The thought in my mind was that I must be a good merchant. If I were a good merchant, the rest would probably take care of itself.
James Cash PenneyIn setting up a business under the name and meaning of the Golden Rule, I was publicly binding myself, in my business relations, to a principle which had been a real and intimate part of my family upbringing. Our idea was to make money and build business through serving the community with fair dealing and honest value.
James Cash Penney