The Kroger Co. (NYSE:KR) Q2 2024 Earnings Conference Call September 12, 2024 10:00 AM ET

Company Participants

Rob Quast - Senior Director of IR
Rodney McMullen - Chairman and CEO
Todd Foley - Interim CFO

Conference Call Participants

Edward Kelly - Wells Fargo Securities
Kelly Bania - BMO Capital Markets
Anders Myhre - Guggenheim Partners
Leah Jordan - Goldman Sachs
Simeon Gutman - Morgan Stanley
Michael Montani - Evercore ISI
Kenneth Goldman - JPMorgan
Rupesh Parikh - Oppenheimer
Mark Carden - UBS
Robert Ohmes - Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Chuck Cerankosky - Northcoast Research
Joe Feldman - Telsey Advisory Group

Operator

Good morning, and welcome to The Kroger Co. Second Quarter 2024 Earnings Conference Call. [Operator Instructions] Please note this event is being recorded.

I'd now like to turn the conference over to Rob Quast, Senior Director, Investor Relations. Please go ahead.

Rob Quast

Good morning. Thank you for joining us for Kroger's Second Quarter 2024 Earnings Call. I am joined today by Kroger's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Rodney McMullen; and Interim Chief Financial Officer, Todd Foley.

Before we begin, I want to remind you that today's discussions will include forward-looking statements. We want to caution you that such statements are predictions and actual events or results can differ materially. A detailed discussion of the many factors that we believe may have a material effect on our business on an ongoing basis is contained in our SEC filings. The Kroger Company assumes no obligation to update that information.

After our prepared remarks, we look forward to taking your questions. In order to cover a broad range of topics from as many of you as we can, we ask that you please limit yourself to one question and one follow-up question if necessary.

I will now turn the call over to Rodney.

Rodney McMullen

Thank you, Rob. Good morning, everyone, and thank you for joining us today.

Before we begin, I'd like to provide an outline of our discussion topics this morning. I will start by sharing a recap of our second quarter performance and highlight how we continue to advance our go-to-market strategy, which powers our value creation model and drives long term sustainable growth for our shareholders. Then Todd will cover our financial results for the second quarter, and finally, I will close with an update on our pending merger with Albertsons.

Turning to our performance this quarter, we continue to execute our strategy and we are delivering solid financial results through the strength and diversity of our model. We are driving positive customer activity with a compelling combination of affordable prices and personalized promotions on great quality products, all through a unique seamless experience.