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Supermarkets did not really exist before the creation of computers. The lack of computers did not limit the creation of supermarkets, the idea of having a super market just didn't exist in the American conscience yet. The answer to this question is far more complicated than you probably first expected.
Before supermarkets were created. America ran off of mostly smaller local stores. While these stores could be quite large in size, they did not have the immense selection of supermarkets. Instead of having 15 different brands of cranberry juice they would often only have between 1 and 3 brands.
All record keeping before computers was done on paper. All grocery stores did the same. All ordering and receipts were filed using paper and pen.
One thing to note back then shopping was a slow process. Food was not prepackaged and processed back then. So store attendants did most of the work for the people. Shopping was done with them manually measuring and wrapping all of the foods for the customers.
This should answer your question, in more detail than you probably wanted. !
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When did supermarkets start to use computers?
Speeds up transactions
How do supermarkets use computers to collect market research?
They type the website foods and vegetable's. org
What is the importance of having a computer in supermarket?
It enables supermarkets to stock thousands of items at any one by by using computers to track the quantity of products in stock and when they are out of stock. Computers in some supermarkets also order products that have gone out of stock or are close to.
History of computer Before 1st generation of computers?
Electro-Mechanical Computers were used before first generation of computers.
Computer built before the first generation of computers were?
No computers.
Was Louis Armstrong on Google front page?
No. He died before Google existed and before computers.
What are the examples of supermarkets?
example of supermarkets
What is organic supermarkets?
What are organic supermarkets? Supermarkets which sell USDA approved organic brands of food.
How is computers what was available before?
before electronic computers there were human computers (i.e. humans doing calculations with pencil and paper, if they were lucky a mechanical desk calculator and a book of precalculated mathematical tables).
Where can you purchase lard in Kentucky?
TECHNICALLY, in most good supermarkets, but it's kinda impossible to get to it before TJ
What did the word computer mean before computers were invented?
Before modern computers were invented word "computer" meant "somebody who computes".
How were ballots counted in the presidential election before computers?
Ballots were counted in the presidential election by hand, using paper ballots before computers. The term so called document ballot voting system which is pointed as how ballots were counted before computers.
