现在,只要一提起自选商场,大概谁也不会感到陌生,可是在半个多世纪以前,以自助的方式经销商品的店主,在大多数顾客的眼中,他简直就是一个疯子。地处大洋洲的新西兰至今还不被太多的人所熟悉,但世界上第一家以自助方式经营的杂货铺,就诞生在那里。这家杂货铺的主人名叫本杰明·萨瑟兰,出生于1873年,他先在电报局工作,后转入铁路部门,为人处 Now, as long as one mentions self-selected shopping malls, probably no one will feel unfamiliar, but more than half a century ago, the owner of the dealer goods in a self-help way, in the eyes of most customers, he is simply a madman. New Zealand, which is located in Oceania, is still not well known to many people. However, the world’s first grocery store operated by self-help was born there. The owner’s name of this grocery store was Benjamin Sutherland. Born in 1873, he worked in the telegraph office before transferring to the railway department.