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Colorado Springs Gazette: Military exchange service seeks veteran shoppers in Colorado Springs and beyond with a camouflaged Amazon
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…
Read MoreAbout 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…
Read MoreDALLAS – 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…
Read MoreDALLAS – 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,…
Read MoreThe 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.
Read MoreSAN 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…
Read MoreSAN ANTONIO – San Antonio’s military community will have a new place to shop on JBSA Fort Sam Houston. Once complete it’ll be more than 250,000 square feet with modern amenities. “This has been an incredibly long time coming,” said 502nd Force Support Group Commander Col. David Raugh. For the thousands of people who walk…
Read MoreSAN ANTONIO – Today, Joint Base San Antonio – Fort Sam Houston hosted a ground-breaking for a new $54 million shopping center which is expected to better serve military service members, retirees and their families. The new 210,000-square-foot Exchange shopping center is planned for completion in early 2020. … To see the rest of this story,…
Read MoreJOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON – Leaders from the Army & Air Exchange Service, the 502nd Air Base Wing, U.S. Army Medical Command and Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston took the first steps in making a new $54 million Exchange shopping center a reality during a groundbreaking ceremony Oct. 13. Mike Immler, Exchange…
Read MoreDALLAS – The Army & Air Force Exchange Service is giving military pet owners the chance to win $3,000 in gift cards for showcasing their most creative Halloween pet costumes. From Oct. 13 to 31, Exchange shoppers worldwide can enter the Halloween Pet Costume Contest by submitting a photo of their pet at ShopMyExchange.com/sweepstakes. One…
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