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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 · 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 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.
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.
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Jul 7, 2013 · Douglas J. Dayton, who served as the first president of Target department stores when his family’s retailing company created the chain 61 years ago, has died. He was 88. He died on July 5 at...
