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The Target Circle rewards program does not use a physical card, but can be used by presenting the Target Wallet in the Target App or entering a mobile phone number at checkout. [citation needed] On August 25, 2019, Target and the Walt Disney Company announced a partnership to have a Disney Store in several Target locations. The Disney Store at ...
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]
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.
In 1984, Ulrich became President of the combined Dayton and Hudson department stores, based in Minneapolis. In 1987, he was promoted to chairman and chief executive officer of the Target stores group. By 1992, the number of Target stores had doubled during Ulrich's tenure, to just over 500, with just shy of fifty more opening each year.
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.
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.
Target Plaza South is a 33-story skyscraper in downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota completed in 2001. The building serves as the corporate headquarters for Target Corporation . [ 1 ] It is located a few blocks away from the original building which the Target Corporation's predecessor, Dayton's , was located in from 1902 until 2001.
In 1996, Coles Myer merged the Target and Fosseys brands, [6] and their first speciality store Baby Target was established. [citation needed] Then in 1998, their second speciality store, Target Home opened. [citation needed] Fosseys stores were later renamed Target Country, [6] becoming the third speciality store under the Target name.