{"id":9384,"date":"2023-07-07T16:28:59","date_gmt":"2023-07-07T16:28:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/publicaffairs-sme.com\/ExchangePost\/?p=9384"},"modified":"2023-07-07T16:28:59","modified_gmt":"2023-07-07T16:28:59","slug":"from-forbes-it-took-a-civilian-to-save-the-militarys-8-5-billion-retail-empire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/publicaffairs-sme.com\/ExchangePost\/2023\/07\/07\/from-forbes-it-took-a-civilian-to-save-the-militarys-8-5-billion-retail-empire\/","title":{"rendered":"From Forbes: It Took A Civilian To Save The Military’s $8.5 Billion Retail Empire"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"At the Fort Cavazos army base stuck way out in the wilds of Texas hill country, hours from big cities like Austin and Dallas, the government-run PX store has two big draws above anybody else: location and no sales tax. Ona recent spring day, it starts to get busier around lunchtime, with active-duty soldiers in uniform,,military wives towing children and retirees browsing the aisles. Name-brand goods from Nike, Apple, MAC and Old Navy retail for up to 40% off.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey like the prices,\u201d said Maria Berrios Borges, the store manager. \u201cAnd it\u2019s right where they work. They don\u2019t have to go anywhere.\u201d …<\/p>\n

Read more at Forbes<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

At the Fort Cavazos army base stuck way out in the wilds of Texas hill country, hours from big cities like Austin and Dallas, the government-run PX store has two big draws above anybody else: location and no sales tax. Ona recent spring day, it starts to get busier around lunchtime, with active-duty soldiers in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":9388,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[16],"tags":[32],"class_list":["post-9384","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-exchange_in_the_news","tag-nobanner"],"parsely":{"version":"1.1.0","canonical_url":"https:\/\/publicaffairs-sme.com\/ExchangePost\/2023\/07\/07\/from-forbes-it-took-a-civilian-to-save-the-militarys-8-5-billion-retail-empire\/","smart_links":{"inbound":0,"outbound":0},"traffic_boost_suggestions_count":0,"meta":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"From Forbes: It Took A Civilian To Save The Military’s $8.5 Billion Retail Empire","url":"http:\/\/publicaffairs-sme.com\/ExchangePost\/2023\/07\/07\/from-forbes-it-took-a-civilian-to-save-the-militarys-8-5-billion-retail-empire\/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"http:\/\/publicaffairs-sme.com\/ExchangePost\/2023\/07\/07\/from-forbes-it-took-a-civilian-to-save-the-militarys-8-5-billion-retail-empire\/"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/publicaffairs-sme.com\/ExchangePost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/07\/Forbes-banner-image-e1688747324432.png?w=150&h=150&crop=1","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/publicaffairs-sme.com\/ExchangePost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/07\/Forbes-banner-image-e1688747324432.png"},"articleSection":"Exchange in the News","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Marisa Conner"}],"creator":["Marisa Conner"],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"The Exchange Newsroom","logo":""},"keywords":["nobanner"],"dateCreated":"2023-07-07T16:28:59Z","datePublished":"2023-07-07T16:28:59Z","dateModified":"2023-07-07T16:28:59Z"},"rendered":"