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Title: K-Mart
Post by: store215 on January 05, 2005, 07:26:35 PM
DISCUSS!
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Chris on January 09, 2005, 12:47:49 PM
I just found a site. It's for K-Mart. But when I clicked on it, it has the old K-Mart logo, and get this. It's for K-Mart in Australia. Is this the same corporation? It's odd. The address is: www.kmart.com.au . Check this out, and respond.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: tokensafari on January 09, 2005, 04:37:29 PM
Not sure how that works, with it being in different countries.... I believe they operate as a different corporation.. correct me if i'm wrong.  Most foreign car companies operate as different corporation here in the US. So i would think the same would apply to this as well.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: store215 on January 09, 2005, 05:00:28 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by tokensafari
Not sure how that works, with it being in different countries.... I believe they operate as a different corporation.. correct me if i'm wrong.  Most foreign car companies operate as different corporation here in the US. So i would think the same would apply to this as well.

Ya, I'm pretty sure you are right about that. Kmart here probably has rights to the name somewhat I am assuming. At one time, I think Kmart here also managed the Austrailia kmarts.

(As a side note, the company Coles Myer
http://www.colesmyer.com/ that runs the Kmart stores there also operates Target stores (sometimes right next to each other according to some google images. with a sligtly modified logo. Kind of strange. It seems this company owns every type of store over there: wholesale, supermarket, office supplies, gas, and discount stores!

Target AU logo:

(http://www.target.com.au/nav/logo2.gif)
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: NJF on January 17, 2005, 11:18:20 AM
Here is a prototype K-Mart from a couple years ago, guess they decided not to go this route.  Looks like a 70's or 80's design in my opinion.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Anonymous on March 22, 2005, 09:45:28 PM
Much more spacious, new lighting, new colors, new floor, new decor they have these green things hanging from the ceiling, I'm not too sure what they are going to be used for but they're weird looking.  They have a whole new CS desk, they 86ed the monitor and moved it on the opposite side of the checkouts, they made the Home sections 3 X the size of what it used to be, the pantry has been moved to the left hand corner, the pharmacy stays where it is, Little Ceasers is closed and they're dismanteling it, we'll see.... it is in Bohemia, NY by the way.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: store215 on March 26, 2005, 10:01:05 PM
I was in Doylestown, PA earlier when I was at the Bon-Ton (which was the 1st time I had ever been in there, and the store was dead, but thats another discussion)

I then saw that Kmart replaced their sign with their newest logo, so I pulled in, and saw they remodeled the whole store!. (This is a smaller 80's Kmart which lacks an auto center)

I walked in and wow, it was so bright it hurt my eyes at first. first big change is they have the new red carts, and all matching for once! The store was quite busy too, for being 8:00 at night.

The typical red or blue stripes used to seperate departments was changed to a green line. There were splashes of yellow on the wall, with orange on things like the fitting rooms, and emergency exits. Most of the shelves were lower, and it looks like they expanded their auto and hardware departments quite a bit. It looks like the pantry was expanded by a few isles.
-The whole color scheme kind of reminded me of a cross between an older Toys R' Us, and maybe a 70'S kmart, but not in a bad way.
**-The whole store layout reminded me of Ames.**

The electronics dept. was boxed in with a seperate register, like Wal-Mart does in some stores. However, I did not like how they had many items locked in cases. (The DVD'S were NOT locked up, but the $9.99 tape players were?!?!?!). This one did have some flat screen TV's.

The furnitire was spread out on the floor, instead of being on high shelves where it could not be examined easily. (Target has it on high shelves too, which bothers me)

The service desk is no longer near the entrance, but it was off to the side, on the other side of the registers; the desk itself was brand new, but I didn't notice if the checkout lanes were or not. The snack bar was removed, which I believe they are doing in all their stores. There was something covered up, but it didn't look like a replacement snack bar. They also had a job computer up there like Target and Home Depot have.

Things that were not changed: The price scanners were still the same, as they had the BigK/SuperK logo on them, as well as the shopping baskets. They are also still using the older IBM registers. I don't think they changed the flooring, but it still looks new and was clean.

Things I was not impressed with: The clothing departments were very weak; something that should be Kmarts top priority. There were only a few shelves in the clothing departments, with a few things on each. It just looked very empty. The entrance area to the store was still dark and old looking, but it was much cleaner.

I hope they remodel the stores closest to me (70's stores), as I was really impressed overall.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: SomeBeach on April 05, 2005, 11:24:13 AM
Am I the only person left who would rather shop at Kmart than any other store (possibly excluding Meijer)?
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: HoJofan206 on April 07, 2005, 10:40:55 PM
I stopped shopping at K-Mart in 1994.  That is when they closed all 4 of our older K-Marts (that all did a decent amount of business) and opened only 1 K-Mart Supercenter way on the other side of town.  It hurt themselves because it gave all of their business to Target and Wal-Mart.  Nobody was gonna drive across town just to go to Wal-Mart.  On a somewhat funny note.  The new K-Mart was part of the first cut of underperforming stores back in 2002.  If they would have left well enough alone we might still have K-Mart in our city today.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Jag67 on April 08, 2005, 04:40:11 PM
Well at least they fixed the darkness problem. I was in one of the EXTREMELY old 70's K-Mart stores with the old signage still in place when I was 3-4 years old and it was VERY dark and creepy in the way back of the store. I actually had nightmares about it lol.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: HoJofan206 on April 08, 2005, 11:57:01 PM
Our K-Mart in Henderson has circa 1989 written all over it.  That is when the store moved into its current location from the south side of town.  The current "Big K-Mart" store has not been updated since it opened.  I am afraid that if K-Mart decides to close another round of stores that this one might not make it.  Especially since word is that a new Wal-Mart super center will be opening just down the road.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: 76fanAmesmanBBTB on April 14, 2005, 07:05:57 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by Anonymous
Much more spacious, new lighting, new colors, new floor, new decor they have these green things hanging from the ceiling, I'm not too sure what they are going to be used for but they're weird looking.  They have a whole new CS desk, they 86ed the monitor and moved it on the opposite side of the checkouts, they made the Home sections 3 X the size of what it used to be, the pantry has been moved to the left hand corner, the pharmacy stays where it is, Little Ceasers is closed and they're dismanteling it, we'll see.... it is in Bohemia, NY by the way.





Interesting WHAT GREEN THINGS ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

do you mean the lime green aisle signs?
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: XDeSuEhTX on April 14, 2005, 09:50:22 PM
For those of you who have been shoping a Super K-Mart, how was it? I have never been in one. I've never seen a K-Mart have a auto center, produce, and 1 hour photo section before seeing as I only have a Big K- Mart in my area. Also, after the wave of 2002 closings, were there any Super ones left?

Btw here is a pic I found of a closed Super K-Mart
(http://www.cbcarnoldandassociates.com/images/property/kmart.jpg)
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: XDeSuEhTX on April 14, 2005, 10:00:45 PM
Sounds odd, my K-mart is still red and white themed. The same as ever.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: HoJofan206 on April 15, 2005, 12:41:49 AM
All 5 of our K-Marts closed down in Evansville
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: HoJofan206 on April 15, 2005, 12:45:25 AM
Our Super K-Mart looks exactly like the one in the picture above.  Even abandoned like the one in the picture.  We now have 4 of our 5 former K-Mart buildings sitting empty in town.  One gets used as a GIANT flea market once a month.  
Still has the orange and white walls when you are in it.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Caldor1999 on April 15, 2005, 10:24:50 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by XDeSuEhTX
For those of you who have been shoping a Super K-Mart, how was it? I have never been in one. I've never seen a K-Mart have a auto center, produce, and 1 hour photo section before seeing as I only have a Big K- Mart in my area. Also, after the wave of 2002 closings, were there any Super ones left?

Btw here is a pic I found of a closed Super K-Mart
(http://www.cbcarnoldandassociates.com/images/property/kmart.jpg)

Kmart closed Many of there super K's witch started in 1988 not 1991 i just found that out Wal Mart also did the super centeres that year lol all this was going on the year i was born any ways there are some super k's left just not many
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: shakethis1234 on April 16, 2005, 09:03:43 AM
I know that 20% of Kmarts close to 400 of them will become sears I dont Know where maybe that has  to do something to do with that
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: XDeSuEhTX on April 18, 2005, 08:29:03 PM
Btw, how did Kmart manage to File Ch. 11 and make it out where so many other stores met their death?
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Zayre88 on April 18, 2005, 08:46:50 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by XDeSuEhTX
Btw, how did Kmart manage to File Ch. 11 and make it out where so many other stores met their death?

I think it's Edward Lampert who came, invested money into Kmart to pull it out of Chapter 11.  Otherwise, i think Kmart would have needed to close even more stores and probably to finally close...
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Jag67 on April 18, 2005, 09:20:08 PM
K-Mart in Tonawanda, NY. I believe this store to be built in the mid-late 80's, but I'm not sure. I bought the camera I used to take these at this store And I bought it just about 1/2 hr. before these were taken lol This was also the first time I was in a K-mart since summer 2003 (Parents favor Target and (BLAH) Mal-Wart.:flaming:
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Jag67 on April 18, 2005, 09:21:31 PM
At large
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Jag67 on April 18, 2005, 09:22:45 PM
Inside love K-Mart's lights
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Jag67 on April 18, 2005, 09:24:27 PM
Toys dept.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Jag67 on April 18, 2005, 09:27:52 PM
Here's a (Blurry) Shot of The K-Mart on Walden ave. This store dates back to the mid-70's and judging by it's traffic on any given day, it will probably close soon. Sorry about the quality.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Anonymous on April 19, 2005, 10:21:53 AM
The Mid West is loaded with Super K marts
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Zayre88 on April 19, 2005, 06:22:15 PM
Inside Kmart in Augusta ME.  The store is very small and old.  I think it used to be a W.T.Grant.  The ceiling is low and cluttered with pipes and A/C ducts.

Looks like if all was added after the construction of the store...!  The Auto center is now a seasonal and garden section.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Anonymous on April 21, 2005, 10:15:37 PM
The green things... lol I don't really know how to explain what they are because they really don't serve a purpose.  They hang over the main racetrack around the store every so often, I haven't been ober there in a while, I'll have to stop by sometime this weekend and see what else has been done.  They have all brand new carts.... and no!, not several different colors and sizes.... actually brand new red carts.

I hope it works for Kmart, I'd like to see them stick around.

Walmart really doesn't have too much of a presence on Long Island  ::Thank God::... people don't take to Wal-Mart's much here.  They shop at Specialty stores and mid to upscale dept. stores in most areas.... Wal-Mart's that are on Long Island are typically in more diverse areas, and usually have 3 or 4 registers open.... not too busy, it's strange.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Zayre88 on April 24, 2005, 06:57:03 PM
I thought the Kmart store in Waterville ME was doomed but they invested in it.  They have new bright lighting in the entire store and it shows.  The shelves are quite full, the store is in order and clean.  They have new cash registers but they are not too busy...

Wal-Mart just moved from it's smaller store to a giant supercenter right in the back of that Kmart.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Caldor1999 on April 29, 2005, 06:57:33 AM
Hears a Kmart in Greeburg wich was once a Caldor u can even tell by how it looks any way this is one of Kmarts prodotype stores i like the way they changed it
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Caldor1999 on April 29, 2005, 06:59:13 AM
this store also dosent smell good cause of the Kmart Cafe there
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Caldor1999 on April 29, 2005, 07:00:37 AM
an hears the New sign to bad not all the Kmarts have this Logo most of them have the BIG K logo
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: HoJofan206 on April 29, 2005, 10:21:57 AM
That Caldor turned K-Mart picture has a very strange looking K-Mart sign.  We no longer have K-Marts here in town, is that the way of the new logo?
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: store215 on April 29, 2005, 02:44:35 PM
Good pics caldor....could you try and get some inside ones if possible?
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Caldor1999 on April 29, 2005, 02:56:46 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by MBZ321
Good pics caldor....could you try and get some inside ones if possible?

thank u i'll try but i donm gop there often the inside still looks like a Caldor too just orange i like the way Kmart changed this store im prittyy impressed by it
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Caldor1999 on April 29, 2005, 05:13:43 PM
hears anouther pic
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Caldor1999 on April 29, 2005, 05:16:50 PM
i love this kmart look i wish alot of there stores looked like this this store looks so clean and nice and i like the fact that they keepd the old Caldor look too
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Caldor1999 on April 30, 2005, 09:12:22 AM
QuoteOriginally posted by HoJofan206
That Caldor turned K-Mart picture has a very strange looking K-Mart sign.  We no longer have K-Marts here in town, is that the way of the new logo?

Yes that is the new Kmart logo i knida like it and it works for this Kmart they cleaned it up inside too the only problem is the Smell from the Kmart Cafe for some resion Pop Cron Fries Nachos hot dogs soda  and cheese all mixed together dose not make the whole store smell good i think when Caldor was hear it useto hva ethe Cafe ion there but i dont remember it smelling as bad as this kmart dose but i wnent to it a copple of times when it was a Caldor
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: store215 on April 30, 2005, 09:16:59 AM
QuoteOriginally posted by Caldor1999
QuoteOriginally posted by HoJofan206
That Caldor turned K-Mart picture has a very strange looking K-Mart sign.  We no longer have K-Marts here in town, is that the way of the new logo?

Yes that is the new Kmart logo i knida like it and it works for this Kmart they cleaned it up inside too the only problem is the Smell from the Kmart Cafe for some resion Pop Cron Fries Nachos hot dogs soda  and cheese all mixed together dose not make the whole store smell good i think when Caldor was hear it useto hva ethe Cafe ion there but i dont remember it smelling as bad as this kmart dose but i wnent to it a copple of times
 when it was a Caldor

Wait, this Kmart still had the cafe? I know my nearest Kmart that updated to this new orange theme got rid of the cafe. I think they plan on putting in a Coffee Beanery (like starbucks) or maybe nothing at all.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Caldor1999 on April 30, 2005, 09:23:07 AM
no the last time i was in there they had the cafe but i guess they got rid of it i hope lol
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Jag67 on April 30, 2005, 10:57:05 AM
Noooo!!!!! Not little Ceasar's!!!:no::bounce:
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Caldor1999 on April 30, 2005, 11:04:28 AM
QuoteOriginally posted by Jag67
Noooo!!!!! Not little Ceasar's!!!:no::bounce:

im sure there still gonna keep them im just tlaking about teh Kmart Cafe's i think there gonna change just the Kmart Cafe's
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: amesman on April 30, 2005, 02:54:06 PM
About the Super Kmarts with the grocery department, the only one in the Northeast in in Glens Falls, New York, where my friend and owner of www.deadmalls.com, Brian lives. There used to be one here in Kingston, but it closed with those last vave of closings. Now, half of it is a Kohl's, and the other half is still vacant.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Jag67 on May 02, 2005, 08:33:40 PM
Here's a much better pic of the Walden Ave. location. Notice the amount of cars. This is 8:00 P.M on a MONDAY NIGHT...k-Mart's in deep doodoo...
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: 76&AmesfanmanBBTB on May 05, 2005, 07:27:52 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by Zayre88
I thought the Kmart store in Waterville ME was doomed but they invested in it.  They have new bright lighting in the entire store and it shows.  The shelves are quite full, the store is in order and clean.  They have new cash registers but they are not too busy...

Wal-Mart just moved from it's smaller store to a giant supercenter right in the back of that Kmart.


CAN'T WALMART LEAVE WELL ENOUGH ALONE?!:mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:

SHHHHEEESSSSSHH ITS LIKE WALMARTS STALKING IT PREY!:mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: 76&AmesfanmanBBTB on May 05, 2005, 07:29:54 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by Anonymous
The green things... lol I don't really know how to explain what they are because they really don't serve a purpose.  They hang over the main racetrack around the store every so often, I haven't been ober there in a while, I'll have to stop by sometime this weekend and see what else has been done.  They have all brand new carts.... and no!, not several different colors and sizes.... actually brand new red carts.

I hope it works for Kmart, I'd like to see them stick around.

Walmart really doesn't have too much of a presence on Long Island  ::Thank God::... people don't take to Wal-Mart's much here.  They shop at Specialty stores and mid to upscale dept. stores in most areas.... Wal-Mart's that are on Long Island are typically in more diverse areas, and usually have 3 or 4 registers open.... not too busy, it's strange.

hey why don't you register? you can tell us all about Kmarts new look all you want when you do!
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: 76&AmesfanmanBBTB on May 05, 2005, 07:32:02 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by Anonymous
The green things... lol I don't really know how to explain what they are because they really don't serve a purpose.  They hang over the main racetrack around the store every so often, I haven't been ober there in a while, I'll have to stop by sometime this weekend and see what else has been done.  They have all brand new carts.... and no!, not several different colors and sizes.... actually brand new red carts.

I hope it works for Kmart, I'd like to see them stick around.

Walmart really doesn't have too much of a presence on Long Island  ::Thank God::... people don't take to Wal-Mart's much here.  They shop at Specialty stores and mid to upscale dept. stores in most areas.... Wal-Mart's that are on Long Island are typically in more diverse areas, and usually have 3 or 4 registers open.... not too busy, it's strange.


THEY ACTUALLY HAVE NEW CARTS? WHAT DO THEY LOOK LIKE ?
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Caldor1999 on May 05, 2005, 09:05:05 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by 76&AmesfanmanBBTB
QuoteOriginally posted by Anonymous
The green things... lol I don't really know how to explain what they are because they really don't serve a purpose.  They hang over the main racetrack around the store every so often, I haven't been ober there in a while, I'll have to stop by sometime this weekend and see what else has been done.  They have all brand new carts.... and no!, not several different colors and sizes.... actually brand new red carts.

I hope it works for Kmart, I'd like to see them stick around.

Walmart really doesn't have too much of a presence on Long Island  ::Thank God::... people don't take to Wal-Mart's much here.  They shop at Specialty stores and mid to upscale dept. stores in most areas.... Wal-Mart's that are on Long Island are typically in more diverse areas, and usually have 3 or 4 registers open.... not too busy, it's strange.


THEY ACTUALLY HAVE NEW CARTS? WHAT DO THEY LOOK LIKE ?

there a dark orange with the new kmart logo on the side
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Jag67 on May 06, 2005, 02:05:53 PM
I'M JEALOUS!!!! I MISS K MART!!!:flaming::no:

The closest one is in Tonawanda, about 20-25 min. away. (Pics of that on thre K-mart page We DID have one about 5 min. away at one time, but of course it closed, all thanks to Sprawl-Fart:flaming:

Hey btw Jmn3 do you know when the one in Tonawanda and te one in Clarence one were built? I'm guessing mid-late 80's.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: 76&AmesfanmanBBTB on May 06, 2005, 02:13:48 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by Caldor1999
QuoteOriginally posted by 76&AmesfanmanBBTB
QuoteOriginally posted by Anonymous
The green things... lol I don't really know how to explain what they are because they really don't serve a purpose.  They hang over the main racetrack around the store every so often, I haven't been ober there in a while, I'll have to stop by sometime this weekend and see what else has been done.  They have all brand new carts.... and no!, not several different colors and sizes.... actually brand new red carts.

I hope it works for Kmart, I'd like to see them stick around.

Walmart really doesn't have too much of a presence on Long Island  ::Thank God::... people don't take to Wal-Mart's much here.  They shop at Specialty stores and mid to upscale dept. stores in most areas.... Wal-Mart's that are on Long Island are typically in more diverse areas, and usually have 3 or 4 registers open.... not too busy, it's strange.


THEY ACTUALLY HAVE NEW CARTS? WHAT DO THEY LOOK LIKE ?

there a dark orange with the new kmart logo on the side

WOAH COOL!

FINALLY OUT WITH THE GREY!
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Caldor1999 on May 07, 2005, 02:22:42 PM
hears a Kmart that closed in 1997 out in CA
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Jag67 on May 07, 2005, 02:56:16 PM
HAHAHAHA that pic is funny and sad at the same time:insane::( I have no idea why it's funny, it just is.

Jeez..Is this place still closed? I wish K-Mart would the signs on their stores after they closed like everone else. At least that would be less of a waste than scrapping them, because that way it's lika a billboard!!

BTW do you know when this store opened??
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Caldor1999 on May 07, 2005, 04:19:40 PM
hears some more Kmarts:bouncing:
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Caldor1999 on May 07, 2005, 04:20:15 PM
Kmart Former venture:bounce::bouncing::bouncing::bounce:
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Caldor1999 on May 07, 2005, 04:21:31 PM
heas anouther one VACANT:(:bounce:
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Caldor1999 on May 07, 2005, 04:22:34 PM
more Kmart Closings:bounce:
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Caldor1999 on May 07, 2005, 04:23:08 PM
old Kmart
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Caldor1999 on May 07, 2005, 04:23:56 PM
lats days fo super Kmart
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Caldor1999 on May 07, 2005, 04:24:38 PM
SUPER K AGAIN:bounce:
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Caldor1999 on May 07, 2005, 04:25:14 PM
K FOOD
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Caldor1999 on May 07, 2005, 04:26:37 PM
what u ghear all the time in a Kmart
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Caldor1999 on May 07, 2005, 04:27:25 PM
anouther closed Kmart
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Caldor1999 on May 07, 2005, 04:29:55 PM
kmart logo comming down
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Caldor1999 on May 07, 2005, 04:30:52 PM
no more big Kmart
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Caldor1999 on May 07, 2005, 04:31:39 PM
Kmart closed from ma View
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Jag67 on May 07, 2005, 04:45:11 PM
Wow great pics!! I was so sad when our local K-mart closed in 2002..I was there the last night it was open. The store was a mess. There were broken toys all over the floor and the shelves were really messy and empty and there was garbage everywhere. To make matters worse, right after it closed a group of kids broke in and trashed it even more. Then people started dumping stuff next to the store...it was so sad to see.:(

SPRAWL-MART SUCKS!!!!:flaming::flaming::flaming:
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on May 07, 2005, 06:07:21 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by Caldor1999
no more big Kmart


THIS KMART AND THE ONE ABOVE WAS THE ONE IN NORTH ADAMS MASS. IT CLOSED IN 2002 in the first wave of closings. I went there last year and 3 years ago and saw it vacant
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: AmesNewington on May 08, 2005, 11:16:42 AM
My closest K-Mart is Cromwell CT. Does anyone know what they did, if anything, to that store? I know it was a Big K-Mart, but it wasn't the best looking from the outside compared to others. Can someone ride up and see it. My family would never take me.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: amesman on May 08, 2005, 02:51:49 PM
There is now a Sears Essentials open in Keene, New Hampshire.

Also, the Burlington, VT Kmart still has its 70's logo
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Caldor1999 on May 08, 2005, 05:36:45 PM
anouther Kmart that was a Caldor this store still uses some of the stuff Caldor left behind not to mentuion i saw some Caldor sticker on  the dosers to the back room the store even still smless like Caldor lol
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Caldor1999 on May 08, 2005, 05:37:19 PM
angain
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Caldor1999 on May 08, 2005, 05:38:07 PM
inside takeing OCT 2004
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on May 08, 2005, 09:00:58 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by Anonymous
QuoteOriginally posted by amesman
There is now a Sears Essentials open in Keene, New Hampshire.

Also, the Burlington, VT Kmart still has its 70's logo

I HAVE BEEN TO THE KMART IN BURLINGTON VT IT IS VERY SMALL AND OLD AND DIRY AND, you are right, it does have the old school logo. I went there once three years ago and it is awful looking and in the same plaza as a dying mall. my mom hated it when she went there with me.

THAT WAS ME THAT POSTED THAT I FORGOT TO PUT IN MY USER NAME,.

I have been to Kmart in KEene and it is big and has the triangle front look
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Zayre88 on May 08, 2005, 10:09:19 PM
Here's the Kmart in Keene
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Caldor1999 on May 09, 2005, 10:58:20 AM
QuoteOriginally posted by Zayre88
Here's the Kmart in Keene

a nice normel not not dated looking Kmart:bouncing:
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Caldor1999 on May 10, 2005, 03:58:48 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by 76&AmesfanmanBBTB
QuoteOriginally posted by Caldor1999
anouther Kmart that was a Caldor this store still uses some of the stuff Caldor left behind not to mentuion i saw some Caldor sticker on  the dosers to the back room the store even still smless like Caldor lol


COOL I LOVE THAT PIC ANY CALDOR LOGOS?:rolleyes::mrpink::question::tumble:;)

there was one in the vbacvk room but i couldent get in :(grrr lol:flaming: mean while hear what the first Kmart looked like:holysh:
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Caldor1999 on May 10, 2005, 03:59:19 PM
anouther Kmart from the 60's
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Caldor1999 on May 10, 2005, 03:59:56 PM
1977 kmart
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Caldor1999 on May 10, 2005, 04:00:43 PM
hears a Kmart that opend in a fromer Jm Fields closed in 2003
Millside Center NJ
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Caldor1999 on May 10, 2005, 04:01:03 PM
inside that store:bounce:
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Caldor1999 on May 10, 2005, 06:53:21 PM
a cool kmart sign
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: store215 on May 10, 2005, 07:58:51 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by 76&AmesfanmanBBTB
QuoteOriginally posted by MBZ321
(http://img210.echo.cx/img210/8234/kmartsacramento9nx.jpg)

Sacramento, CA Kmart. Date on photo is correct:tumble:

too bad that that store closed:(:no:


It did? It is still in business in the pic...
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Jag67 on May 12, 2005, 06:38:41 PM
THAT IS SWEET!!! So, you're saying there's a K-mart out there RIGHT NOW THIS SECOND with the old logo??!! I thought they were completely gone!!

That made my day....:D
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Caldor1999 on May 12, 2005, 06:56:00 PM
Kmarts slogen is Right Hear Right now witch is a song and couldent the Group sue Kmart for useing there song as a Slogen
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Caldor1999 on May 12, 2005, 07:01:36 PM
hears a closed Kmart with the logo STILL ON THERE
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: store215 on May 12, 2005, 07:03:42 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by Caldor1999
hears a closed Kmart with the logo STILL ON THERE


Wow, only two doors and are there windows in the front??? this was probably either one of the 1st few kmarts or a Kresge store
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Zayre88 on May 12, 2005, 08:52:00 PM
Back in the 70's it was quite common to see stores with a front wall of windows.  Many Kmart and Zayre were this way.  You could see the entire store from outside.

Ames, Woolco, Kmart and other covered the windows with brick or they left them in place but added panels.  This other Kmart is that way.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: truviking05 on May 13, 2005, 09:05:53 AM
A Kmart near me recently put up signage announcing its change to a Sears Essential. This store is a little older, and I'd like to see what it looks like after conversion. It's definitely one of my area's cleaner Kmart stores. But we do have one location that is cattycornered from a Sears at a mall--you can literally stand in either store's parking lot and see straightaway to the other. I wonder if they'll close it--it's most definitely an old, dirty, underperforming store. Or maybe they'll just leave it as Kmart?
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Jag67 on May 13, 2005, 01:55:05 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by Caldor1999
Kmarts slogen is Right Hear Right now witch is a song and couldent the Group sue Kmart for useing there song as a Slogen

not if they bought the rights to it.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: 76&AmesfanmanBBTB on May 13, 2005, 06:53:37 PM
hey anyone whos interested in pics of Kmart supercenters

HERES A PIC OF ONE WHEN IT WAS STILL IN BUSINESS!:yup::yup::yup:
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: 76&AmesfanmanBBTB on May 13, 2005, 06:54:50 PM
OFFICAL KMART STOCK RACING CAR!!:bigsmile::bigsmile::bigsmile::bigsmile:
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: 76&AmesfanmanBBTB on May 13, 2005, 07:01:28 PM
This is a weird Kmart sign

it has the line that Big Kmart has but the line is usually ORANGE!

This one is BLUE!  :o

and I don't see a "BIG" on it either!:o

what sign is it?

:huh::huh::huh:

here it is:
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: 76&AmesfanmanBBTB on May 13, 2005, 07:03:03 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by 76&AmesfanmanBBTB
This is a weird Kmart sign

it has the line that Big Kmart has but the line is usually ORANGE!

This one is BLUE!  :o

and I don't see a "BIG" on it either!:o

what sign is it?

:huh::huh::huh:

here it is:


I like this logo!

its different!

whatever it is lol:insane:
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: 76&AmesfanmanBBTB on May 13, 2005, 07:05:47 PM
more super k center:yup:
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: 76&AmesfanmanBBTB on May 13, 2005, 07:11:20 PM
another Super K pic



from the air!!!:yup:
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: 76&AmesfanmanBBTB on May 13, 2005, 07:14:54 PM
sad pic:no:
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: 76&AmesfanmanBBTB on May 13, 2005, 07:16:30 PM
more super K!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:yup:
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: 76&AmesfanmanBBTB on May 13, 2005, 07:17:21 PM
super k sign:yup:
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: 76&AmesfanmanBBTB on May 13, 2005, 07:19:05 PM
Kmart in Australia!!!:yup::cool:
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: 76&AmesfanmanBBTB on May 13, 2005, 07:20:14 PM
current kmart logo:):boring:
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: 76&AmesfanmanBBTB on May 13, 2005, 07:21:40 PM
previous logo :yup::bounce::)
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: 76&AmesfanmanBBTB on May 13, 2005, 07:27:14 PM
I like this Big K!:cool::bigsmile:
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: 76&AmesfanmanBBTB on May 13, 2005, 07:31:38 PM
BIG K AT NIGHT!!!! :cool::bigsmile:
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: 76&AmesfanmanBBTB on May 13, 2005, 07:32:58 PM
ANOTHER COOL BIG K!
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: 76&AmesfanmanBBTB on May 13, 2005, 07:35:15 PM
Big K on side of stores wall:bigsmile:

sadly this store which is in Newton,Kansas has closed:no:
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: 76&AmesfanmanBBTB on May 13, 2005, 07:38:38 PM
Kmart cart corral sign in Australia


LOL :insane: they call shopping carts trolleys:insane:
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: 76&AmesfanmanBBTB on May 13, 2005, 07:43:25 PM
OMG!


for the first time in retail history Kmart has the color green on one of their stores!
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: 76&AmesfanmanBBTB on May 13, 2005, 07:55:30 PM
LOL:insane:

this is a logo used as a headline in a Hawaii newspaper about the Sears Kmart merger
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Caldor1999 on May 13, 2005, 08:10:14 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by 76&AmesfanmanBBTB
current kmart logo:):boring:

all they did was take out the whit mart in the K
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Zayre88 on May 14, 2005, 06:00:00 PM
One thing i noticed is that Kmart used two brands:  BIG Kmart and SUPER Kmart.

But on many stores, they used "Super - Kmart - Center" instead of the real Super Kmart logo.  The words super and center look like they were added to a regular red K logo !!
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: powersbt on May 14, 2005, 08:12:29 PM
As far as the current K Mart logo, I know it has been pointed out on this Message Board before, but it is a logo very similar to that of Targets. Where the Red K acts as a symbol like the Target symbol does in their logo. Underneath both Symbols is the name of the Store. Going by this, if the logo still says K Kmart to you, then wouldn't the Target Logo read Target Target??
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: 76&AmesfanmanBBTB on May 14, 2005, 09:54:09 PM
1970s kmart flyer!:bigsmile:
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Caldor1999 on May 15, 2005, 01:32:50 AM
to be honiste i nevre liked Kmarts logo the first one was good but it got so old after the years the second one made the store look cheep esplcey by adding the BIG or thr Super logo on top of that the new logo is ok but its kinda a rip off of targets logo
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Jag67 on May 15, 2005, 09:00:58 AM
I liked K-Mart's 1st logo the best, even though it was very dated-looking. It was alrerady pretty much phased out by the time I was born (The 2nd logo came out a year before I was born) but I did see one K-mart with the 1st logo.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: amesman on May 15, 2005, 07:00:22 PM
The old Kingston, NY location had the old 70's logo, but it opened in 1981(along with the rest of the Hudson Valley Mall that it was an occupant of). In 1995, they moved out of HVM and Kmart opened a new Super Kmart(with the "Super Kmart Center" logo. I don't think I've ever seen just the Super K logo on any of the stores). Now that Super Kmart is closed and half of it is a Kohl's.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: powersbt on May 15, 2005, 09:05:56 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by Caldor1999
to be honiste i nevre liked Kmarts logo the first one was good but it got so old after the years the second one made the store look cheep esplcey by adding the BIG or thr Super logo on top of that the new logo is ok but its kinda a rip off of targets logo

The first K Mart logo was my personal favorite. I think I like the newest Logo over the one that was between the 2. I like how the K Mart lettering at the bottom reflects the font of the Original mart logo.

Going back to the K Kmart thing (briefly),  I am sure to the K Mart Corp. (Sears-K Mart Corp. whatever it is now) I am sure that the Red K is there to act as a Pictogram just as the Target symbol is. Just a different way of using a symbol. I too think of it as a Ripoff of the Target Logo, but if it works, that's great. Eventually with time, most people should be able to look at the K without the K Mart at the bottom and know what store it symbolizes, just the same as the Target Symbol would now.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Caldor1999 on May 21, 2005, 01:32:45 PM
the outher kmart logo kinda reminded me of the Spiclal K logo lol:insane:
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Caldor1999 on May 25, 2005, 06:45:45 AM
Kmart Bag
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Caldor1999 on May 28, 2005, 01:14:43 AM
kmart in 2002 sad huh
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Caldor1999 on May 28, 2005, 01:15:21 AM
heasr anouther Kmart prodotype store
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Caldor1999 on May 28, 2005, 01:16:46 AM
and anouther Prodo type lol NO BIG K its kinda loke the old logo :yup:
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Jag67 on May 28, 2005, 08:07:02 PM
Originally posted by Caldor1999
and anouther Prodo type lol NO BIG K its kinda loke the old logo :yup: [/quote]

BORING BORING BORING!!!!!! Come on they can do better than that!!
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Caldor1999 on May 28, 2005, 09:17:24 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by Jag67
Originally posted by Caldor1999
and anouther Prodo type lol NO BIG K its kinda loke the old logo :yup:

BORING BORING BORING!!!!!! Come on they can do better than that!! [/quote]


i like it its the closest thing to teh orangle logo
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Zayre88 on May 29, 2005, 03:19:01 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by Caldor1999
and anouther Prodo type lol NO BIG K its kinda loke the old logo :yup:

Add the BIG red K and remove the small K and you almost have a red version of the old logo !! :insane:
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: truviking05 on May 31, 2005, 01:23:50 AM
Hmmm...now the green "K" with the red "mart" I like...it's a way of incorporating the past with the present ;)
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: BillyGr on June 03, 2005, 11:17:52 PM
This is the Kmart in East Greenbush (Routes 9 & 20)

The style is familiar as many stores were built this way.

To the right is a store (currently Big Lots) that was a former Price Chopper (the 2nd of the 2 that they closed when opening the current store)
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Jag67 on June 04, 2005, 02:04:49 PM
that looks like a very old store
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: amesman on June 04, 2005, 09:41:08 PM
Yes, I've been by that store twice. I believe it was built in the 70's.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Zayre88 on June 06, 2005, 11:41:59 AM
Kmart News:

K-mart has closed 188 of its in-store restaurants across the country in a cost-cutting move

http://www.detnews.com/2005/business/0506/05/D01-203785.htm
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Jag67 on June 06, 2005, 01:56:03 PM
Aww!! Does that mean no more little ceasars??

:bum:Mal-Wart!!
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: df559 on June 07, 2005, 04:46:43 AM
The last time I remember eating at a Kmart was when I was like 5 or 6 years old... It was an old 60's K Mart, and had a sign that said 'CAFETERIA' over it. None of the remaining ones in this area have anything like that, now.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Zayre88 on June 07, 2005, 09:24:59 AM
I remember that in Portsmouth NH, the Kmart restaurant was closed and turned into a sporting goods section.  The stove vent hood was still in place along with 60's style lamps that were over the former counter.  :P

They finally renovated the area a few years ago.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: storehistoryguy on June 29, 2005, 11:53:54 AM
This WAS a K Mart.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: store215 on June 29, 2005, 08:59:10 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by 76BraldorZayKamesfanBBTB


Its funny its not called big K

Yep, this was right before they did their "BIG K" name switch.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Jag67 on June 29, 2005, 10:34:19 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by storehistoryguy
This WAS a K Mart.

That is one OLD K-mart. At least mid-late 70's..or maybe a litte newer
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: storehistoryguy on June 30, 2005, 09:23:01 AM
QuoteOriginally posted by Jag67
QuoteOriginally posted by storehistoryguy
This WAS a K Mart.

That is one OLD K-mart. At least mid-late 70's..or maybe a litte newer

Heres one that looks like an old one. Found on Yahoo!.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: storehistoryguy on June 30, 2005, 09:24:44 AM
It probebly looked something like this before.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: storehistoryguy on July 05, 2005, 11:10:07 AM
I think the new K Mart sign is kind of blan. I wish they would go back to there old 70's/80's one.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 06, 2005, 04:41:08 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by storehistoryguy
I think the new K Mart sign is kind of blan. I wish they would go back to there old 70's/80's one.

I remember the old kmart style stores. The older stores would have the red Kmart and turquoest mart. And inside the stoers the walls would be orange, the floors would be marble black and the isle signs would be black and the registers would be wooden.

sOmewhere in the 80s, they orange walls and black marble floors was done away with, as the one in NAshua NH was built in the late 1980s, and logo of the store was the old logo (red K with turquoste mart) and the inside was white and modern.


The introduced the new logo in 1990 with K in the red mart, that was when they were loosing to wal-mart, and planed to modernize their stores, I realize some stores they remodeled the insides and the changed the logo, some stores they enlarged and some stores they relocated into a bigger store. There were some stores they left UNTOUCHED!!! IN NH THE Stores that still had the look (in the above paragraph) were in Manchester (closed 2002), Gilford (closed 2001 and VERY VERY JUNKY AND WAS PROBABLY A WT GRANT), North Conway (closed 2000 and VERY SMALL), and Portsmouth (Still around, but similar to MAnchester), and in VT BUrlington (it even still has the old logo), HAverhill MAs. Those are the ones I know of that way, and I saw picts of the one in Skowhegan mass and it was said to have opened in 1979 and was 40,000 square feet and that was never touched.

AT the time, they introduced Super Kmarts. ALSO IT SEEMED THAT WHEN A STORE WOULD BE ONLY BE REMODELED, they would repaint the exterior grey (it was about always originally grown), change the slope of the building, and the logo and remodel the inside.

Which one of your stores got remodeled.

They started big kmarts in the mid 1990s. When it listed the locations of the stores in the mid,late 90s and very early 00s, it listed some as Big Kmart and some as traditional Kmart (the only ones in NH listed as traditional Kmart were Manchester said to be in the 72,000 square feet, Portsmouth, Gilford said to be 54,000 square feet and Conway said to be 40,000 square feet), and Maine (MAdawaska (an article said it is 42,000 square feet, Augusta (I went there 4 years ago and it was just remodeled then), Vermont (Bennington, Burlington), MAss (Palmer, HAverhill said to be 64,000 square feet, Newburyport, Great Barrington said to be 52,000 square feet, WEstfield said to be 68,000 square feet, Springfield Liberty st( I went to that one, it was big, but it was old), ACton said to be 60,000 square feet) and RI (Cranston (It got moved and the old one was said to be 65,000 or 75,000 square feet and Middletown said to be 56,000 square feet. AND CT (WAtertown, there is a pict of it and it is old and has the old Kmart logo)

The stores I listed as traditional Kmarts, that were still listed as on the store locator, were remodeled into Big Kmarts in 2000, but Conway and Gilford never saw their chance of being Big Kmart.
I went to one last year in Greenwich NY and it was very small, it was probably 40,000 square feet, and that was probably one converted later.

I noticed that most got converted in 1997 and 1998, but some got converted in 2000, why did those get converted later. I guess any Kmart under 80,000 square feet is considered small, (Ya because when you walk in ones under that size you can see the whole store). Like Manchester NH was 72,000 square feet and that was untountched. I DO NOT KNOW HOW MANY Portsmouth is, BUT I AM SURE IT IS AROUDN THAT SIZE.

I went to those ones that looked like they were remodeled in MA: Fitchburg (said to be 100000 square feet and op 1971, an article said it was remodeled in 1991, from worcester telegram archies), Hyannis (said to be 90,000 square feet and op 73, and the sign of the plaza had the Kmart logo with the red K and the mart inside the Red K), Milford (said to be 1000000 square feet and op 74), Somerville (I went around it first in the 90s and it had the new logo, but it opened in 1980 and was said to be 96,000 square feet), one VACANT IN RAYNHAM (NOW the building was said to have been 84,278 square feet and op 75, and the building looked remodeled with the exterior grey, the slope of the building changed, I DO NOT KNOW IF IT WAS EXPANDED), BROCKTON MASS (It looks to have been remodeled, it was said to be have been built in 1973, but do not know the Square footage, It was probably in the 90 thousands), Saugus (said to be 84,180 square feet and op 1976, and outside looks to have been redone and plaza's sign has the Kmart logo with the Red K with the mart inside the REd), Billerica Mass (in the mall, it looks to have been modernized, and is said to be 84,180 square feet and op 1975, but the malls sign has the old Kmart logo on it), AND THESE ONES THAT I HEARD GOT expanded Webster (said to be have added 35,000 square feet and opened 1980, but it was still small when I wnet there), North Adams (I only saw it vacant last year and it was said to be 95,000 square feet and was torn down and rebuilt into a newer store in 1994), HAldey (HEArd of it, never went and it was said to be 91,000 square feet and added 25,000 square feet in 1991), and I WENT TO ONE IN FAIRHAVEN MASS( IT WAS said to be about 91,000 square feet and was said to be built in 1977 and APPARENTLY EXPANDED, BUT LOOKS TO BE RENOVATED WITH THE SLOPE OF THE BUILDING CHANGED AND THE BUILDING GREY)

I rememer they expanded the one in LEbanon nh 15 years ago and I was told 40,000 square feet was added and it is now 106,000 square feet. The one in Rochester NH looks like it was renovated and expanded at some point.

