Kohl's Food Stores

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Kohl’s Food Stores
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Kohl’s Food Stores was a Milwaukee-area

The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company.[1] Kohl’s Food Stores distribution center was located in Waukesha,[2] while its management offices were located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
.

History

Early history

Maxwell Kohl, who had operated traditional grocery stores since 1927, built his first supermarket in 1946, the first in what would become a southeastern Wisconsin chain known as Kohl's Food Stores.[3] In September 1962, after building Kohl's Food Stores into the largest supermarket chain in the Milwaukee area, Kohl opened his first department store in Brookfield, Wisconsin. He positioned Kohl's between the higher-end department stores and the discounters, selling everything from candy to engine oil to sporting equipment.[4]

Sale to A&P and closure

In 1972, the

Jewel was rumored to buy Kohl's, but that deal fell through. The Madison area stores were sold to Roundy's
.

See also

References

  1. ^ Daykin, Tom (June 13, 2002). "1st Kohl's supermarket to be next Lena's". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Archived from the original on June 28, 2002.
  2. ^ "Distribution Center" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 15, 2011. Retrieved May 13, 2010.
  3. ^ Daykin, Tom (June 13, 2002). "1st Kohl's supermarket to be next Lena's". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Archived from the original on June 28, 2002.
  4. ^ "Kohl's Q4 2013 FactBook". Kohl's. Retrieved May 25, 2014.
  5. Milwaukee Sentinel. p. 6, Part 2 – via Google News
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  6. ^ "Control of Kohl Corp. Sold To British-American Unit". The Wall Street Journal. October 30, 1972. p. 15. Alternate link via ProQuest.
  7. Wall Street Journal. May 2, 1979. p. 41. Alternate Link via ProQuest
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  8. ^ "A. & P. to Acquire Kohl's From Batus". The New York Times. August 16, 1983.
  9. ^ "Batus Food unit acquired by A&P". WWD. Vol. 146, no. 63. September 29, 1983. p. 8. A&P Wednesday finalized its purchase of Kohl Food Stores, Milwaukee-based division of Batus Retail Division. Link via ProQuest.
  10. Milwaukee Business Journal
    . February 25, 2003.
  11. ^ Kohl's Q4 2013 FactBook. Kohl's. p. 6. Retrieved May 25, 2014.
  12. Milwaukee Business Journal
    . June 13, 2003.

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