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Palm Beach Post: Tax-free holiday for life? Yes for 91K veterans in Palm Beach County

By Marisa Conner / November 2, 2017 /

More than 91,000 Palm Beach County residents are getting a tax-free holiday starting on Veteran’s Day, Nov. 11. But this is no mere weekend pass. They and 21 million other veterans around the country are getting tax-free shopping for life — the trick is knowing about it and registering. One veteran who has already taken…

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Army Times: Exchanges offer new online benefit for vets starting Nov. 11

By Marisa Conner / November 1, 2017 /

The military exchanges have been ramping up their stock and shoring up their websites’ capability as they prepare to launch the Veterans Online Shopping Benefit on Nov. 11, potentially opening up their online, tax-free stores to millions of new customers. “We’re trying to cram thousands of products online as quickly as possible,” said Capt. Bruce…

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New Fully-Featured AFN7500HD Satellite Receiver/Decoder Now Available for Pre-Order at the Exchange

By Marisa Conner / October 31, 2017 /

DALLAS ‒ The Army & Air Force Exchange Service announced today that a new AFN-enabled satellite receiver/decoder is available for pre-order on ShopMyExchange.com. The AFN7500HD supports AFN’s transition to full digital HD programing later this year and incorporates the latest digital encryption technology. The AFN7500HD will be available in Exchange stores in OCONUS and online…

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Killeen Daily Herald: Coming soon: Veterans can shop online at Army & Air Force Exchange Service

By Marisa Conner / October 31, 2017 /

About 70,000 honorably-discharged veterans from Bell and Coryell counties will soon have the opportunity to find deals online by shopping at the Army & Air Force Exchange Service. The program — which applies only to the exchange’s website and not its brick-and-mortar post exchange stores — is scheduled to begin on Nov. 11, Veterans Day,…

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Colorado Springs Gazette: Military exchange service seeks veteran shoppers in Colorado Springs and beyond with a camouflaged Amazon

By Marisa Conner / October 27, 2017 /

Think of it as a camouflaged Amazon, or a well-armed version of Walmart.com. The Army and Air Force Exchange Service next month will open tax-free online shopping to millions of eligible veterans. It’s a move designed to boost the bottom line at exchanges, which have struggled since military downsizing hit five years ago, by allowing…

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Memphis Commercial Appeal: Veteran shoppers: Military expands online access to exchanges

By Marisa Conner / October 27, 2017 /

About 57,000 residents in Shelby County can start receiving at least a 9.25 percent break — and often more — on their retail purchases starting Nov. 11, Veterans Day. That’s when ShopMyExchange.com goes live for the nation’s 18 million honorably discharged veterans, 57,000 of whom live in around Shelby County, according to the Army & Air Force…

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Exchange Helps Military Children Build Their Holiday Wish Lists with 2017 Toyland Toy Book

By Marisa Conner / October 23, 2017 /

DALLAS – Service members and their families can take the guesswork out of choosing holiday gifts for their children with the Army & Air Force Exchange Service’s 2017 Toyland toy book, which features a special assortment of toys tested by military children. Available now at select continental United States Exchange stores and Nov. 3 at…

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Launch of Veterans Online Shopping Benefit Less Than One Month Away

By Chris Ward / October 19, 2017 /

DALLAS – With less than a month until the much-anticipated official launch of the Veterans online shopping benefit, more than 225,000 honorably discharged Veterans have been verified to shop through an earned lifelong online military exchange shopping benefit beginning this Veterans Day. This new program, the first military exchange benefits expansion in nearly 30 years,…

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San Antonio Express News: Fort Sam begins work on $54 million post exchange

By Marisa Conner / October 16, 2017 /

The Army & Air Force Exchange Service broke ground Thursday on a $54 million construction project at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, a 10,000-square-foot shopping center to replace a 46-year-old post exchange. … To see the rest of this story, click here.

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WOAI TV San Antonio: JBSA Fort Sam Houston breaks ground on new $54 million shopping center

By Marisa Conner / October 16, 2017 /

SAN ANTONIO — Officials at Joint Base San Antonio – Fort Sam Houston are getting ready for a new $54 million shopping center. Officials broke ground on a new army and air force exchange center Friday morning. The new center will be 53 percent larger than the current one, which is 46 years old. This…

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