Beware of customer mania

03.05.06 05:17 PM By S.Swaminathan

H Gordon Selfridge, the founder of Selfridges, one of the best-known department stores in UK, first penned the well-known slogan, "the customer is always right."

However, Selfridge died both insane and penniless.

There is a lesson there. Remember, not all customers are created equal. Some are more "right" than others, depending on their profitability.

thro' Nick Wreden

S.Swaminathan