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Kohl's Corporation is an American departmental store chain. It has its headquarters in Menomonee Falls, in Wisconsin, which is a suburban area of Milwaukee. Currently, The Company is operating 834 stores in about 46 states. Mission of this company is to be the foremost family-focused, value oriented specialty departmental store. On figures Based on year 2005 revenue, Kohl's is the 23rd largest retailer in the US.
History
Kohl's was originally founded by the Kohl family in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in the year 1962 with its first store located in Brookfield, WI. In 1978 The Kohl's Corporation became fully owned by the BATUS Retail Group, which is a subsidiary of British-American Tobacco Company. At that time the company operated fifty grocery stores, 6 departmental stores, three liquor stores and three drug stores.
The Kohl family, headed by Herb and Allen Kohl, stayed to manage the affairs of the company. The family left the company’s management in 1979, and from thereon Herb Kohl went on to become a senator of United States and owner of the Milwaukee Bucks. The company continued its expansion and in 1992 it made the biggest initial public stock offering that was ever made by a Wisconsin company. With time, the company continued to open many stores in different parts of the country and in 1998; it entered the S&P 500 list. It also got listed in the Fortune 500 at 152nd position in 2007. Kohl's design office that opened in January 2007 is located in the centre of New York's Garment District. This 23,000-square-foot facility, situated at 1359 Broadway, happens to be the company's very first product-design presence in the country’s fashion capital.
Store Design
Some locations of the stores are in closed shopping malls, but most of the stores of the company are free-standing. All the Kohls stores operate quite differently from other conventional department stores. The most obvious difference between Kohls stores and other conventional department stores is that all of Kohl's stores have a system of centralized checking out aisles. It is due this fact that has led many spectators to think about Kohls as a hybrid between a departmental store and a bulk merchandiser. It was also a pioneer in the usage of a "racetrack" aisles that would encircle the complete store, which was a technique used in discount stores although rarely in departmental stores.
Products and Brands
Kohl's stores have nationwide recognized brands merchandise, elite labels, along with goods of some private-brands. The stores sell an assortment of products, such as jeans, shoes, bras, swimwear, handbags, sunglasses, jewelry, baby products, beddings, cooking equipment, rugs, slipcovers and also accessories for men, women and children and home products like small electronics items, vacuums, toys, entertainment tools and luggage. Kohl's brands include adidas, Chaps, Lee, Nike, Villager, Sonoma, and Elle for women. Other brands include Adidas, arrow, Chaps, Reebok, Speedo for men and Skechers, SO, Dockers, Mudd for shoes. For kitchen and dining it has brands like Bunn, Pyrex, Tabletops Unlimited, Rachel Ray, Corning ware, Hamilton Beach, George Foreman, Mr. Coffee while for jewelry and beauty it keeps products of brands like American Beauty, Napier, SO, Villager, Candie’s, FLIRT, Conair etc. You can visit the company’s website, kohls.com to get detailed information about the company’s different products catering to all budgets, body types and brands.
Community
Kohl’s Cares for Kids is a program, for a brighter and healthier future for kids. From prevention of injuries to several immunization programs, Kohl’s puts time, money and effort towards keeping the kids healthy and glowing. They have special Kohl’s Cares for Kids merchandise whose cent percent profits benefit fitness and educational prospect for needy children all over the nation.
Other programs of Kohls include Kohl’s Hospital Partnerships to support kid’s health programs, Kohl’s A-Team, that gives its associates a chance to enhance children’s lives in neighboring communities, Kohl’s Kids Who Care that comprises of young volunteers who have earned Kohl’s Kids Who Care scholarships through their hard work and determination to succeed amidst all adversities. Kohl’s Fundraising Card is a simple yet sincere and honest chance to raise funds for needy people and it brings the fun back to the act of raising fund. Another program of the company is US Youth Soccer. Kohl’s is an ardent supporter of an active, dynamic and healthy way of life for the country’s future generation, its children. To support this cause they are Official Retail Department Store sponsor of the United States Youth Soccer.
Languages
English
Address
- New York Square 4340 Fox Valley Center Dr
- Aurora IL 60504 US
