Barnes & Noble Education, Inc (BNED) Q4 2023 Earnings Call

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Thank you for standing by. My name is Maria, and I will be your conference operator today. At this time, I would like to welcome everyone to the Barnes & Noble Education Fiscal 2023 Fourth Quarter Earnings Conference Call. All lines have been placed on mute to prevent any background noise. After the speaker's remarks, there will be a question and answer session. If you would like to ask a question during this time, simply press star followed by the number one on your telephone keypad. If you would like to withdraw your question, press star one again. Thank you. I would now like to turn the call over to Mr. Hunter Blakenbaker, Vice President of Investor Relations. Mr. Blakenbaker, please go ahead. Okay, great. Thanks, Maria. And good morning, everyone. and welcome to our fiscal 2023 fourth quarter earnings conference call. Joining us today are Jonathan Schaar, Executive Vice President, B&ED Retail and President, Barnes & Noble College, Mike Miller, our EVP of Corporate Development and Affairs and our Chief Legal Officer, and Jason Snoguski, our SVP and Treasurer. Mike Hughesby, our Chief Executive Officer, will not be on the call today due to a family emergency. Before we begin the call, I'd like to remind you that statements we make on today's call are covered by the Safe Harbor disclaimer contained in our press release and public documents. The contents of this call are property of Barnes & Noble Education and are not for rebroadcast or used by any other party without prior written consent of Barnes & Noble Education. During this call, we will make forward-looking statements with predictions, projections, and other statements about future events. These statements are based on current expectations and assumptions that are subject to risks and uncertainties, including...