Sam Walton — "There is only one boss. The customer. And he can fire everybody in the company f…"
There is only one boss. The customer. And he can fire everybody in the company from the chairman on down, simply by spending his money somewhere else.
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A stark and direct statement on the ultimate power of the customer in business.
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