Rodney McMullen | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer |
Rob Quast | Head of Investor Relations |
Gary Millerchip | Chief Financial Officer |
Spencer Hanus | Wolfe Research |
Michael Lasser | UBS |
Chuck Cerankosky | Northcoast Research |
Edward Kelly | Wells Fargo |
Michael Montani | Evercore ISI |
Karen Short | Barclays |
Rupesh Parikh | Oppenheimer |
Good day and welcome to The Kroger Company Second Quarter Earnings Call. All participants will be in listen-only mode. [Operator Instructions]. After today's presentation there will be an opportunity to ask questions. [Operator Instructions].