Which American grocery chain is credited with pioneering the first true 'self-service' shopping model in 1916, where customers could select their own items from shelves?

Before the 1910s, grocery shopping was completely different from what we know today. Store clerks would gather items for customers from shelves behind counters, and shoppers never handled products until after purchase. This poll explores a pivotal innovation in retail history that forever changed how we shop and significantly reduced labor costs for merchants while expanding product selection for consumers.

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Piggly Wiggly
A&P (Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company)
Kroger
Safeway