Rebekah Manis | Director, IR |
W. Rodney McMullen | Chairman and CEO |
J. Mike Schlotman | EVP and CFO |
Gary Millerchip | CEO of Kroger Personal Finance |
Karen Short | Barclays Capital |
Edward Kelly | Wells Fargo |
John Heinbockel | Guggenheim Securities |
Paul Trussell | Deutsche Bank |
Chris Mandeville | Jefferies |
Scott Mushkin | Wolfe Research |
Gregory Badishkanian | Citi |
Good morning, and welcome to The Kroger Company Fourth Quarter Earnings Conference Call. All participants are in a listen-only mode. [Operator Instructions]. After today's presentation there will be an opportunity to ask questions. [Operator Instructions].