT ASSETS            
Cash and cash equivalents $3,924  $27,974  $4,708 
Restricted cash  1,503   -   - 
Merchandise inventory  144,754   126,004   157,827 
Prepaid expenses and other assets  13,184   15,356   13,903 
Total current assets  163,365   169,334   176,438 
             
Restricted cash  10,731   16,103   16,100 
Net fixed assets  43,472   45,097   41,902 
Goodwill  39,191   39,191   39,800 
Net intangible assets  24,940   27,857   28,737 
Other assets  7,247   10,228   10,272 
TOTAL ASSETS $288,946  $307,810  $313,249 
             
LIABILITIES            
CURRENT LIABILITIES            
Accounts payable $45,378  $52,307  $61,956 
Short-term borrowings  5,000   -   5,936 
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities  9,805   9,198   9,116 
Deferred revenue  7,231   9,228   7,813 
Total current liabilities  67,414   70,733   84,821 
             
Contingent consideration  2,115   8,552   10,381 
Other long-term liabilities  29,236   30,589   28,927 
TOTAL LIABILITIES  98,765   109,874   124,129 
             
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY            
Preferred stock ($0.01 par value; 5,000,000 shares authorized; none issued)  -   -   - 
             
Common stock ($0.01 par value; 200,000,000 shares authorized; 64,255,171, 64,252,671 and 64,252,671 shares issued, respectively)  643   643   643 
             
Additional paid-in capital  340,391   338,075   337,439 
             
Treasury stock at cost (28,138,116, 28,137,283 and 28,137,283 shares, respectively)  (230,144)  (230,144)  (230,144)
             
Accumulated other comprehensive loss  (788)  (802)  (658)
             
Retained earnings  80,079   90,164   81,840 
TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY  190,181   197,936   189,120 
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY $288,946  $307,810  $313,249 


  
October 31,
2020
  
February 1,
2020
  
November 2,
2019
 
ASSETS Unaudited     Unaudited 
CURRENT ASSETS         
Cash and cash equivalents $2,396  $2,977  $3,073 
Restricted cash  950   950   950 
Accounts receivable  2,465   4,139   2,182 
Merchandise inventory  27,204   17,836   22,522 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets  836   2,974   857 
Assets held for discontinued operations  -   51,189   94,286 
Total current assets  33,851   80,065   123,870 
             
Restricted cash  4,082   4,925   5,139 
Fixed assets, net  2,343   2,190   2,102 
Operating lease right-of-use assets  2,887   3,311   3,404 
Intangible assets, net  989   1,760   2,810 
Cash Surrender Value  3,438   3,353   3,212 
Other assets  1,787   2,202   943 
TOTAL ASSETS $49,377  $97,806  $141,480 
             
LIABILITIES            
CURRENT LIABILITIES            
Accounts payable $8,559  $14,447  $10,169 
Short-term borrowings  8,483   13,149   27,771 
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities  4,745   3,521   1,717 
Current portion of operating lease liabilities  583   534   523 
Current portion of PPP loan  1,356   -   - 
Liabilities held for discontinued operations  -   39,410   54,138 
Total current liabilities  23,726   71,061   94,318 
             
Operating lease liabilities  2,412   2,204   2,952 
PPP loan  662   -   - 
Long-term debt  4,581   -   - 
Other long-term liabilities  15,857   20,026   19,335 
TOTAL LIABILITIES  47,238   93,291   116,605 
             
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY            
Preferred stock  ($0.01 par value; 5,000,000  shares authorized; none issued)  -   -   - 
Common stock ($0.01 par value; 200,000,000 shares  authorized; 3,235,576, 3,225,627 and 3,225,627  shares issued,  respectively)  32   32   32 
Additional paid-in capital  346,470   345,102   345,043 
Treasury stock at cost (1,410,378, 1,409,316 and 1,409,316 shares, respectively)  (230,169)  (230,169)  (230,168)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss  (1,470)  (1,479)  (720)
Accumulated deficit  (112,724)  (108,971)  (89,312)
TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY  2,139   4,515   24,875 
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY $49,377  $97,806  $141,480 

See Accompanying Notes to Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(amounts in thousands, except per share amounts)

thousands)

(unaudited)

  Thirteen Weeks Ended  Thirty-nine Weeks Ended 
  October 28,  October 29,  October 28,  October 29, 
  2017  2016  2017  2016 
             
Net sales $91,817  $65,039  $293,482  $203,127 
Other revenue  1,184   1,242   3,964   3,232 
Total revenue  93,001   66,281   297,446   206,359 
                 
Cost of sales  61,420   39,409   194,390   121,960 
Gross profit  31,581   26,872   103,056   84,399 
Selling, general and administrative expenses  40,558   34,680   122,763   97,415 
Income from joint venture  (866)  -   (1,038)  - 
Loss from operations  (8,111)  (7,808)  (18,669)  (13,016)
                 
Interest expense  83   179   200   523 
Other income  (59)  (51)  (8,824)  (1,068)
Loss before income tax expense  (8,135)  (7,936)  (10,045)  (12,471)
Income tax (benefit) expense  (64)  (7,452)  40   (7,358)
Net loss $(8,071) $(484) $(10,085) $(5,113)
                 
BASIC AND DILUTED LOSS PER SHARE:                
Basic and diluted loss per share $(0.22) $(0.02) $(0.28) $(0.17)
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding – basic and diluted  36,190   31,434   36,181   30,854 


  Thirteen Weeks Ended  Thirty-nine Weeks Ended 
  
October 31,
2020
  
November 2,
2019
  
October 31,
2020
  
November 2,
2019
 
             
Net revenue $38,913  $28,616  $112,799  $98,008 
                 
Cost of sales  35,022   25,896   101,173   89,424 
Gross profit  3,891   2,720   11,626   8,584 
Selling, general and administrative expenses  4,503   5,604   17,909   19,248 
Loss from continuing operations  (612)  (2,884)  (6,283)  (10,664)
Interest expense  381   200   1,015   508 
Loss from continuing operations before income tax benefit  (993)  (3,084)  (7,298)  (11,172)
Income tax (benefit) expense  (3,545)  10   (3,545)  26 
Income (loss) from continued operations  2,552   (3,094)  (3,753)  (11,198)
Loss from fye business, net of tax  -   (20,061)  -   (27,887)
Net income (loss) $2,552  $(23,155)  (3,753)  (39,085)
                 
BASIC INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE:                
Basic and diluted income (loss) per common share $1.40  $(12.73) $(2.06) $(21.51)
                 
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding – basic  1,825   1,819   1,823   1,817 
                 
DILUTED LOSS PER SHARE:                
Diluted income (loss) per common share $1.39  $(12.73) $(2.06) $(21.51)
                 
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding – diluted  1,829   1,819   1,823   1,817 

See Accompanying Notes to Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

(amounts in thousands)

(unaudited)

  Thirteen Weeks Ended  Thirty-nine Weeks Ended 
  October 28,  October 29,  October 28,  October 29, 
  2017  2016  2017  2016 
             
Net loss $(8,071) $(484) $(10,085) $(5,113)
                 
Amortization of pension costs  (5)  51   (15)  154 
Comprehensive loss $(8,076) $(433) $(10,100) $(4,959)


 Thirteen Weeks Ended Thirty-nine Weeks Ended 
 
October 31,
2020
 
November 2,
2019
 
October 31,
2020
 
November 2,
2019
 
         
Net income (loss) $2,552  $(23,155) $(3,753) $(39,085)
Amortization of pension gain  1   5   3   15 
Comprehensive income (loss) $2,553  $(23,150) $(3,750) $(39,070)

See Accompanying Notes to Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(dollars and shares in thousands)
(unaudited)

 Thirteen Weeks Ended October 31, 2020 
 Number of shares outstanding 
Common
Stock
 
Additional
Paid-in
Capital
 
Treasury
Stock
At Cost
 
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Loss
 
Retained
Earnings
(Accumulated
Deficit)
 
Shareholders’
Equity
 
 
Common
Shares
 
Treasury
Shares
 
Balance as of May 2, 2020  3,236   (1,410) $32  $346,457  $(230,169) $(1,473) $(115,276) $(430)
Net income  -   -   -   -   -   -   2,552   2,552 
Other comprehensive income  -   -   -   -   -   3   -   3 
Amortization of unearned compensation/restricted stock amortization  -   -   -   13   -   -   -   13 
Balance as of October 31, 2020  3,236  $(1,410) $32  $346,470  $(230,169) $(1,470) $(112,724) $2,139 

  Thirty-nine Weeks Ended October 31, 2020 
  Number of shares outstanding  
Common
Stock
  
Additional
Paid-in
Capital
  
Treasury
Stock
At Cost
  
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Loss
  
Retained
Earnings
(Accumulated
Deficit)
  
Shareholders’
Equity
 
  
Common
Shares
  
Treasury
Shares
 
Balance as of February 1, 2020  3,226   (1,409) $32  $345,102  $(230,169) $(1,479) $(108,971) $4,515 
Net Loss  -   -   -   -   -   -   (3,753)  (3,753)
Other comprehensive income  -   -   -   -   -   9   -   9 
Issuance of warrants  -   -   -   836   -   -   -   836 
Vested restricted shares  4   (1)  -   (9)  -   -   -   (9)
Common stock issued- Director grants  6   -   -   243   -   -   -   243 
Amortization of unearned compensation/restricted stock amortization  -   -   -   298   -   -   -   298 
Balance as of October 31, 2020  3,236  $(1,410) $32  $346,470  $(230,169) $(1,470) $(112,724) $2,139 

  Thirteen Weeks Ended November 2, 2019 
  Number of shares outstanding  
Common
Stock
  
Additional
Paid-in
Capital
  
Treasury
Stock
At Cost
  
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Loss
  
Accumulated
Deficit
  
Shareholders’
Equity
 
  
Common
Shares
  
Treasury
Shares
 
Balance as of August 3, 2019  3,224   (1,409) $32  $344,983  $(230,168) $(725) $(66,157) $47,965 
Net Loss  -   -   -   -   -   -   (23,155)  (23,155)
Other comprehensive income  -   -   -   -   -   5   -   5 
Vested restricted shares  2   -   -   -   -   -   -   - 
Amortization of unearned compensation/restricted stock amortization  -   -   -   60   -   -   -   60 
Balance as of November 2, 2019  3,226   (1,409) $32  $345,043  $(230,168) $(720) $(89,312) $24,875 

  Thirty-nine Weeks Ended November 2, 2019 
  Number of shares outstanding  
Common
Stock
  
Additional
Paid-in
Capital
  
Treasury
Stock
At Cost
  
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Loss
  
Accumulated
Deficit
  
Shareholders’
Equity
 
  
Common
Shares
  
Treasury
Shares
 
Balance as of February 2, 2019  3,222   (1,409) $32  $344,826  $(230,166) $(735) $(50,227) $63,730 
Net Loss  -   -   -   -   -   -   (39,085)  (39,085)
Other comprehensive income  -   -   -   -   -   15   -   15 
Vested restricted shares  4   -   -   3   (2)  -   -   1 
Amortization of unearned compensation/restricted stock amortization  -   -   -   214   -   -   -   214 
Balance as of November 2, 2019  3,226   (1,409) $32  $345,043  $(230,168) $(720) $(89,312) $24,875 

KASPIEN HOLDINGS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(amounts in thousands)

(unaudited)

  As of or for the 
  Thirty-nine Weeks Ended 
  October 28, 2017  October 29, 2016 
OPERATING ACTIVITIES:        
Net loss ($10,085) ($5,113)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:        
Depreciation of fixed assets  7,558   5,436 
Amortization of intangible assets  2,917   174 
Amortization of lease valuations, net  (12)  - 
Deferred tax benefit  -   (7,502)
Long term incentive compensation  2,314   670 
Adjustment to contingent consideration  (1,437)  - 
Loss on disposal of fixed assets  459   703 
Gain on sale of investments  -   (800)
Increase in cash surrender value  (227)  (790)
Gain on insurance proceeds  (8,733)  - 
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:        
Merchandise inventory  (18,750)  (23,111)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets  2,172   (5,311)
Other assets  (497)  6,359 
Accounts payable  (6,929)  5,281 
Accrued expenses, deferred revenue and other current liabilities  (1,390)  (8,345)
Other long-term liabilities  (1,307)  2,470
Net cash used in operations  (33,947)  (29,879)
         
INVESTING ACTIVITIES:        
Acquisition of a business  -   (36,600)
Purchases of fixed assets  (6,392)  (16,726)
Proceeds from company owned life insurance and SERP death benefits  14,363   - 
Investment in joint venture  (2,575)  - 
Proceeds from sale of investments  -   1,600 
Purchases of investments  -   (500)
Capital distributions from joint venture  632   - 
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities  6,028   (52,226)
         
FINANCING ACTIVITIES:        
Exercise of long term equity awards  -   39 
Payments to shareholders  (5,000)  - 
Payments of long term borrowings  -   (4,727)
Proceeds from short term borrowings  5,000   5,936 
Purchase of treasury stock  -   (2,646)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities  -   (1,398)
         
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents  (27,919)  (83,503)
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, beginning of year  44,077   104,311 
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, end of year $16,158  $20,808 
         
Supplemental disclosures and non-cash investing and financing activities:        
         
Interest paid $200  $523 
         
Fair value of assets acquired, including cash acquired  -   93,152 
Liabilities assumed  -   (24,256)
Net assets acquired  -   68,896 
Less: Contingent consideration not yet paid  -   (10,381)
Less: Fair value of shares issued as consideration  -   (20,415)
Less: Indemnity liability not yet paid  -   (1,500)
Acquisition of a business $-  $36,600 
Issuance of restricted performance based awards / deferred / restricted shares under deferred / restricted stock agreements  -   6,074 


  Thirty-nine Weeks Ended 
  
October 31,
2020
  
November 2,
2019 (1)
 
OPERATING ACTIVITIES:      
Net income loss $(3,753) $(39,085)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:        
Depreciation of fixed assets  783   2,272 
Amortization of intangible assets  771   858 
Stock-based compensation  296   214 
Loss on disposal of fixed assets  -   27 
Write down investment  -   500 
Loss on impairment of long-lived assets  -   16,035 
Amortization of ROU asset  424   - 
Change in cash surrender value  (84)  (189)
Reversal of ASC 740 liability  (3,545)    
Changes in operating assets and liabilities that provide (use) cash:        
Accounts receivable  1,695   1,099 
Merchandise inventory  (9,367)  (6,288)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets  2,531   1,190 
Other long-term assets  -   5,274 
Accounts payable  679   (4,335)
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities  (5,295)  (852)
Deferred revenue  -   (966)
Other long-term liabilities  (407)  (6,576)
Net cash used in operating activities  (15,272)  (30,822)
         
INVESTING ACTIVITIES:        
Purchases of fixed assets  (935)  (2,128)
Proceeds from sale of fye business  11,779   - 
Capital distribution from joint venture  -   115 
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities  10,844   (2,013)
         
FINANCING ACTIVITIES:        
Proceeds from short term borrowings  8,483   27,771 
Proceeds from long term borrowings  4,581   - 
Proceeds from issuance of warrants  836   - 
Proceeds from PPP loan  2,018   - 
Issuance of director deferred shares and RSUs  235   - 
Payment of short-term borrowings  (13,149)  - 
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities  3,004   27,771 
         
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash  (1,424)  (5,064)
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, beginning of period  8,852   14,226 
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, end of period $7,428  $9,162 

(1)The cash flows related to discontinued operations have not been segregated and are included in the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.  See footnote 3.

