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Philanthropy. Personal life. Death. References. Douglas Dayton. 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.
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- Douglas James Dayton, December 2, 1924, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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 · 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 8, 2013 · Douglas Dayton, the first president of what became the Target Corporation, helped transform retail in America and continued a Dayton family tradition in philanthropy. He died Friday at age 88...
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...
Jul 9, 2013 · Douglas J. Dayton, Man Who Invented Target Store, Dies At Age 88. AARP AARP Blogs. The Man Who Invented Target. By Patrick Kiger, July 9, 2013 12:37 PM. 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.
Jul 7, 2013 · July 6, 2013 / 11:40 PM CDT / CBS Minnesota. MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Douglas Dayton, who led the transformation of a family department store into retailing giant Target Corp., has died at the age of...
