Segment reporting

12 Months Ended

Feb. 01, 2013

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 1, 2013, 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)	2012		2011		2010
Classes of similar products:
Consumables	$	11,844,846	$	10,833,735	$	9,332,119
Seasonal		2,172,399		2,051,098		1,887,917
Home products		1,061,573		1,005,219		917,638
Apparel		943,310		917,136		897,326
Net sales	$	16,022,128	$	14,807,188	$	13,035,000