CONNECTIONS TO GROUND BREAKING TECHNOLOGY
DeCA
On hundreds of military bases across the Continental US, in the Far East, Pacific Rim, Europe, Middle East, Alaska and Hawaii, the Department of Defense operates full service supermarkets called Commissaries. The products offered are those typically found in leading supermarket chains. There is a single decision point for all contracting and stock selection that covers all branches of the US Military
DeCA is the only worldwide supermarket chain, and with sales of over $6 Billion annually, it is the 5th largest supermarket chain in the United States. Products are sold with almost no store markup. It is considered by active and retired military as one of the top benefits they receive
Hood Canal arranges for DeCA headquarters to approve our partners’ products and lines. Once DeCA has accepted than line of products, Hood Canal arranges for everything that needs be done. From inventory ordering and control at distribution centers, in-store ordering, display building, problem solving, stocking shelves, rotating inventory, to providing demos, application of signs, and everything else. From the suppliers shipping dock to the patrons’ shopping cart, …Hood Canal Takes Care of It All. The military has reassigned all these duties and responsibilities onto its industry partners, and that is who we are… Hood Canal.