Kohl’s was originally founded as a supermarket in 1946 by Maxwell Kohl. In 1962, he opened his first Kohl’s department store in Brookfield, Wisconsin.
In 1972, BATUS Inc. purchased a controlling share of Kohls.
In 1979, the Kohl family stopped managing the company.
In 1983, the grocery stores were sold to A&P. All the stores were subsequently closed in 2003.
In 1986, a group of investors, which included upper management, purchased the chain.
In 1992, the company went public. In 1997, the company entered the Mid-Atlantic markets and expansion continued throughout the 2000s. Kohl’s had revenue in 2013 of $19.279 million, and more than 140,000 full-time employees.
The company announced on July 2019 that they would now accept Amazon returns at all locations.
The company currently operates over 1,000 stores in 49 states (none in Hawaii). The Kohl’s corporate office is located in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin.
Kohl'sKohl’s was originally founded as a supermarket in 1946 by Maxwell Kohl. In 1962, he opened his first Kohl’s department store in Brookfield, Wisconsin.
In 1972, BATUS Inc. purchased a controlling share of Kohls.
History
In 1979, the Kohl family stopped managing the company.
In 1983, the grocery stores were sold to A&P. All the stores were subsequently closed in 2003.
In 1986, a group of investors, which included upper management, purchased the chain.
In 1992, the company went public. In 1997, the company entered the Mid-Atlantic markets and expansion continued throughout the 2000s. Kohl’s had revenue in 2013 of $19.279 million, and more than 140,000 full-time employees.
The company announced on July 2019 that they would now accept Amazon returns at all locations.
The company currently operates over 1,000 stores in 49 states (none in Hawaii). The Kohl’s corporate office is located in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin.