The Self Service Revolution

<p>Clarence Saunders opened the world’s first self-service supermarket, ‘Piggly Wiggly’, in Memphis, Tennessee on 6th September, 1916.</p><br><p>Calculating that the revenues gained through impulse purchases would outweigh those lost from shoplifting, Saunders’ concept forever changed the world of shopping for groceries - but his business acumen did not last.</p><br><p>In this episode, Arion, Rebecca and Olly review Saunders’ promotional hustles; weigh up the items in a shopping basket of the era; and reveal how ‘Piggly Wiggly’ (almost certainly) gained its distinctive name...</p><br><p><strong>Further Reading:</strong></p><p>• ‘The Untold Truth Of Piggly Wiggly’ (Mashed, 2021):</p><p><a href="https://www.mashed.com/426197/the-untold-truth-of-piggly-wiggly/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.mashed.com/426197/the-untold-truth-of-piggly-wiggly/</a></p><p>• ‘America's First Supermarket at 100: How It Changed the World’ (Time, 2016): <a href="https://time.com/4480303/supermarkets-history/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://time.com/4480303/supermarkets-history/</a></p><p>• ‘Piggly Wiggly, the first true grocery store - Life in America’ (Recollection Road, 2021): <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVvgAd_5vpo" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVvgAd_5vpo</a></p><br><p><strong>For bonus material and to support the show, visit</strong><a href="https://create.acast.com/episodes/ca1f94a1-0921-446a-ae00-4d4bfd2ba3ef/Patreon.com/Retrospectors" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong> </strong></a><a href="http://patreon.com/Retrospectors" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Patreon.com/Retrospectors</strong></a></p><p><strong>We'll be back tomorrow! Follow us wherever you get your podcasts:</strong><a href="https://create.acast.com/episodes/ca1f94a1-0921-446a-ae00-4d4bfd2ba3ef/podfollow.com/Retrospectors" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong> </strong></a><a href="http://podfollow.com/Retrospectors" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>podfollow.com/Retrospectors</strong></a></p><br><p><em>The Retrospectors are Olly Mann, Rebecca Messina & Arion McNicoll, with Matt Hill.</em></p><p><em>Theme Music: Pass The Peas. Announcer: Bob Ravelli. Graphic Design: Terry Saunders. Edit Producer: Emma Corsham.</em></p><p><em>Copyright: Rethink Audio / Olly Mann 2021.</em></p><br><p><em>#1910s #Person #Invention #Food #White #US</em></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

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