(in thousands) | September 26, 2013 | September 27, 2012 | ||||||
Inventories at FIFO cost: | ||||||||
Merchandise | $ | 101,978 | $ | 95,775 | ||||
Less adjustment to LIFO cost | (38,543 | ) | (38,965 | ) | ||||
Merchandise inventory at LIFO cost | 63,435 | 56,810 | ||||||
Fuel | 68,794 | 80,566 | ||||||
Total inventories | $ | 132,229 | $ | 137,376 | ||||