Apparel and footwear sales struggled despite strong performances for Sephora and other categories. Growth in revenue from beauty sales at Sephora was one of the few rays of hope. Kohl's continues to fight an uphill battle after sales tumbled following missed opportunities, a decline in footfall, and an overreliance on its partnership with Sephora. "We are not satisfied with our performance and are taking aggressive action to reverse the sales declines," he said. Earlier this week Kohl's said Kingsbury would step down on January 15 after two years in the role.

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Persons: Kohl's, Tom Kingsbury, Kingsbury, Ashley Buchanan, Kinsbury, Lexie Moreland, Claudia D'Arpizio, Bain, D'Arpizio Organizations: Sephora, WWD, Penske Media, Getty Locations: Sephora, footfall