Bruce Thorn | President & Chief Executive Officer |
Jonathan Ramsden | Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer |
Spencer Hanus | Wolfe Research |
Joe Feldman | Telsey Advisory Group |
Peter Keith | Piper Sandler |
Kate McShane | Goldman Sachs |
Jason Haas | Bank of America |
Karen Short | Barclays |
Ladies and gentlemen, good morning, and welcome to the Big Lots First Quarter Conference Call. [Operator Instructions] As a reminder, this conference is being recorded.
On the call today are Bruce Thorn, President and Chief Executive Officer; and Jonathan Ramsden, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial and Administrative Officer.
Before starting today's call, the company would like to remind you that any forward-looking statements made on the call involve risks and uncertainties that are subject to the company's safe harbor provisions as stated in the company's press release and SEC filings, and that actual results can differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements. The company's first quarter earnings release and related financial information are available at biglots.com/corporate/investors.