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Retail Revolution: The Birth of Self-Service Shopping
The history of retail has been shaped by innovations that fundamentally changed how people shop. One of the most significant transformations occurred in the early 20th century when traditional clerk-assisted shopping gave way to a new model that empowered customers. This poll tests your knowledge about this pivotal retail innovation that forever changed the shopping experience and laid the groundwork for modern supermarkets and department stores.
Which retail innovation, first introduced in 1916 by Clarence Saunders, revolutionized shopping by allowing customers to select their own merchandise without clerk assistance?
Poll Type: Trivia | Total Votes: 0
| Option | Votes | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| {'choice_text': 'Piggly Wiggly (the first true self-service grocery store)', 'is_correct': True} | 0 | 0% |
| {'choice_text': "Marshall Field's Department Store (first to use escalators and elevators for shoppers)", 'is_correct': False} | 0 | 0% |
| {'choice_text': "Woolworth's Five and Dime (pioneered fixed-price merchandising)", 'is_correct': False} | 0 | 0% |
| {'choice_text': 'Montgomery Ward (inventor of the mail-order catalog system)', 'is_correct': False} | 0 | 0% |