Fred's earnings call fails to answer key question

In typical Fred’s earnings call fashion — the presentation came and quickly went.
Joe Anto, CFO and interim CEO for Memphis-based Fred’s Inc., ran through the third quarter 2018 fiscal results for the general merchandise and pharmacy chain, Thursday, Dec. 13. Emphasis on the word “ran” as the call lasted less than 15 minutes. And per normal, there was no Q&A segment with analysts. The only other person on the call with Anto was Tejal Patel, public relations spec