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Who invented the shopping cart? In the midst of the Great Depression, Sylvan Goldman wanted to increase sales for his Oklahoma City food chain. Goldman noticed that customers stopped shopping when their arms were full. By adding wheels and a wire basket to a folding chair, he invented the shopping cart. To learn more about Goldman and the shopping cart, visit: Engines of Our Ingenuity: Shopping Carts This University of Houston series explores the machines that make our civilization run and the people who created them. View more articles, lists, questions or trivia.

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