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Historic Retail Revolution: The Birth of Self-Service Shopping

Before the 1900s, shopping was a completely different experience. Store clerks would retrieve all items for customers from behind counters, and shoppers rarely handled products before purchase. This poll explores a revolutionary retail innovation that fundamentally changed how we shop and set the foundation for modern retail experiences. Test your knowledge about this transformative moment in retail history!

Which retail innovation, first introduced in 1916 by Clarence Saunders, revolutionized shopping by allowing customers to select their own merchandise and is considered the precursor to modern supermarkets?

Poll Type: Trivia | Total Votes: 0

OptionVotesPercentage
{'choice_text': 'Piggly Wiggly (the first true self-service grocery store)', 'is_correct': True}00%
{'choice_text': 'A&P Economy Stores (the first chain grocery with standardized pricing)', 'is_correct': False}00%
{'choice_text': "Marshall Field's Department Store (the first store with browsable merchandise displays)", 'is_correct': False}00%
{'choice_text': 'F.W. Woolworth (the first five-and-dime store with open shopping)', 'is_correct': False}00%