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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.
Jul 10, 2013 · Douglas J. Dayton, who helped expand his grandfather’s Minneapolis dry goods business into a big-box boutique known for quality products, discount pricing and a fake French nickname — though...
Jul 7, 2013 · MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Douglas Dayton, who led the transformation of a family department store into retailing giant Target, has died at the age of 88. Dayton's wife, Wendy Dayton, confirmed his...
Jul 7, 2013 · MINNEAPOLIS Douglas Dayton, who led the transformation of a family department store into retailing giant Target Corp., has died at the age of 88. Dayton's wife, Wendy Dayton, confirmed his death...
Jul 9, 2013 · From the time that F.W. Woolworth invented the five-and-dime store in the late 19th century, Americans have always been crazy about low prices. But it was Douglas J. Dayton and his family's Target chain of stores who sold Americans on the idea that buying inexpensive wares at a discount store could…
Jul 7, 2013 · Douglas Dayton, who led the transformation of a family department store into retailing giant Target Corp., has died at the age of 88. Dayton's wife, Wendy Dayton, confirmed his death Sunday....
Jul 8, 2013 · Douglas Dayton, who led the transformation of a family department store into retailing giant Target Corp., has died. He was 88. Dayton’s wife, Wendy Dayton, confirmed his death Sunday. She said...
