Who owns Apt. 9?
Apt. 9 is owned by Kohl's (the United States, NYSE: KSS).[1]
Evidence: Kohl's Corporation Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-03-19, SEC EDGAR, 19 March 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Kohl's Corporation verified
- Owner HQ
- 🇺🇸 United States, Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Category
- Home, garden & DIY › Retailer own brands
- Parent ticker
- NYSE: KSS
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Apt. 9
Apt. 9 is a Kohl's proprietary brand, one of seven the company names as well-known and established. Proprietary brands are available only at Kohl's, and the retailer's 10-K says they generally have lower selling prices than national brands while producing higher gross margins for the company.
Ownership timeline of Apt. 9
Where Apt. 9 sits in Kohl's
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Kohl's
Kohl's controls 8 brands on Brandtree, 7 of them in home, garden & diy.
Also in home, garden & diy
Other brands in retailer own brands, and who owns them
The 338 brands in retailer own brands on Brandtree belong to 92 owners. The largest is Corporación Favorita, with 16; Kohl's has 7.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Basualdo | Cencosud | 🇨🇱 Chile |
| Akí | Corporación Favorita | 🇪🇨 Ecuador |
| Blacks | JD Sports | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| Lucerne | Albertsons | 🇺🇸 United States |
| City Gross | Axfood | 🇸🇪 Sweden |
| Innom | Reitan Retail | 🇳🇴 Norway |
| Checkers | Shoprite Group | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
| Bónus | Hagar | 🇮🇸 Iceland |
About the owner: Kohl's
Kohl's is a publicly listed company headquartered in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, United States. Brandtree records 8 brands under its control, and it is listed as NYSE: KSS.
Kohl's is a Wisconsin department store company, organised in 1988, that operated 1,153 Kohl's stores and a website at 31 January 2026. It sells moderately priced apparel, footwear, accessories, beauty and home products, mixing national brands with proprietary brands sold only at Kohl's. Its 10-K says the proprietary brands carry lower prices than national ones but higher gross margins, and that a subsidiary holds over 200 registered trademarks besides the KOHL'S mark.
🇺🇸 Apt. 9 and other American brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 2,399 brands that began in the United States. 461 of them (19%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Apt. 9 is not one of them.
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Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Apt. 9?
The parent company of Apt. 9 is Kohl's, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.
Is Apt. 9 American?
Yes. Apt. 9 originated in the United States and its owner, Kohl's, is also headquartered in the United States.
Is Apt. 9 still owned by Kohl's?
Yes. As of 15 October 2026, Apt. 9 is still owned by Kohl's. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Kohl's Corporation Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-03-19 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 19 March 2026; retrieved 15 October 2026.
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