STOCK UP IN SEPTEMBER: Shop sidewalk sales at stateside commissaries and save big on pantry essentials

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FORT LEE, Va. – Extra savings on a variety of select products await stateside commissary patrons at the Defense Commissary Agency’s (DeCA) 2025 September Sidewalk Sale event.

All 176 stateside commissary locations, including Alaska and Hawaii, will participate, with most stores hosting three- or four-day events, weather permitting. To see scheduled sale dates for each store, visit the sidewalk sales webpage. Event dates and products are subject to change. Overseas customers should contact their local stores to see what specific promotions are occurring in their community.

“Our September Sidewalk Sales event offers our patrons the chance to stock up and save even more on top of our normal savings,” said Navy Command Master Chief Mario Rivers, senior enlisted advisor to the DeCA director. 

“With children going back to school and sports fans gearing up for their football watch parties, this is the perfect time to use your commissary benefit to lighten the load on your grocery budget,” he said. 

Types of products available during the sale include:

• Snacks such as nuts, beef jerky, chips, candy and peanut butter
• Luncheon meat
• Cold cereals
• Beverages (including flavored water), juices, teas, energy drinks and coffee
• International foods such as noodle bowls
• Baking and canned goods (vegetables, beans, fruit)
• Pet food and supplies such as kitty litter
• Non-food items, such as paper towels, toilet paper, wipes, body soap, laundry, cleaning products, kitchen and trash bags, and charcoal
• Baby products
• Health and beauty products.

Patrons should also check their store’s webpage or talk with their store manager for any late changes, including weather-related postponements.

“September’s sidewalk sales offer a special opportunity for our patrons to save even more on a broad selection of quality products,” Rivers said. “You don’t need to go anywhere else to take advantage of the excellent shopping experience commissaries deliver every day.”

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About DeCA: The Defense Commissary Agency operates a worldwide chain of commissaries providing groceries to military personnel, retirees, disabled veterans and other authorized patrons and their families in a safe and secure shopping environment. Commissaries provide a military benefit, saving authorized patrons thousands of dollars annually on their purchases compared to similar products at commercial retailers. The discounted prices include a 5-percent surcharge, which supports the costs of building, modernizing and sustaining commissary facilities. A core military family support element and valued part of military pay and benefits, commissaries contribute to family readiness, enhance the quality of life for America’s military services and their families, and help recruit and retain the best and brightest men and women to serve their country.