This Day in History: Piggly Wiggly opens in 1916, revolutionizing grocery shopping
This Day in History: Piggly Wiggly opens in 1916, revolutionizing grocery shopping
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In 1916, Piggly Wiggly opened its doors right here in Memphis and grocery shopping was never the same again. No more clerks grabbing your items. No more chaos at the counter. Founder Clarence Saunders created the first self-service grocery store in the world, with shopping baskets, price tags, and checkout lanes. Genius moves born from a Memphis mind. Saunders said he named it “Piggly Wiggly” just so people would ask about it. Mission accomplished. Over a century later, Every supermarket on Eart
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In 1916, Piggly Wiggly opened its doors right here in Memphis and grocery shopping was never the same again. No more clerks grabbing your items. No more chaos at the counter. Founder Clarence Saunders created the first self-service grocery store in the world, with shopping baskets, price tags, and checkout lanes. Genius moves born from a Memphis mind. Saunders said he named it “Piggly Wiggly” just so people would ask about it. Mission accomplished. Over a century later, Every supermarket on Eart
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Before the big grocery chains moved in, Piggly Wiggly was the neighborhood store for countless Memphians. 🐷 Born right here in Memphis in 1916, it wasn’t just any grocery store it was the first self service supermarket in the world, revolutionizing how people shopped. For much of the 20th century, “The Pig” was everywhere in Memphis friendly cashiers, aisles you knew by heart, and those iconic paper bags. But by the early 2000s, most locations had closed, marking the end of a true hometown era.
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Before the big grocery chains moved in, Piggly Wiggly was the neighborhood store for countless Memphians. 🐷 Born right here in Memphis in 1916, it wasn’t just any grocery store it was the first self service supermarket in the world, revolutionizing how people shopped. For much of the 20th century, “The Pig” was everywhere in Memphis friendly cashiers, aisles you knew by heart, and those iconic paper bags. But by the early 2000s, most locations had closed, marking the end of a true hometown era.
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