Business Segments (Details 1)	3 Months Ended
	May 04, 2013 Segments	Apr. 28, 2012
Summary of Sales by merchandise category
Percentage of total net Sales	100.00%	100.00%
Business Segments (Textual) [Abstract]
Number of Reportable Segments	2
Books and Magazines [Member]
Summary of Sales by merchandise category
Percentage of total net Sales	73.20%	75.30%
General Merchandise [Member]
Summary of Sales by merchandise category
Percentage of total net Sales	12.00%	10.70%
Cafe [Member]
Summary of Sales by merchandise category
Percentage of total net Sales	4.80%	4.90%
Electronics, eBooks and accessories [Member]
Summary of Sales by merchandise category
Percentage of total net Sales	1.90%	2.00%
Other [Member]
Summary of Sales by merchandise category
Percentage of total net Sales	8.10%	7.10%