13. Operating Leases

As of February 1, 2025, the Company leases all of its retail stores, a distribution center, and office space. As of that same date, the Company did not have any financing leases and no operating leases contained any material residual value guarantees or material restrictive covenants. Certain of the Company’s retail operating leases include variable rental payments based on a percentage of retail sales over contractual levels.

Some retail leases include one or more options to renew, with renewal terms that can extend the lease term from one to fifteen years. The Company’s distribution center has renewal terms that can extend the lease term up to twenty years. The exercise of lease renewal options is at the Company’s sole discretion.

The Company maintained a tenant incentive liability of $0.2 million and $0.3 million as of February 1, 2025 and February 3, 2024, respectively, related to certain variable retail leases.

The components of lease expense were as follows (in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

For the Fiscal Year Ended

 

Lease Cost

 

Classification

 

February 1, 2025

 

 

February 3, 2024

 

 

January 28, 2023

 

Operating lease cost

 

SG&A Expenses

 

$

39,866

 

 

$

39,102

 

 

$

38,713

 

Variable lease cost

 

SG&A Expenses

 

 

3,675

 

 

 

3,089

 

 

 

3,006

 

Total lease cost

 

 

 

$

43,541

 

 

$

42,191

 

 

$

41,719

 

For Fiscal Years 2024 and 2022, noncash impairment charges of $0.3 million and $0.6 million, respectively, were recorded. The impairment charges related primarily to a right-of-use asset which arose from the revised sublease assumptions relating to one floor of the corporate headquarters located in Quincy, Massachusetts that was vacated in July 2019. There were no impairments recorded in Fiscal Year 2023.

For Fiscal Years 2024, 2023, and 2022, Selling general and administrative expenses included common area maintenance expense of $12.2 million, $13.2 million and $13.1 million, respectively.

For Fiscal Years 2024, 2023, and 2022, the total cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of operating lease liabilities was $43.2 million, $45.1 million and $41.5 million, respectively.

The weighted average remaining lease term and weighted average discount rate for our operating leases are as follows:

 

Lease Term and Discount Rate

 

February 1, 2025

 

Weighted-average remaining lease term (in years)

 

 

 

Operating leases

 

 

5.0

 

Weighted-average discount rate

 

 

 

Operating leases

 

 

6.8

%

Maturities of lease liabilities as of February 1, 2025 were as follows (in thousands):

 

Fiscal Year

 

Operating Leases(1)

 

2025

 

$

38,538

 

2026

 

 

39,613

 

2027

 

 

27,928

 

2028

 

 

21,212

 

2029

 

 

15,139

 

Thereafter

 

 

24,394

 

Subtotal

 

 

166,824

 

Less: Imputed interest

 

 

27,424

 

Present value of lease liabilities

 

$

139,400

 

(1)
There were no operating leases with legally binding minimum lease payments for leases signed but for which the Company has not taken possession.
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About Leases Disclosures

Lease disclosures under ASC 842 provide a comprehensive view of a company's leased asset portfolio, including the split between operating and finance leases, discount rates used to present-value future payments, and the maturity schedule of lease obligations. This section reveals a significant source of off-balance-sheet commitments that were largely hidden before the current standard.

Key signals: the weighted-average discount rate affects the size of recorded lease liabilities — a higher rate reduces the reported obligation, so compare the chosen rate against the company's incremental borrowing rate. The operating versus finance lease mix affects both EBITDA and operating income presentation. Watch the maturity table for concentration risk: large payment cliffs in specific years may create cash flow pressure. Variable lease payments excluded from the liability measurement represent real obligations that do not appear on the balance sheet. Compare total lease costs against prior-year operating lease expense to assess the true economic burden.