Vera Bradley, Inc. (VRA) Q1 2026 Earnings Conference Call Transcript

Vera Bradley, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRA) Q1 2026 Earnings Conference Call June 11, 2025 9:30 AM ET

Company Participants

Ian Martin Bickley - Independent Director
Jacqueline M. Ardrey - President, CEO & Director
Mark C. Dely - Chief Administrative & Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary
Michael Schwindle - Chief Financial Officer

Operator

Greetings, and welcome to the Vera Bradley First Quarter Fiscal 2026 Earnings Conference Call. [Operator Instructions] As a reminder, this conference is being recorded.

It is now my pleasure to introduce your host, Mark Dely, Chief Administrative Officer. Thank you, sir. You may begin.

Mark C. Dely

Good morning, and welcome, everyone. We'd like to thank you for joining today's call. Some of the statements made during our prepared remarks and response to your questions may constitute forward-looking statements made pursuant to and within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 as amended. Such forward-looking statements are subject to both known and unknown risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those that we expect. Please refer to today's press release and company's most recent Form 10-K filed with the SEC for a discussion of known risks and uncertainties. Investors should not assume that the statements made during the call will remain operative at a later time. We undertake no obligation to update any information discussed on today's call.

I will now turn the call over to Vera Bradley's incoming Executive Chairman, Ian Bickley. Ian?

Ian Martin Bickley

Thanks, Mark. Good morning, everyone. It is a pleasure to speak with all of you. I wanted to join today's call to provide you with some insight on the changes that are taking place at Vera Bradley and to discuss my role in the transition going forward. But first, on behalf of the entire Board of