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Kohl’s appoints a new chief technology officer

US department store chain Kohl’s has named Steven Dee as its new chief technology officer. Dee, who has more than 25 years of experience in technology and a track record of driving results, scaling technology teams, and delivering innovative tech solutions, will join Kohl’s executive leadership team on August 25 and will report directly to...

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Kohl's Q1 sales down, but profitability metrics improve

Kohl's first quarter results for the 13-week period ended May 3, 2025, show a narrowed net loss despite a decrease in sales. The retailer reported net sales of 3 billion dollars, down 4.1 percent year-over-year, with comparable sales also declining by 3.9 percent. Michael Bender, Kohl’s interim CEO, said, “Our first quarter performance was ahead...

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Kohl’s posts sales and earnings decline

Kohl’s third quarter net sales decreased 8.8 percent to 3.5 billion dollars and comparable sales decreased 9.3 percent. Gross margin was 39.1 percent, an increase of 20 basis points, operating income dropped to 98 million dollars and net income declined to 22 million dollars or 20 cents per diluted share. The company said in a release that Kohl’...

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Kohl’s Q1 sales down 5.3 percent, net loss widens

First quarter net sales at Kohl’s decreased 5.3 percent to 3.2 billion dollars and comparable sales decreased 4.4 percent. The company said that regular price sales increased 2.4 percent with clearance impacting overall comp by more than 600 basis points. Commenting on the first quarter update, Tom Kingsbury, Kohl’s chief executive officer, said...

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Kohl’s Q4 and full year sales and earnings decline

Kohl’s Corporation said net sales decreased 7.2 percent to 5.8 billion dollars, with comparable sales down 6.6 percent. For the full year, net sales decreased 7.1 percent to 17.2 billion dollars, with comparable sales down 6.6 percent. Fourth quarter net loss was $273 million, or ($2.49) per diluted share. This compares to net income of $299...

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Kohl’s Q3 sales decrease, withdraws full year outlook

Third quarter comparable sales at Kohl’s Corporation decreased 6.9 percent and net sales decreased 7.2 percent to 4,277 million dollars. Third quarter diluted earnings per share were 82 cents and adjusted diluted earnings per share were also 82 cents compared to 1.65 dollars per share last year. The company said in a release that Kohl’s board...

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Kohl’s Q2 comparable sales decline by 7.7 percent

Kohl’s Corporation’s second quarter comparable sales decreased 7.7 percent and net sales decreased 8.5 percent to 4,087 million dollars. The company reported second quarter net income of 143 million dollars and diluted earnings per share of 1.11 dollars compared to last year’s 382 million dollars and 2.48 dollars, respectively. “Second quarter...

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Kohl’s promotes Christie Raymond to chief marketing officer

Kohl's has appointed Christie Raymond as the company’s chief marketing officer, reporting directly to CEO Michelle Gass. Raymond, the company said, joined Kohl's in 2017 as senior vice president, media and personalization, and was promoted to executive vice president, customer engagement, analytics & insights in June 2020. She has been acting as...

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Kohl’s Q1 sales drop by 5.2 percent

First quarter net sales and comparable sales at Kohl’s Corporation decreased 5.2 percent to 3,715 million dollars. First quarter diluted earnings per share were 11 cents compared to 9 cents in the same quarter of the previous year and adjusted diluted earnings per share were 11 cents compared to 1.05 dollars in the first quarter of 2021. “The...

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Kohl’s sets financial targets to drive sales and EPS growth

Kohl’s Corporation has introduced new long-term financial targets of low-single digits percent sales growth, 7 to 8 percent operating margin and mid-to-high single digits percent EPS growth. As a part of its growth strategy presented by the company at the investor day on March 7, 2022, Kohl’s plans to grow Sephora to a 2 billion dollars business...

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Kohl's revenues and earnings increase, outlook positive

Kohl’s Corporation reported fourth quarter diluted earnings per share of 2.20 dollars, which the company said exceeded expectations. For the full year 2021 adjusted diluted earnings per share reached 7.33 dollars. Total fourth quarter revenue of 6,499 million dollars increased by 5.8 percent and full year revenue of 19,433 million dollars, rose...

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Kohl’s Q3 net sales increase 15.5 percent

Kohl’s third quarter net sales increased 15.5 percent to 4600 million dollars; while third quarter comparable sales increased 14.7 percent. The company reported diluted earnings per share of 1.65 dollars and raised full year 2021 guidance to 7.10 dollars to 7.30 dollars. “We delivered another quarter of record earnings with both sales and...