Who invented the first folding shopping cart in 1937, after noticing customers struggling with heavy baskets in his grocery store?

Retail innovations have transformed how we shop over the decades. One of the most significant yet overlooked innovations was the humble shopping cart, which revolutionized the self-service retail model and dramatically increased purchase volumes. This trivia question explores the fascinating origin story behind this ubiquitous retail tool that fundamentally changed consumer behavior and store layouts forever.

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Sylvan Goldman, owner of Humpty Dumpty supermarkets, who based his design on a folding chair
Samuel Walton, who later founded Walmart and needed a solution for his first large-format store
George Saunders, a former Ford assembly line worker who applied industrial principles to retail
Clarence Saunders, inventor of the Piggly Wiggly self-service store model