The very first Target store opened in Roseville -a northern St. Paul suburb- in May 1962.
Photo from the Target Corporation


In 1962, the fledgling -four store- chain was promoted as a "Discount Store and Supermarket."
Graphic from the Target Corporation


Bullseye, an English Bull Terrier, is the Target Corporation's mascot. The canine first appeared in a 1999 television ad campaign. 
Photo from Wikipedia / David Weekly 


Target store Number One was replaced by the "SuperTarget" seen here in 2005.
Photo from Wikipedia / "Bobak Ha'Eri"