In maine I went to one in Auburn (said to be built in 1972, and was 105,000 square feet and I DO NOT KNOW IF IT GOT EXPANDED, BUT LOOKED TO BE RENOVATED), Bangor (it was said to be around 900000 square feet and opened march 1972), Waterville Maine (99,500 square feet and op 77, IT WAS PROBABLY ENLARGED at some point? I WONDER WHAT IT WAS BEFORE KMART SINCE THE PLAZAS SIGN HAS THE 60s look), aND I NEVER SAW THE ONES IN SCARBORO MAIne (That was said to have opened in 1972 and 80,000 square feet and was closed in late 95 due to emmenent domain of the hospital), and FAlmouth Maine (closed 97 due to lease expiration and was said to be 84,000 square feet and is a Wal-mart)

But the ones in Salem NH (Said to have opened 1972) And Hooksett NH (said to be 94,500 square feet and op 74) And DAnvers MA (Said to be 82,500 square feet and op 74) had the old logo on them until they were turned to BIG K in 1997, but the insides looked remodeled (The inside of the store of those stores, Danvers, salem, hooksett, was white and the floor was more modern and the inside looked more modern). I Went to ones in Fall River Mass and HOlyoke Mass, the Fall River one had black marble floors still, but the inside was modernized and it ws big, the Holyoke one looked to be modernized inside.

Which one of your stores got renovated or expanded?

I noticed two older Kmart looks before the mid 1980s, one (1975-1983 looks) with a white slope on the building, with the lettering on it and glass windows under the slope and rest of the building brown, and the other old look (like 1970-1974) has white directly across half of the building and some glass windows under, and the rest of the building brown.
Miss the old Kmart logo? What mae Kmart remodel and expand some and leave others untouched? Did they do interior renovations before 1990, because the ones in Salem NH, Hooksett NH and Danvers MA, had the old lgo and the outside was never looked to be remodeled, but the inside was modern looking, and I went to them more than once before the BIg Kmart format came out.  11 years ago when I went to pensylvania, I went to a Kmart in Lancaster in this mall and the Kmart had the old logo, but in the inside the store had white walls (opposed to the orange walls), but the store was cluttered. Later I found info that it is 80,160 square feet and opened 1974.

I heard they relocated 4 Kmarts in CT (Putnam (I WENT TO THAT STORE EXACTLY ONE YEAR AGO AND I SAW THE OLD ONE AND IT LOOKED LIKE WT GRANT) and the new one is 101,000 square feet and the old one looks to be in the late 50,000s of square feet, WAllingford (The old one 70,000 square feet and looks like the one in East Grenbush NY picture, I saw a picture of the old wallingford one on the net) to a supercenter that closed in the 2nd wave of closings in 2003, Windsor (The old one said 41,000 square feet sicne it said that was how big OCean staet Job Lots replacing it was) and the new one being 118,000 square feet, East HAven (the old one said 70,130 square feet and I saw picture of the old one and it looks like it was built in mid-late 1970s) to SuperCneter that closed in 2003 in the 2nd batch of closings (I WAS TOLD IT CLOSED BECAUSE IT GOT SHOPLIFTED ALOT). The one in Rutland VT was indowntown and was said to be 76,000 square fet and relocated to a larger and modernized store 10 years ago in Diamond RUn mall. I saw pictures of Kmarts in MAnchester CONNECTICUT (the website kravco or something like that says it was 99,670 sf and op 71 and the building looks renovated with the REd K with the mart inside the K), the one in WAterbury Connecticut (the website DDRC, but that Plaza is no longer owned by ddrc, said the kmart is 95,784 square feet and it opened in 1973, and the picture shows the store with the grey exterior opposed to the brown exterior, and the one in Cromwell CT (The company does not say the size, but it says it was buit in 1973 and has the grey exterior opposed to the brown), the one in Milford (an article and property website said it is 84,210 square feet and opened in 1980, and the picture shows that the slope above the building was not changed, but the building is grey), and the one in Vernon (a picture of it on storetrax shows that the slope above the building was changed and the building was repainted grey, and it looks like it was built in the mid 1970s, but no square footage is given), I HAVE NEVER BEEN TO THOSE KMARTS (CROMWELl, WATERBURY, MANCHESTER, Milford and Vernon). 10 years ago WHEN I WAS GOING TO PENNYSLVANIA, I SAW A KMART IN SOUTHINGTON CONNECTICUT and I remember it having the the REd K with the mart inside (THAT SHOWS IT WAS REMODELED AND THAT LOGO ALWAYS STOOD OUT WITH ME AT THE TIME) and the store closing info on the website with closing stores like Kitchen and Chi chis said it was built in 1973 and was 95,810 square feet. I have no info on the one IN TORRINGTON CONNECTICUT AS THERE IS NO DATA ON ITS SQUARE FOOT AGE OR PICTURE, BUT I FOUND OUT IT WAS BUILT IN 1980. IN MASS I HEARD THEY RELOCATED ONE IN CHELMSFORD (IN THE EASTGATE PLAZA AND NOW A MARKET BASKET, I HAD NEVER BEEN IN THAT STORE, BUT IT WAS PROBABLY A WT GRANT BEFORE KMART) TO TEWKSBURY (I WAS TOLD IT IS 125,000 squre feet and opened 1992), and someone from ATtleboro told me that the one in North ATtleboro (now Shaw's on Robert F drive) was relocated to South aTtleboro (I heard it is 114,000 square fet and opened 92), I also went to a Kmart in Boston MAssachusets in the South BAy Center (AS IT WAS HAVING THE CLOSING SALE and I went there in MArch 2003) (looks like a cave with the oval ontop with the Kmart logo in the oval) and it was said to be 128,000 square feet and opened late 1993, and I hear it is now a TArget, and went to one having a closing sale in Plymouth MAss (I went there in MArch 2003) and it was said to have opened in early 1996 and 118,000 square feet and the building was gold with the triangle front, but it had the Red K with the mart in it logo instead of the BIG KMART logo, WHY??? I went to one In Braintree Mass (STILL AROUND AND SAID TO BE 116,000 square feet and said to have opened late 1996), and it looks like a cave with the oval ontop with the Kmart logo in the oval) I went to one in Brighton Mass last year and it looks like it was a Caldor at one time, I heard it opened in late 1999 and is 85,000 square feet. In NH I have been to newer ones: In Claremont NH (The building looks like a cave and it is dark red and is said to have opened in MArch 1990, I FIRST WENT TO IT IN 1997, I DO NOT KNOW IF IT HAD THE OLD LOGO), Londonderry NH (looks like a cave with the oval ontop with the Kmart logo in the oval, and with Red K with the mart inside) and was said to opened mid 1993 and 115,000 square feet and Keene NH (building with a gold triangle front with the REd K with the Mart inside) and said to have opened late 1995 and 94,841 square feet. And one in Nashua (said to have opened March 1989), the building was white, with the rest of the plaza, and it has two triangles around the logo, and it had the old Kmart logo, but the inside of the store was white. I hear that they have a Kmarti n Presque ISle maine in this mall and it is said to be 86,479 square feet and opened late 1993. I HAVE NEVER BEEN TO THIS KMARt (IN PRESQUE ISLE). I HAVE BEEN TO A SUPERCENTER ONCE: IT WAS IN QUEENSBURY NY.

It seems that 40,000 square foot Kmarts are rare speices now, as a lot of them got closed!!! DID THEY OPEN STORES BIGGER IN THE FIRST PLACe and scale back on the store size in the 70s and 80s (I DO NOT MEAN SHRINK THE SIZE OF EVERY STORE BUT HAVE STORES THAT THEY OPEN SMALLER),  I NOTICVED THAT MANY OF THE STORES built in 1970 to like the mid 1980s ARE 84,180 square feet!!!!!! When did they stop opening 40,000 square foot stores, the one in North Conway in the mountain valley mall was 40,000 square feet and opened in late 1980 (I mean closer to 1981), and it had the orange walls, marble floors, signs for the isles black, and woden desks. Why was Conway that size, because of the small market? I went to that store and hated it, it was very dirty not well stocked and they talked about adding 32,200 square feet to it at one point, but that never happened!! WHY, Because in the back ends a road path and there SEEMED TO BE NOT MUCH ROOM FOR EXPANSIon, HOWEVER IN 1998, like MAnchester, Portsmout and GIlford, the insides of teh stores were remodeled and the logo was just changed to the Red with the mart inside the Red. Even for conway, the back of teh store had the old logo on it.  I NOTICED THAT ones built in the late 1980s/early 1990s were 86,479 square feet and look like a cave and are dark red or grey.

A GIVE AWAY OF A STORE THAT MAY NOT HAVE BEEN REMODELEd (AT LEAST OUTSIDE), the building is still brown (IF IT WAS REMODELED, IT WOULD BE GREY) and the logo is the same, and ones built in 1975-1983, the slope above the lettering of the building was never changed.

They closed stores like this, late 94 close 110 stores, summer 95 close 72 stores, between 95-97 close some stores here and there, close 15 stores in early 1996, close 72 stores in Summer 2000, close 283 stores in 2002, close 316 stores in 2003, close like 20 to 30 stores here and there between 2002-2005, 2004 sold 18 to Home Depot, 2005-2007 convert 400 to SEars. THE 2nd wave of bankruptcy closings had more of the stores that close modernized and newer ones, WHY?? THAT MAKES NO SENSE. Connecticut and Rhode island got hit really hard with the closings!!! As more than half of the stores in those states closed, like the only ones left in CT are in Vernon, Cromwell, Watertown, Waterbury, Torrington, and the ones that closed in Bankruptcy were in Bristol (replaced a Caldor in late 1999, closed 2002), Southington, Wallingford (Super K), New Haven (Super K), Windsor, Plainville(Opened late 1999, closed early spring 2003), Derby, Manchester, and THE ONES BECOMING SEARS ARE IN SOUTHBURY AND PUTNAM, and the one in NEw milford got Sold to HOme Depot last year, and the one in WEthersfield closed in 1997. The ones left are older looking stores, and the modern ones got sold or closed. IN RI: Coventry closed in 1996 in a round that involved 14 others (including Skowhegan ME), Middletown closed in 2000, Johnston closed in 2002, WArwick and Lincoln closed in 2003. The only one left in Rhode Island is in Cranston. The Cranston store, from what I hear, opened in late 2001, and an older store in Cranston got closed when it opened since they were relocating it. I hear the one in Warwick that got closed replaced an older location nearby, and the one in Lincoln opened in 1992.

I heard that Kmarts in Woburn Mass (now LEchmere and now TJMAxx in more) and WEymouth mass closed in early-mid 1980s!! DID THEY HAVE A ROUND OF CLOSINGS THEN?
2 years ago I saw one vacant in West Springfield Mass (it was said to be have been 84,180 square feet) and I heard it closed in the early 1995 round of closings with 110 stores, and from the label scar it had the old logo, the unchanged slope above the glass windows (Boarded up at the time), and the unpainted brown exterior (I hear the store is now AJ WRight). AND I saw a building, last year, in Pittsfield MAss that looked like a Kmart, one with the 1970-1974 style, and identical to the picture of East Greenbush NY, and the store was divided into PEtco, Pep boys (now vacant), TJ MAxx and Home Goods, the building looked remodeled because the rest of the building (Above the white part that goes half way of the building, with the Kmart logo halfway on the white part) was grey instead of brown. I don't know if the Kmart still had the old logo. For all I also I Know, part of the Home Goods could have been another store, I Don't know if it was. I looked up that Kmart and dealmakers issue in August 1997 said the Kmart store in Pittsfield was closing due to POOR SALEs, (it seemed that it was closing individually opposed to a mass purge of closings) WHY DID IT HAVE POOR SALES? There was a WAl-mart that looked like it opened in 1994 (because of the triangle top), to the east of it 1/8 of a mile, a Bradlees (That was vacant when I saw it), A hills department store (vacant when I saw it in the Berkshire Mall and one mile north of the Kmart).
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: storehistoryguy on July 06, 2005, 05:14:08 PM
I like this sign.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Zayre88 on July 06, 2005, 05:56:59 PM
I remember the Gilford store, it was indeed very junky.  The shelves were old and damaged, there was burned neon lights everywhere, the closed restaurant was old with dirty windows and used as a clearance area wich merchandise on the counters!  The Skowhegan store was never renovated.  At one point, there was a sign in the lawn in front of the store saying:  ?COMING SOON!? with the 90?s red Kmart logo...

I remember when the locator sorted the stores in BIG, Super and regular Kmarts.  I noticed the Augusta store remained a traditional Kmart and i thought it would be closed because it?s very small but it finally became a BIG K later.  The Portsmouth store got it?s BIG Kmart logo but few improvements were done.  The store is approximately 72,300 sq.-ft.  The exterior does look like the one in Manchester wich i never visited.  

When i first saw the Auburn store, i was impressed because it was a large store and looked renovated, stocked and clean.  The Bangor store looks like that if i remember well.  In Waterville, sources are telling me it used to be a Mammoth Mart.  I visited the Scarborough store as a kid and i remember it was large with a grey exterior and featured a Little Caesars.  It probably looked like Bangor or Auburn.  

It makes me mad to learn that Kmart closed so many large, renovated and Super kmart stores when there are smaller ones that would benefit from a renovation or expansion.  I find closings like Manchester stupid... they have a store right in the middle of the retail hub of the biggest town in NH and they close it.  The nearby discount stores in town were the soon-to-close Ames, a closed Caldor, a closed Bradlees and two Wal-Mart.  

It surprises me that the Portsmouth store is still open.  They should keep it, they have a top quality location and room for expansion with that large parking lot.  The 4,020 sq-ft. Auto center is still vacant and they are not using it to expand!  They did few improvements lately and replaced the former restaurant but it?s not enough to me...

Look at the picture.  BIG Kmart logo, old brick color, old entrance white top and Ames carts ...  :tumble:
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: dooneyt63 on July 06, 2005, 06:32:21 PM
Kmart is my favorite of the big three discounters as well.  It remains much closer to the classic discount store model than Target.  Target has deleted most automotive and hardware and has a very quirky sporting goods department, mostly accenting trendy items.  While many of the cafes have been closed if not profitable, the remaining ones are being streamlined and improved.  I miss the old submarine sandwiches and the great ham they once sold in the store entry area delis.  The Joe Boxer and Route 66 lines have given a certain desired trendiness to the clothing areas at Kmart, but they still have many everyday basics appreciated by their older customers.  Here in the Southeast, not ever going to Wal-Mart if you live in a smaller community can be like cutting off your nose to spite your face, but the stores are definitely bland and generally of a lower quality than Kmart.  While I doubt Kmart will ever be considered upscale, it is the only real competitor for Wal-Mart, like it or not.  Target really doesn't make much of an effort to compete on household chemicals, HBA, etc.  The addition of Sears' legendary Kenmore and Craftsman lines in Kmart should give it a significant edge if handled properly.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: storehistoryguy on July 06, 2005, 06:37:16 PM
I liked the K Mart in Montgomeryville Pa. Built in 1975. It had a cafeteria, much like they used to have in Woolworth. It had the dressing rooms right in the middle of the store and when you walked out of your room, you were right in the store again, no hallway. There were also three kiddie rides out front. The store closed in 1999 and the building was knocked down in 2003 to build a Best Buy. Jerks! :flaming:
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 06, 2005, 06:45:39 PM
How do you know the square footage of the one in Portsmouth? Thanks for the info

Zayre88 HOW MANY SQUARE FEET IS THE ONE IN AUGUSTA and ROCHESTER?

FOr Augusta, when I went there 4 years, ago it looked like the interior was renovated, when you walk in the store its small, when you go in teh back it looks big.

THAT IS TRUE, the exterior of the one in Portsmouth was similar to the one in Manchester. The one in Manchester was across the mall of NH,
The one in Bangor does look renovated, BUT the building was metal grey, and on the top it had this rectangle/square and it says BIg Kmart. IT looks different than Auburn. I have been to the one in Bangor. I wonder why they closed the one in Scarboro, I HAD NEVER BEEN TO THAT KMART, I HEARD THEY CLOSED IT BECUASE OF THE EMINANT DOMAIN OF A NEW HOSPITAL, and plus the store was not in the best location.

WEll Kmart closing renovated stores, I guess it costs more to operate newer stores and A chain closing newer stores is not uncomming, cause I guess them opening there was a disaster or the store spent more money than they were making.
Them closing manchester was not too stupid, since at the same time Kmart closed other stores in major retail HUBs. I HATE IT WHEN A CHAIN CLOSES STORES IN MAJOR RETAIL HUBS, and if they cannot make it in a major retail shopping strip, then they won't make it, and 2 things may have contributed to it: 1. competiton and the operating expense.

MY nearest Kmart is in LEbanon, Hooksett and ROchester, it used to be in Gilford, the Gilford one closed because of the lease expiration, and poor sales on top of it!!! IF its lease did not expire, it would have closed in probably in round one of the bankruptcy store closings.

KMART ALSO CLOSEd 80% of their TExas stores, pulling out of markets like Houston, DAllas, Amarillo, Fort Worth, Austin, SAn Antonio, but kept their stores in El PAso and smaller cities. WHAT MADE THEM CLOSE MOST OF THEIR STORES IN TEXAS.

They also pulled out of Alaska entirley. They first opened in Alaska in 1993, and pulled out in round 2. WHY???? because of distribution
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: storehistoryguy on July 06, 2005, 07:08:38 PM
Here is another old K Mart.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: storehistoryguy on July 06, 2005, 07:09:09 PM
Former K Mart.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Zayre88 on July 07, 2005, 03:54:59 PM
Kmart closing 3 more Super Kmart.  See article at http://www.detnews.com/2005/business/0507/06/D01-238283.htm
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Zayre88 on July 07, 2005, 04:10:23 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
How do you know the square footage of the one in Portsmouth? Thanks for the info

Zayre88 HOW MANY SQUARE FEET IS THE ONE IN AUGUSTA and ROCHESTER?

The one in Bangor does look renovated, BUT the building was metal grey, and on the top it had this rectangle/square and it says BIg Kmart.  I wonder why they closed the one in Scarboro, I HAD NEVER BEEN TO THAT KMART, I HEARD THEY CLOSED IT BECUASE OF THE EMINANT DOMAIN OF A NEW HOSPITAL, and plus the store was not in the best location.

From the Kmart website, i learned that the Auto center was 4,020 sq.-ft and i have a floor plan of the plaza where it?s located but without dimensions.  I used the square that represents the auto-center and estimated.  I don?t know about Augusta and Rochester but Rochester is quite big.  For Scarborough, the location was not the best, they should have built it closer to the Maine Mall area.  Since that closing, there are no Kmart store south of Augusta in Maine!
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: storehistoryguy on July 07, 2005, 04:13:13 PM
I think they should get rid of that whole Big and Super thing and go back to the way it was before. I do like that mini super market in K Mart. I really love that. Low prices on shirts and ice tea! :insane: I once got a short sleeve shirt that was on clearance for two dollar and and a PennSurpreme regular ice tea, 16 ounces, sixty-nine cents. Total price: $2.69. Take that Target! "Discount" department store. Target (Today, not like 30 years ago when they were normal.) is to expensive.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: storehistoryguy on July 07, 2005, 04:32:31 PM
How about this?
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: storehistoryguy on July 07, 2005, 04:42:52 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by 76BraldorZayKamesfanBBTB
QuoteOriginally posted by storehistoryguy
How about this?


AW SWEET!!

NICE!!!!:bigsmile:

They should do that for the out of business K Marts.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: storehistoryguy on July 07, 2005, 05:03:13 PM
Hey, all of these are great, but I like this sign!!!!!! :insane:
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 07, 2005, 05:03:21 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by Zayre88
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
How do you know the square footage of the one in Portsmouth? Thanks for the info

Zayre88 HOW MANY SQUARE FEET IS THE ONE IN AUGUSTA and ROCHESTER?

The one in Bangor does look renovated, BUT the building was metal grey, and on the top it had this rectangle/square and it says BIg Kmart.  I wonder why they closed the one in Scarboro, I HAD NEVER BEEN TO THAT KMART, I HEARD THEY CLOSED IT BECUASE OF THE EMINANT DOMAIN OF A NEW HOSPITAL, and plus the store was not in the best location.

From the Kmart website, i learned that the Auto center was 4,020 sq.-ft and i have a floor plan of the plaza where it?s located but without dimensions.  I used the square that represents the auto-center and estimated.  I don?t know about Augusta and Rochester but Rochester is quite big.  For Scarborough, the location was not the best, they should have built it closer to the Maine Mall area.  Since that closing, there are no Kmart store south of Augusta in Maine!

Where did you get the floor plan of the plaza. what do you mean used the square that represents? I have been to those Kmarts in Rochester NH (I WAS IN THE ONE IN ROCHESTER LAST WEEK), Auburn ME, Augusta Me and BAngor ME.

By the way, 9.5-11 years ago they were going to put a 96,000 square foot Kmart in Littleton NH. They backed out 9.5 yeras ago, perhaps because of the population of the area. Wal-mart built where Kmat was going to build. In 1987 they were talking about putting a 67,000 square foot Kmart in COncord in the Old King's Plaza, Kmart backed out due to wetland issues. Kmart was going to build a big store in JAmaica Plains MA and a supercenter in newington Ct. How come there was no Kmart around New London Ct, or Stamford CT, closer to Worcester MAss. Why did Kmart build some stores bigger than others?

About the last 2 Kmart info I posted, please give your comments.

There is a picture of the Kmart in Gilford.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Jag67 on July 07, 2005, 05:36:49 PM
QuoteThere is a picture of the Kmart in Gilford.

That K-Mart opened in 1976.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 07, 2005, 06:39:39 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by storehistoryguy
Hey, all of these are great, but I like this sign!!!!!! :insane:

I save pictures of Kmart and that one is in WAtertown Connecticut, I Mentioned that one in my long commentry about Kmart.

I save pictures of Kmarts.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Zayre88 on July 07, 2005, 07:25:57 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife

Where did you get the floor plan of the plaza. what do you mean used the square that represents?

Why did Kmart build some stores bigger than others?

About the last 2 Kmart info I posted, please give your comments.  

I got the plan at http://www.whartonrealtygroup.com/properties.asp?place=1&propid=10028  I used the outlined auto center space(yellow dot) that i copied. Then i pasted it all over the store to see what could be the total space of the Kmart.  It's very approximate.  

As for the size, it depends on the population and the market i think.  At Sears Canada, we have three kind of stores: Select, Core and satellite.  The select stores are the large two or three levels urban stores in big malls, Core stores are the most common stores: smaller, 1 or 2 levels and they have specific selection of merchandise.  Satellites are small one-level stores in towns that are located away from big cities.

Kmart probably worked this way too when they built stores.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Zayre88 on July 15, 2005, 10:00:47 AM
Here's a lonely Ames cart in the Portsmouth NH Kmart store.  Some have Kmart logo stickers but not that one.

Notice the usual Kmart burned neons and the yellowish color they create.  They should use "cool white" neons.

BTW, does the aisles in that picture look clean ??
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: storehistoryguy on July 20, 2005, 08:27:22 AM
Why did K Mart shut down all of there auto centers last year?
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: store215 on July 20, 2005, 08:43:05 AM
QuoteOriginally posted by storehistoryguy
Why did K Mart shut down all of there auto centers last year?

It was actually a few years ago. Penske, the company that operated the centers basicaly got mad that kmart was closing so many stores (during their 1st bankruptcy round)and other issues, so they just pulled out of all of them.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: storehistoryguy on July 20, 2005, 08:44:53 AM
QuoteOriginally posted by MBZ321
QuoteOriginally posted by storehistoryguy
Why did K Mart shut down all of there auto centers last year?

It was actually a few years ago. Penske, the company that operated the centers basicaly got mad that kmart was closing so many stores (during their 1st bankruptcy round)and other issues, so they just pulled out of all of them.

K Mart should have gone out on there own then. Now the garages just sit there boarded up. :(
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 20, 2005, 10:55:04 AM
This is the Kmart in Hooksett NH. It had a big flood near it last year in April. The store opened 1974 and is 94,500 square feet. I went in the store yesterday and on the back of the store was the Big Kmart logo.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: storehistoryguy on July 20, 2005, 11:26:58 AM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
This is the Kmart in Hooksett NH. It had a big flood near it last year in April. The store opened 1974 and is 94,500 square feet. I went in the store yesterday and on the back of the store was the Big Kmart logo.

Why is that Jeep parked on the sidewalk? :huh: Smart drivin'! :insane:
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 20, 2005, 04:07:55 PM
This is one of the remaining Kmarts in Connecticut:

in vernon

The Kmarts left in Connecticut are in Torrington (I have no picture of this store, but heard it opened 1980), Watertown (I have a picture of it and will post it soon), Cromwell ( i have a picture of it and will post it soon, said to opened 73), Waterbury (I have a picture of it and will post it soon, said to be 95,784 square feet, opened 73), Vernon (MY PICTURE OF THIS STORE IS in this post, below this message),  and Milford (I have a picture of this store, said to have opened 1980 and 84,210 square feet).

Will become Sears: Putnam (I have no picture of this store online, I VIsited this store and it was big and not very busy, and I photographed this store, it is said to be 101,000 square feet and opened 1995), Southbury (I have a picture of this store, said to be 120,897 square feet and opened 1992)

Sold to HOme Depot Last Year: NEw Milford (Said to opened 1994 and 114,000 square feet)

the ones that closed: ORange (said to be 84,240 square feet) became Builders Squre in 1988, Wethersfield closed 1997, Bristol (I have a picture of this store, was a Caldor and opened 99 and 86,380 square efet) and SOuthington (I have no picture of this store, and I saw it in 1994 and it looked like the ones in Hooksett NH, WAterbury Ct, Cromwell Ct and it had the red K with the mart inside the K, IT was said to have opened 1973 and 95,810 square feet) closed in 2002; WIndsor (Said to be 118,242 square efet and opened 1995), NEw Haven supercenter (I have a picture of this store and I heard it closed mainly to shoplifting and it got good business, said to have been 172,000 square feet and opened october 1995), Wallingford supercenter (IT is now wal-mart and I have no pictures of this one, said to be 175,000 square feet and opened early 1996), Plainville (I have a picture of this store and it is now Dick's, Petsmart and another store, and why did it close?, said to have opened November 1999 and 96,000 square feet), MAnchester (I have a picture of it and will post it soon, said to be 99,670 square feet and opened 71 or 72) and Derby (Said to be 82,000 square feet and opened 1992) closed in 2003.

Relocated ones: putnam relocated from downtown in 1995 and I have a picture of this store and the old location looks like the Kmart in Gilford and I saw this one last year and I saw the labelscar of the old Kmart logo, Windsor relocated in 1995 and the old one became Ocean state job and the Ocean state is said to be 41,000 square feet, the one in East HAven (I HAVE A PICTURE OF THIS STORE AND WILL POST IT, it is said to be 70,130 square feet) relocated in 1995 to NEw haven as a Supercenter, the one in Wallingford (I HAVE A PICTURE OF THE OLD ONE and is said to be 70,000 square feet) relocated down the road as a supercenter

CONNECTICUT GOT HIT REALLY HARD WITH CLOSINGS FOR SOME REASON!!!!!!!!!! A Super Kmart was planned for NEwington CT but the store did not happen!!! this was 10 yeras ago.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 20, 2005, 04:11:01 PM
THIS IS THE KMART IN WATERTOWN CONNECTICUT. IT has the old logo. I VISITED THE ONE IN BURLINGTON VERMONT 3 years ago and it had the old logo and it was really old and crummy.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 20, 2005, 04:15:52 PM
RHODE ISLAND Also got hit really hard with Kmart closings!

the one in Coventry (said to be 52,571 square feet and in the Coventry Plaza on tiogue road near a wal-mart that opeend a year before, THEY WERE GOING TO RELOCATE THE STORE!!!!!!!!) closed in 1996 (The same time skowhegan closed), the one in Middletown (Said to be 56,350 square feet, opened 74 or 76 and closed when North Conway NH did, I HAVE A PICTURE OF THIS STORE AND WILL POST IT LATER) closed in 2000, the one in Johnston (said to be 84,000 square feet, and just before the closing announcement they were going to add 18,000 square fet, I HAVE NO PICTURE OF THIS STORE AND IT LOOKS LIKE THE ONE IN HOOKSETT NH, and I SAW ITS REMAINS LAST WEEK AND IT IS NOW BURLINGTON COAT) closed in 2002, the ones in Warwick (said to be 119,035 square feet and opened 1993, an older 84,180 square foot store relocated to this Kmart spot) and Lincoln (said to be 108,553 square fet and opened 92) closed 2003.

The only Kmart left is in Cranston: here is Cranston's history of Kmart, Kmart opened on Elmwood ave in 1982 as a 65,000 or 75,000 square foot store and relocated in late 2001 on GArfield AVe as a 105,000 square foot store.





The picture shown here is the only one left in Rhode ISland: Cranston (On garland ave)
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 20, 2005, 04:43:46 PM
Kmarts in NH  (here is what I mean by saying the logo did not change, it always stayed the old school logo)


Remaining Kmarts: Salem (it opened 1972, logo on the store did not change until the BIg K format in 1997, but the inside was white when I first went into it in 1995, the store looks like Hooksett, I HAVE NO ONLINE PICTURE OF THIS ONE); Hooksett (it opened 1974, said to be 94,500 square feet, I first went into it when i was little and I always remember the inside of the store being white instead of the old orange, the logo on the store did not change until the bIg K conversion in 97 and the store had the brown on the building side instead of the new repainted grey front, I posted the picture of this store a few posts above); West Lebanon (opened 1976, currently 106,038 square feet, it was expanded and completly renovted 15 years ago and added 40,000 square feet during this renovation and the logo got changed to the REd K, before the renovation the store looked like Manchester and portsmouth, I have an on line picture of this one); Portsmouth NH (Opened 1978, Zayre88 said its 72,300 square feet, the store was never changed until 1997/1998 when they only repainted the inside of the stoer and changed the logo to the Red k with the mart in it and turned it into Big K in 2000, I have a online picture of this one), Rochester (opened 1979, in Lilac MAll, was probably expanded and renovated years ago, it is big and nice, I have an online picture of this one) and Claremont (Opened early 1990, the store is brown and looks like a cave, I have no online picture of this one)

WIll become Sears: NAshua (Opened early 1989, had the white insides, the old Kmart logo until April 1998 when it was converted into Big K, no online picture of this store), Londonderry (Opened mid 1993, said to be 115,000 square feet, I HAVE NO ONLINE PICTURE OF THIS STORE and the store looks like a cave and has the Kmart logo around the oval) and Keene (Opened 1995, said to be 94,841 square feet)

CLOSED: North Conway (Opened October 1980, 40,318 square feet and in the Mountain VAlley mall, the store was never changed until 1997/1998 when they only repainted the inside of the stoer and changed the logo to the Red k with the mart in it, the store was junky and dirty and NEVER MADE IT TO BECOME A BIG K, in 1993 they talked about adding 32,200 square feet, (By expanding it to the back and it would have put the store too close to the road) buthat that never happened) closed in 2000, Gilford (Opened SEptember 1976, 54,000 square feet, have an online picture of the store, IT was a WT GRANT AT ONE TIME, THE STORE WAS HORRIBLY JUNKY, OLD AND DIRTY and the store was never changed until 1997/1998 when they only repainted the inside of the stoer and changed the logo to the Red k with the mart in it  and IT NEVER MADE IT TO BECOME A BIG K) closed in 2001 due to the lease expiration and poor sales and Manchester  (Opened 1975, across from the MAll of NEw hampshire, said to be 72,180 square feet, the store was never changed until 1997/1998 when they only repainted the inside of the stoer and changed the logo to the Red k with the mart in it and turned it into Big K in 2000, I have a online picture of this one) closed in 2002.

NO Kmarts got relocated. In 1987 was talk about putting a 67,000 square foot Kmart in Concord in the Old King's plaza, but it never happened due to wetland issues, and in 1994-1996 there was talk about putting a 96,000 square foot Kmart in Littleton, but it never happened and Littleton got Wal-mart a couple years after Kmart backed out.

Here is a picture of the Kmart in WEst Lebanon:
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 20, 2005, 04:46:25 PM
there is a picture of the Kmart in Rochester in this post:

posted on 7/7/2005 at 09:10 PM  

There is a picture of the one in KEene on this post:
posted on 9/5/2005 at 03:09 AM  

There is a picture of the one in Gilford on this post:
posted on 7/7/2005 at 10:03 PM


THis is another picture of the Kmart in Rochester:
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 20, 2005, 04:51:44 PM
Here is a another pictuer of the one in Rochester
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 20, 2005, 04:54:01 PM
This is a picture of the Kmart that closed in MAnchester in new hampshire in 2002.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 20, 2005, 04:56:02 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
This is a picture of the Kmart that closed in MAnchester in new hampshire in 2002.

and another picture of the Kmart in MAnchester NH
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 20, 2005, 04:57:57 PM
this is the Kmart in Portsmouth NH

another picture of the Kmart in portsmouth is in this post:
6/7/2005 at 10:56 PM
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 20, 2005, 04:59:37 PM
THIS IS ANOTHER PICTURE OF THE KMART IN HOOKSETT!
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 20, 2005, 05:08:20 PM
HISTORY OF KMARTS IN MAINE AND VERMONT

NO STORES IN VERMONT CLOSED!!!
: Kmart in SOuth Burlington opened in 1975 (IT still has the old Kmart logo and is shabby!!!!!), Kmart in RUtland opened in the mid-late 1970s in the Rutland plaza in a 76,135 square foot store and RELOCATEd in June 1995 to the new DIamond RUn MAll and the old Kmart became Wal-mart; the one in Bennington opened in 1979 and IS VERY MUCH like the one in Portsmouth NH and apparently the store went unchanged until 1998 and I heard it did not become Big K until 2000, IT was apparently changed like the ones in Manchester and Portsmouth NH. I VISITED THE KMART IN BENNINGTON 3 years ago and it was very much like the one in Portsmouth NH


THE ONLY KMARTS IN MAINE LEFT!!!!!!!!!!!!!: BAngor (Opened march 1972, maybe 90,000 square feet, I vistied the store in 1999), Auburn (Opened 1972, Said to be maybe 105,000 square feet, I visited the store in 1998), Augusta (opened 1974, old, IT appeared to have been just recently redone, I visited it in 2001, something said it is 85,808 square feet, I wonder if it was expanded), WAterville (said to be 99,502 square feet, IT was probably expanded, Said to have opened 1977, I visited the store in 2001), Madawaska (said to be 42,000 square feet, opened 1977, I HAVE NEVER VISITED THE STORE), PResque ISle (said to be 86,479 square feet, opened November 1993 and in the ARoostook CEntre MAll, I HAVE AN ONLINE PICTURE OF THE STORE, I HAVE NEVER BEEN TO THE STORE)

CLOSED: Scarboro (Opened 1972, said to be 80,000 square feet, closed apparently for eminant Domain ffor the hospital), closed December 1995, Skowhegan (Opened 1979, said to be 40,318 square feet) closed 1996, Falmouth (Opened 1972, 84,000 square feet, now Wal-mart, closed due to lease expiring), closed MArch 1997. THERE IS NO KMART AROUND PORTLAND!!!!!!!

I HAVE NO ONLINE PICUTRES OF THE VERMONT ONES:

THE ONLINE PICTURES FOR AUBURN, BANGOR AND AUGUSTA MAINE ARE IN THIS POST: posted on 7/7/2005 at 09:10 PM

HERE IS A PICTURE OF THE WATERVILLE STORE:
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 20, 2005, 05:21:31 PM
HEre is the Kmart in Skowhegan MAine vacant

There is another picture of the Kmart in showhegan in this post:
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 20, 2005, 05:45:46 PM
Kmart history in MAssachusetts: Fitchburg (Opened 71, 100,800 square feet, renovated 1991), Brockton (Opened 1973, on Main st, apparently renovated as the side is grey instead of brown, probably same size as Hyannis), Hyannis (opened MArch 1973, 90,000 square feet, apparently renovated, has the REd K with the mart in it logo and the sign has that logo), Milford (Opened 1974, 100,678 square feet, apparently renovated as the side of the building is purple instead of brown and has the labelscar of the REd K with the mart in it logo), Billerica (opened August 1975, 84,180 square feet, apparently just renovated, in Billerica Mall), SAugus (Opened MARch 1976, 84,180 square feet, WAS JUST RENOVATED and NOT EXPANDEd, I HAVE AN ONLINE PICTURE OF BOTH THE OLD KMART LOOK AND NEW KMART LOOK THAT I WILL POST SOON), NEwburyport (Opened August 1976, probably in the 50,000s of thousands of square feet, the store was never changed until 1997/1998 when they only repainted the inside of the stoer and changed the logo to the Red k with the mart in it and turned it into Big K in 2000, ), Acton (Opened 1976, said to be 60,000 square feet, the store was never changed until 1997/1998 when they only repainted the inside of the stoer and changed the logo to the Red k with the mart in it and turned it into Big K in 2000, ), FAll RIver (Opened OCtober 1976, said to be 108,000 square feet, the floors were marble still,I it is in the HArbor MAll and the mall opened 1971), Great Barrington (Opened 1976, 52,486 square feet, APPARENTLY the store was never changed until 1997/1998 when they only repainted the inside of the stoer and changed the logo to the Red k with the mart in it and turned it into Big K in 2000, ), Holyoke (Opened 1977, does not look like most kmarts and plaza opened 1977) FAirhaven (Opened 1977, probably 91,653 square feet, apparently renovated at one point or even expanded some, the store looks that way), PAlmer (Opened MArch 1979, HAVE A URL PICTURE OF IT, VERY SMALL AND PROBABLY in the 50,000s square feet, APPARENTLY the store was never changed until 1997/1998 when they only repainted the inside of the stoer and changed the logo to the Red k with the mart in it and turned it into Big K in 2000), Somerville (opened OCtober 1980, said to be 95,000 square feet, in ASsembly square mall, When I first saw it in like 1992 I saw that the store had the Red K with the mart in it and it  must have been remodeled, I went in it in 2002) Webster (Opened 1980, added 35,000 square feet in 1992, store is not too big still), SPringfield (opened 1981, 88,425 square feet, Plaza opened 1959, the store was never changed until 1997/1998 when they only repainted the inside of the stoer and changed the logo to the Red k with the mart in it and turned it into Big K in 2000, ), SOuth ATtleboro (OPENED 1992, 114,000 square feet), Braintree (116,000 square feet, Opened November 1996), Brighton (OPened November 1999, onec CAldor, 85,000 square feet.

Closed: Woburn (opened 78, Now LEchmere then, AJ Wright, that became sports authority, and TJmaxxn more) Swansea (Opened 1971, looks like hooksett, then STuart's and now Building 19), WEymouth (Opened 76, became Stuart's then Buildiing 19 in harborlight mall that is now Lowe's), CLinton (Became Shaw's, 53,000 square feet), NAtick (late 1970s, closed early 1980s it says on Framingham retail website, now Burlington Coat) and Chelsea (opened 1979, became STuart's) closed in like the early-mid 1980s.

SEekonk (Opened 1973, Rt. 44, like in the 60,000s or 70,000s of thousands of square feet, West Springfield (84,180 square feet and opened 76 or 81, I saw it vacant 2 years ago and it looked unchanged with the brown front instead of the remodeled grey and the slope unchaged and the label scar of the old School Kmart logo and it looked the one in MAnchester NH), Springfield (Boston Rd, opened 1978, now Furniture store) closed in FEburary 1995. Apparently one in DArtmouth MAss closed in 1993. ROckland MAss closed in April 1995 and opened 1977 and was old looking. Pittsfield Mass closed in August 1997 due to poor sales and it opened in August 1971 (And the buildign looked like Hooksett nh and is now a vacant Pep Boy's, HOme goods, TJ Maxx and Petco and the building below the logo area is grey instead of brown, maybe the stores remodeld it)

In 2002 DAnvers Mass (IT looked like East greenbush picture, it opened 1974, was 82,500 square feet, I went in it in February 1997 and the inside was white instead of brown, it had the old school kmart logo still, its now a relocated market basket), HAdley (Opened 1978, in HAmpshire Mall, 91,572 square feet, added 25,000 square feet in 1994, now a larger Target), North Adams (Opened 1981, and demolished and rebuilt in 1994 into a 95,000 square foot store and it was 40,000 square feet larger), and Salem (Opened November 1999, replaced caldor, was 97,000 square feet, now Target).

In 2003 Boston South BAy CEnter (opened 1993, was 128,000 square feet and the largest one in MAss and I was the only white in the store, its now Target), Plymouth MAss (Opened feb 1996, had the trinagle front but with the Red K logo with the mart in it, 118,242 square feet), WEstfield (Opened 1980, 68,000 square feet, apparently the store was never changed until 1997/1998 when they only repainted the inside of the stoer and changed the logo to the Red k with the mart in it and turned it into Big K in 2000, now Big Lots), Haverhill (Opened OCtober 1976, 64,239 square feet, plaza built in 1966, the store was silver grey, APPARENTLY the store was never changed until 1997/1998 when they only repainted the inside of the stoer and changed the logo to the Red k with the mart in it and turned it into Big K in 2000, still vacant), Raynham (Opened 1975, 84,278 square feet, renovated and maybe even remodeled in 1993)

In 2005 TEWksbury will become Sears and the store is 125,000 square feet and OPened September 1992.

RElocations: Chelmsford MAss (apparently opened 1976, in EAstgate plaza that opened 1961, WAs a WT GRant, and it is now a relocated MArket Basket) relocated in 1992 to the Kmart in TEwksbury. North Attleboro (like 50,000 square feet) relocated to South ATtleboro in 1992 and is now Shaw's.

HERE IS A PICTURE OF THE ONE IN FALL RIVER
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 20, 2005, 05:49:22 PM
Kmart in FAirhaven mass. IT opened april 1977 and was apparently renovated or expanded some.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 20, 2005, 05:55:36 PM
http://www.nationalcommercial.com/properties.php

has pictures of the Kmarts in Acton, Palmer, Holyoke and Fitchburg mass. I do not know how to download them into picts since they are from pdf

I have a picture of the one in here in Fitchburg.

The ones in Milford mass, HYannis mass, Brockton mass, old one in Pittsfield mass (last year I saw what remained of it), look like this!!!!!!!!!!

I saw the one that was in Swansea and it looked like this except it was not repainted grey. (I have a picture of it)

HERE IS WHAT MEAN IF IT WAS NOT RENOVATED, the grey area shown in the fitchburg picture means it was remodeld and an outdated article of the worcester paper said it got renovated in 1991, and if it was not renovated Where they show grey in the Fitchburg picture is Brown. The one in DANVERS LOOKED LIKE FITCHBURG except the grey was brown.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 20, 2005, 05:57:26 PM
here is a picture of the one in Great barrington. The building is wooden black. IT is in the Great Barrington plaza, the store opened 1976 and is 52,486 square feet and the store just has the Red K with the mart inside and the plaza's sign says big Kmart.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 20, 2005, 05:58:44 PM
this is the one in the Springfield Plaza in Springfield Mass.

 it opened 1981, 88,425 square feet, Plaza opened 1959, the store was never changed until 1997/1998 when they only repainted the inside of the stoer and changed the logo to the Red k with the mart in it and turned it into Big K in 2000, ),
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 20, 2005, 06:04:16 PM
this one is in  Boston South BAy CEnter (opened 1993, was 128,000 square feet and the largest one in MAss and I was the only white in the store, its now Target), IT CLOSED IN 2003. I DO NOT KNOW WHY IT CLOSEd.

The 2nd wave of closings were the worst, it closed ones that were popular with a lot of people. it seems the 2nd round was more than profitability and sales, it was cost of operating the store, lease issues, distribution issues, competition and maybe shoplifting and a lot of factors. after the 2nd wave, it was hard to find a kmart. They pulled out of Alaska entirley (But their stores were built huge and opened in 1993 and all were converted into Super K in late 2001, maybe because of distrubution issues) and closed 33 texas stores in the 1st wave and 54 in the 2nd, leaving only 20 in small cities and left most of their stores in El PAso, and in the 2nd wave they pulled out of HOuston, DAllas, Fort Worth, Austin, SAn Antanio, Amarrillo, maybe because wal-mart has a huge presecence. They even closed a major one Super CEnter in Detriot that they promised to keep open and opened in 1998 in the 2nd wave and ones in michigan that they remodeled in late 2001 (like UTica and Dearborn and some other city around detriot) and it turned people off, the 2nd wave was the saddest one, as I guess they were spending more than they were making.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: AmesNewington on July 20, 2005, 06:53:04 PM
Can anyone tell me about the Cromwell CT K-Mart. On our way to Old Saybrook, I always see K-Mart from the highway. Did they change any of it around since the re-design and merger of K-Mart and Sears.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 20, 2005, 06:59:12 PM
here is a picture of the one in cromwell connecticut.

you can see the store in the reflection of the restuarant.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: AmesNewington on July 20, 2005, 07:03:38 PM
Which pic shows the reflection?
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 20, 2005, 07:12:46 PM
This is the former Kmart in Bristol COnnecticut. IT was a CAldor and it opened in November 1999 and closed in June 2002. IT was 86,380 square feet and is now Price chopper
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 20, 2005, 07:14:37 PM
this is the former kmart in MAnchester Ct. IT is 99,670 square feet. HEnse, it got remodeled in the 1990s and it is not around other stores. IT closed in 2003 and opened 1971 or 1972. it was 99,670 square feet.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 20, 2005, 07:15:24 PM
this was the super kmart in new haven connecticut and it opened in late 1995 it was on Foxon road
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 20, 2005, 07:17:33 PM
this was the Kmart in Plainville Connecitcut. IT was in the plainville commons and opened in late 1999, but closed in 2003. WHY DID IT CLOSE. I RESEARCHED THE AREA AND IT WAS THE ONLY STORE LIKE THAT IN PLAINVILLE. I hear it is now Dick's, petsmart and another store. the stoer was 96,842 square fet. The 2nd wave of closings of Kmart was just more of a bummer with closing nicer stores, and ones that just got renovated or opened.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 20, 2005, 07:18:54 PM
this was the original Kmart in Wallingford. IT was said to be 70000 square efet and it moved in early 1996 to a super kmart that closed in 2003. this Kmart will be a theater, I have heard this.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 20, 2005, 07:20:27 PM
this Kmart is in Milford COnnecticut. IT was built in 1980 and is 84,210 square feet. IT is one of the few Kmarts in Connecticut left.

Why did COnnecticut get hit so hard with closings???
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 20, 2005, 07:21:27 PM
this Kmart is in Southbury Ct. IT will become  a SEars, and Sears bought it out last fall, one of the 50 stores. this store opened 1992 and is 120,897 squrae feet.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 20, 2005, 07:23:18 PM
this kmart is in WAterbury CT on Wilcott st, next to it is the older Toys r us. the kmart opened in 1973 and is 95,784 square feet. The one in SOuthington that closed in 2002 looked like this one (Waterbury) And when i saw southington in 1994 it had the Red K with the mart in it and I could tell that that Kmart got remodeled.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 20, 2005, 07:24:39 PM
this is the old Kmart in EAst HAven Ct. IT moved to FOxon road in NEw haven as Big Kmart. This Kmart (east haven) Was on frontage road (The same road where TOys r us clsoed and the toys r us was near a bradlees that closed in 1996),

This kmart was 70,130 square feet and it may have opened in 1977 or 78 or something like that.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 20, 2005, 07:27:30 PM
this is the Kmart in PResque isle maine. IT opened in the aroostook centre mall in november 1993 and is 86,479 square feet.

NOTE: The ones in Claremont NH and TEwksbury Mass look like the one Presque isle.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 20, 2005, 07:29:38 PM
this Kmart was in Swansea mass on GAR hwy (Rt. 6). the store was built in 1971, and closed like in 1983 and became Stuart's in 1984 and stuart's closed in 1992 and became Building 19.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 20, 2005, 07:31:10 PM
this Kmart was in seekonk mass and was built in 1972 and closed in FEbruary 1995 with 110 others. IT is now a ann and hope outlet. the store was on Rt. 44.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 20, 2005, 07:32:43 PM
this Kmart was in Raynham mass and opened in 1975 and was 84,278 square efet and was renovated and maybe epxanded, it closed in 2003 and is now Bed, bath and beyond and Bob's stores
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 20, 2005, 07:33:52 PM
this Kmart was in WEstfield mass and was 68,000 square feet and opened 1980, now its Big Lots. it closed in 2003.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 20, 2005, 07:35:55 PM
This Kmart was in Lincoln RI and opened in 1992. It was 108,553 square feet. IT replaced ames that closed in 1990, it was zayre before, before Zayre was another store. Kmart just tor down the building. The Kmart was in the Lincoln Mall and closed in 2003. IT is becoming a target that will open in OCtober. I went to that mall last week and saw that it was being redone. I will revisit the mall next year.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 20, 2005, 07:37:36 PM
THIS KMART WAS IN WARWICK RI. IT was 119,035 square feet and opened in 1993, by replacing a nearby Kmart location that was 84,180 square feet. IT was on Bald Hill ROad and the old location looked like it was built in 1972.

THE ONE IN PLYMOUTH MASS LOOKED JUST LIKE THIS ONE!!! This one looks like Keene.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 20, 2005, 07:40:30 PM
this Kmart was in Middletown RI. IT was 56,350 square feet. SEe how the stoer had no room to expand. THIS STORE was listed as Traditional Kmart for the Kmart locations, and They probably only changed it by repainting the insides in 1997 and just changing the logo to the red k with the mart in it. The stoer closed in 2000 with 71 others and is now Bed, bath beyond and MArshalls
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 20, 2005, 07:42:01 PM
this is part of the Kmart in pittsfield that closed in 1997. it opened in summer 1971 and is now also petco, home goods and TJ Maxx. PRobably some of the space was not k-mart and a store next to k-mart.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 20, 2005, 07:43:07 PM
this kmart was in HAdley mass in the hampshire mall. it opened in 1978 and was expanded from 66,000 to 91,000 square feet in 1994.

the store was demolished and rebuilt into a 126,000 square foot Target that opened in October 2003.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 20, 2005, 07:44:34 PM
this Kmart/ or Builders squre was in DArtmouth Mass and it closed in 1993. the square footage is unknown. the plaza was demolished 5 years ago and rebuilt into one with Best buy and STop and shop.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 20, 2005, 07:46:54 PM
this Kmart was in North Adams mass. IT opened in 1981 as a 55,000 square foot store. IT was demolished in 1993-1994 and rebuilt into a modernized 95,000 square foot store.
IT closed in 2002. I heard the lease was overpriced. I saw this store vacant, and getting to the store was hard because downtown was like a maze and getting in and out of the store was like a maze and hard, so I can see why the store closed.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 20, 2005, 07:51:34 PM
this is the Kmart in South attleboro Mass. IT opened in 1992, after replacing the north attleboro one on Robert F blvd that is now Shaw's. the store is 114,000 square feet.

THIS IS WHAT THE ONES IN Londonderry NH and Braintree MASs look look. but the one in Braintree is grey and not brown.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 20, 2005, 07:55:19 PM
This is a picture taken in 1980: from the saugus online page.

This is what the Kmart originally looked like!!!!

You can see they only renovated it, and on the next picture I will post a picture of the current look of the Kmart in Saugus. It was probably remodeled in in the 1990s during their store renovation program. The store is said to be 84,180 square feet and opened in 1976.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 20, 2005, 08:00:23 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
This is a picture taken in 1980: from the saugus online page.

This is what the Kmart originally looked like!!!!

You can see they only renovated it, and on the next picture I will post a picture of the current look of the Kmart in Saugus. It was probably remodeled in in the 1990s during their store renovation program. The store is said to be 84,180 square feet and opened in 1976.

THIS IS THE CURRENT LOOK OF THE KMART IN SAUGUS MASS!!
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 20, 2005, 08:01:58 PM
another kmart in north adams picture, the article of its closing
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Jag67 on July 20, 2005, 08:32:02 PM
That 1976 K-Mart doesnt look much different. Id love to see what the inside looked like in 1976.

This is the oldest K-Mart in our area, Its on Walden Ave. and was built around 1975 or 76. You cant see it in the pic, but the labelscar of the 70's K-Mart logo is clearly visible behind the new one, which means this store wasnt renovated until recently. EVERY time we pass by the parking lot theres between 10-20 cars in the parking lot, some times less. I'm not exaggerating!! Look at the pic!! I was last in the store in July of 2003 and it was VERY small.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 20, 2005, 09:21:15 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by Jag67
That 1976 K-Mart doesnt look much different. Id love to see what the inside looked like in 1976.

This is the oldest K-Mart in our area, Its on Walden Ave. and was built around 1975 or 76. You cant see it in the pic, but the labelscar of the 70's K-Mart logo is clearly visible behind the new one, which means this store wasnt renovated until recently. EVERY time we pass by the parking lot theres between 10-20 cars in the parking lot, some times less. I'm not exaggerating!! Look at the pic!! I was last in the store in July of 2003 and it was VERY small.

I have been in Kmarts that were built around that time. the one in MAnchester NH was built in 1975, and the inside was never remodeled until late 1997. I went inside the stoer before the inside was remodeled and the walls were orange, the lables of the isles were in white letters on the orange walls, some of the isles in the middle, had a black sign with white grey lettering hanging down from a chain saying the name of the isle, marble floors, wooden cashiers. I saw the ones in Portsmouth NH (built 78), Gilford NH (opened 76, but was WT grant built in 1967), and North conway (built late 1980) that way, and the ones in Portsmouth and MAncheter did not become big k until spring 2000 and gilford and conway never saw their chance of being big K.

The Kmart in Gilford was the only store left in that part of the plaza just before it closed. They could have torn down that part of the plaza and kmart and built a newly modernized store, but I guess Kmart did not care about that store and just let it go and probably set it up to close. IT closed becuae of the expiring \lease and poor sales. it closed august 2001, and a couple years before that hte family resturant closed and became a clearence isle section!

I went to the kmart in burlington vt 3 years ago and it hast he old school logo, it is shabby and run down looking! and the only store left in the plaza.  I hear a lowe's may be built near the plaza, and an 2001 dated article of burlington free press aid Kmart would add 16,000 square feet, but that never happened.

For the one in Saugus I went there a few weeks before they filed bankruptcy and it was obvious there were problems because there were bare shelves when I saw it, and that not so good manager covered up Kmarts losses. i did not know kmart was having problems until new year's eve 2001 (The day before 2002)

What do You think of my kmart comments and pictures, and why did rhode island and connecticut get hit hard with Kmart closings? I DO NOT HAVE A PICTURE OF THE ONE IN COVENTRY RI. I will go by it when I visit RI soon (I AM NOT GOING ALL THE WAY THERE JUST TO SEE THE VACANT KMART). The one in conventry closed in 1996, with skowhegan and 15 others, and was said to be 52,571 square feet and in the Coventry Plaza.  10 years ago, I heard, they planed to move it on Rt. 3. I DO NOT HAVE A PICTURE OF THE ONE IN JOHNSTON EITHER, But saw where it was BUT A DESCRIPTION OF IT IS ABOUt 5 posts down.

This picture is part of the old Kmart location in Putnam. It was in a n old downtown plaza. IT was probably WT grant I saw it last year and it looked kind of like the one in Gilford. when I saw the one in putnam, I saw the old Kmart lettering label scar. The store moved 10 years ago on rt. 44 near 395 in Putnam parkade and that store will become SEars. the old kmart in putnam will be torn down into price chopper.

10-20 cars of the Kmart in Walden ave, that is bad, I recently wenet in the ones in Salem and Hooksett nh and they wer enot every busy.

Here are the kmarts I know that were WT grant: Acton and Chelmsford mass, gilford nh
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 20, 2005, 09:28:17 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by Jag67
That 1976 K-Mart doesnt look much different. Id love to see what the inside looked like in 1976.

This is the oldest K-Mart in our area, Its on Walden Ave. and was built around 1975 or 76. You cant see it in the pic, but the labelscar of the 70's K-Mart logo is clearly visible behind the new one, which means this store wasnt renovated until recently. EVERY time we pass by the parking lot theres between 10-20 cars in the parking lot, some times less. I'm not exaggerating!! Look at the pic!! I was last in the store in July of 2003 and it was VERY small.

newslibrary says this:

.  The Buffalo News - September 25, 1991

KMART SETS REOPENING AT UPGRADED WALDEN STORE  
  Kmart Corp. is planning a grand reopening celebration on Oct. 10 for its store at 2055 Walden Ave.The event will mark the end of extensive renovations at the 100,000-square-foot outlet. The stationery, toys, electronics and appliance departments have been expanded and a deli-style restaurant has been added, said A. Keim, Kmart's district...

Purchase Complete Article, of 53 words

Now also, look at the comparison between the two pictures I have of Saugus: they remodeled a lot of stores that way. The store still stayed 84,180 square feet, and the sign comparison.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: storehistoryguy on July 20, 2005, 10:21:40 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by MBZ321
Found this on the web...Kmart pic from the 60's (notice the K logo on her shirt)


(http://oneread.dbrl.org/2004/at-work/images/vogt-kmart.jpg)

Where did you get that pic?
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Zayre88 on July 20, 2005, 11:00:41 PM
Here's the former Kmart in Nashua NH, now Sears Essentials.  The logo is very small and behind the three !
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Zayre88 on July 20, 2005, 11:02:17 PM
The former Kmart in Manchester NH.  The storefront was changed but the Kmart style is still seen on the rest of the building.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Zayre88 on July 20, 2005, 11:05:04 PM
The former Kmart in Haverhill MA.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 20, 2005, 11:32:19 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by Zayre88
The former Kmart in Haverhill MA.

Good job Zayre88, keep up the good work.

I have been in the Kmart haverhill, back when it was open. I went by the Kmart in HAverhill 2 weeks ago and it had the label scar, it was rainy. I went to the kmart in 1998 and it had the old logo of Kmart and again in late 2000 and it was big K then. IT must have turned into Big K with manchester and portsmouth. The store was 64,239 square feet and opened 1976, but the plaza was built in 1966. IT closed in 2003.

About Kmart in Nashua, I went in it a bunch of times. it was built in early 1989 and looks different than most Kmarts! I went in it when it was named sears Essentials, they changed the isles, and had sears appliances and closed the KCAFE and the parking lot was not very full (I was there at 5 pm that day)

I saw a Burlington Coat factory in Johnston RI last week and the Burlington Coat Factory was where Kmart was. Like manchester, it changed the front and kept the Kmart style. The johnston one did not lease all the Kmart, as there was still a little space left and that space was brown instead of the remodeled Grey. THE KMART IN JOHNSTON LOOKED LIKE THE ONES IN PITTSFIELD, SWANSEA, DArtmouth, FITCHBURG Mass, HOOKSETT NH. and SALEM NH LOOKED LIKE THOSE ONES!

Kmart I guess had 2,400 stores and will be at a little over 1,000 in 2007. They closed 110 stores in early 1995, 72 in september 1995, 15 in MAy 1996, individual stores in 1995-1997 because of like lease stuff and poor sales, 72 in 2000, 4 in 2001, 283 in 2002, 316 in 2003, about 20 closed due to lease stuff, sold to kohl;s, 3 supercenters closed around memphis from 2002-2005, 18 sold to hOme Depot in 2004, 400 turned to SEars 2005-2007. They have closed half the Supercenters.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Caldor1999 on July 20, 2005, 11:42:54 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by Zayre88
The former Kmart in Haverhill MA.

Has Kmart EVER left the logo on a store that they closed:question:
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: df559 on July 21, 2005, 02:34:40 AM
I haven't ever seen Kmart leave a sign on a vacant building. When they closed down the 60's locations in my town back in the early 90's, they even painted over the labelscars!
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 21, 2005, 09:09:33 AM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
this kmart was in HAdley mass in the hampshire mall. it opened in 1978 and was expanded from 66,000 to 91,000 square feet in 1994.

the store was demolished and rebuilt into a 126,000 square foot Target that opened in October 2003.

the indoor entrence of the kmart in hadley mass
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 21, 2005, 09:13:00 AM
THis Kmart is in Garden City Mi. The first Kmart was in GArden City Mi and it opened in 1962.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: storehistoryguy on July 21, 2005, 09:15:13 AM
Do you have a pic of the K Mart in Willow Grove Pa.?
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 21, 2005, 09:16:36 AM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
RHODE ISLAND Also got hit really hard with Kmart closings!

the one in Coventry (said to be 52,571 square feet and in the Coventry Plaza on tiogue road near a wal-mart that opeend a year before, THEY WERE GOING TO RELOCATE THE STORE!!!!!!!!) closed in 1996 (The same time skowhegan closed), the one in Middletown (Said to be 56,350 square feet, opened 74 or 76 and closed when North Conway NH did, I HAVE A PICTURE OF THIS STORE AND WILL POST IT LATER) closed in 2000, the one in Johnston (said to be 84,000 square feet, and just before the closing announcement they were going to add 18,000 square fet, I HAVE NO PICTURE OF THIS STORE AND IT LOOKS LIKE THE ONE IN HOOKSETT NH, and I SAW ITS REMAINS LAST WEEK AND IT IS NOW BURLINGTON COAT) closed in 2002, the ones in Warwick (said to be 119,035 square feet and opened 1993, an older 84,180 square foot store relocated to this Kmart spot) and Lincoln (said to be 108,553 square fet and opened 92) closed 2003.

The only Kmart left is in Cranston: here is Cranston's history of Kmart, Kmart opened on Elmwood ave in 1982 as a 65,000 or 75,000 square foot store and relocated in late 2001 on GArfield AVe as a 105,000 square foot store.





The picture shown here is the only one left in Rhode ISland: Cranston (On garland ave)

THis is the original Kmart in Cranston on Elmwood ave, before it moved to GArfield ave. IT opened in 1982 and became Bob's discount and is now National Wholesale Liquidators.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: storehistoryguy on July 21, 2005, 09:17:41 AM
Abandon.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 21, 2005, 09:19:14 AM
QuoteOriginally posted by storehistoryguy
Abandon.

where is this one, I have seen a picture of it before somewhere. and I believe I do not have a picture of the Kmart in WIllow grove pa.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: storehistoryguy on July 21, 2005, 09:20:25 AM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by storehistoryguy
Abandon.

where is this one, I have seen a picture of it before somewhere.

I found it here.> http://www.grantcounty.org/business/buildings/kmart.html
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: storehistoryguy on July 21, 2005, 09:22:06 AM
Heres a nice picture! :yup:
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 21, 2005, 09:25:58 AM
This Kmart is in Greenwich NY. I went in it last year and it was very small. IT was probably the same size as North Conway and Skowhegan maine, 40,000 square feet.
IT probably opened in 77, 78 or 79. The town was small too.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: storehistoryguy on July 21, 2005, 11:00:37 AM
Here are some old K Mart checkouts.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 21, 2005, 11:56:34 AM
QuoteOriginally posted by storehistoryguy
Here are some old K Mart checkouts.

those checks were actually repainted.

In the old Checkouts, where the white it is: IT WAS BLACK, meaning the rectangle going up in the cash registers in unremodedeld stores was black and had hte number in white.


HEre is a picture of the Kmart in Rochester HIlls MI. IT is 114,000 square feet.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Zayre88 on July 21, 2005, 05:37:47 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
HERE IS A PICTURE OF THE WATERVILLE STORE:

A closer picture
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Zayre88 on July 21, 2005, 05:39:13 PM
The now demolished Kmart in Gilford NH
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Zayre88 on July 21, 2005, 09:13:52 PM
Here's a typical Kmart store.  I'm almost sure that the one in Scarborough ME had that style.  I do remember it featured a Little Caesars.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: tokensafari on July 22, 2005, 12:34:16 AM
This Kmart is located on Rt. 60 in Huntington. It has surprisingly lasted through-out the years, and was really big during the early to mid 90's. This one perticular location has a "KMart Cafe" and not a little Caesars
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Jag67 on July 22, 2005, 07:28:36 AM
Quotenewslibrary says this:

.  The Buffalo News - September 25, 1991

KMART SETS REOPENING AT UPGRADED WALDEN STORE  
  Kmart Corp. is planning a grand reopening celebration on Oct. 10 for its store at 2055 Walden Ave.The event will mark the end of extensive renovations at the 100,000-square-foot outlet. The stationery, toys, electronics and appliance departments have been expanded and a deli-style restaurant has been added, said A. Keim, Kmart's district...

Purchase Complete Article, of 53 words

Now also, look at the comparison between the two pictures I have of Saugus: they remodeled a lot of stores that way. The store still stayed 84,180 square feet, and the sign comparison.

aha!! So thats when it was remodeled!!! It still feels like an old store inside though and they havent done a very good job at cleaning up the labelscar!!
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Jag67 on July 22, 2005, 12:45:54 PM
Anybody Know when the Buffalo area stores opened??
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 23, 2005, 11:01:43 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
RHODE ISLAND Also got hit really hard with Kmart closings!

the one in Coventry (said to be 52,571 square feet and in the Coventry Plaza on tiogue road near a wal-mart that opeend a year before, THEY WERE GOING TO RELOCATE THE STORE!!!!!!!!) closed in 1996 (The same time skowhegan closed), the one in Middletown (Said to be 56,350 square feet, opened 74 or 76 and closed when North Conway NH did, I HAVE A PICTURE OF THIS STORE AND WILL POST IT LATER) closed in 2000, the one in Johnston (said to be 84,000 square feet, and just before the closing announcement they were going to add 18,000 square fet, I HAVE NO PICTURE OF THIS STORE AND IT LOOKS LIKE THE ONE IN HOOKSETT NH, and I SAW ITS REMAINS LAST WEEK AND IT IS NOW BURLINGTON COAT) closed in 2002, the ones in Warwick (said to be 119,035 square feet and opened 1993, an older 84,180 square foot store relocated to this Kmart spot) and Lincoln (said to be 108,553 square fet and opened 92) closed 2003.

The only Kmart left is in Cranston: here is Cranston's history of Kmart, Kmart opened on Elmwood ave in 1982 as a 65,000 or 75,000 square foot store and relocated in late 2001 on GArfield AVe as a 105,000 square foot store.





The picture shown here is the only one left in Rhode ISland: Cranston (On garland ave)

THis is the original Kmart in Cranston on Elmwood ave, before it moved to GArfield ave. IT opened in 1982 and is now Bob's discount

Today I saw the vacant Kmart in Coventry. IT was really old looking. It was blue and brick brown, and around the lettering was squiggly white rectangluar square, and the labelscar of the old school Kmart lettering clearly showed. The store looked like it was WT Grant, and it was 100 yards from wal-mart and was said to have closed in 1996. Today I also went to the one Cranston (THE ONLY ONE LEFT IN RI) and it was busy and modernized. I Saw the old Cranston location and it is now National Wholesale liquidators I saw the one in WArwick vacant and the lettering was taken off, but the labelscar shows and in the plaza's sign, you can see the Big Kmart on the sign inside out backwards. I saw the original location in WArwick (Across the street) and the facade was being renovated and it looked like it was built in 72 or something like that. THEY WERE GOING TO ORIGINALLY MOVE THE ONE IN CRANSTON, but that never happened.

Yesterday I went to the one in WEst LEbanon NH and I saw that the sides were repainted brown (before I saw it yesterday, the sides were the remodeled grey).
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 26, 2005, 10:25:08 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
Kmart history in MAssachusetts: Fitchburg (Opened 71, 100,800 square feet, renovated 1991), Brockton (Opened 1973, on Main st, apparently renovated as the side is grey instead of brown, probably same size as Hyannis), Hyannis (opened MArch 1973, 90,000 square feet, apparently renovated, has the REd K with the mart in it logo and the sign has that logo), Milford (Opened 1974, 100,678 square feet, apparently renovated as the side of the building is purple instead of brown and has the labelscar of the REd K with the mart in it logo), Billerica (opened August 1975, 84,180 square feet, apparently just renovated, in Billerica Mall), SAugus (Opened MARch 1976, 84,180 square feet, WAS JUST RENOVATED and NOT EXPANDEd, I HAVE AN ONLINE PICTURE OF BOTH THE OLD KMART LOOK AND NEW KMART LOOK THAT I WILL POST SOON), NEwburyport (Opened August 1976, probably in the 50,000s of thousands of square feet, the store was never changed until 1997/1998 when they only repainted the inside of the stoer and changed the logo to the Red k with the mart in it and turned it into Big K in 2000, ), Acton (Opened 1976, said to be 60,000 square feet, the store was never changed until 1997/1998 when they only repainted the inside of the stoer and changed the logo to the Red k with the mart in it and turned it into Big K in 2000, ), FAll RIver (Opened OCtober 1976, said to be 108,000 square feet, the floors were marble still,I it is in the HArbor MAll and the mall opened 1971), Great Barrington (Opened 1976, 52,486 square feet, APPARENTLY the store was never changed until 1997/1998 when they only repainted the inside of the stoer and changed the logo to the Red k with the mart in it and turned it into Big K in 2000, ), Holyoke (Opened 1977, does not look like most kmarts and plaza opened 1977) FAirhaven (Opened 1977, probably 91,653 square feet, apparently renovated at one point or even expanded some, the store looks that way), PAlmer (Opened MArch 1979, HAVE A URL PICTURE OF IT, VERY SMALL AND PROBABLY in the 50,000s square feet, APPARENTLY the store was never changed until 1997/1998 when they only repainted the inside of the stoer and changed the logo to the Red k with the mart in it and turned it into Big K in 2000), Somerville (opened OCtober 1980, said to be 95,000 square feet, in ASsembly square mall, When I first saw it in like 1992 I saw that the store had the Red K with the mart in it and it  must have been remodeled, I went in it in 2002) Webster (Opened 1980, added 35,000 square feet in 1992, store is not too big still), SPringfield (opened 1981, 88,425 square feet, Plaza opened 1959, the store was never changed until 1997/1998 when they only repainted the inside of the stoer and changed the logo to the Red k with the mart in it and turned it into Big K in 2000, ), SOuth ATtleboro (OPENED 1992, 114,000 square feet), Braintree (116,000 square feet, Opened November 1996), Brighton (OPened November 1999, onec CAldor, 85,000 square feet.

Closed: Woburn (opened 78, Now LEchmere then, AJ Wright, that became sports authority, and TJmaxxn more) Swansea (Opened 1971, looks like hooksett, then STuart's and now Building 19), WEymouth (Opened 76, became Stuart's then Buildiing 19 in harborlight mall that is now Lowe's), CLinton (Became Shaw's, 53,000 square feet), NAtick (late 1970s, closed early 1980s it says on Framingham retail website, now Burlington Coat) and Chelsea (opened 1979, became STuart's) closed in like the early-mid 1980s.

SEekonk (Opened 1973, Rt. 44, like in the 60,000s or 70,000s of thousands of square feet, West Springfield (84,180 square feet and opened 76 or 81, I saw it vacant 2 years ago and it looked unchanged with the brown front instead of the remodeled grey and the slope unchaged and the label scar of the old School Kmart logo and it looked the one in MAnchester NH), Springfield (Boston Rd, opened 1978, now Furniture store) closed in FEburary 1995. Apparently one in DArtmouth MAss closed in 1993. ROckland MAss closed in April 1995 and opened 1977 and was old looking. Pittsfield Mass closed in August 1997 due to poor sales and it opened in August 1971 (And the buildign looked like Hooksett nh and is now a vacant Pep Boy's, HOme goods, TJ Maxx and Petco and the building below the logo area is grey instead of brown, maybe the stores remodeld it)

In 2002 DAnvers Mass (IT looked like East greenbush picture, it opened 1974, was 82,500 square feet, I went in it in February 1997 and the inside was white instead of brown, it had the old school kmart logo still, its now a relocated market basket), HAdley (Opened 1978, in HAmpshire Mall, 91,572 square feet, added 25,000 square feet in 1994, now a larger Target), North Adams (Opened 1981, and demolished and rebuilt in 1994 into a 95,000 square foot store and it was 40,000 square feet larger), and Salem (Opened November 1999, replaced caldor, was 97,000 square feet, now Target).

In 2003 Boston South BAy CEnter (opened 1993, was 128,000 square feet and the largest one in MAss and I was the only white in the store, its now Target), Plymouth MAss (Opened feb 1996, had the trinagle front but with the Red K logo with the mart in it, 118,242 square feet), WEstfield (Opened 1980, 68,000 square feet, apparently the store was never changed until 1997/1998 when they only repainted the inside of the stoer and changed the logo to the Red k with the mart in it and turned it into Big K in 2000, now Big Lots), Haverhill (Opened OCtober 1976, 64,239 square feet, plaza built in 1966, the store was silver grey, APPARENTLY the store was never changed until 1997/1998 when they only repainted the inside of the stoer and changed the logo to the Red k with the mart in it and turned it into Big K in 2000, still vacant), Raynham (Opened 1975, 84,278 square feet, renovated and maybe even remodeled in 1993)

In 2005 TEWksbury will become Sears and the store is 125,000 square feet and OPened September 1992.

RElocations: Chelmsford MAss (apparently opened 1976, in EAstgate plaza that opened 1961, WAs a WT GRant, and it is now a relocated MArket Basket) relocated in 1992 to the Kmart in TEwksbury. North Attleboro (like 50,000 square feet) relocated to South ATtleboro in 1992 and is now Shaw's.

HERE IS A PICTURE OF THE ONE IN FALL RIVER

This is a picture of the Kmart in SOmerville in the ASsembly Square Mall. YOu could tell it was remodeled. I first saw this kmart in 1991 or 1992 and then it had the Red K with the mart in it. This store was always 95,000 square feet (based on a 1980 dated article in the Boston globe and a net article called Big Box retail: nothing) I went in this store 3 years ago and it was big.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: storehistoryguy on August 01, 2005, 07:44:50 AM
QuoteOriginally posted by 76BraldorZayKamesfanBBTB
I've been to the Waterbury,CT Kmart recently and the Little Ceasers is GONE!!!!:o:hurt::(:no:

replaced by clothes:barf::boring:

The Willow Grove Pa. one got rid of Little Ceaser's in 1995. That place was great. They even delivered! :yup: They needed the space for clothes. At the Warminster Pa. K Mart, they closed the Little Caeser's for clothes and opened a K Mart Cafe in a different spot.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: store215 on August 01, 2005, 08:31:56 AM
I came across an old Kmart circular from June 1983 this weekend while looking through old newspapers my grandfather piled up (as well as in-newspaper ads for Clover, Jefferson Ward, John Wannamaker, and Strawbridge and Clothier, and old Acme, Clemens, and Pathmark ads but I didn't take those) :bouncing: I'll try and scan parts of it if anyonw wants me to.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Caldor1999 on August 01, 2005, 06:31:41 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by MBZ321
I came across an old Kmart circular from June 1983 this weekend while looking through old newspapers my grandfather piled up (as well as in-newspaper ads for Clover, Jefferson Ward, John Wannamaker, and Strawbridge and Clothier, and old Acme, Clemens, and Pathmark ads but I didn't take those) :bouncing: I'll try and scan parts of it if anyonw wants me to.

cool i cant wait to see
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Caldor1999 on August 01, 2005, 07:51:01 PM
Cool Kmart Add's
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: storehistoryguy on August 07, 2005, 04:38:59 PM
Toy truck with K Mart on it.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: storehistoryguy on August 07, 2005, 04:39:49 PM
An old K Mart banner.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: storehistoryguy on August 09, 2005, 02:52:30 PM
A new concept in merchandising backed by thousands of dedicated men and women changed the S.S. Kresge Company from a fledgling newcomer in the variety-store field to a multi-billion-dollar chain of general-merchandise and specialty retail stores.
In 1899, Sebastian Spering Kresge opened his first store in downtown Detroit. By 1912, Kresge had 85 stores with annual sales of more than $10 million. Kresge stores appealed to shoppers with the stores' low prices, open displays and convenient locations.

Inflation in the World War I era forced Kresge to raise prices to 25 cents, and in the mid-'20s, Kresge opened "green-front stores" to sell items at a dollar or less, often next to the red-front dime stores.

Kresge went into the first suburban shopping center-Country Club Plaza in Kansas City, Missouri-in 1929. By 1930, variety-store chains had become commonplace because they provided a wide array of goods at low prices. Meanwhile, supermarket chains were introducing the public to self-service shopping.
The Kresge Company launched its newspaper advertising program in the early 1930s. Radio promotions followed 20 years later, and television was added in 1968. Today, print ads still dominate Kmart's advertising program with 72 million circulars weekly inserted in 1,500 newspapers nationwide.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: storehistoryguy on August 09, 2005, 02:53:10 PM
K Mart of Canada sign.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on August 13, 2005, 12:14:09 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by storehistoryguy
A new concept in merchandising backed by thousands of dedicated men and women changed the S.S. Kresge Company from a fledgling newcomer in the variety-store field to a multi-billion-dollar chain of general-merchandise and specialty retail stores.
In 1899, Sebastian Spering Kresge opened his first store in downtown Detroit. By 1912, Kresge had 85 stores with annual sales of more than $10 million. Kresge stores appealed to shoppers with the stores' low prices, open displays and convenient locations.

Inflation in the World War I era forced Kresge to raise prices to 25 cents, and in the mid-'20s, Kresge opened "green-front stores" to sell items at a dollar or less, often next to the red-front dime stores.

Kresge went into the first suburban shopping center-Country Club Plaza in Kansas City, Missouri-in 1929. By 1930, variety-store chains had become commonplace because they provided a wide array of goods at low prices. Meanwhile, supermarket chains were introducing the public to self-service shopping.
The Kresge Company launched its newspaper advertising program in the early 1930s. Radio promotions followed 20 years later, and television was added in 1968. Today, print ads still dominate Kmart's advertising program with 72 million circulars weekly inserted in 1,500 newspapers nationwide.

This picture is what the K-mart in Albany new york on CEntral ave looks like. I was there 3 days ago and it was medium size.

I went to the one in East Greenbush NY and it was a little smaller. A big lots was next to it.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Caldor1999 on August 18, 2005, 09:12:34 PM
hears my idea for a new kmart logo teh blue stands for the blue light saveings or what ever they call it it seems like the old logo in a way and i like it
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on August 19, 2005, 08:46:00 AM
This is the K-mart in newburyport mass in the port plaza. IT is a small store and opened in 1976. The logo used to have the traditional big K logo and the area around the logo was white and not brown. The logo and the color around the logo were the only real changes. I was there yesterday and first saw it 4 years ago.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Caldor1999 on August 19, 2005, 11:45:50 AM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
This is the K-mart in newburyport mass in the port plaza. IT is a small store and opened in 1976. The logo used to have the traditional big K logo and the area around the logo was white and not brown. The logo and the color around the logo were the only real changes. I was there yesterday and first saw it 4 years ago.


wow thats a nice looking store not to mention the logo :)
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: storehistoryguy on August 19, 2005, 11:51:42 AM
There new logo is to blan. My favorite one is the one from the 70s and 80s.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: store215 on August 19, 2005, 01:37:43 PM
I believe that new logo has only appeared on 9 of the Kmart stores (including the one in Doylestown, PA)
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Caldor1999 on August 19, 2005, 02:58:10 PM
the Kmart in Greenburg former claodr has the new logo
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: storehistoryguy on August 19, 2005, 07:44:56 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by Caldor1999
the Kmart in Greenburg former claodr has the new logo

claodr? Do yo mean Caldor?
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Caldor1999 on August 19, 2005, 09:10:04 PM
im not taht grat of a speller and i type to fast so sometimes the words can get mixed up
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Zayre88 on September 06, 2005, 09:10:01 PM
A picture of inside Kmart in Waveland Miss. where "Camp Katrina is located"  The parking lot is turned into a camp and the store is a mess.

Elsewhere, an empty Kmart has been turned into a shelter.  Meanwhile, a mobile hospital has been installed in the parking lot of a demolished Kmart in Bay St.Louis about 60 miles east of New Orleans.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Jag67 on September 16, 2005, 05:04:38 AM
Very Creepy pic, with all the lights off and everything..*shudder* Looks like something you'd see in the Dixie Square Mall
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on September 27, 2005, 06:34:08 PM
This is the Kmart in Glenmont NY. I never went to it. A propertiy thing said it is 56,875 square feet.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on September 27, 2005, 06:42:38 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
Kmart history in MAssachusetts: Fitchburg (Opened 71, 100,800 square feet, renovated 1991), Brockton (Opened 1973, on Main st, apparently renovated as the side is grey instead of brown, probably same size as Hyannis), Hyannis (opened MArch 1973, 90,000 square feet, apparently renovated, has the REd K with the mart in it logo and the sign has that logo), Milford (Opened 1974, 100,678 square feet, apparently renovated as the side of the building is purple instead of brown and has the labelscar of the REd K with the mart in it logo), Billerica (opened August 1975, 84,180 square feet, apparently just renovated, in Billerica Mall), SAugus (Opened MARch 1976, 84,180 square feet, WAS JUST RENOVATED and NOT EXPANDEd, I HAVE AN ONLINE PICTURE OF BOTH THE OLD KMART LOOK AND NEW KMART LOOK THAT I WILL POST SOON), NEwburyport (Opened August 1976, probably in the 50,000s of thousands of square feet, the store was never changed until 1997/1998 when they only repainted the inside of the stoer and changed the logo to the Red k with the mart in it and turned it into Big K in 2000, ), Acton (Opened 1976, said to be 60,000 square feet, the store was never changed until 1997/1998 when they only repainted the inside of the stoer and changed the logo to the Red k with the mart in it and turned it into Big K in 2000, ), FAll RIver (Opened OCtober 1976, said to be 108,000 square feet, the floors were marble still,I it is in the HArbor MAll and the mall opened 1971), Great Barrington (Opened 1976, 52,486 square feet, APPARENTLY the store was never changed until 1997/1998 when they only repainted the inside of the stoer and changed the logo to the Red k with the mart in it and turned it into Big K in 2000, ), Holyoke (Opened 1977, does not look like most kmarts and plaza opened 1977) FAirhaven (Opened 1977, probably 91,653 square feet, apparently renovated at one point or even expanded some, the store looks that way), PAlmer (Opened MArch 1979, HAVE A URL PICTURE OF IT, VERY SMALL AND PROBABLY in the 50,000s square feet, APPARENTLY the store was never changed until 1997/1998 when they only repainted the inside of the stoer and changed the logo to the Red k with the mart in it and turned it into Big K in 2000), Somerville (opened OCtober 1980, said to be 95,000 square feet, in ASsembly square mall, When I first saw it in like 1992 I saw that the store had the Red K with the mart in it and it  must have been remodeled, I went in it in 2002) Webster (Opened 1980, added 35,000 square feet in 1992, store is not too big still), SPringfield (opened 1981, 88,425 square feet, Plaza opened 1959, the store was never changed until 1997/1998 when they only repainted the inside of the stoer and changed the logo to the Red k with the mart in it and turned it into Big K in 2000, ), SOuth ATtleboro (OPENED 1992, 114,000 square feet), Braintree (116,000 square feet, Opened November 1996), Brighton (OPened November 1999, onec CAldor, 85,000 square feet.

Closed: Woburn (opened 78, Now LEchmere then, AJ Wright, that became sports authority, and TJmaxxn more) Swansea (Opened 1971, looks like hooksett, then STuart's and now Building 19), WEymouth (Opened 76, became Stuart's then Buildiing 19 in harborlight mall that is now Lowe's), CLinton (Became Shaw's, 53,000 square feet), NAtick (late 1970s, closed early 1980s it says on Framingham retail website, now Burlington Coat) and Chelsea (opened 1979, became STuart's) closed in like the early-mid 1980s.

