results of operations the following table sets forth the components of the consolidated statements of operations of the company as a percentage of sales : replace_table_token_5_th sales sales were $ 1,583,789 in fiscal 2015 , an increase of $ 65,153 , or 4.3 % from the prior year . sales increased due to the opening of the greater morristown replacement store on november 6 , 2013 and union replacement store on april 30 , 2014. same store sales increased 2.1 % due to improved sales in the greater morristown replacement store in its second year of operations , higher average transaction size and increased customer counts . new stores and replacement stores are included in same store sales in the quarter after the store has been in operation for four full quarters . store renovations are included in same store sales immediately . sales were $ 1,518,636 in fiscal 2014 , an increase of $ 42,179 , or 2.9 % from the prior year . sales increased due to the opening of the greater morristown replacement store on november 6 , 2013 and union replacement store on april 30 , 2014. same store sales increased .2 % due to increased sales in both maryland stores and in stores that were closed for periods of up to eight days in the prior year due to superstorm sandy , partially offset by lower sales due to three store openings by competitors , very high sales in the prior year as customers prepared for superstorm sandy , and reduced sales in stores that reopened quickly after the storm . 12 gross profit gross profit as a percentage of sales increased .45 % in fiscal 2015 compared to the prior year primarily due to lower promotional spending ( .23 % ) , increased departmental gross margin percentages ( .23 % ) and decreased warehouse assessment charges from wakefern ( .06 % ) . these increases were partially offset by lower patronage dividends ( .06 % ) . gross profit as a percentage of sales decreased .04 % in fiscal 2014 compared to the prior year primarily due to decreased departmental gross margin percentages ( .33 % ) . gross margins declined in several departments primarily due to investments in lower prices to combat nontraditional competitors . this decrease was partially offset by improved product mix ( .10 % ) , lower promotional spending ( .09 % ) , and higher patronage dividends ( .08 % ) . operating and administrative expense operating and administrative expense as a percentage of sales decreased .34 % in fiscal 2015 compared to the prior year primarily due to lower payroll ( .11 % ) and advertising spending ( .05 % ) . payroll decreased primarily due to sales growth and increased payroll efficiency in the greater morristown store in its second year of operations . in addition , the prior year included charges for future lease obligations resulting from the closures of the morris plains and union stores ( .29 % ) and pre-opening costs for the greater morristown and union replacement stores ( .13 % ) . these decreases were partially offset by a charge to write-off all remaining insurance receivables related to superstorm sandy ( .14 % ) and increased workers compensation costs ( .11 % ) . operating and administrative expense as a percentage of sales increased .90 % in fiscal 2014 compared to the prior year primarily due to a charge for future lease obligations resulting from the closures of the morris plains and union stores ( .29 % ) , higher payroll ( .19 % ) , healthcare ( .14 % ) and repair and snow removal costs ( .07 % ) , increased legal and consulting fees ( .09 % ) and pre-opening costs for the greater morristown and union replacement stores ( .13 % ) . these increases were partially offset by a reduction in non-union pension expense ( .14 % ) . payroll costs increased due to efforts to enhance the customer experience and provide additional services , including the addition and expansion of shoprite from home in several stores and our village food garden at the greater morristown and union replacement stores and the remodeled livingston store . in addition , the prior fiscal year included a charge from the settlement of a dispute with a landlord ( .04 % ) and income from settlement of the national credit card lawsuit ( .08 % ) . depreciation and amortization depreciation and amortization expense was $ 23,330 , $ 22,274 and $ 20,354 in fiscal 2015 , 2014 and 2013 , respectively . depreciation and amortization expense increased in fiscal 2015 and 2014 compared to the prior years due to depreciation related to fixed asset additions . income from partnerships income from partnerships of $ 1,450 in fiscal 2013 are distributions received from two partnerships that exceeded the invested amounts . the company 's partnership interests resulted from its leasing of supermarkets in two shopping centers . the company remains a tenant in one of these shopping centers . interest expense interest expense was $ 4,535 , $ 3,602 and $ 3,771 , in fiscal 2015 , 2014 and 2013 , respectively . interest expense increased in fiscal 2015 compared to fiscal 2014 and 2013 primarily due to interest costs capitalized of $ 600 and $ 560 in fiscal 2014 and 2013 , respectively . interest income interest income was $ 2,399 , $ 2,622 and $ 2,783 in fiscal 2015 , 2014 and 2013 , respectively . interest income decreased due primarily to lower interest rates earned on investments and less amounts invested . income taxes the company 's effective income tax rate was 26.0 % , 82.5 % and 42.2 % in fiscal 2015 , 2014 and 2013 , respectively . story_separator_special_tag any material change in wakefern 's method of operation or a termination or material modification of village 's relationship with wakefern could have an adverse impact on the conduct of the company 's business and could involve additional expense for village . the failure of any wakefern member to fulfill its