Kohl's Corporation - Fashion Company Profile
Kohl's is the Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin department store chain founded by Maxwell Kohl in 1962 - positioned between higher-end department stores and discounters, publicly traded as NYSE: KSS, and operating 1,175 stores in 49 states as of February 1, 2025.
Company Snapshot
- Status
- Operating - a U.S. omnichannel department store retailer with more than 1,100 stores in 49 states and a large online business
- Type
- Public - Kohl's Corporation, listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: KSS) since its 1992 initial public offering
- Headquarters
- Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, United States
- Founded
- 1962, when Maxwell Kohl opened the first Kohl's department store in Brookfield, Wisconsin
Company Profile
As a department-store retailer itself, Kohl's carries no Amazon/eBay shop box here - its own site, linked above, is the destination. The store count has grown well past the 1,022 stores in the earlier record's summary: the company's 2025 annual report counted 1,175 stores as of February 1, 2025, alongside Kohls.com. The earlier record - the full timeline from the 1962 Brookfield store through the BATUS years, the 1986 management buyout, the 1992 IPO and the coast-to-coast expansion closing with the 2009 Alaska opening - is kept in full on the history page.
The positioning sentence in the history explains the whole model. When Max Kohl opened the first Kohl's Department Store in Brookfield, Wisconsin in 1962, he positioned Kohl's between the higher-end department stores and the discounters - a middle shelf in American retail, selling, in the early store's range, everything from candy to engine oil to sporting equipment. Kohl's grew out of a grocery business: Max Kohl started with a small grocery business that developed into the largest supermarket chain in the Milwaukee area, then expanded into retail, creating Kohl's Department Stores. The modern filing summarises the offer the positioning grew into: apparel, shoes and accessories for women, children and men, plus home products like small electrics, bedding and luggage, in clean, bright stores, with Kohls.com extending the same commitment online.
Kohl's History
The earlier record for this company - its history, past brand line-ups, figures and photographs from the periods described - is kept on a separate page for historical reference.
Kohl's History & Historical Profile →Common Questions
Is Kohl's a public company?
Yes. Kohl's Corporation trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker KSS; it became a public company in a 1992 initial public offering of 11.1 million shares.
How many Kohl's stores are there?
1,175 stores as of February 1, 2025, according to the company's annual report - in 49 states, alongside its website.
When was Kohl's founded, and where is it based?
Maxwell Kohl opened the first Kohl's department store in Brookfield, Wisconsin in 1962, after building a Milwaukee supermarket chain; the company is headquartered in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin.
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