MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - On this Day in 1916, Memphis entrepreneur Clarence Saunders opened the first self-service grocery store, Piggly Wiggly.

Before its opening, customers handed clerks a list and waited for items, but Piggly Wiggly changed and revolutionized the grocery industry.

Even after Saunders’ departure from the company, it continued to prosper as a franchiser.

There are more than 500 Piggly Wiggly stores across 18 states.

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