Retail

Port Washington-based Allen Edmonds Shoe Corp. is receiving a $20 million loan from Green Bay-based Associated Banc-Corp for expansion plans that include a lease of 30,000 square feet of existing warehouse space in Port Washington and plans for two additional stores in China.

Kohl's Corp. today reported third quarter net income of $215 million, or 91 cents per share, up from $211 million, or 80 cents per share, in the same period a year ago.

A.C. Zuckerman Jewelers has been named the Mequon-Thiensville Small Business of the Year by the Mequon-Thiensville Chamber of Commerce.

Green Bay-based Shopko Stores announced today that chief operating officer Mike Bettiga has been appointed interim chief executive officer of the company, effective immediately.

Firehouse Subs, a Florida-based sub shop with more than 500 restaurants around the nation, plans to open its first Wisconsin location in Ashwaubenon this winter.

September sales at U.S. retailers were mostly solid, as they included some back-to-school shopping ahead of the holiday season.

Olive Fine Organic Living, located at 2624 N. Downer Ave. in Milwaukee’s East Side neighborhood, is expanding adding 700 square feet to its existing 1,500 square feet of space.

East Pointe Marketplace, a 57,888-square-foot shopping center in downtown Milwaukee, is for sale, according to Chicago-based commercial real estate firm Holliday Fenoglio Fowler LP, which says it has been hired to market the property for the sellers, a joint venture of Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co. and Mandel Group Inc.

Kohl’s Corp. today announced the grand opening of 12 new stores in 10 states, creating approximately 1,500 new jobs nationwide.

With the holiday season right around the corner, the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) is forecasting a 3.0-percent sales increase for the traditional November-December holiday period.