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Clarence Saunders (August 9, 1881 – October 14, 1953) 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.
Sep 6, 2017 · But its founder Clarence Saunders was clearly onto something—today, self-service grocery stores are the norm. Saunders was a bit of an iconoclast. For the store’s opening ceremonies, writes...
Oct 8, 2017 · Clarence Saunders changed the way people buy their groceries. In his innovative Piggly Wiggly self-service stores no clerks fetched groceries for customers. Instead shoppers selected from items placed on shelves within easy reach.
In 1937, a Memphis, Tenn., grocer and innovator named Clarence Saunders introduced a bold new concept in shopping for food: History’s first fully automated grocery store. It was called Keedoozle. (See the explanation of the unusual moniker below.)
Clarence Saunders. Piggly Wiggly Stores. 1916–1924. Industry: Retail. Era: 1910. Having made a name for himself as a grocery wholesaler, Saunders decided to embark on a plan of revolutionizing the common supermarket.
Sep 7, 2016 · Jerry Cianciolo writes about Clarence Saunders, the founder of Piggly Wiggly, who invented the modern grocery store. He was a shrewd marketer happy to defy conventional wisdom.
Dec 9, 2013 · Clarence Saunders’ star turn in the supermarket industry limelight was brief, but the founder of Piggly Wiggly left a lasting legacy. In the six years that he operated his chain of self-service...
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