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George Draper Dayton (March 6, 1857 – February 18, 1938) was an American businessman and philanthropist, most famous for being the founder of Dayton's department store, which later became Target Corporation. [1] [2]
Target's original bullseye logo, used from 1962 until 1968 [1]. The history of Target Corporation first began in 1902 by George Dayton.The company was originally named Goodfellow Dry Goods in June 1902 before being renamed the Dayton's Dry Goods Company in 1903 and later the Dayton Company in 1910.
Target.com owns and oversees the company's e-commerce initiatives, such as the Target.com domain. Founded in early 2000 as target.direct, it was formed by separating the company's existing e-commerce operations from its retailing division and combining it with its Rivertown Trading direct-marketing unit into a stand-alone subsidiary. [38]
In 2022, Target announced [12] that their board of directors had eliminated the company’s mandatory retirement policy that would have forced the CEO to retire at age 65. In 2023, Cornell's total compensation at Target was $18.1 million, or 719 times the median employee pay at Target for that year. [ 13 ]
Robert J. Ulrich (born 1944) is an American retired businessman who was the chief executive officer and chairman of the Target Corporation, the second-largest mass merchandise retailer in the United States.
Douglas James Dayton (December 2, 1924 – July 5, 2013) was an American retail executive, businessman, and philanthropist and heir to the Dayton's Company fortune who was the co-founder of the Target discount stores chain. Dayton ran Target's operations during its early years and served as the company's first president.
Geisse was born on September 1, 1920, [2] in Madison, Wisconsin, the son of aeronautical inventor John Harlin and Esther (née Wattawa) Geisse. [3] He grew up in the Washington, D.C., area [3] and attended St. John's College High School. [4]
Gregg Steinhafel was born in 1954 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.His grandfather founded Steinhafels Furniture in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1934. [1] [2] He began working in the store when he was in grade school, performing odd jobs.