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MILITARY STAR® Makes Dreams Come True With Fourth-Annual Your Holiday Bill Is On Us Sweepstakes

By Marisa Conner / November 27, 2017 /

DALLAS – 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…

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The Charleston Post and Courier: Honorably discharged veterans can now shop tax-free online

By Marisa Conner / November 26, 2017 /

Just 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…

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Exchange Named Among Top Retailers for Black Friday

By Chris Ward / November 21, 2017 /

DALLAS – 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.…

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Camp Humphreys Exchange Shopping Center Opens In Time for Holiday Shopping

By Chris Ward / November 20, 2017 /

U.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…

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ConnectingVets.com: AAFES President answers the big questions on vet exchange shopping privilege

By Marisa Conner / November 20, 2017 /

As 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…

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Exchange Unveils Deals for Eight-Day Stretch of Military-Exclusive Holiday Savings

By Marisa Conner / November 17, 2017 /

DALLAS – 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…

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ShopMyExchange.com Sees 120 Percent Surge in Veterans Day Weekend Sales During Launch of Veterans Online Shopping Benefit

By Marisa Conner / November 15, 2017 /

DALLAS – 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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Exchange Delivers Eight Days of Holiday Savings This November

By Marisa Conner / November 14, 2017 /

DALLAS – Military shoppers can save on the season’s hottest electronics, housewares and apparel from the comfort of their own homes starting at midnight Central Standard Time on Thanksgiving Day at ShopMyExchange.com. The savings will continue starting at midnight Central Standard Time on Black Friday at ShopMyExchange.com. Service members and families can shop Black Friday…

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18.5 Million Veterans Can Now Shop Tax-Free for Life with the Army & Air Force Exchange Service

By Marisa Conner / November 10, 2017 /

DALLAS – The Army & Air Force Exchange Service is officially welcoming home 18.5 million honorably discharged Veterans with a lifetime online military exchange shopping benefit. Veterans can now shop online at ShopMyExchange.com, marking the first expansion of military exchange privileges since 1990. “The Exchange is honored to open its virtual doors to millions of…

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NewsOK.com: The Army & Air Force Exchange Service will open to honorably discharged veterans on Saturday

By Marisa Conner / November 9, 2017 /

Honorably discharged veterans who aren’t retirees are about to be saluted in a way they’ve never been before. Beginning Saturday, they will get the same access to military exchanges enjoyed by retirees through shopmyexchange.com, the online site for the Army & Air Force Exchange Service. … To see the rest of this story, click here.

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