Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies) | 12 Months Ended |
Jan. 31, 2015 |
Accounting Policies [Abstract] | |
Fiscal Year | Fiscal Year |
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The Company maintains its accounts on a 52- to 53- week year ending on the Saturday closest to January 31. All references herein to fiscal year “2014” represents the 52-week period ended January 31, 2015, fiscal year “2013” represents the 52-week period ended February 1, 2014, and fiscal year “2012” represents the 53-week period ended February 2, 2013. |
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Principles of Consolidation and Presentation | Principles of Consolidation and Presentation |
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The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and all its subsidiaries. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. |
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Management Estimates and Assumptions | Management Estimates and Assumptions |
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The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America 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 revenues, net of estimated sales return, and expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results could differ from those estimates. |
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Fair Value Measurements | Fair Value Measurements |
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Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. Assets and liabilities measured at fair value are classified using the following hierarchy, which is based upon the transparency of inputs to the valuation at the measurement date. |
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| · | Level 1-Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. | |
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| · | Level 2-Inputs, other than the quoted prices in active markets, that are observable either directly or indirectly. | |
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| · | Level 3-Unobservable inputs based on the Company’s own assumptions. | |
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The classification of fair value measurements within the hierarchy is based upon the lowest level of input that is significant to the measurement. |
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Financial assets and liabilities with carrying amounts approximating fair value include cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued liabilities. The carrying amount of these financial assets and liabilities approximates fair value because of their short maturities. |
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Non-financial assets and liabilities, including long-lived assets, are measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis. The fair value of those assets is determined using Level 3 inputs which generally requires that the company to make estimates of future cash flows based on historical experience, current trends, market conditions and other relevant factors deemed material. |
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Cash and Cash Equivalents | Cash and Cash Equivalents |
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The Company considers all interest-bearing deposits and investments purchased with an original maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents. The Company maintains cash balances at financial institutions that may from time to time exceed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation’s insurance limits. The Company mitigates this concentration of credit risk by monitoring the credit worthiness of the financial institutions. |
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Accounts Receivable | Accounts Receivable |
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Accounts receivable consist of amounts due from credit card companies, tenant allowances due from landlords and income tax refund receivable. The Company’s management has reviewed accounts receivable for collectability and has determined that an allowance for doubtful accounts is not necessary at January 31, 2015 and February 1, 2014. |
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Inventory | Inventory |
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The Company values merchandise inventory at the lower of cost or market on a weighted-average cost basis. Inventory costs include freight costs. The Company records merchandise receipts at the time they are delivered to the distribution center or to its boutiques directly from vendors. |
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The Company reviews its inventory levels to identify slow-moving merchandise and generally uses promotional markdowns to clear slow-moving merchandise. Each period, the Company evaluates recent selling trends and the related promotional events or pricing strategies in place to sell through the current inventory levels. To accelerate the flow of new merchandise into its boutiques, the Company disposed of certain slow-moving merchandise in the second and fourth quarters of fiscal year 2014 at a cost of $3.0 million and $1.8 million, respectively. |
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The Company also estimates a shrinkage reserve for the period of time between the last physical count and the balance sheet date. The estimate for shrinkage reserve can be affected by changes in merchandise mix and changes in actual shrinkage trends. |
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Property and Equipment | Property and Equipment |
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Property and equipment is stated at cost. Depreciation of property and equipment is provided on a straight-line basis for financial reporting purposes using the following useful lives: |
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Assets | | Estimated Useful Lives | |
Equipment | | 3 - 5 years | |
Furniture and fixtures | | 5 years | |
Software, including software developed for internal use | | 3 - 12 years | |
Signage and leasehold improvements | | the lesser of 5 - 10 years or | |
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Assets under construction are not depreciated until the asset is placed in service and / or ready for use. |
