1980 - for the first time in the history of Western Union revenues from money transfers exceeded the income from the telegraph service. One of the common kinds of money transfer is a transfer via the international system of Western Union. In October 1871 the company has implemented the world's first telegraph money order. After a century money transfers have become a major source of income for Western Union. In 2000 was launched the Web site westernunion.com, with which users from certain countries can independently transfer funds online.
Western Union money transfer agent location in Shorter, United States
Shorter, United States have 1 agent Western Union money transfer agent location. All country.
One of the common kinds of money transfer is a transfer via the international system of Western Union. In 2000 was launched the Web site westernunion.com, with which users from certain countries can independently transfer funds online.
| Agent | Work time | Services |
|---|---|---|
| Petro #348 Shorter, Al, Shorter 428 Main St 36075-4316 Petro #348 Shorter, Al |
Monday:
7:00 AM - 11:00 PM
Tuesday: 7:00 AM - 11:00 PM Wednesday: 7:00 AM - 11:00 PM Thursday: 7:00 AM - 11:00 PM Friday: 7:00 AM - 11:00 PM Saturday: 7:00 AM - 11:00 PM Sunday: 7:00 AM - 11:00 PM |
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As a result of 2011, net income of Western Union has increased by 28% to $ 1.165 billion, the company reported. In order to increase competitiveness and market expansion of its services, Western Union launched a program of loyalty Western Union Gold Card for customers, who has repeatedly made money transfers via Western Union. In 1933, by the Western Union Company were invented "singing telegrams". 1970 - a new service called Thanks to cooperation with Western Union the Associated Press at the end of the XIX century took almost monopolistic position in the U.S. market news. Transaction with Fexco has allowed Western Union to control directly more than 10 thousand points of service, which belonged to Fexco in 7 European countries (Spain, UK, Sweden, Ireland, Denmark, Norway and Finland). In 1884 Western Union has become a joint-stock company and was brought to the stock exchange. The company has entered in the first American stock index Dow Jones. Western Union made so that the time in all of American civil services was the same.