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Related Parties
12 Months Ended
Jan. 29, 2016
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Related Parties
NOTE 14: Related Parties

A member of the Company’s Board of Directors also serves on the Board of Directors of a vendor that provides branded consumer packaged goods to the Company. The Company purchased products from this vendor in the amount of $153 million in 2015, $151 million in 2014, and $145 million in 2013. Amounts payable to this vendor were insignificant at January 29, 2016 and January 30, 2015.

A member of the Company’s Board of Directors also serves on the Board of Directors of a vendor that provides certain services to the Company related to health and welfare benefit plans. The Company made payments to this vendor in the amount of $58 million in 2015, $56 million in 2014, and $15 million in 2013. Amounts payable to this vendor were insignificant at January 29, 2016 and January 30, 2015.

A brother-in-law of the Company's former Chief Customer Officer was a senior officer and shareholder of a vendor that provides millwork and other building products to the Company. This was no longer considered a related party relationship in 2015. The Company purchased products from this vendor in the amount of $80 million in 2014 and $70 million in 2013. Amounts payable to this vendor were $11 million at January 30, 2015.