Business Segments

3 Months Ended

May 02, 2015

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Business Segments

Business Segments

The Company has three reportable operating segments: retail trade; electronic commerce trade; and real estate development and management. These reportable operating segments reflect the manner in which the business is managed and how the Company allocates resources and assesses performance internally. The chief operating decision makers of the Company are the Company’s Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and President.

The Company’s three reportable segments are three distinct business units: a traditional retailer of book and related merchandise, a seller of book and related merchandise primarily over the Internet, and a real estate business that owns, develops and leases commercial retail real estate. The retail trade segment makes up the majority of the Company’s sales and includes the bookstore locations and its distribution center operations, as well as Yogurt Mountain owned stores and franchises. These businesses all share similar economic characteristics and, therefore, have been aggregated into the retail trade segment. Through the distribution center operations, the Company also sells books and general merchandise to outside parties on a wholesale basis. These wholesale sales are not material. The electronic commerce trade segment is managed separately from the retail trade segment due to divergent technology and marketing requirements. Both the retail trade segment and the electronic commerce trade segment derive revenues primarily from the sale of books, magazines and general merchandise, including gifts, cards, games, toys, collectibles, music, DVDs, electronic devices and accessories. The real estate development and management segment is managed separately from the retail trade and electronic commerce trade segments, with a focus on deriving revenues through developing and leasing commercial retail real estate for the purpose of earning rental income.

	Thirteen Weeks Ended
	May 2, 2015			May 3, 2014
Segment Information (in thousands)
Total Revenues
Retail Trade	$	99,386		$	101,854
Electronic Commerce Trade	4,769			4,920
Real Estate Development and Management	1,131			638
Intersegment Sales Elimination	(3,479		)	(3,634		)
Total Revenues	$	101,807		$	103,778
Operating Gain (Loss)
Retail Trade	$	(5,353	)	$	(5,412	)
Electronic Commerce Trade	7			(190		)
Real Estate Development and Management	552			289
Intersegment Elimination of Certain Costs	(223		)	(230		)
Total Operating Loss from Continuing Operations	$	(5,017	)	$	(5,543	)

	May 2, 2015		January 31, 2015
Assets
Retail Trade	$	259,010	$	252,546
Electronic Commerce Trade	1,172		1,043
Real Estate Development and Management	41,080		40,662
Total Assets	$	301,262	$	294,251

A reconciliation of operating loss from reportable segments to loss from continuing operations before income taxes in the condensed consolidated financial statements is as follows:

	Thirteen Weeks Ended
	May 2, 2015			May 3, 2014
Reportable segments operating loss	$	(5,017	)	$	(5,543	)
Interest expense, net	547			556
Consolidated loss before income taxes	$	(5,564	)	$	(6,099	)

For the thirteen weeks ended May 2, 2015 and May 3, 2014, sales by merchandise category related to our retail trade and electronic commerce trade segments, as a percentage of total net sales, were as follows:

	Thirteen Weeks Ended
	May 2, 2015		May 3, 2014
Books and magazines	68.2	%	70.9	%
General merchandise	15.1	%	12.8	%
Café and yogurt	5.5	%	5.9	%
Electronics, eBooks and accessories	1.0	%	1.3	%
Media	5.0	%	4.3	%
Other	5.2	%	4.8	%
Total	100.0	%	100.0	%

General merchandise consists of gifts, cards, games, toys, collectibles and similar types of products. Café and yogurt consists of coffee, tea, yogurt and other edible products, as well as gift items related to our Joe Muggs cafés. Media includes music, videos and software.