![]() ![]() Within a decade, there were nearly 40 Piggly Wigglies in San Antonio, coexisting with Red & White, Home-Ond and other similar chains. The locations were all what we would now think of as downtown: 122 W. Piggly Wiggly opened five stores during the chain's first year in San Antonio, says an advertisement in the San Antonio Express, June 8, 1920. By eliminating delivery and telephone charges (for deliveries), bad accounts and sky-blue salesmanship, it is possible to reduce prices, and the customer is given this benefit.”Īsked why he gave the chain its unusual name, says the history, Saunders replied, “So people will ask that very question.” In a self-service store, says a 1920s advertisement, “One hundred people can get what they want in the same time that it would take to wait on 10 people in any other store. Price tags, checkout stands, employee uniforms and refrigerated cases for produce were among Saunders' other revolutionary ideas for making shopping more efficient and cost-effective for customers as well as storekeepers. Its founder was Clarence Saunders, who developed the concept of the cash-and-carry, self-service store with innovations such as baskets in which shoppers could gather their own selections from open shelves, as opposed to asking a clerk for help. , the first store opened in 1916 in Memphis, Tenn. According to a corporate history at www.piggly 30, Piggly Wiggly was an early chain store franchised to independent owners. "It's crazy to see how much it's caught fire, and we've just enjoyed talking to everyone about it so much.Like Red & White, covered here Oct. "It's been a really fun process," Salisbury said. The Magnolia store will hold a grand opening on June 1. He said the stores also have been successful in selling Piggly Wiggly merchandise, including shirts and hats emblazoned with the pig logo. "Slowly but surely over the past couple of years, we've brought it back, and there's just been a wow factor to it." I can't believe you're bringing it back.' And when we tell them, it's, 'Oh my goodness, I remember 30 years ago coming in here with my grandma or whoever. "Everywhere we go when we turn one of these, the customers ask what's going on. ![]() "The nostalgia factor is off the charts," he said. However, it's not just a broader selection of food that attracts people to Piggly Wiggly. Salisbury said the Piggly Wiggly Cost Plus stores will have more variety in produce, more lunch meat items, more fresh meat items and a range of frozen dairy and ice cream products. "In order to give customers what they want, what we've done is transition eight Save a Lot's into Piggly Wiggly Cost Plus stores. "Over the last few years, most of our customers, clientele-wise, have voiced opinions about wanting more variety to choose from," he said. He said Save a Lot carries a limited assortment of the national brands that customers want. Salisbury said Kenyan has partnered with Save a Lot for about 20 years. Piggly Wiggly Cost Plus is operated by Kenyan Enterprises, which has 15 locations from Pine Bluff, Arkansas, to Natchitoches, Louisiana. We just have to get through (the Magnolia store) first."ĬAN'T SEE THE POLL QUESTION? Read the story at /news/polls "That is our goal, but I don't have a specific date. "It could happen within this year," said Salisbury, who has helped to oversee the transition of eight Save a Lot stores in the region. The openings are part of a rebranding for Save a Lot stores on New Boston Road on the Texas side and East Street on the Arkansas side. Two Piggly Wiggly Cost Plus stores are expected to open within the next several months, said Geoff Salisbury, a regional supervisor for Piggly Wiggly Cost Plus in Magnolia, Arkansas. TEXARKANA – A familiar name in grocery is making its way back to Texarkana. ![]()
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