Andy Regrut | Vice President, Investor Relations |
Bruce Thorn | President and Chief Executive Officer |
Lisa Bachmann | EVP, Chief Merchandising and Operating Officer |
Jonathan Ramsden | EVP, Chief Financial and Administrative Officer |
Brad Thomas | KeyBanc Capital Markets |
Joseph Feldman | Telsey Advisory Group |
Paul Trussell | Deutsche Bank |
Bobby Friedner | Piper Jaffray |
Chris Prykull | Goldman Sachs |
Anthony Chukumba | Loop Capital Markets |
Renato Basanta | Barclays |
Jason Haas | Bank of America Merrill Lynch |
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the Big Lots Second Quarter Conference Call. Currently all lines are in listen-only mode. A brief question-and-answer portion will follow the prepared remarks. [Operator Instructions] As a reminder, this conference is being recorded.
At this time, I would like to introduce today's first speaker, Andy Regrut, Vice President of Investor Relations.