Academy Sports & Outdoors Inc Q2 2021 Earnings Call Transcript

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Question: John Edward Heinbockel - Guggenheim Securities, LLC, Research Division - Analyst : Ken, maybe when you step back and look at the -- you've improved the strategic capabilities of the business in a lot of different areas. What -- other than supply chain, which we talked about, what areas would you still like to work on? And when I think about use of capital, you think about strategic M&A, are there capabilities that you don't have that might be interesting going down that path? Or you pretty much have what you need right now?

Question: John Edward Heinbockel - Guggenheim Securities, LLC, Research Division - Analyst : Okay. And then maybe as a follow-up to that, right, you talked about building a national brand. What -- I mean -- and it's a long way out, but you think about adjustments to how you go to market in the South, Northeast, West Coast. How do you think about -- maybe this is more for Steve. But how do you think about merchandising adjustments as you move to the northern part of the country? Or is that -- that's a pretty easy transition to make? REFINITIV STREETEVENTS | www.refinitiv.com | Contact Us consent of Refinitiv. 'Refinitiv' and the Refinitiv logo are registered trademarks of Refinitiv and its affiliated companies. SEPTEMBER 09, 2021 / 3:00PM, ASO.OQ - Q2 2021 Academy Sports & Outdoors Inc Earnings Call