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Selling, General and Administrative Expense

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Selling, General and Administrative Expense
6 Months Ended
Apr. 02, 2016
Selling, General and Administrative Expense [Abstract]  
Selling, General and Administrative Expense
Selling, General and Administrative Expense
We include in selling, general and administrative ("SG&A") expenses costs incurred subsequent to the receipt of finished goods at our distribution facilities, such as the cost of stocking, warehousing, picking, packing, and shipping goods for delivery to our customers. Distribution costs included in SG&A expenses totaled $3.9 million and $4.1 million for the three months ended April 2, 2016, and March 28, 2015, respectively, and totaled $7.6 million and $7.8 million for the six months ended April 2, 2016, and March 28, 2015, respectively. In addition, SG&A expenses include costs related to sales associates, administrative personnel, advertising and marketing expenses, royalty payments on licensed products and other general and administrative expenses.
During the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2014, certain strategic initiatives were implemented to improve net profitability. This effort included streamlining our administrative workforce, delayering our management structure and streamlining decision-making and information flow, as well as reducing duplicative and excess fixed cost. During the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2014, we recorded a total of $4.0 million in SG&A expense associated with these strategic initiatives. As of October 3, 2015, approximately $0.5 million of these expenses were accrued and reported on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. During the first six months of fiscal year 2016, no additional expense was incurred in association with these strategic initiatives and $67 thousand was disbursed, leaving approximately $0.5 million remaining accrued on our April 2, 2016, Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.