FounderDuels

Dayton's vs May Company California

Side by side, from the public record each company was imported from. Where a figure is missing it is because no source we hold states it — not because it is zero.

May Company California is the older of the two, founded in 1881 — 21 years before Dayton's.

Founded
1902
1881
Status
Closed 2001
Active
Headquarters
Minneapolis
Los Angeles, United States
Industry
department store
department store

Facts on both companies come from the public records named on Dayton's and May Company California.