−Removed: As of February 1, 2025, we operated 8,628 stores across the contiguous United States and the District of Columbia and operated 253 stores within five Canadian provinces, with stores predominantly ranging from 8,000 - 10,000 selling square feet.
+Added: As of January 31, 2026, we operated approximately 9,000 stores across the contiguous United States and the District of Columbia and approximately 275 stores within seven Canadian provinces, with stores predominantly ranging from 8,000 - 10,000 selling square feet.
For additional information on store counts and square footage for the last three fiscal years, see “ Item 7.
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Our network of distribution centers is strategically located throughout the United States to support our stores.
−Removed: As of February 1, 2025, we operated 15 distribution centers in the United States occupying a total of 14.1 million square feet.
+Added: As of January 31, 2026, we operated 16 distribution centers in the United States occupying a total of 15.0 million square feet.
Except for 0.4 million square feet of our distribution center in San Bernardino, California and short-term leases for offsite facilities, all of our distribution center capacity in the United States is owned.
−Removed: Each of our distribution centers use advanced material handling equipment, warehouse management systems, and radio frequency to track our inventory and ensure efficient operations.
−Removed: With the exception of three of our facilities, each of our distribution centers in the United States also contains automated conveyor and sorting systems.
−Removed: We previously disclosed that we were making significant investments to improve climate control conditions in our distribution centers;
−Removed: we now expect that all of our distribution centers will be climate-controlled within the first six months of fiscal 2025.
Distribution services in Canada are provided by a third party from two facilities, one in British Columbia and one in Ontario.
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