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Exhibit 12.1

STATEMENT OF COMPUTATION OF RATIOS OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES AND EARNINGS TO COMBINED FIXED CHARGES AND PREFERRED STOCK DIVIDENDS

        The following table sets forth our ratios of earnings to fixed charges and earnings to combined fixed changes and preferred stock dividends for each of the periods shown.

 
   Year Ended
February 2,
2010 		  Year Ended
February 1,
2011 		  Year Ended
January 31,
2012 		  Year Ended
January 29,
2013 		  Year Ended
January 28,
2014 		  Three Months
Ended
April 29, 2014 		 
 
   (in thousands, except ratios)
  

Earnings:

                                      

Consolidated pretax income (loss)

   $ (3,268 ) $ 1,195   $ 25,536   $ 66,569   $ 86,082   $ 12,611  

Fixed charges

     47,458     53,064     55,429     47,649     58,334     16,880  
                           
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Total earnings available for fixed charges

   $ 44,190   $ 54,259   $ 80,965   $ 114,218   $ 144,416   $ 29,491  
                           
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Fixed Charges:

                                      

Interest expense

   $ 25,341   $ 29,041   $ 27,032   $ 7,296   $ 8,932   $ 2,432  

Estimated interest portion of rent expense

     20,332     22,002     26,119     38,391     47,452     14,064  

Amortization of debt issue costs

     1,785     2,021     2,278     1,962     1,950     384  
                           
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Total Fixed Charges

   $ 47,458   $ 53,064   $ 55,429   $ 47,649   $ 58,334   $ 16,880  
                           
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Preferred Stock Dividends

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Ratio of earnings to fixed charges*

     —     1.02x     1.46x     2.40x     2.48x     1.75x  
                           
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Ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges and preferred stock dividends*

     —     1.02x     1.46x     2.40x     2.48x     1.75x  
                           
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Deficiency of earnings available to cover fixed charges

   $ 3,268     —     —     —     —     —  
                           
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Earnings for the fiscal year ended February 2, 2010 were inadequate to cover fixed charges by a deficiency of $3.3 million, and did not cover combined fixed charges and preferred stock dividends by $3.3 million.

        These ratios are computed by dividing the total earnings by either the total fixed charges or combined total fixed charges and preferred stock dividends. For purposes of calculating the ratio of earnings to fixed charges, earnings represent pre-tax income from continuing operations plus fixed charges. Fixed charges consist of interest expense on all indebtedness plus amortization of debt issuance costs and the portion of rental expense that we believe is representative of the interest component of rental expense.



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