世界上新型的自我服务、购买方便、结算货款快的超级市场,首先在美国出现,并且以惊人速度发展着,使美国和全世界零售商业的经营方式发生革命性的变化。1930年,美国人迈克尔·库伦,在纽约州长岛的牙卖加开设了一个自拿自选、自我服务经营食品杂货商店,号称“金库伦联合商店”,这是美国、也是全世界第一家超级市场。1932年美国超级市场 The world’s new self-service, easy-to-buy, fast-paying supermarkets were first seen in the United States and at an alarming rate to revolutionize the way the retail business in the United States and around the world operate. In 1930, the American Michael Cullen opened a self-selected, self-service grocery store in Jamaica on Long Island, New York. It was called the “Golden Coulomb Joint Store.” It was the United States and the world’s first super market. 1932 American Supermarket