More than 4,550 Rite Aid stores offer suite of Western Union®
services for consumer convenience
ENGLEWOOD, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
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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