See Accompanying Notes to Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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NOTES TO INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited)

October 28, 201731, 2020 and October 29, 2016

November 2, 2019

Note 1. Nature of Operations


Kaspien Holdings Inc., formerly Trans World Entertainment Corporation, which, together with its consolidated subsidiaries, is referred to herein as “the Company”, “we”, “us” and subsidiaries“our”, was incorporated in New York in 1972. We own 100% of the outstanding common stock of Kaspien Inc., formerly etailz, Inc (“Kaspien”), through which our principal operations are conducted. Kaspien provides a platform of software and services to empower brands to grow their online distribution channels on digital marketplaces such as Amazon, Walmart, eBay, among others. The Company helps brands achieve their online retail goals through its innovative and proprietary technology, tailored strategies, and mutually beneficial partnerships.

Kaspien is positioning itself to be a brand’s ultimate online growth partner and is guided by seven core principles:

Partner ObsessionResults
Insights DrivenOwnership
SimplicityDiversity and Teamwork
Innovation

Previously, the Company”) operates in two reportable segments:Company also operated fye, and etailz. The fye segment operates a chain of retail entertainment stores and e-commerce sites,www.fye.comandwww.secondspin.comAsOn February 20, 2020, the Company consummated the sale of October 28, 2017, the fye segment operated 268 stores totaling approximately 1.5 million square feet in the United States, the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The etailz segment is a leading digital marketplace retailer and generates substantially all of its revenue through Amazon Marketplace. The Company’s business is seasonal in nature, with the peak selling period beingassets and certain of the holiday season which falls inliabilities relating to fye to a subsidiary of 2428391 Ontario Inc. o/a Sunrise Records (“Sunrise Records”) pursuant to an Asset Purchase Agreement (as amended, the Company’s fourth fiscal quarter.

“Asset Purchase Agreement”) dated January 23, 2020, by and among the Company, Record Town, Inc., Record Town USA LLC, Record Town Utah LLC, Trans World FL LLC, Trans World New York, LLC, 2428392 Inc., and Sunrise Records. (the “FYE Transaction”).


Liquidity and Cash Flows:


The Company’s primary sources of working capitalliquidity are cash provided by operations andits borrowing capacity under its revolving credit facility. The Company’sfacility, available cash and cash equivalents, and to a lesser extent, cash generated from operations. Our cash requirements relate primarily to working capital needed to operate and grow our business, including funding operating expenses and the purchase of inventory. Our ability to achieve profitability and meet future liquidity needs and capital requirements will depend upon numerous factors, including the timing and amount of our net revenue; the timing and amount of our operating expenses; the timing and costs of working capital needs; successful implementation of our strategy and planned activities; and our ability to overcome the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

As disclosed in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K filed June 15, 2020, the Company experienced negative cash flows fluctuate from quarteroperations during fiscal 2019 and 2018 and we expect to quarter dueincur net losses in 2020.

The ability of the Company to various items,meet its liabilities and to continue as a going concern is dependent on improved profitability, the continued implementation of the strategic initiative to reposition Kaspien as a platform of software and services, the availability of future funding, implementation of one or more corporate initiatives to reduce costs at the parent company level (which could include a voluntary delisting from NASDAQ and deregistering of our Common Stock in order to substantially eliminate the costs associated with being a public company), satisfying all unassumed liabilities of the fye segment and other strategic alternatives, including seasonalityselling all or part of the remaining business or assets of the Company, and overcoming the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

There can be no assurance that we will be successful in further implementing our business strategy or that the strategy, including the completed initiatives, will be successful in sustaining acceptable levels of sales growth and associated earningsprofitability.  In addition, the proceeds from the PPP Loan (as defined below) are subject to audit and lossesthere is a risk of repayment. The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of these uncertainties.

On August 4, 2020, the Company received a letter from the Listing Qualifications staff of The Nasdaq Stock Market (“Nasdaq”) notifying the Company that it is no longer in those periods, timingcompliance with the minimum stockholders’ equity requirement (the “Stockholders’ Equity Requirement”) for continued listing on the Nasdaq Capital Market. Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(b)(1) requires listed companies to maintain stockholders’ equity of merchandise inventory purchasesat least $2,500,000 and as of August 4, 2020, the related termsCompany did not meet the alternative compliance standards relating to the market value of those purchases,listed securities or net income from continuing operations.

The notification letter has no immediate effect on the Company’s listing on the Nasdaq Capital Market. On September 18, 2020, the Company submitted to Nasdaq a plan to regain compliance with the Stockholders’ Equity Requirement (the “Compliance Plan”). On September 30, 2020, the Company received another notice from Nasdaq that it had approved the Compliance Plan and granted the Company an extension period to February 1, 2021 to regain compliance with the Stockholders’ Equity Requirement. If the Company does not regain compliance in the timeframe required by Nasdaq, the Nasdaq staff could provide notice that the Company’s Common Stock is subject to delisting.
In addition to the below current sources of existing working capital, the Company may explore certain other strategic alternatives that may become available to the Company, as well as merchandise inventory returnscontinuing our efforts to generate additional sales and capital expenditures. Managementincrease margins.  However, at this time the Company has no commitments to obtain any additional funds, and there can be no assurance such funds will be available on acceptable terms or at all, should we require such additional funds.  If the Company is unable to improve its operations, it may be required to obtain additional funding, and the Company’s financial condition and results of operations may be materially adversely affected.  Furthermore, broad market and industry factors may seriously harm the market price of our Common Stock, regardless of our operating performance, and may adversely impact our ability to raise additional funds, should we require such additional funds. Similarly, if our Common Stock is delisted from the Nasdaq Capital Market, it may also limit our ability to raise additional funds.

The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for the thirteen weeks ended October 31, 2020 were prepared on the basis of a going concern which contemplates that the Company will be able to realize assets and discharge liabilities in the normal course of business. The ability of the Company to meet its liabilities and to continue as a going concern is dependent on continued improved profitability and the other factors set forth in the preceding paragraphs. For the next 12 months, management believes itthat the Company’s existing liquidity will havebe adequate resources to fund its cash needs for the foreseeable future, including itsworking capital spending, its seasonal increase in merchandise inventory and other operating cash requirements and commitments.

needs. Management anticipates any cash requirements due to a shortfall in cash from operations will be funded by the Company’s revolving credit facility, as discussed in note 9 in the interim condensed consolidated financial statements.

In connection


At October 31, 2020, we had cash and cash equivalents of $7.4 million, net working capital of $10.1 million, and outstanding borrowings of $8.5 million on our revolving credit facility, as further discussed below.

New Credit Facility
On February 20, 2020, Kaspien entered into a Loan and Security Agreement (the “Loan Agreement”) with Encina Business Credit, LLC (“Encina”), as administrative agent, under which the lenders party thereto committed to provide up to $25 million in loans under a three-year, secured revolving credit facility (the “New Credit Facility”).  Concurrent with the preparationFYE Transaction, the Company borrowed $3.3 million under the New Credit Facility in order to satisfy the remaining obligations of the Company under the Credit Facility (as defined below).

The commitments by the lenders under the New Credit Facility are subject to borrowing base and availability restrictions. Up to $5.0 million of the New Credit Facility may be used for the making of swing line loans.

As of October 31, 2020, borrowings under the New Credit Facility were $8.5 million. The Company had $3.8 million available for borrowing as of October 31, 2020. As of October 31, 2020, unamortized debt issuance costs of $0.9 million are included in “Other assets” on the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet.

Subordinated Debt Agreement
On March 30, 2020, the Company and Kaspien (the “Loan Parties”) entered into Amendment No. 1 to the Loan Agreement (the “Amendment”). Pursuant to the Amendment, among other things, (i) the Company was added as “Parent” under the Amended Loan Agreement, (ii) the Company granted a first priority security interest in substantially all of the assets of the Company, including inventory, accounts receivable, cash and cash equivalents and certain other collateral, and (iii) the Loan Agreement was amended to (a) permit the incurrence of certain subordinated indebtedness under the Subordinated Loan Agreement (as defined below) and (b) limit the Company’s ability to incur additional indebtedness, create liens, make investments, make restricted payments or specified payments and merge or acquire assets.

On March 30, 2020, the Loan Parties entered into a Subordinated Loan and Security Agreement (the “Subordinated Loan Agreement”) with the lenders party thereto from time to time (the “Lenders”) and TWEC Loan Collateral Agent, LLC (“Collateral Agent”), as collateral agent for the Lenders, pursuant to which the Lenders made a $5.2 million secured term loan (the “Subordinated Loan”) to Kaspien with a scheduled maturity date May 22, 2023. As of October 31, 2020, unamortized debt issuance costs of $0.2 million are included in “Other Current Liabilities” on the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet.

Directors Jonathan Marcus, Thomas Simpson, and Michael Reickert are the chief executive officer of Alimco Re Ltd. (“Alimco”), the managing member of Kick-Start III, LLC and Kick-Start IV, LLC (“Kick-Start”), and a trustee of the Robert J. Higgins TWMC Trust (the “Trust”), an affiliate of RJHDC, LLC (“RJHDC” and together with Alimco and Kick-Start, “Related Party Entities”), respectively.  The Related Party Entities are parties to the Subordinated Loan Agreement.

Paycheck Protection Program
On April 17, 2020, Kaspien received loan proceeds of $2.0 million (the “PPP Loan”) pursuant to the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”). The PPP Loan, which was in the form of a promissory note (the “Note”), dated April 10, 2020, between Kaspien and First Interstate Bank, as the lender, matures on April 17, 2022, bears interest at a fixed rate of 1% per annum, and is payable in monthly installments of $112,975.55. While under the terms of the PPP, some or all of the PPP Loan amount may be forgiven if the PPP Loan proceeds are used for qualifying expenses as described in the CARES Act and the Note, such as payroll costs, benefits, rent, and utilities, there is no assurance that the Company will be successful in qualifying for and receiving forgiveness on the PPP Loan amount. On August 20, 2020, the Company submitted an application for forgiveness to the SBA. On October 30, 2020, the Company received a follow up letter requesting additional information related to its forgiveness application. The Company submitted the requested information on November 9, 2020. As of December 15, 2020, the Company has not received a decision on its PPP loan forgiveness request.

FYE Transaction
On February 20, 2020, the Company consummated the sale of substantially all of the assets and certain of the liabilities relating to fye to a subsidiary of Sunrise Records pursuant to an Asset Purchase Agreement dated January 23, 2020, by and among the Company, Record Town, Inc., Record Town USA LLC, Record Town Utah LLC, Trans World FL LLC, Trans World New York, LLC, 2428392 Inc., and Sunrise Records.

The fye business is reported as discontinued operations in our Consolidated Statements of Income, and the related assets and liabilities have been presented as held-for-sale in the Consolidated Balance Sheets, through their dates of disposal. These changes have been applied to all periods presented. Unless otherwise noted, discussion within these interim condensednotes to the consolidated financial statements relates to continuing operations. Refer to Note 3 for additional information on discontinued operations.

Impact of COVID-19
To date, as a direct result of COVID-19, most of our employees are working remotely. The full extent to which the Company conducted an evaluationCOVID-19 pandemic will directly or indirectly impact our business, results of operations and financial condition, including expenses, reserves and allowances, and employee-related amounts, will depend on future developments that are highly uncertain, including as a result of new information that may emerge concerning COVID-19 and the actions taken to whether there were conditionscontain or treat it, as well as the economic impact on local, regional, national and events, consideredinternational customers and markets, which are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted at this time. Management is actively monitoring this situation and the possible effects on its financial condition, liquidity, operations, industry, and workforce. Given the daily evolution of the COVID-19 outbreak and the response to curb its spread, currently we are not able to estimate the effects of the COVID-19 outbreak to our results of operations, financial condition, or liquidity.

In response to the rapidly evolving COVID-19 pandemic, we activated our business continuity program, led by our Executive Team in conjunction with Human Resources, to help us manage the situation. In mid-March, we transitioned our corporate office staff to work 100% remotely. This process was aided through the implementation of a flexible work from home policy rolled out to the organization in fiscal 2019, having a companywide communication platform for instant messaging and video conferencing, and cloud-based critical business applications. However, while our business is not dependent on physical office locations nor travel, having a mostly remote workforce does present increased operational risk. Our leadership team believes we have the necessary controls in place to mitigate these impacts and allow the team to continue to operate effectively remotely as long as required by State guidelines.

While e-commerce has largely benefited from the closure of brick-and-mortar locations as consumer spending has been pushed online to marketplaces such as Amazon and Walmart, the industry nor our organization has been immune to the impact to our supply chains. For instance, in March, Amazon reduced replenishment in their fulfillment centers to essential items which limited a significant percentage of  SKUs carried by Kaspien and a number of Kaspien’s partners shut their warehouses or suffered limited processing capacity due to COVID-19. While Amazon has since lifted restrictions and the leadership team executed contingency plans to mitigate the adverse impact from these restrictions, this highlights the fluid nature of COVID-19 across supply chains.

Additionally, since the beginning of the pandemic, tens of millions of Americans have lost their jobs, significantly increasing the risk of near-term economic contraction in the aggregate, which raised substantial doubt asUnited States that may affect e-commerce sales. The risk of additional waves or increased numbers of positive COVID-19 cases also presents further risk to supply chains. Leadership is actively monitoring the entity’s ability to continue as a going concern within one year aftersituation and potential impacts on its financial condition, liquidity, operations and workforce but the datefull extent of the issuance, or the date of availability, of the interim condensed consolidated financial statements to be issued, noting that there did not appear to be evidence of substantial doubt of the entity’s ability to continue as a going concern.

impact is still highly uncertain.

Note 2. Basis of Presentation


The accompanying interim condensed consolidated financial statements consist of Trans World Entertainment Corporation,Kaspien Holdings Inc., Record Town, Inc. (“Record Town”), Record Town’s subsidiaries and etailz,Kaspien, Inc., all of which are wholly-owned.wholly owned.  All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated.


The interim condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. The information furnished in these unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements reflects all normal, recurring adjustments which, in the opinion of management, are necessary for the fair presentation of such financial statements. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenuesnet revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in the financial statements prepared

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in accordance with U.S. GAAPaccounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America have been condensed or omitted pursuant to rules and regulations applicable to interim financial statements.


The accompanying unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto and Management’sManagement's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations as of and for the year ended January 28, 2017February 1, 2020 contained in the Company’sCompany's Annual Report on Form 10-K filed April 13, 2017.June 15, 2020.  The results of operations for the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended October 28, 201731, 2020 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the entire fiscal year ending February 3, 2018.

2021.


