Sep 12, 2023 / 05:50PM GMT
Leah Dianne Jordan - Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Research Division - Research Analyst
Good afternoon. I'm Leah Jordan. I'm the grocery analyst at Goldman. And it's my pleasure to introduce the management team of Sprouts. First, we have Jack Sinclair, the Chief Executive Officer, and then next, we have Chip Molloy, the Chief Financial Officer. Thank you both for joining us today. I'm sure many in this room know Sprouts pretty well, but I'll just give a quick introduction. Sprouts is one of the largest natural and organic focused grocers with 400 stores in 23 states.
Questions and Answers:
Leah Dianne Jordan - Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Research Division - Research AnalystSo let's just jump right into our chat. I think I just wanted to start off today just if you could describe how 2023 has been so far for Sprouts? What have been some of the bigger wins and what have been some of the bigger challenges this year?
Jack L. Sinclair - Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. - CEO & Director
Great. Yes. We're having a good