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<v Speaker 1>It's night Side, who Dan ray On doing Busy Boston Radio.

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<v Speaker 2>Beg you very much. I'll the Red Sox continue with

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<v Speaker 2>their game down in Atlanta and we continue here at Nightside. Again.

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<v Speaker 2>Thank you to Gary Tangway who sat in for me

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<v Speaker 2>both Wednesday night and Thursday night. Had a chance to

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<v Speaker 2>go up to Montreal for two days. And my friend

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<v Speaker 2>and many many years, Chris Nyland, who played for the

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<v Speaker 2>Montreal Canadians, did a one man show, which is the

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<v Speaker 2>second one man show is going on tonight at the

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<v Speaker 2>same venue. It's a beautiful venue as a dinner place

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<v Speaker 2>with about six hundred guests who were supporting charity dealing

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<v Speaker 2>with mental health issues. And Chris basically told his life

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<v Speaker 2>story and it's a great job captivating story from being

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<v Speaker 2>a kid grown up in West Roxbury who dreamed about

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<v Speaker 2>playing in the National Hockey League but didn't think there

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<v Speaker 2>was a real way for him to get there. But

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<v Speaker 2>through some hard work he became a pretty accomplished hockey player,

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<v Speaker 2>played thirteen years in the NHL with the Canadians, the

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<v Speaker 2>Rangers and the Bruins, and then finished his career in

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<v Speaker 2>Montreal with his beloved Canadians. And he talked about his

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<v Speaker 2>post career and surgeries and addiction to certain substances, some

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<v Speaker 2>very tough drug dealing with drugs. He was brutally honest

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<v Speaker 2>in this presentation. He did that in conjunction with a

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<v Speaker 2>gentleman from Montreal, gentleman by named of Barry Larenzetti, who

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<v Speaker 2>worked with Chris and it was a compelling one man show. Basically,

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<v Speaker 2>he spoke from his heart and was fabulous in terms

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<v Speaker 2>of the message that he has. And I hope that somehow,

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<v Speaker 2>some way his performances and he will do two more

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<v Speaker 2>of these. It will be the same show or maybe

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<v Speaker 2>a little different each night, but it's not scripted per se,

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<v Speaker 2>It's outlined, and he is a compelling Speaker's done some

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<v Speaker 2>radio in Montreal, did a great job on Wednesday night,

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<v Speaker 2>and I'm sure he's doing a great job tonight even

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<v Speaker 2>as we speak. And I hope that one of the

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<v Speaker 2>content providers on television basically is small enough and enlightened

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<v Speaker 2>enough to pick it up because it's a message that

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<v Speaker 2>needs to be heard. How you can be overtaken in

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<v Speaker 2>the most innocent of ways if you rely overly rely

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<v Speaker 2>upon some of these opioids as you recover from surgeries

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<v Speaker 2>and you can develop. And Chris held nothing back, nothing back.

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<v Speaker 2>So for those of you who know Chris Nyland, if

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<v Speaker 2>you let him know that he's served a great public

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<v Speaker 2>service on Wednesday night, and he's doing it again tonight

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<v Speaker 2>and very very rarely to people want to tell the

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<v Speaker 2>world all of their faults and all of their failings

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<v Speaker 2>in an effort to prevent others from dealing with those

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<v Speaker 2>same faults and failings. And Chris has brought his life

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<v Speaker 2>back together amazingly. Well anyway, I also want to just

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<v Speaker 2>take a moment. I just got a very nice note

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<v Speaker 2>from Teresa Mahoney. She writes, Hydian. My husband used to

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<v Speaker 2>call it tonightside off and he was Paul m from

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<v Speaker 2>Norwood or Paul from Dorchester. He was a retired Boston

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<v Speaker 2>Public school teacher dean of students. Passed away at the

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<v Speaker 2>end of March after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer.

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<v Speaker 2>He had been diagnosed in January of twenty twenty four

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<v Speaker 2>and passed away this past March. He always enjoyed talking

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<v Speaker 2>to you, and I was listening in tonight and thought

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<v Speaker 2>i'd let you know. Best regards to Teresa. Teresa, I

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<v Speaker 2>hope you're listening, I sent back. I sent to you

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<v Speaker 2>a quick email during the news in which I said

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<v Speaker 2>to you, and I want to tell the audience I

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<v Speaker 2>remember Paul very well. He was an excellent caller. He

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<v Speaker 2>was a dedicated teacher and a dedicated coach to his

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<v Speaker 2>students in Boston public schools. Someone had mentioned to me

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<v Speaker 2>a few weeks ago that he had passed, and I

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<v Speaker 2>did acknowledge it briefly on here because I wasn't quite sure.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, Paul Mahoney is not an uncommon name, and

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<v Speaker 2>I decided, after seeing your email tonight that I just

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<v Speaker 2>wanted to make a reference and do it right now.

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<v Speaker 2>And I hope you hear what I'm about to say.

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<v Speaker 2>But Paul always spoke from his heart. He was so

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<v Speaker 2>dedicated to his Boston Public school students. He was a

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<v Speaker 2>basketball coach and a basketball referee and spent a lot

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<v Speaker 2>of time with young people in gyms in Boston, in

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<v Speaker 2>the city of Boston, and I'm sure that he touched

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<v Speaker 2>the lives of hundreds, hundreds of young people in Boston,

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<v Speaker 2>and all for the positive. And I'm proud that he

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<v Speaker 2>was a listener to Night Side, and I'm proud of

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<v Speaker 2>the fact that he contributed so often to Night's side.

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<v Speaker 2>I get to know a lot of my callers on

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<v Speaker 2>this program because this is a talk show, and a

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<v Speaker 2>talk show is necessarily driven by callers. I don't think

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<v Speaker 2>that I'm some oracle of great knowledge or wealthy information,

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<v Speaker 2>and I do not think I have either the ability

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<v Speaker 2>or the inclination to sit here and spout my opinions.

