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# The Birth of the Supermarket: How Convenience Took Over the Way We Shop
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/human-footprint/extras/the-birth-of-the-supermarket-how-convenience-took-over-the-way-we-shop-noelpx/
- Published: 2025-06-03T18:30:55.000Z
- Updated: 2025-08-20T18:47:47.000Z
- Description: Shane and Ben Lorr trace the supermarket’s rise — and what it says about what we value.
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: Human Footprint, #ZZZ_Show_920c28e7-cc8d-4bd4-a6a1-1d54d80cf6c8, #geo-us, #v1.7, #ZZZ_Extra_c192fb60-311a-4268-8df2-c544ef55724d, #extra

Host Shane Campbell-Staton joins author Ben Lorr to explore the surprising history of the supermarket. From neighborhood butchers to Piggly Wiggly, they trace how small innovations reshaped how we shop — and why convenience and low prices came to rule. What began as a cost-cutting experiment now defines modern life.