Rocky Brands, Inc. (RCKY) Q1 2025 Earnings Call

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Greetings and welcome to the Rocky Brands, Inc. First Quarter Fiscal 2025 Earnings Conference Call. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode. A brief question and answer session will follow the formal presentation. If anyone should require operator assistance during the conference, please signal the operator by pressing star and zero on your telephone keypad. As a reminder, this conference is being recorded. It is now my pleasure to introduce your host, Cody McAllister of ICR. Please go ahead. Thank you, and thanks to everyone joining us today. Before we begin, please note that today's session, including the Q&A period, may contain forward-looking statements as defined by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements are based on information and assumptions available at this time and are subject to changes, risks, and uncertainties which may cause actual results to differ materially. We assume no obligation to update such statements. For a complete discussion of the risks and uncertainties, please refer to today's press release and our reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our 10-K for the year ended December 31st, 2024. And I'll now turn the conference over to Jason Brooks, Chief Executive Officer of Rocky Brands. Thank you, Cody. With me on today's call is Tom Robertson, our Chief Operating and Chief Financial Officer. After our prepared remarks, we will be happy to take questions. It has been a good start to 2025 despite growing macroeconomic uncertainty. During the first quarter, we experienced healthy demand within our brand portfolio and throughout our distribution channels, led by a 20% top-line growth in our retail segment. Demand was especially strong for our rubber boot business, which i...