Month: November 2017
DALLAS – The Army & Air Force Exchange Service is giving military shoppers the chance to watch the big game in style this February by giving away five big-screen TVs. From Dec. 1 through 31, authorized Exchange shoppers worldwide can enter the Pepsi Big Game Sweepstakes at ShopMyExchange.com/sweepstakes. Five winners will each receive a $1,000…
Read MoreDALLAS – Service members and their families can enter to win an Exchange shopping spree this holiday season by submitting a video of their favorite holiday greeting. Authorized shoppers worldwide can enter the Procter & Gamble Holiday Greetings Sweepstakes Dec. 1 through 15 at ShopMyExchange.com/sweepstakes. Greetings can be to a friend, family member or fellow…
Read MoreDALLAS – On the heels of the launch of the Veterans online shopping benefit, the Army & Air Force Exchange Service saw record sales over the Black Friday weekend. From Friday through Sunday sales of more than $32 million signified a 93 percent increase from a year ago. The Exchange’s previous record day for online sales…
Read MoreDALLAS – The nation’s military exchanges and the Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) are joining forces to put some jingle back in military shoppers’ pockets by picking up the tab on their MILITARY STAR cards with the Your Holiday Bill Is On Us sweepstakes. The Army & Air Force Exchange Service has offered the sweepstakes to…
Read MoreJust this month, an estimated 18.5 million honorably discharged U.S. military veterans became eligible for a tax-free shopping option that should give them an opportunity to save some money. A change in Department of Defense policy allows those veterans to shop online at military exchanges. The websites are a modern version of the Post Exchange…
Read MoreDALLAS – Personal finance website WalletHub.com listed the Army & Air Force Exchange Service among the top 10 retailers offering money-saving bargains for Black Friday shoppers this year. According to the website’s 2017 Best Stores for Black Friday analysis, the Exchange’s average Black Friday discount is 37.3 percent, surpassing that of Amazon, Walmart and Target.…
Read MoreU.S. ARMY GARRISION HUMPHREYS, South Korea – The Army & Air Force Exchange Service unveiled its third-largest shopping center in time to spread holiday cheer to Soldiers and families at Camp Humphreys during a ribbon-cutting ceremony Nov. 20. The $64 million shopping center, a joint project between the Exchange, the Republic of Korea and the…
Read MoreAs of Veterans Day 2017, every honorably discharged vet gained access to online shopping privileges after verifying their veteran status through VetVerify.org. Cool, right? But what, exactly, comes along with that? Why should vets be checking the exchange websites? Do they really think they’re going to be able to compete with Wal-Mart, Amazon, Best Buy…
Read MoreDALLAS – The Army & Air Force Exchange Service has unveiled deals for each of the back-to-back sale events happening daily from Thanksgiving through Nov. 30. Service members and their families can get a sneak peek at sale items and pricing now by visiting ShopMyExchange.com/savings-center/weekly-ads, downloading the Exchange Extra app or picking up the sale…
Read MoreDALLAS – The Army & Air Force Exchange Service extended a new, lifelong exchange online shopping benefit to all honorably discharged Veterans on Nov. 11, a milestone accompanied by a 120 percent surge in online sales. This benefit extended the Exchange’s online customer universe to roughly 30 million patrons, compared to 11 million before the…
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