approximately $0.6 million. Excluding sales of the Yaak folding scooter, comparable store sales decreased 5% during fiscal 2001. Gross profit increased $31.7 million to $279.7 million during fiscal 2001 from $248.0 during fiscal 2000. As a percentage of sales, gross profit increased 0.4% to 42.6% during fiscal 2001 from 42.2% during fiscal 2000. During fiscal 2001, gross profit, as a percentage of net sales, increased due to higher initial markups achieved through effective product sourcing. These increases were partially offset by higher occupancy costs and higher markdowns. Occupancy costs were higher, as a percentage of net sales, due to our comparable store sales declines and increased occupancy costs from new stores that have not been open long enough to leverage their rent through an established sales base. Our markdowns were higher, as a percentage of net sales, due to the weak sales environment which was caused in part by a difficult economic climate. Net sales increased by $69.6 million or 12% to $657.0 million during fiscal 2001 from $587.4 million during fiscal 2000. Net sales for the 121 new stores opened, as well as other stores that did not qualify as comparable stores, contributed $118.4 million of the net sales increase. This net sales increase was partially offset by an 8% comparable store sales decline in fiscal 2001, which decreased our net sales by $40.0 million. Comparable store sales increased 4% in fiscal 2000. To more closely match the same period last year, comparable stores sales calculations for fiscal 2001 have shifted last year’s sales by one week since fiscal 2000 was a fifty-three week year. In addition, the extra week in fiscal 2000 contributed $8.8 million to fiscal 2000 net sales.  Our comparable store sales decline in fiscal 2001 was attributable in part to a slowdown in store traffic caused by a weak economic climate. In addition, sales of our folding “Yaak” scooter contributed $16.1 million to fiscal 2000 sales. During fiscal 2001, sales of the Yaak folding scooter were 13 The following table sets forth, for the periods indicated, selected income statement data expressed as a percentage of net sales: Results of Operations Fiscal Year Ended February 2, 2002 February 3, 2001 January 29, 2000 Net sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  100.0 % 100.0 % 100.0 % Cost of sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  57.4 57.8 57.2 Gross profit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  42.6 42.2 42.8 Selling, general and administrative expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  26.8 26.5 25.8 Depreciation and amortization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  4.2 3.6 3.3 Operating income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  11.6 12.1 13.7 Interest expense, net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  0.1 0.2 0.1 Income before income taxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  11.5 11.9 13.6 Provision for income taxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  4.4 4.7 5.3 Net income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  7.1 % 7.2 % 8.3 % Number of stores, end of period . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  520 400 293 Year Ended February 2, 2002 Compared to  Year Ended February 3, 2001