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  2. Pink Palace Museum and Planetarium - Wikipedia

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    The city of Memphis acquired the mansion when Clarence Saunders, the founder of Piggly Wiggly, became bankrupt. He had been building the residence in 1923, but lost a fortune, and the home, due to financial reversals on Wall Street. [2] [3]

  3. Clarence Saunders (grocer) - Wikipedia

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    With a loan of $10 million from a number of Southern bankers, plus a bit of his own money, Saunders counteracted by buying a large amount of Piggly Wiggly stock in hopes of driving up the price. He flamboyantly declared his intent in newspaper ads. Saunders bought Piggly Wiggly stock until he had orders for 196,000 of the 200,000 outstanding ...

  4. Piggly Wiggly - Wikipedia

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    Piggly Wiggly is an American supermarket chain operating in the American Southern and Midwestern regions run by Piggly Wiggly, LLC, an affiliate of C&S Wholesale Grocers. [1] Its first outlet opened in 1916 in Memphis, Tennessee , and is notable as the first true self-service grocery store , and the originator of various familiar supermarket ...

  5. Piggly Wiggly: Fun Facts About America's First Modern ... - AOL

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    Piggly Wiggly Was a Big Store. On Sept. 6, 1916, the world's first Piggly Wiggly opened to great fanfare at 79 Jefferson Avenue in Memphis, Tennessee. Saunders had launched an advertising blitz in ...

  6. Chickasaw Gardens - Wikipedia

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    Chickasaw Gardens is located on land that was originally part of the estate of Clarence Saunders, the Memphis inventor of the first self-service grocery store named 'Piggly Wiggly'. The Chickasaw Gardens lake was originally constructed as part of an elaborate garden with rustic bridges and a playhouse for Saunders' children.

  7. Shutting down the Pig: Oak Creek Piggly Wiggly to close in ...

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    Piggly Wiggly, 2201 E. Rawson Ave., will close in November ― likely in the first week of the month, according to Owner/Manager Ben Malicki. The store has served the local community for decades.

  8. Kroger and Albertsons sell 400 stores to Piggly Wiggly’s ...

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    Kroger and Albertsons are selling roughly 400 stores to Piggly Wiggly’s parent company in an attempt to win antitrust approval for the mega merger between the grocery stores.. C&S Wholesale ...

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