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Article: In 1972, Kohl's meant food stores
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- March 2, 2003
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Avrum D. Lank
In 1972, Kohl's meant food stores
By AVRUM D. LANK of the Journal Sentinel staff
Sunday, March 2, 2003
Thirty years ago, only a fool would have predicted the Kohl's name
would survive in retailing because of department rather than food
stores.
So much for common wisdom.
Today, Kohl's Department Stores has become a coast-to-coast chain,
opening 28 outlets in metropolitan Los Angeles to boost its total to
485.
Kohl's Food Stores, meanwhile, is down to 23 stores in the
Milwaukee area, and they are up for sale. A new owner could easily
discard the name, as is happening in Madison, where Copps Corp. is
buying seven Kohl's.
Quite a turnaround from 1972, when the the Kohl family sold ...