Total sales of $33,634 million came below the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $34,255 million and declined from $33,957 million reported in the year-ago period. The year-over-year sales decline mainly resulted from the divestiture of Kroger Specialty Pharmacy and soft fuel sales, which were impacted by a reduced average retail price per gallon. Excluding fuel and the impact of Kroger Specialty Pharmacy divestiture, the company's sales increased 2.7%. We note that identical sales without fuel rose 2.3%. Digital sales grew 11% during the quarter under discussion. We note that the gross margin was 22.9% of sales. The FIFO gross margin rate, excluding fuel, expanded 51 basis points compared to the same period last year. The gross margin expansion was driven by the sale of Kroger Specialty Pharmacy, the performance of 'Our Brands' and reduced shrink, partly countered by soft pharmacy margins.