Clarence Saunders & the Founding of Piggly Wiggly - 9781609492854
Un libro in lingua di Mike Freeman edito da History Pr, 2011
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The grocery business began as a complicated service industry. Random pricing, inconsistent quantities and prescriptive salesmen made grocery shopping burdensome. It took one brash Memphian with uncommon vision and unbridled ambition to change everything. Clarence Saunders worked his way out of poverty and obscurity to found Piggly Wiggly in 1916. With an unprecedented approach, he virtually invented the concept of the modern self-service grocery store. Stores flourished, franchises spread and Saunders made millions. Yet just as the final bricks of Pink Palace--his garish marble mansion--were being laid, Saunders went bankrupt, and he was forced to sell Piggly Wiggly. A variety of new ventures helped Saunders out of bankruptcy, but he never duplicated his prior success. Memphis historian Mike Freeman tracks the remarkable life of this retail visionary.
Informazioni bibliografiche
- Titolo del Libro in lingua: Clarence Saunders & the Founding of Piggly Wiggly
- Lingua: English
- Autore: Mike Freeman
- Editore: History Pr
- Collana: History Pr (Paperback)
- Data di Pubblicazione: 07 Luglio '11
- Genere: Lingua Inglese
- Argomenti : Grocers United States Biography Grocery trade United States History Supermarkets United States History
- Pagine: 158
- Dimensioni mm: 228 x 152 x 6
- ISBN-10: 1609492854
- EAN-13: 9781609492854