Clarence Saunders And The Founding Of Piggly Wiggly:: The Rise & Fall Of A Memphis Maverick (Landmarks) Download Free (EPUB, PDF)
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.
Series: Landmarks
Paperback: 160 pages
Publisher: The History Press (July 7, 2011)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1609492854
ISBN-13: 978-1609492854
Product Dimensions: 6 x 0.3 x 9 inches
Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
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Clarence Saunders was a remarkable man. Well-written and comfortable in its scope, this book takes you through his life and paints an adequately vivid picture of this gruff human who captures the core motive in each of our steps towards success. His life was fantastic. I love this man and have acquired him into me in the course of reading about him.
Only book about him, and it's a good one.
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