Exhibit 99.3

                        CERTIFICATION OF PERIODIC REPORT

I, R. Lawrence Montgomery, Chief Executive Officer of Kohl's Corporation (the
"Company"), certify, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002,
18 U.S.C. Section 1350, that on the date of this Certification:

1.   the Annual Report on Form 10-K of the Company for the annual period ended
     February 1, 2003 (the "Report") fully complies with the requirements of
     Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

2.   the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material
     respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Dated:  March 19, 2003

                                          /s/ R. Lawrence Montgomery
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                                          R. Lawrence Montgomery
                                          Chief Executive Officer