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Who ownes target?
Target was founded by George Dayton in 1902. The very first target named store was opened in Minneapolis in 1962.
Who helped start Target?
George Draper Dayton started Dayton's Dry Goods Company (1902) which eventually became the Dayton Company. In 1962, while working for the Dayton company, John F. Geisse came up with the idea of an upscale discount retail store. The "Target" name was created by Dayton's publicity director, Stewart K. Widdess.
Who founded the Target stores?
George Dayton
What's brief history of target corporation?
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. 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, the Dayton-Hudson Corporation was renamed to Target Corporation.
Where did the first target franchise open?
George D. Dayton founded Dry goods company now known as Target in 1881 but it wasn't opened until 1902 in Minneapolis,Minn.
When was target found?
Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1902 as the Dayton Dry Goods Company. In 1962, the company opened its first Target store in nearby Roseville.
What year did target go public?
Target was founded in 1902 by George Dayton. It was not until the year 1962 that Target went public with its first store opening in Roseville, Minnesota.
What is the parent company for target stores?
Target corporation. They used to be Dayton Hudson, but the focused shifted heavily to Target, as they eventually rebranded and then sold off all their other retail stores.
Does Target Corporation own Macy's?
Does Dayton Hudson own Macy's and target
When was the Target corporation founded?
Target was started in 1902 in the Dayton Dry Goods Company; the first store opened in the Target name was in 1962 in Minnesota. They are currently one of the largest retail chain stores in the United States.
Do the french own target stores?
No. They are a publicly held company from the United States with headquarters in Minneapolis, MN and began as Dayton Dry Goods in 1902. Target is not and has never been a foreign owned corporation.
Does France own Target stores?
Target Corporation is a publicly owned, U.S. based firm headquartered in Minneapolis, MN since it began as Dayton Dry Goods in 1902. Target Corporation is not and has never been foreign owned.
