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Success will always be measured by the extent to which we serve the buying public.

James Cash Penney

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James Cash Penney
Age: 95 †
Born: 1875
Born: September 16
Died: 1971
Died: February 12
Businessman
Entrepreneur
Hamilton
Missouri
Measured
Extent
Buying
Serve
Economy
Public
Success
Always

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