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Segment Reporting (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2012

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule Of Operations By Segment

		April 30, 2012				January 31, 2012				April 30, 2011
Inventories
Retail operations		$	285,562			$	237,825			$	251,935
Wholesale operations			14,188				12,248				12,343
Total inventories		$	299,750			$	250,073			$	264,278
Property and equipment, net
Retail operations		$	708,635			$	681,501			$	597,600
Wholesale operations			3,297				3,478				3,649
Total property and equipment, net		$	711,932			$	684,979			$	601,249

		Three Months Ended April 30,
		2012				2011
Net sales
Retail operations		$	537,746			$	493,462
Wholesale operations			32,579				31,583
Intersegment elimination			(1,395	)			(1,026	)
Total net sales		$	568,930			$	524,019
Income from operations
Retail operations		$	52,907			$	62,968
Wholesale operations (1)			7,994				2,958
Intersegment elimination			(146	)			(71	)
Total segment operating income			60,755				65,855
General corporate expenses			(7,840	)			(7,018	)
Total income from operations		$	52,915			$	58,836

⁽¹⁾ Increase in Wholesale segment income from operations for the three months ended April 30, 2012 as compared to the prior year comparable period was principally due to one-time charges included in the three months ended April 30, 2011 resulting from the discontinuation of wholesale distribution of the Leifsdottir brand, which began in the first quarter of fiscal 2012.

Schedule Of Revenues And Long-Lived Assets, By Domestic And Foreign Operations Segment

		April 30, 2012				January 31, 2012				April 30, 2011
Property and equipment, net
Domestic operations		$	570,663			$	557,512			$	499,025
Foreign operations			141,269				127,467				102,224
Total property and equipment, net		$	711,932			$	684,979			$	601,249

		Three Months Ended April 30,
		2012				2011
Net sales
Domestic operations		$	500,608			$	466,851
Foreign operations			68,322				57,168
Total net sales		$	568,930			$	524,019

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