Head Scratchers & Good Stuff to Know : A Big Change in Supermarket Purchases Happened in a Small Town in Ohio

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Friday, September 2, 2022

A Big Change in Supermarket Purchases Happened in a Small Town in Ohio

The first product to get scanned with a barcode at a checkout counter was a 10-pack of Wrigley’s Juicy Fruit Gum in June 1974 at a Marsh supermarket in Troy, Ohio. Today, the small town of Troy still celebrates the historic occasion for a few weeks, putting it on the world map of the grocery trade.... Sign in to see full entry.

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