Kohl’s fires new CEO Ashley Buchanan after probe finds he violated conflict-of-interest policies

Kohl’s canned its chief executive — hired just four months ago — after an investigation showed he violated the retailer’s conflict-of-interest policies, the company said Thursday. Ashley Buchanan directed Kohl’s to “engage in vendor transactions that involved undisclosed conflicts of interest,” the company said. Kohl’s audit committee oversaw an investigation led by an outside law...