Basis of Presentation

6 Months Ended

Jul. 30, 2011

Basis of Presentation

Basis of Presentation

1. Basis of Presentation

Citi Trends, Inc. and its subsidiary (the “Company”) operate as a value-priced retailer of urban fashion apparel and accessories for the entire family.  As of July 30, 2011, the Company operated 482 stores in 27 states.

The condensed consolidated balance sheet as of July 30, 2011, the condensed consolidated statements of operations for the twenty-six and thirteen-week periods ended July 30, 2011 and July 31, 2010, and the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows for the twenty-six week periods ended July 30, 2011 and July 31, 2010 have been prepared by the Company without audit. The condensed consolidated balance sheet as of January 29, 2011 has been derived from the audited financial statements as of that date, but does not include all required year end disclosures.  In the opinion of management, such statements include all adjustments considered necessary to present fairly the Company’s financial position as of July 30, 2011 and January 29, 2011, and its results of operations and cash flows for all periods presented.  It is suggested that these condensed consolidated financial statements be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto included in the Company’s latest Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended January 29, 2011.

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X.  Accordingly, they do not include all information and footnotes required by U.S. generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements.  Operating results for the interim periods ended July 30, 2011 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the fiscal year ending January 28, 2012.

The following contains references to years 2011 and 2010, which represent fiscal years ending or ended on January 28, 2012 (fiscal 2011) and January 29, 2011 (fiscal 2010), respectively.  Fiscal 2011 and fiscal 2010 both have 52-week accounting periods.