Max Kohl founded Kohl's in 1962 and it has since become a haven for all kinds of products as a leading nationwide department store chain. The first of all the Kohl's department stores opened in Brookfield, Wisconsin and within thirty years the store count had reached seventy six stores throughout the Midwest. When the stores finally reached California in 2003, it solidified Kohl's as a nationwide department store.

With over 1,100 locations throughout forty nine states, Kohl's carries merchandise including clothing, shoes, toys, jewelry, bed and bath, kitchenware, home decor, beauty and more. With brands such as Chaps, Columbia, Skechers, IZOD, UnderArmor, Vans, Simply Vera Vera Wang, Jennifer Lopez, Vans, Dockers, Reebok, adidas, Levi's, LC Lauren Conrad, Puma, Carter's and OshKosh B'gosh, Lee, Arrow, Sonoma, Apt. 9, Mudd and countless more, the store offers a variety of price points to their customers making the products accessible to a range of consumers.

Kohl's offers a variety of convenient amenities for their customers, such as in store pick up, a Kohl's Mobile App, Your Price, Digital Wallet, Kohl's Smart Cart, Kohl's Pay and more. Savings are also easy to come by through their Kohl's Charge, Kohl's Cash and Yes2You Rewards.

Kohl's believes in "The Greatness Agenda", a "strategic framework built on five pillars: amazing product, incredible savings, easy experience, personalized connections and winning teams," (Kohl's), something they achieve by staying true to their values: putting the customer first, acting with integrity, building great teams and driving results. In May 2018, Michelle Gass, was named CEO of the company and during her time at Kohl's, Gass has been with the company as part of their leadership team since 2013, helped develop "The Greatness Agenda" as well as many of their current initiatives.