I shopped at Kohl's to see how stores are taking 'aggressive action' to boost plummeting sales

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• Sales at Kohl's fell in Q3, which CEO Tom Kingsbury called "frankly disappointing."
• I visited a Kohl's store in New Jersey to see how the chain plans to bounce back.
• The store's layout showed how Kohl's is centering its partnership with Sephora to boost sales.

In 2018, Kohl's was hailed as a "winner of the retail apocalypse," boasting strong sales over its struggling counterparts like Sears and JCPenney.

Now, Kohl's is feeling the strain.