obligations to wakefern or a member 's insolvency or withdrawal from wakefern could result in increased costs to the company . additionally , an adverse change in wakefern 's results of operations could have an adverse effect on village 's results of operations . approximately 92 % of our employees are covered by collective bargaining agreements . any work stoppages could have an adverse impact on our financial results . if we are unable to control health care and pension costs provided for in the collective bargaining agreements , we may experience increased operating costs . village could be adversely affected if consumers lose confidence in the safety and quality of the food supply chain . the real or perceived sale of contaminated food products by us could result in a loss of consumer confidence and product liability claims , which could have a material adverse effect on our sales and operations . 18 certain of the multi-employer plans to which we contribute are underfunded . as a result , we expect that contributions to these plans may increase . additionally , the benefit levels and related items will be issues in the negotiation of our collective bargaining agreements . under current law , an employer that withdraws or partially withdraws from a multi-employer pension plan may incur a withdrawal liability to the plan , which represents the portion of the plan 's underfunding that is allocable to the withdrawing employer under very complex actuarial and allocation rules . the failure of a withdrawing employer to fund these obligations can impact remaining employers . the amount of any increase or decrease in our required contributions to these multi-employer pension plans will depend upon the outcome of collective bargaining , actions taken by trustees who manage the plans , government regulations , withdrawals by other participating employers and the actual return on assets held in the plans , among other factors . our long-lived assets , primarily stores , are subject to periodic testing for impairment . failure of our asset groups to achieve sufficient levels of cash flow could result in impairment charges on long-lived assets . our effective tax rate may be impacted by the results of tax examinations and changes in tax laws . wakefern provides all members of the cooperative with information system support that enables us to effectively manage our business data , customer transactions , ordering , communications and other business processes . these information systems are subject to damage or interruption from power outages , computer or telecommunications failures , computer viruses and related malicious software , catastrophic weather events , or human error . any material interruption of our or wakefern 's information systems could have a material adverse impact on our results of operations . due to the nature of our business , personal information about our customers , vendors and associates is received and stored in these information systems . in addition , confidential information is transmitted through our shoprite from home online business at shoprite.com and through the shoprite app . unauthorized parties may attempt to access information stored in or to sabotage or disrupt these systems . wakefern and the company maintain substantial security measures to prevent and detect unauthorized access to such information , including utilizing third-party service providers for monitoring our networks , security reviews , and other functions . it is possible that computer hackers , cyber terrorists and others may be able to defeat the security measures in place at wakefern or those of third-party service providers . any breach of these security measures and loss of confidential information , which could be undetected for a period of time , could damage our reputation with customers , vendors and associates , cause wakefern and village to incur significant costs to protect any customers , vendors and associates whose personal data was compromised , cause us to make changes to our information systems and could result in government enforcement actions and litigation against wakefern and or village from outside parties . any such breach could have a material adverse impact on our operations , consolidated financial condition , results of operations , and liquidity if the related costs to wakefern and village are not covered or are in excess of carried insurance policies . in addition , a security breach could require wakefern and village to devote significant management resources to address problems created by the security breach and restore our reputation . related party transactions the company holds an investment in wakefern , its principal supplier . village purchases substantially all of its merchandise from wakefern in accordance with the wakefern stockholder agreement . as part of this agreement , village is required to purchase certain amounts of wakefern common stock . at july 25 , 2015 , the company 's indebtedness to wakefern for the outstanding amount of this stock subscription was $ 1,156 . the maximum per store investment , which is currently $ 875 , increased by $ 25 in both fiscal 2015 and 2014 , resulting in additional investments of $ 738 and $ 657 , respectively . wakefern distributes as a “ patronage dividend ” to each member a share of its earnings in proportion to the dollar volume of purchases by the member from wakefern during the year . wakefern provides the company with support services in numerous areas including advertising , supplies , liability and property insurance , technology support and other store services . additional information is provided in note 3 to the consolidated financial statements . on february 15 , 2014 , village received $ 23,420 as prepayment of notes receivable due from wakefern .

