For those who have never been to Kohl's:
1. They occasionally mail their catalog-thing that has a '% off' coupon. The best one is 30% off the subtotal (which is ridiculous on top of their sales/clearances, how do they make money???). What my mom does is ask all her friends who has the 30%, then they lend each other that 30% off coupon (it's reusable). You have to have a Kohl's charge card to use it, which isn't too bad. 30% off is worth it.
2. For every $50 you spend, you get $10 in 'Kohl's cash' to use for a future purchase. Not bad. Great for if you plan on going to Kohl's again.
3. They usually have clearances where items are 80% off, which is pretty sweet. Though those items either are extremely ugly/tacky, extremely sized (XXXL), or seasonal. For example I got 2 pair of black dress socks with a purple stripe running through it for basically a dollar after all the markdowns.
I love Kohl's. You can find some brand name clothing, albeit not certain brands like CK, RL, Nike, etc. They have Levi's, Adidas, Van's. Their Levi's jeans had a Buy one get one half-off, which isn't too shabby for Levi's. If you are shopping for a teenage son, they have all your 'skater' clothing. Though some of the graphics are kind of tacky, but to each their own.
While I can't say much about the women's section, the men's shoes are "okay". They don't look that good, but if you want shoes for its function, such as running, or business, or whatever, Kohl's selection of brands/shoes will fit nicely. Sometimes you can find a shoe that actually looks nice. For example, I picked up a pair of burlap textured Van's yesterday. The tag said $55, but when I checked out, it was $49.99, then after the 30% off coupon, it was basically $35. And the styles/models will change over time. Years ago, I found a GREAT pair of casual K-Swiss's (a brand they don't carry anymore *tear*). Then about 1-2 years later I couldn't find it anymore. So now if I find a shoe I really like, I try to buy 2 pairs.
What's interesting I found on my trip yesterday was that Kohl's was selling various foods now. Maybe I didn't saw this in previous visits, but the selection of food was quite good. They had a lot of Stonewall Kitchen branded jams, sauces, dressings, baking mixes, etc. Under regular prices, it would've been ridiculously overpriced, think Whole Foods expensive without the 'Organic' label. The ingredients are natural though. However, what takes the cake is they were 40% off. So the 8.5oz jams that were originally $6.99 was only $4.19. Coupled with 30% off, it is only $2.93 and effectively $2.34 under the Kohl's cash ($10 for every $50) calculation. However, $2.93 is pretty darn good for a jam that doesn't use HFCS like those you'd find in HEB/Walmart.
Lots of spacious parking. It's pretty close to Ross and Palais Royal, if you want to compare. The associates are pretty helpful and friendly as well.
Kohl's has a GREAT returns policy: return ANY item ANY time ANY reason, with OR without receipt.
^Though it would put a hole to those who would try to game the system by returning something bought at discount for full price since, for example, using a 30% off coupon requires using their card which means they can track it. (Good for corporate, bad for unscrupulous buyers) read more