Five Below (FIVE) 2 Sep 202020 Q2 Earnings call transcript

Good day, and welcome to the Five Below Second Quarter 2020 Earnings Conference Call. [Operator Instructions]. And I'd now like to turn the conference over to Christiane Pelz, Vice President of Investor Relations. Please go ahead.

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Instructions]. [Operator

Your Stanley. Simeon Gutman first come from question with will Morgan today

or is to, off-pricers seen sometimes the question haven't you're Simeon. for Joel recover either sales Ken It's who their My compared they yet.

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merchandise. You essential adapting heard us about picking up talk and

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question next will come David And of America. our with Bank from Buckley

how consumers in-store you What out to the in looking does have compare Friday And reluctant thinking and volumes? then the as with how return remain August? that fourth you seen how quarter sales to traffic with are impact trends fourth will that shopping holiday quarter, And and shopping, to about XQ? Black season

traffic talk Ken, and trends, take do you to fourth I'll want about quarter.

for that thanks comp but David, beginning We from were components question. of trend And they we transactions when Sure. were the stores, were the reopening the saw, QX and transaction's more it ticket. of where average and to was ticket continued the we've we as And pretty again, up. by consistent and offset moved see that throughout quarter quarter, actually down third than the where into down,

been even the into it's reopening consistent So August. period relatively throughout

good. it's Yes,

remarks. QX lot is As amount on I my goes, made of of biggest The in I far it we've self-checkout of stores prepared the we've as added. David, changes think hit couple a

our Last go little a in right in also our it week calendar earlier. I shifting bit normal quite from we greater for checkout said, for a have Saturday, really, On what out really more social environment X fourth from year of store. to As us. that fleet particular hours was given allows have better is shopping. for average, we setup in year, quarter. at a self-checkout. allows honestly, on We've Hanukkah the moves which And got top Super this a looked Christmas. be spreads then for couldn't It does And locations And X. distancing. will half full

So are try us through setup, to increase our a operators making changes we the and great, as QX. in will traffic really manage in well allow for is to which then the serve throughput, between the calendar greater

And our next question will with come Boss from JPMorgan. Matthew

a on congrats quarter. Great, nice and

Matt. Thanks,

Appreciate Matt. Thanks, it.

nearly the in was the marketing cuts. back speak to despite your restrictions quarter, in So trends levels and to second that can new historical and stores? social you're that's Productivity seeing you

you confidence stores and just on growth, touch opportunities in store seeing. multiyear the So you're unit just pipeline, maybe that what in high-teens and see your overall new

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from question Wells next with Fargo. Kelly come will our Edward And

maybe of into a little to you're color thinking little just Joel, you a how I provide dependent. I you've bit. bit just Can back obviously, been wanted it? about around very mean historically, holiday sort traffic get more

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customer when it be not flexibility And lot to We're they so a relying more on shop. the just weekend gives traffic. going

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next our will question And from come with Short Barclays. Karen

a what with I more the draw color that average little respect on the with new online seeing about the you're of for more ticket in app online, was is customer maybe with on then online? wondering little talk a what Maybe if to a the you is little color could demographic tie the bit And bit customer. what as well?

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back. need keep to them keep Now we them bringing and

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to in even stores, that not up on important, still made that additive. And running year, going It's the think a acquisition is be keep it holidays. I distance it's and Karen, digits, low further, the the is operational customers business. nice last have It's that clearly, mind icing driver was timing of those single in cake the want and for still we also to us. socially for e-com concerned but our for will about it fully fortuitous still it

stuff little So Thanks, a to asked, It's lot that a but gives you there, good of Karen. on color. speculate some good a you hopefully, early of questions just couple Karen.

And Partners. Guggenheim our with Heinbockel next question will come from John

this really change, you do many store-specific a you quick Joel, how up And think? do Beyond, And of you'd we'll space BOPUS inventory, do can year? Five completely. do items? two and stores you percent and you think right, have there's double do where then $XX think of assortment BOPUS, the you'll ones. on right, What and a the lot think you see

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come from Oppenheimer. will with And our Nagel Brian question next

Great quarter, congratulations.

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negotiations. So about maybe talk just the the is question rent I have

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