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<v Speaker 2>I always want to throw out topics for conversation and

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<v Speaker 2>give people a chance to share our opinions. And from

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<v Speaker 2>the day I began this program back in two thousand

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<v Speaker 2>and seven, I said that I wanted to be the

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<v Speaker 2>voice of reason, and I wanted to hear different points

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<v Speaker 2>of view. And most of the time I would sit

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<v Speaker 2>back and listen to Paul because of the wisdom that

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<v Speaker 2>he imparted about his time as a teacher and as

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<v Speaker 2>a coach and the impact that sports could have and

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<v Speaker 2>teachers could have on students in Boston public schools. And

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<v Speaker 2>he remained remain so loyal to his students and to

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<v Speaker 2>his athletes, and it came through so clearly every time

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<v Speaker 2>he spoke on the radio. So he will be sorely missed, Toresa,

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<v Speaker 2>But I want you to understand that there are hundreds

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<v Speaker 2>of kids walking today, maybe now grown up families of

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<v Speaker 2>their own, who were impacted by Paul and positively impacted

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<v Speaker 2>by him as a teacher or a coach, and his

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<v Speaker 2>legacy will live on through them and through their families

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<v Speaker 2>because he, I know, changed lives and changed lives for

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<v Speaker 2>the better. So I just wanted to say thank you,

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<v Speaker 2>Teresa for confirming for me so I could speak a

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<v Speaker 2>little bit more openly about him. I would see his

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<v Speaker 2>name come up, and I knew that I was going

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<v Speaker 2>to get a good caller, and I was going to

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<v Speaker 2>get someone who's going to come with a point of

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<v Speaker 2>view and say it and say it well as he

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<v Speaker 2>did so many nights over so many years here on

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<v Speaker 2>night Side. So rest well, Paul Mahoney and hopefully Teresa,

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<v Speaker 2>he's listening tonight from somewhere in a far better place.

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<v Speaker 2>But they say that WBZ can be heard across the

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<v Speaker 2>country and around the world, and I suspect that if

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<v Speaker 2>Paul is where I think he is, he's sitting up

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<v Speaker 2>there and listening tonight. So thanks to and God bless you,

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<v Speaker 2>and God bless your family, and certainly in God bless

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<v Speaker 2>your late great husband. Paul Mahoney, Well, take a break.

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<v Speaker 2>We come back. We're going to talk about the Dumoulis battle,

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<v Speaker 2>another battle brawl, if you want to call it an

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<v Speaker 2>interfamilial battle. I got to tell you, I'm rooting for Artie.

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<v Speaker 2>It seems to me that this is a great store.

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<v Speaker 2>It's a store that is not convenient to where I live,

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<v Speaker 2>but I go there. I don't go there as often

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<v Speaker 2>as I would as I should, or maybe as I

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<v Speaker 2>would like to, because I do have some responsibilities during

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<v Speaker 2>the day. But join us. Feel free who you're rooting

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<v Speaker 2>for here. I'm rooting for ardt. It's as simple as that.

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<v Speaker 2>I think that he survived that attempted coup back in

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<v Speaker 2>the summer of twenty fourteen. I love Market Basket. They

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<v Speaker 2>are not advertisers on this program. They don't have to

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<v Speaker 2>be advertisers. I will tell you what I think, honestly.

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<v Speaker 2>I had a conversation with a manager at another grocery

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<v Speaker 2>store just yesterday actually, and I cited market Basket to

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<v Speaker 2>him as how all stores should be run. I'll explain

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<v Speaker 2>that conversation, and I want to hear from you on

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<v Speaker 2>this Who are you rooting for? Are you rooting for

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<v Speaker 2>RDT at market basket, or or he's been placed on

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<v Speaker 2>paid leave. Are you rooting for his other family members?

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<v Speaker 2>I guess it was a group of three sisters, all

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<v Speaker 2>shareholders in the chain, who together had more votes on

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<v Speaker 2>the voard of directors, and so they were able to,

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<v Speaker 2>I guess, accomplish what what he had avoided ten years ago.

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<v Speaker 2>But I hope somehow he gets back. The numbers, if

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<v Speaker 2>you'd like to join the conversation, are six one, seven, two, five, four,

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<v Speaker 2>ten thirty and six one seven, nine three one thirty.

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<v Speaker 2>Light those lines up, and at ten o'clock tonight, we're

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<v Speaker 2>going to talk about the future of medicine and what's

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<v Speaker 2>going on in the medical world right now is extraordinary,

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<v Speaker 2>and for any of you who are under the age

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<v Speaker 2>of fifty, a lot of the things that we're going

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<v Speaker 2>to be talking about tonight will be considered just normal

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<v Speaker 2>medical practice by time you get into the year sixties

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<v Speaker 2>or seventies, and it'll be an exciting conversation we will

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<v Speaker 2>have with a futurist, Kevin Sirelli, and then we'll finish

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<v Speaker 2>it off with the twentieth Hour. For me, it's I

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<v Speaker 2>can't say it's the twentieth hours the twentieth hour of

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<v Speaker 2>the week. So far, I've done nine hours. Gary Tangway

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<v Speaker 2>has done eight and we still have three to go.

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<v Speaker 2>We're coming back on Nightside. Let's talk about Demolis, who

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<v Speaker 2>we are rooting for. I mean, this is important to

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<v Speaker 2>me because I want Market Basket to stay the way

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<v Speaker 2>it is. We'll be back on Nightside.

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<v Speaker 1>You're on night Side with Dan Ray on WBZ, Boston's

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<v Speaker 2>Go the headline in the papers today and I heard

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<v Speaker 2>about this yesterday. I was in Montreal on my way

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<v Speaker 2>to Montreal actually on Wednesday, and got a phone call

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<v Speaker 2>from someone and said to me that there was some

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<v Speaker 2>sort of a coup underway at the board meeting of

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<v Speaker 2>Market Basket people and longtime Market Basket leader Arthur T. Dermoulis,

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<v Speaker 2>who had survived a big fight ten years ago, and

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<v Speaker 2>any of you in our audience who were ten years ago,

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<v Speaker 2>he was in a battle with his cousin Arthur S

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<v Speaker 2>back in the day. Talk about an interfamilial battle, and

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<v Speaker 2>Arthur T survived. At that point, there were people who

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<v Speaker 2>boycotted the supermarket, and there were people employees who walked out,

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<v Speaker 2>and it was it was inspirational. I mean, market Basket

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<v Speaker 2>is a huge, huge company. It's a huge company, and

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<v Speaker 2>I guess it is. I'm just reading here. I think

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<v Speaker 2>it's ninety stores and they have something like three thousand

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<v Speaker 2>employees and and last year they did seven billion dollars

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<v Speaker 2>in revenue. And my understanding is that a lot of

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<v Speaker 2>the stores want the employees to do their restocking of

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<v Speaker 2>shells overnight, but apparently Arthur t does not want that,

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<v Speaker 2>and he wants his employees in the stores during the day,

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<v Speaker 2>which has been my experience. When I go to market

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<v Speaker 2>Basket and I do go there, I develop a list

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<v Speaker 2>and it saves me money, which is why I go there.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, obviously it cost me some money to drive

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<v Speaker 2>there because it's not convenient. The one that's closest to

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<v Speaker 2>me is in Waltham, and that's the store I go

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<v Speaker 2>to on one twenty eight. I'm not going there this weekend,

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<v Speaker 2>by the way, because I would have to go past

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<v Speaker 2>the Massachusetts Turnpike. That's a different story from last hour.

