Clarence Saunders
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Clarence Saunders was an American grocer who first developed the modern retail sales model of self service. His ideas have had a massive influence on the development of the modern supermarket. Saunder
Clarence Saunders
The original Piggly Wiggly Store, Memphis, Tennessee
Piggly Wiggly
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Piggly Wiggly, LLC is an American supermarket chain operating in the American Southern and Midwestern regions. Its first outlet opened in 1916 in Memphis, Tennessee, and is notable as the first true s
Clarence Saunders
…influence on the development of the modern supermarket. Saunders worked for most of his life trying to develop a truly automated store, developing Piggly Wiggly, Keedoozle, and Foodelectric store concepts. Saunders was born on a farm in Amherst County, Virginia, to Abram Warwick and Mary Gregory. Saunders…
Piggly Wiggly store in Springhill, Louisiana, August 2011
Historical marker near the site of the first Piggly Wiggly store in Memphis, Tennessee
Historical marker near the site of the first Piggly Wiggly store in Memphis, Tennessee, reverse side