Quest for the Best

by Stanley Marcus

Book Overview

Who better to know what is "the best" than the man who made Neiman Marcus synonymous with excellence for more than fifty years? The sequel to Minding the Store, Quest for the Best outlines Marcus's philosophy of what constitutes the best in goods and services and how to receive it. Marcus describes how increased labor costs and the disappearance of family-owned businesses into the pockets of corporate giants have led to an institutionalized indifference...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0670584703
• ISBN13: 9780670584703
• Release Date: August 1979
• Publisher: Viking Books
• Length: 227 Pages
• Weight: 1.02 lbs.

Customer Reviews

A Champion of Business

If you want to learn how to be "appropriate" and become a skillful buisness pioneer, then this is a must own book. It entails key facts about Mr Stanley Marcus, a pioneer of the business realm.

quest for the best stanley marcus

the follow up to 'minding the store',these books give you an excellent overview of running any sort of company in a 1.st class way. putting the client in a comfortable position,in comfortable surroundings,with well trained staff, add-- product selected with care, usage thought, & background, add--a slight sense of humour, is a recipe to do well.

Timeless Reading

I first read "Quest for the Best" when it was published in 1979. I was in college then, and Mr. Marcus' view of retailing was so informative, to say nothing of interesting. I learned more from reading that book than I did from some of my college courses. If you're thinking of a career in retailing, or just wanting a glimpse into the high-end retail world, read this book, as well as "Minding the Store," which is also by Mr. Marcus.