16 Facts About Kohl's

Kohl's is an American department store retail chain, operated by Kohl's Corporation.

Kohl's was founded by Polish immigrant Maxwell Kohl, who opened a corner grocery store in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in 1927.

Kohl's is headquartered in the Milwaukee suburb of Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin.

Kohl's positioned Kohl's between the higher-end department stores and the discounters, selling everything from candy to engine oil to sporting equipment.

Kohl's completed its initial public offering on May 19,1992 and began trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol KSS.

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In 2011, Kohl's replaced Chase with Capital One as their private credit card processing partner for an undisclosed sum.

Newsweek remarked that Kohl's had the largest solar power program of any retailer globally, it pursues green building certification, and over 78 locations in six states have solar panels.

Kohl's had begun to sell reusable shopping bags the previous year.

Kohl's received $2 million, the first of five installments that was to equal a total payout of $12 million, but ultimately backed out of the transaction.

Kohl's ranked 157th on the 2018 Fortune 500, the annual list of the largest United States corporations, having earned revenues of $19.

In that year, Kohl's entered into a partnership with Amazon, which included a program where select stores would accept Amazon returns; in 2019 it was expanded nationwide.

In 2018, Kohl's announced a pilot program to lease space to grocer Aldi and, the following year, to fitness center Planet Fitness, alongside up to 10 stores each.

Kohl's ultimately withdrew from the deal after Franchise Group lowered their bid for the company after finding out that Kohl's had downgraded its outlook for the second fiscal quarter for the company as a result of "softer consumer spending amid decades-high inflation".

Kohl's has purchased the exclusive retail rights to existing brands such as Candie's and Mudd Jeans.

In 2021, Kohl's made a deal with makeup retailer Sephora, to have certain Kohl's locations have Sephora stores inside of the stores.

Kohl's uses a "racetrack" layout with a single aisle that circles the entire store, a layout borrowed from discount stores.