Rebekah Manis | Director, IR |
Rodney McMullen | Chairman & CEO |
Mike Schlotman | EVP & CFO |
Michael Lasser | UBS |
Edward Kelly | Wells Fargo |
Karen Short | Barclays |
Ken Goldman | JPMorgan |
John Heinbockel | Guggenheim Securities |
William Kirk | RBC Capital Markets |
Judah Frommer | Credit Suisse |
Rupesh Parikh | Oppenheimer |
Vincent Sinisi | Morgan Stanley |
Good morning and welcome to The Kroger Company’s First Quarter Earnings Conference Call. All participants will be in a listen-only mode. [Operator Instructions] After today’s presentation, there will be an opportunity to ask questions. [Operator Instructions] Please note this event is being recorded. I would now like to turn the conference over to Rebekah Manis, Director of Investor Relations.