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<v Speaker 2>But you could save money, and there's nothing wrong with

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<v Speaker 2>saving money. I was in another store I'm not going

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<v Speaker 2>to mention the name of the store yesterday, and one

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<v Speaker 2>of the things that bothers me about a lot of

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<v Speaker 2>these stores is that they have they have these apps

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<v Speaker 2>and stuff where and I don't know if you can

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<v Speaker 2>relate to this. I'm pretty good with the apps. I

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<v Speaker 2>know how to pull the apps down. I know how

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<v Speaker 2>to use the apps. But what they do is they

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<v Speaker 2>have like two sets of prices. They have the well,

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<v Speaker 2>they have three sets of prices. They have regular prices,

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<v Speaker 2>and then they have sale prices so that you can

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<v Speaker 2>that item. And then they have the digital coupons. But

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<v Speaker 2>you have to somehow be able to get the best

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<v Speaker 2>digital coupons you want, which is a pain that in

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<v Speaker 2>the in the neck. Okay uh. And the bottom line

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<v Speaker 2>is they make it difficult. They make and I blasted

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<v Speaker 2>you basically are going to drive older shoppers away. They

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<v Speaker 2>know the older shoppers, uh, do not want to drive

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<v Speaker 2>far distances, so they have these marketing attitudes that that

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<v Speaker 2>they'll the older folks get treated as second class customers

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<v Speaker 2>because they can't. They're not comfortable with the apps, they're

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<v Speaker 2>not comfortable with the digital coupons. I am. I use

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<v Speaker 2>are probably a lot of older customers who do, but

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<v Speaker 2>there are a lot of older customers who don't. At Demola's,

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<v Speaker 2>the prices are all there. I you know, you walk

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<v Speaker 2>they're accurate, and you don't have any of these automatic

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<v Speaker 2>kiosks market basket. It is my favorite grocery store. And

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<v Speaker 2>the fact that RDT now has been put on leave

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<v Speaker 2>bothers me immensely. I hope some of you feel the

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<v Speaker 2>same way. I have no idea what was going on

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<v Speaker 2>within the family, but I'd love to get your take

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<v Speaker 2>on it. Six one, seven, two, five, four ten thirty

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<v Speaker 2>six seven nine, three, one ten thirty. Now, this is

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<v Speaker 2>and he's much more uh interview oriented, which is fine,

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<v Speaker 2>you concerned that Dumoulas might head in a different direction.

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<v Speaker 2>I know. I am Jeane in Boston. Gene, welcome, you

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<v Speaker 2>are next to the night side. Let me get you

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<v Speaker 2>up here on the on the board. Go ahead, Geene,

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<v Speaker 2>what rather?

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<v Speaker 3>I think you also failed to mention though, that they

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<v Speaker 3>also price at different stories and in what town they're in,

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<v Speaker 3>which is also to scrimnatory against their customers based upon

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<v Speaker 3>the competition in the area, as well as all the

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<v Speaker 3>other things you talked about with digital coupons and things.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, well, you know, that's a good point. I know

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<v Speaker 2>that there was some students I think from Boston, from Roxbury,

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<v Speaker 2>Mattapan who went in and did an analysis of I'm

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<v Speaker 2>not going to mention the store, but they did an

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<v Speaker 2>analysis of what the same grocery bag to fill up

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<v Speaker 2>with cost And I think it was a store in

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<v Speaker 2>downtown in Greater Boston, in Roxbury, I think it was

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<v Speaker 2>in the South.

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<v Speaker 4>End right correct, the mall there over on the expressway,

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<v Speaker 4>versus what people in one of the suburban communities would pay.

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<v Speaker 2>And I think that's that's a problem too. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>they have a right to do that. I don't think

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<v Speaker 2>that I want the government going in and and price checking,

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<v Speaker 2>but I think it's good to make to do these

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<v Speaker 2>sort of consumer stories and I remember seeing that. My

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<v Speaker 2>hats off to those kids from Roxbury, Dorchester. They sort

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<v Speaker 2>of were doing the role of investigative reporters that should

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<v Speaker 3>Yes, yes, I will also say too like in terms

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<v Speaker 3>of this like I was fully on board with the situation. However,

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<v Speaker 3>many years ago I was with Arthur and the family.

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<v Speaker 3>I do feel like now is a little different in

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<v Speaker 3>my opinion, with the three sisters, they also helped him

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<v Speaker 3>in that situation. They were on his side and took

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<v Speaker 3>on the debt with him that he did. And the

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<v Speaker 3>reality is now is they now own those three sisters.

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<v Speaker 3>They owned sixty percent of the company. He only owned

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<v Speaker 3>twenty eight percent. I don't know what the details are

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<v Speaker 3>of what's going on, but if it's true that he's

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<v Speaker 3>not providing them with budgets or big decisions you know,

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<v Speaker 3>factors and what's what decision he's making on top of

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<v Speaker 3>the fact that he's seventy years old, there should be

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<v Speaker 3>some shared you know, I guess of information with who

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<v Speaker 3>the managers are and what an exit plan would be,

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<v Speaker 3>because if they really are in the dark and they

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<v Speaker 3>own sixty percent of the company. I don't think that's

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<v Speaker 3>fair with them, and they were on his side and

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<v Speaker 3>they helped them get out of that situation and obviously

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<v Speaker 3>made the company what it is today. So I do

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<v Speaker 3>think that he should be sharing that with them if

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<v Speaker 3>thats back through you, and I don't think we know

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<v Speaker 3>what the details of that, So I don't think it's

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<v Speaker 3>fair to say that you're on his side or their

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<v Speaker 3>side whoever, without necessarily knowing what's really going on, because

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<v Speaker 3>from what I've heard, if that's true, if he's not,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, sharing that with them and keeping them in

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<v Speaker 3>the dark when they own sixty pern of the company,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, I hope that, honestly, I hope that. I

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<v Speaker 3>don't care who's right who's wrong, but I think that

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<v Speaker 3>they need to work it out and figure it out

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<v Speaker 3>because the company has been doing very well, and I

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<v Speaker 3>just hope they figure it out. And I'm not sure

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<v Speaker 3>which side to take, but I hope they figure it out.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, no, all, I'm all I'm trying to do. And

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<v Speaker 2>I think you're a great first caller because you make

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<v Speaker 2>the point that this is an internal fight within the market.

