Business Segments (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Aug. 04, 2018

Schedule of Entity Wide Information Percentage of Revenue from External Customers by Product and Segment [Table Text Block]



	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	August 4, 2018		July 29, 2017		August 4, 2018		July 29, 2017
Retail operations segment
Cosmetics	13	%	13	%	13	%	13	%
Ladies’ apparel	24		25		24		25
Ladies’ accessories and lingerie	16		16		15		15
Juniors’ and children’s apparel	8		8		9		9
Men’s apparel and accessories	18		17		17		16
Shoes	14		15		15		16
Home and furniture	3		3		3		3
	96		97		96		97
Construction segment	4		3		4		3
Total	100	%	100	%	100	%	100	%

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table Text Block]

The following tables summarize certain segment information, including the reconciliation of those items to the Company’s consolidated operations:



(in thousands of dollars)	Retail Operations			Construction			Consolidated
Three Months Ended August 4, 2018:
Net sales from external customers	$	1,408,803		$	59,220		$	1,468,023
Gross profit	448,910			1,936			450,846
Depreciation and amortization	56,064			157			56,221
Interest and debt expense (income), net	14,333			(12		)	14,321
(Loss) income before income taxes and income on and equity in earnings of joint ventures	(4,482		)	654			(3,828		)
Total assets	3,531,148			51,482			3,582,630

Three Months Ended July 29, 2017:
Net sales from external customers	$	1,384,623		$	42,657		$	1,427,280
Gross profit	418,561			1,665			420,226
Depreciation and amortization	59,701			167			59,868
Interest and debt expense (income), net	15,817			(19		)	15,798
(Loss) income before income taxes and income on and equity in earnings of joint ventures	(27,683		)	642			(27,041		)
Income on and equity in earnings of joint ventures	11			—			11
Total assets	3,721,281			41,436			3,762,717

Six Months Ended August 4, 2018:
Net sales from external customers	$	2,820,147		$	106,138		$	2,926,285
Gross profit	1,001,775			3,592			1,005,367
Depreciation and amortization	111,908			316			112,224
Interest and debt expense (income), net	28,363			(20		)	28,343
Income before income taxes and income on and equity in earnings of joint ventures	98,922			488			99,410
Total assets	3,531,148			51,482			3,582,630

Six Months Ended July 29, 2017:
Net sales from external customers	$	2,770,492		$	75,248		$	2,845,740
Gross profit	965,410			3,191			968,601
Depreciation and amortization	119,544			335			119,879
Interest and debt expense (income), net	31,520			(40		)	31,480
Income before income taxes and income on and equity in earnings of joint ventures	74,677			743			75,420
Income on and equity in earnings of joint ventures	22			—			22
Total assets	3,721,281			41,436			3,762,717