HERE'S HOW COMMISSARY STORE BRAND PRICES COMPARE

摘要

Private label brands are becoming more prevalent on commissary shelves, so Military Times did a quick, unscientific comparison of the prices these store brands offer.We enlisted the help of Tom Gordy, a Navy Reserve commander, regular commissary shopper, and president of the Armed Forces Marketing Council, an organization representing members of industry that sell products in commissaries and exchanges.At the Fort Belvoir, Va., commissary we compared some 44 items in 16 categories, both national brands and store brands. We didn't check out the perishables such as meat and produce, because we were focusing on private label items. Then we headed out to two discount retailers, Target and Walmart, and two supermarket chains, Harris Teeter and Safeway.