Commissary Connection The Official Blog of the Defense Comimssary Agency

It’s November, and Thanksgiving is right around the corner, so let’s talk turkey! Speaking of turkey, did you know that Your Commissary offers resources to help you plan and save money on your holiday meal shopping? The 2019 Turkey Coupon Booklet Once again, we are teaming up with our industry …

The four “P’s” of selling good is a universal practice. You have to have a product, place it on the shelves, promote it and price it so it sells. Luckily for you, your commissary is adapting quickly to this concept but also turning up the heat. Our new marketing department …

It’s not fun in the sun.  Summer is over.  The cooler weather is bringing fun in the leaves.  It is already November and that means lots of changes.  Leaves are changing while savings are heating up.  There are so many exciting things happening at your commissary.  Your commissary team is …

The Impact of Energy In October, we highlight the important of energy conservation and resilience efforts to our country. This observance is often referred to as National Energy Awareness Month or Energy Action Month. During National Energy Awareness Month, we recognize the role the energy industry has played in our …

Price is in the eye of the beholder, as they say. Actually, I just made that up. Price is on the sticker. The sticker displays the price but you may think it is high. Think again. We recognize there is a perception that prices on some items at the stores …

Your Commissary’s Customer Experience Purchaser Survey The Customer Experience Purchaser Survey is the first survey we’re offering through ForeSee®, our new customer survey platform, which is also used by NEXCOM and commercial grocers. Have you tried it yet? You’ll find the survey invitation at the bottom of your receipt, which …

Your Commissary: A Safe & Secure Shopping Environment We at the Defense Commissary Agency are proud to deliver the commissary benefit to our military customers in a safe and secure shopping environment. The Health & Safety Directorate at our headquarters oversees food safety and public health for all commissaries. Army …

The trouble with the Commissary Agency is we are good at our jobs. We exist because we do it better than everyone else. We have to. We have the best customers in the world. Well it should be no surprise that we are winning again. As you may know, we …

Hurricanes, earthquakes, fires and storms. We call it Mother Nature and it has been a mother to us. Luckily the commissary agency is able to turn the tables and be a mother, too. Fires and earthquakes in California didn’t stop us. Flooding in the mid-west didn’t stop us. Hurricanes won’t …

When the crowd is going one way, it’s usually a good idea to go the other direction. We don’t want to do the same things or we will get lost in the same problems. We could fall off the same cliff or run into the same barrier. At the Defense …