net cash provided by operating activities was $ 52,447 in fiscal 2014 compared to $ 51,273 in the corresponding period of the prior year . during fiscal 2014 , village used cash to fund capital expenditures of $ 50,322 , dividends of $ 12,432 and invested an additional $ 18,177 in notes receivable from wakefern . capital expenditures include the construction of the greater morristown and union replacement stores . liquidity and debt working capital was $ 39,747 , $ 16,782 , and $ 94,299 at july 25 , 2015 , july 26 , 2014 and july 27 , 2013 , respectively . working capital ratios at the same dates were 1.41 , 1.11 , and 1.85 to one , respectively . the increase in working capital in fiscal 2015 compared to fiscal 2014 is due primarily to operating cash flows in excess of capital expenditures and dividends and the favorable settlement with the new jersey division of taxation in relation to amounts accrued . the decrease in working capital in fiscal 2014 compared to fiscal 2013 is due primarily to the $ 40,598 investment in long-term notes receivable , increased income tax liabilities as a result of the new jersey tax court decision and capital expenditures . the company 's working capital needs are reduced , since inventories are generally sold by the time payments to wakefern and other suppliers are due .


 Write a concise suspicious activity report of the following text delimited by triple backquotes. Return your response as a formal report which covers the key points highlighting the location,dates,entity names and account holder information in chronological order of the text.
     ```net cash provided by operating activities was $ 52,447 in fiscal 2014 compared to $ 51,273 in the corresponding period of the prior year . during fiscal 2014 , village used cash to fund capital expenditures of $ 50,322 , dividends of $ 12,432 and invested an additional $ 18,177 in notes receivable from wakefern . capital expenditures include the construction of the greater morristown and union replacement stores . liquidity and debt working capital was $ 39,747 , $ 16,782 , and $ 94,299 at july 25 , 2015 , july 26 , 2014 and july 27 , 2013 , respectively . working capital ratios at the same dates were 1.41 , 1.11 , and 1.85 to one , respectively . the increase in working capital in fiscal 2015 compared to fiscal 2014 is due primarily to operating cash flows in excess of capital expenditures and dividends and the favorable settlement with the new jersey division of taxation in relation to amounts accrued . the decrease in working capital in fiscal 2014 compared to fiscal 2013 is due primarily to the $ 40,598 investment in long-term notes receivable , increased income tax liabilities as a result of the new jersey tax court decision and capital expenditures . the company 's working capital needs are reduced , since inventories are generally sold by the time payments to wakefern and other suppliers are due .
