| Summary of Significant Accounting Policies | 2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Basis of Presentation Our interim consolidated financial statements are unaudited. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) have been omitted, in accordance with the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) Substantial Doubt about the Company’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern In accordance with the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2014-15, “Presentation of Financial Statements - Going Concern”, the Company’s management evaluated whether there are conditions or events that raise substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern within one year after the date of issuance of these financial statements. Although the following matters raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern within one year after the date these financial statements have been issued, the Company’s consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming that it will continue as a going concern. In December 2019, COVID-19 emerged and has subsequently spread worldwide. The World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic on March 11, 2020 resulting in federal, state and local governments and private entities mandating various restrictions, including travel restrictions, restrictions on public gatherings, stay at home orders and advisories and quarantining of people who may have been exposed to the virus. After close monitoring and taking into consideration the guidance from federal, state and local governments, in an effort to mitigate the spread of COVID-19, effective March 18, 2020, the Company closed all of its stores and its offices with employees working remotely where possible. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Company’s revenues, results of operations and cash flows have been materially adversely impacted which has resulted in a failure by us to comply with the financial covenants contained in our Asset Based Revolving Credit Agreement (“ABL Facility”) and Term Loan Agreement (“Term Loan”). Additionally, the inclusion of substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern in the report of our independent registered public accounting firm on our financial statements for the fiscal year ended February 1, 2020 resulted in a violation of affirmative covenants under our ABL Facility and Term Loan. On June 15, 2020, the Company entered into two forbearance agreements (the “Forbearance Agreements”) with the lenders under its ABL Facility and Term Loan credit facilities. The Forbearance Agreements are described in a Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Company with the SEC on June 16, 2020, and available on the SEC’s Edgar website as well as the Company’s website, which includes the full text of the agreement as an exhibit. Under the Forbearance Agreements, the respective lenders agreed not to exercise any rights and remedies until July 16, 2020 so long as, among other things, the Company otherwise remained in compliance with its credit facilities and complied with the terms of the Forbearance Agreements. On July 15, 2020, the Forbearance Agreements were extended to July 23, 2020. Subsequently, the Forbearance Agreements were extended through July 30, 2020. The extensions of the Forbearance Agreements are described in a Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Company with the SEC on July 16, 2020 and on July 23, 2020, and available on the SEC’s Edgar website as well as the Company’s website, which includes the full text of the agreement as an exhibit. If we are unable to obtain a further waiver from our lenders, our lenders could instruct the administrative agent under such credit facilities to exercise available remedies including, declaring the principal of and accrued interest on all outstanding indebtedness immediately due and payable and terminating all remaining commitments and obligations under the credit facilities. Although the lenders under our credit facilities may waive the defaults or forebear the exercise of remedies, they are not obligated to do so. Failure to obtain such a waiver would have a material adverse effect on the liquidity, financial condition and results of operations and may result in filing a voluntary petition for relief under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code in order to implement a restructuring plan. The Company could experience other potential impacts as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, including, but not limited to, additional charges from potential adjustments to the carrying amount of its inventory, goodwill impairment charges, right-of-use assets, long-lived asset impairment charges and additional store closures. Actual results may differ materially from the Company’s current estimates as the scope of the COVID-19 pandemic evolves, depending largely, though not exclusively, on the duration of the disruption to its business. These events contribute to conditions that raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern within one year after the date these financial statements have been issued. Under the terms of the ABL Facility and Term Loan, substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern is considered an event of default which allows the lenders to call the debt in advance of maturity. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, we have taken and continue to take aggressive and prudent actions to reduce expenses and defer payment of accounts payables and inventory purchases to preserve cash on-hand. These actions include, but are not limited to:
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temporary furlough of substantially all retail employees for the duration of store closures at their location and subject to reduced staffing for a phase-in period upon reopening;
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base salary reductions for our senior leadership team and suspension of pay raise for corporate employees;
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extension of payment terms for all accounts payable other than those necessary to support our ecommerce business;
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withholding payment of rent at all of our retail locations, beginning in April 2020, subject to discussion with our landlords;
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extended payment terms with merchandising vendors;
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eliminated one of our catalogs and are considering implementing this as a permanent change;
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limiting investments in our ecommerce business to necessary website and supporting functions; and
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suspension of nearly all capital expenditures. Additionally, we borrowed $33.0 million under our ABL Facility in March 2020. We are seeking to amend our ABL Facility to provide for further incremental borrowings. No assurances can be given as to when or if the Company will succeed in obtaining the amendment. We have also filed an income tax refund for $7.3 million with the IRS and multiple state jurisdictions related to the provision under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”) enacted in March 2020 that provides numerous tax provisions and other stimulus measures, including temporary suspension of certain payment requirements for the employer-paid portion of social security taxes, the creation of certain refundable employee retention credits, and technical corrections from prior tax legislation for tax depreciation of certain qualified improvement property. The Company has elected to defer the employer-paid portion of social security taxes beginning with pay dates on and after April 1, 2020. We continue to evaluate the provisions of the CARES Act and the ways in which it could assist our business and improve our liquidity. On May 15, 2020, the Company began reopening its stores and as of the issuance date, essentially all of its stores have been reopened in accordance with local government guidelines. There is significant uncertainty around the current and potential future business disruptions related to COVID-19, as well as its impact on the U.S. economy, consumer willingness to visit malls and shopping centers, and employee willingness to staff our stores. Recently Adopted Accounting Standards In November 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-18 – Collaborative Arrangements Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements In December 2019, the FASB issued ASU 2019-12 – Income Tax Accounting |
