Target Corporation

Target Corporation

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Target Corporation, headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, is the fifth largest

retailer by sales revenue in the US behind Wal-Mart, The Home Depot, Kroger and

Costco.

 

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1902: George D. Dayton opens Goodfellows in downtown Minneapolis.

 

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1962: The Dayton Company enters discount merchandising with the opening of its

first Target Store.

 

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1969: With the merger of the Dayton Corporation and the J. L. Hudson

Company, the Dayton Hudson Corporation was born.

 

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1995: Target launched Club Wedd® bridal registry and Lullaby Club® baby gift registry

 

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2000: The Dayton Hudson Corporation is renamed Target Corporation.

 

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2005: Target introduced a major revision of prescription bottles, which it calls the ClearRx system

 

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2006: In 2006, Target completed construction of the Robert J. Ulrich Center in Embassy Golf Links in Bangalore