Kern's
 For the California beverage company see Kern's (beverage company)Kern's or the The Ernst Kern Dry Good Company was a department store established in Detroit in 1883 by Ernst Kern who was born in Germany. In 1886 the original store was consumed by fire and was rebuilt at Randolph and Monroe. In 1900 the company purchased a five story building at Woodward and Gratiot to accommodate increasing business.When Ernst Kern died in 1901 his sons Ernst C. and Otto assumed control of the store.