Talk:Kohl's

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

	This article is within the scope of WikiProject Wisconsin, a WikiProject related to the U.S. state of Wisconsin. For more information, or to get involved, visit the project page. If you give this article a rating or change a previous rating, please leave a short summary in the comments to explain the rating and/or identify the strengths and weaknesses of the article.
Start	This article has been rated as start-Class on the quality scale.
Mid	This article has been rated as mid-importance on the importance scale.

	This article is part of WikiProject Retailing, an attempt to build a comprehensive and detailed guide to retailing companies and topics on Wikipedia. You can help out by editing the article attached to this page, and by visiting the project page where you can join the project and/or contribute to discussion.
Retailing To-do: | edit | history | watch | purge Here are some tasks you can do: Copyedit: Target Corporation, Wal-Mart - to be used as an examples for ideal page structure Cleanup: T.J. Maxx reads like advert; see talk page discussion Expand: Store manager, List of articles on project page, image gallery on project page, Hypermarket (history section), Category killer - This is very US/Canada centric - Ikea exists elsewhere, too. Stubs: Wal-Mart Neighborhood Market, Archer Farms, ClearRx Other: Department store - discriminate between itself and Discount store. Category killer - If a Category Killer dominates its area, why are there many stores listed per category? There should be clear criteria for when a store is included, otherwise this just becomes an advertising page.

	Business and economics Portal This article is within the scope of the Business and Economics WikiProject.
Start	rated as start-Class on the assessment scale
???	This article has not yet received an importance rating on the assessment scale.

[edit] Beginnings

The Milwaukee Business Journal web archive reported in 2003 that Kohl's Food Stores began in 1927, not 1946 as this article states. Clipper471 01:38, 19 May 2006 (UTC)

The Milwaukee newspaper link in the article indicates that while the store that opened in 1946 was Max Kohl's first "supermarket," he had operated other smaller stores before. Clipper471 01:44, 19 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Code problem

I've never had occasion to add a footnote before, and I suspect I've gotten it wrong. Could somebody with more experience fix up my footnote about the purchase (sorry about the mixup; my original sketchy source didn't clarify that B&W was already a BATUS subsidiary).--Orange Mike 17:09, 26 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Chicago Chain MainStreet

I have been trying for some time to find reference to which department store chain owned a chain of stores that opened as a new concept mid-range department store in the Chicago suburbs called MainStreet. My only record of them some old bags from the store and a commercial on a VHS tape someplace-guess I could take a picture from the commercial if I can find it. This chain closed and sold their stores to Kohl's allowing them to enter the Chicago market.

What I know is this was founded in the 1980's as a two-floor traditional department store concept. They first attempted to buy the Chicago chain Wieboldt's as entry into the Chicago market with existing mall based stores.

When this failed they opened primarily a chain of two-floor department stores that were free standing or in strip malls, some had the strip mall added later. Later this company gave up the MainStreet concept and sold the stores to Kohl's Department stores. Kohl's I think first dropped the "Department stores" from the company name on these locations, later they did so with the rest of the chain. Kidsheaven 20:25, 22 December 2006 (UTC)

Could find this much link to Kohl's history, they bought 26 MainStreet stores in 1988. http://www.kohlscorporation.com/AboutKohls/AboutKohls06.htm Kidsheaven 22:06, 24 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Disputed: Kohl's competition

With Federated merging the MayCo stores into Macy's, Kohl's and Macy's are no longer different. Macy's has opened up as just another department store, therefore the section stating Kohl's competes below Macy's is incorrect and needs to be rewritten or removed. --Write On 1983 02:36, 4 March 2007 (UTC)

Please provide a citation for the even competition.Clipper471 03:52, 4 March 2007 (UTC)

This article provides information that depicts Macy's is on target now with Kohl's and J.C. Penney. Pgh Post-Gazette: Shoppers show they're starting to accept Macy's

I'm not disputing that Macy's ONCE was above Penney's and Sear's. It was once an exclusive retailer, only available in some cities across the nation. But, with the merger with MayCo, Macy's has expanded its brand name and, thus, weakened its upscale nature.

This article from the Boston Globe mentions Macy's as a middle-income retailer that's trying to attract upscale shoppers. Boston.com: Is middle-market Macy's ready to go uptown?

That same article then goes onto say, "Still, sales at existing Federated stores lag behind some of its competitors, including Kohl's and Nordstrom." So Macy's is unique in its position of attracting shoppers from all lifestyles.

The wording of the statement needs to be more clear, given the nature of department stores. --Write On 1983 04:06, 4 March 2007 (UTC)

And price level? Clipper471 04:13, 4 March 2007 (UTC)

Price levels can vary depending on the market. As I noted on another department store's talk page, a price in Erie, Pa., or Toledo, Ohio, will differ greatly from New York City or Chicago. With its nationwide marketing campaign, Macy's introduced itself as a mid-level department store just like J.C. Penney and Kohl's. Prices are comparable, otherwise Macy's wouldn't need to utilize an advertising blitz. --Write On 1983 04:16, 4 March 2007 (UTC)

I'm killing that whole passage, as it seems to be rather subjective in nature and non-encyclopedic. --Orange Mike 21:01, 4 March 2007 (UTC)

Agreed. Thanks. Should the same be done with other department stores? I think so. --Write On 1983 21:06, 4 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:Kohl's.PNG

Image:Kohl's.PNG is being used on this article. I notice the image page specifies that the image is being used under fair use but there is no explanation or rationale as to why its use in this Wikipedia article constitutes fair use. In addition to the boilerplate fair use template, you must also write out on the image description page a specific explanation or rationale for why using this image in each article is consistent with fair use.

Please go to the image description page and edit it to include a fair use rationale. Using one of the templates at Wikipedia:Fair use rationale guideline is an easy way to insure that your image is in compliance with Wikipedia policy, but remember that you must complete the template. Do not simply insert a blank template on an image page.

If there is other other fair use media, consider checking that you have specified the fair use rationale on the other images used on this page. Note that any fair use images uploaded after 4 May, 2006, and lacking such an explanation will be deleted one week after they have been uploaded, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. If you have any questions please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you.BetacommandBot 10:40, 5 June 2007 (UTC)