Segment Information

12 Months Ended

Sep. 28, 2019

11. Segment Information

The Company operates one primary business segment, retail grocery sales (representing the aggregation of individual retail stores). “Other” includes the Company’s remaining operations -- fluid dairy and shopping center rentals. Information about the Company’s operations by lines of business (amounts in thousands) is as follows:



	2019		2018		2017
Revenues from unaffiliated customers:
Grocery	$	1,443,394	$	1,413,088	$	1,424,891
Non-foods		936,173		874,677		858,409
Perishables		1,110,684		1,078,693		1,061,560
Gasoline		581,146		604,897		515,857
Total retail		4,071,397		3,971,355		3,860,717
Other		130,637		121,450		141,983
Total revenues from unaffiliated customers	$	4,202,034	$	4,092,805	$	4,002,700
Income before income taxes:
Retail	$	135,395	$	111,165	$	112,017
Other		16,798		13,659		15,896
Total income from operations		152,193		124,824		127,913
Other income, net		1,815		3,065		3,807
Interest expense		47,410		47,570		47,458
Income before income taxes	$	106,598	$	80,319	$	84,262
Assets:
Retail	$	1,698,904	$	1,679,301	$	1,600,699
Other		170,720		147,988		135,076
Elimination of intercompany receivable		(2,296)		(2,378)		(2,469)
Total assets	$	1,867,328	$	1,824,911	$	1,733,306
Capital expenditures:
Retail	$	155,215	$	147,851	$	125,866
Other		6,536		2,636		1,830
Total capital expenditures	$	161,751	$	150,487	$	127,696
Depreciation and amortization:
Retail	$	104,970	$	105,564	$	103,304
Other		7,550		7,519		7,625
Total depreciation and amortization	$	112,520	$	113,083	$	110,929

The grocery category includes grocery, dairy, and frozen foods.

The non-foods category includes alcoholic beverages, tobacco, pharmacy, and health/beauty/cosmetic products.

The perishable category includes meat, produce, deli and bakery.

The fluid dairy operation, included in “Other”, had $42.1 million, $41.1 million and $45.9 million in sales to the grocery sales segment in fiscal 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively. These sales were eliminated in consolidation.