I will just say that empirical evidence is not with me right now, but the 2005 strike in the port of Vancouver had nothing to do with retailers in the first instance, yet the repercussions for our industry were tremendous. Various retailers will give you different figures--a figure is a figure--but the impact was beyond words. One piece of the supply chain was disrupted and the ripple effects were unbelievable.
On February 1st, 2007. See this statement in context.