Business Segment Data (Tables)

3 Months Ended

May 02, 2020

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of Net Sales by Category [Table Text Block]

The following table presents net sales data by merchandise category:

	First Quarter
(In thousands)	2020		2019
Furniture	$	415,700	$	383,897
Consumables	237,241		186,502
Soft Home	229,823		209,138
Food	203,819		181,125
Seasonal	196,321		183,491
Hard Home	81,167		81,860
Electronics, Toys, & Accessories	75,078		69,783
Net sales	$	1,439,149	$	1,295,796