Note 7 — Leases

The Company leases retail store facilities, corporate office space, warehouse facilities and certain vehicles and equipment under operating leases with terms generally ranging up to 10 years and expiring at various dates through fiscal 2034. Most of the retail store agreements include an initial term with renewal options and provide for minimum fixed rental payments. The Company does not include lease renewal options in the lease term for calculations of its right-of-use assets and liabilities until it is reasonably certain that the Company plans to renew these leases. A few retail store lease agreements have only variable lease payments based on a percentage of sales, while other store leases contain contingent rentals based on sales performance in excess of specified minimums in addition to minimum fixed rentals.

The majority of the Company’s leases have monthly fixed rent with additional costs that are not components of the lease (e.g., real estate taxes and insurance costs) and non-lease components (e.g., common area maintenance) either of which can be variable or fixed. These additional non-lease components are excluded from the calculation of the lease liability and right-of-use asset. The Company’s leases do not provide an implicit rate, so the incremental borrowing rate, based on the information available at commencement or modification date, is used in determining the present value of lease payments. The Company has elected not to recognize leases with an original term of one year or less on the consolidated balance sheets.

The Company's classification of lease cost on the Company's consolidated statements of operations is as follows (in thousands):

 

 

52 Week Period Ended (1)

 

 

53 Week Period Ended (1)

 

 

52 Week Period Ended (1)

 

 

 

February 1, 2025

 

 

February 3, 2024

 

 

January 28, 2023

 

Cost of sales (2)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating lease cost

 

$

45,373

 

 

$

46,066

 

 

$

44,960

 

Short-term lease cost

 

 

743

 

 

 

1,308

 

 

 

2,662

 

Variable lease cost

 

 

1,067

 

 

 

1,226

 

 

 

1,367

 

Total lease cost in cost of sales

 

 

47,183

 

 

 

48,600

 

 

 

48,989

 

Other operating expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating lease cost

 

 

1,201

 

 

 

1,651

 

 

 

1,657

 

Short-term lease cost

 

 

63

 

 

 

66

 

 

 

67

 

Total lease cost in other operating expenses

 

 

1,264

 

 

 

1,717

 

 

 

1,724

 

Total lease cost

 

$

48,447

 

 

$

50,317

 

 

$

50,713

 

(1)
Total lease cost excludes expense for non-lease components including common area maintenance and excludes costs that are not a component of the lease including real estate taxes, insurance, sales taxes and utilities for the Company’s leases.
(2)
Cost of sales includes all distribution center lease costs and store occupancy-related lease costs.

As of February 1, 2025, future minimum payments, by year and in the aggregate, under all operating leases with initial terms of one year or more consist of the following (in thousands):

 

 

Operating
Leases

 

2025

 

$

48,944

 

2026

 

 

40,655

 

2027

 

 

29,994

 

2028

 

 

19,900

 

2029

 

 

11,613

 

Thereafter

 

 

11,433

 

Total lease payments

 

 

162,539

 

Less: interest

 

 

(28,099

)

Present value of lease liabilities

 

$

134,440

 

The Company’s lease term and discount rate is as follows:

 

 

 

February 1, 2025

 

Weighted-average remaining lease term (years)

 

 

4.3

 

Weighted-average discount rate

 

 

9.4

%

 

Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities is as follows (in thousands):

 

 

 

52 Weeks Ended
February 1, 2025

 

 

53 Weeks Ended
February 3, 2024

 

 

52 Weeks Ended
January 28, 2023

 

Operating cash flows from operating leases

 

$

46,122

 

 

$

55,805

 

 

$

49,125

 

Historical Timeline

Fiscal YearFiled
2025May 2, 2025Showing above
2024Mar 29, 2024
2023Apr 4, 2023
2022Mar 25, 2022
2021Mar 26, 2021
2020Apr 10, 2020
2019Mar 29, 2019
2018Apr 3, 2018
2017Mar 31, 2017
2016Apr 8, 2016

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.