Business Segments (Tables)

3 Months Ended

May 04, 2013

Business Segments [Abstract]

Summary of segment information

Both the retail trade and electronic commerce trade reportable operating segments derive revenues primarily from the sale of book merchandise through sales in our retail stores and over the Internet, respectively.

	Thirteen Weeks Ended
Segment Information (in thousands)	May 4, 2013			April 28, 2012
Net Sales
Retail Trade	$	102,636		$	110,758
Electronic Commerce Trade		5,682			6,279
Intersegment Sales Elimination		(3,829	)		(4,204	)
Total Net Sales	$	104,489		$	112,833
Operating Loss from Continuing Operations
Retail Trade	$	(4,887	)	$	(1,683	)
Electronic Commerce Trade		29			(320	)
Intersegment Elimination of Certain Costs		(248	)		(243	)
Total Operating Loss from Continuing Operations	$	(5,106	)	$	(2,246	)
	As of May 4, 2013			As of February 2, 2013
Assets
Retail Trade	$	287,249		$	279,897
Electronic Commerce Trade		7,167			6,573
Total Assets	$	294,416		$	286,470

Summary of sales by merchandise category

For the thirteen week periods ended May 4, 2013 and April 28, 2012, respectively, sales by merchandise category, as a percentage of total net sales, were as follows:

	Thirteen Weeks Ended
	May 4, 2013			April 28, 2012
Books and Magazines		73.2	%		75.3	%
General Merchandise		12.0	%		10.7	%
Café		4.8	%		4.9	%
Electronics, eBooks and accessories		1.9	%		2.0	%
Other		8.1	%		7.1	%
Total		100.0	%		100.0	%