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Douglas Dayton
American retail executive (1924–2013); founder and first president of Target, opening the first Target discount store in 1962 as a division of the Dayton's department store company. Youngest of George Nelson Dayton's five sons who ran the family's downtown Minneapolis department store. He shepherded Target's growth until 1968, then left to lead Dayton Hudson Corporation's other retail ventures.
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Target Corporation (NYSE: TGT) is a US retail giant operating 1,900+ stores nationwide.
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- Target Corporationno longer at company
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- George Dayton co-founded Target Corporation1902-01-01
- John Geisse co-founded Target Corporation1962-01-01
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- Target Corporation Co-Founder of Target stores / First President
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