Editing Troy Cash Bazaar

=Introduction=
In the late 1800s, the department store was becoming a fixture of modern American society. First opening in Brooklyn, New York in 1846, the success of these one-stop-shop businesses spread like a wave over the country as stores who previously only sold fabrics (draperies, upholstery, and clothing), seized the opportunity to expand their markets. Now selling accompanying merchandise from shoes, hats, perfumes, and cosmetics to furniture, glassware, fine art, and pianos, companies expanded as their customer base grew. 

=History=
Troy, New York was an early adopter of this trend, as its prosperity from its iron, steel, and textile industries had already made the city a hub for commerce. In 1865, Sylvanus Haverly and William H. Frear opened a dry goods shop at 322 River Street in downtown Troy called Haverly & Frear. Three years later, John Flagg consolidated his dry goods shop with Haverly and Frear to create Flagg, Haverly & Frear, located in the Cannon Building at 5 Broadway. By 1874, Flagg and Haverly had been bought out by Frear, who changed the name of the store to the Troy Cash Bazaar.

=Troy Cash Bazaar=
Under the management of William H. Frear, the Troy Cash Bazaar quickly became the largest department store in upstate New York, with customers traveling from the entire New England area to visit the store. With almost 400 full-time employees and more than 50 departments, the company was making over 1.2 million dollars in annual revenue (equating to 40 million dollars today). The company’s name was changed in 1894 to William H. Frear, & Co. with the addition of Frear’s brother and sons. Frear’s renowned marketing ability greatly benefitted his business success. His famous motto, “Prices and perfect satisfaction guaranteed or your money cheerfully refunded” is still widely used today by corporations. Still operating out of the Cannon Building, the expansion of the business called for a building that was big enough to more comfortably operate out of. Thus, in 1897, Frear purchased the American House Hotel and commissioned the Renaissance inspired, marble-clad building at 1 Fulton Street to be the Troy Cash Bazaar's new headquarters. 

=References=
https://fultonhistory.com/highlighter/highlight-for-xml?altUrl=https%3A%2F%2Ffultonhistory.com%2FLogin_18%2FLandmarks%2520of%2520Rensselaer%2520County%2FLandmarks%2520of%2520Rensselaer%2520County%2520%2520%2528958%2529.pdf%23xml%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Ffultonhistory.com%2FdtSearch%2Fdtisapi6.dll%3Fcmd%3Dgetpdfhits%26u%3D323f2bfd%26stgd%3Dyes%26DocId%3D3223342%26request%3D%2522Troy%2520Cash%2520Bazaar%2522%26index%3DZ%253a%255cDISK%2520E%26searchFlags%3D16783616%26autoStopLimit%3D1000%26SearchForm%3D%252fFulton%255fform%252ehtml%26.pdf&uri=https%3A%2F%2Ffultonhistory.com%2FLogin_18%2FLandmarks%2520of%2520Rensselaer%2520County%2FLandmarks%2520of%2520Rensselaer%2520County%2520%2520%2528958%2529.pdf&xml=https%3A%2F%2Ffultonhistory.com%2FdtSearch%2Fdtisapi6.dll%3Fcmd%3Dgetpdfhits%26u%3D323f2bfd%26stgd%3Dyes%26DocId%3D3223342%26request%3D%2522Troy%2520Cash%2520Bazaar%2522%26index%3DZ%253a%255cDISK%2520E%26searchFlags%3D16783616%26autoStopLimit%3D1000%26SearchForm%3D%252fFulton%255fform%252ehtml%26.pdf&openFirstHlPage=false
https://hoxsie.org/2011/10/19/frears_troy_cash_bazaar/
https://www.brownstoner.com/history/walkabout-frears-troy-cash-bazaar-part-one/