Kohl's

'''Kohl's Corporation''' (Kohl's is stylized in all caps) is an American department store retail chain. It currently has 1,174 locations, operating stores in every U.S. state except Hawaii. The company was founded by Polish immigrant Maxwell Kohl, who opened a corner grocery store in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in 1927. It went on to become a successful chain in the local area, and in 1962 the company branched out by opening its first department store. British American Tobacco Company took a controlling interest in the company in 1972 while still managed by the Kohl Family, and in 1979, the corporation was sold to BATUS Inc. A group of investors purchased the company in 1986 from British American Tobacco and took it public in 1992.

Kohl's is headquartered in the Milwaukee suburb of Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin. It became the largest department store chain in the United States in May 2012, surpassing its competitor JCPenney. The company is listed on both the S&P 400 and the ''Fortune'' 500. In terms of revenue, the chain was the 23rd-largest retailer in the United States in 2019.

As of November 2025, Michael Bender is chairman and CEO of Kohl's. Bender became interim CEO in May following the firing of Ashley Buchanan, who served as CEO for less than five months before being pushed out for unethical conduct. Bender had the interim tag removed on November 24.

Tom Kingsbury previously served as CEO from 2022 to early 2025, replacing Michelle Gass. Provided by Wikipedia