Barbara Rentler | CEO |
Michael Hartshorn | Group President and COO |
Travis Marquette | Group SVP and CFO |
Matthew Boss | JPMorgan |
Mark Altschwager | Robert W. Baird |
Adrienne Yih | Barclays |
Kimberly Greenberger | Morgan Stanley |
Chuck Grom | Gordon Haskett |
Lorraine Hutchinson | Bank of America |
Ike Boruchow | Wells Fargo |
Michael Binetti | Credit Suisse |
Marni Shapiro | Retail Tracker |
Laura Champine | Loop Capital |
Jay Sole | UBS |
Krisztina Katai | Deutsche Bank |
Tracy Kogan | Citigroup |
Dana Telsey | Telsey Advisory Group |
Priya Ohri-Gupta | Barclays |
Good afternoon, and welcome to the Ross Stores First Quarter 2021 Earnings Release Conference Call. The call will begin with prepared comments by management, followed by a question-and-answer session. [Operator Instructions] Before we get started, on behalf of Ross Stores, I would like to note that the comments made on this call will contain forward-looking statements regarding expectations about future growth and financial results, including sales and earnings forecasts, new store openings, COVID related costs and other matters that are based on the company's current forecast of aspects of its future business. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from historical performance or current expectations. Risk factors are included in today's press release and the company's fiscal 2020 Form 10-K and fiscal 2021 form 8-Ks on file with the SEC.