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 Suspicious Activity Report : results of operations the following table sets forth the components of the consolidated statements of operations of the company as a percentage of sales : replace_table_token_5_th sales sales were $ 1,583,789 in fiscal 2015 , an increase of $ 65,153 , or 4.3 % from the prior year . sales increased due to the opening of the greater morristown replacement store on november 6 , 2013 and union replacement store on april 30 , 2014. same store sales increased 2.1 % due to improved sales in the greater morristown replacement store in its second year of operations , higher average transaction size and increased customer counts . new stores and replacement stores are included in same store sales in the quarter after the store has been in operation for four full quarters . store renovations are included in same store sales immediately . sales were $ 1,518,636 in fiscal 2014 , an increase of $ 42,179 , or 2.9 % from the prior year . sales increased due to the opening of the greater morristown replacement store on november 6 , 2013 and union replacement store on april 30 , 2014. same store sales increased .2 % due to increased sales in both maryland stores and in stores that were closed for periods of up to eight days in the prior year due to superstorm sandy , partially offset by lower sales due to three store openings by competitors , very high sales in the prior year as customers prepared for superstorm sandy , and reduced sales in stores that reopened quickly after the storm . 12 gross profit gross profit as a percentage of sales increased .45 % in fiscal 2015 compared to the prior year primarily due to lower promotional spending ( .23 % ) , increased departmental gross margin percentages ( .23 % ) and decreased warehouse assessment charges from wakefern ( .06 % ) . these increases were partially offset by lower patronage dividends ( .06 % ) . gross profit as a percentage of sales decreased .04 % in fiscal 2014 compared to the prior year primarily due to decreased departmental gross margin percentages ( .33 % ) . gross margins declined in several departments primarily due to investments in lower prices to combat nontraditional competitors . this decrease was partially offset by improved product mix ( .10 % ) , lower promotional spending ( .09 % ) , and higher patronage dividends ( .08 % ) . operating and administrative expense operating and administrative expense as a percentage of sales decreased .34 % in fiscal 2015 compared to the prior year primarily due to lower payroll ( .11 % ) and advertising spending ( .05 % ) . payroll decreased primarily due to sales growth and increased payroll efficiency in the greater morristown store in its second year of operations . in addition , the prior year included charges for future lease obligations resulting from the closures of the morris plains and union stores ( .29 % ) and pre-opening costs for the greater morristown and union replacement stores ( .13 % ) . these decreases were partially offset by a charge to write-off all remaining insurance receivables related to superstorm sandy ( .14 % ) and increased workers compensation costs ( .11 % ) . operating and administrative expense as a percentage of sales increased .90 % in fiscal 2014 compared to the prior year primarily due to a charge for future lease obligations resulting from the closures of the morris plains and union stores ( .29 % ) , higher payroll ( .19 % ) , healthcare ( .14 % ) and repair and snow removal costs ( .07 % ) , increased legal and consulting fees ( .09 % ) and pre-opening costs for the greater morristown and union replacement stores ( .13 % ) . these increases were partially offset by a reduction in non-union pension expense ( .14 % ) . payroll costs increased due to efforts to enhance the customer experience and provide additional services , including the addition and expansion of shoprite from home in several stores and our village food garden at the greater morristown and union replacement stores and the remodeled livingston store . in addition , the prior fiscal year included a charge from the settlement of a dispute with a landlord ( .04 % ) and income from settlement of the national credit card lawsuit ( .08 % ) . depreciation and amortization depreciation and amortization expense was $ 23,330 , $ 22,274 and $ 20,354 in fiscal 2015 , 2014 and 2013 , respectively . depreciation and amortization expense increased in fiscal 2015 and 2014 compared to the prior years due to depreciation related to fixed asset additions . income from partnerships income from partnerships of $ 1,450 in fiscal 2013 are distributions received from two partnerships that exceeded the invested amounts . the company 's partnership interests resulted from its leasing of supermarkets in two shopping centers . the company remains a tenant in one of these shopping centers . interest expense interest expense was $ 4,535 , $ 3,602 and $ 3,771 , in fiscal 2015 , 2014 and 2013 , respectively . interest expense increased in fiscal 2015 compared to fiscal 2014 and 2013 primarily due to interest costs capitalized of $ 600 and $ 560 in fiscal 2014 and 2013 , respectively . interest income interest income was $ 2,399 , $ 2,622 and $ 2,783 in fiscal 2015 , 2014 and 2013 , respectively . interest income decreased due primarily to lower interest rates earned on investments and less amounts invested . income taxes the company 's effective income tax rate was 26.0 % , 82.5 % and 42.2 % in fiscal 2015 , 2014 and 2013 , respectively . story_separator_special_tag any material change in wakefern 's method of operation or a termination or material modification of village 's relationship with wakefern could have an adverse impact on the conduct of the company 's business and could involve additional expense for village . the failure