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Seasonality
Our business, like that of many retailers, is seasonal, with the major portion of sales and operating profit realized during the
fourth quarter which includes the holiday selling season. Results for any quarter are not necessarily indicative of the results that
may be achieved for a full fiscal year. Quarterly results may fluctuate materially depending upon, among other factors, the timing
of new product introductions and new store openings, sales contributed by new stores, increases or decreases in comparable store
sales, the nature and timing of acquisitions, adverse weather conditions, shifts in the timing of certain holidays or promotions and
changes in our merchandise mix.
Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
We are exposed to market risk due to foreign currency and interest rate fluctuations, each as described more fully below.
Foreign Currency Risk
We use forward exchange contracts, foreign currency options and cross-currency swaps (together, the “foreign currency
contracts”) to manage currency risk primarily related to intercompany loans denominated in non-functional currencies and certain
foreign currency assets and liabilities. The foreign currency contracts are not designated as hedges and, therefore, changes in the
fair values of these derivatives are recognized in earnings, thereby offsetting the current earnings effect of the re-measurement of
related intercompany loans and foreign currency assets and liabilities. For the fiscal year ended February 1, 2014, we recognized
a $20.3 million loss in selling, general and administrative expenses related to derivative instruments. The aggregate fair value of
the foreign currency contracts as of February 1, 2014 was a net liability of $22.1 million as measured by observable inputs obtained
from market news reporting services, such as Bloomberg and The Wall Street Journal, and industry-standard models that consider
various assumptions, including quoted forward prices, time value, volatility factors, and contractual prices for the underlying
instruments, as well as other relevant economic measures. A hypothetical strengthening or weakening of 10% in the foreign
exchange rates underlying the foreign currency contracts from the market rate as of February 1, 2014 would result in a gain or
loss in value of the forwards, options and swaps of $10.5 million.
We do not use derivative financial instruments for trading or speculative purposes. We are exposed to counterparty credit
risk on all of our derivative financial instruments and cash equivalent investments. We manage counterparty risk according to the
guidelines and controls established under comprehensive risk management and investment policies. We continuously monitor our
counterparty credit risk and utilize a number of different counterparties to minimize our exposure to potential defaults. We do not
require collateral under derivative or investment agreements.
Interest Rate Risk
Our Revolver’s per annum interest rate is variable and is based on one of (i) the U.S. prime rate, (ii) the LIBO rate or (iii) the
U.S. federal funds rate. We do not use derivative financial instruments to hedge interest rate exposure. We limit our interest rate
risks by investing our excess cash balances in short-term, highly-liquid instruments with a maturity of one year or less. We do not
expect any material losses from our invested cash balances. Additionally, a hypothetical 10% adverse movement in interest rates
would not have a material impact our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows and we therefore believe that we do
not have significant interest rate exposure.
Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
See Item 15(a)(1) and (2) of this Form 10-K.
Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure
None.
Item 9A. Controls and Procedures
(a) Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
As of the end of the period covered by this report, our management conducted an evaluation, under the supervision and with
the participation of our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, of our disclosure controls and procedures (as
defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) at the reasonable assurance level. Based on this evaluation,
our principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded that, as of the end of the period covered by this report,
our disclosure controls and procedures are designed to provide reasonable assurance of achieving their objectives and that our