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May 23, 2013
Kohl’s donates $250,000 for Okla. tornado survivors

Kohl’s has made a $250,000 cash donation to the American Red Cross, toward tornado relief efforts in Moore, Okla., and the surrounding area. The American Red Cross is delivering emergency supplies and services to the tornado-impacted areas.

May 21, 2013
Kohl’s donates $1.5m to Wis. children’s hospital

Kohl’s has donated $1.5 million to Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin on behalf of Kohl’s Cares, the company’s philanthropic arm.

May 1, 2013
Spectrum thinks over repositioning manufacturing

During the Spectrum Brands second-quarter earnings call, the Madison, Wis.-based company showed interest in bringing back some offshore production.

May 1, 2013
Spectrum thinks over repositioning manufacturing

During the Spectrum Brands second-quarter earnings call, the Madison, Wis.-based company showed interest in bringing back some offshore production.

April 29, 2013
Kohl’s steps up e-commerce game

Kohl’s has opened a new IT office in the Silicon Valley to support its online sales growth and strategic focus on omni-channel initiatives, including process automation and the re-platforming of Kohls.com.

March 26, 2013
Kohl’s receives EPA’s highest Energy Star award

Kohl’s Department Stores will be recognized by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as a recipient of the 2013 Energy Star Partner of the Year – Sustained Excellence Award for the company’s continued leadership in protecting the environment through superior energy efficiency initiatives.

March 6, 2013
Kohl's store openings roll on

Kohl’s simultaneously opened nine new stores in seven states, bringing the retailer’s total store count to 1,155.

January 31, 2013
Shopko completes conversion of Pamida stores

GREEN BAY, Wis. — Shopko has completed the conversion of 163 Pamida stores. The move makes Shopko one of the largest U.S. retailers to serve smaller and rural communities. The merger was first announced one year ago this month.  

January 22, 2013
Kohl's donates $2M to educational center

Kohl’s Corp. announced a $2 million donation to Discovery World in Milwaukee, over three years to continue support for Kohl’s Design It!, an educational program allowing kids to use advanced technology to turn design into reality.

January 18, 2013
Shopko promotes former Kohl’s exec to president

Shopko has promoted Jill Soltau to president. She will retain her position as the retailer’s CMO.

December 18, 2012
Kohl’s makes it easy being green

Kohl’s has activated its largest solar project to date at its million-sq.-ft. e-commerce fulfillment center in Edgewood, Md.

November 8, 2012
Kohl's posts earnings boost in Q3, updates outlook

Kohl’s third quarter sales increased 2.6% to $4.5 billion, and comparable-store sales were up 1.1%, in line with the company's expectations.

November 7, 2012
Kohl's enhances online shopping for the holidays

Kohl’s Department Stores has launched its Kohls.com Holiday Gift Shop.

October 11, 2012
Shopko names interim CEO

Shopko announced Wednesday that Mike Bettiga has been named interim CEO to replace Paul Jones, who resigned to pursue another opportunity.

September 24, 2012
Kohl's earns green accolades

Kohl’s Department Stores has been recognized with a 2012 Sustained Excellence in Green Power Award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

September 18, 2012
Kohl’s to ramp up holiday hiring by 10%

Kohl’s Corp. said Tuesday it plans to hire more than 52,700 associates this holiday season, about a 10% increase over last year’s holiday hiring numbers.

September 10, 2012
Shopko expands offering of private brand consumables

Shopko has expanded its line of private brand consumable products with the introduction of approximately 70 new items.

July 26, 2012
Shopko steps up branding efforts with new marketing hire

Shopko has hired a long-time retail marketing executive, with extensive experience in the beauty and apparel sectors to help develop the Shopko brand as it moves forward with the conversion of its newly acquired Pamida stores to the Shopko Hometown format.

July 9, 2012
Vera Wang gives Kohl's juniors the royal treatment

Vera Wang, famous for her sought-after wedding gowns, knows that many women dream of looking like a princess on that big day, so it makes sense that the designer would bring the "princess" concept to a younger set.

June 20, 2012
Kohl's goes high fashion with designer partnerships

Kohl’s Department Stores is boosting its high-fashion image with the launch of a new, limited-edition collection concept called DesigNation featuring fashions from different premier designeres.

May 10, 2012
Kohl's earnings slip, comps up in Q1

Despite dropping from the previous year, Kohl's said its net income for the first quarter ended April 28 was in line with its expectations.

March 19, 2012
Kohl's "goes for Gold" with Olympian campaign

Olympic gold medalists Dara Torres (swimming), Mia Hamm (soccer) and Lindsey Vonn (skiing) will star in Kohl's latest marketing campaing.

March 2, 2012
Shopko expands with completed merger

GREEN BAY, Wis. — General merchandise retailers Shopko Stores and Pamida has completed their merger that will create a $3 billion company that serves largely rural communities in 22 states.

The combined entity will retain the Shopko name. Shopko will be headquartered in Green Bay and Pamida’s corporate headquarters in Omaha, Neb., will be consolidated into the Green Bay office over the next several months.

October 6, 2011
JCPenney last in race with Macy's, Kohl's

While Kohl’s and Macy’s posted September sales growth, JCPenney had to scale its outlook back after a weaker than expected month.

August 11, 2011
Kohl's delivers strong earnings in Q2

MENOMONEE FALLS, Wis. — Strong private brand performance and smarter expense management helped Kohl's deliver a hefty earnings increase and respectable sales growth for its second quarter.

The company reported second quarter diluted earnings per share increased 30% to $1.09. Net income for the quarter was $303 million, compared with $260 million (84 cents per diluted share) a year ago. Net sales were $4.2 billion, an increase of 3.6% over the comparable prior year quarter. Comparable-store sales for the quarter increased 1.9%.

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