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INTRODUCTION
General
This report contains references to years 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006 and 2005, which represent
fiscal years ending or ended January 28, 2011, January 29, 2010, January 30, 2009, February 1, 2008,
February 2, 2007 and February 3, 2006, respectively. All of the discussion and analysis in this report
should be read with, and is qualified in its entirety by, the Consolidated Financial Statements and
related notes.
Solely for convenience, our trademarks and tradenames referred to in this document may appear
without the or TM symbol, but such references are not intended to indicate, in any way, that we will
not assert, to the fullest extent under applicable law, our rights or the right to these trademarks and
tradenames.
Forward-Looking Statements
‘‘Forward-looking statements’’ within the meaning of the federal securities laws are included
throughout this report, particularly under the headings ‘‘Business’’ and ‘‘Management’s Discussion and
Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,’’ among others. You can identify these
statements because they are not solely statements of historical fact or they use words such as ‘‘may,’’
‘‘will,’’ ‘‘should,’’ ‘‘believe,’’ ‘‘anticipate,’’ ‘‘project,’’ ‘‘plan,’’ ‘‘expect,’’ ‘‘estimate,’’ ‘‘objective,’’
‘‘forecast,’’ ‘‘goal,’’ ‘‘potential,’’ ‘‘opportunity,’’ ‘‘intend,’’ ‘‘will likely result,’’ or ‘‘will continue’’ and
similar expressions that concern our strategy, plans, intentions or expectations. For example, all
statements relating to our estimated and projected earnings, costs, expenditures, cash flows and
financial results, our plans, objectives and expectations for future operations, growth or initiatives, or
the expected outcome or impact of pending or threatened litigation are forward-looking statements.
All forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that may change at any time,
so our actual results may differ materially from those that we expected. We derive many of these
statements from our operating budgets and forecasts, which are based on many detailed assumptions
that we believe are reasonable. However, it is very difficult to predict the impact of known factors, and
we cannot anticipate all factors that could affect our actual results. Important factors that could cause
actual results to differ materially from the expectations expressed in our forward-looking statements are
disclosed under ‘‘Risk Factors’’ in Part I, Item 1A and elsewhere in this document (including, without
limitation, in conjunction with the forward-looking statements themselves and under the heading
‘‘Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates’’). All written and oral forward-looking statements we make
in the future are expressly qualified in their entirety by these cautionary statements as well as other
cautionary statements that we make from time to time in our other SEC filings and public
communications. You should evaluate all of our forward-looking statements in the context of these risks
and uncertainties.
The forward-looking statements included in this report are made only as of the date hereof. We
undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement as a result of new
information, future events or otherwise, except as otherwise required by law.
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