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The Dayton corporation, now known as the Target Corporation, was the company John Geisse worked for when he founded the Target stores and was founded in Minneapolis by businessman George Dayton in 1902, and developed through the years via expansion and acquisitions.
The first Target store opened in Roseville, Minnesota in 1962, while the parent company was renamed the Dayton Corporation in 1967. It became the Dayton-Hudson Corporation after merging with the J.L. Hudson Company in 1969 and held ownership of several department store chains including Dayton's, Hudson's, Marshall Field's, and Mervyn's. In 2000 ...
3 dni temu · On May 1, 1962, Dayton Company opened its first Target store, designed as a discount version of Dayton’s department stores. In 1969 Dayton expanded its department store operations and merged with the J.L. Hudson Company to become the Dayton-Hudson Corporation.
Acquisition: Marshall Field's. Target's parent company, Dayton Hudson Corp., purchased legendary Chicago-based department store Marshall Field's, making Dayton Hudson the largest department store chain in the Midwest.
Nelson Dayton took over the presidency of Dayton Company in 1938, when it was already a $14 million business, and saw it grow to a $50 million enterprise. World War II did not hamper business; rather, Dayton's turned the war into an asset.
This article is about a former group of department stores. For the parent company formed by the 1969 merger with Hudson's, see Target Corporation. Dayton's was an American department store chain founded in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in 1902 by George Draper Dayton.
29 cze 2020 · In 1990, Target’s parent company, Dayton Hudson Corp., purchased Chicago-based department store Marshall Field’s, making Dayton Hudson the largest department store chain in the Midwest. In 1990, Target Greatland Store format was also introduced. In 1995, the SuperTarget Store format was introduced. In 1999, Target.com was introduced.
