Investor Presentaiton
We remain confident in our ability
to expand operating margin to 7% to 8%
Gross Margin Drivers
• Drive inventory turn of 4.0x+
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Dynamic inventory allocation
Inventory Management
•
Strategic focus on more productive
categories
Sourcing Cost Savings
SG&A Expense Management Initiatives
Transform labor across
stores and fulfillment
centers to mitigate
wage inflation
Scale self-service across chain
• Drive productivity across fulfillment
centers
.
Continue to leverage our centralized
sourcing and direct factory negotiations
• Developing strategies to further reduce
reliance on third party agents
+
Build on initial success
in improving marketing
efficiency
• Goal to lower spend ratio to 4.0% of
sales or below
• Reduced marketing expenses by more
than $130M since 2019
Optimizing Price /
Promotion Strategies
Simplified pricing while reducing
promoted offers
• Greater deployment of targeted and
personalized offers.
Focused on maintaining
technology efficiency
Reduced technology expenses by more
than $100M since 2019
• Rebalanced technology staff with more
internal labor
KOHL'S
Gross Margin 36% to 37%
SG&A Expense Ratio 27% to 28%
We are confident in our long-term ability to navigate ongoing margin pressure from cost inflation,
higher freight expense, wage investments, and increasing digital penetration
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