Casper Sleep (CSPR) 16 Nov 202020 Q3 Earnings call transcript

Good morning and welcome to Casper Sleep's Third Quarter 2020 Earnings Conference Call. Today's call is being recorded. At this time, I'd like to turn the conference over to Norberto Aja with Investor Relations for Casper. Norberto, you may begin.

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