Which innovative retail concept, first introduced in 1916, revolutionized shopping by allowing customers to select their own merchandise without clerk assistance and is considered the precursor to modern supermarkets?

The history of retail has been marked by innovations that fundamentally changed how people shop. One such revolutionary concept transformed grocery shopping from a clerk-assisted experience to the self-service model we know today. This poll tests your knowledge about a pioneering retail format that forever changed the consumer experience and set the foundation for modern supermarkets and big-box stores.

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Piggly Wiggly, founded by Clarence Saunders with the first true self-service grocery store
A&P Economy Stores, introduced by George Gilman as the first chain store model with standardized pricing
Woolworth's Bargain Basement, created by Frank Woolworth as the first discount department store
King Kullen, launched by Michael Cullen as the first price-cutting supermarket with multiple departments