Barbara Rentler | Chief Executive Officer |
Connie Kao | Group Vice President, Investor Relations |
Michael Hartshorn | Group President, Chief Operating Officer |
Adam Orvos | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
Matthew Boss | JPMorgan |
Mark Altschwager | Baird |
Paul Lewis | Citi |
Lorraine Hutchinson | Bank of America |
Kimberly Greenberger | Morgan Stanley |
Chuck Grom | Gordon Haskett |
Michael Binetti | Credit Suisse |
Jay Sole | UBS |
Marni Shapiro | Retail Tracker |
Laura Champine | Loop Capital |
Bob Drbul | Guggenheim |
Adrienne Yih | Barclays |
Simeon Siegel | BMO Capital Markets |
Jesse Silverstone | Wells Fargo |
John Kernan | Cowen |
Tim Vierengel | Northcoast Research |
Good afternoon, and welcome to the Ross Stores Third 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 forecast, new store openings, COVID-related costs, and other matters that are based on the Company's current forecast of aspects of its future business.