John Maurer | Treasurer, Vice President and Head-Investor Relations |
Lauren Peters | Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President |
Richard Johnson | Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer |
Mitch Kummetz | Pivotal Research Group |
Randy Konik | Jefferies & Company |
Paul Trussell | Deutsche Bank |
Sam Poser | Susquehanna Financial Group, LLLP |
Kate McShane | Citigroup |
Robert Drbul | Guggenheim Securities LLC |
Christopher Svezia | Wedbush Securities, Inc. |
Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to Foot Locker's Fourth Quarter 2017 Financial Results Conference Call. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode. Later, we will conduct a question-and-answer session. This conference call may contain forward-looking statements that reflect management's current views of future events and financial performance. Management undertakes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements which are based on many assumptions and factors, including the effects of currency fluctuations, customer preferences, economic and market conditions worldwide, and other risks and uncertainties described more fully in the company's press releases and in reports filed with the SEC including the most recently filed Form 10-K or Form 10-Q.