It may be hard to believe, but Kohl’s was once the darling of the retail world, expanding at a frantic pace to go national while helping to drive at least one competitor out of the business (Mervyns) and taking market […]
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Tom Kingsbury probably has as good a reputation as anybody in the retail business. Ask those who have worked for him, done business with him or followed his career and they generally have positive things to say. And Kingsbury’s achievements
In the middle of the barrage of acquisitors for Kohl’s, I wrote Two Real Estate Moguls. Note to Kohl’s: Repel, Repel, Repel. At the time, it was based on my belief that either of the two suitors — Simon Properties
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Let’s take a look at the situation Kohl’s is up against, and it isn’t pretty. Mr. Richard Baker I have already expressed my opinion of HBC’s intent to acquire Kohl’s, under the leadership of the now high-profile Richard Baker. My
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The groundbreaking Sephora and JC Penney collaboration has ended. And then just as quickly, Kohl’s tripled down on their in-store Sephoras, with plans to expand from 200 to 600 stores by the end of 2022 with an additional 250 stores
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Spoiler alert: This is a strategic perspective, not a financial review – on purpose. The current three-front perfect storm for Macy’s and Kohl’s could arguably be described as a pursuit of a post-Covid higher level of positive “normal,” managing through
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A year ago, Kohl’s beat back a campaign by four activist investment funds to unseat its board and shake up its operations. The activists settled for smaller changes at the board level: adding three new directors, creating a standing finance
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Is Amazon a suitor for Kohl’s? If not yet, perhaps it should be. And maybe Kohl’s is entertaining the possibility. Back in 2017, I stated that Kohl’s was launching its first few Amazon in-store shops as tests to drive younger
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