I assume that by this time, you've discovered that your information is no longer accurate-- either by reading this thread, or actually doing some research.
Are you saying the Dayton family has sold the stores to France? http://powerlineblog.com/archives/007946.php
Dayton is one of the beneficiaries of the Dayton's (now Target) department store fortune. He himself has never worked in the private sector and has spent most of his adult life in politics. As a subject, Dayton is Minnesota's contribution to the psychiatric profession. As a politician, Dayton is the expressive form of the Democratic Party