Looking ahead, we continue to actively pursue a number of expense management initiatives focused on reducing control-level expenses.

May 9, 2024 / receipt, needs a key / Mark Davis, CFO | earnings call 2024-05-09 | transcript 2123b692-1b95-4f70-8798-5b01d4720213 | chars 7924-8056 | segment 8

In January, I had the opportunity to travel with our purchasing team to visit suppliers across Asia who are partnering with us on our resourcing effort.

Mar 2, 2023 / receipt, needs a key / Cab Loma, CEO | earnings call 2023-03-02 | transcript d7ef30a8-e2b2-42b3-b65f-e396fcaabd3b | chars 5435-5587 | segment 5

Over the last year, we've increased staffing levels, marketing spend, travel, recruiting, and store maintenance activities as we've returned to normal which resulted in $3.3 million increase in selling, general, and administrative expenses.

Nov 4, 2021 / receipt, needs a key / Cad, other | earnings call 2021-11-04 | transcript f04419f9-5e49-4292-a19b-f18b020b7f00 | chars 22718-22958 | segment 22

So this year we've increased staffing levels. We're putting money back into marketing spend, travel, recruiting, store maintenance, and some other things, which is really what's driven the 3.3 increase year over year.

Nov 4, 2021 / receipt, needs a key / Nancy, CFO | earnings call 2021-11-04 | transcript f04419f9-5e49-4292-a19b-f18b020b7f00 | chars 28026-28243 | segment 28