The Company’s significant accounting policies are the same as those described in Note 1 to the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended February 1, 2020.

Note 3. Discontinued Operations

On February 20, 2020, the Company consummated the sale of substantially all of the assets and certain of the liabilities relating to fye to a subsidiary of Sunrise Records pursuant to an Asset Purchase Agreement dated January 28, 2017.

There23, 2020, by and among the Company, Record Town, Inc., Record Town USA LLC, Record Town Utah LLC, Trans World FL LLC, Trans World New York, LLC, 2428392 Inc., and Sunrise Records.


The results for fye were previously reported in the fye segment. Certain corporate overhead costs and segment costs previously allocated to fye for segment reporting purposes did not qualify for classification within discontinued operations and have been no material changesreallocated to continuing operations.

The following table summarizes the accounting policies appliedmajor line items for fye that are included in the income from discontinued operations, net of tax line item in the Consolidated Statements of Income:

  Thirteen Weeks Ended  Thirty-nine Weeks Ended 
(In thousands) 
October 31,
2020
  
November 2,
2019
  
October 31,
2020
  
November 2,
2019
 
Net revenue $  $40,840  $  $127,602 
Cost of goods sold     24,685      76,932 
Selling, general and administrative expenses     20,114      61,891 
Impairment of long-lived assets     16,035      16,035 
Interest expense     28      46 
Other expense (income)     (31)     388 
Loss from discontinued operations before income taxes     (19,991)     (27,690)
Income tax expense     70      197 
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax $  $(20,061) $  $(27,887)

The following table summarizes the carrying amounts of major classes of assets and liabilities of discontinued operations for each of the periods presented:

(In thousands) 
October 31,
2020
  
February 1,
2020
  
November 2,
2019
 
Cash $  $  $ 
Accounts receivable, net     62   2,102 
Inventories     50,122   78,608 
Other current assets     1,005   3,862 
Property, plant and equipment, net        2,885 
Operating lease right-to-use asset        5,574 
Other assets        1,255 
Total assets of discontinued operations $  $51,189  $94,286 
             
             
Accounts payable $  $9,769  $19,825 
Accrued liabilities     779   3,867 
Deferred revenue     6,764   5,989 
Current portion of lease liabilities     8,976   8,917 
Operating lease liabilities     11,059   13,275 
Other liabilities     2,063   2,265 
Total liabilities of discontinued operations $  $39,410  $54,138 

The cash flows related to our consolidated resultsdiscontinued operations have not been segregated and footnote disclosures.

are included in the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows. The following table summarizes the cash flows for discontinued operations that are included in the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows:


  Thirty-nine Weeks Ended 
(In thousands) 
October 31,
2020
  
November 2,
2019
 
Net cash used in operating activities $  $(26,022)
Net cash used in investing activities     (883)
         
Depreciation and amortization     1,822 
Purchases of fixed assets     883 

Note 3. Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In June 2014,4. Sale of fye business


On February 20, 2020, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standard Update (“ASU”) No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, which requiresCompany consummated the sale of substantially all of the assets and certain of the liabilities relating to fye to a subsidiary of Sunrise Records pursuant to an entityAsset Purchase Agreement dated January 23, 2020, by and among the Company, Record Town, Inc., Record Town USA LLC, Record Town Utah LLC, Trans World FL LLC, Trans World New York, LLC, 2428392 Inc., and Sunrise Records. The following table reconciles the assets sold to recognize the amount of revenueand liabilities assumed by Sunrise to which it expects to be entitled for the transfer of promised goods or services to customers. This ASU will replace most existing revenue recognition guidance in U.S. GAAP when it becomes effective. The new standard is effective for the Company’s fiscal year beginning February 4, 2018. Based upon our preliminary assessment, we do not expect the adoption of this ASU will have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements. cash proceeds received:

Assets sold   
Inventory $50,122 
Accounts receivable  62 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets  654 
Other assets  351 
fye business assets sold $51,189 
     
     
Less liabilities assumed:    
Accounts payable  (9,769)
Deferred revenue  (6,764)
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities  (779)
Other long-term liabilities  (2,063)
Operating lease liabilities  (20,035)
fye business liabilities assumed $39,410 
     
Net proceeds $11,779 

The Company has determined thatdid not recognize a gain/loss upon the adoption of this ASU will impact the timing of revenue recognition for gift card breakage. Gift card breakage is currently recognized at the point gift card redemption becomes remote. In accordance with this ASU, the Company will recognize gift card breakage in proportion to the pattern of rights exercised by the customer. Additionally, the Company has assessed and determined that our revenue recognition practices related to our current vendor-direct sales arrangements, for which the Company is the principal and recorded on a gross basis, will remain unchanged upon adoption. Based upon our preliminary assessment of potential impacts to the presentation of our consolidated financial statements primarily related to sales return reserves, our customer loyalty program, and certain other promotional programs, the Company expects to use a modified retrospective approach upon adoption of this ASU during the first quarter of fiscal 2018. The Company is continuing to evaluate the impactsale of the ASU’s expanded disclosure requirements upon adoption.

In February 2016,fye business as the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, “Leases”, which will replace most existing lease accounting guidance in U.S. GAAP. The core principleassets of this ASU is that an entity should recognize the rights and obligations resulting from leases as assets and liabilities. The new standard requires qualitative and specific quantitative disclosuresfye were impaired to supplement the amounts recorded in the financial statements so that users can understand more about the nature of an entity’s leasing activities, including significant judgments and changes in judgments. The new standard will be effective for the Company’s fiscal year beginning February 3, 2019, and requires the modified retrospective method of adoption. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is in the process of determining the method and timing of adoption and assessing the impact of ASU 2016-02 on its consolidated financial statements. Given the nature of the operating leases for the Company’s home office, distribution center, and stores, the Company expects an increase to the carrying value of its assets and liabilities.

In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-04, “Intangibles - Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment,” which simplifies how an entity is required to test goodwill for impairment

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by eliminating step two from the goodwill impairment test whereby a goodwill impairment loss is determined by comparing the implied fair value of a reporting unit’s goodwill with the carrying amount of that goodwill. Rather, an entity will perform its annual, or interim, goodwill impairment test by comparing the fair value of a reporting unit with its carrying amount and recognizing an impairment charge for the amount by which the carrying amount exceeds the reporting unit’s fair value. ASU 2017-04 is effective for the Company in fiscal 2020, applied on a prospective basis, and early adoption is allowed for interim or annual goodwill impairment tests performed on testing dates after Januaryassets as of February 1, 2017.

2020.


Note 5. Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

Compensation – Retirement Benefits
In March 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-07, “Compensation - Retirement Benefits (Topic 715): Improving the Presentation of Net Periodic Pension Cost and Net Periodic Postretirement Benefit Cost,” which is intended to improve the presentation of net periodic pension cost and net periodic post-retirement benefit cost in an entity’s financial statements by requiring the service cost component be disaggregated from other components of net benefit costs and presented in the same line item or items as other compensation costs for the employees. Additionally, only the service cost component of net benefit cost is eligible for capitalization when applicable. ASU 2017-07 iswas effective for the Company’s fiscal year beginning February 3, 2019, and must be applied retrospectively. ASU 2017-07 is permitted for early adoption, but only at2019.  This standard did not have a material effect on the beginning of an annual period for whichCompany’s consolidated financial statements have not been issued or made available for issuance. The Company is currently evaluating the impact that this ASU will have on its reporting and asset recognition.

statements.


Compensation – Stock Compensation
In MayAugust 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-09, “Compensation - Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Scope of Modification Accounting,” which provided clarity as to what changes to the terms or conditions of share-based payment awards require an entity to apply modification accounting in Topic 718. ASU 2017-09 iswas effective for the Company for interim and annual periods in fiscal year beginning February 3, 2019, with2019.  This standard did not have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

Recently Adopted and Issued Accounting Pronouncements

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-13, “Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments,” which introduced an expected credit loss model for the impairment of financial assets measured at amortized cost. The model replaces the probable, incurred loss model for those assets and instead, broadens the information an entity must consider in developing its expected credit loss estimate for assets measured at amortized cost. This standard will be effective for smaller reporting companies for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022, however early adoption permittedis permitted. We are currently evaluating the impact of this new standard on the consolidated financial statements.

In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-14, “Compensation—Retirement Benefits—Defined Benefit Plans—General (Subtopic 715-20): Disclosure Framework— Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Defined Benefit Plans”, which removes certain disclosures that are no longer cost beneficial and also includes additional disclosures to improve the overall usefulness of the disclosure requirements to financial statement users. This standard will be effective for public entities for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020, however early adoption is applied prospectivelypermitted. We are currently evaluating the impact of this new standard on the consolidated financial statements.

In December 2019, the FASB issued ASU 2019-12, “Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes” (Topic 740), which simplifies the accounting for income taxes by eliminating certain exceptions to the guidance in ASC 740 related to the approach for intraperiod tax allocation, the methodology for calculating income taxes in an interim period and the recognition of deferred tax liabilities for outside basis differences. The standard also simplifies aspects of the enacted changes in termstax laws or conditionsrates. This standard will be effective for public entities for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2020, however early adoption is permitted. We are currently evaluating the impact of awards occurringthis new standard on or after the adoption date.

Note 4. Acquisition and Investment

Business Combination-etailz

On October 17, 2016,consolidated financial statements.


In March 2020, the Company completed the purchase of allFASB issued ASU No. 2020-04, “Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): facilitation of the issuedEffects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting” (“ASU 2020-04”). ASU 2020-04 provides optional expedients and outstanding sharesexceptions for applying U.S. GAAP to contract modifications and hedging relationships that reference LIBOR or another reference rate expected to be discontinued because of etailz, Inc. (etailz), an innovativereference rate reform. ASU 2020-04 provides, among other things, guidance that modifications of contracts within the scope of Topic 470, Debt, should be accounted for by prospectively adjusting the effective interest rate; modifications of contracts within the scope of Topic 840, Leases, should be accounted for as a continuation of the existing contract; and, leading digital marketplace retailer. etailz operates both domestically and internationally. They use a data driven approachchanges in the critical terms of hedging relationships, caused by reference rate reform, should not result in the de-designation of the instrument, provided certain criteria are met. The Company’s exposure to digital marketplace retailing utilizing proprietary software and ecommerce insight coupled with a direct customer relationship engagement to identify new distributors and wholesalers, isolate emerging product trends, and optimize price positioning and inventory purchase decisions.

LIBOR rates includes its credit facility. The amendments are effective as of March 12, 2020 through December 31, 2022. Adoption is permitted at any time. The Company paid $32.3 million inis currently evaluating the impact this update will have on its Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.


Recent accounting pronouncements pending adoption not discussed above are either not applicable or are not expected to have a material impact on our consolidated financial condition, results of operations, or cash issued 5.7 million sharesflows.

Note 6. Intangible Assets

The determination of Trans World Entertainment Corporation stock (TWMC Stock) at closing to the shareholders of etailz (the selling shareholders) as consideration for the selling shareholders’ ownership, and paid $4.3 million in cash advances to settle obligations of the selling shareholders. Based on the fair value of $3.56 per share of TWMC Stock on the acquisition date, the shares had a value of $20.4 million. An earn-out of up to a maximum of $14.6 million would be payable in fiscal 2018 and fiscal 2019 subject to the achievement by etailz of $6.0 million in operating income in fiscal 2017 and $7.5 million in fiscal 2018 as outlined in the share purchase agreement prior to its amendment as discussed in the following paragraph. In connection with the acquisition, the Company assumed the liability of the selling shareholders for etailz’s employee retention bonus plan, of which $1.9 million was due and payable at closing and funded as part of the cash advances and the remaining $2.3 million will be earned over a two year service period. The acquisition and related costs were funded primarily from the Company’s cash on hand and short term borrowings under its revolving credit facility. The acquisition was accounted for using the purchase method of accounting.

During the Company’s second quarter, the share purchase agreement with the selling shareholders of etailz was amended to provide that $11.5 million be released from the earnout escrow account and the $3.1 million

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remaining in the earnout escrow account may be payable in cash to the selling shareholders in 2019, subject to the achievement by etailz of operating income in excess of $15.5 million during the twenty-four month period ending February 2, 2019. In the event that etailz achieves operating income in excess of $13.5 million, but less than $15.5 million, an earnout of $1.6 million would be payable in 2019. If etailz operating income is below $13.5 million, the $3.1 million escrow would be returned to the Company.

The amount released from escrow was disbursed during the Company’s second quarter as follows: $5.0 million to the Company for future investment to support growth initiatives, $5.0 million to the selling shareholders, and $1.5 million to the Company (to be allocated to increase the maximum amount available under the etailz employee retention bonus plan from $4.2 million to $5.7 million).

During the Company’s second quarter, the Company recorded a $1.4 million benefit related to its contingent consideration liability. The decrease in the value of the contingent consideration liability resulted from the actual financial results of etailz and the amendment of the earnout agreement as described in the paragraph above. This benefit is recorded in selling, general, and administrative expenses in the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of operations.

The results of operations of etailz are reported in the Company’s etailz segment and have been included in the consolidated results of operations of the Company from the date of acquisition. The following unaudited pro forma financial information for the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended October 29, 2016, presents consolidated information as if the etailz acquisition had occurred on February 1, 2016. Because of different fiscal period ends, and in order to present results for comparable periods, the unaudited pro forma consolidated financial information for the thirty-nine weeks ended October 29, 2016, combines (i) the Company’s historical statement of operations for the thirty-nine weeks ended October 29, 2016, and (ii) etailz historical statement of income for the period from January 1, 2016 through August 31, 2016 and October 1, 2016 through October 16, 2016. The unaudited pro forma financial information for the thirteen weeks ended October 29, 2016, combines (i) the Company’s historical statement of operations for the thirteen weeks ended October 29, 2016; and (ii) etailz historical statement of income for the period from July 1, 2016 through August 31, 2016 and October 1, 2016 through October 16, 2016. The unaudited pro forma financial information is presented after giving effect to certain adjustments for acquisition-related costs, depreciation, amortization of definite lived intangible assets, interest expense on acquisition financing, and related income tax effects. The unaudited pro forma financial information is based upon currently available information and upon certain assumptions that the Company believes are reasonable under the circumstances. The unaudited pro forma financial information does not purport to present what the Company’s results of operations would actually have been if the aforementioned transaction had in fact occurred on such date or at the beginning of the period indicated, nor does it project the Company’s financial position or results of operations at any future date or for any future period.

  Thirteen Weeks Ended  Thirty-nine Weeks Ended 
  October 29,
2016
  October 29,
2016
 
         
Pro forma total revenue $90,655  $287,060 
Pro forma net loss  (6,945)  (13,513)
         
Pro forma basic and diluted loss per share $(0.19) $(0.37)
         
Pro forma weighted average number of common shares outstanding – basic and diluted  36,157   36,257 
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Joint Venture

On April 11, 2017, the Company entered into an agreement with another party for the purpose of acquiring and selling certain retail merchandise. etailz holds a 50% economic interest in the arrangement as of October 28, 2017. The initial cash investment was $2.6 million dollars. During the thirty-nine weeks ended October 28, 2017, the Company received distributions in the amount of $1.7 million from the joint venture, of which $0.7 million was a return of capital and $1.0 million was the Company’s share of joint venture income. The remaining investment of $1.9 million was included in other assets in the interim condensed consolidated balance sheets as of October 28, 2017.

