Kohl's wants to be easy on shoppers and tough on competition. The company operates about 950 discount department stores in 47 states. Nearly a third of its stores are in the Midwest, where Kohl's continues to grow while rapidly expanding into other markets. Moderately priced name-brand and private-label apparel, shoes, accessories, and housewares are sold through centrally located cash registers, designed to expedite checkout and keep staff costs down. Kohl's competes with discount and mid-level department stores. Merchandising relationships allow Kohl's to carry top brands (NIKE, Levi's, OshKosh B'Gosh) not typically available to discounters; it sells them cheaper than department stores by controlling costs.
- R. Lawrence Montgomery
- CEO
N56 W17000 Ridgewood Dr.
Menomonee Falls, WI 53051
http://www.kohls.com
Phone: 262-703-7000
Fax: 262-703-6143
Sector: Services
Industry: Retail
