The customer is always right

Meaning: In business, the customer's satisfaction takes priority.

Origin: Harry Gordon Selfridge's motto for his London department store in 1909.

Translations

• French: Le client est roi (literally: The customer is king)
• Spanish: El cliente siempre tiene la razón (literally: The customer is always right)
• Japanese: お客様は神様 (Okyaku-sama wa kami-sama) (literally: The customer is a god)

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