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Sonju Superstore company history timeline

1916

Clarence Saunders opened the first Piggly Wiggly in the fall of 1916 in Memphis, Tennessee, and developed the first-ever self-service grocery store.

1924

In 1924, Peckham opened Ye Market Place in Glendale, California, on the side of Los Feliz Road, a commuter highway away from any other businesses.

1937

Prior to 1937, grocery stores provided customers with a small wire or wooden basket to carry their items while they were shopping.

1972

By 1972, 4% of supermarkets that earned $500,000 or more a year had introduced 24-hour service to their customers.

1983

Sam’s Club followed with a similar membership model shortly after, opening its doors in 1983.

1989

The first online grocery delivery service, Peapod, was founded in 1989 by brothers Andrew and Thomas Parkinson.

1995

Internet auctions, first introduced in 1995, have transformed the way many goods are sold.

2007

In 2007, Amazon expanded its Prime membership service offerings by adding an online grocery delivery service in select cities, under the name Amazon Fresh.

2017

Organic products earned $8.6 billion that year and sales climbed to more than $49 billion in 2017.

2018

The first Amazon Go store opened in Seattle in 2018 on a smaller bodega-like scale.

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