Our plan includes a clear focus on the core customer, a strong product value proposition, trendy fashions with more traders in the trade run, consistent execution of our business model and disciplined expense management, a combination of which will contribute significantly to improved profit margins.

Aug 27, 2024 / receipt, needs a key / Ken Seifel, CEO | earnings call 2024-08-27 | transcript 2b0f6668-d8cd-4948-9ae3-bfb7beba31a9 | chars 6591-6892 | segment 6

Our buy team is traveling coast to coast finding the most compelling content for our customer base that likes to consume our fashion and trend offerings so they can show up and show out in life.

Mar 19, 2024 / receipt, needs a key / David McEwen, CEO | earnings call 2024-03-19 | transcript fea03ad3-3380-48b7-9aff-f522912ba511 | chars 11095-11289 | segment 11

Our third priority is controlling SG&A expenses and leveraging our balance sheet. The headline here is all about being prudent in our decision making. Our expense management discipline is consistent and steadfast as we look around every corner to identify cost efficiencies while operating the business in a lean and disciplined manner. As macro headwinds persist, we have ample liquidity to refine assortment as the demand environment evolves.

May 23, 2023 / receipt, needs a key / David McEwen, CEO | earnings call 2023-05-23 | transcript baecdc97-6337-41b1-bb6c-f3d04f6e557f | chars 8001-8445 | segment 8

Last one for me, and I'll hop out. But just in terms of store hours for Q4, typically you need a little bit more staffing, and sometimes you have a little bit of extended hours. You did less of that. you know, maybe, you know, in some years. But I wanted to just get a sense for, you know, with the addition of the rent expense, you know, from the DCs into your SG&A, you know, is it fair to assume that your Q4 SG&A, even despite the, you know, the expense management and the savings that you're going to realize is a little bit higher than what you saw in Q3 on an absolute basis? Is that a fair assumption?

Nov 29, 2022 / receipt, needs a key / Jeremy, other | earnings call 2022-11-29 | transcript 362ce0de-7ea0-4847-8ddc-2ede39323f4e | chars 22845-23454 | segment 23

Specifically, we have made significant improvements in our merchandise, our inventory management, our expense management, and the efficiency in which we run the operations of this business.

Mar 15, 2022 / receipt, needs a key / Pam Edwards, CFO | earnings call 2022-03-15 | transcript 5f0f7040-3349-4243-8f67-cec07f02ed55 | chars 10906-11095 | segment 10