SEekonk (Opened 1973, Rt. 44, like in the 60,000s or 70,000s of thousands of square feet, West Springfield (84,180 square feet and opened 76 or 81, I saw it vacant 2 years ago and it looked unchanged with the brown front instead of the remodeled grey and the slope unchaged and the label scar of the old School Kmart logo and it looked the one in MAnchester NH), Springfield (Boston Rd, opened 1978, now Furniture store) closed in FEburary 1995. Apparently one in DArtmouth MAss closed in 1993. ROckland MAss closed in April 1995 and opened 1977 and was old looking. Pittsfield Mass closed in August 1997 due to poor sales and it opened in August 1971 (And the buildign looked like Hooksett nh and is now a vacant Pep Boy's, HOme goods, TJ Maxx and Petco and the building below the logo area is grey instead of brown, maybe the stores remodeld it)

In 2002 DAnvers Mass (IT looked like East greenbush picture, it opened 1974, was 82,500 square feet, I went in it in February 1997 and the inside was white instead of brown, it had the old school kmart logo still, its now a relocated market basket), HAdley (Opened 1978, in HAmpshire Mall, 91,572 square feet, added 25,000 square feet in 1994, now a larger Target), North Adams (Opened 1981, and demolished and rebuilt in 1994 into a 95,000 square foot store and it was 40,000 square feet larger), and Salem (Opened November 1999, replaced caldor, was 97,000 square feet, now Target).

In 2003 Boston South BAy CEnter (opened 1993, was 128,000 square feet and the largest one in MAss and I was the only white in the store, its now Target), Plymouth MAss (Opened feb 1996, had the trinagle front but with the Red K logo with the mart in it, 118,242 square feet), WEstfield (Opened 1980, 68,000 square feet, apparently the store was never changed until 1997/1998 when they only repainted the inside of the stoer and changed the logo to the Red k with the mart in it and turned it into Big K in 2000, now Big Lots), Haverhill (Opened OCtober 1976, 64,239 square feet, plaza built in 1966, the store was silver grey, APPARENTLY the store was never changed until 1997/1998 when they only repainted the inside of the stoer and changed the logo to the Red k with the mart in it and turned it into Big K in 2000, still vacant), Raynham (Opened 1975, 84,278 square feet, renovated and maybe even remodeled in 1993)

In 2005 TEWksbury will become Sears and the store is 125,000 square feet and OPened September 1992.

RElocations: Chelmsford MAss (apparently opened 1976, in EAstgate plaza that opened 1961, WAs a WT GRant, and it is now a relocated MArket Basket) relocated in 1992 to the Kmart in TEwksbury. North Attleboro (like 50,000 square feet) relocated to South ATtleboro in 1992 and is now Shaw's.

HERE IS A PICTURE OF THE ONE IN FALL RIVER

This K-mart is in WEbster Mass in WEbster Plaza. The plaza opened 1963, I heard K-mart opened Fall 1980. I heard that in Spring 1992 K-mart got 35,000 square feet added to it. I have been to this K-mart.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on October 01, 2005, 05:28:09 PM
This Kmart is in Endicott New York, this is near Binghamton New york.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: shakethis1234 on October 02, 2005, 09:18:22 AM
the kmart in Fulton Ny is almost 90,000 sf buts everything is spread out
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Jag67 on October 02, 2005, 12:39:53 PM
Does anyone have any info on the Buffalo area stores?? I really wanna know!!
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on October 05, 2005, 05:53:11 PM
This k-mart is in Niagara FAlls new york.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on October 05, 2005, 05:56:06 PM
this k-mart is in Chili new york, is 114,000 square feet, opened mid 1970s, and is now sears essentials. chilis is near rochester new york.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on October 09, 2005, 06:57:32 PM
this kmart is in linden new jerseyt and is 130,000 square feet.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on October 09, 2005, 07:00:01 PM
this kmart is in lawnside new jersey and is 102,000 square feet.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on October 09, 2005, 07:10:48 PM
thgis is the former kmart in el paso texas and on alabama st and 84,000 square feet
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on October 09, 2005, 07:11:40 PM
this is the former kmart in bowling green ohio and 87,000 square feet.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on October 09, 2005, 07:12:39 PM
this is teh former kmart in ardmore oklahama
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on October 09, 2005, 07:13:41 PM
this is the former kmart in lake mary florida
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on October 09, 2005, 07:14:32 PM
this is the former kmart in marquette ohio and is 85,000 square feet and now kohls
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on October 09, 2005, 07:15:20 PM
this kmart is in hunstville alabama and 104,000 square efet.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on October 09, 2005, 07:16:14 PM
this kmart is in indepenedence missouri and is 86,700 square feet.
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Post by: d_fife on October 09, 2005, 07:17:10 PM
this kmart is in KAlamazo missouri and 84,000 square feet.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on October 09, 2005, 07:17:58 PM
this kmart is in lockport illinois and 54,000 square feet.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on October 09, 2005, 07:18:57 PM
this kmart is in new hope minnesota and 94,000 square efet
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on October 09, 2005, 07:20:10 PM
this kmart is in o fallon missouri and 83,000 square feet.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on October 09, 2005, 07:20:59 PM
tihs kmart is in philadelpha pa on orthodox st and 91,000 square efet.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on October 09, 2005, 07:21:51 PM
this kmart is in santa mato california and 84,000 square efet.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on October 09, 2005, 07:22:38 PM
this kmart is in waverly ohio.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on October 09, 2005, 07:23:37 PM
this former kmart is in north augusta sc and 84,000 square feet.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on October 09, 2005, 07:24:11 PM
this kmart is in north sarasota florida and 84,000 square feet.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on October 09, 2005, 07:26:44 PM
this former kmart is in urbana illinois, 84,000 square feet and opened 1976.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on October 09, 2005, 09:16:37 PM
this kmart is in staten island on platnum ave
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Ames#1171 on October 12, 2005, 04:10:50 PM
This is the Super K Mart  on Brookpark Rd in Brooklyn, OH still in operation.  It even has a Gas Station( K Mart Express), and has leased out the Auto Service to John King Automotive.


(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v671/jdb2001/Store%20Pics/SuperK.jpg)

At the gas station, when the blue light is on you save 5 cents a gallon!!
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v671/jdb2001/Store%20Pics/KmartGas2.jpg)


(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v671/jdb2001/Store%20Pics/KmartGas1.jpg)
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Zayre88 on October 12, 2005, 06:09:05 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
this is the former kmart in lake mary florida

That store looks like a former Builders Square.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: ameskmart1 on October 13, 2005, 10:12:17 AM
This is a former K-Mart somewere in Florida.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on October 13, 2005, 02:40:22 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by ameskmart1
This is a former K-Mart somewere in Florida.

I cannot tell if this is a k-mart.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Zayre88 on November 05, 2005, 02:51:03 PM
Here is the Kmart in Portsmouth NH again...
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on November 05, 2005, 02:58:26 PM
This is a night picture obviously.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Zayre88 on November 27, 2005, 02:50:36 PM
Kmart is done.  It's not new...   I visited the Kmart, well Big Kmart in Bangor, Maine and again, it's clear that Kmart is near the end...  

The store there is quite large, bright and clean unlike many other stores.  They are well stocked compared to 2-3 years ago when many shelves were left empty.  The store has a Little Caesars Pizza Station but it's also named K-Caf?...  The price scanners are hard to find and some are not working, plus they have the Big and Super Kmart logo on them.  

The store has the Big Kmart logo outside and a Big K pylon sign wich was not lighted at night...  They have old grey Kmart carts with the 1990 Kmart logo.  They have Ames carts too but not all have a Kmart sticker over the Ames logo and they left the Ames handles intact.  The plastic bags have the new red kmart logo.  

The store has 11 or 12 registers and only two were open that sunday afternoon...  The parking lot is large and there was probably no more than 50 cars in it.  

It was very easy to get around the store because there were no customers in my way anywhere.  The Pizza Station had three customers..  Service is not too good, some associates care and others don't, plus you have to wait in long lines at the registers.  

There is a 20,000 sq.-ft. vacant space located at the right side of the store.  It was probably the former K-Food store, and it's still vacant.  Sears has a store at the Bangor Mall less than a mile away...  so no Sears Unessential will replace Kmart...  watch out for Lowe's to buy the store and use that land more efficiently.

Sorry Kmart.  It's a change from going to Wal-mart all the time but with sales decline going on, Sears using the best locations and 4 logos, 3-4 concepts, Kmart is lost
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on November 27, 2005, 03:11:41 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by Zayre88
Kmart is done.  It's not new...   I visited the Kmart, well Big Kmart in Bangor, Maine and again, it's clear that Kmart is near the end...  

The store there is quite large, bright and clean unlike many other stores.  They are well stocked compared to 2-3 years ago when many shelves were left empty.  The store has a Little Caesars Pizza Station but it's also named K-Caf?...  The price scanners are hard to find and some are not working, plus they have the Big and Super Kmart logo on them.  

The store has the Big Kmart logo outside and a Big K pylon sign wich was not lighted at night...  They have old grey Kmart carts with the 1990 Kmart logo.  They have Ames carts too but not all have a Kmart sticker over the Ames logo and they left the Ames handles intact.  The plastic bags have the new red kmart logo.  

The store has 11 or 12 registers and only two were open that sunday afternoon...  The parking lot is large and there was probably no more than 50 cars in it.  

It was very easy to get around the store because there were no customers in my way anywhere.  The Pizza Station had three customers..  Service is not too good, some associates care and others don't, plus you have to wait in long lines at the registers.  

There is a 20,000 sq.-ft. vacant space located at the right side of the store.  It was probably the former K-Food store, and it's still vacant.  Sears has a store at the Bangor Mall less than a mile away...  so no Sears Unessential will replace Kmart...  watch out for Lowe's to buy the store and use that land more efficiently.

Sorry Kmart.  It's a change from going to Wal-mart all the time but with sales decline going on, Sears using the best locations and 4 logos, 3-4 concepts, Kmart is lost

I have been to this K-mart. when did you go?? no more than 50 is still ok because at least there isn't where there is just the employees cars and a couple costumers cars.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Zayre88 on November 27, 2005, 03:43:28 PM
I was there november 13.  The thing is that every store in Bangor was crowded that day but Kmart.  It makes me think that even if they try anything, it's too late to catch customers back.  I think that Toys'r' us had as much cars as Kmart in their parking lot that day.

See this aerial picture of Bangor years ago.  Wal-Mart(2) is full, Bangor Mall, Shaw's(3) and others are full but not Kmart(4).  And it was years ago.:no:
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on November 27, 2005, 04:06:18 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by Zayre88
I was there november 13.  The thing is that every store in Bangor was crowded that day but Kmart.  It makes me think that even if they try anything, it's too late to catch customers back.  I think that Toys'r' us had as much cars as Kmart in their parking lot that day.

See this aerial picture of Bangor years ago.  Wal-Mart(2) is full, Bangor Mall, Shaw's(3) and others are full but not Kmart(4).  And it was years ago.:no:

where do you get this image from?? how many cars did k-mart have in the parking lot that day? what time of the day where you there?

I also wonder why K-mart closed a lot of their newer stores in the 2nd wave of bankrupcty? IT is not uncommon for a chain to close newer stores, that is sad since they are modern, and that could be caused by higher leases and overhead, it did not work out there etc, but I guess older stores stay more is because they have built up enough business over the years. some K-marts that were turned into regular K-marts to Super K-marts in late 2001 closed in 2003 as part of the 2nd wave and It got costumers mad. the super K-mart in Detriot closed and that really angered alot of people. K-mart opened in Alaska in 1993 and pulled out in 2003 as part of the 2nd wave of bankruptcy and I bet the Alaska stores closed because the distribution issue, each major place in alaska is like 300 and something miles apart. K-mart closed 80 percent of their TExas stores and pulled out of major markets like Houston (BUT THAT IS THE LARGEST CITY IN TEXAS with 2 million people), Dallas, Fort Worth, San Antanio, Tyler, Austin, Arlington, Amarillo, Witchta Falls, Texas City, San Angelo, , but they did not pull out of El Paso. 20 kmarts are left in TExas. I bet pulling out of those markets in Texas was due to competition.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on November 27, 2005, 09:23:27 PM
this is the 85,784 square foot K-mart in WAyne NEw jersey. IT is in the same plaza as toys r us

ngoldstein@thegoldsteingroup.com of the
www.siteride.com
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on November 27, 2005, 09:34:50 PM
this k-mart is in baychester new york in the baychester plaza.

ngoldstein@thegoldsteingroup.com of the www.siteride.com
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on November 27, 2005, 09:35:44 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
this k-mart is in baychester new york in the baychester plaza.

ngoldstein@thegoldsteingroup.com of the www.siteride.com


This is another picture of k-mart in baychester new york k-mart

ngoldstein@thegoldsteingroup.com of the www.siteride.com
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on November 27, 2005, 09:36:25 PM
this k-mart is in benhurst new york.

ngoldstein@thegoldsteingroup.com of the www.siteride.com
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on November 27, 2005, 09:37:12 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
this k-mart is in benhurst new york.

ngoldstein@thegoldsteingroup.com of the www.siteride.com

another picture of kmart in benhurst new york.

ngoldstein@thegoldsteingroup.com of the www.siteride.com
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on November 27, 2005, 09:37:33 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
this k-mart is in benhurst new york.

ngoldstein@thegoldsteingroup.com of the www.siteride.com

another picture of kmart in benhurst new york.

ngoldstein@thegoldsteingroup.com of the www.siteride.com

another picture of k-mart in benhurst ne wyork

ngoldstein@thegoldsteingroup.com of the www.siteride.com
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on November 27, 2005, 09:38:07 PM
this k-mart is in watchung new jersey.


ngoldstein@thegoldsteingroup.com of the www.siteride.com
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on November 27, 2005, 09:38:30 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
this k-mart is in watchung new jersey.


ngoldstein@thegoldsteingroup.com of the www.siteride.com
another pictuer of k-mart i nwatchung new jersey
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on December 03, 2005, 05:48:46 PM
this kmart is in Conneaut ohio. IT is near the border of Ohio and PEnnslyvania.

from Michael Hertzfeld of http://www.reisenfeld.com/listings_detail.php?id=236
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on December 03, 2005, 05:51:34 PM
this is the super k-mart in Ashtabula  ohio. IT is in a mall.

Michael Herzfeld of http://www.reisenfeld.com/listings_detail.php?id=230
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on December 03, 2005, 05:55:08 PM
this k-mart is in mentor ohio.

Michael Herzfeld of http://www.reisenfeld.com/listings_detail.php?id=244
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on December 03, 2005, 05:57:28 PM
this k-mart is in warren ohio

Michael Herzfeld of http://www.reisenfeld.com/listings_detail.php?id=249
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on December 03, 2005, 05:59:36 PM
this k-mart is in zanesville ohio, is 84,180 square feet and opened 1974

Michael Herzfeld of http://www.reisenfeld.com/listings_detail.php?id=250
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on December 03, 2005, 06:01:58 PM
this k-mart is in Cleveland ohio on broadview road.

Michael Herzfeld of http://www.reisenfeld.com/listings_detail.php?id=235
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on December 03, 2005, 06:03:22 PM
this k-mart is in missillon ohio.

Michael Herzfeld of http://www.reisenfeld.com/listings_detail.php?id=242
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on December 03, 2005, 06:04:41 PM
this k-mart is in tallmadge ohio

Michael Herzfeld of http://www.reisenfeld.com/listings_detail.php?id=248
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on December 03, 2005, 06:07:16 PM
Must have a been a k-mart. This store is in New philadelphia ohio

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Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on December 03, 2005, 06:08:28 PM
this k-mart is in freemont ohio.

Drew Sulzer of http://www.reisenfeld.com/listings_detail.php?id=239
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Post by: d_fife on December 03, 2005, 06:14:53 PM
this is the former super k-mart in euclid Ohio. Well, there is a vacant toys r us and a dying mall. WHAT HAS BECOME OF EUCLID!!!!!!!!!!!!

from http://www.ffgeeks.net/malls/Euclid/euclid.htm
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Post by: d_fife on December 03, 2005, 06:32:08 PM
this k-mart is in liverpool in Shoppes at Seneca and opened in 1971 and 84,180 square feet.

Ron Iemma of http://www.storetrax.com/stx/showProperty.do?centerId=4888
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Post by: d_fife on December 03, 2005, 06:33:25 PM
this k-mart is in dewitt new york. This k-mart and the one in Liverpool are near syracuse. This k-mart opened 1970, is 84000 square feet and on ERie blvd

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Post by: d_fife on December 03, 2005, 06:34:46 PM
this k-mart is in hamilton new jersey and is 94,500 square feet and opened 1972.

Eric Penney
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Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on December 03, 2005, 06:36:27 PM
this k-mart is in elizebethtown pa on South Market Street Square on South MArket and Schwanger Roads and opened 1993 and is 95000 square feet.

Terry McKnight of http://www.storetrax.com/stx/showProperty.do?centerId=4873
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on December 03, 2005, 06:38:53 PM
this k-mart is in burbank california. is 72,577 square feet


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Post by: d_fife on December 03, 2005, 06:40:17 PM
this k-mart is in Vienna West VErigina and opened 1975 and is 84,180 square feet.

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Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on December 03, 2005, 06:42:08 PM
this k-mart is in cedar rapids Iowa and opened 1970 and is 116,805 square feet.

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Post by: d_fife on December 03, 2005, 06:44:32 PM
this k-mart is in sacremento california on Stockton Blvd and is 96,349 square feet.

John Wnyton of http://www.storetrax.com/stx/showProperty.do?centerId=11573
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on December 03, 2005, 06:45:02 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
this k-mart is in sacremento california on Stockton Blvd and is 96,349 square feet.

John Wnyton of http://www.storetrax.com/stx/showProperty.do?centerId=11573

anothjer pciture of that k-mart in sacremento

John Wnyton of http://www.storetrax.com/stx/showProperty.do?centerId=11573
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on December 03, 2005, 06:45:40 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
this k-mart is in sacremento california on Stockton Blvd and is 96,349 square feet.

John Wnyton of http://www.storetrax.com/stx/showProperty.do?centerId=11573

anothjer pciture of that k-mart in sacremento

John Wnyton of http://www.storetrax.com/stx/showProperty.do?centerId=11573

thie sign of that k-mart in sacremento. This k-mart is old school

John Wnyton of http://www.storetrax.com/stx/showProperty.do?centerId=11573
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on December 03, 2005, 06:48:31 PM
This k-mart is in greenwood south carolina and is off hgwy 72 on rt. 25 and is 91,657 square feet.

Alan Retkin of http://www.storetrax.com/stx/showProperty.do?centerId=11863
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: storehistoryguy on December 03, 2005, 06:49:27 PM
I like the old K Marts. There aren't many left with the old sign.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on December 03, 2005, 06:50:29 PM
this k-mart is in Smynra Tennessie and is 92,752 square feet.

Kim Dart of http://www.storetrax.com/stx/showProperty.do?centerId=8063
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: storehistoryguy on December 03, 2005, 06:56:06 PM
Heres a Christmas tree at a K-Mart somewhere.
(http://www.pocketfullofquarters.com/photogallery/Christmas%20-%20Walton%20Christmas%20-%2012-24-02/K-Mart%20is%20Generous.jpg)
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on December 03, 2005, 06:56:47 PM
http://www.innovativerealty.com/Kmart%20Transit%20French%20flyer.pdf lists the k-mart in depew new york.

http://www.innovativerealty.com/real_estate.html lists k-marts in buffalo new york on hertel ave, Amherst new york, niagra falls, ROchester new york stores on WEst Ridge road, PAul Road and East Ridge ROad, victor new york, erie pa on Grandview blvd, and another in erie pa on buffalo road.

PICTURES OF THOSE K_MARTS ARE SHOWN!!!!!!!

IT looks like the ones in Erie pa on Grandview ave, Niagra falls and Rochester (Chili) on Paul road got remodeled.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on December 03, 2005, 07:06:44 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by storehistoryguy
Heres a nice mountainside K-Mart.
http://emcomet.com/K-Mart_Alaska_GIF.gif[/img]

that k-mart is in juneau alaska and opened in like 1993, WHEN K-mart entered Alaska. But it closed in 2003, even though in late 2001 it became a super k-mart.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: storehistoryguy on December 03, 2005, 07:08:02 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by storehistoryguy
Heres a nice mountainside K-Mart.
http://emcomet.com/K-Mart_Alaska_GIF.gif[/img]

that k-mart is in juneau alaska and opened in like 1993, WHEN K-mart entered Alaska. But it closed in 2003, even though in late 2001 it became a super k-mart.

How do you know about it? Are you from Alaska?
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on December 03, 2005, 07:08:54 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by storehistoryguy
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by storehistoryguy
Heres a nice mountainside K-Mart.
http://emcomet.com/K-Mart_Alaska_GIF.gif[/img]

that k-mart is in juneau alaska and opened in like 1993, WHEN K-mart entered Alaska. But it closed in 2003, even though in late 2001 it became a super k-mart.

How do you know about it? Are you from Alaska?

I have seen pictures of it before. and the only k-mart that is listed in alaska on the projects list is in juneau. I am not from alaska.

this k-mart is in wood river Illinois and is 118,000 square feet. But the property says 20,000 square feet avaialble.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: storehistoryguy on December 03, 2005, 07:14:26 PM
Heres another K-Mart somewhere.
(http://www.libertymac.com/kearny-photo1.jpg)
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on December 03, 2005, 07:15:50 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
here is a picture of the one in Great barrington. The building is wooden black. IT is in the Great Barrington plaza, the store opened 1976 and is 52,486 square feet and the store just has the Red K with the mart inside and the plaza's sign says big Kmart.

this k-mart is in great barrington massachustts

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Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on December 03, 2005, 07:20:01 PM
WHERE ARE THESE K-marts!!!!!!!!!! (The last ones you listed) could you please say where they are, edit the posts and say where they are (IE The last 4 k-marts you posted)
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: storehistoryguy on December 03, 2005, 07:21:15 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
WHERE ARE THESE K-marts!!!!!!!!!! (The last ones you listed) could you please say where they are, edit the posts and say where they are.

I'm not sure where they are. I'm getting them off of Yahoo! and the ebsites don't say.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: storehistoryguy on December 03, 2005, 07:23:39 PM
Henderson, NV.


(http://www.lvtaizen.com/shop/image/k_mart1.jpg)
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on December 03, 2005, 07:30:31 PM
this k-mart is in steger illinous and 87,000 square feet.

from Bradley Schwartz of http://www.ebl-s.com/Properties/Steger,%20IL.htm
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: storehistoryguy on December 03, 2005, 07:31:45 PM
Grand Island, NE.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: storehistoryguy on December 03, 2005, 07:35:42 PM
You're open? I thought you closed up and boarded up. :insane:

(http://www.laze.net/images/other/hurricanekmart.jpg)
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: storehistoryguy on December 03, 2005, 07:51:07 PM
Norman, OK.
(http://regencysteelinc.com/1offKmartlg.jpg)
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: storehistoryguy on December 03, 2005, 08:01:13 PM
This page is about K-Mart shopping carts and has lots of pics too. > K-Mart Carts (http://www.baumbach.com/Private/Kmart.htm)
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on December 03, 2005, 08:14:54 PM
this k-mart is in pittsburg pa in carapolis.

from www.cbre.com/US/PA/.../
robertgold.htm?pageid=4
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on December 03, 2005, 08:17:38 PM
this k-mart is in burke va

from Wm J. Baumbach II of http://www.baumbach.com/Private/Kmart.htm
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on December 03, 2005, 09:44:35 PM
this kmart is in streetsboro ohio. IT was once expanded from 73,300 square feet to 84,800 square feet.

from Butler Automation Inc. / PlacesInTown, LLC
 of http://www.placesintown.com/north-east-ohio/streetsboro/index.php
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on December 03, 2005, 09:49:28 PM
this kmart is in middleburg hieghs ohio.


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Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on December 04, 2005, 02:36:27 PM
this k-mart is in Brunswick ohio. it opened in 1975 it is probably in the 60,000s of square feet.

Tom Shine of http://www.kimcorealty.com/propsearch/aerial.asp?PropertyID=0246&Choice=Map&state=OH&scheck=leasing&sk=LEASING&OInterestID=1
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on December 04, 2005, 02:48:17 PM
this k-mart is in Cleveland ohio on West 65th st, opened 1977 and is 101,000 square feet.

from Hannah Russo of http://www.ddr.com/site.php?center_id=168&state_path=ohio
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Ames#1171 on December 04, 2005, 05:46:39 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
this k-mart is in Cleveland ohio on West 65th st, opened 1977 and is 101,000 square feet.

from Hannah Russo of http://www.ddr.com/site.php?center_id=168&state_path=ohio

My mom used to go there all the time when I little.  I couldn't tell you the las time I was in there though.  I has become run down over the years.  (Not a nice neightborhood).  The building to the right is a Big Lots that has been there for as long as I can remember, and a few smaller stores also.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on December 04, 2005, 08:14:34 PM
this kmart is in Venice Florida and is 84,180 square feet.

from JAmes bold of http://www.ddr.com/site.php?center_id=951&state_path=florida
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on December 04, 2005, 08:16:34 PM
this k-mart is in High Ridge, Missouri. IT is 87,000 square feet.

from Tim Cherre of http://www.ddr.com/site.php?center_id=131&state_path=missouri
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: storehistoryguy on December 07, 2005, 04:28:00 PM
Hampshire Mall, Hardley Ma.

(http://www.deadmalls.com/malls/hampshire_mall/20010324-027.jpg)
(http://www.deadmalls.com/malls/hampshire_mall/20010324-031.jpg)
http://www.deadmalls.com/
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on December 09, 2005, 03:16:21 PM
this kmart is in Cornith Missouri and is 107,000 square feet.

The k-marts that were newr looked like this. My fav look for k-marts

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Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on December 11, 2005, 01:54:22 PM
this k-mart is in fresh meadows nwe york and closed in the first round of bankruptcy closings, late spring 2002, opened in 1991 and was 149,000 square feet.

from Kmart of www.siteride.com
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on December 11, 2005, 04:03:38 PM
this kmart was in the mercer mall in lawrenceville new jersey, was 85,000 square feet and part of it is shoprite, and it closed in late spring 2002

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Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: storehistoryguy on December 11, 2005, 04:04:04 PM
?, Ohio

(http://www.artoftheprint.com/jpegimages/krnc_al_kmart.jpg)
http://www.artoftheprint.com/artistpages/krnc_al_kmart.htm
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on December 11, 2005, 04:04:31 PM
this kmart is in Broadway new york.

Kmart of www.siteride.com
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: storehistoryguy on December 11, 2005, 04:06:10 PM
d_fife, since your so good with these pictures can you find me one of the Willow Grove Pa. K Mart or maybe even Montgomeryville, Warminster or Dreshertown Pa. K Marts?
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on December 11, 2005, 04:07:27 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by storehistoryguy
d_fife, since your so good with these pictures can you find me one of the Willow Grove Pa. K Mart or maybe even Montgomeryville, Warminster or Dreshertown Pa. K Marts?

I do not have any pictures of those stores, but I may try

This kmart is in 34th st on Herald square in New york

Kmart of www.siteride.com
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on December 11, 2005, 04:08:28 PM
this kmart is in bruckner plaza in bruckner new york near bronx and is 187,000 square feet.

Kmart of www.siteride.com
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on December 11, 2005, 04:09:10 PM
this kmart is in east brunswick new jersey.

from Kmart of www.siteride.com
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: storehistoryguy on December 11, 2005, 04:09:36 PM
Heres inside a K Mart from the 1970's!

http://mallsofamerica.blogspot.com/
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on December 11, 2005, 04:10:03 PM
this kmart is in hazlet new jersey and is 91000 square feet. notice the old look

from Kmart of www.siteride.com
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on December 11, 2005, 04:10:38 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
this kmart is in hazlet new jersey and is 91000 square feet. notice the old look

from Kmart of www.siteride.com

the new look of Kmart in HAzlet NJ


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Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on December 11, 2005, 04:12:00 PM
this kmart is in huntingdon valley new york.

from Kmart of www.siteride.com
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on December 11, 2005, 04:13:03 PM
this kmart is in hyland blvd in STaten Island on Staten Island new york.

Kmart of www.siteride.com
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on December 11, 2005, 04:13:48 PM
this kmart is in lake grove new york.

from Kmart of www.siteride.com
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on December 11, 2005, 04:14:21 PM
this kmart is in levittown new york and became a Home depot recently.

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Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on December 11, 2005, 04:15:16 PM
this kmart is in loji new jersey and is 84,000 square feet.

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Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on December 11, 2005, 04:15:55 PM
tihs kmart is in marlboro new jersey and is 113000 squrae feet.

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Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on December 11, 2005, 04:16:37 PM
this kmart is in north bergin new jersey.

from Kmart of www.siteride.com
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on December 11, 2005, 04:17:14 PM
this kmart is in Oakdale New york.


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Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on December 11, 2005, 04:17:51 PM
this kmart is in Old bridge new jersey.

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Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on December 11, 2005, 04:19:01 PM
this kmart is in Orange new jersey and is 142,000 squrae efet and was once CAldor.

from Kmart of www.siteride.com
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on December 11, 2005, 04:19:47 PM
this kmart is in paramus new jersey. A wiered looking kmart.

from Kmart of www.siteride.com
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on December 11, 2005, 04:20:08 PM
this kmart is in parassippany new jersey.

from Kmart of www.siteride.com
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on December 11, 2005, 04:20:50 PM
this kmart is in pelham manor new  york and waas once CAldor and is 106000 sf and closed in late spring 2002.

from Kmart of www.siteride.com
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on December 11, 2005, 04:21:29 PM
this kmart is in richmond ave in staten island new york

from Kmart of www.siteride.com
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on December 11, 2005, 04:21:53 PM
tihs kmart is in riverhead new york.

from Kmart of www.siteride.com
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on December 11, 2005, 04:22:37 PM
this kmart is in rockaway new jersey

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Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on December 11, 2005, 04:23:35 PM
this kmart is in roosevelt city/Westbury in new york

from Kmart of www.siteride.com
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on December 11, 2005, 04:23:58 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
this kmart is in roosevelt city/Westbury in new york

from Kmart of www.siteride.com

another picture of the kmart in westbury new york

from Kmart of www.siteride.com
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on December 11, 2005, 04:24:58 PM
this kmart is in west long beach new jersey or new york.

from Kmart of www.siteride.com
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on December 11, 2005, 04:25:28 PM
this kmart is in woodbury/soysett new york and closed in 2003.

from Kmart of www.siteride.com
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on December 11, 2005, 04:26:24 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
this kmart is in west long beach new jersey or new york.

from Kmart of www.siteride.com

another picture of kmart on west long beach.

from Kmart of www.siteride.com
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on December 11, 2005, 04:26:52 PM
kmart in Jersey city and is 91000 sf and in the stadium plaza

from Kmart of www.siteride.com
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on December 11, 2005, 04:46:17 PM
this kmart is in millwakue Wisconson

from ,darrenhuack, yahoo appress on yahoo.com
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Caldor1999 on December 11, 2005, 06:57:44 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
this kmart is in pelham manor new  york and waas once CAldor and is 106000 sf and closed in late spring 2002.

from Kmart of www.siteride.com

thats one tiny kmart logo
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Caldor1999 on December 11, 2005, 06:58:28 PM
hears a kmart in Yourktown NY taht was once a Caldor
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on December 11, 2005, 07:09:08 PM
this Kmart is in Claremont, probably Claremont California, and not claremont nh.

http://www.claremontseniorapartments.com/shopping.htm
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on December 11, 2005, 07:10:29 PM
this kmart is in Bishop California and is 117,000 square feet.

from  S/R Development, LLC, Jack Baskin Trust, Solari Family Trust of http://www.sarenterprises.net/properties/Super%20K-Mart%20-%20Bishop%2C%20CA.html
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on December 11, 2005, 07:12:28 PM
here is a closing kmart. This article was dated from 2004 and was probably a lease expiring store.

from
http://www.mcpost.com/archives/2004/images/2004-09-21_k-mart.jpg
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on December 11, 2005, 07:15:20 PM
from Kmart in sevierville Tn

http://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images/view?back=http%3A%2F%2Fimages.search.yahoo.com%2Fsearch%2Fimages%3Fp%3Dk-mart%26toggle%3D1%26ei%3DUTF-8%26imgsz%3Dall%26fr%3DFP-tab-img-t%26b%3D81&w=442&h=337&imgurl=thegreatsmokeymountainsparkway.com%2F_sevier%2Fsvbigk.jpg&rurl=http%3A%2F%2Fthegreatsmokeymountainsparkway.com%2F_sevier%2Fsvkmart.htm&size=18.9kB&name=svbigk.jpg&p=k-mart&type=jpeg&no=86&tt=6,742&ei=UTF-8
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on December 11, 2005, 07:17:06 PM
from http://a.abclocal.go.com/images/wls/wls_122302_armorcar2.jpg
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on December 11, 2005, 07:20:09 PM
Kmart in Pineville Lousinia and is 86,479 square feet and opened 1991.

from Mike Watson of http://www.storetrax.com/stx/showNAProperty.do?centerId=8676
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on December 11, 2005, 07:35:25 PM
this former kmart was in Spokane Valley WA and was 91,000 square feet

from John.Hillier@g-b.com of  www.g-b.com/ viewcommlistings.php?id=28
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on December 11, 2005, 07:36:59 PM
this kmart was somewhere in florida

from fishcomm.ifas.ufl.edu/.../ Mural%20KMart.htm
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on December 11, 2005, 07:38:27 PM
this is a sketch of the kmart in Greenwich new york. I went to the store once and it was very small and the town is small

from www.kunstler.com/ paintings.html
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on December 11, 2005, 07:40:13 PM
this kmart was in ST. Mary's (maybe in pennsylvania or somewhere) and was 53000 square feet.

from www.bright.net/ ~stmarys/bldgsite.htm
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on December 11, 2005, 07:44:46 PM
this kmart is in Paducah kentuckey and is 96,000 square feet.

from www.sunmanagementcorp.com/properties7.html
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on December 11, 2005, 07:45:55 PM
this kmart is in Shaler pa

from www.zamagias.com/ s-shaler.asp
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on December 11, 2005, 07:47:20 PM
this kmart is in lockhaven pa in Millbrook plaza on Hogan Blvd

from http://www.zamagias.com/s-millbrook.asp
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on December 11, 2005, 07:48:08 PM
this ws a kmart in Gibsonia in the richland mall on Rt. 8 North in pennsylvania.

from http://www.zamagias.com/s-richland.asp
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on December 11, 2005, 07:51:04 PM
this kmart closed in Novia michigan and was 89000 square feet opened 1981 and closed in late spring 2002.

from www1.cs.columbia.edu
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: storehistoryguy on December 14, 2005, 05:58:59 PM
Hagerstown, Maryland.
(http://images.ibsys.com/2005/0223/4224693_200X150.jpg)
http://www.wgal.com/news/4224784/detail.html?subid=10100841
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Caldor1999 on December 14, 2005, 06:31:57 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
this kmart was somewhere in florida

from fishcomm.ifas.ufl.edu/.../ Mural%20KMart.htm


that kmart was once a ames and before a zayer
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Zayre88 on December 14, 2005, 10:25:59 PM
Kmart in Augusta, Maine.  A very old and small store.  It looks like the front wall used to be made of windows.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Zayre88 on December 14, 2005, 10:33:55 PM
Former Kmart in Skowhegan, Maine.  It closed 9 years ago and is still vacant today.  Dollar Tree is supposed to be the future store there in 2006.

When the news about the closing was released, Kmart operated 2,163 Kmart stores in the U.S.  Today the number is less than 1,500 ...
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on December 14, 2005, 11:20:50 PM
Soon it will be 10 yeras since the k-mart closed. I have read a lot abotu that store. I will vist the skowhegan area in late may. I bet opening nearby killed it. I mean that k-mart was said to be 40000 square feet. I saw it in real estate listings and the old Kmart real estate listings (gone now). I remember ww.zayre88.com saying the k-mart in SKowhegan never changed with the old logo, have neon burned lights, brown wooden cash registers and orange walls. That was the older kmarts. the k-marts in Portsmouth, Manchester, GIlford and COnway NH had those old designs still as k-mart was remodeling stores in the early and mid 1990s and did not become Big kmart till later, conway and gilford never saw their chance of being big k. the kmart in Burlington vermont still has the old school kmart logo and the outside of the store looks gross.

Kmart introduced the new logo in 1990. But it seems 1990 was the transition of the Red K and turquiost mart to the big Red with K in it. the new one now is smaller red letters of k-mart and no dash. It seems 1990 was the transition of new store formats, like that was probably the year of the transition of Toys r us' taht have the old school design (Brown, has the geoffery giraffe near the lettering, the lettering has different colors, has the rainbow colored entrance and the exit is glass with black bars on them to the white design for toys r us that has rainbow colors go somewhat across.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: storehistoryguy on December 16, 2005, 04:11:31 PM
(http://www.heartlandbrick.org/Files/Photos/big/big-box/K-Mart.jpg)
http://www.heartlandbrick.org/
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Crawford on December 16, 2005, 08:17:28 PM
This is one store I really miss. They filmed a commerical at the one near me in Seekonk. The main singer was positioned behind the Red K and the back up group around the turquoise mart. I brought my first car to their auto shop for repairs and tires. Sure it was an older store but it was a great place. Always found what I needed. It seemed that this type of K-mart was always next door to a supermarket. This one was first a Big "G" then a Valueland. Very sad when they both shut down. Lot was vacant for a long time, then the K-mart was divided into several smaller parcels--a Ann & Hope home store, a Family Dollar and a vacant middle section. The market is now a Price Rite discount market. I hate it.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on December 16, 2005, 08:27:59 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by Crawford
This is one store I really miss. They filmed a commerical at the one near me in Seekonk. The main singer was positioned behind the Red K and the back up group around the turquoise mart. I brought my first car to their auto shop for repairs and tires. Sure it was an older store but it was a great place. Always found what I needed. It seemed that this type of K-mart was always next door to a supermarket. This one was first a Big "G" then a Valueland. Very sad when they both shut down. Lot was vacant for a long time, then the K-mart was divided into several smaller parcels--a Ann & Hope home store, a Family Dollar and a vacant middle section. The market is now a Price Rite discount market. I hate it.

articles in www.newslibrary.com said it closed in 1995. I have a picture of it dated from 20/7/2005 at 20:31  on page 8, 9 or 10.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: store215 on December 17, 2005, 08:53:15 AM
I was just flipping through the channels and the moive
"Forces of Nature" was on TBS, and there was about a 2 minute clip of people walking through a mid-90's Kmart store.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Caldor1999 on December 17, 2005, 09:42:57 AM
QuoteOriginally posted by storehistoryguy
(http://www.heartlandbrick.org/Files/Photos/big/big-box/K-Mart.jpg)
http://www.heartlandbrick.org/

if u look clsoeley on that budling u casn kida see a lable scar maby this kmart was a fomer Venture or Caldor
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: storehistoryguy on December 18, 2005, 06:16:05 PM
Overland Park, Kansas. Impressive! :yup: Picture taken in the 70s.

(http://www.wtv-zone.com/dpjohnson/60sdiscountstores/kmart-metcalf.jpg)
http://www.wtv-zone.com/dpjohnson/60sdiscountstores/page3.html
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on December 18, 2005, 11:34:38 PM
this kmart is in Eldersburg maryland and opened 1976 and is nearly 92,000 square feet.


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Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on December 18, 2005, 11:38:41 PM
this k-mart is in cuday CAlifornia and is 93,450 square feet and in a building opened 1968 that was renovated in 1994, the site plan shows it may have been expanded.

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Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on December 18, 2005, 11:41:28 PM
this kmart is in hillsboro new jersey and is 63,000 square feet

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Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on December 18, 2005, 11:43:46 PM
this k-mart is in Wytheville virginia and is 86,479 square feet. It probably opened in 1988 or 1989.

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Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on December 18, 2005, 11:48:19 PM
this kmart is in mabletown george

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Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on December 18, 2005, 11:51:26 PM
this is in Anaheim california

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Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on December 18, 2005, 11:55:44 PM
this kmart is in bainbridge georgia and is 86,479 square feet.

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Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on December 18, 2005, 11:59:23 PM
this kmart in gulfport missouri is 60,842 square fete and probably opened in 1980. it is in the delmar plaza.

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Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on December 19, 2005, 12:01:15 AM
this kmart is in Princeton indiania and is 86,479 square feet. it opened in 1991.

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Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on December 19, 2005, 12:04:53 AM
tihs kmart is in Prince Frederick Maryland and and is 86,479 square feet.


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Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on December 19, 2005, 12:07:09 AM
this kmart is in watertown new york and is 115,000 square feet and opened in 1993. It replaced an older 70,000 square feoot location.

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Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on December 19, 2005, 12:10:07 AM
this kmart is in Dickson city pennsylvania and is 116,600 square feet.

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Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on December 19, 2005, 12:16:26 AM
this kmart is in springfield virginia and opened 1981 and is 76,000 square feet.

from http://www.ajdwoskinproperties.com/springfield_plaza/springfieldplaza2_pg.html
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on December 19, 2005, 12:17:50 AM
this kmart is in herndon virginia and is like 84,000 square feet and opened 1979.

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Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on December 19, 2005, 12:20:39 AM
this kmart is in fairfax virginia.

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Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on December 19, 2005, 12:32:15 AM
this kmart is in Sidney new york. It probably opened in 1994

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Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on December 19, 2005, 12:40:48 AM
this kmart is in lebanon pennsylvania

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Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: storehistoryguy on December 19, 2005, 04:32:08 PM
Bradley, IL.

http://www.angelfire.com/rnb/lecentre/superkmart.html
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: storehistoryguy on December 19, 2005, 04:32:54 PM
The store.

http://www.angelfire.com/rnb/lecentre/superkmart.html
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: storehistoryguy on December 19, 2005, 04:35:01 PM
Sacramento, California.

(http://www.libertymac.com/prthuron.gif)
http://www.libertymac.com/prthuron.htm
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: storehistoryguy on December 19, 2005, 04:38:11 PM
Thats a Super K Mart on the left somewhere.

(http://www.rappray.com/Web2/SKM.jpg)
http://www.rappray.com/SKM.html
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: storehistoryguy on December 19, 2005, 05:00:05 PM
That retro metro K Mart sign.

http://nathanbush.tripod.com/id9.html
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: storehistoryguy on December 19, 2005, 05:03:19 PM
Old K Mart bag. 1980's.

http://www.sellerz.ca/beta/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=79&Itemid=57
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on December 19, 2005, 07:03:09 PM
this is the former K-mart in Waldorf Maryland that closed in the late spring 2002 round of closings. It was either 120,000 square efet or 68,000 square feet

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Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on December 19, 2005, 07:05:14 PM
this k-mart was in cumberland maryland and closed in late spring 2002 and was 64,000 square feet.

