1950s supermarket

The 1950s, especially in the United States, was a very specific era, characterized by post war economical expansion and social reforms. It ushered an age of consumerism. People were buying cars, going out shopping and doing various different things that weren't considered your average routine before the war.

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On this picture we have a Piggly Wiggly supermarket. It is one of the oldest supermarket chains (franchise) in the world. They were the first to do several major things, that are now considered normal in a grocery store, such as: put price marks on goods, introduce shopping carts, use refrigerators to keep goods fresh, uniform employees etc.