America has always been narrated by change and promoting change for a better place to live. Clarence Saunders founded the first Piggly Wiggly in Tennessee in 1916. It was the first self-serve grocery store ever. Prior to the opening of The Pig, clerks gathered groceries for the customers. This new idea was unheard of but flourished regardless and made way for many chains of self-serve grocery stores.

The American narrative promoting change holds true in the recent purchases of Piggly Wiggly stores by Harris Teeter and Bi-Lo. Piggly Wiggly’s motto “Local since forever” will remain in effect with the continued employment of Piggly Wiggly employees. Randall Onstead, president and CEO of Bi-Lo Holdings plans to enhance the purchased stores by, “’reinvest[ing] in what matters most for our customers … the freshest foods, the best deals and really connecting to their neighborhoods’” (ABC news Charelston). It sounds like Bi-Lo plans to keep the “Local Since Forever” motto but with all change comes sacrifice. Many “Stickin’ with The Pig” customers are not happy about the buy out, since they have been going to the same stores forever. People are bound to be unhappy by the changes Bi-Lo chooses to make to better “enhance” the stores. Only time will tell if these changes are beneficial to the majority or not, but America (and the first Piggly Wiggly) were founded on change and it will always narrate our country.