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Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on December 19, 2005, 07:07:30 PM
this 107,000 square foot k-mart is in Camarillo california and I think it closed in the bankruptcy closings.

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Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on December 19, 2005, 07:12:23 PM
this kmart is in Franklin TEnnesse. it opened in 1988 and is 86,479 square feet.

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Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on December 19, 2005, 07:49:18 PM
this kmart was in Glen Oaks new york and last 3 yeras as it replaced a CAldor. It is now burlington coat factory and was 117,000 square feet.

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Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on December 19, 2005, 07:53:53 PM
this kmart was in salem virginia

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Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: storehistoryguy on December 20, 2005, 04:49:10 PM
(http://www.ic.sunysb.edu/Clubs/sbcssa/album/kmart.jpg)
http://www.ic.sunysb.edu/Clubs/sbcssa/album/kmart.html
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: storehistoryguy on December 20, 2005, 05:42:22 PM
This is a bigger one. Is it a K Mart office?

(http://web.classics.co.uk/BIIS/biggif/prior.jpg)
http://web.classics.co.uk/BIIS/html/prior.htm
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on December 20, 2005, 06:10:33 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by storehistoryguy
Inside.
(http://www.vote.caltech.edu/media/documents/Utahpolling/Inside_Kmart.jpg)
http://www.vote.caltech.edu/Election2004

this looks like the inside of the one in west lebanon new hampshire. The store is laid this same way

By teh way, I Amarillo is not in Michigan, it is in TEXAS. the store clsoed in 2003 with all the other amarillo kmarts.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: storehistoryguy on December 20, 2005, 06:54:43 PM
Flooded parking lot. It looks like the K fell off.

(http://www.pixiport.com/michael-dubiner/Jeanne%20-KMart-kid-swimmingsm.jpg)
http://www.pixiport.com/Gallery-W06-38.htm
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: storehistoryguy on December 20, 2005, 07:54:03 PM
An arial view on the K Mart in Willow Grove PA. in 2001. It opened in 1977 or 78, 'round then.

http://www.terraserver-usa.com/
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: ameskmart1 on December 21, 2005, 03:59:39 PM
Spring 2002 map of closures
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: ameskmart1 on December 21, 2005, 04:03:03 PM
old K-Mart
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on December 21, 2005, 04:04:09 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by ameskmart1
Map of closures

this is the for the spring 2002 round of closings.

the kmart in Witchata texas, A few pictures above, closed in 2003.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: ameskmart1 on December 21, 2005, 04:06:35 PM
Today's K-Mart
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: ameskmart1 on December 21, 2005, 04:08:48 PM
Former K-Mart
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: storehistoryguy on December 21, 2005, 04:22:56 PM
A lone upsidedown K Mart carts sits by an abandon K Mart waiting to be taken away by crazed teenagers.

(http://www.polazone.com/gallery/albums/bicksx70/kmart.jpg)
http://www.polazone.com/gallery/view_photo.php?set_albumName=bicksx70&id=kmart
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: storehistoryguy on December 21, 2005, 04:24:01 PM
Inside an Asian K Mart.

(http://www.siamfuture.com/Assets/5-10-02-Attention%20Kmart.jpg)
http://www.siamfuture.com/asiannews/asiannewstxt.asp?aid=2353
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: storehistoryguy on December 21, 2005, 04:26:00 PM
DuBois, PA.

(http://students.juniata.edu/anderrl3/kmart.gif)
http://students.juniata.edu/anderrl3/
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: storehistoryguy on December 21, 2005, 06:21:00 PM
Brooksville, Florida.
(http://www.sptimes.com/2003/01/15/photos/biz-kmart.jpg)

http://www.sptimes.com/2003/01/15/Business/Attention__shoppers__.shtml
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: ameskmart1 on December 21, 2005, 06:29:38 PM
Former K-Mart
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: storehistoryguy on December 21, 2005, 06:32:04 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by ameskmart1
K-Mart's grave :insane:

It doesn't really make sence. The K Mart name has only been around since 1972, but the company was still around. They were just called Kresge. Also K Marts still alive so it doesn't need a gravestone yet.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: ameskmart1 on December 21, 2005, 06:32:21 PM
Marshall Town, IA
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: store215 on December 22, 2005, 04:38:05 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by ameskmart1
Today's K-Mart

I still see them use this logo on those "Chia Pet" and other junky tv products type commercials:insane:
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Crawford on December 22, 2005, 10:28:38 PM
Any reports of new K-marts opening since merging with Sears? RI only has the one and the nearest one to me in Massachusetts is in Attleboro
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Caldor1999 on December 29, 2005, 01:23:02 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by ameskmart1
K-Mart's grave :insane:

make one for Seasr  cause im sure there gonna ahve one alone with kmart soon
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: ameskmart1 on December 29, 2005, 06:31:27 PM
Juneau, Alaska (now closed)
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: ameskmart1 on December 29, 2005, 06:32:56 PM
Big Kmart Floor Map
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: ameskmart1 on December 29, 2005, 06:33:21 PM
Super Kmart locations in 1998
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: ameskmart1 on December 29, 2005, 06:36:04 PM
Super Kmart floor map
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: ameskmart1 on December 29, 2005, 06:36:29 PM
Kmart locations 1998
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: storehistoryguy on December 29, 2005, 08:54:28 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by ameskmart1
Juneau, Alaska (now closed)

Wow. Even before it closed it came along way with looks. Look at these photos I posted on page 16 of the same store, taken in the early 90's.

(http://emcomet.com/K-Mart_Alaska_GIF.gif)
(http://emcomet.com/K-Mart_Close_Up__GIF.gif)
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on December 30, 2005, 01:57:25 PM
the saginaw news says kmart is closing in bay road in the Saginaw county in michigan and only one store will be left in the saginaw county. the store closing will close march 21 and was 109,000 square feet. one in sagniaw closed 2 years ago because of the lease and one closed in 1993. the store was going to be expanded from 109,000 square feet to 180,000 square feet (To a supercenter), but the bankruptcy stopped it.

read the article http://www.mlive.com/business/sanews/index.ssf?/base/business-1/113586961449010.xml&coll=9

I know that them filing for bankruptcy stopped them from building a store in WAshington DC. just before they relocated one in Cranston Ri and opened one in New Vails new york. and upgraded some to supercenters (Store within store conversions) and most of those store within a store conversions closed in the spring 2003 rounds (1.3 years after they were upgraded and this probably happened because they were spending more than they were making on those stores and among them was in UTica michigan and this angered michgianers

Kmart reins supereme around Michigan. they closed the supercenter in detriot that opened in 1998. THAT angered K-mart fans and they promised it would stay open until AT LEAST when the lease was up in 2023. the one in dearborn michigan closed that time and fans were mad

Kmart closed a store in west virginia that made people mad as it was the only store around and it was a big store. they same deal was in exmore virginia. they were newer stores and newer stores cost more. just before bankrupcy kmart wanted to convert as many as 1300 of its 2100 stores at that time and said as many as 1300 can be turned into super kmarts.

They closed the only supercenters in new england: new haven connecticut and wallingford connecticut!!!!!!!!!!!!! They relocated existing stores to those stores. one of my college friends from new haven told me that there was a lot of shoplifting at the kmart in new haven (no surprise here!!!! and new haven bears the brunt of store closings, about all KBs around there closed, the bradlees in east haven closed in teh first wave, toys r us in east haven closed, kmart closed etc and new haven is crime ridden) those 2 kmarts will be wal-marts and the wal-mart in wallingford relocated to the super kmart building.

the only super k I have been to is in Queensbury/GLens falls new york and it was like a super wal-mart. they closed half the supercenters in teh 3rd round. I guess it is not uncommon to close newer stores!!!! the older stores have more of a tendancy to stay becuase of lower rents and they have stayed long enough to built and ammas customers over the years. another problem with more recent stores is that it did not work out.

I have said this before. K-mart pulled out of several markets in texas: houston, fort worth, san antanio, sherman, tyler, waco, galveston, odessa, san angelo, austin, dallas, beaumont, amarillo, witchata falls, texas city, and closed 80 of their 100 stores in texas, leaving only 20 and most of them are in smaller cities, THEY left all their stores in el paso and mcallen.

they also pulled out of these metropolitan areas, yuma arizona, lawrence kansas, lafayette and monroe lousiana, jackson missisippi, lincoln nebraska, mansfield ohio, richland washington and madison wisconson. they left in 289 metropolitan areas.

and they pulled out of oklahoma city in the first bankruptcy wave. they entered that in 1998 when they acquired former Venture stores.

When did K-mart do away w/ith Kmart foods. from the ones in Albany new york and BAngor maine and some others, I can tell there was grocery store next to them (K-mart foods). the ones in Albany new york and Bangor maine looked the same. the k-mart in milford massachusetts (has a store next to it to the right and that may have been a k-mart foods).

they closed 110 stores in early 1995, 72 stores in fall 1995, 20 to 30 to 40 here and there from 1996-1998, 72 in fall 2000 (They said many of these stores were marginally profitable, and they did not justify for investments adn closings were factored among things like location and being able to be expanded, like some stores could not be expanded and among those were north conway new hampshire and one in chicago and middletown rhode island and the super center in amsterdam, alot of those 72 stores were not big K yet, and at the time they were converting the last remaining un-Big-K stores to Big Kmarts, and alot of those stores were older and smaller, like palmer, westfield, great barrington, haverhill, acton, newburyport, and springfield (teh store was big, but old and it had a funny smell) massachusetts, portsmouth and manchester new hampshire. in 2001 they closed 4 (probably due to lease and the kmart in gilford closed then and I WAS NOT SURPRISED the store was dirty, not well stocked and junky and trashy and never saw its chance of being a big Kmart), in 2002 they clsoed 283 stores and 6 stores due to leases expiring, in 2003 they closed 316 stores, and in 2004 they sold 18 stores to home depot and 50 to SEars (Which they acquired) and closed 8 due to leases going otu and some in San Jose california to Kohl's. in 2005 they closed maybe a few due to leases expiring. they seemed to have closed some in the 1980s, they closed ones in Chelsea, Clinton, Natick, Hingham and Woburn massachusetts.  in the 1990s they expanded some stores, remodeled some and relocated some to bigger stores and changed the logo. the stores in new hampshire untouched at that time were in Gilford (54,000 square feet), North conway (40,000 square feet), portsmouth (probably like 72,000 square feet), and manchester (72,000 square fet) new hampshire, south burlington and bennington (56,000 square feet) vermont. it seems that ones below 80,000 square feet are undersized. the untouched ones had the old logo, wooden cash registers and service desks, black and sometimes marble floors, orange walls and the departs would be labled on white lettering on the orange walls and they would ahve a sign hang in isles not near the walls. now they have a new logo. kmart was big time going strong in the 1970s and at that time target had 52 stores and wal-mart had 153 and now they caught up!!!!! they had blue light specials from 1965-1991.

http://www.angelfire.com/mi4/forgottenmi/fortsaginaw.html says the kmart that closed in 2004 in sagniaw. it was like 110000 square feet. this is probably what the kmarts in bangor maine or ones that look like bangor look like. but bangor store opened in 1972. the one in albany new york looked like bangor, but I do not know when it opened and it probably looked like this. the kmarts that i knew that were built in 1972, Salem new hampshire, and the kmarts that i knew that were built in 1971, manchester connecticut, fitchburg, swansea and pittsfield mass, did not look like this. maybe the early 1970s was transitions of those formats. LOOK AT THE KMART SIGN AT THE VERY LEFT END OF THE PHOTO. IT says the store was built in 1966, and 110000 square feet.

picture is from http://www.angelfire.com/mi4/forgottenmi/fortsaginaw.html
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on December 30, 2005, 02:10:49 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
the saginaw news says kmart is closing in bay road in the Saginaw county in michigan and only one store will be left in the saginaw county. the store closing will close march 21 and was 109,000 square feet. one in sagniaw closed 2 years ago because of the lease and one closed in 1993. the store was going to be expanded from 109,000 square feet to 180,000 square feet (To a supercenter), but the bankruptcy stopped it.

read the article http://www.mlive.com/business/sanews/index.ssf?/base/business-1/113586961449010.xml&coll=9

this was the look of the kmart in saginaw michigan, the one that closed in 2004, just before it closed

http://www.angelfire.com/mi4/forgottenmi/fortsaginaw.html

I know that them filing for bankruptcy stopped them from building a store in WAshington DC. just before they relocated one in Cranston Ri and opened one in New Vails new york. and upgraded some to supercenters (Store within store conversions) and most of those store within a store conversions closed in the spring 2003 rounds (1.3 years after they were upgraded and this probably happened because they were spending more than they were making on those stores and among them was in UTica michigan and this angered michgianers

Kmart reins supereme around Michigan. they closed the supercenter in detriot that opened in 1998. THAT angered K-mart fans and they promised it would stay open until AT LEAST when the lease was up in 2023. the one in dearborn michigan closed that time and fans were mad

Kmart closed a store in west virginia that made people mad as it was the only store around and it was a big store. they same deal was in exmore virginia. they were newer stores and newer stores cost more. just before bankrupcy kmart wanted to convert as many as 1300 of its 2100 stores at that time and said as many as 1300 can be turned into super kmarts.

They closed the only supercenters in new england: new haven connecticut and wallingford connecticut!!!!!!!!!!!!! They relocated existing stores to those stores. one of my college friends from new haven told me that there was a lot of shoplifting at the kmart in new haven (no surprise here!!!! and new haven bears the brunt of store closings, about all KBs around there closed, the bradlees in east haven closed in teh first wave, toys r us in east haven closed, kmart closed etc and new haven is crime ridden) those 2 kmarts will be wal-marts and the wal-mart in wallingford relocated to the super kmart building.

the only super k I have been to is in Queensbury/GLens falls new york and it was like a super wal-mart. they closed half the supercenters in teh 3rd round. I guess it is not uncommon to close newer stores!!!! the older stores have more of a tendancy to stay becuase of lower rents and they have stayed long enough to built and ammas customers over the years. another problem with more recent stores is that it did not work out.

I have said this before. K-mart pulled out of several markets in texas: houston, fort worth, san antanio, sherman, tyler, waco, galveston, odessa, san angelo, austin, dallas, beaumont, amarillo, witchata falls, texas city, and closed 80 of their 100 stores in texas, leaving only 20 and most of them are in smaller cities, THEY left all their stores in el paso and mcallen.

they also pulled out of these metropolitan areas, yuma arizona, lawrence kansas, lafayette and monroe lousiana, jackson missisippi, lincoln nebraska, mansfield ohio, richland washington and madison wisconson. they left in 289 metropolitan areas.

and they pulled out of oklahoma city in the first bankruptcy wave. they entered that in 1998 when they acquired former Venture stores.

When did K-mart do away w/ith Kmart foods. from the ones in Albany new york and BAngor maine and some others, I can tell there was grocery store next to them (K-mart foods). the ones in Albany new york and Bangor maine looked the same. the k-mart in milford massachusetts (has a store next to it to the right and that may have been a k-mart foods).

they closed 110 stores in early 1995, 72 stores in fall 1995, 20 to 30 to 40 here and there from 1996-1998, 72 in fall 2000 (They said many of these stores were marginally profitable, and they did not justify for investments adn closings were factored among things like location and being able to be expanded, like some stores could not be expanded and among those were north conway new hampshire and one in chicago and middletown rhode island and the super center in amsterdam, alot of those 72 stores were not big K yet, and at the time they were converting the last remaining un-Big-K stores to Big Kmarts, and alot of those stores were older and smaller, like palmer, westfield, great barrington, haverhill, acton, newburyport, and springfield (teh store was big, but old and it had a funny smell) massachusetts, portsmouth and manchester new hampshire. in 2001 they closed 4 (probably due to lease and the kmart in gilford closed then and I WAS NOT SURPRISED the store was dirty, not well stocked and junky and trashy and never saw its chance of being a big Kmart), in 2002 they clsoed 283 stores and 6 stores due to leases expiring, in 2003 they closed 316 stores, and in 2004 they sold 18 stores to home depot and 50 to SEars (Which they acquired) and closed 8 due to leases going otu and some in San Jose california to Kohl's. in 2005 they closed maybe a few due to leases expiring. they seemed to have closed some in the 1980s, they closed ones in Chelsea, Clinton, Natick, Hingham and Woburn massachusetts.  in the 1990s they expanded some stores, remodeled some and relocated some to bigger stores and changed the logo. the stores in new hampshire untouched at that time were in Gilford (54,000 square feet), North conway (40,000 square feet), portsmouth (probably like 72,000 square feet), and manchester (72,000 square fet) new hampshire, south burlington and bennington (56,000 square feet) vermont. it seems that ones below 80,000 square feet are undersized. the untouched ones had the old logo, wooden cash registers and service desks, black and sometimes marble floors, orange walls and the departs would be labled on white lettering on the orange walls and they would ahve a sign hang in isles not near the walls. now they have a new logo. kmart was big time going strong in the 1970s and at that time target had 52 stores and wal-mart had 153 and now they caught up!!!!! they had blue light specials from 1965-1991.

http://www.angelfire.com/mi4/forgottenmi/fortsaginaw.html says the kmart that closed in 2004 in sagniaw. it was like 110000 square feet. this is probably what the kmarts in bangor maine or ones that look like bangor look like. but bangor store opened in 1972. the one in albany new york looked like bangor, but I do not know when it opened and it probably looked like this. the kmarts that i knew that were built in 1972, Salem new hampshire, and the kmarts that i knew that were built in 1971, manchester connecticut, fitchburg, swansea and pittsfield mass, did not look like this. maybe the early 1970s was transitions of those formats. LOOK AT THE KMART SIGN AT THE VERY LEFT END OF THE PHOTO. IT says the store was built in 1966, and 110000 square feet.

picture is from http://www.angelfire.com/mi4/forgottenmi/fortsaginaw.html

this is what the kmart that closed in saginaw michigan that closed in 2004 looked like just before it closed. it was probably remodeled.

http://www.angelfire.com/mi4/forgottenmi/fortsaginaw.html
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on December 30, 2005, 02:13:01 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
the saginaw news says kmart is closing in bay road in the Saginaw county in michigan and only one store will be left in the saginaw county. the store closing will close march 21 and was 109,000 square feet. one in sagniaw closed 2 years ago because of the lease and one closed in 1993. the store was going to be expanded from 109,000 square feet to 180,000 square feet (To a supercenter), but the bankruptcy stopped it.

read the article http://www.mlive.com/business/sanews/index.ssf?/base/business-1/113586961449010.xml&coll=9

this was the look of the kmart in saginaw michigan, the one that closed in 2004, just before it closed

http://www.angelfire.com/mi4/forgottenmi/fortsaginaw.html

I know that them filing for bankruptcy stopped them from building a store in WAshington DC. just before they relocated one in Cranston Ri and opened one in New Vails new york. and upgraded some to supercenters (Store within store conversions) and most of those store within a store conversions closed in the spring 2003 rounds (1.3 years after they were upgraded and this probably happened because they were spending more than they were making on those stores and among them was in UTica michigan and this angered michgianers

Kmart reins supereme around Michigan. they closed the supercenter in detriot that opened in 1998. THAT angered K-mart fans and they promised it would stay open until AT LEAST when the lease was up in 2023. the one in dearborn michigan closed that time and fans were mad

Kmart closed a store in west virginia that made people mad as it was the only store around and it was a big store. they same deal was in exmore virginia. they were newer stores and newer stores cost more. just before bankrupcy kmart wanted to convert as many as 1300 of its 2100 stores at that time and said as many as 1300 can be turned into super kmarts.

They closed the only supercenters in new england: new haven connecticut and wallingford connecticut!!!!!!!!!!!!! They relocated existing stores to those stores. one of my college friends from new haven told me that there was a lot of shoplifting at the kmart in new haven (no surprise here!!!! and new haven bears the brunt of store closings, about all KBs around there closed, the bradlees in east haven closed in teh first wave, toys r us in east haven closed, kmart closed etc and new haven is crime ridden) those 2 kmarts will be wal-marts and the wal-mart in wallingford relocated to the super kmart building.

the only super k I have been to is in Queensbury/GLens falls new york and it was like a super wal-mart. they closed half the supercenters in teh 3rd round. I guess it is not uncommon to close newer stores!!!! the older stores have more of a tendancy to stay becuase of lower rents and they have stayed long enough to built and ammas customers over the years. another problem with more recent stores is that it did not work out.

I have said this before. K-mart pulled out of several markets in texas: houston, fort worth, san antanio, sherman, tyler, waco, galveston, odessa, san angelo, austin, dallas, beaumont, amarillo, witchata falls, texas city, and closed 80 of their 100 stores in texas, leaving only 20 and most of them are in smaller cities, THEY left all their stores in el paso and mcallen.

they also pulled out of these metropolitan areas, yuma arizona, lawrence kansas, lafayette and monroe lousiana, jackson missisippi, lincoln nebraska, mansfield ohio, richland washington and madison wisconson. they left in 289 metropolitan areas.

and they pulled out of oklahoma city in the first bankruptcy wave. they entered that in 1998 when they acquired former Venture stores.

When did K-mart do away w/ith Kmart foods. from the ones in Albany new york and BAngor maine and some others, I can tell there was grocery store next to them (K-mart foods). the ones in Albany new york and Bangor maine looked the same. the k-mart in milford massachusetts (has a store next to it to the right and that may have been a k-mart foods).

they closed 110 stores in early 1995, 72 stores in fall 1995, 20 to 30 to 40 here and there from 1996-1998, 72 in fall 2000 (They said many of these stores were marginally profitable, and they did not justify for investments adn closings were factored among things like location and being able to be expanded, like some stores could not be expanded and among those were north conway new hampshire and one in chicago and middletown rhode island and the super center in amsterdam, alot of those 72 stores were not big K yet, and at the time they were converting the last remaining un-Big-K stores to Big Kmarts, and alot of those stores were older and smaller, like palmer, westfield, great barrington, haverhill, acton, newburyport, and springfield (teh store was big, but old and it had a funny smell) massachusetts, portsmouth and manchester new hampshire. in 2001 they closed 4 (probably due to lease and the kmart in gilford closed then and I WAS NOT SURPRISED the store was dirty, not well stocked and junky and trashy and never saw its chance of being a big Kmart), in 2002 they clsoed 283 stores and 6 stores due to leases expiring, in 2003 they closed 316 stores, and in 2004 they sold 18 stores to home depot and 50 to SEars (Which they acquired) and closed 8 due to leases going otu and some in San Jose california to Kohl's. in 2005 they closed maybe a few due to leases expiring. they seemed to have closed some in the 1980s, they closed ones in Chelsea, Clinton, Natick, Hingham and Woburn massachusetts.  in the 1990s they expanded some stores, remodeled some and relocated some to bigger stores and changed the logo. the stores in new hampshire untouched at that time were in Gilford (54,000 square feet), North conway (40,000 square feet), portsmouth (probably like 72,000 square feet), and manchester (72,000 square fet) new hampshire, south burlington and bennington (56,000 square feet) vermont. it seems that ones below 80,000 square feet are undersized. the untouched ones had the old logo, wooden cash registers and service desks, black and sometimes marble floors, orange walls and the departs would be labled on white lettering on the orange walls and they would ahve a sign hang in isles not near the walls. now they have a new logo. kmart was big time going strong in the 1970s and at that time target had 52 stores and wal-mart had 153 and now they caught up!!!!! they had blue light specials from 1965-1991.

http://www.angelfire.com/mi4/forgottenmi/fortsaginaw.html says the kmart that closed in 2004 in sagniaw. it was like 110000 square feet. this is probably what the kmarts in bangor maine or ones that look like bangor look like. but bangor store opened in 1972. the one in albany new york looked like bangor, but I do not know when it opened and it probably looked like this. the kmarts that i knew that were built in 1972, Salem new hampshire, and the kmarts that i knew that were built in 1971, manchester connecticut, fitchburg, swansea and pittsfield mass, did not look like this. maybe the early 1970s was transitions of those formats. LOOK AT THE KMART SIGN AT THE VERY LEFT END OF THE PHOTO. IT says the store was built in 1966, and 110000 square feet.

picture is from http://www.angelfire.com/mi4/forgottenmi/fortsaginaw.html

this is the end of the kmart and the taken off logo of the pharmacy of the kmart in saginaw, michigan that closed in 2004.

from http://www.angelfire.com/mi4/forgottenmi/fortsaginaw.html
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on December 30, 2005, 02:16:44 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
the saginaw news says kmart is closing in bay road in the Saginaw county in michigan and only one store will be left in the saginaw county. the store closing will close march 21 and was 109,000 square feet. one in sagniaw closed 2 years ago because of the lease and one closed in 1993. the store was going to be expanded from 109,000 square feet to 180,000 square feet (To a supercenter), but the bankruptcy stopped it.

read the article http://www.mlive.com/business/sanews/index.ssf?/base/business-1/113586961449010.xml&coll=9

this was the look of the kmart in saginaw michigan, the one that closed in 2004, just before it closed

http://www.angelfire.com/mi4/forgottenmi/fortsaginaw.html

I know that them filing for bankruptcy stopped them from building a store in WAshington DC. just before they relocated one in Cranston Ri and opened one in New Vails new york. and upgraded some to supercenters (Store within store conversions) and most of those store within a store conversions closed in the spring 2003 rounds (1.3 years after they were upgraded and this probably happened because they were spending more than they were making on those stores and among them was in UTica michigan and this angered michgianers

Kmart reins supereme around Michigan. they closed the supercenter in detriot that opened in 1998. THAT angered K-mart fans and they promised it would stay open until AT LEAST when the lease was up in 2023. the one in dearborn michigan closed that time and fans were mad

Kmart closed a store in west virginia that made people mad as it was the only store around and it was a big store. they same deal was in exmore virginia. they were newer stores and newer stores cost more. just before bankrupcy kmart wanted to convert as many as 1300 of its 2100 stores at that time and said as many as 1300 can be turned into super kmarts.

They closed the only supercenters in new england: new haven connecticut and wallingford connecticut!!!!!!!!!!!!! They relocated existing stores to those stores. one of my college friends from new haven told me that there was a lot of shoplifting at the kmart in new haven (no surprise here!!!! and new haven bears the brunt of store closings, about all KBs around there closed, the bradlees in east haven closed in teh first wave, toys r us in east haven closed, kmart closed etc and new haven is crime ridden) those 2 kmarts will be wal-marts and the wal-mart in wallingford relocated to the super kmart building.

the only super k I have been to is in Queensbury/GLens falls new york and it was like a super wal-mart. they closed half the supercenters in teh 3rd round. I guess it is not uncommon to close newer stores!!!! the older stores have more of a tendancy to stay becuase of lower rents and they have stayed long enough to built and ammas customers over the years. another problem with more recent stores is that it did not work out.

I have said this before. K-mart pulled out of several markets in texas: houston, fort worth, san antanio, sherman, tyler, waco, galveston, odessa, san angelo, austin, dallas, beaumont, amarillo, witchata falls, texas city, and closed 80 of their 100 stores in texas, leaving only 20 and most of them are in smaller cities, THEY left all their stores in el paso and mcallen.

they also pulled out of these metropolitan areas, yuma arizona, lawrence kansas, lafayette and monroe lousiana, jackson missisippi, lincoln nebraska, mansfield ohio, richland washington and madison wisconson. they left in 289 metropolitan areas.

and they pulled out of oklahoma city in the first bankruptcy wave. they entered that in 1998 when they acquired former Venture stores.

When did K-mart do away w/ith Kmart foods. from the ones in Albany new york and BAngor maine and some others, I can tell there was grocery store next to them (K-mart foods). the ones in Albany new york and Bangor maine looked the same. the k-mart in milford massachusetts (has a store next to it to the right and that may have been a k-mart foods).

they closed 110 stores in early 1995, 72 stores in fall 1995, 20 to 30 to 40 here and there from 1996-1998, 72 in fall 2000 (They said many of these stores were marginally profitable, and they did not justify for investments adn closings were factored among things like location and being able to be expanded, like some stores could not be expanded and among those were north conway new hampshire and one in chicago and middletown rhode island and the super center in amsterdam, alot of those 72 stores were not big K yet, and at the time they were converting the last remaining un-Big-K stores to Big Kmarts, and alot of those stores were older and smaller, like palmer, westfield, great barrington, haverhill, acton, newburyport, and springfield (teh store was big, but old and it had a funny smell) massachusetts, portsmouth and manchester new hampshire. in 2001 they closed 4 (probably due to lease and the kmart in gilford closed then and I WAS NOT SURPRISED the store was dirty, not well stocked and junky and trashy and never saw its chance of being a big Kmart), in 2002 they clsoed 283 stores and 6 stores due to leases expiring, in 2003 they closed 316 stores, and in 2004 they sold 18 stores to home depot and 50 to SEars (Which they acquired) and closed 8 due to leases going otu and some in San Jose california to Kohl's. in 2005 they closed maybe a few due to leases expiring. they seemed to have closed some in the 1980s, they closed ones in Chelsea, Clinton, Natick, Hingham and Woburn massachusetts.  in the 1990s they expanded some stores, remodeled some and relocated some to bigger stores and changed the logo. the stores in new hampshire untouched at that time were in Gilford (54,000 square feet), North conway (40,000 square feet), portsmouth (probably like 72,000 square feet), and manchester (72,000 square fet) new hampshire, south burlington and bennington (56,000 square feet) vermont. it seems that ones below 80,000 square feet are undersized. the untouched ones had the old logo, wooden cash registers and service desks, black and sometimes marble floors, orange walls and the departs would be labled on white lettering on the orange walls and they would ahve a sign hang in isles not near the walls. now they have a new logo. kmart was big time going strong in the 1970s and at that time target had 52 stores and wal-mart had 153 and now they caught up!!!!! they had blue light specials from 1965-1991.

http://www.angelfire.com/mi4/forgottenmi/fortsaginaw.html says the kmart that closed in 2004 in sagniaw. it was like 110000 square feet. this is probably what the kmarts in bangor maine or ones that look like bangor look like. but bangor store opened in 1972. the one in albany new york looked like bangor, but I do not know when it opened and it probably looked like this. the kmarts that i knew that were built in 1972, Salem new hampshire, and the kmarts that i knew that were built in 1971, manchester connecticut, fitchburg, swansea and pittsfield mass, did not look like this. maybe the early 1970s was transitions of those formats. LOOK AT THE KMART SIGN AT THE VERY LEFT END OF THE PHOTO. IT says the store was built in 1966, and 110000 square feet.

picture is from http://www.angelfire.com/mi4/forgottenmi/fortsaginaw.html

this is what the kmart that closed in saginaw michigan that closed in 2004 looked like just before it closed. it was probably remodeled.

http://www.angelfire.com/mi4/forgottenmi/fortsaginaw.html

this is a sign of the kmart in saginaw that closed in 2004. it shows the store closing sign in the stores front.

from http://www.angelfire.com/mi4/forgottenmi/fortsaginaw.html
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on December 30, 2005, 02:50:43 PM
this kmart is in bay city michigan.

I wonder if that is the one closing soon.

from http://photos1.blogger.com/img/133/2105/400/Kmart%20Bay%20City%20MI.jpg
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: storehistoryguy on December 30, 2005, 07:25:30 PM
This picture was posed by d_fife on the previous page.
I can sense that that was originally a Kresge.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: storehistoryguy on December 30, 2005, 07:31:02 PM
Former K Mart in Hampton Towne Centre, Essexville, MI.

http://www.angelfire.com/mi4/forgottenmi/hampton.html
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: storehistoryguy on December 30, 2005, 07:34:31 PM
Former K Mart in Charlotte, MI.

http://www.angelfire.com/mi4/forgottenmi/misc2.html
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: storehistoryguy on December 31, 2005, 11:35:23 AM
South Carolina.
(http://www.cannongc.com/images/kmart.jpg)
http://www.cannongc.com/commerci.htm
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on December 31, 2005, 01:29:57 PM
http://www.angelfire.com/mi4/cactusbob2k2/kmart.html lists every kmart that has been or is around michgian. it says when the clsoed ones closed and what they became.

here is a picture of a former kmart in liberty texas.

from http://www.angelfire.com/mi4/cactusbob2k2/kmart.html
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on December 31, 2005, 01:30:52 PM
another kmart. the store is unnamed.

from http://www.angelfire.com/mi4/cactusbob2k2/kmart.html
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on December 31, 2005, 01:32:18 PM
this former kmart is in Abilene texas.

from http://www.angelfire.com/mi4/cactusbob2k2/kmart.html
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on December 31, 2005, 01:32:58 PM
this is an old picture of the kmart in randolph township new jersey.

from http://www.angelfire.com/mi4/cactusbob2k2/kmart.html
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on December 31, 2005, 01:34:19 PM
this former kmart is in aiken south carolina.

from http://www.angelfire.com/mi4/cactusbob2k2/kmart.html
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on December 31, 2005, 01:35:13 PM
a closing kmart

from http://www.angelfire.com/mi4/cactusbob2k2/kmart.html
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on December 31, 2005, 01:36:12 PM
a old picture of kmart in overland park kansas and it was formerly french market.

from http://www.angelfire.com/mi4/cactusbob2k2/kmart.html
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on December 31, 2005, 01:36:58 PM
this kmart was in canada. I heard that kmart sold their canada stores in 1997 and they got closed in 1998.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on December 31, 2005, 01:40:24 PM
this kmart was in baton rouge louisina on college drive. IT closed in 1997. IT is now a Hobby Lobby, DOllar Tree (That used to be an OFficemax) and goodwill. The auto center closed in the early 1990s.  

from http://www.angelfire.com/mi4/cactusbob2k2/collegedrive.html
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on December 31, 2005, 01:41:25 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
this kmart was in baton rouge louisina on college drive. IT closed in 1997. IT is now a Hobby Lobby, DOllar Tree (That used to be an OFficemax) and goodwill. The auto center closed in the early 1990s.  

from http://www.angelfire.com/mi4/cactusbob2k2/collegedrive.html

another picture of the closing kmart in baton rouge on college drive

from http://www.angelfire.com/mi4/cactusbob2k2/collegedrive.html
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on December 31, 2005, 01:43:02 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
this kmart was in baton rouge louisina on college drive. IT closed in 1997. IT is now a Hobby Lobby, DOllar Tree (That used to be an OFficemax) and goodwill. The auto center closed in the early 1990s.  

from http://www.angelfire.com/mi4/cactusbob2k2/collegedrive.html

another picture of the closing kmart in baton rouge on college drive

from http://www.angelfire.com/mi4/cactusbob2k2/collegedrive.html

another picture of the closing kmart in baton rouge on college drive

from http://www.angelfire.com/mi4/cactusbob2k2/collegedrive.html
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on December 31, 2005, 01:43:58 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
this kmart was in baton rouge louisina on college drive. IT closed in 1997. IT is now a Hobby Lobby, DOllar Tree (That used to be an OFficemax) and goodwill. The auto center closed in the early 1990s.  

from http://www.angelfire.com/mi4/cactusbob2k2/collegedrive.html

another picture of the closing kmart in baton rouge on college drive

from http://www.angelfire.com/mi4/cactusbob2k2/collegedrive.html

another picture of the closing kmart in baton rouge on college drive

from http://www.angelfire.com/mi4/cactusbob2k2/collegedrive.html

the sign of the closing kmart in baton rouge college drive store.

from http://www.angelfire.com/mi4/cactusbob2k2/collegedrive.html
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: storehistoryguy on December 31, 2005, 01:44:20 PM
Somewhere down south after Hurricane Katrina.

(http://static.flickr.com/23/41613721_7bca4b2da9_m.jpg)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jogales/page2/
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Zayre88 on December 31, 2005, 01:46:29 PM
Kmart Canada was sold in 1997 and back then, the company that acquired it said: "We are committed to rebuilding Kmart Canada into a strong, national retail business".  In 1998, the stores closed.

Back then, Kmart President and CEO Floyd Hall, said the sale "is in keeping with our commitment to focus on our core U.S.-based operations and continue improving our overall financial performance. We appreciate the support of our Canadian customers, vendors and associates, and believe that the investor group will create a strong Canadian-owned business that will be competitive and profitable." In 1997, Kmart had 2,122 stores and today less than 1500...!
 
Here is a canadian Kmart that became a Zellers.  This store had the same look found on modern U.S. stores.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: storehistoryguy on January 01, 2006, 10:57:26 AM
(http://web.mit.edu/sloanjapan/101/life/img/shop/kmart.jpg)
http://web.mit.edu/sloanjapan/101/life/shop-discount.htm
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: storehistoryguy on January 01, 2006, 11:04:45 AM
Thats a festive K mart sign even though its not ment to be.

http://www.angelfire.com/biz/TedrickSigns/Tedrick4.html
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: storehistoryguy on January 01, 2006, 11:07:08 AM
(http://www.urban.ne.jp/home/take/kmart.gif)
http://www.urban.ne.jp/home/take/kmart.htm
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: storehistoryguy on January 01, 2006, 11:07:27 AM
(http://www.urban.ne.jp/home/take/bigk.gif)
http://www.urban.ne.jp/home/take/kmart.htm
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: store215 on January 01, 2006, 12:01:36 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by storehistoryguy
Another Hurricane Katrina hit K Mart.

(http://masonrysociety.org/html/committees/tech/disaster/Hurricane_Katrina/images/094.jpg)
http://masonrysociety.org/html/committees/tech/disaster/Hurricane_Katrina/pages/5.htm

Cool. I never knew of any stores that had "The Saving Place" slogan on the building.

And here's a Kmart Brand (KMC was their house brand) smokeless ashtray from the 70's:
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: storehistoryguy on January 01, 2006, 12:57:49 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by MBZ321
QuoteOriginally posted by storehistoryguy
Another Hurricane Katrina hit K Mart.

(http://masonrysociety.org/html/committees/tech/disaster/Hurricane_Katrina/images/094.jpg)
http://masonrysociety.org/html/committees/tech/disaster/Hurricane_Katrina/pages/5.htm

Cool. I never knew of any stores that had "The Saving Place" slogan on the building.

And here's a Kmart Brand (KMC was their house brand) smokeless ashtray from the 70's:

One of my K mart used to have that slogan, but they took it off. Also, I believe KMC stood for:

Kresge
M?
Company

I cna't remember what the M was though.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Caldor1999 on January 03, 2006, 07:07:46 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by storehistoryguy
All these pictures are from the 80s in the K Mart in Beach Haven, Nj.

(http://www.franticfran.com/images/kmart/K-Mart1.jpg)
(http://www.franticfran.com/images/kmart/K-Mart2.jpg)
(http://www.franticfran.com/images/kmart/K-Mart3.jpg)
(http://www.franticfran.com/images/kmart/K-Mart4.jpg)
(http://www.franticfran.com/images/kmart/K-Mart5.jpg)
(http://www.franticfran.com/images/kmart/K-Mart6.jpg)
http://www.franticfran.com/kmart1.htm


im so glad i wasent growing up in teh 80s cause i just dont see how people could dresse like that not to mention all that big hair lol good thing i was growing up in the 90's
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: storehistoryguy on January 04, 2006, 03:04:43 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by Caldor1999
QuoteOriginally posted by storehistoryguy
All these pictures are from the 80s in the K Mart in Beach Haven, Nj.  


im so glad i wasent growing up in teh 80s cause i just dont see how people could dresse like that not to mention all that big hair lol good thing i was growing up in the 90's

Hey, I was a teenager as well as an adult in the 80s but I actually looked more 70s then and I still look 70s today.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: storehistoryguy on January 04, 2006, 03:36:15 PM
Hawaii.

(http://aichanworld.com/1999hawaii/kmart.jpg)
http://aichanworld.com/1999hawaii/
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: store215 on January 04, 2006, 04:02:06 PM
News reports say that Kmart layed off almost all full-time staff from it's stores today with no notice. And I thought they were understaffed as it is:o I also read they are not opening any more "Sears Essentials" stores.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Caldor1999 on January 04, 2006, 04:28:11 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by storehistoryguy
QuoteOriginally posted by Caldor1999
QuoteOriginally posted by storehistoryguy
All these pictures are from the 80s in the K Mart in Beach Haven, Nj.  


im so glad i wasent growing up in teh 80s cause i just dont see how people could dresse like that not to mention all that big hair lol good thing i was growing up in the 90's

Hey, I was a teenager as well as an adult in the 80s but I actually looked more 70s then and I still look 70s today.

well i wouldent minde going back to the 70's cause people did look creepy back then like they did in teh 80's the 80's was about horrble fashion and hair but it had some good things like movies music and tv but i would wanan go back to the 90's but any way go any more kmart pictures lol
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: dayville81 on January 06, 2006, 02:37:47 PM
I have been to Cromwell K-Mart last month. Little Ceaser's Pizza closed and was converted to a seasonal/special sales area. It looks tacky since they have buckets in two different parts of the store to collect rainwater. They still have many of their DVD's locked up to prevent shoplifting but most people like to read the back of the DVD before they buy it and its a pain to have to ask someone to open up the case. They converted the old Auto Service area to a seasonal area which was a good move. They gained some room in Health and Beauty Aids when they closed up the pharmacy. Still has room for a lot of improvement. For starters, they could get a power washer and wash the floors and dust off the shelves.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: storehistoryguy on January 07, 2006, 03:18:11 PM
Lansing, IL.

http://www.angelfire.com/rnb/lecentre/bigkmart.html
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: storehistoryguy on January 07, 2006, 03:18:40 PM
Bloomington, IL.

http://www.angelfire.com/rnb/lecentre/bigkmart.html
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: storehistoryguy on January 07, 2006, 03:19:00 PM
Elmhurst, IL.

http://www.angelfire.com/rnb/lecentre/bigkmart.html
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: storehistoryguy on January 07, 2006, 03:19:45 PM
Joliet, IL.

http://www.angelfire.com/rnb/lecentre/bigkmart.html
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: storehistoryguy on January 07, 2006, 03:20:31 PM
Sign to Joliet, IL. location.

http://www.angelfire.com/rnb/lecentre/bigkmart.html
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: storehistoryguy on January 07, 2006, 03:21:05 PM
West Baraboo, WI.

http://www.angelfire.com/rnb/lecentre/bigkmart.html
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: storehistoryguy on January 07, 2006, 03:23:19 PM
A strange one in Washington, IL..

http://www.angelfire.com/rnb/lecentre/kmart.html
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: storehistoryguy on January 07, 2006, 03:24:08 PM
Another strange one in Morton, IL..

http://www.angelfire.com/rnb/lecentre/kmart.html
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: storehistoryguy on January 07, 2006, 03:26:14 PM
Bradley, IL.

http://www.angelfire.com/rnb/lecentre/superkmart.html
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: storehistoryguy on January 07, 2006, 03:26:37 PM
Bradley, IL. Sign.

http://www.angelfire.com/rnb/lecentre/superkmart.html
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on January 07, 2006, 06:13:57 PM
this kmart is in augusta maine.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on January 09, 2006, 01:52:41 PM
here is a picture of the k-mart in waterville.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: storehistoryguy on January 09, 2006, 02:13:24 PM
Corsicana, Tx, closed in 2003.

http://superkusa.tripod.com/id3.html
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: storehistoryguy on January 09, 2006, 02:14:13 PM
Corsicana, Tx, closed.

http://superkusa.tripod.com/id3.html
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on January 09, 2006, 02:14:43 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by storehistoryguy
A former K Mart, now Chuck E. Cheese's.

