How Do You Get Your Products in the Navy Exchange (NEX):

NEX:  NEX operates on US Navy and Marine Corps bases worldwide, where it sells products in stores, catalogs and online.  It operates approximately 100 stores.  It is headquartered in Virginia Beach, VA. 

Product Categories:

Their product categories includes: fashion, jewelry, food & beverage, arts & craft, beauty, toys, furniture, nutrition, food, office supplies, books, electronics, sporting goods, office supplies, etc.

Vendor Program:

The method of doing business with NEX depends on the type of merchandise or service being offered for resale by the store. NEX buying is done by General Merchandise Group and by Corporate Contracts located at the NEXCOM Headquarters in Hampton Roads, Virginia.

To become a vendor to NEX visit the Merchandising Division Contacts page and contact the appropriate Purchasing Agent for your product.

More details on doing business with the Merchandising Division can be found on the Merchandising Division homepage.  Here you will find information such as:

- Merchandise Master Stock Assortment
- Merchandise Replenishment Methods
- Warehouse Merchandise
- Auto Replenishment
- Open Purchase Order Merchandise
- Vendor Managed Inventory
- National Advertising Events
- Local Advertising Events

NEX uses own EDI (see EDI explanation) to transmit documents such as purchase orders, invoices, etc.  Learn more about the NEX EDI standards and requirements program.

To assist small businesses in doing business with NEX, the NEX Command maintains a Small Business Office.  They can be reached at:

Navy Exchange Service Command
Attn: Small Business Office
3280 Virginia Beach Blvd
Virginia Beach, VA 23452-5724
Phone: (757) 631-3696
Fax: (757) 631-4508
E-mail: Small Business Office smallbusinessoffice@nexweb.org