After years of claiming that military commissaries save patrons at least 30% on brand name products, Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) officials now concede that savings are more like 20% stateside. It turns out the officials didn’t include price comparisons to big box discounters and retail supercenters when determining the savings rates. This week Tom Philpot covers how this could affect DeCA's future. Read the full Military Update article.
Commissary Officials Redefine Savings Claims
