0:33
David Smith
98:19 - 98:52
"I think it's reasonable for us to look at it. We clearly will. I still, because of the way our contract is set up, I don't get the issue that clearly we need to have more discussion on relative to conflict of interest. Because we're the ones that are driving people to go to the retail."
“I think it's reasonable for us to look at it. We clearly will. I still, because of the way our contract is set up, I don't get the issue that clearly we need to have more discussion on relative to conflict of interest. Because we're the ones that are driving people to go to the retail.”
- Speaker
- David Smith
- Timestamp
- 98:19 – 98:52
- Community
- Alaska News
- Captured at
- July 15, 2026
From the transcript
So I think it's reasonable for us to look at it. We clearly will. I still, because of the way our contract is set up, I don't get the issue that clearly we need to have more discussion on relative to conflict of interest. Because we're the ones that are driving people to go to the retail. All our rule sets say you need to go to retail for brand and specialty because it's dramatically cheaper.
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