Business Segment Data

12 Months Ended

Feb. 02, 2019

We use the following seven merchandise categories, which match our internal management and reporting of merchandise net sales: Furniture, Seasonal, Soft Home, Food, Consumables, Hard Home, and Electronics, Toys, & Accessories. The Furniture category includes our upholstery, mattress, case goods, and ready-to-assemble departments. The Seasonal category includes our Christmas trim, lawn & garden, summer, and other holiday departments. The Soft Home category includes our fashion bedding, utility bedding, bath, window, decorative textile, home organization, area rugs, home décor, and frames departments. The Food category includes our beverage & grocery, candy & snacks, and specialty foods departments. The Consumables category includes our health, beauty and cosmetics, plastics, paper, chemical, and pet departments. The Hard Home category includes our small appliances, table top, food preparation, stationery, greeting cards, and home maintenance departments. The Electronics, Toys, & Accessories category includes our electronics, toys, jewelry, and hosiery departments.

We periodically assess, and potentially enact minor adjustments to, our product hierarchy, which can impact the roll-up of our merchandise categories. Our financial reporting process utilizes the most current product hierarchy in reporting net sales by merchandise category for all periods presented. Therefore, there may be minor reclassifications of net sales by merchandise category compared to previously reported amounts.

The following table presents net sales data by merchandise category:



(In thousands)	2018		2017		2016
Furniture	$	1,289,133	$	1,236,737	$	1,195,365
Soft Home	826,313		789,596		750,814
Consumables	799,038		822,533		817,747
Food	782,988		818,387		824,414
Seasonal	765,619		765,674		738,756
Hard Home	407,596		428,788		437,575
Electronics, Toys, & Accessories	367,418		402,647		429,324
Net sales	$	5,238,105	$	5,264,362	$	5,193,995