MoneyGram International and SUPERVALU Extend Alliance for Money Transfer Services at 1,000 Grocery Outlets

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MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

MoneyGram International (NYSE: MGI), a leading global payment services company, and SUPERVALU INC. (NYSE: SVU), a leading U.S. grocery retailer, announced today the renewal of a multi-year agreement to extend their alliance to offer MoneyGram money transfer services at more than 1,000 corporate-owned grocery outlets in 28 states.

“MoneyGram is excited to renew this important relationship with SUPERVALU, one of the largest grocery retailers in the United States, to provide our combined consumers with reliable and affordable money transfer services at more than 1,000 convenient locations,” said Dan O’Malley, MoneyGram International executive vice president for the Americas. “As SUPERVALU has expanded, we’ve continued to introduce MoneyGram’s services across many of their brands and today, we’re the exclusive money transfer provider for SUPERVALU corporate locations.”

Rich Juliano, SUPERVALU’s group vice president, said, “We are pleased to continue to offer our customers a quality service with a global leader like MoneyGram. Our customers enjoy the convenience of managing their financial needs along with a full range of family needs, including selecting grocery and pharmacy products. MoneyGram’s products extend our range of convenient services at a great value.”

After years of offering MoneyGram money orders, SUPERVALU added money transfer services in 2002, and has grown to be MoneyGram’s largest grocery agent. Today, MoneyGram services are available at the following SUPERVALU corporate stores: Acme®, Albertsons®, bigg's®, Cub Foods®, Farm Fresh®, Hornbacher’s®, Jewel-Osco®, Lucky ®, Shaw's/Star Market™, Shop’n Save® and SHOPPERS®.

MoneyGram services at SUPERVALU brands include money transfers, ExpressPayment® urgent bill payment and money orders.

About MoneyGram International

MoneyGram International offers more control and more choices for people separated from family and friends by distance to meet their financial needs. A leading global provider of money transfer services, MoneyGram International helps consumers to safely send money around the world with funds arriving at available agent locations in as little as 10 minutes. Its global network is comprised of 190,000 agent locations in more than 190 countries and territories. MoneyGram’s convenient and reliable network includes retailers, international post offices and financial institutions. To learn more about money transfer at an agent location, please visit www.moneygram.com or follow us on Facebook.

About SUPERVALU INC.

SUPERVALU INC. is one of the largest companies in the U.S. grocery channel with estimated annual sales of $41 billion. SUPERVALU serves customers across the United States through a network of approximately 4,290 stores composed of approximately 1,200 traditional and premium stores, including 850 in-store pharmacies; 1,180 hard discount Save-A-Lot stores, of which 860 are operated by licensee owners; and 1,910 independent stores serviced primarily by the company's traditional food distribution business. SUPERVALU has approximately 170,000 employees. For more information about SUPERVALU, visit www.supervalu.com.

MoneyGram International
Jody Hinkle, 952-591-3839
jhinkle@moneygram.com


 
 
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