Business Operations and Basis of Presentation

9 Months Ended

Oct. 28, 2017

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BUSINESS OPERATIONS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION

Business Operations- DSW Inc., an Ohio corporation, together with its wholly-owned subsidiaries, is the destination for fabulous footwear brands and accessories at a great value every single day. We offer a wide assortment of brand name dress, casual and athletic footwear and accessories for women, men and kids. We conduct business in two reportable segments: the DSW segment ("DSW"), which includes DSW stores and dsw.com, and the Affiliated Business Group ("ABG") segment.

The ABG segment partners with three other retailers to help build and optimize their in-store and online footwear businesses. ABG supplies merchandise for the shoe departments of Stein Mart, Gordmans, and Frugal Fannie's. On March 13, 2017, Gordmans filed a voluntary petition for relief under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code and announced its plan to liquidate inventory and other assets. Stage Stores, Inc. acquired 58 of the Gordmans' stores and we have signed an agreement to provide services for these stores through the end of fiscal 2017.

We also have an equity investment in Town Shoes Limited ("Town Shoes"). Town Shoes is the market leader in Canada for the sale of branded footwear offered in stores and on e-commerce sites under the banners of The Shoe Company, Shoe Warehouse, Town Shoes and DSW.

During fiscal 2016, we completed several transactions that supported our efforts to grow market share within footwear and accessories domestically and internationally. On March 4, 2016, we acquired Ebuys, Inc. ("Ebuys"), a leading off price footwear and accessories retailer operating in digital marketplaces. Ebuys sells products to customers located in North America, Europe, Australia and Asia. On August 2, 2016, we signed an agreement with the Apparel Group as an exclusive franchise partner in the Gulf Coast region of the Middle East. Under this franchise agreement, the first two franchise stores opened during fiscal 2017.

Basis of Presentation- The accompanying unaudited, condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared by management in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States ("GAAP") for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, we do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. The accompanying financial statements reflect all adjustments that are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair presentation of the results for the interim periods presented. All such adjustments are of a normal recurring nature. The condensed consolidated financial position, results of operations and cash flows for these interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected in future periods. The balance sheet at January 28, 2017 has been derived from the audited financial statements at that date. The financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 28, 2017, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on March 23, 2017.

Fiscal Year- Our fiscal year ends on the Saturday nearest to January 31. References to a fiscal year refer to the calendar year in which the fiscal year begins.