Piggly-Wiggly

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The Piggly-Wiggly chain of owner-operated grocery stores entered the Birmingham market with four locations. Opened on May 2, 1925, the four original stores were all owned by chain founder Clarence Saunders. The chain itself was founded by Saunders in Memphis, Tennessee in 1916. He later patented his concept of the "Self-Serving Store", with which he replaced the prevailing system in which a clerk gathered up an order from shelves behind the counter.

1 1925 locations
2 Current locations
3 References
4 External links

[edit] 1925 locations

The four original locations in 1925 were:

[edit] Current locations

3314 Clairmont Avenue, Lakeview
3000 Independence Drive, Homewood, owned by Stanley Virciglio (formerly Hill's)
93 Euclid Avenue, Crestline, owned by Stanley Virciglio
2612 30th Avenue North
1697 Tuscaloosa Avenue Southwest
5401 1st Avenue North, Woodlawn
61 Jefferson Street, Alexander City
6842 Old Springville Road, Clay
7245 Alabama Highway 160, Hayden
35 Camp Road, Cleveland
211 West College Street, Columbiana
1619 Forestdale Boulevard, Forestdale
4933 Alabama Highway 157, Cullman
770 Shades Mountain Plaza, Hoover
32 Phillips Drive, Midfield
4563 Shelby County Highway 25, Montevallo
100 Counsel Street, Odenville
Highway 411 & Highway 174, Odenville
27 Park Road, Pleasant Grove (closed 2008)
1224 North Talladega Road, Sylacauga
320 West Battle Street, Talladega
308 East Street, North Talladega
1721 Greensboro Avenue, Tuscaloosa
202 South Elm Street, Tuskegee
5000 Bessemer Super Highway, Bessemer, branded as Sav-U-Foods, named as such in weekly Piggly-Wiggly ads.

[edit] References

Birmingham Chamber of Commerce (May 1925) "Industrial Activities". Birmingham. Vol. 1, No. 2
"Piggly Wiggly." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. 20 Oct 2006, 13:53 UTC. Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. 22 Oct 2006 [1].