Segment reporting

6 Months Ended

Jul. 29, 2011

Segment reporting

Segment reporting

9. Segment reporting

The Company manages its business on the basis of one reportable segment. As of July 29, 2011, 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. Net sales grouped by classes of similar products are presented below.

	13 Weeks Ended				26 Weeks Ended
(In thousands)	July 29, 2011		July 30, 2010		July 29, 2011		July 30, 2010
Classes of similar products:
Consumables	$	2,611,070	$	2,297,374	$	5,140,140	$	4,528,874
Seasonal	502,569		471,185		959,626		901,236
Home products	235,803		222,459		470,011		447,326
Apparel	225,752		223,137		457,114		448,033
Net sales	$	3,575,194	$	3,214,155	$	7,026,891	$	6,325,469