National Vision Inc. (EYE) is a public company. National Vision is one of the largest optical retail companies in the United States with over 1,200 stores in 38 states and Puerto Rico.

We help people see their best to live their best through our optical products and services. For more than 30 years, we have been improving lives by providing eye care and eyewear for value-seeking and lower-income consumers.

Retail brands include America’s Best, Eyeglass World, and Vista Optical inside select Fred Meyer stores and on select military bases, and an e-commerce website DiscountContacts.com, offering a variety of products and services for customers’ eye care needs. Founded in 1990. It has 9,104 employees. Annual revenue is $2B. IPO 2017.

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Operator

Good day, and thank you for standing by. Welcome to the Q2 2026 National Vision Holdings Earnings Conference Call. At this time, all participants are on a listen only mode. After the speaker's presentation, there will be a question and answer session. To ask a question during the session, you will need to press star one one on your telephone. You will then hear an automated message advising your hand is raised. To withdraw your question, please press star one one again. Please be advised that today's conference is being recorded. I would like to hand the conference over to your first speaker today, Tamara Gonzalez, Head of Investor Relations. Please go ahead.

Tamara Gonzalez — Head of Investor Relations

Thank you, and good morning, everyone. Welcome to National Vision's second quarter 2026 earnings call. Joining me on the call today are Alex Wilkes, CEO, and Chris Laden, CFO. Our earnings release issued this morning and the presentation accompanying our call are both available in the Investors section of our website, ir.nationalvision.com. A replay of the audio webcast will be archived in the Investors section after the call. Before we begin, let me remind you that our earnings materials and today's presentation include forward-looking statements as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from our expectations and projections. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the factors identified in the release and our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The release in today's