Segment reporting

12 Months Ended

Jan. 29, 2016

Segment reporting

Segment reporting

11. Segment reporting

        The Company manages its business on the basis of one reportable operating segment. See Note 1 for a brief description of the Company's business. As of January 29, 2016, all of the Company's operations were located within the United States with the exception of certain subsidiaries in Hong Kong and China and a liaison office in India, which collectively are not material with regard to assets, results of operations or otherwise, to the consolidated financial statements. The following net sales data is presented in accordance with accounting standards related to disclosures about segments of an enterprise.

(In thousands)	2015		2014		2013
Classes of similar products:
Consumables	$	15,457,611	$	14,321,080	$	13,161,825
Seasonal		2,522,701		2,344,993		2,259,516
Home products		1,289,423		1,205,373		1,115,648
Apparel		1,098,827		1,038,142		967,178
Net sales	$	20,368,562	$	18,909,588	$	17,504,167