Reformers Urged Not to Redefine Commissary 'Savings'

Advocates for preserving the military commissary benefit warned a House subcommittee Wednesday to avoid reforms that promise to preserve current savings for patrons but instead change how savings are measured, creating a lesser benefit that shoppers over time might reject.
Advocates for service families and the military resale industry also criticized the tools that commissary reformers want tested to make base grocery stores cheaper to operate: variable pricing and private label brands.