Note 5. Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

Goodwill and intangible assets with indefinite useful lives are not amortized, but are tested for impairment at least annually. Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of the net tangible and identifiable intangible assets acquired in eacha business combination.

Determiningacquisition, including the fair valueCompany’s acquisition of a reporting unit requires the use of significantKaspien in 2016, is subject to many estimates and assumptions, including revenue growth rates, operating margins, discount rates,assumptions. Our identifiable intangible assets that resulted from our acquisition of Kaspien consist of vendor relationships, technology and future market conditions, among others. Goodwill and other long-lived assets are reviewedtradenames. We review amortizable intangible asset groups for impairment ifwhenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the related carrying amountamounts may not be recoverable.

We are continuing to amortize certain


During fiscal 2019, the Company fully impaired its vendor relationships and the Company recognized an impairment loss of $0.8 million.

During fiscal 2018, the Company concluded, based on continued operating losses for the Kaspien segment driven by lower than expected operating results culminating in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2018 that a triggering event had occurred, and an evaluation of intangible assets for impairment was required.  Intangible assets related to technology and trade names and trademarks that have finite lives.

vendor relationships were written down to their estimated fair value at the end of fiscal 2018 resulting in the recognition of asset impairment charges of $16.4 million.


Identifiable intangible assets as of October 28, 201731, 2020 consisted of the following (in thousands, except weighted-average amortization period)(amounts in thousands):

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  October 28, 2017
  Amortization
Period
(in months)
  Gross
Carrying
Amount
  Accumulated
Amortization
  Net Carrying
Amount
 
                 
Vendor relationships  120  $19,100  $2,010  $17,090 
Technology  60   6,700   1,403   5,297 
Trade names and trademarks  60   3,200   647   2,553 
      $29,000  $4,060  $24,940 
                 
The changes in net intangibles and goodwill from January 28, 2017 to October 28, 2017 were as follows:
                 
(in thousands)      January 28,
2017
   Amortization   October 28, 2017 
Amortized intangible assets:                
Vendor relationships     $18,522  $1,432  $17,090 
Technology      6,302   1,005   5,297 
Trade names and trademarks      3,033   480   2,553 
Net amortized intangible assets     $27,857  $2,917  $24,940 
                 
Unamortized intangible assets:                
Goodwill     $39,191   -  $39,191 
Total unamortized intangible assets     $39,191   -  $39,191 

 October 31, 2020 
 
Weighted
Average
Amortization
Period
(in months)
 
Original
Gross
Carrying
Amount
 
Accumulated
Impairment
 
Accumulated
Amortization
 
Net Carrying
Amount
 
           
Vendor relationships  120  $19,100  $14,587  $4,513  $- 
Technology  60   6,700   2,587   3,757   356 
Trade names and trademarks  60   3,200   -   2,567   633 
      $29,000  $17,174  $10,837  $989 


The changes in net intangibles and goodwill from February 1, 2010 to October 31, 2020 were as follows:

(amounts in thousands)
February 1,
2020
 
Impairment
Expense
 
Amortization
Expense
 
October 31,
2020
 
         
Amortized intangible assets:        
Technology $647  $-  $291  $356 
Trade names and trademarks  1,113   -   480   633 
Net amortized intangible assets $1,760  $-  $771  $989 

Amortization expense of intangible assets for the thirteen and thirty-nine week periods ended October 31, 2020 and November 2, 2019 consisted of the following:

 Thirteen Weeks Ended Thirty-nine Weeks Ended 
(amounts in thousands)
October 31,
2020
 
November 2,
2019
 
October 31,
2020
 
November 2,
2019
 
         
Amortized intangible assets:        
Vendor relationships $-  $29  $-  $87 
Technology  97   97   291   291 
Trade names and trademarks  160   160   480   480 
Total amortization expense $257  $286  $771  $858 

Estimated amortization expense for the remainder of fiscal 20172020 and the five succeeding fiscal years and thereafter is as follows:

Year Annual
Amortization
 
( in thousands)   
2017 $971 
2018  3,890 
2019  3,890 
2020  3,890 
2021  3,325 
2022  1,910 
Thereafter  7,064 
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Fiscal Year Amortization 
    
2020 $257 
2021  732 
2022  - 
2023  - 
2024  - 
Thereafter  - 


Note 6.7. Depreciation and Amortization


Depreciation and amortization included in selling, general and administrative expenses of the interim condensed consolidated statements of operations is as follows:

  Thirteen Weeks Ended  Thirty-nine Weeks Ended 
  October 28,  October 29,  October 28,  October 29, 
  2017  2016  2017  2016 
  (in thousands)  (in thousands) 
Cost of sales $163  $104  $474  $301 
Selling, general and administrative expenses  3,425   2,222   9,989   5,309 
Total $3,588  $2,326  $10,463  $5,610 

Note 7. Segment Data

As describedfor the thirteen weeks ended October 31, 2020 and November 2, 2019 was $0.5 million for both periods.


Depreciation and amortization included in Note 1 toselling, general and administrative expenses of the interim condensed consolidated financial statements we operate in two reportable segments as shown inof operations for the following table. Results for etailz are included in the consolidated results for all periods presented for fiscal 2017. For periods presented for fiscal 2016, results for etailz are included in consolidated results fromthirty-nine weeks ended October 17, 2016 through October 29, 2016.

  Thirteen Weeks Ended  Thirty-nine Weeks Ended 
(in thousands) October 28, 2017  October 29, 2016  October 28, 2017  October 29, 2016 
Total Revenue                
fye $52,105  $62,457  $176,006  $202,535 
etailz  40,896   3,824  $121,440  $3,824 
Total Company $93,001  $66,281  $297,446  $206,359 
                 
Gross Profit                
fye $21,347  $25,932  $73,342  $83,459 
etailz  10,234   940   29,714   940 
Total Company $31,581  $26,872  $103,056  $84,399 
                 
Loss From Operations                
fye $(7,858) $(5,083) $(17,703) $(10,291)
etailz  (253)  (2,725)  (966)  (2,725)
Total Company $(8,111) $(7,808) $(18,669) $(13,016)
                 
Total Assets                
fye         $186,869  $222,362 
etailz          102,077   90,887 
Total Company         $288,946  $313,249 
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31, 2020 and November 2, 2019 was $1.5 million and $1.3 million, respectively.

Note 8. Restricted Cash


As of October 28, 2017 and October 29, 2016, the Company had restricted cash of $12.2 million and $16.1 million, respectively.

In connection with the acquisition of etailz and under the terms of the share purchase agreement, as amended (see Note 4), the Company designated $1.5 million of the restricted cash to be made available to satisfy any indemnification claims within 18 months from the date of acquisition and $3.2 million of the restricted cash to equal the maximum earn-out amount that could be paid to the selling shareholders of etailz in accordance with the share purchase agreement, as amended.

In addition, as a result of the death of its former Chairman, the Company received $7.5holds $5.0 million which is held in a rabbi trust, and wasof which $1.0 million is classified as restricted cash in current assets and $4.0 million is classified as restricted cash in other assets on the accompanying interim condensed consolidated balance sheet as of October 28, 2017.

31, 2020.


A summary of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash is as follows (in(amounts in thousands):

  October 28,  January 28,  October 29, 
  2017  2017  2016 
Cash and cash equivalents $3,924  $27,974  $4,708 
Restricted cash  12,234   16,103   16,100 
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash $16,158  $44,077  $20,808 


  
October 31,
2020
  
February 1,
2020
  
November 2,
2019
 
Cash and cash equivalents $2,396  $2,977  $3,073 
Restricted cash  5,032   5,875   6,089 
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash $7,428  $8,852  $9,162 

Note 9.  Line of Debt

Credit

Facility

In January 2017, the Company entered into a $50 million asset basedamended and restated its revolving credit facility (“Credit Facility”) which amended the previous credit facility. The availability under the Credit Facility is subject to limitations based on merchandise inventory levels. The principal amount of all outstanding loans under the Credit Facility, together with any accrued but unpaid interest, are due and payable in January 2022, unless otherwise paid earlier pursuant to the terms of the Credit Facility. Payments of amounts due under the Credit Facility are secured by the assets of the Company..  The Credit Facility contains a provisionprovided for commitments of $50 million subject to increase availability up to $75 million during the months of October to December of each year, as needed. During

On February 20, 2020, in conjunction with the third quarter of fiscal 2017,FYE Transaction, the Company exercised the right to increasefully satisfied its availability to $60 million subject to the same limitations noted above.

Interestobligations under the Credit Facility will accrue, atthrough proceeds received from the electionsale of the fye business and borrowings under the new Kaspien credit facility, as further discussed below. Accordingly, the Credit Facility is no longer available to the Company.


As of November 2, 2019, borrowings under the Credit Facility were $27.8 million.

New Credit Facility
On February 20, 2020, Kaspien Inc. entered into a Loan Agreement with Encina, as administrative agent, under which the lenders party thereto committed to  the New Credit Facility.  Concurrent with the sale of the fye business, the Company borrowed $3.3 million under the New Credit Facility to satisfy the remaining obligations of the Company under the aforementioned Credit Facility.

The commitments by the lenders under the New Credit Facility are subject to borrowing base and availability restrictions. Up to $5.0 million of the New Credit Facility may be used for the making of swing line loans.

Interest under the New Credit Facility accrues, subject to certain terms and conditions under the Loan Agreement, at a BaseLIBOR Rate or LIBOBase Rate, plus, in each case, an Applicable Margin, which is determined by reference to the level of availability,Availability as defined in the Loan Agreement, with the Applicable Margin for LIBOLIBOR Rate loans ranging from 2.25%4.00% to 2.75%4.50% and the Applicable Margin for PrimeBase Rate loans ranging from 0.75%3.00% to 1.25%3.50%. In addition, a commitment fee ranging from 0.375% to 0.50% is also payable on unused commitments.


The New Credit Facility is secured by a first priority security interest in substantially all of the assets of Kaspien, including inventory, accounts receivable, cash and cash equivalents and certain other collateral of the borrowers and guarantors under the New Credit Facility (collectively, the “Credit Facility Parties”) and by a first priority pledge by the Company of its equity interests in Kaspien.  The Company will provide a limited guarantee of Kaspien’s obligations under the New Credit Facility.

Among other things, the Loan Agreement limits Kaspien’s ability to incur additional indebtedness, create liens, make investments, make restricted payments or specified payments and merge or acquire assets.  The Loan Agreement also requires Kaspien to comply with a financial maintenance covenant.

The Loan Agreement contains customary affirmativeevents of default, including, but not limited to, payment defaults, breaches of representations and negative covenants,warranties, covenant defaults, cross-defaults to other obligations, customary ERISA defaults, certain events of bankruptcy and insolvency, judgment defaults, the invalidity of liens on collateral, change in control, cessation of business or the liquidation of material assets of the Credit Facility Parties taken as a whole, the occurrence of an uninsured loss to a material portion of collateral and failure of the obligations under the New Credit Facility to constitute senior indebtedness under any applicable subordination or intercreditor agreements.

On March 30, 2020, the Company and Kaspien (the “Loan Parties”) entered into Amendment No. 1 to the Loan Agreement (the “Amendment”). Pursuant to the Amendment, among other things, (i) the Company was added as “Parent” under the Amended Loan Agreement, (ii) the Company granted a first priority security interest in substantially all of the assets of the Company, including restrictions on dividendsinventory, accounts receivable, cash and share repurchases,cash equivalents and certain other collateral, and (iii) the Loan Agreement was amended to (a) permit the incurrence of certain subordinated indebtedness under the Subordinated Loan Agreement (as defined below) and (b) limit the Company’s ability to incur additional indebtedness, create liens, make investments, make restricted payments or specified payments and acquisitions, covenants aroundmerge or acquire assets.

As of October 31, 2020, borrowings under the net numberNew Credit Facility were $8.5 million. The Company had $3.8 million available for borrowing as of store closings, and restrictionsOctober 31, 2020. As of October 31, 2020, unamortized debt issuance costs of $0.9 million related to the paymentNew Credit Facility are included in Other Current Liabilities on the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet.

The Company records short term borrowings at cost, in which the carrying value approximates fair value due to its short-term maturity.

Subordinated Loan Agreement
On March 30, 2020, the Loan Parties entered into a Subordinated Loan and Security Agreement (the “Subordinated Loan Agreement”) with the lenders party thereto from time to time (the “Lenders”) and TWEC Loan Collateral Agent, LLC (“Collateral Agent”), as collateral agent for the Lenders, pursuant to which the Lenders made a $5.2 million secured term loan (the “Subordinated Loan”) to Kaspien with a scheduled maturity date of cash dividends, including limitingMay 22, 2023.

Interest on the Subordinated Loan accrues, subject to certain terms and conditions under the Subordinated Loan Agreement, at the rate of twelve percent (12.0%) per annum, compounded on the last day of each calendar quarter by becoming a part of the principal amount of dividendsthe Subordinated Loan.

The Subordinated Loan is secured by a second priority security interest in substantially all of the assets of the Loan Parties, including inventory, accounts receivable, cash and share repurchases to $5.0 million annuallycash equivalents and not allowing borrowingscertain other collateral of the borrowers and guarantors under the amended facilitySubordinated Loan Agreement (collectively, the “Second Lien Credit Facility Parties”).  The Company will provide a limited guarantee of Kaspien’s obligations under the Subordinated Loan.

Among other things, the Subordinated Loan Agreement limits the Loan Parties’ ability to incur additional indebtedness, create liens, make investments, make restricted payments or specified payments and merge or acquire assets.

The Subordinated Loan Agreement contains customary events of default, including, but not limited to, payment defaults, breaches of representations and warranties, covenant defaults, cross-defaults to other obligations, customary ERISA defaults, certain events of bankruptcy and insolvency, judgment defaults, the invalidity of liens on collateral, change in control, cessation of business or the liquidation of material assets of the Second Lien Credit Facility Parties taken as a whole and the occurrence of an uninsured loss to a material portion of collateral.

In conjunction with the Subordinated Debt Agreement, the Company issued warrants to purchase up to 244,532 shares of Common Stock to the Related Party Entities (127,208 shares for Alimco, 23,401 shares for Kick-Start, and 93,923 shares for RJHDC), subject to adjustment in accordance with the six months beforeterms of the Warrants, at an exercise price of $0.01 per share. The value of the warrants of $0.8 million was allocated against the principal proceeds of the Subordinated Debt Agreement. On November 6, 2020, RJHDC exercised 80,000 warrants.

Paycheck Protection Program
On April 17, 2020, Kaspien received the PPP Loan pursuant to CARES Act. The PPP Loan, which was in the form of a promissory note (the “Note”), dated April 10, 2020, between Kaspien and First Interstate Bank, as the lender, matures on April 17, 2022, bears interest at a fixed rate of 1% per annum, and is payable in monthly installments of $112,976 commencing on November 10, 2020. While under the terms of the PPP, some or six months afterall of the dividend payment.

