Segment reporting

12 Months Ended

Feb. 03, 2012

Segment reporting

Segment reporting

13. Segment reporting

        The Company manages its business on the basis of one reportable segment. See Note 1 for a brief description of the Company's business. As of February 3, 2012, all of the Company's operations were located within the United States with the exception of a Hong Kong subsidiary, and a liaison office in India, the collective assets and revenues of which are not material. The following net sales data is presented in accordance with accounting standards related to disclosures about segments of an enterprise.

(In thousands)	2011		2010		2009
Classes of similar products:
Consumables	$	10,833,735	$	9,332,119	$	8,356,381
Seasonal		2,051,098		1,887,917		1,711,471
Home products		1,005,219		917,638		869,772
Apparel		917,136		897,326		858,756
Net sales	$	14,807,188	$	13,035,000	$	11,796,380