WORLD FIRST GROCERY STORE OPENED 1916 SEPTEMBER 6,TENNESSEE,USA " PIGGLY WIGGLY "COMPLETED 100 YEARS
WORLD FIRST GROCERY STORE OPENED 1916 SEPTEMBER 6,TENNESSEE,USA " PIGGLY WIGGLY "COMPLETED 100 YEARS Piggly Wiggly was the first true self-service grocery store.[3] It was founded on September 6, 1916, at 79 Jefferson Avenue in Memphis, Tennessee, by Clarence Saunders. A replica of the original store has been constructed in the Memphis Pink Palace Museum and Planetarium, a mansion that Saunders built as his private residence, which was later sold to the city. The origin of the name "Piggly Wiggly" is unknown. When asked why he had chosen it, Saunders said "So people will ask that very question". Theories include Saunders seeing some pigs struggling to get over a fence, or a reference to the "This Little Piggy" nursery rhyme.[4] At the time of its founding, grocery stores did not allow their customers to gather their own goods. Instead, a customer would give a list of items to a clerk, who would then go through the store...