Directorates/Regions

A person in all black, with a black ski mask, talking on a corded phone.

Don’t Fall Prey to Phone Scammers

By Robert Philpot / April 1, 2017 /

Phone scammers are still hitting the Exchange. Learn what to do if they call YOU.

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Veterans Online Shopping Benefit FAQ

By Robert Philpot / March 1, 2017 /

These questions and answers provide you with important information to help you become
ambassadors for the Veterans online shopping benefit.

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Exchange Working Groups, Working for Veteran Online Shopping Benefit Success

By Robert Philpot / March 1, 2017 /

Adding 15.5 million shoppers to the Exchange customer base this coming November will be no small task. We need to ensure online and logistics are ready for the undertaking, plus we need the appropriate message to welcome and educate returning customers, some of whom have not shopped with the Exchange for years.

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Services, Food and Fuel Directorate — a Recipe for Success

By Robert Philpot / March 1, 2017 /

Financial plans for growing Services, Food and Fuel businesses exceed plans by $34 million in 2016.

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Fresh food, made on site, by friendly associates will be welcomed by hungry troops.

Fort Riley Launches New Express Concept

By Robert Philpot / March 1, 2017 /

Fort Riley’s Big Red One Express is the pilot location for the reimagined Exchange convenience stores as of Feb. 12. The innovative format infuses new items, specialty beverages and hot-to-go foods into the assortment. A new queuing (line) system at the registers gives customers multiple chances to pick up items on their way out.

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From Fort Riley With Love: Families Gather at Exchange To Send Love to Deployed Troops

By Julie Mitchell / March 1, 2017 /

With a wide grin and without an ounce of hesitation, first-grader Billy Sapp Jr. clutched an Uncle Sam hat prop and stepped up to the photo booth at the Fort Riley Exchange to send Valentine’s Day wishes across the world to someone very special serving in Korea.

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Hiring Tips for HRMs and Supervisors: Vocational Rehabilitation Contacts

Hiring Tips for HRMs and Supervisors: Vocational Rehabilitation Contacts

By Robert Philpot / March 1, 2017 /

Equal Employment Opportunity & Diversity and Inclusion (EEODI) is pleased to provide the following resource link Vocational Rehabilitation Contacts to assist you with your outreach and recruitment efforts for people with targeted disabilities (PWTD).

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Loss Prevention’s CAUGHT Doing the Right Thing

By Robert Philpot / March 1, 2017 /

These associates are truly carrying out the Exchange core value, “The courage to use good judgment,” by ensuring they perform their jobs safely. They’re saving the Exchange hundreds of thousands of dollars in lost work time, workman’s comp expenses and other costs associated with injuries.

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LG,IT and Europe Region leadership celebrate the grand opening.

Teamwork Made the Germersheim DC Opening Possible

By Robert Philpot / February 15, 2017 /

The successful opening of the Germersheim distribution center on Feb. 1, highlighted the Exchange team’s collaboration skills. Not only was the Giessen DC closing, but the Exchange had just wrapped up its busiest shopping season and stores were conducting their annual inventory. The opening ceremony also coincided with the first day the distribution center was officially shipping and receiving merchandise.

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The new distribution center opens in Germany.

Germersheim Distribution Center Opens in Germany

By Julie Mitchell / February 1, 2017 /

The Exchange distribution center in Germany is relocating from Giessen to Germersheim this month. The new center creates a Logistics Center of Excellence with the Defense Logistics and Defense Commissary Agencies in conjunction with U.S. Army Europe and U.S. Army Installation Management Command.

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