"Takin' Twenty with the Virginian Brethren"

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Hello Skip,

Would you happen to know what year they opened?

Grant Carpenter


> Date: Thu, 4 Jul 2013 09:31:37 -0400

> Subject: "Takin' Twenty with the Virginian Brethren" by Skip Salmon

>

> Raymond East told us about getting a flyer for the new Piggly Wiggly

> grocery store, now open in Roanoke. We have now come full circle on this

> one: A little history, Piggly Wiggly was the first grocery chain opened in

> Roanoke, and the first to allow customers to shop for themselves instead

of

> having a clerk gather their items from a list.