WalMart Closes 123 Stores Because of the Hurricane

[Yavin4]

http://money.cnn.com/2005/08/30/news/fortune500/katrina_retailers/index.htm?cnn=yes

NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Wal-Mart said Tuesday that it closed more than 120 stores due to Hurricane Katrina while the world's largest retailer and some of its biggest rivals donated money and supplies to residents in affected areas along the Gulf Coast states.

Wal-Mart Stores (Research) said it would donate $1 million to the Salvation Army for relief assistance such as meals for victims and emergency and rescue personnel.


Wow, a whole million dollars. Fucking cheap bastards to the fucking end.

[Kolesar]

1. The least significant digit in their annual-fucking-report

Double Grrr.

[all.of.me]

2. a million won't go very far. cheapwads.

[FSogol]

3. and 5 million advertising their "generosity" NT

[madrchsod]

4. the family has over a 100 billion in assets

1 million dollars is pocket change

[stopbush]

5. The stores are closed, but the cleaning crews are still locked inside

getting a head start on the clean up!!

[zbdent]

6. I have to say (and I don't frequent WM unless I can't get it anywhere else

)

one million dollars IS about one million dollars more than nothing.

[Yavin4]

7. One Million Dollars Is Like $.10 to You And Me

It's pocket change.