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<v Speaker 2>Basket Board of directors and it's an internal fight really

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<v Speaker 2>in effect between the Demula's family. Again, I've read the

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<v Speaker 2>same newspaper articles that you've read. None of us know

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<v Speaker 2>what internally is going on. My instinct is that he

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<v Speaker 2>has always done what has been right, not only for

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<v Speaker 2>the employees but for the customers, and he's grown the store,

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<v Speaker 2>grown the business. And whenever there's going to be a change,

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<v Speaker 2>I get a little bit concerned because I think having

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<v Speaker 2>market Basket in so many communities in East Well in Massachusetts,

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<v Speaker 2>and I guess also in New Hampshire could be wrong

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<v Speaker 2>on that, but I think it's good to have that option.

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<v Speaker 2>We have a variety of stores around, you know, you

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<v Speaker 2>have Shaws and Star Market and Roach Brothers and Stopping

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<v Speaker 2>Shop and Wegman's and Trader Joe's, and different stores appeal

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<v Speaker 2>to different people. As far as I'm concerned, market Basket

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<v Speaker 2>is the only one right now that accentuates low prices

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<v Speaker 2>year round and also fully employees people I've never seen

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<v Speaker 2>and if I'm wrong here, please someone correct me on this.

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<v Speaker 2>I've never seen one of those automatic checkout machines in

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<v Speaker 2>a Demola's market Basket.

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<v Speaker 5>Now.

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<v Speaker 2>I haven't been to every i'ven't been to most market baskets,

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<v Speaker 2>but I think, you know, one of the characteristics that

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<v Speaker 2>I like about market basket is when you go in there,

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<v Speaker 2>there's someone and often their first generation people who are working,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, at at at an entry level job. But

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<v Speaker 2>when you ask them to help you find something, whatever

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<v Speaker 2>the language difficulty might be, they always are responsive. And

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<v Speaker 2>I just I've never waited in line more than three

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<v Speaker 2>or four minutes, you know, the busiest times. It just

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<v Speaker 2>seems like a well run stored So that's that's what

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<v Speaker 2>I was responding to, to be honest with you.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, yeah, yeah, no, I think obviously it's very well

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<v Speaker 3>roun I do have a little sympathy for the sisters,

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<v Speaker 3>but the little that I know, and ultimately I hope

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<v Speaker 3>they work it out because they came together to, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>take it out of a bad situation before. And I

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<v Speaker 3>don't fully understand what the what the are, but I

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<v Speaker 3>do get it that these sisters are probably the same

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<v Speaker 3>age or similar, that he is probably concerned about what

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<v Speaker 3>their errors are going to get and where it's going

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<v Speaker 3>to go to, and that they should be involved in

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<v Speaker 3>the succession planning and who's right and who's wrong. I

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<v Speaker 3>don't know, but I hope they work it out.

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<v Speaker 2>I agree with you on that as well. And I

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<v Speaker 2>also hope that the characteristics of the store don't change

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<v Speaker 2>as was helping.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, absolutely about that's part of the succession planning that

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<v Speaker 3>I think that they should all be a part of.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, thank you, g'd appreciate your call.

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<v Speaker 3>Well, welcome, I'm a good night.

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<v Speaker 2>You too, have a great night, good night, bye bye.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, I'm having some trouble on my screen here tonight, Rob,

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<v Speaker 2>So whatever you can do would be very helpful. We

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<v Speaker 2>will continue with our conversations, and I have open lines,

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<v Speaker 2>which always worry me. Six thirty six one seven nine

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<v Speaker 2>one ten thirty. I think it's a very important story

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<v Speaker 2>because if market Basket were to go away or fundamentally change,

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<v Speaker 2>it would impact a lot of people who rely upon

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<v Speaker 2>them for good quality products at the fairest and I

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<v Speaker 2>think the least expensive prices around. Join the conversation, uh.

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<v Speaker 2>I think Jean's position of holding your fire, I just

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<v Speaker 2>want to get the conversation started, and I'm gonna be

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<v Speaker 2>honest with you. I saw what Arthur t has done

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<v Speaker 2>with that store. I saw how people stood up for him, before.

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<v Speaker 2>I haven't seen any indication that he should have been removed,

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<v Speaker 2>putting all of the into family internscine intomural warfare aside,

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<v Speaker 2>which I have no knowledge of. I have no knowledge of,

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<v Speaker 2>and I don't think most of you have any knowledge

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<v Speaker 2>of it either, But it will affect much more than

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<v Speaker 2>that family. Six one, seven, two, five, four ten thirty

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<v Speaker 2>Now. I've been away for a couple of nights here,

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<v Speaker 2>but folks, this is an issue that is near and

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<v Speaker 2>dear to my heart, and I hope it's near and

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<v Speaker 2>dear to yours to yours as well. So I got

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<v Speaker 2>some open line six one seven, two, five, four ten

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<v Speaker 2>thirty six one seven nine three one ten thirty. I

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<v Speaker 2>like phone calls. Let's keep it a rolling. And I

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<v Speaker 2>also like Noel, who is up in New Hampshire. Noel,

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<v Speaker 2>welcome back to Night's Side. I haven't talked to you

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<v Speaker 2>in months. How are you tonight?

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<v Speaker 6>I know Dan, I'm doing well.

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<v Speaker 2>How are you so great to hear your voice? I

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<v Speaker 2>know that you travel along.

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<v Speaker 6>I I just got back from Italy, really.

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<v Speaker 2>For business or pleasure. Play God, good for you. Where'd

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<v Speaker 2>you go anywhere? I was in Italy last summer and.

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<v Speaker 6>We were in Italy. I've done wrong before. This was Venice,

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<v Speaker 6>Florence for Pollo Venice. So but I have a lot

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<v Speaker 6>to say about this.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I want to hear it.

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<v Speaker 4>Go right ahead, Okay.

