American department store chain Kohl's is migrating to the private cloud.

The retailer has revealed that it is switching to a cloud-based approach for the technology infrastructure across its 1,100 US stores.

According to the company, all of its stores will be using the cloud solution, installed with the help of Dell Technologies, "in time for the holiday season."

The company had previously housed the technology powering devices such as registers, handheld scanners and digital signs on-premise. As part of the migration, it has removed its "legacy infrastructure" and built a private cloud for all of its data services and technology management.

According to Kohl's, the new solution has increased availability of store data and decreased the amount of time needed to deploy new features and services, while removing the company's need to maintain physical servers.

“At Kohl’s, our approach to technology is customer-first, and we’re committed to finding the best ways to improve the in-store experience for our shoppers and associates," said Siobhán Mc Feeney, Kohl’s chief technology and digital officer. "We felt it was critical to reinvest in our store infrastructure and re-engineer how we leverage data to elevate the in-store experience."

Mc Feeney added that the private cloud set-up "allows us to move quickly and remain agile, continue to innovate and deploy new tools, and enables us to respond to new technologies that emerge in the years to come.”

Arthur Lewis, president of the infrastructure solutions group at Dell Technologies, said: "In today's rapidly evolving retail landscape, delivering data-driven, personalized customer experiences is critical. Our work with Kohl's is redefining the in-store experience for both associates and shoppers.”

DCD reached out to Kohl's for more information about its remaining data center footprint, details about the private cloud solution it has selected, and how long the migration has taken. Kohl's responded that it had nothing further to add at this time.