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                                                                     Exhibit 24

                            DAYTON HUDSON CORPORATION

                                Power of Attorney
                           of Director and/or Officer

                  KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned director
and/or officer of DAYTON HUDSON CORPORATION, a Minnesota corporation (the
"Corporation"), does hereby make, constitute and appoint ROBERT J. ULRICH, JAMES
T. HALE, DOUGLAS A. SCOVANNER, STEPHEN C. KOWALKE and TIMOTHY R. BAER and each
or any one of them, the undersigned's true and lawful attorneys-in-fact, with
power of substitution, for the undersigned and in the undersigned's name, place
and stead, to sign and affix the undersigned's name as director and/or officer
of the Corporation to (1) a Form 10-K, Annual Report, pursuant to Section 13 or
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, for the fiscal year ended February
3, 2000, or other applicable form, including any and all exhibits, schedules,
supplements and supporting documents thereto, including, but not limited to, the
Form 11-K Annual Reports of the DHC 401(k) Plan and similar plans pursuant to
Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "1934
Act"), and all amendments, supplementations and corrections thereto, to be filed
by the Corporation with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), as
required in connection with its registration under the 1934 Act, as amended; (2)
one or more Form 3, Form 4 or Form 5 pursuant to Section 16(a) of the 1934 Act
and all amendments, supplementations and corrections thereto, to be filed with
the SEC as required under the 1934 Act; and (3) one or more Registration
Statements, on Form S-3, Form S-8, or other applicable forms, and all
amendments, including post-effective amendments, thereto, to be filed by the
Corporation with the SEC in connection with the registration under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, of debentures or other securities of the
Corporation, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other
supporting documents, with the SEC.

                  The undersigned also grants to said attorneys-in-fact, and
each of them, full power and authority to do and perform any and all acts
necessary or incidental to the performance and execution of the powers herein
expressly granted. This Power of Attorney shall remain in effect until revoked
in writing by the undersigned.

                  IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has signed below as of
this 9th day of June, 1999.


                                               /s/ George W. Tamke
                                               ---------------------------------
                                               George W. Tamke


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                           DAYTON HUDSON CORPORATION

                               Power of Attorney
                          of Director and/or Officer

          KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned director
and/or officer of DAYTON HUDSON CORPORATION, a Minnesota corporation (the
"Corporation"), does hereby make, constitute and appoint ROBERT J. ULRICH,
JAMES T. HALE, DOUGLAS A. SCOVANNER, STEPHEN C. KOWALKE and TIMOTHY R. BAER
and each or any one of them, the undersigned's true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact, with power of substitution, for the undersigned and in the
undersigned's name, place and stead, to sign and affix the undersigned's name
as director and/or officer of the Corporation to (1) a Form 10-K, Annual
Report, pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, for the fiscal year ended January 31, 1998, or other applicable form,
including any and all exhibits, schedules, supplements and supporting
documents thereto, including, but not limited to, the Form 11-K Annual
Reports of the DHC 401(k) Plan (formerly referred to as the "Supplemental
Retirement, Savings, and Employee Stock Ownership Plan") and similar plans
pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
(the "1934 Act"), and all amendments, supplementations and corrections
thereto, to be filed by the Corporation with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the "SEC"), as required in connection with its registration under
the 1934 Act, as amended; (2) one or more Form 3, Form 4 or Form 5 pursuant
to Section 16(a) of the 1934 Act and all amendments, supplementations and
corrections thereto, to be filed with the SEC as required under the 1934 Act;
and (3) one or more Registration Statements, on Form S-3, Form S-8, or other
applicable forms, and all amendments, including post-effective amendments,
thereto, to be filed by the Corporation with the SEC in connection with the
registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, of debentures or
other securities of the Corporation, and to file the same, with all exhibits
thereto and other supporting documents, with the SEC.

          The undersigned also grants to said attorneys-in-fact, and each of
them, full power and authority to do and perform any and all acts necessary
or incidental to the performance and execution of the powers herein expressly
granted.  This Power of Attorney shall remain in effect until revoked in
writing by the undersigned.

          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has signed below as of this
23rd day of March, 1998.



                                               /s/ Livio D. DeSimone
                                               ---------------------------------
                                               Livio D. DeSimone

                                               /s/ Roger A. Enrico
                                               ---------------------------------
                                               Roger A. Enrico

                                               /s/ William W. George
                                               ---------------------------------
                                               William W. George

                                               /s/ Michele J. Hooper
                                               ---------------------------------
                                               Michele J. Hooper

                                               /s/ James A. Johnson
                                               ---------------------------------
                                               James A. Johnson

                                               /s/ R. M. Kovacevich
                                               ---------------------------------
                                               R. M. Kovacevich

                                               /s/ Susan A. Mclaughlin
                                               ---------------------------------
                                               Susan A. Mclaughlin

                                               /s/ Anne M. Mulcahy
                                               ---------------------------------
                                               Anne M. Mulcahy

                                               /s/ S. W. Sanger
                                               ---------------------------------
                                               S. W. Sanger

                                               /s/ Solomon D. Trujillo
                                               ---------------------------------
                                               Solomon D. Trujillo

                                               /s/ Bob Ulrich
                                               ---------------------------------
                                               Bob Ulrich