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<v Speaker 6>All three of my children worked at Market Basket. They

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<v Speaker 6>all worked there, you know, as soon as they turned fourteen.

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<v Speaker 6>And I think, what people when the first walkout happened

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<v Speaker 6>eleven years ago, that was organic. The thing I find

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<v Speaker 6>extremely suspicious about this is it seems like this board

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<v Speaker 6>has not been very involved in the day to day

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<v Speaker 6>operations of Market Basket. The new the newer board members,

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<v Speaker 6>not people like mister Shay or the one that was fired,

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<v Speaker 6>mister Carlton. But what's interesting is the board comes out

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<v Speaker 6>with this letter saying that Arthur te Demu was planning

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<v Speaker 6>to stage a walkout. Now, the man who has been

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<v Speaker 6>there since I believe he was seventeen years old and

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<v Speaker 6>seven days, why would he do anything to jeopardize the

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<v Speaker 6>thirty thousand associates that he adores. They do, they absolutely do.

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<v Speaker 6>He is the nicest human being you will ever meet.

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<v Speaker 6>On the planet Earth, as are his wife and children.

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<v Speaker 6>I've had the pleasure to meet them. They are just

422
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<v Speaker 6>a wonderful feeling. They do so much for the local communities.

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<v Speaker 6>Mass General Lawrence General Lowell General Boys Clubs, Girls Clubs.

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<v Speaker 6>He's the most generous, honest, kindest human being you ever

425
00:25:55.359 --> 00:25:58.039
<v Speaker 6>want to meet. He is never going to do anything

426
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<v Speaker 6>to jeopardize the company that his grandfather and his dad built.

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<v Speaker 2>So what do you think the motive is. I mean, again,

428
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<v Speaker 2>you never know what goes on in a marriage or

429
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<v Speaker 2>a family.

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<v Speaker 6>We kind of I know, but I've been through this.

431
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<v Speaker 6>I've been through this when my mother died with my

432
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<v Speaker 6>own siblings. Yeah, I don't care how much money you have.

433
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<v Speaker 6>If you have one hundred dollars or one hundred million dollars,

434
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<v Speaker 6>if you have the opportunity to get more money, why not.

435
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<v Speaker 6>And I think what's really tragic about this is these

436
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<v Speaker 6>board members that you're seeing on television, they don't know

437
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<v Speaker 6>anything about the culture of this company.

438
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<v Speaker 2>Well, what I'd love to know. What I'd love to know,

439
00:26:39.680 --> 00:26:41.559
<v Speaker 2>and you seem to know some. What I'd love to

440
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<v Speaker 2>know is how do people get appointed to this board? Also,

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<v Speaker 2>I want you to know that we reached out to

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<v Speaker 2>a side today. Okay, there was no news conference, and

443
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<v Speaker 2>I have a sound, some sound which I can play. Oh,

444
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<v Speaker 2>I know it was Okay, I'm not not for you.

445
00:27:02.839 --> 00:27:05.480
<v Speaker 2>But what I'm saying is we gave them an opportunity,

446
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<v Speaker 2>the people who have been fired, to come on and

447
00:27:08.519 --> 00:27:12.279
<v Speaker 2>make their points available tonight, and we what did they say?

448
00:27:12.279 --> 00:27:13.920
<v Speaker 2>You can lead a horse to water, but you can't

449
00:27:13.960 --> 00:27:16.799
<v Speaker 2>make them drink. I was very disappointed that the people

450
00:27:16.839 --> 00:27:21.359
<v Speaker 2>who are supporting Arthur t they know how I feel

451
00:27:21.440 --> 00:27:25.920
<v Speaker 2>about his management style and about and about the business.

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<v Speaker 2>I was hoping they would come on and talk about it,

453
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<v Speaker 2>to be really honest with you. But the two individuals

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<v Speaker 2>who who were at the news conference, they fellow name,

455
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<v Speaker 2>I don't know if you know. Their name's Joe Schmidt

456
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<v Speaker 2>and Tom Gordon.

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<v Speaker 6>And Tom Gordon, yeah.

458
00:27:40.680 --> 00:27:43.960
<v Speaker 2>Neither one of them were available even for ten minutes tonight.

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<v Speaker 6>Which I think maybe that will be arranged for some

460
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<v Speaker 6>day next week. I think I think right now the

461
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<v Speaker 6>company and the associates and the people that actually work

462
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<v Speaker 6>for the company are in shock that this has happened.

463
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<v Speaker 2>Well, they missed an opportunity. They missed an opportunity. Tonight

464
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<v Speaker 2>to put a stake in the ground, and I would

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<v Speaker 2>be willing to have people from both sides on. Now

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<v Speaker 2>I'm told that Arthur t is there's not someone who

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<v Speaker 2>does interviews, which is fine, that's his.

468
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<v Speaker 6>Right, but it's very private man.

469
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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, but this has now become once again. He went

470
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<v Speaker 2>through a very public a series of events eleven years

471
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<v Speaker 2>ago and he won that battle in the court of

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<v Speaker 2>public opinion.

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<v Speaker 6>I think when it comes to the court of public opinion,

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<v Speaker 6>he'll win this battle. I think anybody, I mean thirty

475
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<v Speaker 6>thousand people. They have ninety stores in Massachusetts, New Hampshire,

476
00:28:45.599 --> 00:28:49.559
<v Speaker 6>Maine and even Rhode Islands. And if you read on

477
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<v Speaker 6>social media, people love this Mia, you know.

478
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<v Speaker 2>But here's the thing, Noel, they should hire Arthur t

479
00:28:58.200 --> 00:29:00.559
<v Speaker 2>should hire someone like you who has good sense of

480
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<v Speaker 2>public relations. Again, they missed an opportunity tonight, which is

481
00:29:04.559 --> 00:29:09.359
<v Speaker 2>unfortunate for them. They missed an opportunity to have joined

482
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<v Speaker 2>tonight and taken questions from me and set out what's

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<v Speaker 2>going on. But you've represented them very well. And I'm

484
00:29:18.319 --> 00:29:22.400
<v Speaker 2>inclined towards him only because I've been a customer of

485
00:29:22.440 --> 00:29:25.319
<v Speaker 2>the store for several years. I don't go there every

486
00:29:25.359 --> 00:29:28.000
<v Speaker 2>week because it's too far away, but at least every

487
00:29:28.000 --> 00:29:30.599
<v Speaker 2>couple of weeks or three weeks, I make an effort

488
00:29:30.839 --> 00:29:34.400
<v Speaker 2>to go there because I like the atmosphere, I like

489
00:29:34.480 --> 00:29:36.960
<v Speaker 2>the people, I like the product.

