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Article: DH taps Ahlers; move seen as plus for dept. stores.(Dayton Hudson names Linda Ahlers department store group president)
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- HFN The Weekly Newspaper for the Home Furnishing Network
- Article date:
- March 4, 1996
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NEW YORK--Stephen E. Watson resigned last week as chairman, president and chief executive of Dayton Hudson's department store division, fueling speculation among analysts about whether the division may be put on the block.
Dayton Hudson immediately named Linda Ahlers, long-time merchandising executive for Target, president of the department store group, which comprises Dayton's, Hudson's and Marshall Field's. The appointment makes her the top woman department store executive in the United States.
The resignation of Watson intensified speculation about whether the department stores will be sold and the company's discount store division strengthened [story, ...