I guess it is out of business.
It was a grocery chain, I think primarily in the south. I recall it being around 30 years ago or so.
I dont know if they ended up going out of business, got bought out, or what.
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I had never heard of it either so I looked it up and they have a very interesting story!
Apparently, they were the first store that allowed customers to actually walk around the store and grab the goods themselves, instead of handing a list to a clerk and waiting for the clerk to get the goods.
From Wikipedia:
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Learn something new everyday.
I did not know that fact either although there is a good chance I end up forgetting.
Would you remind me in 4 or 5 months?
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Lol. Why would you want to remember? It died for a reason so I don't think anybody misses it.
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It seems they didn't die though! Apparently, they were bought a couple of times and now they are mostly in medium or small cities, but still kicking
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Lol. I stand corrected but its true that the big stores like Walmart and others have essentially take the model and made it more successful.
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Oh yea, no doubt! That's what usually happens. The big guys take over and the smaller stores get restricted to small towns or more isolated neighborhoods.
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hahaha I know right! Yesterday we learned that the distance between genitals and butthole can indicate how fertile one is and today we learned about the store that created the self-service model LOL
Yea, I can remind you no problem :P
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That seems like common sense now. People are more likely to buy something they can see and touch. Might as well let people choose than charge them. Otherwise you might not buy something you think you might want.
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