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Completed in , it encouraged higher productivity and lower turnaround time, and allowed vendors to send advance ship notices electronically and to pre-ticket merchandise. Construction on a second ,square-foot distribution center was underway in Findley, Ohio, in ; completed in August , this facility served stores in central Illinois, Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee, and West Virginia.
Kohl's advanced toward the store mark with the opening of eight new stores in , expanding its geographical reach to Ohio. The chain added Iowa and South Dakota to its roster in and opened 11 new stores. Continuing its expansion, Kohl's opened 18 new stores in , and 22 each in the following two years. Kohl's also continued to tinker with its store format, completing its phaseout of electronics in To support a planned expansion eastward into the Mid-Atlantic region, the company built a third distribution center in Winchester, Virginia, which opened in the summer of with an initial capacity of , square feet which was later expanded to , By Kohl's had stores in 22 states and the District of Columbia.
During the expansion emphasis was on the West, particularly Missouri and two new states, Colorado and Texas. To support its westward expansion, Kohl's in was building a fourth distribution center, a ,square-foot facility in Blue Springs, Missouri, to handle 80 to stores and to service units in Colorado, Texas, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, and central Iowa; this center opened in Montgomery also continued as vice-chairman, a position he assumed in March ; previously he served as executive vice-president of stores from February through February Also in early came the purchase of 33 stores previously operated by bankrupt Caldor Corporation.
All but one of the stores was in the New York metro area, with the other in the Baltimore area. Kohl's converted the Caldor units to the Kohl's format during The purchase was funded through the issuance of 2. In the face of the more uncertain economic climate of the early s, Kohl's nevertheless forged ahead with its aggressive program of expansion.
In the company opened 60 more stores and entered several new markets, particularly in the Northeast, including Connecticut, New Jersey, the New York metropolitan area, and Oklahoma.
To support its move into e-commerce, Kohl's opened a ,square-foot fulfillment center in Monroe, Ohio. Of the 62 stores opened in , more than a dozen blanketed the new market of Atlanta while other new markets included Oklahoma City, Austin, Fayetteville, and El Paso. To facilitate this drive into the south central United States, Kohl's opened a fifth distribution center, this one built in Corsicana, Texas. Around this time, Kohl's made an effort to upgrade its brand offerings, commissioning special lines from Jones Apparel Group, Inc.
Once again taking a blanket approach to new markets, Kohl's entered Boston with 13 stores and Houston with 12 stores in Overall, 75 stores were opened that year, bringing the chain total to Late in the year Kohl's opened a ,square-foot distribution center in San Bernardino, California, in advance of a West Coast expansion.
In March , shortly after Montgomery succeeded Kellogg as chairman, Kohl's stormed into California, opening no fewer than 28 stores in the Los Angeles area and making Kohl's a coast-to-coast retail chain. The store total reached with the opening of 85 more outlets. Not all was well at Kohl's, however. Competition heated up as department stores, particularly J. Penney Corporation, Inc.
Kohl's spent the early s focused on growth, expanding out to the coasts and opening stores in new regions like the Northeast. In , Kohl's sold off its credit card business to J. That same year, Kohl's began to invest heavily in sustainability efforts at its stores, including installing solar panels on store roofs. By , Kohl's started aggressively bringing on big name designers and celebrity partners, starting with launching an exclusive collection with famous wedding dress designer Vera Wang.
Also in , Kohl's brought on the cast of "Laguna Beach" for several meet-and-greet and promotional events. Kohl's continued to enhance its profile with the help of television stars, including "Gossip Girl" actress Leighton Meester, who attended the launch of Flirt!
Kohl's also teamed with singers like Avril Lavigne, who launched her Abbey Dawn collection with Kohl's in Reality star Lauren Conrad was also a notable celebrity partner, later launching her clothing line Paper Crown exclusively at Kohl's.
In , Jennifer Lopez and then-husband Marc Anthony announced two lifestyle brands that were sold exclusively at Kohl's. Kohl's continued to turn to celebrities as it worked to build out its private-label brands like Candie's. Despite these efforts, Kohl's performance was still relatively lackluster. As a result, Kohl's then-CEO Kevin Mansell announced a turnaround program called "The Greatness Agenda" in , setting in motion several new partnerships and initiatives.
As part of The Greatness Agenda, Kohl's began increasing its in-store tech services and installed buy-online-pick-up-in-store lockers in In , Kohl's teamed up with Under Armour in a notable partnership to allow the department store to sell the athletic apparel in stores. That same year, Kohl's began experimenting with a pilot partnership with Amazon that would allow shoppers to make returns from the e-commerce giant in select Kohl's stores. By , Kohl's was starting to show significant signs of struggle, which experts say could be due to a failure to differentiate itself in the age of e-commerce.
In November , Kohl's reported meager sales growth that missed Wall Street expectations. Looking to the future, experts say Kohl's will need to make some major changes to stay afloat as the modern department store rapidly evolves.
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