When someone has lived for 100 years, it tends to be pretty easy to believe them when they tell you they've seen it all.
Although the world seems to be moving faster and faster all the time, a century gives someone more than enough time to see some of its most fundamental changes several times over. But while it can be staggering to realize how many eras began and ended while a centenarian looked on, it's even more impressive to find someone who pioneered some of those changes.
And when one grocery chain became aware that they had precisely this kind of person working for them, they saw an opportunity to honor her in a fitting way.