PPP Loan amount may be forgiven if the PPP Loan proceeds are used for qualifying expenses as described in the CARES Act and the Note, such as payroll costs, benefits, rent, and utilities, there is no assurance that the Company will be successful in qualifying for and receiving forgiveness on the PPP Loan amount. On August 20, 2020, the Company submitted an application for forgiveness to the SBA. On October 30, 2020, the Company received a follow up letter requesting additional information related to its forgiveness application. The Company submitted the requested information on November 9, 2020. As of October 28, 2017,December 15, 2020, the Company had $5.0 million in outstanding borrowings under the revolving credit facility and $49.0 million was available for borrowing. As of October 29, 2016, the Company had $5.9 million in outstanding borrowings under the revolving credit facility and $53.7 million was available for borrowing. The weighted average interest ratehas not received a decision on total, LIBO Rate and Prime Rate, outstanding borrowings for the thirteen week period ended October 28, 2017 and October 29, 2016 was 2.69% and 3.73%, respectively.

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its PPP loan forgiveness request.

Note 10. Stock Based Compensation


The Company has outstanding awards under three employee stock award plans, the 2005 Long Term Incentive and Share Award Plan, the Amended and Restated 2005 Long Term Incentive and Share Award Plan (the “Old Plans”); and the 2005 Long Term Incentive and Share Award Plan (as amended and restated April 5, 2017 (the “New Plan”).  Collectively, these plans are referred to herein as the Stock Award Plans.  Additionally, the Company had a stock award plan for non-employee directors (the “1990 Plan”).  The Company no longer issues stock options under the Old Plans or the 1990 Plan.

The FYE Transaction in February 2020 constituted a change of control and vesting on all unvested options was accelerated. As of October 28, 2017, there was approximately $0.9 million ofa result, unrecognized compensation cost related to stock awards that is expected to beexpense of $0.2 million was recognized asin the first quarter of fiscal 2020. Total compensation expense over a weighted average period of 2.7 years.

As ofrecognized in the thirty-nine weeks ended October 28, 2017, stock31, 2020 was $0.2 million.


Equity awards authorized for issuance under the Company’s current long term equity incentive plans totaled 5.0 million shares. There are certain authorized stock awards for whichNew Plan total 250,000.  As of October 31, 2020, of the Company no longer grants awards. Of these awards authorized for issuance 2.6 million sharesunder the Stock Award Plans, 130,574 options were granted and are outstanding, 1.5 million shares46,900 of which were vested and exercisable.  AwardsShares available for future grants atof options and other share-based awards under the New Plan as of October 28, 201731, 2020 were 5.0 million shares.

The table below outlines the assumptions that the Company used to estimate the fair value of stock based awards granted during the thirty-nine weeks ended October 28, 2017:

Dividend yield0%
Expected stock price volatility40.0%-40.6%
Risk-free interest rate1.74%-1.83%
Expected award life (in years)5.64-5.71
Weighted average fair value per share of awards granted during the period$0.74

155,075.


The following table summarizes stock award activity during the thirty-ninethirteen weeks ended October 28, 2017:

  Number of
Shares
Subject
To Option
 Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
 Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Term
 Other
Share
Awards (1)
 Weighted
Average
Grant Fair
Value
Balance January 28, 2017  2,459,564  $3.58   7.3   170,927  $3.87 
Granted  620,000   1.84   -   65,000   1.85 
Forfeited  (288,750)  3.07   -   -   - 
Cancelled  (164,150)  5.43   -   (5,000)  3.53 
Exercised  -   -   -   (52,500)  3.50 
Balance October 28, 2017  2,626,664  $3.11   7.2   178,427  $3.26 
                     
Exercisable October 28, 2017  1,361,164  $3.32   5.8   63,427  $4.50 

31, 2020:

  Employee and Director Stock Award Plans 
  
Number
of Shares
Subject To
Option
  
Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
  
Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Term
  
Other
Share
Awards
(1)
  
Weighted
Average
Grant Fair
Value
 
Balance February 1, 2020  129,196  $52.11   5.8   9,945  $36.75 
Granted  90,402   7.04   9.9   -   - 
Canceled  (89,024)  51.31   -   -   - 
Exercised  -   -   -   (9,945)  36.75 
Balance October 31, 2020  130,574  $21.46   7.0   -  $- 
Exercisable October 31, 2020  46,900  $47.18   3.0   -  $- 


(1)Other Share Awards include deferred shares granted to Directors and restricted share units granted to executive officers.


As of October 28, 2017,31, 2020, the intrinsic value of stock awards outstanding was approximately $1 thousand. All exercisable options had an exercise price below$0.4 million and the closing stock price as of October 28, 2017.

In connection with the acquisition of etailz, the Company issued 1,572,552 restricted shares of Company stock to a key etailz employee, with a grant date fairintrinsic value of $3.56 per share. These shares vest ratably through January 2019. As of October 28, 2017, the Company recognized $2.6 million of compensation cost related to these shares, of which $1.9 millionstock awards exercisable was recorded in fiscal 2017. As of October 28, 2017, there was approximately $3.0 million of unrecognized compensation cost related to these restricted shares that is expected to be recognized as expense over the next 15 months.

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$38,700.

Note 11. Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss


Accumulated other comprehensive loss that the Company reports in the interim condensed consolidated balance sheets represents net loss, adjusted for the difference between the  accrued pension liability and accrued benefit cost, net of taxes, associated with the Company’s defined benefit plan. Comprehensive loss consists of net loss and the amortization of pension costs (gain)gains associated with Company’s defined benefit plan for the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended October 28, 201731, 2020 and October 29, 2016.

November 2, 2019.


Note 12. Defined Benefit Plan


The Company maintains a non-qualified Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan (“SERP”) for a limited number ofcertain executive officers of the Company.  The SERP provides eligible executives defined pension benefits that supplement benefits under other retirement arrangements.  During the thirty-ninethirteen weeks ended October 28, 2017,31, 2020, the Company did not make any cash contributions to the SERP and presently expects to pay approximately $1.2 million in benefits relating to the SERP during fiscal 2017.

2020.


The measurement date for the SERP is the fiscal year end, using actuarial techniques which reflect estimates for mortality, turnover and expected retirement. In addition, management makes assumptions concerning future salary increases. Discount rates are generally established as of the measurement date using theoretical bond models that select high-grade corporate bonds with maturities or coupons that correlate to the expected payouts of the applicable liabilities.


The following represents the components of the net periodic pension cost related to the Company’s SERP for the respective periods:

  Thirteen Weeks Ended Thirty-nine Weeks Ended
  October 28, October 29, October 28, October 29,
  2017  2016  2017  2016 
  (in thousands) (in thousands)
Service cost $16  $15  $48  $45 
Interest cost  139   137   417   411 
Amortization of prior service costs  4   55   12   166 
Amortization of net gain(1)  (9)  (4)  (27)  (12)
Net periodic pension cost $150  $203  $450  $610 


  Thirteen Weeks Ended  Thirty-nine Weeks Ended 
(amounts in thousands) 
October 31,
2020
  
November 2,
2019
  
October 31,
2020
  
November 2,
2019
 
       
Service cost $-  $14  $-  $42 
Interest cost  89   142   267   426 
Amortization of net gain(1)
  (3)  (5)  (9)�� (30)
Net periodic pension cost $86  $151  $258  $438 

(1)The amortization of net gain is related to a director retirement plan previously provided by the Company.


Note 13. Basic and Diluted Loss Per Share


Basic incomeloss per share is calculated by dividing net incomeloss by the weighted average common shares outstanding for the period. Diluted incomeloss per share reflects the potential dilution that could occur if securities or other contracts to issue common stock were exercised or converted into common stockCommon Stock or resulted in the issuance of common stockCommon Stock (net of any assumed repurchases) that then shared in the earnings of the Company, if any.  It is computed by dividing net income (loss)loss by the sum of the weighted average shares outstanding and additional common sharesCommon Shares that would have been outstanding if the dilutive potential common shares had been issued for the Company’s common stockCommon Stock awards from the Company’s Stock Award Plans.


For the thirteenthirteen-week periods ended October 31, 2020 the dilutive effect of employee stock options was 3,425 shares.

For the thirteen-week period November 2, 2019 and thirty-nine week periods ended October 28, 201731, 2020 and October 29, 2016,November 2, 2019, the impact of all outstanding stock awards was not considered because the Company reported a net losslosses and such impact would be anti-dilutive.  Accordingly, basic and diluted loss per share iswas the same.  Total anti-dilutive stock awards for both,the thirteen andweeks ended November 2, 2019 were approximately 126,446 shares, respectively. Total anti-dilutive stock awards for the thirty-nine weeks ended October 28, 2017,31, 2020 and November 2, 2019 were approximately 2.6 million shares as

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83,718 and 148,433, respectively.

compared to 1.9 million shares

The following represents basic and 1.8 million shares, respectively,diluted loss per share for continuing operations, loss from discontinued operations and net loss for the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended October 29, 2016.

respective periods:


  Thirteen Weeks Ended  Thirty-nine Weeks Ended 
(in thousands, except per share amounts) 
October 31,
2020
  
November 2,
2019
  
October 31,
2020
  
November 2,
2019
 
       
Income (loss) from continuing operations $2,552  $(3,094) $(3,753) $(11,198)
                 
Basic income (loss) per common share from continuing operations $1.40  $(1.70) $(2.06) $(6.16)
                 
Diluted income (loss) per common share from continuing operations $1.39  $(1.70) $(2.06) $(6.16)
                 
Loss from discontinued operations $-  $(20,061) $-  $(27,887)
Basic and diluted loss per common share from discontinued operations $-  $(11.03) $-  $(15.35)
                 
Net income (loss) $2,552  $(23,155) $(3,753) $(39,085)
                 
Basic income (loss) per common share $1.40  $(12.73) $(2.06) $(21.51)
                 
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding – basic  1,825   1,819   1,823   1,817 
                 
Diluted income (loss) per common share $1.39  $(12.73) $(2.06) $(21.51)
                 
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding – diluted  1,829   1,819   1,823   1,817 

Note 14. Income Taxes


In assessing the realizability of deferred tax assets, management considers whether it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized.  The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is dependent on the generation of future taxable income. Management considers the scheduled reversal of taxable temporary differences, projected future taxable income and tax planning strategies in making this assessment.  Based on available objective evidence, management concluded that a full valuation allowance should continue to be recorded against the Company’s deferredCompany's tax assets. Management will continue to assess the need for and amount of the valuation allowance against the deferred tax assets by giving consideration to all available evidence to the Company’s ability to generate future taxable income in its conclusion of the need for a full valuation allowance.  Any reversal of the Company’s valuation allowance will favorably impact its results of operations in the period of reversal.  The Company is currently unable to determine whether or when that reversal might occur, but it will continue to assess the realizability of its deferred tax assets and will adjust the valuation allowance if it is more likely than not that all or a portion of the deferred tax assets will become realizable in the future.  The Company has significant net operating loss carry forwards and other tax attributes that are available to offset projected taxable income and current taxes payable, if any, for the year ending February 3, 2018.1, 2020.  The deferred tax impact resulting from the utilization of the net operating loss carry forwards and other tax attributes will be offset by a reduction in the valuation allowance. As of January 28, 2017,February 1, 2020, the Company had a net operating loss carry forward of $181.4$288.1 million for federal income tax purposes and approximately $243$280.2 million for state income tax purposes that expire at various times through 20362039 and are subject to certain limitations and statutory expiration periods.

  The Company has not changed its overall conclusion with respect to the need for a valuation allowance against its net deferred tax assets, which remain fully reserved.


During the thirteen weeks ended October 31, 2020, the Company recorded an income tax benefit of $3.5 million related to the reversal of liabilities accrued per ASC 740-10 Accounting for Uncertain Tax Positions.

Note 15. Commitments and Contingencies


Legal Proceedings

The Company is subject to legal proceedings and claims that have arisen in the ordinary course of its business and have not been finally adjudicated.  Although there can be no assurance as to the ultimate disposition of these matters, it is management’s opinion, based upon the information available at this time, that the expected outcome of these matters, individually and in the aggregate, will not have a material adverse effect on the results of operations and financial condition of the Company.

Store Manager As a result, the liability for the cases listed below is remote.


Loyalty Memberships and Magazine Subscriptions Class Actions

Two former Store Managers filed actions alleging claims of entitlement to unpaid compensation for overtime. In one action, the plaintiff seeks to represent a class of allegedly similarly situated employees who performed the same position (Store Manager and Senior Assistant Manager) while the other plaintiff seeks to represent a class of allegedly similarly situated employees who performed the same position (Store Manager).

Specifically, Carol SpackAction

On November 14, 2018, three consumers filed a punitive class action complaint against Trans World Entertainment Corporation (Trans World)the Company and Synapse Group, Inc. in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, Boston Division (Case No.1:18-cv-12377-DPW) concerning enrollment in the Company’s Backstage Pass VIP loyalty program and associated magazine subscriptions.  The complaint alleged, among other things, that the Company’s “negative option marketing” misled consumers into enrolling for membership and subscriptions without obtaining the consumers’ consent.  The complaint sought to represent a nationwide class of “all persons in the United States” who were enrolled in and/or charged for Backstage Pass VIP memberships and/or magazine subscriptions, and to obtain statutory and actual damages on their behalf.

On April 11, 2019, the plaintiffs voluntarily dismissed their lawsuit.  On May 8, 2019, two of the plaintiffs from the dismissed lawsuit filed a similar punitive class action in Massachusetts state court (Civ. Act. No. 197CV00331, Mass. Super. Ct. Hampden Cty.), based on the same allegations, but this time seeking to represent only a class of “FYE customers in Massachusetts” who were charged for VIP Backstage Pass Memberships and/or magazine subscriptions.  The Company believes it has meritorious defenses to the plaintiffs’ claims and, if the new case is not dismissed in full, the Company intends to vigorously defend the action.

Store Manager Class Actions
There are two pending class actions.  The first, Spack v. Trans World Entertainment Corp. was originally filed in the District of New Jersey, on April 20, 2017 (Case No.: 3:17-cv-02687-BRM-LHG) alleging(the “Spack Action”).  The Spack Action alleges that she is entitled to unpaid compensation for overtime under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). She brings a nationwide collective action under the FLSA on behalf of allCompany misclassified Store Managers and(“SMs”) as exempt nationwide.  It also alleges that Trans World improperly calculated overtime for Senior Assistant Managers. SheManagers (“SAMs”) nationwide, and that both SMs and SAMs worked “off-the-clock.”  It also brings class action claims underalleges violations of New Jersey and Pennsylvania law on behalf of all persons who worked as Store Managers in New Jersey or Senior Assistant Managers in Pennsylvania.

On May 19, 2017, NatashaState Law with respect to calculating overtime for SAMs.  The second, Roper filed a complaint againstv. Trans World Entertainment Corp., was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York, (Case No.: 1:17-cv-0553-TJM-CFH) in which sheAugust 2017 (the “Roper Action”).  The Roper Action also alleges that she is entitled to unpaid compensation for overtime under the FLSA. Ms. Roper bringsasserts a nationwide collective action under the FLSAmisclassification claim on behalf of all similarly situated Store Managers.

