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Since the early 2000s, Kmart stores have been dwindling. The last full-size Kmart in the U.S., located in Bridgehampton, New York, closes on October 20. Attention, Kmart Shoppers!
FILE - A large Kmart sign is displayed in front of a shopping plaza in Avenel, N.J., April 4, 2022. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File) (ASSOCIATED PRESS)
More than 140 Sears and Kmart locations are closing by year-end. Here's what savvy shoppers can expect to find at the liquidation sales.
Kmart's longest lasting logo, used from 1969 to 1990. Under the leadership of executive Harry Cunningham, S.S. Kresge Company opened the first Kmart-named store, at 27,000 square feet (2,500 square meters), which was referred to by Kresge as a "bantam" Kmart and was in fact originally intended to be a Kresge store until late in the planning process, on January 25, 1962, in San Fernando ...
In 1972, the Kresge company, the precursor of Kmart, moved its headquarters there from Detroit (where its former headquarters is now the Metropolitan Center for High Technology). [1] In 1975 a Michigan historic marker was erected to mark the significance of the company. [2] It was constructed for more than 5,500 headquarters staff. [3]
Kuhn's-Big K began in 1913, as a chain of variety stores called Kuhn Brothers, founded in Columbia, Tennessee.The first Kuhn's-Big K was opened in 1962, and by 1969 operated 35 variety stores and 18 Big K discount department stores.
At its peak, Kmart had well over 2,000 locations in the U.S. and was among the nation's retail giants. Kmart merged with Sears in 2005 in a deal engineered by hedge fund manager and CEO Eddie Lampert.
Kmart announced its closure in late 2012, with its last day of operation on January 6, 2013. [10] After this closure, the last remaining tenants were shuttered or relocated within the month, [4] including GNC, a sports apparel store, a nail salon, a martial arts studio, and an optician. [15] In August 2016, the mall began to undergo demolition ...