(http://www.sfdc.org/images/retail_kings-crossing.gif)
http://www.sfdc.org/main_retail.html

it said thie  building was 82,000 square feet and on 6303 Richmond Highway
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: storehistoryguy on January 09, 2006, 02:15:25 PM
Corsicana, Tx, closed.

http://superkusa.tripod.com/id3.html
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: storehistoryguy on January 09, 2006, 02:15:51 PM
Corsicana, Tx, garages.

http://superkusa.tripod.com/id3.html
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: storehistoryguy on January 09, 2006, 02:16:13 PM
Corsicana, Tx, food court.

http://superkusa.tripod.com/id3.html
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: storehistoryguy on January 09, 2006, 02:43:32 PM
K Mart price scanner.

(http://www.ichizen.com/goat/goat_shopping/images/2000_06_25_02.jpg)
http://www.ichizen.com/goat/goat_shopping/
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: ameskmart1 on January 09, 2006, 03:02:34 PM
Super K-Mart Center store closing sale
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on January 09, 2006, 07:17:08 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by Caldor1999
anouther closed Kmart

this one is in lockport new york
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on January 09, 2006, 07:44:51 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by storehistoryguy
(http://web.mit.edu/sloanjapan/101/life/img/shop/kmart.jpg)
http://web.mit.edu/sloanjapan/101/life/shop-discount.htm

this looks like the one in brighton (Boston) massachusetts tand that store was a caldor and is 85,000 square feet./
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on January 09, 2006, 08:08:21 PM
a kmart

from http://celebrate2000.morningsun.net/images/headlines/011903/K_Mart_survives.jpg
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on January 09, 2006, 08:10:07 PM
here is the vacant kmart in macedonia ohio that closed in 2002 and is now burlington coat factory

from http://groups.msn.com/OhioGrocery/discountanddepartmentstores.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=424
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: ameskmart1 on January 10, 2006, 03:52:42 PM
Former K-Mart
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on January 10, 2006, 03:56:56 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by ameskmart1
Former K-Mart

that must be a former canada kmart.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on January 10, 2006, 04:16:20 PM
here is the kmart in bridgeview illinois

from Stuart Lenhoffof http://www.storetrax.com/stx/showProperty.do?centerId=10741
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on January 10, 2006, 04:32:13 PM
here is the kmart in bellingham washington. it is about 104,000 square feet and opened 1989. it is in sunset square on sunset drive.

from Betsy Shriver of http://www.storetrax.com/stx/showNAProperty.do?centerId=3089
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: ameskmart1 on January 11, 2006, 06:54:04 PM
Produce section at Super Kmart
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: ameskmart1 on January 11, 2006, 07:03:39 PM
Super K-Mart Center logo
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: store215 on January 14, 2006, 07:23:03 PM
Pic inside a recently remodeled Kmart store:
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on January 14, 2006, 07:24:47 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by Anonymous
The Mid West is loaded with Super K marts

ya, a lot of their supercenters seem to be in ohio. Their first supercenter was in ohio. only one supercenter is in the northeast: queensbury / Glens falls new york. I went to that store 1.5 years ago adn it was like a super wal-mart. There used to be ones in NEW haven and wallingford Ct; Kingston NY, Middletown NY (it had the store within a store conversion  that was done in late 2001, and closed early 2003, the store must have spent more money than it made) and amsterdam new york.

An article as of July 2002 says that Kmart converted 4 indianappolis stores to supercenters. But they were bankrupt then, so they must have started just before the bankruptcy. they had about 25,000 square feet of selling space added.

YOu know, before the start of 2002 i had no indication that kmart would file for bankruptcy, but on JAnuary 2, 2002 there were rumblings starting of kmart possibly filing for bankruptcy.  I do not like what Charles conway did to the company. he cut down the advertising, he did bring back the blue light special and covered up their losses. Kmart during the bankruptcy rumblings said they have enough cash. They filed in January 22, 2002 after fleming would stop shipping and some suppliers were stopping shipments and kmart said they had a bad christmas. then there were rumblings of closing up to 700 stores. They closed 600 stores in two waves, spring 2002 and mid winter/early spring 2003. 700 would have been too many.

since they closed like 15 due to leases expiring, 4 to kohl's in san jose, 18 to home depot and probably 70 are kohl's, they have 1400 now. they w/ill never be a 2000 stoer chain again. three supercenters around memphis closed last sumemr due to poor performance, one store is left around memphis. two of the supercenters in indianappolis closed in wave 2. they must have spent more than making.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: store215 on January 14, 2006, 07:25:20 PM
another:
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on January 18, 2006, 03:06:59 PM
this kmart in painted post new york closed in 2003 and was in the 90000s square feet and opened 1994.

from www.gribblenation.net/ nypics/subs/shields.html
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on January 19, 2006, 07:35:04 PM
here is the kmart in augusta sc on washington ave

from staff reports of http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/042005/lat_planedown.shtml
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on January 20, 2006, 09:45:10 PM
here is a former k-mart (next to bradlees) in orange connecticut that was 84,250 square feet. it closed in spring 1988 to become builders square. must have opened 1975-1977.

from http://www.siteride.com/srpl/p_snapshot.pl?lm=listing&resbox=1137810730&subNum=13215000168
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: storehistoryguy on January 21, 2006, 12:55:23 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
here is a former k-mart (next to bradlees) in orange connecticut that was 84,250 square feet. it closed in spring 1988 to become builders square. must have opened 1975-1977.

from http://www.siteride.com/srpl/p_snapshot.pl?lm=listing&resbox=1137810730&subNum=13215000168

I guess Bradlees beat them at the game. :insane:
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on January 21, 2006, 06:06:30 PM
this k-mart is in parsippany nj. in the same plaza as bradlees. I LOVE KMARTS WITH THIS LOOK THESE ARE THE BEST LOOKING KMARTS!!!1

from http://www.siteride.com/srpl/p_snapshot.pl?lm=listing&resbox=1137884184&subNum=50220010082
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on January 24, 2006, 07:37:38 PM
here is the grandview plaza kmart in erie pa.

from http://www.vitarealty.com/properties/gspphoto.jpg
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on February 13, 2006, 04:00:30 PM
here is the former kmart in lincoln nb

from http://www.woodmont.com/index.cfm?FuseAction=Page&PageID=1000028&PropertyID=61
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on February 21, 2006, 12:51:39 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
this k-mart is in parsippany nj. in the same plaza as bradlees. I LOVE KMARTS WITH THIS LOOK THESE ARE THE BEST LOOKING KMARTS!!!1

from http://www.siteride.com/srpl/p_snapshot.pl?lm=listing&resbox=1137884184&subNum=50220010082

this kmart opened in late March 1997 and became sears essentials recently. The store replaced a nearby 57,000 square foot kmart that was very very old.

What more kmarts will become sears?
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on February 24, 2006, 07:50:57 PM
kmart in jersey city nj in the stadium plaza

from http://www.siteride.com/srpl/p_snapshot.pl?lm=listing&resbox=1140828503&subNum=10208000353
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on February 24, 2006, 08:05:55 PM
here is the kmart in orange nj. it is 142,000 square feet and was a caldor and this kmart opened in late 1999 and will becoem sears essentials

from http://www.siteride.com/srpl/p_snapshot.pl?lm=listing&resbox=1140829384&subNum=10208000387
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on February 24, 2006, 08:13:08 PM
more kmart in norht bergin nj

from http://www.siteride.com/srpl/p_snapshot.pl?lm=listing&resbox=1140829828&subNum=10208000286
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: ameskmart1 on February 25, 2006, 02:03:22 AM
Green K-Mart
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on February 25, 2006, 04:03:40 PM
here is the former kmart in north conway nh. it was 40,318 square feet and opened october 1980 and in the mountain valley mall and closed in november 2000. the store with most of the mall will be demolished into lowe's.

from 'http://www.kgiproperties.com/properties/location/9/
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on February 25, 2006, 08:38:51 PM
here is the kmart in west lebanon nh

from http://www.kgiproperties.com/properties/location/29/
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on February 25, 2006, 08:39:47 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
here is the kmart in west lebanon nh

from http://www.kgiproperties.com/properties/location/29/

more kmart in west lebanon nh and last summer the silver was repainted brown for some reason

from http://www.kgiproperties.com/properties/location/29/
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: katnapped on February 26, 2006, 07:34:37 AM
Hmm, my posting didn't take--what I added was the the "Sears Essentials" concept was proclaimed dead in the past week.  All the existing SE stores will be renovated (AGAIN) into a smalled Sears Grand concept in the coming months.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: amesman on February 26, 2006, 10:44:33 AM
Here's one of Albany New York's Kmart stores. This one is in Colonie on Central Avenue.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: amesman on February 26, 2006, 10:45:04 AM
Here's an inside shot.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: amesman on February 26, 2006, 10:48:36 AM
Here's another Albany location. This one is in Glenville.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: amesman on February 26, 2006, 10:50:17 AM
Here's the location on U.S. 44 in Poughkeepsie, NY. It is a former Grants store.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Zayre88 on February 26, 2006, 12:32:35 PM
The Glenville location looks like the Bangor store, it probably had a Kmart Food in the space at right.  The Poughkeepsie is not a pretty Kmart, and the red K has turned pink...
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Caldor1999 on February 26, 2006, 01:59:36 PM
what i dont get is why do they call it biog kmart when its the same thing as a reglure kmart only with a diffrent logo and sometimes a cafe in it
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Zayre88 on February 26, 2006, 02:11:19 PM
The problem is that they stopped calling the stores Big Kmart.  The sales flyers, website and other ads are about Kmart with the new red logo.  

They are stuck with hundreds of Big Kmart logos on every stores.  Eddie Lampert will never want to spend a dime on replacing the logos, unless there is a big return on doing it.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on February 26, 2006, 02:20:33 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by amesman
Here's one of Albany New York's Kmart stores. This one is in Colonie on Central Avenue.

I went into this store last summer and it looked like it had the adjacent K-mart food space. the store was not very busy when I went.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Caldor1999 on February 26, 2006, 03:58:36 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by Zayre88
The problem is that they stopped calling the stores Big Kmart.  The sales flyers, website and other ads are about Kmart with the new red logo.  

They are stuck with hundreds of Big Kmart logos on every stores.  Eddie Lampert will never want to spend a dime on replacing the logos, unless there is a big return on doing it.

ii do like the new red logo and i ahve to say there doing a nice job on revamping most of there stores hears the kmart in white planes ny that has the enw logo this store wasa caldor before that
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Anonymous on February 26, 2006, 04:42:42 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by Caldor1999
QuoteOriginally posted by Zayre88
The problem is that they stopped calling the stores Big Kmart.  The sales flyers, website and other ads are about Kmart with the new red logo.  

They are stuck with hundreds of Big Kmart logos on every stores.  Eddie Lampert will never want to spend a dime on replacing the logos, unless there is a big return on doing it.

ii do like the new red logo and i ahve to say there doing a nice job on revamping most of there stores hears the kmart in white planes ny that has the enw logo this store wasa caldor before that

they have this logog (Except for the k on top) on the newburyport mass store.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on February 26, 2006, 04:43:41 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by Anonymous
QuoteOriginally posted by Caldor1999
QuoteOriginally posted by Zayre88
The problem is that they stopped calling the stores Big Kmart.  The sales flyers, website and other ads are about Kmart with the new red logo.  

They are stuck with hundreds of Big Kmart logos on every stores.  Eddie Lampert will never want to spend a dime on replacing the logos, unless there is a big return on doing it.

ii do like the new red logo and i ahve to say there doing a nice job on revamping most of there stores hears the kmart in white planes ny that has the enw logo this store wasa caldor before that

they have this logog (Except for the k on top) on the newburyport mass store.

I was the whoe rote the post above. I wonder how many others have the new kmart logo. newburyport is the only one I have seen personally!
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on February 26, 2006, 04:48:35 PM
here is the vacant kmart in niles mi

from www.wndu.com/news/ 072005/news_43396.php
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on February 26, 2006, 04:50:04 PM
another kmart

from  www.interplanorlando.com/ retail.htm
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on February 26, 2006, 04:51:52 PM
here is the former kmart on S. James Campbell Blvd.  in columbia tennessee that will become ross stores, tj maxx and office depot. it closed in april 2003, the 2nd wave of closings

from : www.columbiadailyherald.com/.../ 01kmart.txt
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on February 26, 2006, 04:53:30 PM
here is a vacant kmart in rogersville tn and is 94,841 sf

from www.robbins-properties.com/ properties/kmart_r...
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on February 26, 2006, 04:56:08 PM
this kmart in amarillo opened in 1998 and was one of the former venture stores. the kmart closed.

from businessjournal.net/ index040699.html
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on February 26, 2006, 04:58:29 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by amesman
Here's another Albany location. This one is in Glenville.

this and the one in albany must have looked like this

from : www.artoftheprint.com/.../ krnc_al_kmart.htm
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on February 26, 2006, 05:00:28 PM
this former kmart was in Spokane Valley, washington and was 91,000 square feet

from  www.g-b.com/ viewcommlistings.php?id=28
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on February 26, 2006, 05:04:15 PM
here is a kmart.  and said to be teh worlds smallest kmart.

from  www.average-bear.com/ archive/cat_pictures.html
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on February 26, 2006, 05:32:06 PM
here is the kmart in hyannis mass that is 90,000 sf that opened in march 1973. notice it has the K logo. I gues the the cape cod did not want the big K logo

from http://www.urbanretail.com/urpweb.nsf/0/9ba1e335856c899d88256c25005f53a4?OpenDocument
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on February 26, 2006, 06:02:34 PM
here is the kmart in hagerstown md

from http://www.cedarshoppingcenters.com/valley.htm
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: ameskmart1 on February 27, 2006, 12:28:21 AM
K-Mart
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: ameskmart1 on February 27, 2006, 08:57:59 PM
Red Oak, IA
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Zayre88 on February 27, 2006, 10:38:04 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by ameskmart1
Red Oak, IA

That store is like the former Skowhegan Maine store.  These types of Kmart were usually smaller stores.  We can still see the spots where the old logo was installed (Red Oak).
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: ameskmart1 on February 27, 2006, 11:20:55 PM
Charlotte, NC (Now a school)
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: ameskmart1 on February 27, 2006, 11:21:43 PM
Hastings, NE (Now a school)
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: BillyGr on February 28, 2006, 02:03:46 PM
Here are shots of the Big Kmarts in Latham (Top) and East Greenbush (Bottom).

Both have attached (former) grocery stores - the Latham one was (probably) a Grand Union, the East Greenbush was a Price Chopper.

The Latham one, after being empty for quite a while is now Gold's Gym (moved from another former GU in Latham Circle Mall, which was demolished when Lowes was built.

The East Greenbush is now a Big Lots.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on March 01, 2006, 08:24:29 PM
here is the kmart in homer glen il that is now sears essentials

from http://www.angelfire.com/planet/lecentre2/srsess.html
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on March 01, 2006, 08:26:09 PM
here is the kmart in streator il

from http://www.angelfire.com/rnb/lecentre/bigkmart.html
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on March 01, 2006, 08:26:38 PM
here is the kmart in lockport il

from http://www.angelfire.com/rnb/lecentre/bigkmart.html
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on March 01, 2006, 08:27:20 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
here is the kmart in lockport il

from http://www.angelfire.com/rnb/lecentre/bigkmart.html

here is the kmart garden center sign in lockport il. this is the old school sign in lockport.

from http://www.angelfire.com/rnb/lecentre/bigkmart.html
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Caldor1999 on March 02, 2006, 08:42:53 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
here is the kmart in homer glen il that is now sears essentials

from http://www.angelfire.com/planet/lecentre2/srsess.html

it still looks like the kmart thats verey cheep of sears they could do more then just a crappy paint job
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on March 05, 2006, 08:55:30 PM
here is the kmart that was in amsterdam ny and it opned like 1993 or 1994 and closed fall 2000 with 71 other stores! it replaced another nearby store (kmarT) it is like 166,000 or 180,000 sf

from http://www.nassimirealty.com/sa_retail7.html
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on March 06, 2006, 02:04:15 PM
kmart in brighton mass may meet its fate. hopefully it iwll move

from http://www2.townonline.com/allston/localRegional/view.bg?articleid=442994

Charlesview could move to Kmart site
By Amanda Patterson/ Correspondent
Friday, March 3, 2006

Harvard's new proposal to relocate Charlesview to the site currently occupied by Kmart on Western Avenue was debated by the Harvard-Allston task force at the Honan Allston Library Wednesday.
 
    Harvard has long been eyeing the housing development at the corner of North Harvard Street and Western Avenue for a contiguous campus in Allston, but Charlesview residents have opposed previous options for a land swap in the interest of their prime location, being close to public transit, a supermarket and a library. They have made it clear that any proposed site should mirror the same advantages, if not add to them.
 
    "The swap with Charlesview offers [them] a little bit more land," said Kathy Spiegelman, chief university planner and director of the Allston Initiative. "And our role is to offer them enough to make the swap."
 
    Mellone expressed reservations about the process being followed to move Charlesview, a move which he feels could be planned to improve the kind of space the residents inhabit.
 
    "This is a convenient place to put them, but I am concerned that we don't short-circuit the process," Mellone said.
 
    Task force member Millie Hollum Mclaughlin asked about the process by which Harvard sought approval, and what Harvard would do if the Charlesview board accepts the land swap proposal but the town rejects it.
 
    Spiegelman said that they had to start somewhere; and starting with an agreement - which has not yet been reached - between Charlesview and Harvard did not override the normal regulatory processes.
 
    Questions were also raised about putting residential development into the commercially zoned area. A representative from the BRA said they would have to look into it.
 
    Task force chairman Ray Mellone was concerned about the green spaces available to Charlesview residents in the Kmart location, as well as the impact on abutters to the property.
 
    Spiegelman highlighted the potential for renewal and employment on Western Avenue, and spoke glowingly of the architectural firm Harvard had selected after a lengthy competition to do the design work. Behnisch designed the Genzyme building in Kendall Square, though Spiegelman assured the task force that they were not looking to replicate the glass building.
 
    A lot has changed since the last meeting of the task force appointed by the mayor to represent Allston's interests as Harvard moves toward developing its Allston campus. They met again to hear in person about the new science and art centers formally proposed for Western Avenue by Harvard President Larry Summers, who resigned days after making the announcement.
 
    Foremost on task force member Michael Hanlon's mind was the future of the project without Summers to guide it. Hanlon said he felt that together, Summers and Menino had a sense of what Allston needed.
 
    "It's not like any of us knew Summers, but he knew who we were. That was comforting," Hanlon said. "They don't know who the next advocate will be, or what their vision will be."
 
    The last meeting of Harvard's Allston Initiative team, the Boston Redevelopment Authority and the Allston task force was held just a few days before the announcement that Behnisch Architects of Stuttgart, Germany, were named as the designers of the new 500,000-square-foot science center, and that Harvard planned to turn the former Citizens Bank building into a museum space.
 
    At the last meeting, Spiegelman told the group that they would be making an announcement soon, but did not make the task force privy to the plan.
 
    Spiegelman started out Wednesday's meeting with an apology. "I'm sorry that when I was before you two weeks ago, I was not at liberty to tell you about the site and the plans in the works with the mayor."
 
    Harvard wants the new Allston campus to reflect the feel of Harvard, which Spiegelman said would likely mean that the 500,000 square feet would be divided among several buildings. She also committed to bring the architects to the task force meeting in the near future to hear their ideas.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: XISMZERO on March 08, 2006, 10:48:14 PM
While I grew up with K-Mart heavily, I cannot understand how they still exist today. For the first time in years, I visited a few remaining K-Mart stores around me (there's one left in a really outdated plaza in Cromwell and then in a semi-ugly area of Holyoke, MA. Needless to say, I was not impressed as I never was. It did, however, feel like I ventured a decade back in time.

I simply don't know how K-Mart makes ends meat in order to stay alive admist stores that are seemingly with the times like Wal-Mart and Target. My guess is that the Sears merge saved it as that store is holding the remaining, withering K-Mart chain on by a thread. Could it also be that Martha Stewart is helping keep the remaining stores around?

If you ask me, it should've collapsed before Caldor and Ames (much better competition).
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: powersbt on March 08, 2006, 11:01:23 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by XISMZERO
While I grew up with K-Mart heavily, I cannot understand how they still exist today. For the first time in years, I visited a few remaining K-Mart stores around me (there's one left in a really outdated plaza in Cromwell and then in a semi-ugly area of Holyoke, MA. Needless to say, I was not impressed as I never was. It did, however, feel like I ventured a decade back in time.

I simply don't know how K-Mart makes ends meat in order to stay alive admist stores that are seemingly with the times like Wal-Mart and Target. My guess is that the Sears merge saved it as that store is holding the remaining, withering K-Mart chain on by a thread. Could it also be that Martha Stewart is helping keep the remaining stores around?

If you ask me, it should've collapsed before Caldor and Ames (much better competition).

I hear ya there. I think that the Sears Merger helped to keep them afloat. I have not heard anything lately about how they are doing currently, or how their Holiday Sales went.

I give K Mart a lot of credit for retaining the Martha Stewart line. I feel that her line does indeed help them. Most people or companies wouldn't have thought twice about dumping her amist her scandal. They held on to it, and it did well before, during and after it all.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: AmesNewington on March 09, 2006, 10:28:12 AM
Around 1993, K-Mart was going to build a Super K Mart in the now busy Lowes Plaza in Newington CT set to open in mid-1994. It never went through. Competition at that time was Ames, Bradlees, Caldor, and Lechmere.

(I got this info from the Hartford Courant.com Archives)
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on March 10, 2006, 09:12:49 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by AmesNewington
Around 1993, K-Mart was going to build a Super K Mart in the now busy Lowes Plaza in Newington CT set to open in mid-1994. It never went through. Competition at that time was Ames, Bradlees, Caldor, and Lechmere.

(I got this info from the Hartford Courant.com Archives)

that would have been bigger than the other stores and more than their strenght combined. but i wonder if it would have closed if it opened because the other two super ks in ct (new haven and wallingford) closed 3 yeasr ago.

I wonder if Kmart will build new stores. Kmart had 2000 stoers before the 1st wave of closings and will never get back to 2000 stores.

I noticed hte 40,000 sf stores are almost extinct because a lot of them closed like skowhegan and north conway me and one in arkansas and the 40,000 sf stores were in smaller markets for some reason. most seem to be 84,180 sf.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on March 12, 2006, 05:48:14 PM
kmart in bradford pa that clsoed 1.5 years ago due to lease expiring and it was in the  bradford mall and in 1994 it was expanded from 55,000 sf to 90,272 sf

from http://www.loopnet.com/xNet/MainSite/Listing/Profile/ProfileSE.aspx?LID=14333694&linkcode=1070&sourcecode=1lww2t006a00001
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on March 12, 2006, 06:33:01 PM
here is the 84,240 sf Kmart in orange Ct on Bull hill lane that closed in April 1988 to become Builders square.

see the label scar

from http://www.siteride.com/srpl/p_snapshot.pl?lm=listing&resbox=1142206266&subNum=13215000167
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: BillyGr on March 17, 2006, 10:31:34 PM
First is the (small) Big K in Glenmont, NY - in the plaza with the Price Chopper (former Grand Union demolished on the site) - there is a bit more of the store to the right, but not much - it's also fairly shallow.
Second is the Poughkeepsie store (Rt 44).  This is next to a (former) Shop Rite, also a WalGreens and a strip of small stores - the SR&KM make the bottom of the U, WG one side & the small stores the other - however there is space between all 3 parts.
3rd is the Bennington, VT store - Average sized, in the plaza with a JC Penney, Staples (former grocery) and several small shops.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: BillyGr on March 27, 2006, 10:42:14 PM
This is the K-Was section!

1st the former Pittsfield (MA) store - at the intesection of Routes 8 & 9.  This is a standard "Old" Kmart combo with an (also former) Price Chopper next door.  This was closed in one of the earlier batches and has been subdivided into HomeGoods, Petco and an empty spot (which had been an auto place, not surprising seeing as how part of it is the former K-Auto center).

2nd is the former Big K in North Adams, MA (between Route 8, 8A and Main St.) - this closed more recently (maybe the last or 2nd to last batch) and had been empty but is now been renovated for something - no signs though to say what).

Last is (half of) the former Kingston SuperK - Kohl's has taken the other half and remodelled it to Kohl's standard design (brown wall on the left), but this half is still SuperK design - that door was the grocery entrance and the windowed area was a restaurant.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on March 31, 2006, 08:46:48 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by BillyGr
This is the K-Was section!

1st the former Pittsfield (MA) store - at the intesection of Routes 8 & 9.  This is a standard "Old" Kmart combo with an (also former) Price Chopper next door.  This was closed in one of the earlier batches and has been subdivided into HomeGoods, Petco and an empty spot (which had been an auto place, not surprising seeing as how part of it is the former K-Auto center).

2nd is the former Big K in North Adams, MA (between Route 8, 8A and Main St.) - this closed more recently (maybe the last or 2nd to last batch) and had been empty but is now been renovated for something - no signs though to say what).

Last is (half of) the former Kingston SuperK - Kohl's has taken the other half and remodelled it to Kohl's standard design (brown wall on the left), but this half is still SuperK design - that door was the grocery entrance and the windowed area was a restaurant.

the north adams store closed in the spring 2002 (283 stores) batch. IT WAS IN A BAD LOCATIOn. WHWEN I WENT AROUND THERE both 2 yers ago and 4 yeasr ago, I had hard time finding my way out. IT WAS IN A BAD LOCATION!!!!

The one in Kingston ny I heard was in the hudson valley mall where dick's and best buy are. I wonder why this closed. I saw that only half the building was leased.

the one in pittsfield opened in 1971 and was an individual closing rather than a mass purge and it closed due to poor sales. WHY would it have had poor sales.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: amesman on March 31, 2006, 11:30:00 PM
The old store was in the Hudson Valley Mall. The store pictured above was the relocated store after Kmart moved out of the mall in 1995.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on April 04, 2006, 12:02:01 AM
here is the former kmart in oneonta ny in the southside mall. it opened in 1982 and closed in spring 2003. it was expanded a little and got a garden center in teh early 1990s.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on April 04, 2006, 12:03:35 AM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
here is the former kmart in oneonta ny in the southside mall. it opened in 1982 and closed in spring 2003. it was expanded a little and got a garden center in teh early 1990s.

more kmart in oneonta
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: XISMZERO on April 04, 2006, 09:55:03 AM
All the K-Mart stores left around me are called "Big K Mart". Are all K-Marts reffered to as "Big"? It seems like they rebranded K-Mart in this "Big" trend around the turn of the millennium. Anyway, everytime I go into one of these stores it reminds me of old retail i.e. Bradlees and Caldor. I stand true by my opinion that these stores are distressed and probably need to just fold soon.

Here's the K-Mart in Cromwell, Connecticut. Picture quality sucked because I wasn't that anxious to get out and photo it.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: store215 on April 04, 2006, 11:45:48 AM
QuoteOriginally posted by XISMZERO
All the K-Mart stores left around me are called "Big K Mart". Are all K-Marts reffered to as "Big"? It seems like they rebranded K-Mart in this "Big" trend around the turn of the millennium. Anyway, everytime I go into one of these stores it reminds me of old retail i.e. Bradlees and Caldor. I stand true by my opinion that these stores are distressed and probably need to just fold soon.

Here's the K-Mart in Cromwell, Connecticut. Picture quality sucked because I wasn't that anxious to get out and photo it.

All my Kmarts are "Big", except one store. This store was a "Big K" until last year when it got completely remodeled (even though it didnt need a remodel as it was a newer store to begin with). The Big K signs came down and the new logo "Kmart" signs replaced them.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on April 04, 2006, 11:57:18 AM
here is the 119,000 sf Kmart in Clifton park ny that opened in march 1989. IT had the garden sign in green letters (it is on the right end of the building)
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on April 04, 2006, 11:59:24 AM
here is the kmart in scotia new york. I wonder when it opened. A lot of the albany area kmarts looked like this.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on April 04, 2006, 12:01:59 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
here is the kmart in scotia new york. I wonder when it opened. A lot of the albany area kmarts looked like this.

notice there is an adjoining former store next door. I wonder if it was a kmart foods that they had.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on April 04, 2006, 12:04:00 PM
here is the kmart in the rotterdam square mall that opened in spring 1988. the store is 86,000 or 103,000 sf.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on April 04, 2006, 12:15:53 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
here is the kmart in the rotterdam square mall that opened in spring 1988. the store is 86,000 or 103,000 sf.

more kmart in rotterdam (Schenectady) ny
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on April 04, 2006, 12:17:27 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
here is the kmart in the rotterdam square mall that opened in spring 1988. the store is 86,000 or 103,000 sf.

more kmart in rotterdam (Schenectady) ny

more kmart in rotterdam
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on April 04, 2006, 12:19:54 PM
here is what i beleive is the old kmart in on curry road in rotterdam / schenectady ny
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on April 04, 2006, 12:22:28 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
here is what i beleive is the old kmart in on curry road in rotterdam / schenectady ny


more of the old kmart on curry road
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on April 04, 2006, 12:25:06 PM
notice how this kmart in latham ny has something next to it. IT is identical to the ones in Scotia and Albany (I Wbent to the one in ALbany last summer, but the adjacent store that may have been a supermarket called PRice Chopper was vacant). this kmart is the usual 84,000 sf
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on April 04, 2006, 12:28:17 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
notice how this kmart in latham ny has something next to it. IT is identical to the ones in Scotia and Albany (I Wbent to the one in ALbany last summer, but the adjacent store that may have been a supermarket called PRice Chopper was vacant)

more kmart in latham. the store was kind of out in the middle of nowhere
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on April 04, 2006, 12:30:09 PM
here is the 57,000 sf kmart in glenmont (bethlehem) ny. the store was small. a new super wal-mart was 1/2 a mile from it
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on April 04, 2006, 12:32:24 PM
here is the original kmart in sidney new york. The newer store, that it relocated to, is next to it it almost. notice the labelscar of this kmart.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on April 04, 2006, 12:34:41 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
here is the original kmart in sidney new york. The newer store, that it relocated to, is next to it it almost. notice the labelscar of this kmart.

more old kmart in sidney ny. the store is just off highway 88 on a side road. this has been vacant since mid 1994.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on April 04, 2006, 12:38:06 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
here is the original kmart in sidney new york. The newer store, that it relocated to, is next to it it almost. notice the labelscar of this kmart.

more old kmart in sidney ny. the store is just off highway 88 on a side road. this has been vacant since mid 1994.

more old kmart in sidney
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on April 04, 2006, 12:40:32 PM
here is the newer kmart in sidney new york. THIS IS MY FAV KIND OF KMARTS. they are nicer looking. this kmart was big. it was built in july 1994 and replaced the one that is the next 3 pictures above.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on April 04, 2006, 12:42:20 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
here is the newer kmart in sidney new york. THIS IS MY FAV KIND OF KMARTS. they are nicer looking. this kmart was big. it was built in july 1994 and replaced the one that is the next 3 pictures above.

more of the newer kmart in sidney
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on April 04, 2006, 12:43:57 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
here is the newer kmart in sidney new york. THIS IS MY FAV KIND OF KMARTS. they are nicer looking. this kmart was big. it was built in july 1994 and replaced the one that is the next 3 pictures above.

more of the newer kmart in sidney

more kmart in sidney
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on April 04, 2006, 12:46:31 PM
here is the kmart in Herkimer ny.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on April 04, 2006, 12:48:17 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
here is the kmart in Herkimer ny.

here is more kmart in herkimer ny
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on April 04, 2006, 12:50:13 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
here is the kmart in Herkimer ny.

here is more kmart in herkimer ny

kmart sign in Herkimer ny
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on April 04, 2006, 12:52:04 PM
here the kmart in new hartford (outside utica) ny. the store was built in 1972. the store is like the 90,000s or 80,000s of sf
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on April 04, 2006, 12:53:41 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
here the kmart in new hartford (outside utica) ny. the store was built in 1972. the store is like the 90,000s or 80,000s of sf

here is the more kmart in new hartford
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on April 04, 2006, 12:55:39 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
here the kmart in new hartford (outside utica) ny. the store was built in 1972. the store is like the 90,000s or 80,000s of sf

here is the more kmart in new hartford

more kmart in new hartford.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on April 04, 2006, 12:57:57 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
here the kmart in new hartford (outside utica) ny. the store was built in 1972. the store is like the 90,000s or 80,000s of sf

here is the more kmart in new hartford

more kmart in new hartford.

notice the vacant price chopper next door. notice it is the price chopper/kmart combo that is sometimes mentioned o n this board. the price chopper that is around now is near Toys r us. this is still the one in new hartford.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on April 04, 2006, 12:59:41 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
here the kmart in new hartford (outside utica) ny. the store was built in 1972. the store is like the 90,000s or 80,000s of sf

here is the more kmart in new hartford

more kmart in new hartford.

notice the vacant price chopper next door. notice it is the price chopper/kmart combo that is sometimes mentioned o n this board. the price chopper that is around now is near Toys r us.

here is the side of the kmart in new hartford.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: amesman on April 04, 2006, 02:31:35 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
here is the kmart in scotia new york. I wonder when it opened. A lot of the albany area kmarts looked like this.

notice there is an adjoining former store next door. I wonder if it was a kmart foods that they had.

No, it was never a Kmart Food store. This was an Albany Public Market and later a Grand Union.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: amesman on April 04, 2006, 02:47:56 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
here is what i beleive is the old kmart in on curry road in rotterdam / schenectady ny

This was an old Jamesway actually. There never was a Kmart st this location, even though it does look similar to one.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: amesman on April 04, 2006, 02:49:04 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
notice how this kmart in latham ny has something next to it. IT is identical to the ones in Scotia and Albany (I Wbent to the one in ALbany last summer, but the adjacent store that may have been a supermarket called PRice Chopper was vacant). this kmart is the usual 84,000 sf

The Golds Gym next door was another Albany Public/Grand Union location I believe.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Anonymous on April 04, 2006, 08:08:17 PM
If you look at the Older Sidney Kmart picture, on the left is the very old Grand Union... in fact above the right entrance of the old store the logo is still there... and you can see inside the store.  Okay... in the new picture, the left of the new Kmart is the newer Grand Union store painted red... must be recent because it never used to be red... anyhow.. after GU, Tops was there, Tops just went out.. and now Price Chopper is moving into there and should be opening pretty soon if not already opened.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on April 04, 2006, 10:25:38 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
here is the kmart in scotia new york. I wonder when it opened. A lot of the albany area kmarts looked like this.

notice there is an adjoining former store next door. I wonder if it was a kmart foods that they had.

more kmart in scotia ny
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on April 04, 2006, 10:27:31 PM
here is the kmart in mattydale new york (it is outside of syracuse) and near the syracuse airport.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on April 04, 2006, 10:29:23 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
here is the kmart in mattydale new york (it is outside of syracuse) and near the syracuse airport.

more kmart in mattydale
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on April 04, 2006, 10:33:44 PM
here is the 84,000 sf kmart in liverpool ny.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on April 04, 2006, 10:36:13 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
here is the 84,000 sf kmart in liverpool ny.

kmart in liverpool's sign. liverpool is just outside of syracuse. it has the new kmart logo.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on April 04, 2006, 10:44:03 PM
here is the 84,000 sf kmart in dewitt new york that opened in 1970. it is outside the shoppingtown mall.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on April 04, 2006, 10:46:30 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
here is the 84,000 sf kmart in dewitt new york that opened in 1970. it is outside the shoppingtown mall.

here is more of dewitt store
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on April 04, 2006, 10:48:31 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
here is the 84,000 sf kmart in dewitt new york that opened in 1970. it is outside the shoppingtown mall.

here is more of dewitt store

here is more of dewitt.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on April 04, 2006, 10:51:15 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
here is the 84,000 sf kmart in dewitt new york that opened in 1970. it is outside the shoppingtown mall.

here is more of dewitt store

here is more of dewitt.

here is the adjoining officemax. Kmart owned officemax at one time and I wonder what it was before. a lot of kmarts have had an adjoining space next door.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on April 04, 2006, 10:53:31 PM
here is the kmart in cortland new york. it is in this medium sized- small plaza on the junction of rt. 281 and 13. this kmart is small.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on April 04, 2006, 10:56:03 PM
here is teh kmart ithaca new york. the store was somewhat on the small side. I know this opened in the 1970s. the store is wierd looking. the glass wentrance is what it had. a super wal-mart is behind it.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on April 04, 2006, 10:57:50 PM
here is the kmart in bath ny that is 63,000 square feet. the store probabled opened in 1978, 79 or 1980.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on April 04, 2006, 10:59:29 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
here is the kmart in bath ny that is 63,000 square feet. the store probabled opened in 1978, 79 or 1980.

more kmartin bath
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on April 04, 2006, 11:01:37 PM
here is the closed kmart in painted post new york (it is on rt. 17) in the gang mills area. The store closed in the spring 2003 batch and is 94,000 sf and opened spring 1994.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on April 04, 2006, 11:03:32 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
here is the closed kmart in painted post new york (it is on rt. 17) in the gang mills area. The store closed in the spring 2003 batch and is 94,000 sf and opened spring 1994.

here is more of the gang mills kmart in painted post.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on April 04, 2006, 11:05:49 PM
here is the kmart in auburn maine diagional from the auburn mall. it is 105,000 sf and opened 1972.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on April 04, 2006, 11:07:39 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
here is the kmart in auburn maine diagional from the auburn mall. it is 105,000 sf and opened 1972.

here is more of kmart in auburn maine
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on April 04, 2006, 11:10:17 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
here is the kmart in auburn maine diagional from the auburn mall. it is 105,000 sf and opened 1972.

here is more of kmart in auburn maine

for this auburn maine one, notice that it is possible there was a kmart foods next door. look at the scar. Kmart must have expanded into it.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on April 04, 2006, 11:12:19 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
here is the kmart in auburn maine diagional from the auburn mall. it is 105,000 sf and opened 1972.

here is more of kmart in auburn maine

for this auburn maine one, notice that it is possible there was a kmart foods next door. look at the scar. Kmart must have expanded into it.

notice an logo labelscar in this kmart in auburn.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on April 05, 2006, 07:09:06 PM
here is the former kmart in nedrow (outside syracuse) new york. the store opened in 1977 and closed june 1995. the store was 50,000 sf
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on April 05, 2006, 07:10:43 PM
here is the kmart in horseheads ny (outside elmira) in the grand central plaza and is 95,000 sf.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on April 05, 2006, 07:13:56 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
here is the kmart in horseheads ny (outside elmira) in the grand central plaza and is 95,000 sf.

mire kmart in horseheads.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Caldor1999 on April 05, 2006, 07:14:26 PM
hears teh Kmart in Greenburg/White Planes NY former caldor anyone have a pic of it when it was a caldor?
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Caldor1999 on April 05, 2006, 07:15:06 PM
another shot
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on April 05, 2006, 07:15:17 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
here is the kmart in horseheads ny (outside elmira) in the grand central plaza and is 95,000 sf.

mire kmart in horseheads.

moire kmart in horseheads
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Caldor1999 on April 05, 2006, 07:15:36 PM
the kmart sign were caldors sign use to be
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on April 05, 2006, 07:25:14 PM
here is the kmart in endicott ny. it is old looking. endicott is near binghamton.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on April 05, 2006, 07:27:11 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
here is the kmart in endicott ny. it is old looking. endicott is near binghamton.

more endicott store
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on April 05, 2006, 07:30:10 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
here is the kmart in endicott ny. it is old looking. endicott is near binghamton.

more endicott store

more endicott store
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on April 05, 2006, 07:31:39 PM
here is the kmart in binghamton new york. this is in the binghamton plaza.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on April 05, 2006, 07:32:56 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
here is the kmart in binghamton new york. this is in the binghamton plaza.

more binghamton store. it is near downtown.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on April 05, 2006, 07:35:04 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
here is the kmart in binghamton new york. this is in the binghamton plaza.

more binghamton store. it is near downtown.

more binghamton store.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on April 05, 2006, 07:37:01 PM
here is the kmart in sayre pa
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on April 05, 2006, 07:38:20 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
here is the kmart in sayre pa

more kmart in sayre
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on April 05, 2006, 07:40:08 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
here is the kmart in sayre pa

more kmart in sayre

more sayre store.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on April 05, 2006, 07:41:58 PM
here is the kmart in towanda pa in a township 1 mile west of the bridge that is by downtown. the store was built like in 94 or 93 and is 94,000 sf.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on April 05, 2006, 07:43:18 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
here is the kmart in towanda pa in a township 1 mile west of the bridge that is by downtown. the store was built like in 94 or 93 and is 94,000 sf.

