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“The customer is always right” gained popularity as a catchphrase at the turn of the 20th century, when department stores were beginning to fight each other for market share. Presenting a “very generous attitude” toward customers was understood to be the way to a customer’s heart, and various retailers—from Marshall Field’s to Sears Roebuck & Co.—took

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