Segment reporting

9 Months Ended

Oct. 30, 2015

Segment reporting

Segment reporting

8.Segment reporting

The Company manages its business on the basis of one reportable operating segment. As of October 30, 2015, 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 to the condensed consolidated financial statements. 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 30, 2015		October 31, 2014		October 30, 2015		October 31, 2014
Classes of similar products:
Consumables	$	3,921,663	$	3,645,021	$	11,543,276	$	10,666,675
Seasonal	555,862		524,623		1,784,680		1,659,651
Home products	317,963		298,878		925,292		867,903
Apparel	271,560		255,887		828,376		776,300
Net sales	$	5,067,048	$	4,724,409	$	15,081,624	$	13,970,529