01:03 PM EST, 11/24/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Consumer stocks were mixed Monday afternoon, with the Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLP) down 0.9% and the Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLY) rising 1.7%.

In corporate news, Kohl's (KSS) named Michael Bender its permanent chief executive as the department-store chain seeks to return to comparable sales growth. Earlier this year, Kohl's appointed Bender as interim CEO after terminating former incumbent Ashley Buchanan over violations of the company's conflict of interest policy. Its shares rose 2%.