In 1902, George Draper Dayton bought the Goodfellow Dry Goods and changed the name to Dayton Dry Goods Company a year later. Then, he shortened it to Dayton Company in 1910. Years later, in 1962, they opened Target in May first to expand their company. The first store was in Roseville, Minnesota. As their company grew, they teamed up with J.L Hudson Company and called it Dayton Hudson Company. A couple years after, they were listed on the New York Stock Exchange and were the 14th biggest retail company in the United States. Afterwards, they merged with Marshalls and Mervyns. In 2001, the company’s official name changes to Target Corporation. Three years later, they sell of Marshalls and Mervyns. Then in 2011, they expand their stores in Canada.