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Maintenance and repairs of property and equipment are expensed as incurred, and major improvements are capitalized. Upon retirement, sale or other disposition of property and equipment, the cost and accumulated depreciation are eliminated from the accounts, and any gain or loss is reflected in current earnings. |
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Impairment of Long-lived Assets | Impairment of Long-lived Assets |
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The Company evaluates long-lived assets held for use and held for sale whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of those assets may not be recoverable. Assets are grouped and evaluated for impairment at the lowest level for which there are identifiable cash flows, which is generally at the boutique level. Long-lived assets are reviewed for impairment using factors including, but not limited to, the Company’s current and future operating plans and projected cash flows. The determination of whether impairment has occurred is based on an estimate of undiscounted future cash flows directly related to the assets compared to its carrying value. If the carrying value of the asset is greater than the sum of the undiscounted future cash flows, an impairment loss is recognized for the difference between the carrying value and the estimated fair value of the asset; provided, however, that no other facts or circumstances indicate that recognition of such loss is premature. Fair value is determined using Level 3 inputs based on discounted future cash flows associated with the asset using a discount rate commensurate with the risk. In addition, at the time a decision is made to close a boutique, the Company accelerates depreciation over the revised useful life of the asset. |
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In fiscal year 2014, the Company recognized a non-cash impairment charge of $2.5 million in connection with the abandonment of previously capitalized expenditures related to the development the Company’s e-commerce website. No impairment was recognized in fiscal years 2013 and 2012. The impairment charge is included in selling, general and administrative expenses. |
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Operating Leases | Operating Leases |
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The Company leases boutiques and its distribution center and office space under operating leases. The majority of the Company’s lease agreements provide for tenant improvement allowances, rent escalation clauses and/or contingent rent provisions. |
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Landlord incentives, such as tenant improvement allowances, are deferred and amortized on a straight-line basis over the lease term as a reduction of rent expense. The unamortized portion of landlord incentives totaled $23.0 million and $19.2 million at January 31, 2015 and February 1, 2014, respectively. |
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The Company records straight-line rent expense beginning on the earlier of taking possession of the boutique (pre-opening or construction period) or the commencement date of the lease. Certain leases provide for contingent rents, in addition to a basic fixed rent, which are determined as a percentage of gross sales in excess of specified levels. The Company records a contingent rent liability and the corresponding rent expense when specified levels have been achieved or when management determines that achieving the specified levels during the fiscal year is probable. |
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Revenue Recognition | Revenue Recognition |
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The Company recognizes revenue upon purchase of merchandise by customers, net of estimated merchandise returns and sales tax collected. Revenue is recognized for boutique sales at the point at which the customer receives and pays for the merchandise at the register. For direct-to-consumer sales, revenue is recognized upon delivery and includes shipping charges. Management estimates future returns on previously sold merchandise based on return history and current sales levels. Estimated sales returns are periodically compared to actual sales returns and adjusted, if appropriate. |
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Gift Cards and Gift Card Breakage | Gift Cards and Gift Card Breakage |
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The Company accounts for the sale of gift cards as a liability at the time a gift card is sold. The liability is relieved and revenue is recognized upon redemption of the gift card. The gift cards issued by the Company are owned by an unrelated third party. The Company’s gift cards do not have an expiration date. Income from gift card breakage is recognized when the likelihood of redemption is deemed to be remote based on historical redemption patterns. The Company recognized $0.1 million, $0.4 million and $0 of gift card breakage income in fiscal years 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively. The gift card breakage income is included in net sales. |
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Cost of Goods Sold and Occupancy Costs | Cost of Goods Sold and Occupancy Costs |
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Cost of goods sold and occupancy costs include the cost of purchased merchandise, freight costs from the Company’s suppliers to its distribution centers and freight costs for merchandise shipped directly from its vendors to its boutiques, allowances for inventory shrinkage and obsolescence, boutique occupancy costs including rent, utilities, common area maintenance, property taxes, boutique assets depreciation, boutique repair and maintenance costs, and shipping costs related to direct-to-consumer sales. |
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Selling, General and Administrative Expenses | Selling, General and Administrative Expenses |
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Selling, general and administrative expenses include boutique and headquarters payroll (including buying department), employee benefits, freight from distribution centers to boutiques, boutique pre-opening expense, credit card merchant fees, costs of maintaining and operating the Company’s direct-to-consumer business, travel and administration costs, corporate asset depreciation, stock-based compensation and other expenses related to operations at the corporate headquarters. |
