Western Union bringing money transfer service to Giant Eagle

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — The Western Union Company and Giant Eagle Inc. have announced an agreement that will bring Western Union Money Transfer services to Giant Eagle customers in more than 260 of the retailer's locations across western Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia and Maryland.

Western Union services will be available at participating Giant Eagle, Market District, Giant Eagle Express, and GetGo Agent locations starting April 2010. All participating stores will offer Western Union Money Order payment instruments and many locations will allow consumers to send their bill payments using the Western Union Convenience Pay service, all while grocery shopping.

"Together, our businesses provide value and convenience to consumers," said Chris Kawula, senior vice president sales and account management, Western Union. "Our agreement with Giant Eagle is part of Western Union's focus to offer consumers convenient money-transfer services when sending money around the corner and the world."

The new multi-year agreement between Western Union, a leader in the money-transfer segment of global payments, and Giant Eagle, one of the nation's largest food retailers and food distributors, will connect consumers to more than 364,000 Western Union Agent locations worldwide, according to a company release.