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<v Speaker 7>And I like the prices, and I like itt me correct,

491
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<v Speaker 7>I believe in employee.

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<v Speaker 6>A previous caller mentioned that or you were talking about

493
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<v Speaker 6>this study that was done on different prices in different stores.

494
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<v Speaker 6>I can tell you for a fact, market baskets prices

495
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<v Speaker 6>are the same.

496
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<v Speaker 2>Oh no, yeah, no, he made me no. Well, that

497
00:29:56.319 --> 00:30:00.519
<v Speaker 2>caller made it clear he was talking about another chain,

498
00:30:00.880 --> 00:30:03.640
<v Speaker 2>another well known and I'm not here to bash anybody,

499
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<v Speaker 2>uh at all or mine. It was. It was a

500
00:30:07.200 --> 00:30:10.960
<v Speaker 2>chain that had I think it was in South Bay Mall,

501
00:30:11.559 --> 00:30:16.039
<v Speaker 2>and the students who were from I guess Roxbury, Dorchester

502
00:30:16.480 --> 00:30:19.359
<v Speaker 2>went in and you know, priced what it would be

503
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<v Speaker 2>for a family of whatever buying their products for a week.

504
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<v Speaker 5>Uh.

505
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<v Speaker 2>And then they went and they did the same identical products.

506
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<v Speaker 2>I think it was a store in Denham and there

507
00:30:30.279 --> 00:30:34.039
<v Speaker 2>was a pretty good significant disparity and obviously the prices

508
00:30:34.079 --> 00:30:38.160
<v Speaker 2>were consistently higher in the poorer community, which is, you know,

509
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<v Speaker 2>a little unfair.

510
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<v Speaker 6>It's a tragedy and Arthur would never do that, of course.

511
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<v Speaker 2>Noah, well, thank you for making it clear. I thought

512
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<v Speaker 2>I had made it clear. It was not it was

513
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<v Speaker 2>not U. And then I went on about these these

514
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<v Speaker 2>these companies that that induced people to get their app,

515
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<v Speaker 2>and then they had digital coupons in the app, which

516
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<v Speaker 2>is great for the people who have the to maneuver

517
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<v Speaker 2>around that app and spend the time in that app.

518
00:31:03.880 --> 00:31:07.000
<v Speaker 2>But a lot of people don't have smartphones. They don't

519
00:31:07.119 --> 00:31:09.279
<v Speaker 2>they're not able to get the app. And what they

520
00:31:09.319 --> 00:31:12.039
<v Speaker 2>do is they create two tiers of customers. People who

521
00:31:12.079 --> 00:31:13.759
<v Speaker 2>are smart enough to have the app and spend the

522
00:31:13.799 --> 00:31:15.920
<v Speaker 2>time of the app, they get the best prices, and

523
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<v Speaker 2>then you have these other people who don't get the

524
00:31:18.119 --> 00:31:21.119
<v Speaker 2>best prices. And that's not fair. And I had a

525
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<v Speaker 2>fairly straightforward conversation with the manager of a different store yesterday,

526
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<v Speaker 2>frankly because I saw him and I said, you know,

527
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<v Speaker 2>I said, I think you're being unfair to older customers,

528
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<v Speaker 2>and I know.

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<v Speaker 6>You would never see that.

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<v Speaker 2>That's why I go there. I don't buy it. I

531
00:31:41.359 --> 00:31:44.759
<v Speaker 2>don't buy anything that's expensive. I don't go you know,

532
00:31:44.839 --> 00:31:47.039
<v Speaker 2>if I have to buy some cold cuts or whatever,

533
00:31:47.119 --> 00:31:48.880
<v Speaker 2>I can go to my local store. But when I

534
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<v Speaker 2>want to stock up on you know, toilet paper, dishwasher detergent,

535
00:31:54.640 --> 00:32:00.160
<v Speaker 2>you know, dishwash, the liquid, all of that stuff, paper towels,

536
00:32:00.200 --> 00:32:01.680
<v Speaker 2>I go to marketing paper.

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<v Speaker 6>The thing. Can I just mention? One other thing is

538
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<v Speaker 6>that when people talk about the board of directors, they

539
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<v Speaker 6>need to remember that the board has a fiduciary responsibility.

540
00:32:13.519 --> 00:32:17.079
<v Speaker 6>Every board has a fiduciary responsibility to act and the

541
00:32:17.119 --> 00:32:21.079
<v Speaker 6>best interest of everyone. That's the stakeholders, which is Arthur

542
00:32:21.119 --> 00:32:25.440
<v Speaker 6>and the sisters, but it's also the shareholders, the employees,

543
00:32:25.640 --> 00:32:30.559
<v Speaker 6>and the community. And Arthur is more concerned about the

544
00:32:30.640 --> 00:32:32.359
<v Speaker 6>employees and the community.

545
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<v Speaker 7>All right, And that's what makes market that you represented.

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00:32:38.599 --> 00:32:42.640
<v Speaker 2>Again, they need to they need to get someone like

547
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<v Speaker 2>you representing them. Noel, Hey, I got to run.

548
00:32:46.599 --> 00:32:48.519
<v Speaker 6>It was very good for my kids, that's all.

549
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<v Speaker 2>I wanted to make a very strong testimony. I wish

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<v Speaker 2>that the public relations people were smart enough to have

551
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<v Speaker 2>taken the opportunity we presented to them tonight, Thanks.

552
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<v Speaker 6>Noel, Maybe they will thanks somebody.

553
00:32:59.359 --> 00:33:02.160
<v Speaker 2>Okay, And again, either side is welcome to join us

554
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<v Speaker 2>any night next week, that's for sure.

555
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<v Speaker 5>Uh.

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<v Speaker 2>I got some open lines. And I'm done at ten

557
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<v Speaker 2>o'clock on this, so if you're gonna call it five

558
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<v Speaker 2>to ten, probably won't make uh. And I have a

559
00:33:11.920 --> 00:33:14.000
<v Speaker 2>guest coming up at ten o'clock, so we are moving

560
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<v Speaker 2>on from this topic. At nine fifty eight, we got

561
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<v Speaker 2>about ten minutes six one seven, two, five, four thirty

562
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<v Speaker 2>six one seven, nine, three thirty. If you want to

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<v Speaker 2>wag in, go right ahead. We'll be back right after this.

