Rob Quast | Senior Director, Investor Relations |
Rodney McMullen | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer |
Gary Millerchip | Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
Chuck Cerankosky | Northcoast Research |
Simeon Gutman | Morgan Stanley |
Michael Lasser | UBS |
Robert Ohmes | Bank of America |
Edward Kelly | Wells Fargo Securities |
John Heinbockel | Guggenheim Partners |
Kenneth Goldman | JPMorgan |
Kelly Bania | BMO Capital Markets |
Rupesh Parikh | Oppenheimer |
Good morning and welcome to The Kroger Co.
First Quarter 2023 Earnings Conference Call. [Operator Instructions] Please note this event is being recorded.
I would now like to turn the conference over to Rob Quast, Senior Director, Investor Relations. Please go ahead.