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SMs.  Both actions were consolidated into the Northern District of New York, with the Spack Action being the lead case.

TRANS WORLD ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION

The Company has reached a settlement with the plaintiffs for both store manager class actions.  The Company reserved $425,000 for the settlement as of October 31, 2020.

Contingent Value Rights
On March 30, 2020, the Company entered into the Contingent Value Rights Agreement (the “CVR Agreement”), pursuant to which the Related Party Entities received contingent value rights (“CVRs”) representing the contractual right to receive cash payments from the Company in an amount equal, in the aggregate, to 19.9% of the proceeds (10.35% for Alimco, 1.90% for Kick-Start, and 7.64% for RJHDC) received by the Company in respect of certain intercompany indebtedness owing to it by Kaspien and/or its equity interest in Kaspien.  The Company does not anticipate these contingencies being met in fiscal 2020.

KASPIEN HOLDINGS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

PART 1. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 2 - Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and

Results of Operations

October 28, 201731, 2020 and October 29, 2016

November 2, 2019


Overview

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations provides information that the Company’s management believes necessary to achieve an understanding of its financial statements and results of operations.  To the extent that such analysis contains statements which are not of a historical nature, such statements are forward-looking statements, which involve risks and uncertainties.  These risks include, but are not limited to, changes in the competitive environment, availability of new products, change in vendor policies or relationships, general economic factors in markets where the Company’s merchandise is sold; and other factors discussed in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.  The following discussion and analysis of the Company’s financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes included elsewhere in this report and the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K as of and for the fiscal year ended January 28, 2017.

February 1, 2020.


The Company operates in two reportable segments:Kaspien, which provides a platform of software and services to grow a brand’s online distribution channel on digital marketplaces such as Amazon, Walmart, and eBay, among others. Kaspien empowers brands to achieve their online retail goals through its innovative, proprietary technology, tailored strategies, and mutually beneficial partnerships.

Kaspien is positioning itself to be a brand’s ultimate online growth partner and is guided by seven core principles:

Partner ObsessionResults
Insights DrivenOwnership
SimplicityDiversity and Teamwork
Innovation

Previously, the Company also operated fye, and etailz. The fye segment operates a chain of retail entertainment stores and e-commerce sites,www.fye.comandwww.secondspin.comAsOn February 20, 2020, the Company consummated the sale of October 28, 2017, the fye segment operated 268 stores totaling approximately 1.5 million square feet in the United States, the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands. fye stores offer predominantly entertainment products. The etailz segment is a leading digital marketplace retailer and generates substantially all of its revenue through Amazon Marketplace. The Company’s business is seasonal in nature, for both segments, with the peak selling period beingassets and certain of the holiday season which falls inliabilities relating to fye to a subsidiary of Sunrise Records pursuant to the Company’s fourth fiscal quarter.

Asset Purchase Agreement dated January 23, 2020, by and among the Company, Record Town, Inc., Record Town USA LLC, Record Town Utah LLC, Trans World FL LLC, Trans World New York, LLC, 2428392 Inc., and Sunrise Records.


The Company’s results have been, and will continue to be, contingent upon management’s ability to understand industry trends and to manage the business in response to those trends and general economic trends. Management monitors a number ofseveral key performance indicators to evaluate its performance, including:


Net sales and comparable store net sales:Revenue:  The fye segmentCompany measures and reports the rate of change in comparable store net sales. A store is included in comparable store net sales calculations at the beginning of its thirteenth full month of operation. Stores relocated/expanded or downsized are excluded from comparable store net sales if the change in square footage is greater than 20%. Closed stores that were open for at least thirteen months are included in comparable stores net sales through the month immediately preceding the month of closing. Stores that are temporarily closed are excluded from the calculation of comparable stores sales for the applicable periods in the year of closure and the subsequent year. Included in comparable store net sales are sales from the fye segment websites. The fye segment further analyzes net sales by product category. The etailz segment measurestotal year over year sales growth. The Company measures its sales performance in net sales.

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through several key performance indicators including number of partners and active product listings and sales per listing.


Cost of Sales and Gross Profit:  Gross profit is calculated based on the cost of product in relation to its retail selling value. Changes in gross profit are impacted primarily by thenet sales levels, mix of products sold, by discounts negotiated with vendors, discounts offered to customers,obsolescence, distribution costs and Amazon commissions and fulfillment fees paid to Amazon. The Company records its distribution and product shrink expenses in cost of sales. Distribution expenses include those costs associated with receiving, shipping, inspecting and warehousing product and costs associated with product returns to vendors. Warehousing cost of sales also includes obsolescence costs and is reduced by the benefit of vendor allowances, net of direct reimbursements of expense.

fees.


Selling, General and Administrative (“SG&A”) Expenses:  Included in SG&A expenses are payroll and related costs, occupancy charges, Amazon commissions, general operating and overhead expenses and depreciation charges (excluding those related to distribution operations, as disclosed in Note 6 to the condensed consolidated financial statements). Selling, general and administrative expenses also include fixed asset write offs associated with store closures and change in square footage, if any, gift card breakage, and etailz related amortization and compensation costs.

charges.


Balance Sheet and Ratios:  The Company views cash net inventory investment (merchandise inventory less accounts payable) and working capital (current assets less current liabilities) as relevant indicators of its financial position.  See Liquidity and Capital ResourcesCash Flows section for further discussion of these items.

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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS


Thirteen Weeks and Thirty-nine Weeks Ended October 28, 2017

31, 2020

Compared to the Thirteen and Thirty-nine Weeks Ended October 29, 2016

Segment Highlights:

November 2, 2019


etailz results included in the tables below are for the period when etailz was acquired, therefore, etailz results are only included in the thirteenNet revenue and thirty-nine weeks ended October 28, 2017Gross profit.  .

  Thirteen Weeks Ended Thirty-nine Weeks Ended
  October 28, 2017 October 29, 2016 October 28, 2017 October 29, 2016
Total Revenue                
fye $52,105  $62,457  $176,006  $202,535 
etailz  40,896   3,824   121,440   3,824 
Total Company $93,001  $66,281  $297,446  $206,359 
                 
Gross Profit                
fye $21,347  $25,932  $73,342  $83,459 
etailz  10,234   940   29,714   940 
Total Company $31,581  $26,872  $103,056  $84,399 
                 
Loss From Operations                
fye $(7,858) $(5,083) $(17,703) $(10,291)
etailz  (253)  (2,725)  (966)  (2,725)
Total Company $(8,111) $(7,808) $(18,669) $(13,016)
                 
Reconciliation of etailz Loss from Operations to etailz Adjusted Income (Loss) from Operations
etailz loss from operations $(253) $(2,725) $(966) $(2,725)
Acquisition related transaction expenses  -   2,228   -   2,228 
Acquisition related amortization and compensation expenses (1)  2,087  $303   4,613   303 
etailz adjusted income (loss) from operations (2) $1,834  $(194) $3,647  $(194)

(1)Acquisition related expenses for the thirteen weeks ended October 28, 2017 consisted of amortization expense of intangible assets of $1 million and compensation expense of $1.1 million. Acquisition related expenses for the thirty-nine weeks ended October 28, 2017 consisted of amortization expense of intangible assets of $2.9 million and compensation expense of $3.1million, net of a $1.4 million benefit resulted from a contingent consideration liability adjustment.

(2)In addition to the results of operations determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”), we reported non-GAAP adjusted operating income for the etailz segment as shown above.

Total Revenue.The following table sets forth a year-over-year comparison of the Company’s total revenue:

  Thirteen Weeks Ended Change Thirty-nine Weeks Ended Change
  October 28,
2017
 October 29,
2016
 $ % October 28,
2017
 October 29,
2016
 $ %
(in thousands)                        
fye revenue $52,105  $62,457  $(10,352)  -16.6% $176,006  $202,535  $(26,529)  -13.1%
etailz revenue  40,896   3,824   37,072   n/a   121,440   3,824   117,616   n/a 
Total revenue $93,001  $66,281  $26,720   40.3% $297,446  $206,359  $91,087   44.1%

TotalNet revenue increased 40.3% and 44.1% for the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended October 28, 2017 as compared to the same period last year. The increaseGross profit:


  Thirteen Weeks Ended  Change  Thirty-nine Weeks Ended  Change 
(amounts in thousands) 
October 31,
2020
  
November 2,
2019
  $  
%  
October 31,
2020
  
November 2,
2019
  $  
% 
                           
Net Revenue $38,913  $28,616  $10,297   36.0% $112,799  $98,008  $14,791   15.1%
                                 
Gross profit  3,891   2,720   1,171   43.1%  11,626   8,584   3,042   35.4%
% to sales  10.0%  9.5%          10.3%  8.8%        

Net Revenue. Net revenue was driven by $40.9 million and $121.4 million in revenue for the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended October 28, 2017 as a result of the acquisition of etailz in October 2016, which offsets the decline in fye revenue.

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fye Segment

The following table sets forth a period over period comparison of net fye sales by merchandise category:

  Thirteen Weeks Ended Change    Thirty-nine Weeks Ended Change   
  October 28,
2017
 October 29,
2016
 $ % Comp
Store Net
Sales
 October 28,
2017
 October 29,
2016
 $ % Comp
Store Net
Sales
(in thousands, except store data)
fye net sales $50,921   61,215  $(10,294)  -16.8%  -11.0% $172,042   199,303  $(27,261)  -13.7%  -8.0%
Other revenue  1,184   1,242   (58)  (4.7%)      3,964   3,232   732   22.6%    
Total revenue $52,105  $62,457  $(10,352)  -16.6%     $176,006  $202,535  $(26,529)  -13.1%    
                                         
As a % of fye net sales                                        
                                         
Lifestyle  38.0%  32.3%          0.2%  35.4%  28.6%          9.2%
Video  32.3%  35.2%          -15.4%  32.9%  37.3%          -15.8%
Music  18.9%  21.7%          -23.0%  20.4%  23.8%          -20.6%
Electronics  10.4%  10.1%          -4.3%  10.8%  9.4%          4.3%
Video Games  0.4%  0.7%          -41.0%  0.5%  0.9%          -43.9%
                                         
Store Count:                      268   294   (26)  -8.8%    
Total Square footage (in thousands)            1,491   1,649   (158)  -9.6%    

Net sales. Net sales decreased 16.8% and 13.7% during the thirteen weeks and thirty-nine weeks ended October 28, 2017, respectively, as compared to the same period last year. The decline in net sales resulted from an 8.8% decline in total stores in operation for the thirty-nine weeks ended October 28, 2017 as compared to the same period last year, and an 11.0% and 8.0% decline in comparable store net sales for the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended October 28, 2017, respectively.

Lifestyle:

Comparable store net sales in the lifestyle (trend) category increased 0.2% during the thirteen weeks ended October 28, 2017. During the thirty-nine weeks ended October 28, 2017, lifestyle category increased 9.2%. Lifestyle products represented 38.0% and 35.4% of total net sales for the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended October 28, 2017, respectively, compared to 32.3% and 28.6% in the comparable periods last year. The Company is focused on identifying, creating and delivering merchandise that differentiates its customer experience and brand with unique and engaging products.

Media Categories:

Media categories, which consist of Video and Music, continue to experience industry wide declines due to non-physical options. As a result, the fye segment is shifting its product mix to growing categories of entertainment and pop culture related merchandise, which is categorized as Lifestyle.

Video:

Comparable store sales in the video category decreased 15.4% and 15.8% during the thirteen and thirty-nine week periods ended October 28, 2017, respectively. The video category represented 32.3% and 32.9% of total net sales for the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended October 28, 2017, respectively, compared to 35.2% and 37.3% in the comparable periods last year.

Music:

During the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended October 28, 2017, music sales in comparable stores decreased 23.0% and 20.6%, respectively, versus the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended October 29, 2016. The music category represented 18.9% and 20.4% of total net sales for the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended October 28, 2017, respectively, compared to 21.7% and 23.8% for the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended October 29, 2016.

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Electronics:

Comparable store net sales in the electronics category decreased 4.3% and increased 4.3% during the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended October 28, 2017, respectively due to lower average retail prices. Electronics net sales represented 10.4% and 10.8% of total net sales for the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended October 28, 2017, respectively, compared to 10.1% and 9.4% in the comparable periods last year.

Other Revenue.Other revenue, which was primarily related to commissions and fees earned from third parties, was approximately $1.2 million and $4.0 million for the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended October 28, 2017, respectively, compared to $1.2 million and $3.2 million in the comparable periods last year.

etailz Segment

etailz reported $40.9 million and $121.4 million sales for the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended October 28, 2017, respectively. etailz generates revenue across a broad array of product lines primarily through the Amazon Marketplace.

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Gross Profit.The following table sets forth a year-over-year comparison of the Company’s gross profit:

  Thirteen Weeks ended Thirty-nine Weeks Ended
      Change     Change
  October 28,
2017
 October 29,
2016
 $ % October 28,
2017
 October 29,
2016
 $ %
  (in thousands)     (in thousands)    
fye gross profit $21,347  $25,932  ($4,585)  -17.7% $73,342  $83,459  ($10,117)  -12.1%
etailz gross profit  10,234   940  $9,294   n/a   29,714   940  $28,774   n/a 
Total gross profit $31,581  $26,872  $4,709   17.5% $103,056  $84,399  $18,657   22.1%
fye gross profit as a % of fye revenue  41.0%  41.5%          41.7%  41.2%        
etailz gross profit as a % of etailz revenue  25.0%  24.6%          24.5%  24.6%        
Total gross profit as a % of total revenue  34.0%  40.5%          34.6%  40.9%        

Gross profit increased 17.5% to $31.6$38.9 million for the thirteen weeks ended October 28, 2017 compared31, 2020, a 36.0% increase from the comparable prior year period. The increase in net revenue was primarily attributable to $26.9increased velocity and improved average sales price for merchandise sold on the Fulfilled By Amazon US marketplace (“FBA US”).


Net revenue was $112.8 million for the thirty-nine weeks ended October 31, 2020 a 15.1% increase from the comparable prior year period. The increase in net revenue was primarily attributable to strength on the Amazon US marketplace.

