Business Segment Data

12 Months Ended

Feb. 01, 2020

We use the following seven merchandise categories, which are consistent with our internal management and reporting of merchandise net sales: Food, Consumables, Soft Home, Hard Home, Furniture, Seasonal, and Electronics, Toys, & Accessories. 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 Soft Home category includes the home décor, frames, fashion bedding, utility bedding, bath, window, decorative textile, home organization and area rugs departments. The Hard Home category includes our small appliances, table top, food preparation, stationery, greeting cards, and home maintenance departments. The Furniture category includes our upholstery, mattress, ready-to-assemble, and case goods departments. The Seasonal category includes our lawn & garden, summer, Christmas, and other holiday departments. The Electronics, Toys, & Accessories category includes our electronics, jewelry, hosiery, apparel, and toys 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)	2019		2018		2017
Furniture	$	1,427,129	$	1,286,995	$	1,233,967
Soft Home	853,434		828,451		792,366
Consumables	803,593		799,038		822,533
Seasonal	773,720		765,619		765,674
Food	757,351		782,988		818,387
Hard Home	363,006		407,596		428,788
Electronics, Toys, & Accessories	344,947		367,418		402,647
Net sales	$	5,323,180	$	5,238,105	$	5,264,362