Western Union Expands Its Agent Network Through an Agreement with Brooks Eckerd Pharmacy; New Agent Locations to Bring Added Convenience to Consumers in up to 18 States

With more than 35 years of experience, The Jean Coutu Group (PJC)Inc. is a leader in the retail drugstore industry as well as in thesale and the distribution of prescription and non-prescription drugsand general merchandise in North America.

"As part of our continuing effort to provide value-added servicesfor our customers, we chose Western Union because it's a brand thatpeople know and trust," said Michel Coutu, president of Brooks EckerdPharmacy. "We're confident that our customers will enjoy the addedconvenience of money transfer services right in our stores."

"Western Union's Agents play an instrumental role in deliveringquality service that consumers have come to expect," said Bill Thomas,president, the Americas, Western Union. "Western Union and BrooksEckerd Pharmacy have a shared interest in and commitment to exceedingthese expectations."

For more information on Western Union's Money Transfer services orfor a comprehensive list of Western Union Agent locations, call800-435-2226 or visit www.westernunion.com.

About Western Union Financial Services Inc. and First Data

Western Union Financial Services Inc., a subsidiary of First DataCorp. (NYSE:FDC), is an international leader in consumer moneytransfer services. Western Union and its subsidiary, Orlandi Valuta,together make up one of the world's largest money transfer networkswith approximately 242,000 Agent locations in more than 200 countriesand territories.

First Data Corp. (NYSE:FDC) is a leading provider of electroniccommerce and payment solutions for businesses and consumers worldwide.Serving 4.1 million merchant locations, 1,500 card issuers andmillions of consumers, First Data powers the global economy by makingit easy, fast and secure for people and businesses around the world tobuy goods and services using virtually any form of payment. Thecompany's portfolio of services and solutions includes credit, debit,private-label, smart and stored-value card issuing and merchanttransaction processing services; money transfer services; moneyorders; fraud protection and authentication solutions; check guaranteeand verification services through TeleCheck; as well as Internetcommerce and mobile solutions. Western Union and its subsidiary,Orlandi Valuta, together make up one of the world's largest moneytransfer networks with approximately 242,000 Agent locations in morethan 200 countries and territories. The company's STAR Network offersPIN-secured debit acceptance at approximately 1.7 million ATM andretail locations. For more information, visit www.firstdata.com.

About The Jean Coutu Group

The Jean Coutu Group (PJC) Inc. (TSX: PJC.SV.A) is the fourthlargest drugstore chain in North America and the second largest inboth the eastern United States and Canada. The Company and itscombined network of 2,175 corporate and affiliated drugstores (underthe banners of Brooks and Eckerd, PJC Jean Coutu, PJC Clinique and PJCSante Beaute) employ more than 60,000 people.

The Jean Coutu Group's United States operations employ over 46,000persons and comprise 1,854 corporate-owned stores located in 18 statesof the Northeastern, mid-Atlantic and Southeastern United States. TheJean Coutu Group's Canadian operations and drugstores affiliated toits network employ over 14,000 people and comprise 321 PJC Jean Coutufranchised stores in Quebec, New Brunswick and Ontario.

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