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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Douglas Dayton, who led the transformation of a family department store into retailing giant Target Corp., has died at the age of 88. Dayton's wife, Wendy Dayton, confirmed...

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...

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Douglas James Dayton (December 2, 1924 – July 5, 2013) was an American businessman and philanthropist who helped establish Target Corporation and served as the company's first president. Dayton served in the Army during World War II, earning a Purple Heart. After the war, he joined the family business, Dayton's department store.

Some facts about Douglas J. Dayton, who died on July 6 at age 88, and Target, one of the biggest success stories in American business. 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.

Douglas James Dayton was born on Dec. 2, 1924, in Minneapolis, the youngest of five brothers. His father, George N. Dayton, became president of the family business in 1938.

Douglas Dayton, the man who led the transformation of a family department store into retailing giant Target Corp., has died at the age of 88. Dayton's wife, Wendy Dayton, confirmed his death Sunday.

Dayton, Douglas James Was born in Minneapolis on Dec. 2,1924 and died at the age of 88 on July 5, 2013. Doug was the youngest son of deceased Grace Bliss Dayton and George Nelson Dayton....