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Also you know as listeners know there’s a new CEO and the jassy and there have been a lot of high-profile departures and it’s not clear if he’s cleaning house or. So he is a pure digital grocery guy obviously he’s had brought more recently he’s had broader roles it.
Jason: [37:26] No exact yeah I mean I think the Grocer’s talk and I hesitate to bring this up because I don’t think I remember I’ll for off the top my head but there’s like four typical types of shopping missions right so there is that like Pantry stocking shop there’s like a weekly shop there’s a.
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