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Freight costs included in selling, general and administrative expenses amounted to $3.8 million, $2.8 million and $2.1 million in fiscal years 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively. |
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Advertising | Advertising |
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Advertising costs are charged to expense as incurred or, in the case of media production costs (such as television or print), when advertising first takes place. Advertising costs were $1.1 million, $0.7 million and less than $0.1 million in fiscal years 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively. |
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Stock-Based Compensation | Stock-Based Compensation |
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Stock-based compensation is measured at the grant date fair value and recognized as expense over the requisite service period (generally the vesting period of the award) for awards that are expected to vest. Please refer to Note 7 for additional information. |
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Income Taxes | Income Taxes |
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The Company accounts for income taxes using the liability method. Under this method, the amount of taxes currently payable or refundable is accrued, and deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the estimated future tax consequences of temporary differences that currently exist between the tax basis and the financial reporting basis of the Company’s assets and liabilities. Valuation allowances are established against deferred tax assets when it is more-likely-than-not that the realization of those deferred tax assets will not occur. |
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Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using the enacted tax rates in effect in the years when those temporary differences are expected to reverse. The effect on deferred taxes from a change in tax rate is recognized through continuing operations in the period that includes the enactment date of the change. Changes in tax laws and rates could affect recorded deferred tax assets and liabilities in the future. |
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A tax benefit from an uncertain tax position may be recognized when it is more-likely-than-not that the position will be sustained upon examination, including resolutions of any related appeals or litigation processes, based on the technical merits. Income tax positions must meet a more-likely-than-not recognition threshold to be recognized. The Company recognizes tax liabilities for uncertain tax positions and adjusts these liabilities when the Company’s judgment changes as a result of the evaluation of new information not previously available. Interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits are recognized in income tax expense. The Company has no uncertain tax positions requiring accrual at January 31, 2015 and February 1, 2014. |
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Recent Accounting Pronouncements | Recent Accounting Pronouncements |
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In August 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ( “FASB” ) issued Accounting Standards Update ( “ASU” ) No. 2014-15, “Presentation of Financial Statements - Going Concern: Disclosure of Uncertainties about an Entity’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern,” which requires management to evaluate, at each annual and interim reporting period, whether there are conditions or events that raise substantial doubt about the entity’s ability to continue as a going concern within one year after the date the financial statements are issued and provide related disclosures. This guidance is effective for annual periods ending after December 15, 2016 and for annual and interim periods thereafter. The adoption of this guidance is not expected to have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements or disclosures. |
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In May 2014 the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers.” This pronouncement was issued to improve the financial reporting of revenue and improve comparability of the top line in financial statements globally and is effective for reporting periods beginning on or after December 15, 2016. The Company is in the process of assessing the provisions of this new guidance and has not yet determined whether the adoption will have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements or disclosures. |
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Earnings Per Share | Earnings per Share |
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Basic earnings per common share amounts are calculated using the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding for the period. Diluted earnings per common share amounts are calculated using the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding for the period and include the dilutive impact of stock options and restricted stock using the more dilutive of the treasury stock method or the two-class method. |
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Segment Reporting | Segment Reporting |
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The Company determined its operating segments on the same basis used internally to evaluate performance. The Company’s reporting segments are the operation of boutiques and the direct-to-consumer website, which have been aggregated into one reportable financial segment. The Company aggregates its operating segments because (i) the merchandise offered at retail locations and through the direct-to-consumer business is largely the same and (ii) management believes that the majority of its direct-to-consumer customers are also customers of retail locations. All of the Company’s identifiable assets are located in the United States. |
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