Kohl's: brands it owns and its ownership tree
Kohl's (NYSE: KSS) is a publicly listed company headquartered in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, United States that owns 8 consumer brands across 2 categories and makes and sells 3 consumer brands under licence without owning the names.[1]
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.
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Company facts
- Legal name
- Kohl's Corporation
- Type
- publicly listed company · see all publicly listed company owners
- Headquarters
- 🇺🇸 Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, United States
- Tickers
- NYSE: KSS
- SEC CIK
- 0000885639
- Website
- corporate.kohls.com
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
Kohl's in numbers
- Kohl's owns 8 consumer brands tracked here across 2 top-level categories; the largest is home, garden & diy with 7 brands.[1]
Everything Kohl's owns
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Brand portfolio by category
Minority stakes, joint ventures and licences
- LC Lauren Conrad — licensee 100%[1]Made and sold under licence; the name is owned by another company.
- Nine West — licensee 100%[1]Made and sold under licence; the name is owned by another company.
- Simply Vera Vera Wang — licensee 100%[1]Made and sold under licence; the name is owned by another company.
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Frequently asked questions
What brands does Kohl's own?
Kohl's owns 8 consumer brands tracked here, including Kohl's, Apt. 9, Sonoma Goods for Life, Tek Gear, FLX and Jumping Beans.
Is Kohl's an American company?
Yes. Kohl's is headquartered in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, United States.
Who owns Kohl's?
Kohl's is a publicly listed company owned by its shareholders; it trades as KSS on the NYSE.
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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