Some things are so commonplace we take them for granted and can’t imagine they’d be any other way, but success works like that. What once was innovative, becomes downright normal. The Kroger Co. offers severals examples of this.

Founded by Bernard Kroger in 1883 in Cincinnati, Ohio, Kroger is the home of several grocery chain firsts.

• the first to monitor product quality
• the first to test foods offered to customers
• the first to have parking lots on all four sides
• the first to test an electronic scanner
• the first to formalize customer research

Kroger owns other chains like Fred Meyer, Dillons, Quik Stop, and Ralphs, among many others, so even if you don’t live in Ohio, you’ve probably already shopped at a Kroger. 

Source: Wikipedia

Hat tip: Go Go Rocket Party

Photo: Betty Griggs, tour hostess, and bus driver with the bus: Jacksonville, Florida (by State Library and Archives of Florida)