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Segment Reporting
 12 Months Ended
May 02, 2026
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
Segment Reporting Segment Reporting
BNED identifies its segments in accordance with the way its business is managed. During fiscal year 2025, management realigned the Company's operating and reporting segments to better reflect a centralized management structure supporting company-wide procurement, marketing and selling, delivery, and customer service.
The CODM reviews financial information on a consolidated basis to evaluate operational performance, allocate resources, and assess trends in financial performance. The CODM uses Net income (loss) as the primary measure of segment profit or loss. In evaluating performance, the CODM also reviews significant expense categories, including adjusted cost of sales, payroll expense, contract payments, direct expenses, and indirect expenses, which are considered material to understanding the segment's financial results.
This measure provides a consistent basis for strategic decision-making, budgeting, and performance evaluation. Segment assets are not used by the CODM for evaluating performance as presented on our Consolidated Balance Sheet.
The following table presents sales, profitability, and significant expense information about our segment.

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May 3, 2025
 Sales
$1,714,770 $1,610,170 
Adjusted Cost of sales (a)
1,123,513 1,046,615 
 Payroll expense 206,776 206,362 
 Contract payments
197,345 200,545 
 Direct expenses 101,976 96,599 
 Indirect expenses 1,351 659 
Other segment expenses, net (b)
66,937 125,215 
 Net income (loss) $16,872 $(65,825)
(a) Adjusted Cost of sales includes all cost of sales presented in the Consolidated Statements of Operations, adjusted for contract payments and other various expenses.
(b) Other segment expenses, net, represents GAAP income statement line items that are not considered to be significant segment expenses. These items primarily include stock-based compensation, depreciation and amortization, impairment, settlement of the interchange litigation (see Note 9), investigation costs and other charges, loss on extinguishment of debt, interest income and expense, and income tax expense (benefit).