The primary source of revenue is the Retail as a Service (“RaaS”) model, which represented 99% of net revenue in the thirteen weeks ended October 31, 2020. As part of the Company’s diversification strategic initiative, net revenue from non-Amazon US marketplaces increased to 5.8% of net revenue from 3.5% of net revenue in the comparable period from the prior year. The increase was attributable to Amazon International, Walmart and Other Marketplaces. Subscriptions and Other share of net revenue increased to 1.0% of net revenue in the period during the thirteen weeks ended October 31, 2020.  The increase was attributable an increase in the number of partners and higher gross merchandise value (“GMV”) of partner revenue flowing through the platform Amazon Marketplace. The following table sets forth net revenue by marketplace as a percentage of total net revenue:

  Thirteen Weeks Ended  Thirty-Nine Weeks Ended 
  October 31, 2020  November 2, 2019  Change  October 31, 2020  November 2, 2019  Change 
Amazon US  93.2%  96.1%  -2.9%  94.3%  96.0%  -1.7%
Amazon International  5.3%  3.3%  2.0%  4.5%  3.3%  1.2%
Walmart & Other Marketplaces  0.5%  0.2%  0.3%  0.5%  0.3%  0.2%
Subtotal Retail  99.0%  99.6%  -0.6%  99.3%  99.6%  -0.4%
Subscriptions & Other  1.0%  0.4%  0.6%  0.7%  0.4%  0.4%
Total  100.0%  100.0%      100.0%  100.0%    

Gross Profit. Gross profit increased to $3.9 million, or 10% of net revenue for the thirteen weeks ended October 29, 2016. For31, 2020, as compared to $2.7 million, or 9.5% of net revenue for the comparable prior year period. The increased profit was primarily attributable to a reduction in the cost of sales on the Amazon US Platform and operational efficiencies.

Gross profit increased to $11.6 million, or 10.3% of net revenue for the thirty-nine weeks ended October 28, 2017, gross profit increased 22.1% to $103.131, 2020, as compared to $84.4$8.6 million, or 8.8% of net revenue for the comparable period last year.prior year period. The increase in grossincreased profit iswas primarily the result of the acquisition of etailz in October 2016, which offset the decline in fye gross profit.

fye Segment

Total gross profit as a percentage of total revenue for the thirteenattributable to operational efficiencies and thirty-nine weeks ended October 28, 2017 was 41.0% and 41.7%, respectively, compared to 41.5% and 41.2% for the comparable periods last year.

etailz Segment

etailz reported gross profit of $10.2 million and $29.7 million for the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended October 28, 2017. etailz gross profit as a percentage of revenue was 25.0% and 24.5% for the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended October 28, 2017, respectively.

improved inventory management.


SG&A Expenses.The following table sets forth a period over period comparison of the Company’s SG&A expenses:

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  Thirteen Weeks ended Thirty-nine Weeks Ended
        Change        Change
  October 28,
2017
 October 29,
2016
 $ % October 28,
2017
 October 29,
2016
 $ %
  (in thousands)        (in thousands)       
fye SG&A, excluding depreciation, amortization, and acquistion related transaction costs $26,790  $28,968  $(2,178)  -7.5% $84,102  $88,616  ($4,514)  -5.1%
As a % of total FYE revenue  51.4%  46.4%      5.0%  47.8%  43.8%      4.0%
                                 
etailz SG&A, excluding depreciation, amortization, and acquistion related compensation expenses  9,225   959   8,266   n/a   26,964   959   26,005   n/a 
etailz acquisition related compensation expenses,  net of a contingency adjustment  1,118   303   815   n/a   1,708   303   1,405   n/a 
                                 
Depreciation and amortization  3,425   2,222   1,203   54.1%  9,989   5,309   4,680   88.2%
etailz acquisition related transaction costs  -   2,228   (2,228)  n/a   -   2,228   (2,228)  n/a 
                                 
Total SG&A $40,558  $34,680  $5,878   16.9% $122,763  $97,415  $25,348   26.0%
                                 
As a % of total revenue  43.6%  52.3%          41.3%  47.2%        

  Thirteen Weeks Ended  Change  Thirty-nine Weeks Ended  Change 
(amounts in thousands) 
October 31,
2020
  
November 2,
2019
  $  
%  
October 31,
2020
  
November 2,
2019
  $  
% 
                     
Kaspien SG&A $4,123  $4,139  $(16)  (0.4)% $12,320  $12,223  $97   0.1%
Corporate SG&A expenses  380   1,465   (1,085)  (74.1)%  5,589   7,025   (1,436)  (20.4)%
Total SG&A expenses $4,503  $5,604  $(1,101)  (19.6)% $17,909  $19,248  $(1,339)  (7.0)%
                                 
As a % of total revenue  11.6%  19.6%          15.9%  19.6%        


For the thirteen weeks ended October 31, 2020, SG&A expenses decreased $1.1 million or 19.6%.   The decrease in SG&A expenses was due to a $1.1 million in decrease in corporate SG&A expenses.

Kaspien SG&A expenses decreased $16,000 for the thirteen weeks ended October 31, 2020 as compared to the comparable prior year period.

Consolidated depreciation and amortization expense for the thirteen weeks ended October 31, 2020 was $0.5 million as compared to $0.4 million for the comparable prior year period.

For the thirty-nine weeks ended October 31, 2020, SG&A expenses decreased $1.3 million or 7.0%.

Kaspien SG&A expenses increased $5.9$97,000 for the thirty-nine weeks ended October 31, 2020 as compared to the comparable prior year period.

Consolidated depreciation and amortization expense for the thirty-nine weeks ended October 31, 2020 was $1.6 million as compared to $1.3 million for the comparable prior year period.

Interest Expense.   Interest expense was $0.4 million for the thirteen weeks ended October 28, 2017 due31, 2020, as compared to expenses$0.2 million for etailz, acquisition related compensation expenses, and higher depreciation and amortization expenses, offset slightly by lower fye expenses. SG&A expenses increased $25.3the thirteen weeks ended November 2, 2019.

Interest expense was $1.0 million for the thirty-nine weeks ended October 28, 201731, 2020 compared to $0.5 million for the thirty-nine weeks ended November 2, 2019.  The increase in interest expense was due to expenses for etailz, acquisition related compensation expenses, and higher depreciation and amortization expenses, offset slightly by lower fye expenses, and a benefit recordedincreased long-term borrowings.  See Note 9 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for further detail on the Company’s contingent consideration.

debt.


Loss From Discontinued Operations.  For the thirteen-weeks ended November 2, 2019, the Company recognized a loss from discontinued operations of $20.1 million related to the fye Segment

SG&A excluding depreciation, amortization, and acquisitiontransaction. For the thirty-nine weeks ended November 2, 2019, the Company recognized a loss from continuing operations of $27.9 million related transaction costs decreased $2.2 million, or 7.5%, and $4.5 million, or 5.1%,to the fye transaction.


See Note 3 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for more information on the loss from discontinued operations.

Income Tax Benefit (Expense).  During the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended October 28, 2017, respectively. As a percentage31, 2020, based on the Company’s on an evaluation of fye revenue, SG&A expenses, excluding depreciation, amortization, and acquisition related transaction costs for the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended October 28, 2017 were 51.4% and 47.8% compared to 46.4% and 43.8% for the same period last year. The increasenew information that occurred in the rate was primarily due to the comp sales decline and expenses to support the upgrading of the Company’s digital and data capability, including the re-platforming of fye.com.

etailz Segment

etailz reported SG&A, excluding depreciation, amortization, and acquisition related compensation expenses, of $9.2 million and $27.0 million for the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended October 28, 2017, respectively, which primarily includes commission fees and payroll costs.

Depreciation and Amortization.Consolidated depreciation and amortization expense increased $1.2 million and $4.7 million for the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended October 28, 2017, respectively. Amortization of intangibles, as described in Note 5 to the condensed consolidatedcurrent financial statements, increased $0.8 million and $2.8 million for the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended October 28, 2017, respectively. Depreciation expense increased $0.4 million and $1.9 million for the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended October 28, 2017, respectively, primarily due to the fye segment’s investments in technology enhancements, new and remodeled stores and the chain wide rollout of new marketplace fixtures to support the fye segment’s shift in merchandising assortment from media categories to its lifestyle category.

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Income from Joint Venture.etailz segment is a party to a Joint Venture Agreement as described in Note 4 to the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements. Income from the joint venture was $866 thousand and $1,038 thousand for the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended October 28, 2017, respectively.

Interest Expense.Interest expense was $83 thousand and $200 thousand during the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended October 28, 2017, respectively. Interest expense consisted primarily of unused commitment fees and the amortization of fees related to the Company’s credit facility. Interest expense during the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended October 29, 2016 was $179 thousand and $523 thousand, respectively. The reduction in interest expense was due to lower commitment fees and lower interest rates resulted from the amendment of the credit facility as discussed in Note 9 to the interim condensed consolidated financial statements.

Gain (Loss) on Insurance Proceeds.The gain on insurance proceeds related to the death of the Company’s former Chairman was $8.7 million during the thirty-nine weeks ended October 28, 2017, which consisted of an $8.8 million gain recorded during the first fiscal quarter of 2017 and a loss of $129 thousand recorded during the second fiscal quarter of 2017.

Other Income. Other income was $59 thousand and $91 thousand during the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended October 28, 2017, respectively, compared to $51 thousand and $1.1 million for the same periods last year. Other income for the thirty-nine weeks ended October 29, 2016 included an $800 thousand gain on the sale of an investment.

Income Tax Expense. During the third quarter of fiscal 2016, in connection with the acquisition of etailz,reporting period, the Company recognized arecorded an income tax benefit of $7.5$3.5 million related to the reductionrecognition of its valuation allowance equivalentpreviously unrecognized income tax benefits pursuant to ASC 740-10-25, Accounting for Income Taxes – Recognition. Prior to the net deferredcurrent financial reporting period, the Company had accrued the liabilities for unrecognized income tax liabilities recorded onbenefits, including accrued interest and penalties related to tax positions created by the etailz opening balance sheet.  In assessing the realizabilityfye business.  As a result of the net deferred tax assets at the timefye transaction and a reorganization of the acquisition of etailz, management considered whether it is more likely than not that some portion or all ofCompany’s corporate structure, the remaining deferred tax assetsCompany will not be realizable. Management consideredutilize the scheduled reversal of taxable temporary differences, projected future taxable income when combining Trans World Entertainment projected income or losstax attributes attributable to the tax positions and the corporate entities associated with etailz projected income or loss, andthe tax planning strategies when making this assessment. positions have been liquidated.

Based on the available objective evidence, management concluded that a full valuation allowance should be recorded against itsthe Company's deferred tax assets net of the deferred tax liabilities recorded in connection with the etailz acquisition.   As a result, there were insignificant tax expense (benefit) amounts recorded during the thirteen weeks ended November 2, 2019 and the thirty-nine weeks ended November 2, 2019.

Net Income (Loss). Net income for the thirteen weeks ended October 31, 2020 was $2.6 million as compared to a net loss of $23.2 million for the comparable prior year period.

The net loss for the thirty-nine weeks ended October 28, 2017.

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31, 2020 was $3.8 million as compared to $39.1 million for the comparable prior year period.

Net Loss. The following table sets forth a period over period comparison of the Company’s net loss:

  Thirteen Weeks Ended   Thirty-nine Weeks Ended 
        Change        Change 
  October 28,
2017
  October 29,
2016
  $   October 28,
2017
  October 29,
2016
  $ 
  (in thousands)      (in thousands)    
Loss before income tax $(8,135) $(7,936) $(199)  $(10,045) $(12,471) $2,426 
Income tax expense (benefit)  (64)  (7,452)  7,388    40   (7,358)  7,398 
Net loss $(8,071) $(484) $(7,587)  $(10,085) $(5,113) $(4,972)

For the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended October 28, 2017, the Company’s net loss increased $7.6 million and $5.0 million, respectively. The increase in net loss was primarily due to the income tax benefit recorded in the third quarter of 2016.

LIQUIDITY


Liquidity and Cash Flows:

In connection with


The Company’s primary sources of liquidity are its borrowing capacity under its revolving credit facility, available cash and cash equivalents, and to a lesser extent, cash generated from operations. Our cash requirements relate primarily to working capital needed to operate and grow our business, including funding operating expenses and the preparationpurchase of inventory. Our ability to achieve profitability and meet future liquidity needs and capital requirements will depend upon numerous factors, including the timing and amount of our  net revenue; the timing and amount of our operating expenses; the timing and costs of working capital needs; successful implementation of our strategy and planned activities; and our ability to overcome the impact of the condensed consolidated financial statements,COVID-19 pandemic.

As disclosed in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K filed June 15, 2020, The Company experienced negative cash flows from operations during fiscal 2019 and 2018 and we expect to incur net losses in 2020.

The ability of the Company conducted an evaluation as to whether there were conditionsmeet its liabilities and events, considered in the aggregate, which raised substantial doubt as to the entity’s ability to continue as a going concern within one year afteris dependent on improved profitability, the datecontinued implementation of the issuance, orstrategic initiative to reposition Kaspien as a platform of software and services, the date of availability of future funding, implementation of one or more corporate initiatives to reduce costs at the parent company level (which could include a voluntary delisting from NASDAQ and deregistering of our Common Stock in order to substantially eliminate the costs associated with being a public company), satisfying all unassumed liabilities of the fye segment and other strategic alternatives, including selling all or part of the remaining business or assets of the Company, and overcoming the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

There can be no assurance that we will be successful in further implementing our business strategy or that the strategy, including the completed initiatives, will be successful in sustaining acceptable levels of sales growth and profitability.  In addition, the proceeds from the PPP Loan are subject to audit and there is a risk of repayment. The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of these uncertainties.

On August 4, 2020, the Company received a letter from the Listing Qualifications staff of the Nasdaq notifying the Company that it is no longer in compliance with the minimum stockholders’ equity requirement for continued listing on the Nasdaq Capital Market. Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(b)(1) requires listed companies to be issued, noting that theremaintain stockholders’ equity of at least $2,500,000 and as of August 4, 2020, the Company did not appearmeet the alternative compliance standards relating to the market value of listed securities or net income from continuing operations.

The notification letter has no immediate effect on the Company’s listing on the Nasdaq Capital Market. On September 18, 2020, the Company submitted to Nasdaq the Compliance Plan.  On September 30, 2020, the Company received another notice from Nasdaq that it had approved the Compliance Plan and granted the Company an extension period to February 1, 2021 to regain compliance with the Stockholders’ Equity Requirement. If the Company does not regain compliance in the timeframe required by Nasdaq, the Nasdaq staff could provide notice that the Company’s Common Stock is subject to delisting.

The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for the thirteen weeks ended October 31, 2020 were prepared on the basis of a going concern which contemplates that the Company will be evidenceable to realize assets and discharge liabilities in the normal course of substantial doubtbusiness. The ability of the entity’s abilityCompany to meet its liabilities and to continue as a going concern.

Theconcern is dependent on continued improved profitability and the other factors set forth in the preceding paragraph. For the next 12 months, management believes that the Company’s primary sources of working capital are cash provided by operations and borrowing capacity under its revolving credit facility. The Company’s cash flows fluctuate from quarter to quarter due to various items, including seasonality of sales and earnings, merchandise inventory purchases and returns, the related terms on the purchases and capital expenditures. Management believes itexisting liquidity will havebe adequate resources to fund its cash needs for the foreseeable future, including itsworking capital spending, its seasonal increase in merchandise inventory and other operating cash requirements and commitments.

needs. Management anticipates any cash requirements due to a shortfall in cash from operations will be funded by the Company’s revolving credit facility, as discussed in Notenote 9 toin the Company’s interim condensed consolidated financial statements.