more kmart in towanda.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on April 05, 2006, 07:45:12 PM
here is the 103,000 sf kmart in williamsport pa on third road on williamsports major road with many restuarants.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on April 05, 2006, 07:47:02 PM
here is the kmart in kingston pa
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on April 05, 2006, 07:49:41 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
here is the kmart in kingston pa

more kmart in kingston pa. it is on narrows blvd on rt. 11. kingston is near wilkes barre. it is nearly 105,000 sf and in the mark plaza.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on April 05, 2006, 07:56:02 PM
here is the kmart in wilkes barre pa on route 309 about 1-2 miles from the wyoming mall shopping strip. the stoer was built in 1968 and is nearly 105,000 sf. it is off rt. 81 and in the blackman plaza.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on April 05, 2006, 07:58:21 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
here is the kmart in wilkes barre pa on route 309 about 1-2 miles from the wyoming mall shopping strip. the stoer was built in 1968 and is nearly 105,000 sf. it is off rt. 81 and in the blackman plaza.

more wilkes barre blackman store.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on April 05, 2006, 07:59:58 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
here is the kmart in wilkes barre pa on route 309 about 1-2 miles from the wyoming mall shopping strip. the stoer was built in 1968 and is nearly 105,000 sf. it is off rt. 81 and in the blackman plaza.

more wilkes barre blackman store.

more wilkes barre blackman store
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on April 05, 2006, 08:03:03 PM
here is the 51,000 sf kmart in berwick pa. berwick is in between bloomsburg and wilkes barre. the store is on rt. 11
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on April 05, 2006, 08:04:27 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
here is the 51,000 sf kmart in berwick pa. berwick is in between bloomsburg and wilkes barre. the store is on rt. 11

more berwick store.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on April 05, 2006, 08:05:44 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
here is the 51,000 sf kmart in berwick pa. berwick is in between bloomsburg and wilkes barre. the store is on rt. 11

more berwick store.

more berwick store.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on April 05, 2006, 08:08:15 PM
here is the kmart in pittston new york (it is outside wilkes barre) on rt.11 on the side near 81 and 5 miles rom the moosic pa one. the store is small and probably in the 40,000 to 55,000 sf range.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on April 05, 2006, 08:09:34 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
here is the kmart in pittston new york (it is outside wilkes barre) on rt.11 on the side near 81 and 5 miles rom the moosic pa one. the store is small and probably in the 40,000 to 55,000 sf range.

more pittston store.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on April 05, 2006, 08:11:18 PM
here is the kmart in moosic pa in the birney plaza 5 miles from the one in pittston and like halfway between scranton and wilkes barre.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on April 05, 2006, 08:12:49 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
here is the kmart in moosic pa in the birney plaza 5 miles from the one in pittston and like halfway between scranton and wilkes barre.

more moosic kmart.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on April 05, 2006, 08:14:18 PM
here is the 116,000 sf kmart in dickson city (just outside scranton and off route 81) on rt. 6 near all the other stores in the viewmont mall shopping strip.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on April 05, 2006, 08:16:40 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
here is the 116,000 sf kmart in dickson city (just outside scranton and off route 81) on rt. 6 near all the other stores in the viewmont mall shopping strip.

here is the kmart sign in dickson city.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on April 05, 2006, 08:18:59 PM
here is the kmart in hornesdale pa. it is near the ny border kind of. it is on rt. 6 in the route 6 mall and probably opened in 1994-1996 and 119,000 sf
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on April 05, 2006, 08:22:06 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
here is the kmart in hornesdale pa. it is near the ny border kind of. it is on rt. 6 in the route 6 mall and probably opened in 1994-1996 and 119,000 sf

more hornesdale kmart.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on April 05, 2006, 08:24:39 PM
here is what is now the 122,000 sf kmart in middletown ny. the store in late 2001 was converted into supercenter, a store within a store conversion. the store was next to wal-mart. it closed spring 2003.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on April 05, 2006, 08:26:02 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
here is what is now the 122,000 sf kmart in middletown ny. the store in late 2001 was converted into supercenter, a store within a store conversion. the store was next to wal-mart. it closed spring 2003.

more former kmart in middletown.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on April 05, 2006, 08:28:24 PM
hhere is the 87,000 sf kmart in vails gates ny (it is in new windsor and just south of newburgh off 87). The store was a caldor. it opened late 2001. WHY DOES IT HAVE THE KMART logo in the early and mid 1990s. I guess they phased out the BIg kmart name then.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on April 05, 2006, 08:30:23 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
hhere is the 87,000 sf kmart in vails gates ny (it is in new windsor and just south of newburgh off 87). The store was a caldor. it opened late 2001. WHY DOES IT HAVE THE KMART logo in the early and mid 1990s. I guess they phased out the BIg kmart name then.

more kmart in vails gates ny
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on April 05, 2006, 08:32:16 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
hhere is the 87,000 sf kmart in vails gates ny (it is in new windsor and just south of newburgh off 87). The store was a caldor. it opened late 2001. WHY DOES IT HAVE THE KMART logo in the early and mid 1990s. I guess they phased out the BIg kmart name then.

more kmart in vails gates ny

here is the kmart sign in vailes gates ny
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on April 05, 2006, 08:37:20 PM
here is the kmart in poughkeepsie ny. the stoer is in the south hills mall and 84,180 sf and opened in 1974 or 1977.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on April 05, 2006, 08:39:30 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
here is the kmart in poughkeepsie ny. the stoer is in the south hills mall and 84,180 sf and opened in 1974 or 1977.

more kmart in poughkeepsie in the south hills mall.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on April 05, 2006, 08:42:34 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
here is the kmart in poughkeepsie ny. the stoer is in the south hills mall and 84,180 sf and opened in 1974 or 1977.

more kmart in poughkeepsie in the south hills mall.

more kmart in poughkeepsie in south hills.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on April 05, 2006, 08:44:55 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
here is the kmart in poughkeepsie ny. the stoer is in the south hills mall and 84,180 sf and opened in 1974 or 1977.

more kmart in poughkeepsie in the south hills mall.

more kmart in poughkeepsie in south hills.

indoor entrance to the kmart in south hills mall in poughkeepsie
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on April 05, 2006, 08:48:22 PM
here is teh kmart in poughkeepsie on rt 44 in the dutchess plaza. it is an older looking store now.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on April 05, 2006, 08:50:57 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
here is teh kmart in poughkeepsie on rt 44 in the dutchess plaza. it is an older looking store now.

more of the rt. 44 poughkeepsie store. notice the pharmacy lettering.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on April 05, 2006, 08:52:52 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
here is teh kmart in poughkeepsie on rt 44 in the dutchess plaza. it is an older looking store now.

more of the rt. 44 poughkeepsie store. notice some glass windows

more kmart in 44 in poughkeepsie. notice some glass windows
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on April 05, 2006, 08:55:14 PM
hgere is the former 172,000 sf super k-mart in kingston ny. it is near shop rite down the road from the mall not far from ulster ave. notice how part of the super center still shows. it closed spring 2003. I wonder why it did.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on April 05, 2006, 08:56:54 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
hgere is the former 172,000 sf super k-mart in kingston ny. it is near shop rite down the road from the mall not far from ulster ave. notice how part of the super center still shows. it closed spring 2003. I wonder why it did.

the kmart is now kohl's.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on April 05, 2006, 08:58:58 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
hgere is the former 172,000 sf super k-mart in kingston ny. it is near shop rite down the road from the mall not far from ulster ave. notice how part of the super center still shows. it closed spring 2003. I wonder why it did.

the kmart is now kohl's.

more super kmart in kingston ny
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on April 05, 2006, 09:04:15 PM
here is the original kmart in kingston ny thjat was 70,000 sf in the hudson valley mall and opened 1981. it is now dick;s and best buy. that building showing is part of the best buy and the brown where dick's sporting goods is the kmart slope
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on April 05, 2006, 09:07:57 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
here is the original kmart in kingston ny thjat was 70,000 sf in the hudson valley mall and opened 1981. it is now dick;s and best buy. that building showing is part of the best buy and the brown where dick's sporting goods is the kmart slope

rest of the old kmart in the hudson valley mall.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on April 05, 2006, 09:09:40 PM
here is the kmart sign in horseheads ny
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on April 05, 2006, 09:11:55 PM
here is the kmart in milford pa. I first went to milford in 1994 on the way to hershey and the kmart was not there then. it probably opened 10 years ago.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on April 05, 2006, 09:13:10 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
here is the kmart in milford pa. I first went to milford in 1994 on the way to hershey and the kmart was not there then. it probably opened 10 years ago.

more of the kmart in milford
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on April 05, 2006, 09:14:43 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
here is the kmart in milford pa. I first went to milford in 1994 on the way to hershey and the kmart was not there then. it probably opened 10 years ago.

more of the kmart in milford

here is the sign of the kmart in milford.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Zayre88 on April 05, 2006, 09:22:55 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife


for this Auburn Maine one, notice that it is possible there was a kmart foods next door. look at the scar. Kmart must have expanded into it.

notice an logo labelscar in this kmart in Auburn.

Here you also see the labelscar, looks like they repaired the holes left by the old Kmart logo.  It also looks like there usedto be a Kmart Foods in the area you noticed.  The picture is from 1999 i think.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on April 05, 2006, 11:21:53 PM
here is the sign for the kmart in sayre pa
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Caldor1999 on April 06, 2006, 07:29:34 AM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
hgere is the former 172,000 sf super k-mart in kingston ny. it is near shop rite down the road from the mall not far from ulster ave. notice how part of the super center still shows. it closed spring 2003. I wonder why it did.

the kmart is now kohl's.

i see u wer eup in middletown did u by any cnashego to teh old caldor and media play there? also nice pics of teh south hills mall location
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on April 06, 2006, 11:16:53 AM
here is what is now the kmart in rome new york. the kmart closed in the spring 2002 round and oepned like 1994 and was about 95,000 sf.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: ameskmart1 on April 06, 2006, 03:51:22 PM
Big Kmart Grand Opening
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: ameskmart1 on April 06, 2006, 03:52:10 PM
Kmart entrance
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: ameskmart1 on April 06, 2006, 03:52:34 PM
Super K-Mart checkouts
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: ameskmart1 on April 06, 2006, 03:53:00 PM
Big K-Mart Grand Opening 2
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: ameskmart1 on April 06, 2006, 03:53:29 PM
Super Kmart Center
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: ameskmart1 on April 06, 2006, 04:22:14 PM
Orlando, FL
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on April 07, 2006, 09:31:27 AM
here is the kmart sign in latham ny
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on April 10, 2006, 06:58:01 PM
here is a closing kmart in Fort Morgan, colorado closing after 30 years

artcile Kmart to close after 30 years
By CAMERON MATHEWS
Times Staff Writer

Kmart, 1209 Main St., will be closing for good after 30 years of service to the Fort Morgan community.

The store first opened its doors July 29, 1976, under manager Dieter H. Overhoff.

The very first Kmart location opened in 1962 in Detroit, Mich., with 17 other stores opening the same year. By 1976, 900 stores were in operation.

By the year 2000, the Fort Morgan Kmart went through some expansion. Approximately 8,000 square feet of retail space were added. Also, workers at the time converted an 8,000-square-foot inventory storage area on the south side of the building to new retail space. Kmart became Big Kmart and remained under its new title for six years.

Chris Brathwaite, Kmart's corporate media relations spokesman, said the store will be shutting down in July but was unsure when Kmart decided to close.  
 
Cameron Mathews/Fort Morgan Times
Closing shop Kmart at Platte Avenue and Main Street will be shutting down in July after being in business for 30 years in Fort Morgan. The store had its grand opening back in 1976.  
 


 
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"Retail stores tend to close from time to time based on if leases expire or because of the performance of the store itself," Brathwaite said. "I do hope that all the associates proudly employed at the (Fort Morgan) Kmart will apply for positions at other locations in the area."

Jana Luna, store manager at Kmart, confirmed the store was going out of business but couldn't release any comments concerning specific reasons why the store was closing.

City Superintendent Dan Dean said the store's closing will have a negative impact on the city's sales tax.

"An even bigger issue will be the loss of jobs," Dean said. "It's very sad and I hope they all find new jobs. We would hate to lose them in the community."

Jon Becker, executive director of the Morgan County Economic Development Corp. (MCEDC), said basically it's a tragedy that Morgan County will be losing the many jobs from Kmart.

"We are trying to increase the number of jobs instead of losing them," Becker said. "We lose choices on our retail which in turn may cause people to go out of town to shop. Obviously our focus is their jobs. Anytime you lose that kind of payroll, it will have a negative impact on the town."

Becker noted the need to keep an eye out for the Kmart employees who will be out of business come July.

"We also want to put a call out to any other businesses hiring to look at these loyal Kmart employees to try and employ them," Becker added. "It will also hurt us to have one of our main entrances to the city having a large vacant lot... This is just another reason as to why we need to add primary jobs to the county and how important it is for us to work together to get that done."



from Cameron Mathews of http://www.fortmorgantimes.com/Stories/0,1413,164~8312~3285569,00.html
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on April 10, 2006, 08:43:47 PM
notice how badly lot the kmart logo is in this new hartford store?
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: powersbt on April 11, 2006, 06:02:53 AM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
notice how badly lot the kmart logo is in this new hartford store?

Sorry that it isn't up to your par.

Anyways, it was rumored at one point about them knocking down the former Price Chopper and building a Super K Mart. Now with the merger with Sears, who knows what they have planned. I would love to see a Sears Grand go into there.

There's so many other rumors that have flown through over the past few years like Sangertown Square was rebuilding the Cinemas and adding onto them, JC Penney was building a new store, and their former store was going to become more smaller retail spaces (just finished remodeling it instead). There's so much retail space available in the area, and not enough retail to fill it. Most retail that does come in, just builds new anyways.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Caldor1999 on April 11, 2006, 08:09:16 AM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
notice how badly lot the kmart logo is in this new hartford store?

kmarts to cheep to even put the new logo on alot of there stores let lone to renvtate them
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: ameskmart1 on April 12, 2006, 04:11:40 PM
Hampton, VA
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: powersbt on April 12, 2006, 05:07:43 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by ameskmart1
Hampton, VA

Awesome Old-School Photo. I take it the Elves weren't making Toys that year??
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Caldor1999 on April 12, 2006, 05:59:28 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by powersbt
QuoteOriginally posted by ameskmart1
Hampton, VA

Awesome Old-School Photo. I take it the Elves weren't making Toys that year??

i saw tha pic on a retn fan club the pics is from 1988
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: powersbt on April 12, 2006, 06:15:53 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by Caldor1999
QuoteOriginally posted by powersbt
QuoteOriginally posted by ameskmart1
Hampton, VA

Awesome Old-School Photo. I take it the Elves weren't making Toys that year??

i saw tha pic on a retn fan club the pics is from 1988

Oh, Ok.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: XISMZERO on April 16, 2006, 06:44:52 PM
Here's a price sticker from Kmart in the 70's I presume. Kudos to my uncle's garage.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: XISMZERO on April 20, 2006, 08:14:29 PM
Here's an unusual Kmart in Bohemia, New York. Thanks to my brother, Mike, for getting this one.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: store215 on April 21, 2006, 02:58:49 PM
I have seen them use that Kmart price sticker styled above until the early 90's (then they switched it to the 90's logo).

And that pic is of their newest remodel. A store near me has a sign like that too.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on April 25, 2006, 06:08:09 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by MBZ321
I have seen them use that Kmart price sticker styled above until the early 90's (then they switched it to the 90's logo).

And that pic is of their newest remodel. A store near me has a sign like that too.

how come some areas have a lot of kmarts and some have a sparse amount of kmarts?

Like the wilkes barre / scranton area had like 5 kmarts, the albany area had 7, but the providence area has like 2 or 3 and the boston area has 4 and the hartford area has 2. there were 2 kmarts around binghamton new york. there was 3 kmarts around syracuse and 2 in poughkeepsie.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: AmesNewington on April 25, 2006, 06:35:43 PM
I know there has been discussion about the Cromwell, CT    K-Mart, but I just wanted to know if anyone has been up to that location lately. If anyone has a photo of the store, or can just give an update on its condition, or its look.

Thanks!
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on April 25, 2006, 09:14:14 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by AmesNewington
I know there has been discussion about the Cromwell, CT    K-Mart, but I just wanted to know if anyone has been up to that location lately. If anyone has a photo of the store, or can just give an update on its condition, or its look.

Thanks!

here is a post on some one having a picture of it a few pages back.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on April 25, 2006, 09:41:58 PM
here is the kmart sign in painted post ny.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Zayre88 on May 02, 2006, 08:08:26 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by df559
When Circuit City moved to a new location in the 1990's, they tore down a really, really dumpy 1960's K-Mart, but they recycled the roadside sign. Where it says "Northgate" is where the red "K" was, and where it says CC is where the turquoise "Mart" was.

I did'nt knew these old signs could still be standing today!  They looked big and bright with the letters in neon.  I wonder how that big square with the "K" could stay in place on that small pole ...
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Ameskid on May 03, 2006, 04:11:08 PM
Kmart's slogans were:
80's:The Saving Place
Late 80's- possibly early 90's-Satisfaction Always
Mid 90's- Kmart Is The Creative Place
By the way, when Beechmont Mall was still around, I vaguely remember a small food area in the back of the store. On the outside, there were cinderblocks, white with the top blocks red. It was very similar to Target's little food places. anyhow, right before the mall was demolished, they took it out.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Zayre88 on May 07, 2006, 01:08:48 PM
This is the Kmart in Bangor, Maine back to it's original style from the 70's...  without the right colors.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on May 13, 2006, 08:37:19 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
here is the kmart in scotia new york. I wonder when it opened. A lot of the albany area kmarts looked like this.

this kmart is closing!!!!!!!!! well it is too close to the ones in clifton park and schenectady! the store was not very busy when I went in about 2 months ago, biut I went there at 3 pm on a monday! My pictures of this store are on page 29.  there is another post I have of the Kmart in scotia / glenville on page 30 on post 16. I heard it opened in 1971. But I say the store is in scotia. I mapquested how far the closing store (Glenville / scotia) is from the Clifton park one and they are 8.22 miles apart and the glenville store is 7.17 miles from the rotterdam mall one.  When I went to latham, the lot was bare, probably because I was there at 9-9:30 am. But I have been to some kmarts that where busy. they are just not as busy as they once where.

read here
http://timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=480681&category=BUSINESS&newsdate=5/11/2006
Kmart in Glenville to close
Discount retailer, which faced stiff competition from nearby Wal- Mart, to shut doors in August  
 
By ALAN WECHSLER, Business writer
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First published: Thursday, May 11, 2006
 
GLENVILLE -- A Kmart store on Route 50 will close in August, about four years after a Wal-Mart supercenter opened down the road.
Like many Kmarts around the region, the Glenville store was often overshadowed by the nearby Wal-Mart, which is twice the size and seemed to draw well over twice as many customers.

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But while the closing raises the question of whether Wal-Mart is winning the battle between the two discount retailers, Kmart officials and other experts say shoppers shouldn't read too much into it.

"We open and close stores like all retailers do," said Chris Brathwaite, a spokesman for Kmart owner Sears Holding Corp. "That's part of our normal business practice."

Brathwaite said the company had no plans to close any other Kmart stores in the area.

Eight other Kmart stores operate in the region; the closest to the Glenville store is at Rotterdam Square mall, which is newer and larger.

Brathwaite said he did not have a specific closing date for the Glenville store, but said the company hoped to provide jobs for employees at other local Sears or Kmart stores.

Kmart filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in January 2002. Sixteen months later, it completed its reorganization after closing 600 stores and borrowing $2 billion to help it compete with Wal-Mart. Kmart acquired Sears Roebuck & Co. in March 2005 and now has more than 1,400 stores around the country.

Kmart reported 2005 sales of $19.7 billion, according to the business data Web site Hoovers.com, making it the third largest U.S. retailer behind Wal-Mart and Target.

Scotia Mayor Michael McLaughlin said he wasn't surprised to hear the Glenville store was closing.

"It was clear from the parking lot that business there was on the wane," he said. "It didn't have the high vitality it used to have."

Britt Beemer, founder of America's Research Group, a consumer-behavior marketing firm in Charleston, S.C., said the closure shouldn't be seen as a sign of what's to come at other Kmarts.

"If they were going to leave, they would close them all," he said. "It's probably a highly underperforming store. I would suspect the lease is up, and they're just saying 'We're out of here.' "

But some Kmart shoppers couldn't help but wonder. Most Kmarts in the region have Wal-Marts nearby, and some shoppers are struck by the difference in the number of customers at the respective stores.

Yvonne Nocera of East Greenbush, who shops at both Wal-Mart and Kmart, said she has been expecting the Kmart in her town to close at some point soon.

"The parking lot is not quite as crowded as Wal-Mart," she said after shopping at Kmart on Columbia Turnpike on Wednesday. "Wal-Mart is almost always crowded."

Rose LaFalce, a Slingerlands resident shopping at the Glenmont Kmart -- which has a Wal-Mart supercenter only a few hundred yards up Route 9W -- said she hoped the Kmart there stayed open.

She said she and her two adult daughters generally avoid Wal-Mart.

"We make it our business to come here," she said.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: amesman on May 13, 2006, 11:22:45 PM
I know, I've heard about this store closing, and it makes me sad. I liked this Kmart(I like all the other Albany Kmarts too). Next time I go through the area, I'll snap some pics. Also, to get specific, the Kmart is actually located in the hamlet of Mayfair, in the town of Glenville, north of the village of Scotia.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on May 14, 2006, 12:47:48 AM
QuoteOriginally posted by amesman
I know, I've heard about this store closing, and it makes me sad. I liked this Kmart(I like all the other Albany Kmarts too). Next time I go through the area, I'll snap some pics. Also, to get specific, the Kmart is actually located in the hamlet of Mayfair, in the town of Glenville, north of the village of Scotia.

notice how bare the parking lot is. In this kmart in scotia / glenville. I Was there at 3:00 pm. not very many people where in the store. it was the same size as most. probably around 85,000 sf. there was no sign, but that may not have killed it as it is visable. I wonder if displaced kmart shoppers will go to rotterdam and clifton park ones since they are like 7-8 miles from this one.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: amesman on May 14, 2006, 10:33:02 AM
Most likely they will go to Clifton Park more than Rotterdam, because the Kmart in Glenville is right next to Glenridge Road, which turns into NY 146 which goes right to Clifton Park, but that's just my speculation.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on May 15, 2006, 03:26:07 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by XISMZERO
Here's a price sticker from Kmart in the 70's I presume. Kudos to my uncle's garage.

here is kmart in hooksett's flooded parking lot saturday.

from MICHAEL COUSINEAU http://www.unionleader.com/article.aspx?headline=Record+rains+wreak+havoc&articleId=486d2611-8df5-4434-8f4d-297715b25781
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Caldor1999 on May 15, 2006, 06:36:56 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by XISMZERO
Here's a price sticker from Kmart in the 70's I presume. Kudos to my uncle's garage.

here is kmart in hooksett's flooded parking lot saturday.

from MICHAEL COUSINEAU http://www.unionleader.com/article.aspx?headline=Record+rains+wreak+havoc&articleId=486d2611-8df5-4434-8f4d-297715b25781


looks like an ames cart he has in his hands
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on May 15, 2006, 09:07:57 PM
well some kmarts reused ames baskets.

QuoteOriginally posted by Caldor1999
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by XISMZERO
Here's a price sticker from Kmart in the 70's I presume. Kudos to my uncle's garage.

here is kmart in hooksett's flooded parking lot saturday.

from MICHAEL COUSINEAU http://www.unionleader.com/article.aspx?headline=Record+rains+wreak+havoc&articleId=486d2611-8df5-4434-8f4d-297715b25781


looks like an ames cart he has in his hands
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Zayre88 on May 16, 2006, 09:30:53 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
This is the Kmart in Hooksett NH. It had a big flood near it last year in April. The store opened 1974 and is 94,500 square feet. I went in the store yesterday and on the back of the store was the Big Kmart logo.

The store has been flooded twice now...!!
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on May 17, 2006, 11:17:22 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by Zayre88
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
This is the Kmart in Hooksett NH. It had a big flood near it last year in April. The store opened 1974 and is 94,500 square feet. I went in the store yesterday and on the back of the store was the Big Kmart logo.

The store has been flooded twice now...!!

that is strange that it has been flooded twice.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Ameskid on May 18, 2006, 06:40:26 PM
What happens if someone opens the doors?...."Water beds on sale now. Want to try one? Go uotside and lay down, just like the bed, except no bed."
I have a funny story from ours. Well, it was time for ol' Beechmont Mall to be demolished, and Kmart to be renovated. well, they renovated just in time for Anderson Towne Centre's opening, and it looked dandy. Except for one thing:
They put up the new sign with the old logo on it!!!!! :bigsmile::insane::roll:
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: AmesNewington on May 18, 2006, 07:10:09 PM
I have an idea. If K-Mart was smart, they would paint over the K of the old logo, and add a 'mart' piece next to or under it, and maybe that would look nice. Also, how much would it cost to make a plaza sign with the new logo. Big K-Mart doesn't really exist anymore. It's just K-Mart.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on June 17, 2006, 08:06:09 PM
here is the kmart closing in Sylvania Township OHio (near toledo) that is closing in september 2006 and opened 1967.

from GARY T. PAKULSKI http://toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060614/BUSINESS03/606140349/-1/BUSINESS
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: amesman on June 18, 2006, 11:30:04 AM
Here's a pic of the Glenville Kmart. GOB sales have already started.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: amesman on June 18, 2006, 11:31:25 AM
close up of entrance.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: amesman on June 18, 2006, 11:32:34 AM
Inside shot.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on June 20, 2006, 11:15:31 PM
here the vacant 40,000 sq.ft. k-mart in skowhegan maine as of MAy 21, 2006
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: beachgal26 on June 21, 2006, 01:00:47 AM
We have an abandoned K-Mart right across the road from where I live and there has been some strange activity going on lately.  When the store closed in the spring of 2005, there was talk of it becoming one of the new Sears/K-Mart stores with Craftsman tools, etc.  

Months went by and nothing happened and then one day there were signs saying to "excuse our dust" while they renovated the building into something else.  Well, that's been a year ago and nothing.  However, I have seen cars on more than one occasion parked up near the door and yesterday, there was a car and one of the doors was open!

I wish that I'd had time to stop and had my camera with me (since I have no fear of entering an abandoned store in the daylight!).  I will be watching that store and will try and send some pictures in the near future.

:goodidea: :insane: :dizzy: :bouncing:
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on June 21, 2006, 11:03:44 AM
QuoteOriginally posted by beachgal26
We have an abandoned K-Mart right across the road from where I live and there has been some strange activity going on lately.  When the store closed in the spring of 2005, there was talk of it becoming one of the new Sears/K-Mart stores with Craftsman tools, etc.  

Months went by and nothing happened and then one day there were signs saying to "excuse our dust" while they renovated the building into something else.  Well, that's been a year ago and nothing.  However, I have seen cars on more than one occasion parked up near the door and yesterday, there was a car and one of the doors was open!

I wish that I'd had time to stop and had my camera with me (since I have no fear of entering an abandoned store in the daylight!).  I will be watching that store and will try and send some pictures in the near future.

:goodidea: :insane: :dizzy: :bouncing:

where was this?
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: beachgal26 on June 22, 2006, 02:12:00 AM
I live in Cordova, TN while is east of Memphis and out of the 5 K-Marts that we had at one time, all have closed except for one that is in a terrible neighborhood.

The store that is across from me is located on Germantown Pkwy. and I have not had time yet, but plan to go over with my trusty camera and see what I can find and try to post some pictures.  

I would even consider going inside since I have no shame where closed stores are considered.  I went inside the Mall of Memphis on more than one occasion while they were tearing it down and even managed to get one of the chairs out of the food court!

;) :D :bigsmile: :) :yup:
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on June 22, 2006, 02:39:21 PM
here is the former k-mart in boston / dorchester mass in the south bay center that closed in april 2003 in the 2nd wave of closings. THE store opened november 1993 and was 128,000 sq.ft. was the largest k-mart in mass. I wbent to the closing sale in march 2003. the store had k-marts target auidence I when I went and it was busy then and. ARticles said they thought this k-mart did a lot of business. but then the store is not far from a high crime area and I heard the lease may be high. THIS IS A STORE I, OR ANYONE, NEVER THOUGHT WOULD CLOSE But target made slight alterations to the building.

I have pictures of this k-mart when it was k-mart, but I w/ill have to digitize them

as I have said before, the 2nd wave of bankruptcy closings (spring 2003 round) was more of a bummer as a lot of nicer, shinnier stores closed and caused half the supercenters to close. a lot of people where bummed by some of these closings and in some places k-mart closing was the only store in that neighborhood. Like they closed a super center in detroit in that round that was popular with people and the store fought hard to open and among most profitable when it opened in 1998 and people felt betrayed and angry when it closing and it was the only store like that in that neighborhood and some said it was in a high crime area, and the one in dearborn on the detroit border closed. detroit is k-marts stronghold. EVEN SOME K-mart stores that were converted into supercenters (UTICA MI, Middletown NY) in late 2001 closed in this round (maybe they were spending more money than they were making!!!). KMART PULLED OUT OF ALASKA (PROBABLY BECAUSE OF DISTRIBUTION AS THAT WAS ONE OF THE FACTORS) And MOST BIG MARKETS IN TEXAS LIKE HOuston, dallas, fort worth, austin, san antonio, tyler, brownsville (probably bewcause of wal-marts presence), but kept all their stoers in el paso, so they closed 80 precent of the texas stores. Thjey closed the super center in new haven, one of my friends at the college told me it got alot of business, but it was robbed alot. the one in wallingford CT closed for some reason. EVEN ONE IN WEST VIRGINIA AND VIRGINIA CLOSEd when there was no other store for a while away and those stores where newer ones. WHY DID MANY NEWER ONES GO!!!, but alot of older ones stay, maybe because the older ones opened during hte peak of their expansion and had remained a loyal customer base and have LOWER RENTS!!! MY POint the 2nd wave ticked a lot of us off. Like alot of newer CONNECTICUT STores closed, like windsor!! THE KMART SUPERCENTER IN KINGSTON WAS INCLUDED IN THIS ROUND!!!!!!!!!!!! the k-mart that was nice in rochester / henritta, I hear, closed. I hate hower newer ones get closed. A lot of newer k-marts looked cavernous adn had an oval on top of the entrance of the store!!!!

 reasons for 2nd wave closings where profitablity, sales, competition (That shows they are cowards), and maybe areas of theft had something to do with it

here is the old kmart in dorchester
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on June 22, 2006, 02:42:31 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
here is the former k-mart in boston / dorchester mass in the south bay center that closed in april 2003 in the 2nd wave of closings. THE store opened november 1993 and was 128,000 sq.ft. was the largest k-mart in mass. I wbent to the closing sale in march 2003. the store had k-marts target auidence I when I went and it was busy then and. ARticles said they thought this k-mart did a lot of business. but then the store is not far from a high crime area and I heard the lease may be high. THIS IS A STORE I, OR ANYONE, NEVER THOUGHT WOULD CLOSE But target made slight alterations to the building.

I have pictures of this k-mart when it was k-mart, but I w/ill have to digitize them

as I have said before, the 2nd wave of bankruptcy closings (spring 2003 round) was more of a bummer as a lot of nicer, shinnier stores closed and caused half the supercenters to close. a lot of people where bummed by some of these closings and in some places k-mart closing was the only store in that neighborhood. Like they closed a super center in detroit in that round that was popular with people and the store fought hard to open and among most profitable when it opened in 1998 and people felt betrayed and angry when it closing and it was the only store like that in that neighborhood and some said it was in a high crime area, and the one in dearborn on the detroit border closed. detroit is k-marts stronghold. EVEN SOME K-mart stores that were converted into supercenters (UTICA MI, Middletown NY) in late 2001 closed in this round (maybe they were spending more money than they were making!!!). KMART PULLED OUT OF ALASKA (PROBABLY BECAUSE OF DISTRIBUTION AS THAT WAS ONE OF THE FACTORS) And MOST BIG MARKETS IN TEXAS LIKE HOuston, dallas, fort worth, austin, san antonio, tyler, brownsville (probably bewcause of wal-marts presence), but kept all their stoers in el paso, so they closed 80 precent of the texas stores. Thjey closed the super center in new haven, one of my friends at the college told me it got alot of business, but it was robbed alot. the one in wallingford CT closed for some reason. EVEN ONE IN WEST VIRGINIA AND VIRGINIA CLOSEd when there was no other store for a while away and those stores where newer ones. WHY DID MANY NEWER ONES GO!!!, but alot of older ones stay, maybe because the older ones opened during hte peak of their expansion and had remained a loyal customer base and have LOWER RENTS!!! MY POint the 2nd wave ticked a lot of us off. Like alot of newer CONNECTICUT STores closed, like windsor!! THE KMART SUPERCENTER IN KINGSTON WAS INCLUDED IN THIS ROUND!!!!!!!!!!!! the k-mart that was nice in rochester / henritta, I hear, closed. I hate hower newer ones get closed. A lot of newer k-marts looked cavernous adn had an oval on top of the entrance of the store!!!!

 reasons for 2nd wave closings where profitablity, sales, competition (That shows they are cowards), and maybe areas of theft had something to do with it

here is the old kmart in dorchester

more dorchester / boston store. tyhe former garden center
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on June 22, 2006, 02:45:26 PM
Here is the 106,000 sq.ft. k-mart in west lebanon nh that opened october 1976 and was expanded in the early 1990s by adding 40,000 sq.ft. and it got the REd K with the mart inside logo. it is off exit 20 off 89. last year the grey was repainted brown.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on June 22, 2006, 02:47:49 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
Here is the 106,000 sq.ft. k-mart in west lebanon nh that opened october 1976 and was expanded in the early 1990s by adding 40,000 sq.ft. and it got the REd K with the mart inside logo. it is off exit 20 off 89. last year the grey was repainted brown.

west lebanon. noticed it has the updated garden center.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on June 22, 2006, 02:49:36 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
Here is the 106,000 sq.ft. k-mart in west lebanon nh that opened october 1976 and was expanded in the early 1990s by adding 40,000 sq.ft. and it got the REd K with the mart inside logo. it is off exit 20 off 89. last year the grey was repainted brown.

west lebanon. noticed it has the updated garden center.

kmart lebanon nh
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on June 22, 2006, 02:51:41 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
Here is the 106,000 sq.ft. k-mart in west lebanon nh that opened october 1976 and was expanded in the early 1990s by adding 40,000 sq.ft. and it got the REd K with the mart inside logo. it is off exit 20 off 89. last year the grey was repainted brown.

west lebanon. noticed it has the updated garden center.

kmart lebanon nh

kmart lebanon
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on June 22, 2006, 02:54:01 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
Here is the 106,000 sq.ft. k-mart in west lebanon nh that opened october 1976 and was expanded in the early 1990s by adding 40,000 sq.ft. and it got the REd K with the mart inside logo. it is off exit 20 off 89. last year the grey was repainted brown.

west lebanon. noticed it has the updated garden center.

kmart lebanon nh

kmart lebanon

kmart lebanon nh
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on June 22, 2006, 02:56:58 PM
here is the k-mart in bangor maine that opened early 1972. and has little cesars pizza. the store is like 90,000 sq.ft. it is near the bangor mall.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on June 22, 2006, 02:58:39 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
here is the k-mart in bangor maine that opened early 1972. and has little cesars pizza. the store is like 90,000 sq.ft. it is near the bangor mall.

more kmart bangor.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on June 22, 2006, 03:00:07 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
here is the k-mart in bangor maine that opened early 1972. and has little cesars pizza. the store is like 90,000 sq.ft. it is near the bangor mall.

more kmart bangor.

k-mart garden in bangor.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on June 22, 2006, 03:02:07 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
here is the k-mart in bangor maine that opened early 1972. and has little cesars pizza. the store is like 90,000 sq.ft. it is near the bangor mall.

more kmart bangor.

k-mart garden in bangor.

former k-mrat foods space in bangor
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on June 22, 2006, 03:04:05 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
here is the k-mart in bangor maine that opened early 1972. and has little cesars pizza. the store is like 90,000 sq.ft. it is near the bangor mall.

more kmart bangor.

k-mart garden in bangor.

former k-mrat foods space in bangor

close up of k-mart foods in bangor maine.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on June 22, 2006, 03:06:12 PM
here is the k-mart in bangor's sign.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on June 22, 2006, 03:08:36 PM
here is the k-mart in presque isle maine. it is in teh aroostook centre (or center) mall and it opened November 1993 (it was supposed to open in 1991) and is 86,479 sq.ft. IT is on Rt. 1 (about 3 hours north of Bangor)
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on June 22, 2006, 03:10:31 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
here is the k-mart in presque isle maine. it is in teh aroostook centre (or center) mall and it opened November 1993 (it was supposed to open in 1991) and is 86,479 sq.ft. IT is on Rt. 1 (about 3 hours north of Bangor)

more presque isle stoer. this was also the newest k-mart in maine.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on June 22, 2006, 03:14:13 PM
here is the K-mart in MADAWASKA MAINE!!!!!!!!! IT opened 1977 and is 42,000 sq.ft. It is the northern most k-mart in the USA it seems.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on June 22, 2006, 03:16:05 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
here is the K-mart in MADAWASKA MAINE!!!!!!!!! IT opened 1977 and is 42,000 sq.ft. It is the northern most k-mart in the USA it seems.

more madawaska k-mart
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on June 22, 2006, 03:17:30 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
here is the K-mart in MADAWASKA MAINE!!!!!!!!! IT opened 1977 and is 42,000 sq.ft. It is the northern most k-mart in the USA it seems.

more madawaska k-mart

madawaska store.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on June 22, 2006, 03:20:33 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
here is the K-mart in MADAWASKA MAINE!!!!!!!!! IT opened 1977 and is 42,000 sq.ft. It is the northern most k-mart in the USA it seems.

more madawaska k-mart

madawaska store.

k-marts sign in madawaska maine. you know, before I got to this store I was expecting it to have the old K-mart logo on the sign and maybe the store, but it also had hte groceries in it. I Know they put the groceries in the smaller ones much later.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on June 22, 2006, 03:22:34 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
here is the K-mart in MADAWASKA MAINE!!!!!!!!! IT opened 1977 and is 42,000 sq.ft. It is the northern most k-mart in the USA it seems.

more madawaska k-mart

madawaska store.

k-marts sign in madawaska maine. you know, before I got to this store I was expecting it to have the old K-mart logo on the sign and maybe the store, but it also had hte groceries in it. I Know they put the groceries in the smaller ones much later.

here is the plaza (called mid town plaza) taht k-mart in madawaska is located in. Madawaska was a little over an hour north of presque isle on rt. 1 and 4 hours north of bangor, in the aroostook county.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on June 22, 2006, 03:25:12 PM
here is the k-mart in malone new york (Which is in northern new york an hour from massena and 50 miles west of plattsburgh) on rt. 11. the store opened in 1991 and has little ceasars.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on June 22, 2006, 03:27:17 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
here is the k-mart in malone new york (Which is in northern new york an hour from massena and 50 miles west of plattsburgh) on rt. 11. the store opened in 1991 and has little ceasars.

malone store.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on June 22, 2006, 03:28:49 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
here is the k-mart in malone new york (Which is in northern new york an hour from massena and 50 miles west of plattsburgh) on rt. 11. the store opened in 1991 and has little ceasars.

malone store.

more malone store
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on June 22, 2006, 03:35:37 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
here is the k-mart in malone new york (Which is in northern new york an hour from massena and 50 miles west of plattsburgh) on rt. 11. the store opened in 1991 and has little ceasars.

malone store.

more malone store

malone sign
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on June 22, 2006, 03:38:07 PM
here is the former k-mart in ogdensburg. it opened fall 1990, was 86,479 sq.ft. and closed early spring 1998 due to low sales, but it was not a part of a round of closings.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on June 22, 2006, 03:43:21 PM
here is the former k-mart sign in ogdensburg and notice how close it was to the wal-mart there.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on June 22, 2006, 03:46:22 PM
here is what I believe is where the former k-mart in watertown ny was. I heard that it was on this street and the store was 70,000 sq.ft. (another thing said 45,000 sq.ft.) until it moved on arsenal st. (I list the picture of it next()
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on June 22, 2006, 03:48:11 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
here is the k-mart in presque isle maine. it is in teh aroostook centre (or center) mall and it opened November 1993 (it was supposed to open in 1991) and is 86,479 sq.ft. IT is on Rt. 1 (about 3 hours north of Bangor)

more presque isle stoer. this was also the newest k-mart in maine.

here is the k-mart sign in presque isle
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on June 22, 2006, 03:50:26 PM
here is the new k-mart in watertown new york. it opened FAll 1993, after replacing the one in washington st 4 miles away. the store is 115,000 sq.ft. it has a weird lay out.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on June 22, 2006, 03:52:07 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
here is the new k-mart in watertown new york. it opened FAll 1993, after replacing the one in washington st 4 miles away. the store is 115,000 sq.ft. it has a weird lay out.

more of the current watertown ny store.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on June 22, 2006, 03:53:35 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
here is the new k-mart in watertown new york. it opened FAll 1993, after replacing the one in washington st 4 miles away. the store is 115,000 sq.ft. it has a weird lay out.

more of the current watertown ny store.

more of the current watertown ny store.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on June 22, 2006, 03:55:27 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
here is the new k-mart in watertown new york. it opened FAll 1993, after replacing the one in washington st 4 miles away. the store is 115,000 sq.ft. it has a weird lay out.

more of the current watertown ny store.

more of the current watertown ny store.

more of the current watertown ny store.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on June 22, 2006, 03:57:17 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
here is the new k-mart in watertown new york. it opened FAll 1993, after replacing the one in washington st 4 miles away. the store is 115,000 sq.ft. it has a weird lay out.

more of the current watertown ny store.

more of the current watertown ny store.

more of the current watertown ny store.

more of the current watertown ny store.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on June 22, 2006, 03:59:35 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
here is the new k-mart in watertown new york. it opened FAll 1993, after replacing the one in washington st 4 miles away. the store is 115,000 sq.ft. it has a weird lay out.

