Segment reporting (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2020

Segment reporting

Schedule of net sales grouped by classes of similar products

	13 Weeks Ended				26 Weeks Ended
	July 31,		August 2,		July 31,		August 2,
(in thousands)	2020		2019		2020		2019
Classes of similar products:
Consumables	$	6,496,350	$	5,428,005	$	13,199,799	$	10,641,160
Seasonal		1,161,611		854,093		2,079,523		1,591,071
Home products		586,021		375,068		1,084,303		750,781
Apparel		440,259		324,587		769,065		621,926
Net sales	$	8,684,241	$	6,981,753	$	17,132,690	$	13,604,938