Modern Marvels: How Supermarkets Operate (S13, E52) | Full Episode | History

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Our need and desire for food has made the supermarket one of the great success stories of modern retailing. Making customers' visits to the market as easy as possible has led to many tech advancements, in Season 13, Episode 52, "The Supermarket."

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Chapters:
0:00 Introduction: The Supermarket Industry
3:05 Inside the Supply Chain: Safeway's Distribution
9:05 Store Brand Manufacturing: Bread, Dairy & Ice Cream
14:30 The History of Food Retailing
18:10 The First Supermarkets: Piggly Wiggly & King Cullen
23:11 Supermarket Innovations: Barcodes & Carts
31:16 Marketing Psychology and Store Layout
37:26 Case Study: Whole Foods Market
42:25 Conclusion: The Future and Farmers Markets

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