Thank you.
I have had discussions with vendors, and neither Empire nor Costco has come up as having made a major change, particularly in cyclical timing, in the annual process.
I'm going to go to Walmart. I'll be direct here: I don't want my comments or questions to be construed as my being negative about this code coming to the finish line, because I'm not; it's the opposite. However, I am concerned by reports that some retailers are actually changing the timing of the renegotiation to get out ahead of January 1.
I'm going to ask you to comment not only about changes to the timing but also about actually being far more aggressive this year compared to other years in your asks of vendors as they move. I'll ask, Madam Maines-Corrado, if you could respond on behalf of Walmart.
Has Walmart changed its timing? That is what I have heard, and Walmart is not the only retailer.