It's a hypothetical question, of course, but it's a good one.
Over the past five years, gross margins have more or less stayed the same for the four major grocers: Empire, Sobeys, Loblaw and Metro.
If fees were lowered, could grocers pocket the difference? Possibly, but we don't know. The agri-food sector has extremely narrow margins. Of course, when grocers have an opportunity to take a cut, they do.