Business Segment Data

3 Months Ended

May 03, 2014

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

BUSINESS SEGMENT DATA

BUSINESS SEGMENT DATA

We use the following seven merchandise categories, which match our internal management and reporting of merchandise net sales: Food, Consumables, Soft Home, Hard Home, Furniture & Home Décor, Seasonal, and Electronics & Accessories. The Food category includes our beverage & grocery, candy & snacks, and specialty foods departments. The Consumables category includes our health and beauty, plastics, paper, chemical, and pet departments. The Soft Home category includes the fashion bedding, utility bedding, bath, window, decorative textile, and flooring departments. The Hard Home category includes our small appliances, table top, food preparation, stationary, greeting card, tools, paint, and home maintenance departments. The Furniture & Home Décor category includes our upholstery, mattress, ready-to-assemble, case goods, home décor, and frames departments. The Seasonal category includes our lawn & garden, summer, Christmas, toys, books, sporting goods, and other holiday departments. The Electronics & Accessories category includes the electronics, jewelry, apparel, hosiery, and infant accessories departments. In the fourth quarter of 2013, we realigned our merchandise categories to be consistent with the realignment of our merchandising team. Please see the Reclassifications section of note 1 to the consolidated financial statements for further discussion.

The following table presents net sales data by merchandise category:

	First Quarter
(In thousands)	2014		2013
Furniture & Home Décor	$	335,129	$	329,287
Consumables	224,495		213,826
Seasonal	210,283		219,037
Food	199,675		176,324
Soft Home	113,987		104,007
Hard Home	109,150		117,697
Electronics & Accessories	88,552		106,842
Net sales	$	1,281,271	$	1,267,020