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May 19, 2021 / NEWS RELEASE: 18-21
Navy Exchange Service Command opens its 50th Micro Market
The Navy Exchange Service Command (NEXCOM) opened its 50th Micro Market at the Naval Submarine Base New London, Connecticut, Building 534 on May 14, 2021. The first Micro Market opened at the Southeast Regional Maintenance Center in Mayport, Florida, in 2015.
“NEXCOM began opening Micro Markets to fill a need for our customers who may not have access to food and beverages when and where they need them,” said Roanna Hatfield, Senior Operations Specialist at NEXCOM. “Over the past six years, we have opened Micro Market locations in barracks, a Navy Gateway Inns & Suites, hangars, flight lines and the Navy Supply Corps School. Our team is always looking for locations that will be beneficial to our military members and Navy commands.”
The new 501 sq. ft. Micro Market, located inside a barrack on base, offers Sailors 481 different items to purchase including healthy choice food items such as salads, fruit and snack options as well as hot and cold beverages, a variety of heat and serve meals and sandwiches.
Micro Markets are self-service operations placed in a Navy facilities where there are a large number of people, but not a lot of food options available or time is limited. They are open 24-hours per day, seven days a week and take both cash and credit card payments.
NEXCOM plans to open 10 new Micro Markets in 2021.
NEXCOM’s Ships Store Program opened the first Micro Market@Sea onboard the USS San Antonio (LPD 19) on Nov. 30, 2020. Ship personnel now have access to over 100 snack items with the potential to stay open 24 hours a day/seven days a week when operationally feasible. NEXCOM has plans to open other Micro Market@Sea locations in the future.
About NEXCOM
The Navy Exchange Service Command (NEXCOM) oversees 100 Navy Exchange (NEX) facilities and nearly 300 stores worldwide, 39 Navy Lodges, the Ships Store Program, the Uniform Program Management Office, the Navy Clothing and Textile Research Facility and the Telecommunications Program Office. NEXCOM's parent command is the Naval Supply Systems Command. NEXCOM’s mission is to provide authorized customers quality goods and services at a savings and to support Navy quality of life programs for active duty military, retirees, reservists and their families. NEXs and Navy Lodges operate primarily as a non-appropriated fund (NAF) business instrumentality. NEX revenues generated are used to support Navy Morale, Welfare, and Recreation (MWR) programs. In FY15, $2.5 billion in sales were generated with $22.3 million in dividends provided to Navy MWR programs.
