Segment information

Financial information for each of Signet’s reportable segments is presented in the tables below. Signet’s chief operating decision maker utilizes sales and operating income, after the elimination of any inter-segment transactions, to determine resource allocations and performance assessment measures. Signet’s sales are derived from the retailing of jewelry, watches, other products and services as generated through the management of its five reportable segments: the Sterling Jewelers division, the Zale division, which consists of the Zale Jewelry and Piercing Pagoda segments, the UK Jewelry division and Other.

The Sterling Jewelers division operates in all 50 US states. Its stores operate nationally in malls and off-mall locations principally as Kay (Kay Jewelers and Kay Jewelers Outlet) and Jared (Jared The Galleria Of Jewelry and Jared Vault). The division also operates a variety of mall-based regional brands and the JamesAllen.com website, which was acquired in the R2Net acquisition. The results for the Sterling Jewelers division include R2Net results for the 47 day period since September 12, 2017, the date of acquisition. See Note 4 for additional information.

The Zale division operates jewelry stores (Zale Jewelry) and kiosks (Piercing Pagoda), located primarily in shopping malls throughout the US, Canada and Puerto Rico. Zale Jewelry includes the US store brand Zales (Zales Jewelers and Zales Outlet), which operates in all 50 US states, and the Canadian store brand Peoples Jewellers, which operates in nine provinces. The division also operates the Gordon’s Jewelers and Mappins regional brands. Piercing Pagoda operates through mall-based kiosks.

The UK Jewelry division operates stores in the UK, Republic of Ireland and Channel Islands. Its stores operate in shopping malls and off-mall locations (i.e. high street) principally as H.Samuel and Ernest Jones.

The Other reportable segment consists of all non-reportable segments, including subsidiaries involved in the purchasing and conversion of rough diamonds to polished stones, that are below the quantifiable threshold for separate disclosure as a reportable segment and unallocated corporate administrative functions. Acquisition-related costs incurred prior to closing the R2Net transaction are reported within the Other reportable segment.



	13 weeks ended							39 weeks ended
(in millions)	October 28, 2017				October 29, 2016			October 28, 2017				October 29, 2016
Sales:
Sterling Jewelers	$	698.7			$	712.5		$	2,437.8			$	2,532.3
Zale Jewelry	268.2				282.4			933.7				994.8
Piercing Pagoda	55.4				53.4			187.4				179.4
UK Jewelry	128.4				130.3			382.8				419.5
Other	6.2				7.6			18.2				12.5
Total sales	$	1,156.9			$	1,186.2		$	3,959.9			$	4,138.5

Operating income:
Sterling Jewelers	$	73.7		⁽¹⁾	$	78.6		$	362.6		⁽²⁾	$	417.8
Zale Jewelry	(15.7		)		(19.3		)	(12.4		)		(0.5		)
Piercing Pagoda	(4.2		)		(5.4		)	—				2.2
UK Jewelry	(1.7		)		—			(1.9		)		3.0
Other	(46.6		)	⁽³⁾	(21.8		)	(91.9		)	⁽⁴⁾	(58.5		)
Total operating income	$	5.5			$	32.1		$	256.4			$	364.0


⁽¹⁾	For the 13 weeks ended October 28, 2017, amount includes $10.2 million gain upon recognition of beneficial interest in connection with the sale of the prime portion of in-house receivables. See Note 3 for additional information.


⁽²⁾	For the 39 weeks ended October 28, 2017, amount includes $20.7 million gain related to the reversal of the allowance for credit losses for the in-house receivables sold, as well as the $10.2 million gain upon recognition of beneficial interest in connection with the sale of the prime portion of in-house receivables. See Note 3 for additional information.


⁽³⁾	For the 13 weeks ended October 28, 2017, amount includes $22.4 million of transaction costs related to the credit transaction and $8.1 million of R2Net acquisition costs. See Note 3 and Note 4 for additional information regarding credit transaction and acquisition of R2Net, respectively.


⁽⁴⁾	For the 39 weeks ended October 28, 2017, amount includes $28.3 million of transaction costs related to the credit transaction, $9.4 million of R2Net acquisition costs, and $3.4 million of CEO transition costs. See Note 3 and Note 4 for additional information regarding credit transaction and acquisition of R2Net, respectively.



(in millions)	October 28, 2017		January 28, 2017		October 29, 2016
Total assets:
Sterling Jewelers	$	3,260.0	$	4,015.4	$	3,715.6
Zale Jewelry	1,885.0		1,940.7		2,061.7
Piercing Pagoda	139.8		141.6		136.1
UK Jewelry	404.8		372.6		407.1
Other	111.1		127.5		167.0
Total assets	$	5,800.7	$	6,597.8	$	6,487.5