Operating 1,750 stores in 49 states, including more than 240 SuperTarget stores Target offers shoppers clothing, groceries, photo processing, pharmacy, and Christmas and Hanukkah seasonal decorating items. SuperTarget stores have Food Avenue restaurants in-store bakery, deli, meat and produce sections.
New locations built after 2004 include Target Photo, Target Pharmacy, Starbucks Coffee, Jamba Juice, and a Pizza Hut Express in addition to “Target Café.” Cold Stone Creamery and Target are rumored to have signed a deal to test in-store ice cream shops.
Target stores were founded in 1902 by George Draper Dayton. A native New Yorker, Dayton decided to test the Midwest market for dry goods. With a background in banking and real estate, Dayton purchased land in Minneapolis and started Dayton Dry Goods Company. Today, it is Target Corporation. Dayton quickly established a reputation for dependable merchandise, fair business practices, and a generous spirit of giving. His son and grandsons took over leadership after his death and began to grow the Dayton Company into a national retailer.
