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George Draper Dayton

American banker and real estate investor
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  • A photo of the Target red-and-white bullseye logo on the side of the company's corporate headquarters at Target Plaza in Minneapolis.
    Target Corporation
    / Early history (1902–1961)

    …banker and real estate investor George Draper Dayton incorporated Goodfellow Dry Goods in Minneapolis. The store was renamed Dayton Dry Goods Company the following year, and in 1911 it became the Dayton Company. Over the following decades, the business grew into a regional department store chain. By the middle of…

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    …banker and real estate investor George Draper Dayton incorporated Goodfellow Dry Goods in Minneapolis. The store was renamed Dayton Dry Goods Company the following year, and in 1911 it became the Dayton Company. Over the following decades, the business grew into a regional department store chain. By the middle of…

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