AAFES CONDUCTS FIRST-EVER EXCHANGE IMPACT WORKSHOP TO DETAIL GO TO MARKET STRATEGIES
Friday, March 27, 2015 at 12:29PM The Army and Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES) conducted a workshop in Dallas, detailing the Exchanges’ go to market strategy, with over 50 AAFES representatives and an audience of manufacturers, brokers, distributors and service providers. The goal of the workshop was to simplify the process of selling to AAFES.
AAFES representatives discussed store repositioning strategies and individual category breakouts including hard lines, soft lines, consumables and e-commerce. They also covered legislative and policy issues affecting military resale. The average company can take two to four years to navigate the military resale environment, but a workshop such as this one can help shorten that to a six to twelve month learning curve.
The workshop was led by AAFES Chief Merchandising Officer Ana Middleton.
Resource: Retailing Today