The Tiny Lines That Changed Shopping Forever: How Wrigley's Gum Made History
The Historic Moment That Started A Revolution: On June 26, 1974, a pack of Wrigley's Juicy Fruit chewing gum became the first product ever scanned with a barcode at a grocery store. This happened at Marsh Supermarket in Troy, Ohio, when cashier Sharon Buchanan rang up the 67-cent pack of gum. That simple transaction marked the beginning of a technology that would transform how people shop around the world.