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The name "Target" originated from Dayton's publicity director, Stewart K. Widdess, and was intended to prevent consumers from associating the new discount store chain with the department store. Douglas Dayton served as the first president of Target. The new subsidiary ended its first year with four units, all in Minnesota.
The parent company was renamed the Target Corporation in 2000. Despite the identical logo, name and similar type of outlets, Target Corporation is not affiliated with Target Australia. Target is notable for its focus on upscale, trend-forward merchandise at lower costs. [4]
Universal Thread, denim-based women's clothing [3]; Wild Fable, women's clothing brand targeting gen-Z [4]; Prologue, a line of sophisticated female clothing [5]; Auden, an intimates and lingerie exclusive brand [6]
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.
Over time, Target began to far eclipse the success of the other Dayton Hudson stores, and on January 13, 2000, Dayton Hudson took the name Target Corporation. Ulrich sold the other store groups, including Mervyn's and Marshall Field's , and focused on promoting the Target brand.
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Target Australia Pty Ltd (formerly Lindsay's and Lindsay's Target, formerly stylised as Target. and doing business as Target and Target Australia) is a department store chain owned by Australian retail conglomerate Wesfarmers. Target stocks clothing, cosmetics, homewares, electronics, books, and toys selling both in-store and online. [3]
By 1975, Target was the company's top revenue producer and by the end of the 1970s annual sales exceeded $1 billion. [1] In 2000, the parent company took the Target name from its stores. [5] At the time of Dayton's death, the company he once led was the 36th largest company in the United States. [2]