Urlich bio

<h3>ROBERT J. ULRICH</h3>
<p><b>Age:</b> 64</p>
<p><b>Born:</b> 1943, in Minneapolis</p>
<p><b>Education:</b> University of Minnesota, B.A., 1967 </p>
<h3>CAREER MILESTONES</h3>
<p><b>1967:</b> Joins Dayton Corp. as a trainee in the merchandising department.</p>
<p><b>1981-1984:</b> President and CEO of Diamond's Department Stores, a division of Dayton Hudson Corp. that later was sold to Dillard's.</p>
<p><b>1984:</b> Named president of Target Stores, the largest operating division of Dayton Hudson Corp., with annual sales of $3 billion.</p>
<p><b>1987: </b>Promoted to chairman and CEO of Target Stores, still one of three divisions.</p>
<p><b>1994:</b> Becomes chairman and CEO of Dayton Hudson Corp.</p>
<p><b>Jan. 13, 2000:</b> Changes Dayton Hudson's name to Target Corp., with Target stores accounting for three-quarters of sales.</p>
<p><b>2001:</b> Decides to put Dayton's and Hudson's stores under the Marshall Field's brand, which had been acquired in 1990.</p>
<p><b>June 9, 2004:</b> May Department Stores Co. purchases Marshall Field's for $3.24 billion, which includes the 62-store chain and nine Mervyn's stores in the Twin Cities.</p>
<p><b>July 29, 2004:</b> Sells off Mervyn's chain of 257 stores to a group of financial and real estate investors for $1.65 billion.</p>