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Each military installation is like a city, with its own supermarket — the commissary — and its own department store — the exchange. Before you buy, it pays to check prices at the commissary or exchange; these military-only stores offer some of the best deals. Here’s an introduction to how the stores work.
  • Plan to combine exchanges, commissaries would raise prices
    A Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee bill that would consolidate the military commissary and exchange systems has service members and military advocates deeply concerned.
    Posted Tuesday Aug 30, 2011 17:06:50 EDT
  • Say cheese: Cigarettes no longer No. 1 seller in commissaries
    Cheese has overtaken cigarettes as the top selling item category in military commissaries, another milestone in the long slide of tobacco sales in those venues.
    Posted Tuesday Jul 19, 2011 12:02:36 EDT
  • Military retailers seek key to luring shoppers back
    No other retailer cares more about or does more for troops and their families than commissaries and exchanges, military retailers say.
    Posted Wednesday Jun 15, 2011 11:43:32 EDT
  • Tobacco prices may jump 5 percent in military stores
    Defense officials are discussing a proposal to raise tobacco prices in military stores by 5 percent — eliminating, in effect, any on-base discount for tobacco products.
    Posted Wednesday Mar 11, 2009 12:52:31 EDT
  • QRMC proposes military discounts at grocery stores
    The idea of national and regional grocers giving military discounts might be welcomed by families living off base — but one military advocate worries about how such a move might affect the...
    Posted Tuesday Sep 2, 2008 12:54:06 EDT
  • Something’s brewing at the commissary
    House lawmakers want defense officials to study the pros and cons of selling beer and wine in commissaries, and possibly do a limited pilot test in the stores.
    Posted Tuesday Jun 3, 2008 16:41:55 EDT

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