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	Apr. 04, 2026	Apr. 05, 2025	Jan. 03, 2026	Dec. 28, 2024
Restructuring Reserve
Charges	$ 2,034	$ 15,821
Turnaround Plan
Restructuring Reserve
Beginning balance	11,829	0	$ 0
Charges	2,034	15,821	41,000	$ 7,000
Cash Payments	6,675	3,079
Non-cash Items	16	59
Ending balance	7,172	12,683	11,829	0
Turnaround Plan \| Store closures
Restructuring Reserve
Beginning balance	0	0	0
Charges	16	10
Cash Payments	0	0
Non-cash Items	16	10
Ending balance	0	0	0	0
Turnaround Plan \| Professional services and other
Restructuring Reserve
Beginning balance	5,561
Charges	769
Cash Payments	1,791
Non-cash Items	0
Ending balance	4,539		5,561
Turnaround Plan \| Professional services
Restructuring Reserve
Beginning balance		0	0
Charges		6,485
Cash Payments		1,145
Non-cash Items		0
Ending balance		5,340		0
Turnaround Plan \| Severance and employee-related benefits
Restructuring Reserve
Beginning balance	6,268	0	0
Charges	1,249	9,326
Cash Payments	4,884	1,934
Non-cash Items	0	49
Ending balance	$ 2,633	7,343	6,268	0
TAG Plan
Restructuring Reserve
Beginning balance		17,143	17,143
Cash Payments		13,242
Ending balance		3,901		17,143
TAG Plan \| Store closures
Restructuring Reserve
Beginning balance		1	1
Cash Payments		1
Ending balance		0		1
TAG Plan \| Professional services
Restructuring Reserve
Beginning balance		9,501	9,501
Cash Payments		6,529
Ending balance		2,972		9,501
TAG Plan \| Severance and employee-related benefits
Restructuring Reserve
Beginning balance		7,341	7,341
Cash Payments		6,712
Ending balance		629		7,341
TAG Plan \| Charges related to exits of certain product offerings
Restructuring Reserve
Beginning balance		300	$ 300
Cash Payments		0
Ending balance		$ 300		$ 300