Kohl's

National chain of department stores.

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Headquarters:
N56 W17000 Ridgewood Drive
Menomonee Falls, WI 53051
Employees: 130,000
CEO: Kevin Mansell
Stock Symbol: KSS

Website: http://www.kohls.com

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Kohl's operates a national chain of department stores featuring brand-name items including clothing, shoes, bedding, luggage and small appliances. Kohl's emphasizes national brands at discount prices.

Some stores are located in malls, but most are free-standing locations.

Over the past several years, Kohl's has opened many new stores and has expanded into the Northeast and California.

Kohl's ended the year with 1,058 stores in 49 states, including 56 which were successfully opened in 2009. The Company completed 51 store remodels, compared to 36 stores last year. In fiscal 2010, the Company expects to open approximately 30 stores and remodel 85 stores.

For fiscal 2009, Kohl's reported revenues of $17.18 billion, up from $16.38 billion, and net income of $991 million.

Kevin Mansell, Kohl's chairman, president and chief executive officer, said, "We are pleased that we were able to gain market share in a difficult environment, achieving both total and comparable store sales increases for the year. We improved our merchandise margins significantly through strong inventory management and successful private and exclusive brand strategies. Expenses were well managed while improving the store experience for our customers. I am very proud of our 130,000 associates and the role they played in these results and want to thank them for their hard work, loyalty and dedication in delivering on our promise to " expect great things" from Kohl's."

Approximately 1,500 people work at Kohl's corporate headquarters. The company has nine distribution centers located in Menomonee Falls, WI; Winchester, VA; Findlay, OH; Blue Springs, MO; Corsicana, TX; Mamakating, NY; San Bernardino, CA; Monroe, OH; and Macon, GA.

History

Max Kohl built his first supermarket store in 1946 and would become a chain in Wisconsin known as Kohl's Food Stores.

In 1962, he started his first department store in Brookfield, WI, also called Kohl's Department Stores.

In 1978, The Kohl's Corporation becomes wholly owned by the BATUS Retail Group, a subsidiary of British-American Tobacco Company. While owned by BATUS, Kohl's expands from 10 to 39 stores throughout Wisconsin, Illinois and Indiana.
 
Kohl's is purchased by a group of investors in 1986 led by Kohl's senior management. The company opens its 40th store.

Kohl's went public in 1992. Herb Kohl helped manage the Kohl stores and is currently a U.S. Senator from Wisconsin and owner of the Milwaukee Bucks NBA team.

Benefits

Below are benefits for salaried employees:

- Comprehensive medical and dental coverage
- Vision plan, providing discounts on frames, lenses and contacts
- Immediate life insurance
- Short-term and long-term disability
- 401(k) savings plan, plus a corporate match
- Immediate merchandise discount at all our stores
- Paid vacation, which you begin accruing the first month you work
- Employee stock ownership plan
- Medical flex plan

Employees at corporate offices receive the additonal benefits below:

- Dry-cleaning service
- In-house restaurant, "The Lodge," serving a daily choice of breakfast and lunch entrees, plus a deli bar, dessert buffet and other snacktime necessities
- Kohl's Cuisine Take-Out every Wednesday night
- "The Learning Lodge," our on-site child development center
- Discounted health club membership

Updated February 25, 2010