> s that good or bad? I know Wal-Mart is sending huge amounts of
> these supplies by the truckload to the Red Cross in some cases via
> donation in some cases via purchased merchandise but I hear in both
> cases they are eating the transportation gas costs. Interesting......
That article says that they have 126 facilities in the hurricane affected area. The people that they are helping are WMT's customer base. Seems likely that it's neither PR nor a ploy for a bogus tax break - just 'good business'.
Martin