Segment reporting

9 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2014

Segment reporting

Segment reporting

8.Segment reporting

The Company manages its business on the basis of one reportable segment. As of October 31, 2014, 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.

	13 Weeks Ended				39 Weeks Ended
(In thousands)	October 31, 2014		November 1, 2013		October 31, 2014		November 1, 2013
Classes of similar products:
Consumables	$	3,645,021	$	3,362,796	$	10,666,675	$	9,859,528
Seasonal	524,623		505,793		1,659,651		1,610,965
Home products	298,878		276,770		867,903		807,986
Apparel	255,887		236,479		776,300		731,743
Net sales	$	4,724,409	$	4,381,838	$	13,970,529	$	13,010,222