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                                                                    Exhibit 23.1


                         Consent of Independent Auditors



We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement on
Form S-8 pertaining to the Dayton Hudson Corporation Long-Term Incentive Plan
of 1999 of our report dated March 1, 1999, with respect to the consolidated
financial statements of Dayton Hudson Corporation incorporated by reference
in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended January 30, 1999, filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

                                                   /s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Minneapolis, Minnesota
August 27, 1999
