Kohl’s Launches Tech Office in Northern California
In order to deal with a growing online sales market, Kohl’s Corp. is launching a new information-technology office in northern California.
The 52,000-square-foot office in Milpitas will have more than 30 employees who will be working as an extension of Kohl’s IT team based in the company’s headquarters in Menomonee Falls, Wis.
The northern California staff will be working to grow the department store’s omnichannel initiatives and accommodate Kohl’s online shopping site, which has been growing at about 40 percent a year over the last three years. In 2012, Kohl’s online sales were $1.4 billion, the company said.
Kohl’s, a mid-tier retail chain, already operates a design office in Santa Monica, Calif.
Kohl’s has been partnering with famous-named designers and celebrities lately to offer a wide variety of labels not found in other locations. It has an ongoing partnership with Vera Wang, the wedding-dress designer, for clothes and accessories sold under her name and inked deals a few years ago with actress Jennifer Lopez and her ex-husband Marc Anthony for clothing lines that carry their names.
Kohl’s is on track this year to open 12 new stores and remodel another 30. Revenues for the Wisconsin-based company last year totaled $19.3 billion.