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<v Speaker 1>It's Night Side with Dan Ray, Boston's News Radio.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, back to the calls. Let me go to Gary

566
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<v Speaker 2>and Wooburn. Hey, Gary, welcome back.

567
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<v Speaker 7>Yes, the fight between the family members and that I

568
00:33:40.799 --> 00:33:42.720
<v Speaker 7>really almost don't want to talk about because we really

569
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<v Speaker 7>don't know the fact.

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<v Speaker 2>Sure enough, I'm talking about what you'd like to talk about.

571
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<v Speaker 2>Go right ahead.

572
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<v Speaker 7>Yet the show you go to? How much do you

573
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<v Speaker 7>pay for a pound of cheese?

574
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<v Speaker 2>You know what? I don't keep stuff like that in

575
00:33:53.319 --> 00:33:55.839
<v Speaker 2>my head. Gary, to be really honest with you, I

576
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<v Speaker 2>go for my big items at market basket. There's also

577
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<v Speaker 2>a few it is that I know at market basket.

578
00:34:02.319 --> 00:34:04.200
<v Speaker 2>I know that a gallery of milk is going to

579
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<v Speaker 2>save me money at market basket. I know that half

580
00:34:06.799 --> 00:34:09.840
<v Speaker 2>and half cream for my coffee will save me money

581
00:34:09.880 --> 00:34:12.119
<v Speaker 2>at market basket. I know fruit will save me money

582
00:34:12.119 --> 00:34:14.719
<v Speaker 2>in market Basket. But there's also some big ticket items.

583
00:34:14.760 --> 00:34:17.440
<v Speaker 2>I go always spend one hundred dollars at Malcolt Basket

584
00:34:17.480 --> 00:34:19.239
<v Speaker 2>for probably what I would spend one hundred and fifty

585
00:34:19.320 --> 00:34:22.519
<v Speaker 2>dollars at somewhere else. So for me, the rut for

586
00:34:22.559 --> 00:34:25.760
<v Speaker 2>me to say fifty bucks or forty to fifty dollars

587
00:34:26.039 --> 00:34:31.239
<v Speaker 2>is well worth a thirty mile round trip to market Basket.

588
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<v Speaker 7>As a guy who's an employee sixty four years old,

589
00:34:34.639 --> 00:34:36.840
<v Speaker 7>he works for market Basket, and I've been talking about

590
00:34:36.800 --> 00:34:39.039
<v Speaker 7>the last six months. We always talked baseball and so forth.

591
00:34:39.440 --> 00:34:41.800
<v Speaker 7>He told me in you know, I didn't want to

592
00:34:41.800 --> 00:34:44.519
<v Speaker 7>get two pressl on about how much he makes a

593
00:34:44.559 --> 00:34:46.000
<v Speaker 7>year and so for because he's been there for our

594
00:34:46.679 --> 00:34:49.800
<v Speaker 7>you know, over thirty seventy years. And he actually leaked

595
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<v Speaker 7>at three He said that he makes it well. By

596
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<v Speaker 7>the way, he's a manager of the department of like milk,

597
00:34:55.320 --> 00:34:58.280
<v Speaker 7>the dairy department that he's only in that aisle all

598
00:34:58.360 --> 00:35:01.280
<v Speaker 7>day longay that was, And he's one of the manager

599
00:35:01.280 --> 00:35:03.000
<v Speaker 7>at the store, but not the head man's that he

600
00:35:03.079 --> 00:35:07.719
<v Speaker 7>said he makes one hundred and twenty thousand dollars, and

601
00:35:07.760 --> 00:35:10.119
<v Speaker 7>I told him, I said, what are you kidding me?

602
00:35:10.400 --> 00:35:12.920
<v Speaker 7>I thought you, at the most was making about sixty cause.

603
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<v Speaker 2>No one of the employees love RDT.

604
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<v Speaker 7>Huh yeah. And when you figure, he said, oh, I'm

605
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<v Speaker 7>not even coming for one k and that's that bank.

606
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<v Speaker 7>And I said, why would you even want to leave?

607
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<v Speaker 7>I guess you must have new years ago that you

608
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<v Speaker 7>were heading in the right direction, because I'm sure we

609
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<v Speaker 7>all think of people that work at Market Basket, not

610
00:35:30.960 --> 00:35:33.199
<v Speaker 7>just that the cast, like we almost think of them

611
00:35:33.199 --> 00:35:36.840
<v Speaker 7>as flunkies working at a store. But those people are

612
00:35:36.880 --> 00:35:39.480
<v Speaker 7>making good money. I'm sure the cast are just women

613
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<v Speaker 7>and men making fifteen bucks an hour. When he told

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<v Speaker 7>me one hundred and twenty thousand, that's big money.

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<v Speaker 2>Sure is sure is Gary. That's let's give some really

616
00:35:47.960 --> 00:35:51.519
<v Speaker 2>good insight. Thanks for checking in, my man. We will

617
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<v Speaker 2>talk soon.

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<v Speaker 7>Okay, okay, my man, Thanks Gary.

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<v Speaker 2>Doc deal later. Thanks. I'm gonna go left next to

620
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<v Speaker 2>Elaine and andover Elaine. You next on nightside, Go right ahead. Okay.

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<v Speaker 2>If Elaine's not ready, we'll put a land Elaine, let's go.

622
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<v Speaker 2>We're running out of time.

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<v Speaker 7>Go ahead, Elaine, good evening.

624
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<v Speaker 8>I just I agree with you that I am on

625
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<v Speaker 8>Atti T's side. Okay, I have seen the wonderful things

626
00:36:20.320 --> 00:36:23.119
<v Speaker 8>he's done his first of all know him. I have

627
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<v Speaker 8>had the opportunity of meeting him and his family. I

628
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<v Speaker 8>know that I happen to be an educator, so I

629
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<v Speaker 8>know how wonderful he is to all the hundreds of

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<v Speaker 8>children I've had in my career, the number of students

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<v Speaker 8>going off to college with wonderful profit sharing.

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<v Speaker 2>And that's all. This is this, You're telling me what

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<v Speaker 2>I have always sensed about this, uh, this gentleman. And

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<v Speaker 2>we'll have to see how this works out. But I

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<v Speaker 2>thank you for calling and saying some kind words about

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<v Speaker 2>him tonight. I truly mean that. But I got a

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<v Speaker 2>bunch of other calls are going to try to give

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<v Speaker 2>him an opportunity to see what they.

