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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 7, 2013 · Douglas Dayton led the transformation of a family department store into retailing giant Target Corp. He died in 2013 after a long battle with cancer. He was the uncle of Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton and a philanthropist.
Jul 7, 2013 · Douglas Dayton led the transformation of a family department store into retailing giant Target, and was the uncle of Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton. He died of cancer on Friday after a long battle with the disease.
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...
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Jul 7, 2013 · Douglas Dayton was the youngest son of George Nelson Dayton, who led the family department store in Minneapolis. He transformed it into Target Corp., a retailing giant, and later focused on education, social justice, arts and nature causes.
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...
Jul 7, 2013 · Douglas Dayton, who led the transformation of a family department store into retailing giant Target Corp., passed away in 2013 after a long battle with cancer. He was the youngest of five sons who took over the business from their father in 1948 and became the first president of Target in 1960.
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