PFSWEB (PFSW) 8 Nov 202020 Q3 Earnings call transcript

Good morning, everyone and thank you for participating in today's conference call to discuss PFSweb's Financial Results for Third Quarter ended September 30, 2020.

Joining us today are PFSweb's CEO, Mike Willoughby; the company's CFO, Tom Madden; the General Manager of PFS, Zach Thomann; and the General Manager of LiveArea, Jim Butler; and the company's outside Investor Relations adviser Sean Mansouri with Gateway Investor Relations.

Following their remarks, we'll open the call for questions. I would now like to turn the call over to Mr. Mansouri for some introductory comments. ahead. go please Sir,

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Thanks, Tom.

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from Thank Riley will you, sir. Securities. Kara B. [Operator Anderson from Instructions] And our come first question

Your line is open.

Hi Hi. Good Jim. morning.

Good morning, Kara.

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Guys, thank see luck, you Appreciate much. you again. Good and very it.

it. Appreciate George. Thanks

Thanks, George.

Your Argento Mark Lake next comes question Street Capital from from Markets.

Your line is open.

you morning. continue quarter. other Good And analysts the see Good forever almost cover guys. for guys nice to have Hey, momentum.

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that I Each Zach opening with by as And some then Zach. agility saw the Thanks to a investment us just Tom one were of one Mark million CapEx in able production two mentioned our they're that. relatively with signed was the you in I the we compare less we evidenced to we of $XX thing as than being with have lease competitors. open add only XX DC the QX. when in that days. them mentioned especially And of competitor would it. associated announced comments, his also to other from to new facilities time low

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provided. Great. Thanks word and guys

Thanks Mark.

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this start Mike, question Clearly some on everyone. I a off guess I better. expansion last of and sort footprint. optimistic want facility and to with morning the just Good have little aggressive plans piggybacking of understand you

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Excellent. Super follow-up for My is guess, helpful. Jim. question, I

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Very Thanks, helpful. Mike.

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