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Furthermore, broad market and industry factors may seriously harm the market price of our Common Stock, regardless of our operating performance, and may adversely impact our ability to raise additional funds, should we require such additional funds. Similarly, if our Common Stock is delisted from the Nasdaq Capital Market, it may also limit our ability to raise additional funds.

The following table sets forth a summary of key components of cash flow and working capital:

      As of or for the
Thirty-nine Weeks Ended
  Change 
  (in thousands)    October 28,
2017
   October 29,
2016
   $ 
  Operating Cash Flows    (33,947)  (29,879)  (4,068)
  Investing Cash Flows    6,028   (52,226)  58,254 
  Financing Cash Flows    -   (1,398)  1,398 
                 
  Capital Expenditures (1)  (6,392)  (16,726)  10,334 
  Purchases of business, net of cash acquired (1)  -   (36,600)  36,600 
  Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Restricted Cash (2)  16,158   20,808   (4,650)
  Merchandise Inventory    144,754   157,827   (13,073)
  Working Capital    95,951   91,617   4,334 
                 
                 
(1) Included in Investing Cash Flows              
                 
(2) Cash and cash equivalents per condensed consolidated balance sheets   $3,924  $4,708  $(784)
  Add: restricted cash    12,234   16,100   (3,866)
  Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash   $16,158  $20,808  $(4,650)


    
As of or for the
Thirty-nine Weeks Ended
  Change 
 (amounts in thousands)  
October 31,
2020
  
November 2,
2019
  
$ 
 Operating Cash Flows  $(15,272) $(39,085) $23,813 
 Investing Cash Flows   10,884   (2,013)  12,897 
 Financing Cash Flows   3,004   27,771   (24,767)
               
 Capital Expenditures
(1) 
  (935)  (2,128)  1,193 
               
 Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Restricted Cash
(2) 
  7,428   9,162   (1,734)
 Merchandise Inventory   27,204   22,522   4,682 
               
(1) 
Included in Investing Cash Flows             
               
(2) 
Cash and cash equivalents per condensed consolidated balance sheets  $2,396  $3,073   (677)
 Add: restricted cash   5,032   6,089   (1,057)
 Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash  $7,428  $9,162  $(1,734)

Cash used in operations was $34.0$15.3 million primarily due to net loss of $3.8 million, a $5.3 million decrease in accrued expenses and a $9.4 million increase in inventory partially offset by a $1.7 million decrease in accounts receivable, and a $2.5 million decrease in prepaid expenses and other current assets. The decrease in accrued expenses is primarily attributable to the payment of obligations related to the fye business.

Cash provided by investing activities was $10.9 million for the thirty-nine weeks ended October 28, 201731, 2020, which primarily due to a net lossconsisted proceeds from the sale of $10.1the fye business, partially offset by capital expenditures of $0.9 million.   Cash used in investing activities was $2.0 million adding back depreciation and amortizationfor the thirty-nine weeks ended November 2, 2019, which primarily consisted of $10.5 million and non-cash compensation of $2.3 million, less seasonable increase in merchandise inventory of $18.7 million, the adjustment to the contingent consideration liability of $1.4 million, the gain on insurance proceeds of $8.7 million, and reductions in accounts payable and deferred revenue of $6.9 million and $2.9 million respectively.

capital expenditures.


Cash provided by investingfinancing activities was $6.0$30 million for the thirty-nine weeks ended October 28, 2017, which consisted31, 2020.  The primary source of Company owned life insurancecash was borrowings from the New Credit Facility of $8.5 million, the Subordinated Loan Agreement of $5.2 million and SERP benefits proceedsborrowings from the PPP of $14.4$2.0 million less $6.4 million in capital expenditures, and a $2.6 million investment in a joint venture.

Cash providedpartially offset by financing activities was comprisedthe payoff of $5.0 million proceeds from short-term borrowings.the Credit Facility of $13.1 million. Cash used in financing activities was comprised of $5.0$27.8 million payment to the etailz shareholders in connection with the amendment to the share purchase agreement.

In January 2017, the Company entered into a $50 million asset based credit facility (“Credit Facility”) which amended the previous credit facility. The availability under the Credit Facility is subject to limitations based on inventory levels. The principal amount of all outstanding loans under the Credit Facility, together with any accrued but unpaid interest, are due and payable in January 2022, unless otherwise paid earlier pursuant to the terms of the Credit Facility. Payments of amounts due under the Credit Facility are secured by the assets of the Company. The Credit Facility contains a provision to increase availability to $75 million during October to December of each year, as needed. During the third quarter of fiscal 2017, the Company exercised the right to increase its borrowing base to $60 million, subject to the same limitations noted above.

Interest under the Credit Facility will accrue, at the election of the Company, at a Base Rate or LIBO Rate, plus, in each case, an Applicable Margin, which is determined by reference to the level of availability, with the Applicable Margin for LIBO Rate loans ranging from 2.25% to 2.75% and the Applicable Margin for Prime Rate loans ranging from 0.75% to 1.25%. In addition, a commitment fee ranging from 0.375% to 0.50% is also payable on unused commitments.

The Credit Facility contains customary affirmative and negative covenants, including restrictions on dividends and share repurchases, incurrence of additional indebtedness and acquisitions, covenants around the net

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number of store closings, and restrictions related to the payment of cash dividends, including limiting the amount of dividends and share repurchases to $5.0 million annually and not allowing borrowings under the amended facility for the six months before or six months after the dividend payment.

Refer to footnote 9 in the interim condensed consolidated financial statements for further information regarding the Company’s Credit Facility.

thirty-nine weeks ended November 2, 2019, which was comprised entirely of proceeds from short term borrowings.


Capital Expenditures.During the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended October 28, 2017,31, 2020, the Company made capital expenditures of $2.2$0.9 million. The Company currently plans to spend approximately $1.5 million and $6.4 million, respectively. The Company’s planned annual fiscal 2017for capital expenditures is approximately $8.0 million.

during fiscal 2020


CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES


The preparation of financial statements and related disclosures in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires that management apply accounting policies and make estimates and assumptions that affect results of operations and the reported amounts of assets and liabilities in the financial statements.  Management continually evaluates its estimates and judgments including those related to merchandise inventory and return costs and income taxes.  Management bases its estimates and judgments on historical experience and other factors that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances.  Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.


Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations included in the Form 10-K as of and for the year ended January 28, 2017February 1, 2020 includes a summary of the critical accounting policies and methods used by the Company in the preparation of its interim condensed consolidated financial statements.  There have been no material changes or modifications to the policies since January 28, 2017.

February 1, 2020.


Recent Accounting Pronouncements:


The information set forth under Note 32, Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements section contained in Item 1, “Notes to Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements”, is incorporated herein by reference.

Non-GAAP Measures:

This Form 10-Q contains certain non-GAAP metrics, including: adjusted operating income for the etailz segment and SG&A excluding depreciation, amortization, and acquisition related transaction and compensation expenses for each reporting segment. A non-GAAP measure is not a recognized measure of financial performance under GAAP in the United States, and should not be considered as a substitute for operating earnings, net earnings from continuing operations or cash flows from operating activities, as determined in accordance with GAAP. Non-GAAP items are provided because management believes that, when reconciled from the GAAP items to which they relate, they provide additional useful information to investors regarding the Company’s operational performance.

The Company calculates etailz adjusted income from operations to evaluate its own operating performance and as an integral part of its planning process. The Company presents etailz adjusted income from operations as a supplemental measure because it believes such a measure provides management and investors with a more complete understanding of its business operating results, including underlying trends, by excluding the effects of certain charges.

The Company calculates SG&A, excluding depreciation, amortization, and acquisition related compensation expenses to evaluate its own operating performance and as an integral part of its planning process. The Company presents SG&A, excluding depreciation, amortization, and acquisition related compensation expenses as a supplemental measure because it believes such a measure provides management and investors with a more complete understanding of its business operating results, including underlying trends, by excluding the effects of certain charges.

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TRANS WORLD ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION

KASPIEN HOLDINGS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION


Item 3 - Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk


The Company does not hold any financial instruments that expose it to significant market risk and does not engage in hedging activities.  To the extent the Company borrows under its Credit Facility,revolving credit facility, the Company is subject to risk resulting from interest rate fluctuations since interest on the Company’s borrowings under its Credit Facilitycredit facility can be variable.Interest under the Credit Facility will accrue, at the election of the Company, at a Base Rate or LIBO Rate, plus, in each case, an Applicable Margin, which is determined by reference to the level of availability as defined in the Credit Agreement, with the Applicable Margin for LIBO Rate loans ranging from 2.25% to 2.75% and the Applicable Margin for Base Rate loans ranging from 0.75% to 1.25%.variable.  If interest rates on the Company’s Credit Facilityrevolving credit facility were to increase by 25 basis points, and to the extent borrowings were outstanding, for every $1,000,000 outstanding on the facility, income before income taxesinterest expense would be reducedincreased by $2,500 per year.  For a discussion of the Company’s accounting policies for financial instruments and further disclosures relating to financial instruments, see “Nature of Operations and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K as of and for the year ended January 28, 2017. The Company does not currently hold any derivative instruments.

February 1, 2020.


Item 4 – Controls and Procedures


(a)   Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures.    The Company’s ChiefPrincipal  Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, after evaluating the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) as of October 28, 2017,31, 2020, have concluded that as of such date the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective and designed to ensure that (i) information required to be disclosed by the issuer in the reports that it files or submits under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms and (ii) information required to be disclosed by an issuer in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to the issuer’s management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.


(b)Changes in internal controls.   The acquisition of etailz was significant to    There have been no changes in the Company and was consummated effective October 17, 2016. Upon consummation of the acquisition, etailz became a consolidated subsidiary of the Company. As of October 28, 2017 etailz operations are fully incorporated within the Company, includingCompany’s internal controls over financial reporting that occurred during the fiscal quarter covered by this quarterly report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting.

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TRANS WORLD ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION

KASPIEN HOLDINGS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES


PART II - OTHER INFORMATION


Item 1 – Legal Proceedings

The Company is subject to legal proceedings and claims that have arisen in the ordinary course of its business and have not been finally adjudicated.  Although there can be no assurance as to the ultimate disposition of these matters, it is management’s opinion, based upon the information available at this time, that the expected outcome of these matters, individually and in the aggregate, will not have a material adverse effect on the results of operations and financial condition of the Company.

Store Manager As a result, the liability for the cases listed below is remote.


Loyalty Memberships and Magazine Subscriptions Class Actions

Two former Store Managers filed actions alleging claims of entitlement to unpaid compensation for overtime. In one action, the plaintiff seeks to represent a class of allegedly similarly situated employees who performed the same position (Store Manager and Senior Assistant Manager) while the other plaintiff seeks to represent a class of allegedly similarly situated employees who performed the same position (Store Manager).

Specifically, Carol SpackAction

On November 14, 2018, three consumers filed a punitive class action complaint against Trans World Entertainment Corporation (Trans World)the Company and Synapse Group, Inc. in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, Boston Division (Case No.1:18-cv-12377-DPW) concerning enrollment in the Company’s Backstage Pass VIP loyalty program and associated magazine subscriptions.  The complaint alleged, among other things, that the Company’s “negative option marketing” misled consumers into enrolling for membership and subscriptions without obtaining the consumers’ consent.  The complaint sought to represent a nationwide class of “all persons in the United States” who were enrolled in and/or charged for Backstage Pass VIP memberships and/or magazine subscriptions, and to obtain statutory and actual damages on their behalf.

On April 11, 2019, the plaintiffs voluntarily dismissed their lawsuit.  On May 8, 2019, two of the plaintiffs from the dismissed lawsuit filed a similar punitive class action in Massachusetts state court (Civ. Act. No. 197CV00331, Mass. Super. Ct. Hampden Cty.), based on the same allegations, but this time seeking to represent only a class of “FYE customers in Massachusetts” who were charged for VIP Backstage Pass Memberships and/or magazine subscriptions.  The Company believes it has meritorious defenses to the plaintiffs’ claims and, if the new case is not dismissed in full, the Company intends to vigorously defend the action.

Store Manager Class Actions
There are two pending class actions.  The first, Spack v. Trans World Entertainment Corp. was originally filed in the District of New Jersey, on April 20, 2017 (Case No.: 3:17-cv-02687-BRM-LHG) alleging(the “Spack Action”).  The Spack Action alleges that she is entitled to unpaid compensation for overtime under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). She brings a nationwide collective action under the FLSA on behalf of allCompany misclassified Store Managers and(“SMs”) as exempt nationwide.  It also alleges that Trans World improperly calculated overtime for Senior Assistant Managers. SheManagers (“SAMs”) nationwide, and that both SMs and SAMs worked “off-the-clock.”  It also brings class action claims underalleges violations of New Jersey and Pennsylvania law on behalf of all persons who worked as Store Managers in New Jersey or Senior Assistant Managers in Pennsylvania.

On May 19, 2017, NatashaState Law with respect to calculating overtime for SAMs.  The second, Roper filed a complaint againstv. Trans World Entertainment Corp., was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York, (Case No.: 1:17-cv-0553-TJM-CFH) in which sheAugust 2017 (the “Roper Action”).  The Roper Action also alleges that she is entitled to unpaid compensation for overtime under the FLSA. Ms. Roper bringsasserts a nationwide collective action under the FLSAmisclassification claim on behalf of all similarly situated Store Managers.

SMs.  Both actions were consolidated into the Northern District of New York, with the Spack Action being the lead case.


The Company has reached a settlement with the plaintiffs for both store manager class actions.  The Company reserved $425,000 for the settlement as of February 2, 2020.

Item 1A – Risk Factors

Risks relating to the Company’s business and Common Stock are described in detail in Item 1A of the Company’s most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 28, 2017.

February 1, 2020.


Item 2 – Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

None.


Item 3 – Defaults Upon Senior Securities

None.


Item 4 – Mine Safety Disclosure

Not Applicable.


Item 5 – Other Information

None.

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None.


Item 6 - Exhibits


(A) Exhibits -
Exhibit No.
Description
Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation of Trans World Entertainment Corporation, dated September 3, 2020 – incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed on September 3, 2020. Commission File No. 0-14818.
 
Description
Amendment No. 2 to Bylaws of Kaspien Holdings Inc., dated September 3, 2020 – incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed on September 3, 2020. Commission File No. 0-14818.
31.1 
Chief Executive Officer certification pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
  
Chief Financial Officer certification pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
  
Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
  
101.INSXBRL Instance Document (furnished herewith)
  
101.SCHXBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema (furnished herewith)
  
101.CALXBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase (furnished herewith)
  
101.DEFXBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase (furnished herewith)
  
101.LABXBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase (furnished herewith)
  
101.PREXBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase (furnished herewith)
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SIGNATURES


Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

TRANS WORLD ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION


KASPIEN HOLDINGS INC.

December 7, 201715, 2020By: /s/ Michael FeurerKunal Chopra 
 Michael FeurerKunal Chopra
 ChiefPrincipal Executive Officer
 (Principal Executive Officer)

December 7, 201715, 2020By: /s/ John AndersonEdwin Sapienza 
 John AndersonEdwin Sapienza
 Chief Financial Officer
 (Principal and Chief Accounting Officer)
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