Hudson's Bay Company Quotes
Never shoot your customers.
In contrast to the American expansion where individuals went west to settle, the Canadian experience was directed by a central mercantile enterprise for whom the Indians trapped furs and bought merchandise. The Company wanted the Indians to be treated like valuable customers, not competitors for land and territory.
Hudson's Bay Company, (De facto early government of Canada), Early directive to employees
Sourced by: Eigen's Political and Historical Quotations
To Welch, the dvelopment of a customer centric culture in a businss it one of the requirments of a successful long term business. Surprisingly few companies manage to do it.
The Hudson's Bay Company (HBC; French: Compagnie de la Baie d'Hudson CBH) is a Canadian retail business group. A fur trading business for much of its existence, HBC now owns and operates retail stores in Canada and the United States.