Kohl’s Department Stores
Company general info
Kohl's wants to be easy on shoppers and tough on competition. The company operates 800-plus discount department stores in 45 states. About 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.
Kohl's stores are generally located in strip malls where rents are cheaper and competition is scarce; customers get easier access to the stores.
Financials
2006 Sales (mil.)$13,402.2
1-Year Sales Growth14.5%
2006 Net Income (mil.)$842.0
1-Year Net Income Growth15.3%
2006 Employees 107,000
1-Year Employee Growth12.6%
Employees At This Location700
Key People
Chairman and CEOR. Lawrence (Larry) Montgomery
President and DirectorKevin B. Mansell
COO, Treasurer, and DirectorArlene Meier
EVP and CFOWesley S. (Wes) McDonald
EVP, Human ResourcesTelvin Jeffries
Company’s Supply Chain
Distribution Centers
Kohl's distribution centers are automated, flow-through centers serving Kohl’s stores and fulfilling their e-commerce orders. Located in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin; Winchester, Virginia; Findlay, Ohio; Blue Springs, Missouri; Corsicana, TX; Mamakating, NY; San Bernardino, CA; Monroe, Ohio; Macon, GA; and Patterson, CA
Total 817
Kohl’s Selects Commercehub Platform to Support
E-commerce Growth
August 8, 2006 - CommerceHub, the Supply-on-Demand platform for supply chain integration and fulfillment solutions, today announced that Kohl’s Corporation has selected its Universal Connection Hub™ and Drop-Ship Master™ solutions to provide the supply chain management platform to support the retailer’s e-commerce operation.
Kohl’s is a leading national department store chain with 749 locations in 43 states and features products on their e-commerce site,
“CommerceHub has a proven track record for reliable integration and dependable connectivity,” said Mike Molitor, SVP eCommerce of Kohl’s. “With one connection we are able to integrate and manage our e-commerce supply chain.”
CommerceHub’s Universal Connection Hub enables Kohl’s to quickly bring new products to market by efficiently integrating new suppliers without the costs or technical challenges typically associated with connecting new partners. With CommerceHub’s Drop-Ship Master Kohl’s will empower their suppliers to fulfill orders directly to the end customer, eliminating the need to stock and warehouse additional inventory. The Commerce Hub Supply-on-Demand virtual inventory platform provides Kohl’s the complete visibility and control to manage the process with the same level of brand management, fulfillment performance and customer service it has when shipping products directly from its own warehouse.
“We are pleased to partner with Kohl’s to support their online business,” said Frank Poore, president and CEO of CommerceHub. “With our industry leading integration and fulfillment solutions they will be able to broaden their product offerings while avoiding inventory carrying costs and warehousing expenses.”
Top Competitors
J. C. Penney
Sears
Target