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Fiscal Year Ended
January 30, January 31, January 25,
In Thousands 1999 1998 1997
(53 weeks)
Net sales:
   Off-price family apparel stores $7,816,563  $7,290,959  $6,602,391 
   Off-price home fashion stores 132,538  98,110  87,019 
$7,949,101  $7,389,069  $6,689,410 
Operating income (loss):
   Off-price family apparel stores $782,706  $596,908  $463,419 
   Off-price home fashion stores (1)   (4,950) (8,615) (14,018)
777,756  588,293  449,401 
General corporate expense (2) 69,449  58,906  43,297 
Goodwill amortization 2,609  2,614  2,614 
Interest expense, net 1,686  4,502  37,350 
Income from continuing operations
   before income taxes and extraordinary item $704,012  $522,271  $366,140 
Identifiable assets:
   Off-price family apparel stores $2,093,879  $2,033,945  $1,801,779 
   Off-price home fashion stores 49,515  39,074  36,493 
   Corporate, primarily cash, goodwill and deferred taxes (3) 604,452  536,613  668,489 
$2,747,846  $2,609,632  $2,506,761 
Capital expenditures:
   Off-price family apparel stores $202,054  $190,720  $104,955 
   Off-price home fashion stores 5,688  1,662  731 
   Corporate (3) 13,467 
$207,742  $192,382  $119,153 
Depreciation and amortization:
   Off-price family apparel stores $130,325  $115,967  $113,479 
   Off-price home fashion stores 3,302  3,186  2,104 
   Corporate, including goodwill (3) 2,904  5,738  11,247 
$136,531  $124,891  $126,830 

(1) The periods ended January 30, 1999, January 31, 1998, and January 25, 1997 include a charge of $2.2 million, $1.5 million and $3.1 million, respectively, for certain store closings and other restructuring costs relating to HomeGoods.

(2) General corporate expense for the fiscal year ended January 30, 1999 includes a pre-tax charge of $6.3 million for costs associated with a fiscal 1998 executive deferred compensation award and a $7.5 million charitable donation to The TJX Foundation. General corporate expense for the fiscal year ended January 31, 1998 includes a pre-tax charge of $15.2 million for costs associated with the foregoing executive deferred compensation award and a pre-tax gain of $6 million for the sale of Brylane, Inc. common stock. General corporate expense for the fiscal year ended January 25, 1997 includes the net operating results of T.K. Maxx. Fiscal years 1999 and 1998 include the operating results of T.K. Maxx in the off-price family apparel stores segment.

(3) The period ended January 25, 1997 includes assets and activity of T.K. Maxx. Fiscal years 1999 and 1998 include T.K. Maxx in the off-price family apparel stores segment.


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