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Show www.coimnissaries.com offers shopping information by Herb Greene Commissary plans case lot sale Defense Commssary Agency Thanks to input from commissary patrons, the Defense Commissary Agency's Web site is now a place where shoppers can find out what's on sale and make up their own shopping list. "Helpful shopping information from store hours to 'what's on sale" is what DeCA Web site visitors have asked for ever since commissaries.com went live in 1999," said Air Force Maj. Gen. Kobert J. Courter Jr.. the agency's director. "DeCA is committed to leveraging technology so our patrons can get the most out of their commissary benefit. We've worked hard to make our new features as customer-friendlas possible, and we invite all our patrons to use it." New and improved features at www.commissaries.com include: Savings Aisle: Located in the site's "Shopping" section, the Savings Aisle lets visitors see what's on special promotion at their local commissary. Shopping List: Visitors can build their own shopping list based on the actual list of items carried by the store they select Special symbols highlight items that are on special. Items on the shopping list can be organized according to the individual's shopping patterns placing the items they get first at the top of the list and the items they get last at the bottom. What's New: Visitors can go here for the latest news and information. Contact DeCA: Visitors can send their ideas and requests in a format designed to receive an appropriate level of response from their commissary, region or DeCA Headquarters. Search: The "Search" feature is located at the top right cor- FORT LEK. Va. www.com-missaries.co- m 0 Customer tips will benefit Warmheart The Hill Commissary, along with other military commis- saries worldwide, will participate in the "World's Biggest Case Lot Sale." Sept During the sale, local store hours will be from 8 a.nx-- p.m. and 8 a.m.-- 4 p.m. Sept 9. Sept The Defense Commissary Agency selected participating stores based on practicalities such as store location and size, but the majority of commissaries are expected to join in the sale. The worldwide case lot sale will feature everything from canned goods to paper products, and a few items in between. "Well have diapers, cereal, juices, soups, and health and beauty items as well," said Robert Vitikacs, chief of DeCA's grocery buying division. "We're just beginning to firm up the shopping list." 7--9. 6 7--8, y ner of each Web page to help visitors quickly find the information they want. "Web technology enables the site designers to customize information down to the store level, which is good because shoppers care about what's going on at the store where they shop, not at the other commissaries around the world." said C.R. Russell. Web project manager, whose Web Support Branch designed the new features. For example, the design behind the 'Savings Aisle provides visitors with only those items that are available at the com- - Call Todav! H 00 546-187- meats, snacks, macaroni and snacks. "Commissaries have been holding local case lot sales on a basis for years and customers tell us they love them so we're excited about the possibilities for this worldwide event," said Vitikacs. "'We're trying to attract new customers as well, particularly single service members and Guard and Reserve members who might not be using their commissary benefit regularly." During the sale, the Hill First Sergeant Council will help customers load their vehicles. Customer donations will go to Operation Warmheart, which benefits military families. store-by-sto- re missary they select The data files are automatically refreshed on a daily basis so they show only "today's values," Russell said. The popular store pages also use the customized information approach. 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