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<v Speaker 9>Have to all right, thank you, Thank you very.

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<v Speaker 2>Much, appreciate it. Thanks Thanks Elaine. Next up is Steve

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<v Speaker 2>and Merrimack, New Hampshire. Steve next on Nightsiger Right.

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<v Speaker 5>Ahead, Hey Dan, thanks for taking my call. I just

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<v Speaker 5>want to say I, you know, everybody agrees and so

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<v Speaker 5>do I that Market Basket is absolutely the number one

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<v Speaker 5>food store in New England and I shopped there. I

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<v Speaker 5>went to high school with RDT. I know him very well.

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<v Speaker 5>He's a nice guy. I was talking to one of

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<v Speaker 5>the managers today and there's another side to the story,

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<v Speaker 5>you know. The the fact is that the board is

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<v Speaker 5>packed with the by the sisters who hate his guts.

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<v Speaker 5>I mean, it's not even close.

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<v Speaker 2>Again, I'm going to try to stay out of the

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<v Speaker 2>personalities at this point. I'm hoping to get people and

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<v Speaker 2>we'll follow the story. I think that that that his

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<v Speaker 2>people missed an opportunity tonight to come on and sort

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<v Speaker 2>of set their position out. And I would have invited

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<v Speaker 2>the other side. And if the other side, if me decide,

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<v Speaker 2>wants to go on, there's not much I can do

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<v Speaker 2>about it. But I felt I wanted to put my

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<v Speaker 2>stake in the ground tonight to give people an opportunity

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<v Speaker 2>like yourself.

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<v Speaker 5>Yeah, he needs, he needs to come together with them,

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<v Speaker 5>and you know they he does the day to day operations,

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<v Speaker 5>but when he makes purchases of real estate and opens

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<v Speaker 5>up the new stores, you got to tell the board.

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<v Speaker 5>I mean, they are responsible for what happens, and I

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<v Speaker 5>think that's part of it. Too.

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<v Speaker 2>Fair enough, fair enough, thanks Dave, appreciate it.

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<v Speaker 5>That's it, Thank you.

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<v Speaker 2>Thanks sure, let me go to marketing Clinton, Mark, want

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<v Speaker 2>to get you and maybe one more in here, go ahead, Mark.

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<v Speaker 9>All right, Yeah, I just wanted to weigh in. And

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<v Speaker 9>you were talking about, you know, new people coming into

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<v Speaker 9>a business and running it a different way. Yeah, and

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<v Speaker 9>that it's ridiculous in terms of you see, we've seen

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<v Speaker 9>so many businesses in the past that get handed down

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<v Speaker 9>generation a generation and then some new guy, whether it

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<v Speaker 9>be a grandson or just a totally new non family member,

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<v Speaker 9>comes in and changes the whole way of how the

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<v Speaker 9>company was run. And it's like that company worked a

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<v Speaker 9>certain way for five generations, it did well, why would

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<v Speaker 9>you change it?

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<v Speaker 2>Yep? I hear you. You're breaking up with me. Mark. Unfortunately,

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<v Speaker 2>I think you made your point, but I got to

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<v Speaker 2>let you go because the line broke up on us.

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<v Speaker 2>Thank you very much for your call.

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<v Speaker 9>Good all right, have a good night, you too.

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<v Speaker 2>Matt is in Pembroke. Matt gets in quickly. Here go ahead, Matt.

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<v Speaker 10>Hey, Dan, thanks taking my call. I went into handle

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<v Speaker 10>the store a couple of years ago with my son

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<v Speaker 10>who's fourteen, and he walked right over with pushing a

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<v Speaker 10>cat and said, hey, hell are you what's your name?

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<v Speaker 10>And I told my name, my son's name. We carried

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<v Speaker 10>a convas station in ten minutes. He none of the

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<v Speaker 10>employees knew he was there. And he just seems like

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<v Speaker 10>a really, really nice guy. And he just we spent

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<v Speaker 10>ten minutes talking. You know, he was interested in me

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<v Speaker 10>and I'm talking about what he does, you know, and

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<v Speaker 10>it's just he went back to pushing his cat. Look

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<v Speaker 10>at the back of the groceries and you know, like

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<v Speaker 10>with the calories and.

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<v Speaker 2>Stuff are so so that he was rd T is

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<v Speaker 2>what you're talking about.

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<v Speaker 7>Gotti T.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 10>Yeah, he was in the store doing his own shop

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<v Speaker 10>and he wasn't with managers or oh.

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<v Speaker 2>I said that that's a great, a great story. And

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<v Speaker 2>I thanks Matt. I appreciate you call call more often.

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<v Speaker 2>We had called earlier. I'll give you more time. Thanks,

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<v Speaker 2>thank you, talk to you soon, okay, Alan, and weymouth Alan,

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<v Speaker 2>I got maybe thirty seconds for you. I got. I

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<v Speaker 2>worked to get you and go right ahead.

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<v Speaker 11>Believe in Dan. I love your conversation. You always have

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<v Speaker 11>good calm. It's about everything. I work at market Basket,

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<v Speaker 11>in the store at Hanover I've been there for three years,

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<v Speaker 11>and I like where I work. The atmosphere in every way,

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<v Speaker 11>as far as I'm concerned, is good. I feel the

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<v Speaker 11>company cares about the employees and the customers and the stores.

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<v Speaker 11>The stores I kept upright, they're clean, they're comfortable, and

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<v Speaker 11>not just me. I've got rocalies and I help out

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<v Speaker 11>with other things. But we're going afraid to help customers

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<v Speaker 11>find something.

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<v Speaker 2>Absolutely, and I've been I've been that customer, Allan. And

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<v Speaker 2>by the way, my first job was I was a

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<v Speaker 2>bagger in a supermarket. So yeah, we have a lot

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<v Speaker 2>in common. Alan, I'm flat out of time. Call earlier

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<v Speaker 2>and I give you much, but it's the ten o'clock

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<v Speaker 2>news coming at me like a thanks, good weekend, you too, Alan,

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<v Speaker 2>talks soon. Thanks for your your comments on market basket.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, that is it on market Basket. We get

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<v Speaker 2>back when to talk about the future of medicine and

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<v Speaker 2>it's moving at a rapid page. Is back on Nightside

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<v Speaker 2>right after this