Commissary Connection The Official Blog of the Defense Comimssary Agency

Our leadership has announced some policy changes in recent days to help Your Commissary better serve customers, as we all continue to adjust to the evolving dynamics of this pandemic.

Your Commissary is proud to be part of the military community, supporting the men and women of the armed forces and their families. That’s why we work hand-in-hand with our partners to actively participate in the military community and give back.

We all like rewards. Rewards this, rewards that. An attempt to get you back in the store but also a way to track your shopping. Sneaky. Not cool, but rewarding for the company. Rewards vary from grocer to grocer. Some offer fuel points to make buying gas a little easier …

Owners and managers of grocery stores are keen to build sales and profits. While specific sales and customer service goals are common with all retailers, certain retail management challenges can hinder a grocery store’s chance of achieving these objectives. Grocers have established clear points of differentiation in a highly competitive …

“It’s a new year, new you!” I know, I know… it’s already February, so you’ve probably heard it a thousand times by now, if you’ve heard it once! Maybe you don’t want to reinvent yourself, but just start making healthier choices? Well, the good news is that you’ve come to …

The contributions of the Defense Commissary Agency go well beyond groceries. We are more than a grocery store. We want to be stewards of the stew we sell and protect all that is good and is in your pot. While DeCA continues to improve readiness and sustainability for our service …

Commissaries would rather fill food banks than landfills. Did you know that commissaries have donated more than 21 million pounds of edible, but unsellable, products in just the last 5 years?

We have achieved so much progress in the last year this is an opportunity to reflect. Sharing our successes and setbacks with you is part of our patron outreach initiatives. Because we are a family, we all share in memories. After all, on January 1, our family got bigger by …

Hindsight’s 2020 for the Fisher House Foundation, which recently launched its Scholarships for Military Children program in collaboration with commissaries for the 2020 school year. This marks the 20th year of the program, which awards educational grants to the children of U.S. service members and celebrates the role that commissaries …

The season of thanks is not over yet. Your commissary and our patrons have so much to look forward to in the new year. Your Commissary benefit is expanding to millions more service members including veterans with service-connected disabilities, Purple Heart recipients, former Prisoners of War, and primary caregivers. These …