of any wakefern member to fulfill its obligations to wakefern or a member 's insolvency or withdrawal from wakefern could result in increased costs to the company . additionally , an adverse change in wakefern 's results of operations could have an adverse effect on village 's results of operations . approximately 92 % of our employees are covered by collective bargaining agreements . any work stoppages could have an adverse impact on our financial results . if we are unable to control health care and pension costs provided for in the collective bargaining agreements , we may experience increased operating costs . village could be adversely affected if consumers lose confidence in the safety and quality of the food supply chain . the real or perceived sale of contaminated food products by us could result in a loss of consumer confidence and product liability claims , which could have a material adverse effect on our sales and operations . 18 certain of the multi-employer plans to which we contribute are underfunded . as a result , we expect that contributions to these plans may increase . additionally , the benefit levels and related items will be issues in the negotiation of our collective bargaining agreements . under current law , an employer that withdraws or partially withdraws from a multi-employer pension plan may incur a withdrawal liability to the plan , which represents the portion of the plan 's underfunding that is allocable to the withdrawing employer under very complex actuarial and allocation rules . the failure of a withdrawing employer to fund these obligations can impact remaining employers . the amount of any increase or decrease in our required contributions to these multi-employer pension plans will depend upon the outcome of collective bargaining , actions taken by trustees who manage the plans , government regulations , withdrawals by other participating employers and the actual return on assets held in the plans , among other factors . our long-lived assets , primarily stores , are subject to periodic testing for impairment . failure of our asset groups to achieve sufficient levels of cash flow could result in impairment charges on long-lived assets . our effective tax rate may be impacted by the results of tax examinations and changes in tax laws . wakefern provides all members of the cooperative with information system support that enables us to effectively manage our business data , customer transactions , ordering , communications and other business processes . these information systems are subject to damage or interruption from power outages , computer or telecommunications failures , computer viruses and related malicious software , catastrophic weather events , or human error . any material interruption of our or wakefern 's information systems could have a material adverse impact on our results of operations . due to the nature of our business , personal information about our customers , vendors and associates is received and stored in these information systems . in addition , confidential information is transmitted through our shoprite from home online business at shoprite.com and through the shoprite app . unauthorized parties may attempt to access information stored in or to sabotage or disrupt these systems . wakefern and the company maintain substantial security measures to prevent and detect unauthorized access to such information , including utilizing third-party service providers for monitoring our networks , security reviews , and other functions . it is possible that computer hackers , cyber terrorists and others may be able to defeat the security measures in place at wakefern or those of third-party service providers . any breach of these security measures and loss of confidential information , which could be undetected for a period of time , could damage our reputation with customers , vendors and associates , cause wakefern and village to incur significant costs to protect any customers , vendors and associates whose personal data was compromised , cause us to make changes to our information systems and could result in government enforcement actions and litigation against wakefern and or village from outside parties . any such breach could have a material adverse impact on our operations , consolidated financial condition , results of operations , and liquidity if the related costs to wakefern and village are not covered or are in excess of carried insurance policies . in addition , a security breach could require wakefern and village to devote significant management resources to address problems created by the security breach and restore our reputation . related party transactions the company holds an investment in wakefern , its principal supplier . village purchases substantially all of its merchandise from wakefern in accordance with the wakefern stockholder agreement . as part of this agreement , village is required to purchase certain amounts of wakefern common stock . at july 25 , 2015 , the company 's indebtedness to wakefern for the outstanding amount of this stock subscription was $ 1,156 . the maximum per store investment , which is currently $ 875 , increased by $ 25 in both fiscal 2015 and 2014 , resulting in additional investments of $ 738 and $ 657 , respectively . wakefern distributes as a “ patronage dividend ” to each member a share of its earnings in proportion to the dollar volume of purchases by the member from wakefern during the year . wakefern provides the company with support services in numerous areas including advertising , supplies , liability and property insurance , technology support and other store services . additional information is provided in note 3 to the consolidated financial statements . on february 15 , 2014 , village received $ 23,420 as prepayment of notes receivable due from wakefern .

