Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
This SuperTarget in Roseville, Minnesota (Store #2101), sits on the site of the first Target store (Store #1), which opened in 1962 and was torn down and replaced by this much larger store in 2005. In 1968, Target updated its bullseye logo, opting for a more modern look, and expanded into St. Louis, Missouri, with two new stores. Target's ...
Target Corporation is an American retail corporation that operates a chain of discount department stores and hypermarkets, headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota.It is the seventh-largest retailer in the United States, and a component of the S&P 500 Index. [3]
Sign in to your AOL account.
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. Ulrich is credited with crafting Target's unique brand and marketing image and focus, which is widely considered to be a key contributor to ...
The chain was founded in 1968 when Target founder John F. Geisse went to work for May Department Stores. [1] Under an antitrust settlement reached with the Department of Justice, May was unable to acquire any more retail chains at the time, and the department-store company needed a way to compete against the emerging discount-store chains.
Dayton was born in Clifton Springs, New York, the son of Caroline Wesley (Draper) and David Day Dayton. [3] In 1883, he moved to Minnesota, migrating from New York.His family was one of average means and he had hoped to become a minister, but was lured into the business world.
Boots & Barkley, a pet food and supply line; Embark, an outdoor gear line of camping and travel equipment; Room Essentials, a low-end home-goods line; Brightroom, a line of storage solutions [18]
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.