Jane Elfers | CEO, President & Director |
Michael Scarpa | COO & EVP |
Anurup Pruthi | CFO & SVP |
Susan Anderson | B. Riley FBR, Inc. |
Adrienne Yih | Wolfe Research |
Janet Kloppenburg | JJK |
Kate McShane | Citigroup |
Marni Shapiro | The Retail Tracker |
Good morning, and welcome to The Children's Place's Second Quarter 2018 Earnings Conference Call.
On the call today are Jane Elfers, President and Chief Executive Officer; Mike Scarpa, Chief Operating Officer; and Anurup Pruthi, Chief Financial Officer. The Children's Place issued a second quarter 2018 earnings press release earlier this morning, and a copy of the release and presentation materials for today's call have been posted on the Investor Relations section of the company's website. [Operator Instructions].
Before we begin, I would like to remind participants that any forward-looking statements made today are subject to the safe harbor statement found in this morning's press release as well as the company's SEC filings, including the Risk Factors section of the company's annual report on Form 10-K for its most recent fiscal year.