On September 30, 2009
Kohl’s New Store Expansion to Conquer California
Kohl’s today makes a statement in the Golden State, opening 30 new locations in California and boosting its total there to 121 as part of a 37-store roll out that also encompasses Florida, Louisiana, Nevada, Texas and Utah. The expansion is the fruit of Kohl’s Mervyns acquisitions in late 2008, when after year’s of struggle, that retailer succumbed. Of the 37 stores debuting, 35 are former Mervyns locations including all 30 across California. In Sacramento, as part of the larger opening event, Kohl’s is debuting its 59th “solar” location, so called by the company for the 990-panel, 206-kilowatt solar array that fits the store out to generate almost 50 percent of its energy needs. Just under half of Kohl’s California…
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