ABOUT
Target Corporation is the eighth-biggest retailer in the United States, and is a segment of the S&P 500. Founded by George Dayton and headquartered in Minneapolis, the organization was initially named Goodfellow Dry Goods in June 1902 preceding being renamed the Dayton's Dry Goods Company in 1903 and later the Dayton Company in 1910. The primary Target store opened in Roseville, Minnesota in 1962 while the parent organization was renamed the Dayton Corporation in 1967. It turned into the Dayton-Hudson Corporation subsequent to converging with the J.L. Hudson Company in 1969 and held responsibility for retail chains including Dayton's, Hudson's, Marshall Field's, and Mervyn's.