Western Union Renews 20-Year Relationship with Rite Aid
July 12 2016 - 8:30AM
Business Wire
More than 4,550 Rite Aid stores offer suite
of Western Union® services for consumer
convenience
Western Union (NYSE: WU) a leader in global payment services,
today announced the renewal of its relationship with Rite Aid
Corporation, one of the nation’s leading drugstore chains.
Consumers at Rite Aid locations will continue to have the ability
to send and receive Western Union Money Transfer® transactions
across the United States or across the globe to more than 200
countries and territories, in minutes.* In addition, consumers can
purchase money orders and pay their bills at Rite Aid locations
nationwide.
Carter Hunt, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Western
Union U.S., said, “Western Union is proud of its more than 20-year
relationship with Rite Aid. Fortifying our retail Agent presence in
the U.S. further advances our cross-border platform and capability
to move money across the globe with speed, ease and reliability,
while giving consumers the choice of cash or cashless options to
send and receive money.”
Tony Sadler, Vice President of Store Operation at Rite Aid,
said, “At Rite Aid, we are committed to meeting not only the health
and wellness needs of our customers and communities, but their
everyday needs, too. Our relationship with Western Union allows us
to offer customers even more value by providing a reliable option
when it comes to moving money or facilitating bill payments, with
convenience and a high level of customer service.”
* Date available will be displayed on receipt for international
transfers over $15. Service and funds availability depends on
certain factors including the Service selected, the selection of
delayed delivery options, special terms applicable to each Service,
amount sent, destination country, currency availability, regulatory
issues, consumer protection issues, identification requirements,
delivery restrictions, agent location hours, and differences in
time zones (collectively, “Restrictions”).
About Western Union
The Western Union Company (NYSE: WU) is a leader in
global payment services. Together with its Vigo, Orlandi Valuta,
Pago Facil and Western Union Business Solutions branded payment
services, Western Union provides consumers and businesses
with fast, reliable and convenient ways to send and receive money
around the world, to send payments and to purchase money orders. As
of March 31, 2016, the Western Union, Vigo and Orlandi
Valuta branded services were offered through a combined network of
over 500,000 agent locations in 200 countries and territories and
over 100,000 ATMs and kiosks, and included the capability to send
money to over a billion accounts. In 2015, The Western Union
Company completed 262 million consumer-to-consumer
transactions worldwide, moving $82 billion of principal
between consumers, and 508 million business payments. For more
information, visit www.westernunion.com.
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