Kohl’s March Comps Inch Up 1.0%

Kohl's Corporation sales for the four-week period ended April 2, 2005 increased 9.4% over the four-week period ended April 3, 2004. On a comparable store basis, sales decreased 1.0%.

                                    Sales Summary
                                   ($ in millions)

                     Fiscal Period Ended     % Inc.(dec.) - This Year
                  -------------------------  -------------------------
                     April 2,     April 3,       All          Comp
                       2005         2004       Stores        Stores
                  ------------  -----------  -----------   ----------

March               $1,091.4       $997.2        9.4%        -1.0%
YTD                 $1,804.1     $1,589.4       13.5%         1.7%

The Company remains comfortable with its previous earnings guidance of $0.35 to $0.37 per diluted share for the first fiscal quarter of 2005.

During March, the Company successfully opened 15 new stores, including four stores in the Southwest region, three stores each in the Mid-Atlantic, South Central and Southeast regions and two stores in the Midwest region. The Company will celebrate the grand opening of 17 additional stores today, including three new stores in the Buffalo, New York market. Additionally, the Company will open one store in May.

The Company expects to open approximately 95 stores for 2005. The remainder of the stores will be opened in the third fiscal quarter. New markets opening in the fall include Orlando and Jacksonville, Florida. On April 2, 2005, the Company operated 652 stores in 40 states, compared with 563 stores in 37 states at the same time last year.