Editing Troy Cash Bazaar (section)

=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 (equivalent to 40 million dollars today). In 1894, the company's name changed to "William H. Frear & Co." with the addition of Frear’s brother and sons. Frear’s renowned marketing ability greatly benefited his business success. His famous motto, "Prices and perfect satisfaction guaranteed or your money cheerfully refunded," has been widely adopted by modern 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 replaced it with a Renaissance-inspired, marble-clad building at 1 Fulton Street as the Troy Cash Bazaar's new headquarters. The company operated out of this location through William H. Frear's death in 1911 and was ultimately sold to Rowley Department Stores in 1941.