It's all of the above. When we surveyed our small to mid-sized merchants as well as our coalition members, the same survey results came back. The only way we stay afloat is, as Catherine mentioned, that if we're to remain competitive we will have to eat some of this unexpected cost. That means we find ways to cut hours, to lay off, and to limit the amount of merchandise we are displaying in our stores. It has all sorts of impacts—all of them negative, unfortunately.
On May 12th, 2009. See this statement in context.