Kohl's will open 35 new stores in former Mervyns locations on Sept. 30, including 30 in California. The department store chain currently only has 91 stores in the state, and many of them are in outlying suburbs.
The retailer spent about $250 million to convert the Mervyns stores, and the acquisition will bring its statewide total to 121 stores, almost as many as Mervyns had before its demise.
Kohl's has been eyeing California for years, waiting for the right real estate to become available.
The Menomonee Falls, Wis.-based retailer, has more than 1,000 stores nationwide.
