The Western Union Company (NYSE: WU), a leader in global payment
services, has been recognized by Sears Holdings Corp. with a prestigious Partner
in Transformation Award for 2014, the company announced today.
Western Union received the award for creating a customer destination at
Kmart stores, driving significant foot traffic. Many of the customers
sending Western Union Money Transfer® transactions have also
become valuable Kmart shoppers, creating a win-win for both brands. The
award was recently presented at Sears Holdings’ 2014 Vendor Summit.
Sears Holdings presents its prestigious Partners in Transformation award
to a select group of companies that excel in supporting the
transformation of Sears Holdings through innovation around integrated
retail and the Shop Your WayTM program. Of the more than
30,000 companies that work with Sears Holdings, fewer than one half of
one percent (.5%) receive the award.
“These awards recognize our top-performing organizations that support
our transformation in becoming a leader in integrated retail,” said
Edward S. Lampert, Sears Holdings’ chairman and chief executive officer.
“Through our continued collaboration, we will be able to more
effectively leverage the breadth of our portfolio and the power of our
brands to better meet the needs of our Shop Your Way members.”
“We are proud and honored to receive this prestigious award from Sears
Holdings. This is another example of our commitment to our Agents and
the strong relationships we’ve developed over the years to serve our
customers giving them – choice, convenience, reliability and speed,”
said Carter Hunt, senior vice president and general manager, U.S.,
Western Union.
The Partners in Transformation recipients were selected from
nominations that were submitted by those Sears Holdings’ associates
responsible for purchasing decisions.
To find the nearest Kmart Agent location with Western Union services,
visit www.westernunion.com.
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, 2014, 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. In 2013, The Western Union Company completed 242
million consumer-to-consumer transactions worldwide, moving $82 billion
of principal between consumers, and 459 million business payments. For
more information, visit www.westernunion.com.
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