Robert Philpot

New Yarborough Express Brings Convenience to Fort Bragg Community

By Robert Philpot / May 24, 2022 /

Soldiers and military families can fuel up, find healthy meal and snack options and more at the Army & Air Force Exchange Service’s new Yarborough Express, which celebrated its grand opening May 24.

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#FlashbackFriday: Mount St. Helens Erupts, Affecting Several Exchanges

By Robert Philpot / May 20, 2022 /

Exchanges hundreds of miles away spent days cleaning up ash, and drivers had to navigate back roads at speeds as low as 5 mph because of the ashfall.

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Eight Years and 7,000 Miles Later, Bagram Exchange Associates Reunite at Dan Daniel

By Robert Philpot / May 16, 2022 /

Shelly Reinert and Ahmad Shoaib Sadeqi first worked together in 2014 at the Bagram Air Base Exchange in Afghanistan. Now, nearly 7,000 miles from where they first met, they are teammates again, this time at the Dan Daniel Distribution Center (DDDC) in Newport News, Virginia.

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Corporate Learning Team Revitalizes Virtual Training

By Robert Philpot / May 9, 2022 /

Whether associates are taking a two-hour course or a 90-second microlearning nugget, the Exchange’s corporate learning team wants learners to feel like virtual classes are giving them the same results they’d get in a classroom.

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#FlashbackFriday: The Year the Exchange Got Into the Convenience Store Game

By Robert Philpot / May 6, 2022 /

This week’s Express seminar made Flashback Friday curious about the roots of the Express, which took us back to the ’70s and the beginnings of the Shoppette.

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From the 2022 Express Seminar: Basket-Building Contest for 2022

By Robert Philpot / May 6, 2022 /

A key topic at the Express seminar is also the basis for a new contest.

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Watch Now! Video Gives a Preview of What’s Coming to Expresses in 2022

By Robert Philpot / May 6, 2022 /

What new candy, snacks, beverages and innovations are headed for Expresses in 2022? A new-initiatives video, which debuted this week at the Express seminar in Orlando, Florida, provides a preview.

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Eastern Region SVP Bob White Looks Back on 50 Years With the Exchange

By Robert Philpot / May 5, 2022 /

Eastern Region SVP Bob White was honored with a surprise celebration at the Express seminar in Orlando, Florida.

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From the 2022 Express Seminar: Supplier of the Year Awards Honor Strong Partnerships

By Robert Philpot / May 4, 2022 /

Five companies who have had strong partnerships with the Exchange, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic, were honored at the Supplier of the Year Awards on Wednesday at the Express seminar in Orlando, Florida. “Thank you for being all in to support the Exchange, our military customers and getting the word out to Veterans about their…

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On Flickr: See Pictures From the 2022 Express Seminar

By Robert Philpot / May 4, 2022 /

It’s the Exchange’s first in-person event in nearly three years, and there are dozens of photos coming in from the seminar.

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