Who owns Nine West?
Nine West is made and sold by Kohl's (the United States, NYSE: KSS) under licence; Kohl's does not own the name.[1] The name is owned by another company.
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
- Licensed to
- Kohl's Corporation verified
- Headquarters
- 🇺🇸 United States, Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Category
- Home, garden & DIY › Retailer own brands
- Parent ticker
- NYSE: KSS
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Nine West
Nine West is an exclusive Kohl's brand developed and marketed through an agreement with a nationally recognised brand, so Kohl's sells it under licence and does not own the name. Its 10-K does not name the licensor, and does not say how much of the range is footwear rather than other categories.
Ownership timeline of Nine West
Where Nine West 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 9 brands on Brandtree, 8 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.
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.
🇺🇸 Nine West 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; Nine West is not one of them.
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- AMES — Griffon 🇺🇸
- AZEK Exteriors — James Hardie 🇮🇪
- Alamo Cement — Buzzi 🇮🇹
- American Olean — Mohawk 🇺🇸
Frequently asked questions
Who makes Nine West?
Kohl's makes and sells Nine West under a licensing agreement.
Does Kohl's own Nine West?
No. Kohl's holds a licence to make and sell Nine West, which is not the same as owning it.
Where did Nine West come from?
Nine West originated in the United States.
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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