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George Draper Dayton was the founder of Target
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June 24, 1902 in Minneapolis, Minnesota
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George dies and his son takes over the bussiness and is named the President
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The Dayton Company establishes the practice of giving 5 percent of pretax profits back to the community. In doing so, it becomes the second American company to establish a preset amount of annual giving.
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Following the death of his father, George N. Dayton, Donald C. Dayton, grandson of the company founder, becomes president of The Dayton Company, thus ushering in a new generation of leadership. Eventually, all of the founder's grandsons—Wallace, George II, Kenneth, Donald, Bruce and Douglas—take leadership positions within the company.
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As The Dayton Company looks for new ways to strengthen relationships with guests, company leadership recognizes an opportunity to develop and introduce a new kind of mass-market discount store that caters to value-oriented shoppers seeking a higher-quality experience.
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Introduces it's weekly newspaper article
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Target updated logo 20 years after it was founded it had brighter colors
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Now open in 32 states, Target partners with Chip Ganassi to form Target Chip Ganassi Racing.
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The first Target store credit card, known as the Target Guest Card, launches in 1995.
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Recognizing that busy shoppers don't always have time to visit several stores in one shopping trip, Target develops the SuperTarget store to provide guests with the convenience of one-stop shopping.
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Target updated it's logo once again in 2006 and has been the same since
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Target expands fresh food offerings into stores nationwide.