Operator

Greetings, and welcome to the Advantage Solutions First Quarter 2026 Earnings Call. [Operator Instructions]

As a reminder, this conference is being recorded.

Unknown Executive

Welcome to Advantage Solutions First Quarter Earnings Conference Call. Dave Peacock, Chief Executive Officer, and Chris Growe, Chief Financial Officer, are on the call today. Dave and Chris will provide their prepared remarks, after which we will open the call for a Q&A session.

During this call, management may make forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. Actual outcomes and results could differ materially due to several factors, including those described more fully in the company's annual report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC. All forward-looking statements are qualified in their entirety by such factors.

Our remarks today include certain non-GAAP financial measures, which are reconciled to the most comparable GAAP measure in our earnings release. As a reminder, unless otherwise stated, the financial results discussed today will be from continuing operations and revenues will exclude reimbursable expenses. And now I would like to turn the call over to Dave Peacock.

David Peacock
CEO & Director

Thanks, operator. Good morning, and thank you for joining us. I want to first acknowledge our team for a solid start to the year. We have a lot of work ahead of us, but I am grateful for the resilience our people are showing in this uncertain time. Our first quarter was solid and ahead of our internal expectations, reflecting strong growth in Experiential Services, improvement in Retailer Services and continued headwinds affecting Branded Services.