more of the current watertown ny store.

more of the current watertown ny store.

more of the current watertown ny store.

more of the current watertown ny store.

more of the current watertown ny store.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on June 22, 2006, 04:02:15 PM
here is the 94,841 sq.ft. k-mart in fulton new york (in between oswego and clay NY) that opened in 1994. the logo is not well lit.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on June 22, 2006, 04:04:37 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
here is the 94,841 sq.ft. k-mart in fulton new york (in between oswego and clay NY) that opened in 1994. the logo is not well lit.

fulton k-mart
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on June 22, 2006, 04:06:48 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
here is the 94,841 sq.ft. k-mart in fulton new york (in between oswego and clay NY) that opened in 1994. the logo is not well lit.

fulton k-mart

fulton k-mart
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on June 22, 2006, 04:08:49 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
here is the 94,841 sq.ft. k-mart in fulton new york (in between oswego and clay NY) that opened in 1994. the logo is not well lit.

fulton k-mart

fulton k-mart

fulton k-mart
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on June 22, 2006, 04:23:45 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
here is the 94,841 sq.ft. k-mart in fulton new york (in between oswego and clay NY) that opened in 1994. the logo is not well lit.

fulton k-mart

fulton k-mart

fulton k-mart

kmart sign in fulton
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on June 22, 2006, 04:26:42 PM
here is the k-mart in skowhegan maine vacant as of may 21, 2006. dollar tree was supposed to have opened by then, but something happened. the old shop n save is still vacant. Notice the blue entrances and the labelscar of the old logo. it closed 10 yeras ago from the time I went there from what I hear.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on June 22, 2006, 04:28:16 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
here is the k-mart in skowhegan maine vacant as of may 21, 2006. dollar tree was supposed to have opened by then, but something happened. the old shop n save is still vacant. Notice the blue entrances and the labelscar of the old logo. it closed 10 yeras ago from the time I went there from what I hear.

the sign of the store in skowhegan. notice on the bottom it says up to 40,000 sq.ft. available.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on June 22, 2006, 05:45:01 PM
another shot of k-mart sign in madawaska maine
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on June 22, 2006, 05:46:37 PM
another shot of k-mart in madawaska maine
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on June 22, 2006, 11:47:16 PM
here is this wierd long neck of the current k-mart in watertown ny.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on June 22, 2006, 11:48:49 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
here is this wierd long neck of the current k-mart in watertown ny.

another of k-mart in watertown ny
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: BillyGr on July 02, 2006, 10:37:16 PM
This is a shot of the Glenville, NY Kmart on Route 50 - it's from back in May, shortly before they started their closing sale.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 09, 2006, 05:58:10 PM
here is the 84,180 sq.ft. k-mart in sarasota fl

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Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 13, 2006, 01:27:52 PM
work on the former kmart in north adams ma. I know this closed in 2002, but it opened 81 as a 55,000 sq.ft. store and rebuilt in 1994 as a 95,000 sq.ft. store. I can see why it closed, it is hard to get to and hard to get out as I went by it in 2002 and 2004 (I photographed it those times, but have yet to digitize those pictures), but wal-mart is the only store. I hate it when wal-marts the only store because of their mile long lines. If I need something when traveling, I do not purchase them at wal-mart at noon or before because of the long lines. This kmart was a nice looking one. But I think the not easy access caused it to close.


here is teh former kmart in north adams

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Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 14, 2006, 10:30:22 AM
here is the kmart in toledo oh that was built in 1975 on alex road

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Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: store215 on July 14, 2006, 12:50:41 PM
Vintage Kmart that opened in 1968 in Tacoma Washington. (Image from Tacoma Public Library Archive)
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Post by: store215 on July 14, 2006, 12:51:20 PM
Inside:
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Post by: store215 on July 14, 2006, 12:52:05 PM
Appliance department:
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Post by: store215 on July 14, 2006, 12:55:05 PM
Auto department in another Kmart store
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Post by: d_fife on July 14, 2006, 01:29:29 PM
here is the 80,640 square foot kmart in fort payne alabama that opened in 1980

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Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 15, 2006, 12:11:08 AM
here is the kmart in the miami plaza in Cincinnati ohio. on rt 28


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Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: tokensafari on July 15, 2006, 12:50:05 AM
above is exactly like the two Kmarts i have in my area. I mean, identical! They remind me of a Hills or an Ames on the inside. The atmosphere is nostalgic. you all may not agree.. but they are good for one thing.. they kept it old school. Not this industrial look and appeal that WalMart has these days.
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Post by: store215 on July 22, 2006, 10:10:18 PM
Vintage store still using the Pre-90's logo in Vermont! (Image from http://labelscar.com)
*Notice the New 2004? logo on the cart return
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Post by: Zayre88 on July 23, 2006, 08:17:04 AM
QuoteOriginally posted by MBZ321
Vintage store still using the Pre-90's logo in Vermont! (Image from http://labelscar.com)
*Notice the New 2004? logo on the cart return

I've seen this one 2 or 3 years ago in a local news report  and i could not believe it ...!! It's in South Burlington.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 25, 2006, 07:15:12 PM
here is the kmart in vernon CT.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 25, 2006, 07:15:44 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
here is the kmart in vernon CT.

vernon store
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Post by: d_fife on July 25, 2006, 07:16:18 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
here is the kmart in vernon CT.

vernon store

kmart vernon store
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Post by: d_fife on July 25, 2006, 07:16:47 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
here is the kmart in vernon CT.

vernon store

kmart vernon store

vernon store
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 25, 2006, 07:17:21 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
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here is the kmart in vernon CT.

vernon store

kmart vernon store

vernon store

kmart sign in vernon on the road going to Ames.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 25, 2006, 07:18:07 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
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QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
here is the kmart in vernon CT.

vernon store

kmart vernon store

vernon store

kmart sign in vernon on the road going to Ames.

kmart sign in vernon on other side of the plaza.
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Post by: d_fife on July 25, 2006, 07:21:32 PM
here is the vacant Kmart in manchester CT near the border of East HArtford. Not much is around. the store looks huge and it closed in teh 2003 wave of closings. It looks remodeled 15 years ago.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 25, 2006, 07:22:52 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
here is the vacant Kmart in manchester CT near the border of East HArtford. Not much is around. the store looks huge and it closed in teh 2003 wave of closings. It looks remodeled 15 years ago.

more vacant one in manchester CT
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Post by: d_fife on July 25, 2006, 07:23:21 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
here is the vacant Kmart in manchester CT near the border of East HArtford. Not much is around. the store looks huge and it closed in teh 2003 wave of closings. It looks remodeled 15 years ago.

more vacant one in manchester CT

manchester former store
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 25, 2006, 07:23:47 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
here is the vacant Kmart in manchester CT near the border of East HArtford. Not much is around. the store looks huge and it closed in teh 2003 wave of closings. It looks remodeled 15 years ago.

more vacant one in manchester CT

manchester former store

old manchester one
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 25, 2006, 07:24:11 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
here is the vacant Kmart in manchester CT near the border of East HArtford. Not much is around. the store looks huge and it closed in teh 2003 wave of closings. It looks remodeled 15 years ago.

more vacant one in manchester CT

manchester former store

old manchester one

manchester CT one
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 25, 2006, 07:24:55 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
here is the vacant Kmart in manchester CT near the border of East HArtford. Not much is around. the store looks huge and it closed in teh 2003 wave of closings. It looks remodeled 15 years ago.

more vacant one in manchester CT


manchester former store

old manchester one

manchester CT one

sign of the manchester CT one, it says 99,670 sq.ft. available.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 25, 2006, 07:25:48 PM
I heard there was a kmart in wethersfield CT that closed in 1997 and had opened 1977. it was probably here: this spot.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 25, 2006, 07:27:07 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
I heard there was a kmart in wethersfield CT that closed in 1997 and had opened 1977. it was probably here: this spot.

or the wethersfiled one was here.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 25, 2006, 07:29:11 PM
what was the original windsor location and was 41,000 sq.ft. it was in the windsor shopping center it opened like 70s and moved in the 90s to a newer location like 10 minutes away but that one closed in the 2003 closings.
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Post by: d_fife on July 25, 2006, 07:32:58 PM
what is becoming of what was the newer Kmart in windsor CT. it was off 91 and it looked like it was perfeclty good store it opened about 11 yrs ago and closed in teh 2003 round (THAT round was a let down to me). the store was 117,000 sq.ft. target opens this fall.
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Post by: d_fife on July 25, 2006, 07:35:19 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
what is becoming of what was the newer Kmart in windsor CT. it was off 91 and it looked like it was perfeclty good store it opened about 11 yrs ago and closed in teh 2003 round (THAT round was a let down to me). the store was 117,000 sq.ft. target opens this fall.

notice the big K logo on the sign.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 25, 2006, 07:37:14 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
what is becoming of what was the newer Kmart in windsor CT. it was off 91 and it looked like it was perfeclty good store it opened about 11 yrs ago and closed in teh 2003 round (THAT round was a let down to me). the store was 117,000 sq.ft. target opens this fall.

notice the big K logo on the sign.
another of the sign that still has the Big K logo: this is the 2nd one that was in windsor CT and not far from east windsor.
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Post by: d_fife on July 25, 2006, 07:40:30 PM
what is now the bristol Ct location that closed in the 2002 round and the store had a short life as I heard it was Caldor and was 86,000 sq.ft.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 25, 2006, 07:41:23 PM
here is what was the K-Mart in southington CT!!! the stoer opened 1973, was 95,810 sq.ft. and closed in the 2002 wave.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 25, 2006, 07:42:57 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
here is what was the price chopper in southington CT!!! the stoer opened 1973, was 95,810 sq.ft. and closed in the 2002 wave.

more of the old southington one: what it is now. The store looked like the one in MAnchester Ct: I remember seeing it in 1994 when passing by when my mom, grandmother and cousin where going to pennsylvania. price chopper did not seem to take all of the shape of the old building.
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Post by: d_fife on July 25, 2006, 07:43:37 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
here is what was the price chopper in southington CT!!! the stoer opened 1973, was 95,810 sq.ft. and closed in the 2002 wave.

more of the old southington one: what it is now. The store looked like the one in MAnchester Ct: I remember seeing it in 1994 when passing by when my mom, grandmother and cousin where going to pennsylvania. price chopper did not seem to take all of the shape of the old building.

sign of southington's
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Post by: d_fife on July 25, 2006, 07:45:48 PM
what was the 96,000 sq.ft. plainville CT store in plainville commons. I heard this opened late 1999 / early 2000 and it closed in the 2003. why short lived and it looked like it would have been a good store. I guess the lease was too high like a lot in the 2003 wave.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 25, 2006, 07:46:47 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
what was the 96,000 sq.ft. plainville CT store in plainville commons. I heard this opened late 1999 / early 2000 and it closed in the 2003. why short lived and it looked like it would have been a good store. I guess the lease was too high like a lot in the 2003 wave.

more plainville one
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 25, 2006, 07:49:45 PM
kmart in waterbury CT. it is 95,810 sq.ft. and opened 1973. it is on wolcott st
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 25, 2006, 07:50:28 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
kmart in waterbury CT. it is 95,810 sq.ft. and opened 1973. it is on wolcott st

kmart in waterbury and the joann fabrics must have been K foods.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 25, 2006, 07:51:17 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
kmart in waterbury CT. it is 95,810 sq.ft. and opened 1973. it is on wolcott st

kmart in waterbury and the joann fabrics must have been K foods.

waterbury store
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 25, 2006, 07:51:49 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
kmart in waterbury CT. it is 95,810 sq.ft. and opened 1973. it is on wolcott st

kmart in waterbury and the joann fabrics must have been K foods.

waterbury store

more waterbury store. labelscar of little ceasar's and I saw the little cesar's space used for other merchandise.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 25, 2006, 07:53:19 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
kmart in waterbury CT. it is 95,810 sq.ft. and opened 1973. it is on wolcott st

kmart in waterbury and the joann fabrics must have been K foods.

waterbury store

sign of waterbury store.

more waterbury store. labelscar of little ceasar's and I saw the little cesar's space used for other merchandise.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 25, 2006, 07:57:00 PM
here is the Kmart in watertown Ct. The stoer is VERY small. it was even hard for two customers to get out of the exit. Notice it still has the old school logo. It appears it was something before kmart. When I asked the manager where the raincoats are, I asked how many square feet is the stoer and he said 36,000 square feet.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 25, 2006, 07:57:34 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
here is the Kmart in watertown Ct. The stoer is VERY small. it was even hard for two customers to get out of the exit. Notice it still has the old school logo. It appears it was something before kmart. When I asked the manager where the raincoats are, I asked how many square feet is the stoer and he said 36,000 square feet.

watertown
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 25, 2006, 07:58:04 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
here is the Kmart in watertown Ct. The stoer is VERY small. it was even hard for two customers to get out of the exit. Notice it still has the old school logo. It appears it was something before kmart. When I asked the manager where the raincoats are, I asked how many square feet is the stoer and he said 36,000 square feet.

watertown

watertown
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 25, 2006, 07:58:40 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
here is the Kmart in watertown Ct. The stoer is VERY small. it was even hard for two customers to get out of the exit. Notice it still has the old school logo. It appears it was something before kmart. When I asked the manager where the raincoats are, I asked how many square feet is the stoer and he said 36,000 square feet.

watertown

watertown

watertown garden center
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 25, 2006, 07:59:18 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
here is the Kmart in watertown Ct. The stoer is VERY small. it was even hard for two customers to get out of the exit. Notice it still has the old school logo. It appears it was something before kmart. When I asked the manager where the raincoats are, I asked how many square feet is the stoer and he said 36,000 square feet.

watertown

watertown

watertown garden center

side of watertown one
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 25, 2006, 08:03:34 PM
kmart in southbury CT off 84 and 121,000 sq.ft. and opened 1992. THE STORE IS 2 LEVELS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 25, 2006, 08:05:28 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
kmart in southbury CT off 84 and 121,000 sq.ft. and opened 1992. THE STORE IS 2 LEVELS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

southbury
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 25, 2006, 08:06:12 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
kmart in southbury CT off 84 and 121,000 sq.ft. and opened 1992. THE STORE IS 2 LEVELS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

southbury

southbury
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 25, 2006, 08:07:30 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
kmart in southbury CT off 84 and 121,000 sq.ft. and opened 1992. THE STORE IS 2 LEVELS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

southbury

southbury

notice no big k logo on this.

more southbury store
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 25, 2006, 08:08:11 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
kmart in southbury CT off 84 and 121,000 sq.ft. and opened 1992. THE STORE IS 2 LEVELS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

southbury

southbury

notice no big k logo on this.

more southbury store
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 25, 2006, 08:09:44 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
kmart in southbury CT off 84 and 121,000 sq.ft. and opened 1992. THE STORE IS 2 LEVELS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

southbury

southbury

notice no big k logo on this.

more southbury store

southbury
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 25, 2006, 08:10:22 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
kmart in southbury CT off 84 and 121,000 sq.ft. and opened 1992. THE STORE IS 2 LEVELS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

southbury

southbury

notice no big k logo on this.

more southbury store

southbury

southbury sign
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 25, 2006, 08:11:59 PM
Kmart in mahopac ny on rt. 6. I GOT to this store just as it was opening at 8 am on July 22 (I was on a 3 day round trip on 84 in Ct and mohegan lake area then). the store looks like it was CAldor
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 25, 2006, 08:12:30 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
Kmart in mahopac ny on rt. 6. I GOT to this store just as it was opening at 8 am on July 22 (I was on a 3 day round trip on 84 in Ct and mohegan lake area then). the store looks like it was CAldor

mahopac store
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 25, 2006, 08:12:53 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
Kmart in mahopac ny on rt. 6. I GOT to this store just as it was opening at 8 am on July 22 (I was on a 3 day round trip on 84 in Ct and mohegan lake area then). the store looks like it was CAldor

mahopac store

mahopac
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 25, 2006, 08:14:04 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
Kmart in mahopac ny on rt. 6. I GOT to this store just as it was opening at 8 am on July 22 (I was on a 3 day round trip on 84 in Ct and mohegan lake area then). the store looks like it was CAldor

mahopac store

mahopac

mahopac sign. I bet the store is like 85,000 to 90,000 sq.ft.  it probably opened 6 yeras ago.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 25, 2006, 08:16:24 PM
kmart in yorktown heights ny in the center of town and must be like 90,000 sq.ft. It was a caldor at one time.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 25, 2006, 08:16:58 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
kmart in yorktown heights ny in the center of town and must be like 90,000 sq.ft. It was a caldor at one time.

back of the kmart in yorktown (or jefferson valley)
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 25, 2006, 08:17:48 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
kmart in yorktown heights ny in the center of town and must be like 90,000 sq.ft. It was a caldor at one time.

back of the kmart in yorktown (or jefferson valley)

yorktown store
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 25, 2006, 08:18:34 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
kmart in yorktown heights ny in the center of town and must be like 90,000 sq.ft. It was a caldor at one time.

back of the kmart in yorktown (or jefferson valley)

yorktown store

yorktown store
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 25, 2006, 08:19:04 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
kmart in yorktown heights ny in the center of town and must be like 90,000 sq.ft. It was a caldor at one time.

back of the kmart in yorktown (or jefferson valley)

yorktown store

yorktown store

kmart sign in yorktown
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: XISMZERO on July 26, 2006, 12:05:19 AM
Wow, looks like you beat me d_fife. I *just* stumbled upon the Kmart in Watertown today. It seems to be in the middle of nowhere amongst a slew of car dealerships and no-name stores. I was floored when I saw that this was the oldest Kmart I had ever seen.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: XISMZERO on July 26, 2006, 12:07:57 AM
Nope, these were not taken 40 years ago. This building looked like it was out of time.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: XISMZERO on July 26, 2006, 12:11:06 AM
The inside of the Watertown store. There must've been about fifty different colored tiles on the floor; most of which are dark green.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: XISMZERO on July 26, 2006, 12:12:04 AM
Very old, unused Kmart shopping cart sighting near the fire exit.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: XISMZERO on July 26, 2006, 12:12:34 AM
The ancient Kmart cart bar.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: XISMZERO on July 26, 2006, 12:13:17 AM
The seat and more of the old-school logo.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: XISMZERO on July 26, 2006, 12:13:53 AM
The exterior of the building again.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: XISMZERO on July 26, 2006, 12:14:36 AM
Equally old styled "Garden Shop" sign.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: XISMZERO on July 26, 2006, 12:16:56 AM
The unusual ramp leading to the garden shop.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 28, 2006, 02:36:10 PM
former super k-mart in amsterdam ny as of may 31, 2006. it closed in 2000 and was 172,000 sq.ft. and an older one existed. it was fenced off.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 28, 2006, 02:36:47 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
former super k-mart in amsterdam ny as of may 31, 2006. it closed in 2000 and was 172,000 sq.ft. and an older one existed. it was fenced off.

super K amsterdam ny
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 28, 2006, 02:37:36 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
former super k-mart in amsterdam ny as of may 31, 2006. it closed in 2000 and was 172,000 sq.ft. and an older one existed. it was fenced off.

super K amsterdam ny

super kmart in amsterdam ny sign
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 28, 2006, 02:38:26 PM
what is now kmart in auburn ny in the fingerlakes mall and it was 71,000 sq.ft. and opened like the 70s and closed in a 1995 round.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 28, 2006, 02:39:07 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
what is now kmart in auburn ny in the fingerlakes mall and it was 71,000 sq.ft. and opened like the 70s and closed in a 1995 round.

more old auburn fingerlakes one
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 28, 2006, 02:39:40 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
what is now kmart in auburn ny in the fingerlakes mall and it was 71,000 sq.ft. and opened like the 70s and closed in a 1995 round.

more old auburn fingerlakes one

old finger lakes one in auburn ny
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 28, 2006, 02:40:37 PM
here what is now the former kmart in auburn ny in grant ave plaza and it closed in 1995 round.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 28, 2006, 02:42:26 PM
here is the former kmart in geneva ny as of may 30, 2006. It was 97,000 sq.ft. and opened in 1973 and went from 67,000 sq.ft. to 97,000 sq.ft. in 1993 and closed in the 2003 closings.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 28, 2006, 02:42:53 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
here is the former kmart in geneva ny as of may 30, 2006. It was 97,000 sq.ft. and opened in 1973 and went from 67,000 sq.ft. to 97,000 sq.ft. in 1993 and closed in the 2003 closings.

former geneva one
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 28, 2006, 02:44:01 PM
Kmart in Victor NY across the eastview mall and is 15 to 20 minutes from rochester off rt. 90 and 490. it opened 1994. it is 120,413 square feet.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 28, 2006, 02:45:49 PM
here is what is now the former kmart in henrietta ny (outside rochester) and was across the mall and the kmart was a newer store that closed in teh 2003 closings (I HATED THAT ROUND as nice stores closed; possible due to high rents and not catching on to people) it was 108,000 sq.ft.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 28, 2006, 02:46:58 PM
kmart in greece ny (outside rochester) and looks in the 1975 era. it is 90,000 sq.ft.
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Post by: d_fife on July 28, 2006, 02:47:31 PM
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kmart in greece ny (outside rochester) and looks in the 1975 era.

greece ny
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 28, 2006, 02:47:59 PM
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kmart in greece ny (outside rochester) and looks in the 1975 era.

greece ny

greece
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Post by: d_fife on July 28, 2006, 02:48:28 PM
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kmart in greece ny (outside rochester) and looks in the 1975 era.

greece ny

greece

greece ny
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 28, 2006, 02:49:03 PM
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kmart in greece ny (outside rochester) and looks in the 1975 era.

greece ny

greece

greece ny

greece ny
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 28, 2006, 02:50:18 PM
kmart irondequoit ny (outside rochester) and it looks like 1974 era and the floors inside where old.
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Post by: d_fife on July 28, 2006, 02:51:08 PM
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kmart irondequoit ny (outside rochester) and it looks like 1974 era and the floors inside where old.

irondequoit store
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Post by: d_fife on July 28, 2006, 02:51:47 PM
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kmart irondequoit ny (outside rochester) and it looks like 1974 era and the floors inside where old.

irondequoit store

irondequoit
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Post by: d_fife on July 28, 2006, 02:52:18 PM
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kmart irondequoit ny (outside rochester) and it looks like 1974 era and the floors inside where old.

irondequoit store

irondequoit

irondequoit
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 28, 2006, 02:53:50 PM
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kmart irondequoit ny (outside rochester) and it looks like 1974 era and the floors inside where old.

irondequoit store

irondequoit

irondequoit

irondequoit and notice the labelscar said the original kmart logo.
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Post by: d_fife on July 28, 2006, 02:54:26 PM
kmart webster ny (outside rochester) and must have opened 1990-1991 era and is 86,000 sq.ft.
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Post by: d_fife on July 28, 2006, 02:55:07 PM
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kmart webster ny (outside rochester) and must have opened 1990-1991 era and is 86,000 sq.ft.

webster ny
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 28, 2006, 02:55:38 PM
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kmart webster ny (outside rochester) and must have opened 1990-1991 era and is 86,000 sq.ft.

webster ny

webster ny
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 28, 2006, 02:57:02 PM
kmart in gates ny (outside rochester) near chili on chili rd. and is 114,000 sq.ft.
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Post by: d_fife on July 28, 2006, 02:57:28 PM
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kmart in gates ny (outside rochester) near chili on chili rd. and is 114,000 sq.ft.

gates ny
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 28, 2006, 02:58:05 PM
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kmart in gates ny (outside rochester) near chili on chili rd. and is 114,000 sq.ft.

gates ny

gates ny
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 28, 2006, 02:58:37 PM
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kmart in gates ny (outside rochester) near chili on chili rd. and is 114,000 sq.ft.

gates ny

gates ny
gates ny
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Post by: d_fife on July 28, 2006, 02:59:31 PM
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kmart in gates ny (outside rochester) near chili on chili rd. and is 114,000 sq.ft.

gates ny

gates ny
gates ny

garden center for the gates oen
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 28, 2006, 03:00:44 PM
kmart in batavia ny and it is 117,000 sq.ft. and opened late 1994 or late 1995 and replaced the one in easttown plaza that opened in 1978.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 28, 2006, 03:01:26 PM
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kmart in batavia ny and it is 117,000 sq.ft. and opened late 1994 or late 1995 and replaced the one in easttown plaza that opened in 1978.

batavia ny
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Post by: d_fife on July 28, 2006, 03:02:07 PM
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kmart in batavia ny and it is 117,000 sq.ft. and opened late 1994 or late 1995 and replaced the one in easttown plaza that opened in 1978.

batavia ny

batavia ny
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 28, 2006, 03:02:59 PM
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kmart in batavia ny and it is 117,000 sq.ft. and opened late 1994 or late 1995 and replaced the one in easttown plaza that opened in 1978.

batavia ny

batavia ny
batavia ny
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 28, 2006, 03:04:09 PM
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kmart in batavia ny and it is 117,000 sq.ft. and opened late 1994 or late 1995 and replaced the one in easttown plaza that opened in 1978.

batavia ny

batavia ny
batavia ny

batavia ny
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 28, 2006, 03:04:48 PM
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kmart in batavia ny and it is 117,000 sq.ft. and opened late 1994 or late 1995 and replaced the one in easttown plaza that opened in 1978.

batavia ny

batavia ny
batavia ny

batavia ny

kmart sign in batavia ny
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Post by: d_fife on July 28, 2006, 03:05:38 PM
old kmart in lockport ny across the mall and it closed in 2002 round and opened 1971  and was 104,000 sq.ft.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 28, 2006, 03:06:15 PM
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old kmart in lockport ny across the mall and it closed in 2002 round and opened 1971  and was 104,000 sq.ft.

old lockport store
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 28, 2006, 03:07:04 PM
here is the kmart in niagara falls ny
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 28, 2006, 03:07:41 PM
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here is the kmart in niagara falls ny

niagara falls ny
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 28, 2006, 03:08:17 PM
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here is the kmart in niagara falls ny

niagara falls ny

niagara falls ny
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 28, 2006, 03:08:45 PM
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here is the kmart in niagara falls ny

niagara falls ny

niagara falls ny

niagara falls ny
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 28, 2006, 03:09:32 PM
kmart sign in niagara falls ny
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 28, 2006, 03:10:59 PM
kmart in buffalo ny on delaware ave near miles north of downtown and on the outskirts
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 28, 2006, 03:11:38 PM
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kmart in buffalo ny on delaware ave near miles north of downtown and on the outskirts

buffalo ny on delaware ave
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 28, 2006, 03:13:49 PM
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kmart in buffalo ny on delaware ave near miles north of downtown and on the outskirts

buffalo ny on delaware ave

buffalo ny delaware
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Post by: d_fife on July 28, 2006, 03:14:39 PM
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kmart in buffalo ny on delaware ave near miles north of downtown and on the outskirts

buffalo ny on delaware ave

buffalo ny delaware

side of buffalo delaware
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 28, 2006, 03:15:08 PM
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kmart in buffalo ny on delaware ave near miles north of downtown and on the outskirts

buffalo ny on delaware ave

buffalo ny delaware

side of buffalo delaware

kmart sign buffalo delaware sign
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Post by: d_fife on July 28, 2006, 03:16:47 PM
here is the kmart in amherst ny (near tonawanda and buffalo) near all the stoers and mall. and it opened like 1970. is 115,800 sq.ft. and was expanded years ago.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 28, 2006, 03:17:24 PM
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here is the kmart in amherst ny (near tonawanda ) near all the stoers and mall. and it opened like 1970.

amherst ny
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 28, 2006, 03:18:34 PM
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here is the kmart in amherst ny (near tonawanda ) near all the stoers and mall. and it opened like 1970.

amherst ny

amherst ny
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 28, 2006, 03:19:09 PM
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here is the kmart in amherst ny (near tonawanda ) near all the stoers and mall. and it opened like 1970.

amherst ny

amherst ny

amherst ny
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 28, 2006, 03:19:46 PM
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here is the kmart in amherst ny (near tonawanda ) near all the stoers and mall. and it opened like 1970.

amherst ny

amherst ny

amherst ny

sign amherst ny
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 28, 2006, 03:21:27 PM
in place of the 106,000 sq.ft. kmart (that opened in like 1978) in williamsville / clarence ny (10 15 minutes from buffalo) and this one closed in the 2002 closings.
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Post by: d_fife on July 28, 2006, 03:22:36 PM
here is the kmart in cheektowaga (near buffalo) ny on walden ave across hte mall and it is 100,000 sq.ft and renovated 15 yrs ago.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 28, 2006, 03:25:16 PM
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here is the kmart in cheektowaga (near buffalo) ny on walden ave across hte mall and it is 100,000 sq.ft and renovated 15 yrs ago.

cheektowaga
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Post by: d_fife on July 28, 2006, 03:25:50 PM
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here is the kmart in cheektowaga (near buffalo) ny on walden ave across hte mall and it is 100,000 sq.ft and renovated 15 yrs ago.

cheektowaga

cheektowaga
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 28, 2006, 03:26:39 PM
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here is the kmart in cheektowaga (near buffalo) ny on walden ave across hte mall and it is 100,000 sq.ft and renovated 15 yrs ago.

cheektowaga

cheektowaga

cheektowaga sign
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 28, 2006, 03:27:55 PM
former kmart in hamburg ny on park st in the center of town and near the vacant ames and near a vacant friendly's. it closed in 2003 round. i was there june 3, 2006. it was 110,000 sq.ft. and opened in the 1990s and replaced a 55,000 sq.ft. one
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Post by: d_fife on July 28, 2006, 03:28:55 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
former kmart in hamburg ny on park st in the center of town and near the vacant ames and near a vacant friendly's. it closed in 2003 round. i was there june 3, 2006. it was 110,000 sq.ft. and opened in the 1990s and replaced a 55,000 sq.ft. one

hamburg ny (near buffalo ny)
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Post by: d_fife on July 28, 2006, 03:30:46 PM
here is the kmart in depew ny (near buffalo) and 68,000 sq.ft.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 28, 2006, 03:31:23 PM
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here is the kmart in depew ny (near buffalo) and 68,000 sq.ft.

depew
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Post by: d_fife on July 28, 2006, 03:32:02 PM
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here is the kmart in depew ny (near buffalo) and 68,000 sq.ft.

depew

depew
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 28, 2006, 03:35:54 PM
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here is the kmart in depew ny (near buffalo) and 68,000 sq.ft.

depew

depew

depew store and notice how another auto place is in the auto center
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 28, 2006, 03:36:24 PM
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here is the kmart in depew ny (near buffalo) and 68,000 sq.ft.

depew

depew

depew store and notice how another auto place is in the auto center

sign of depew
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 28, 2006, 03:37:18 PM
kmart in buffalo ny near downtown and the bad part of town and 90,000 sq.ft. and opened 1991 and closed in 2003 wave and it escpaed the 2002 round because the city gave an incentive.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 28, 2006, 03:37:49 PM
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kmart in buffalo ny near downtown and the bad part of town and 90,000 sq.ft. and opened 1991 and closed in 2003 wave and it escpaed the 2002 round because the city gave an incentive.

buffalo ny that was on broadway downtown.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 30, 2006, 01:09:53 PM
here is what is now the former kmart in orchard park ny (near buffalo and not far from west seneca and hamburg). it closed in late 2002 individually and opened in the 1970s. it was around 100,000 sq.ft. and renovated between 10-15 yrs ago.

man at one time kmart had 3 stores not far from each other.
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Post by: d_fife on July 30, 2006, 01:14:34 PM
here is the kmart in west seneca ny (not far from buffalo ny aand on the thruway) in this former mall spot and is 108,000 sq.ft. and opened in 1999 and replcaed a lackawanna store.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 30, 2006, 01:19:14 PM
what is now kmart in dunkirk ny and this one closed in the 2002 wave and opened 1994 and was 95,000 sq.ft.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 30, 2006, 01:22:03 PM
here is the kmart in erie pa on buffalo rd and it opened 1970. the big lots next door must have been k foods. in the harborcreek area.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 30, 2006, 01:23:03 PM
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here is the kmart in erie pa on buffalo rd and it opened 1970. the big lots next door must have been k foods

more kmart erie pa on buffalo rd
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 30, 2006, 01:23:41 PM
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here is the kmart in erie pa on buffalo rd and it opened 1970. the big lots next door must have been k foods

more kmart erie pa on buffalo rd

erie pa buffalo rd
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 30, 2006, 01:24:15 PM
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here is the kmart in erie pa on buffalo rd and it opened 1970. the big lots next door must have been k foods

more kmart erie pa on buffalo rd

erie pa buffalo rd

erie pa buffalo rd
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 30, 2006, 01:25:21 PM
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here is the kmart in erie pa on buffalo rd and it opened 1970. the big lots next door must have been k foods

more kmart erie pa on buffalo rd

erie pa buffalo rd

erie pa buffalo rd

erie pa on buffalo rd
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 30, 2006, 01:25:54 PM
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here is the kmart in erie pa on buffalo rd and it opened 1970. the big lots next door must have been k foods

more kmart erie pa on buffalo rd

erie pa buffalo rd

sign in the erie pa buffalo rd one

erie pa buffalo rd

erie pa on buffalo rd
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 30, 2006, 01:27:11 PM
here is the kmart in erie pa on grandview blvd in the grandview plaza and it replaced W.T. Grant in 1978.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 30, 2006, 01:27:46 PM
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here is the kmart in erie pa on grandview blvd in the grandview plaza and it replaced W.T. Grant in 1978.

erie pa grandview
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 30, 2006, 01:30:27 PM
here is the kmart in erie pa on west 23rd st. the neighboring giant eagle must have been the kmart foods.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 30, 2006, 01:31:15 PM
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here is the kmart in erie pa on west 23rd st. the neighboring giant eagle must have been the kmart foods.

erie pa w. 23rd st
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 30, 2006, 01:31:45 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
here is the kmart in erie pa on west 23rd st. the neighboring giant eagle must have been the kmart foods.

erie pa w. 23rd st

erie pa w 23rd st
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 30, 2006, 01:32:54 PM
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QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
here is the kmart in erie pa on west 23rd st. the neighboring giant eagle must have been the kmart foods.

erie pa w. 23rd st

erie pa w 23rd st

erie pa w. 23rd sign
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 30, 2006, 01:33:55 PM
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QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
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here is the kmart in erie pa on west 23rd st. the neighboring giant eagle must have been the kmart foods.

erie pa w. 23rd st

erie pa w 23rd st

erie pa w. 23rd sign

erie pa w 23rd. notice possible labelscar.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 30, 2006, 01:35:05 PM
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here is the kmart in erie pa on west 23rd st. the neighboring giant eagle must have been the kmart foods.

erie pa w. 23rd st

erie pa w 23rd st

noitice this kmart logo sign in the erie pa w 23rd one. well it has the labelscar.

erie pa w. 23rd sign

erie pa w 23rd. notice possible labelscar.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 30, 2006, 01:36:39 PM
here is the kmart in erie pa on peach st in the peach marketplace in the same plaza as sam's and staples and a furniture store. it opened 1990 and is probably 86,000 - 90,000 sq.ft.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 30, 2006, 01:37:26 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
here is the kmart in erie pa on peach st in the peach marketplace in the same plaza as sam's and staples and a furniture store. it opened 1990 and is probably 86,000 - 90,000 sq.ft.

erie pa peach st
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 30, 2006, 01:38:03 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
here is the kmart in erie pa on peach st in the peach marketplace in the same plaza as sam's and staples and a furniture store. it opened 1990 and is probably 86,000 - 90,000 sq.ft.

erie pa peach st

kmart erie pa peach st
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 30, 2006, 01:44:01 PM
here is the kmart in Conneaut ohio. (not far from the PA line). must have opened late 1970s or very very early 1980s.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 30, 2006, 01:44:46 PM
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here is the kmart in Conneaut ohio. (not far from the PA line)

conneaut ohio store and the is probably around 55,000 to 60,000 sq.ft.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 30, 2006, 01:47:36 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
here is the kmart in Conneaut ohio. (not far from the PA line)

conneaut ohio store and the is probably around 55,000 to 60,000 sq.ft.

conneaut ohio kmart
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 30, 2006, 01:48:06 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
here is the kmart in Conneaut ohio. (not far from the PA line)

conneaut ohio store and the is probably around 55,000 to 60,000 sq.ft.

conneaut ohio kmart

conneaut ohio
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 30, 2006, 01:49:20 PM
super kmart in ashtabula ohio in the ashtabula mall and it is less than 10 minutes from rt. 90 on this side highway and an hour from cleveland and is in this smaller mall and opened 14 yrs ago.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 30, 2006, 01:49:51 PM
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kmart in ashtabula ohio in the ashtabula mall and it is less than 10 minutes from rt. 90 on this side highway and an hour from cleveland and is in this smaller mall and opened 14 yrs ago.

ashtabula
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 30, 2006, 01:50:38 PM
here is the super kmart in mentor oh (20 minutes from cleveland) taht opened in like 1994.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 30, 2006, 01:51:39 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
here is the super kmart in mentor oh (20 minutes from cleveland) taht opened in like 1994.

super kmart in mentor ohio
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 30, 2006, 01:52:06 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
here is the super kmart in mentor oh (20 minutes from cleveland) taht opened in like 1994.

super kmart in mentor ohio

more super k in mentor iho
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 30, 2006, 01:52:36 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
here is the super kmart in mentor oh (20 minutes from cleveland) taht opened in like 1994.

super kmart in mentor ohio

more super k in mentor iho

kmart mentor
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 30, 2006, 01:53:09 PM
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QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
here is the super kmart in mentor oh (20 minutes from cleveland) taht opened in like 1994.

super kmart in mentor ohio

more super k in mentor iho

kmart mentor

kmart sign in mentor
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 30, 2006, 01:54:49 PM
kmart in cleveland oh on lorain rd 10 minutes or less west of downtown and a couple miles from rt. 90. and 84,146 sq.ft.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 30, 2006, 01:55:22 PM
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kmart in cleveland oh on lorain rd 10 minutes or less west of downtown and a couple miles from rt. 90. it is probably 84,000 sq.ft. like a lot are.

cleveland oh lorain rd one
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 30, 2006, 01:55:49 PM
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kmart in cleveland oh on lorain rd 10 minutes or less west of downtown and a couple miles from rt. 90. it is probably 84,000 sq.ft. like a lot are.

cleveland oh lorain rd one

cleveland oh lorain rd one
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 30, 2006, 01:56:48 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
kmart in cleveland oh on lorain rd 10 minutes or less west of downtown and a couple miles from rt. 90. it is probably 84,000 sq.ft. like a lot are.

cleveland oh lorain rd one

cleveland oh lorain rd one

cleveland oh lorain rd one
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 30, 2006, 01:58:04 PM
here is the kmart in westlake oh (15 minutes west of cleveland) across this major plaza. it opened 1974 and is 84,180 sq.ft.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 30, 2006, 01:58:39 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
here is the kmart in westlake oh (15 minutes west of cleveland) across this major plaza

westlake store
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 30, 2006, 01:59:25 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
here is the kmart in westlake oh (15 minutes west of cleveland) across this major plaza

westlake store

kmart sign in westlake
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 30, 2006, 02:01:10 PM
vacant super kmart in elyria oh (20 minutes from cleveland) in the cobblestone plaza and it opened in like 2000 or 2001 and closed in the 2003 round.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 30, 2006, 02:01:54 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
vacant super kmart in elyria oh (20 minutes from cleveland) in the cobblestone plaza and it opened in like 2000 or 2001 and closed in the 2003 round.

more of the vacant Super K in elyria oh in cobblestone.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 30, 2006, 02:03:21 PM
what is now the old Kmart in elyria oh near the midway mall and it closed in the 2000 round and was 104,000 sq.ft. and opened 1989.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 30, 2006, 02:04:51 PM
here is the super kmart in lorain ohio (30 minutes from cleveland)
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 30, 2006, 02:05:27 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
here is the super kmart in lorain ohio (30 minutes from cleveland)

lorain store
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 30, 2006, 02:06:02 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
here is the super kmart in lorain ohio (30 minutes from cleveland)

lorain store

lorain store
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 30, 2006, 02:10:13 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
here is the super kmart in lorain ohio (30 minutes from cleveland)

lorain store

lorain store

lorain ohio sign and the sign is a unique super k center sign.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 30, 2006, 02:11:03 PM
here is what apepars to be what was the original kmart in lorain ohio and it is almost across the current one. it was probably 70,000 to 84,000 sq.ft.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 30, 2006, 02:11:56 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
here is what apepars to be what was the original kmart in lorain ohio and it is almost across the current one. it was probably 70,000 to 84,000 sq.ft.

former lorain ohio store and it probably moved in like 1994 or 1995.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 30, 2006, 02:12:28 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
here is what apepars to be what was the original kmart in lorain ohio and it is almost across the current one. it was probably 70,000 to 84,000 sq.ft.

former lorain ohio store and it probably moved in like 1994 or 1995.

old lorain ohio stoire and what was probably the garden center.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 30, 2006, 02:14:02 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
here is what apepars to be what was the original kmart in lorain ohio and it is almost across the current one. it was probably 70,000 to 84,000 sq.ft.

former lorain ohio store and it probably moved in like 1994 or 1995.

old lorain ohio stoire and what was probably the garden center.

old lorain store
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 30, 2006, 02:21:53 PM
here is the kmart in middleburg heights oh (10 to 15 minutes south of cleveland) and it is 92,000 or 113,000 sq.ft. and the dollar store next door could have been K foods, but this could have opened in the mid 1970s.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 30, 2006, 02:22:37 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
here is the kmart in middleburg heights oh (10 to 15 minutes south of cleveland) and it is 92,000 or 113,000 sq.ft. and the dollar store next door could have been K foods, but this could have opened in the mid 1970s.

middleburg heights one
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 30, 2006, 02:23:13 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
here is the kmart in middleburg heights oh (10 to 15 minutes south of cleveland) and it is 92,000 or 113,000 sq.ft. and the dollar store next door could have been K foods, but this could have opened in the mid 1970s.

middleburg heights one

middleburg heights one
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 30, 2006, 02:23:56 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
here is the kmart in middleburg heights oh (10 to 15 minutes south of cleveland) and it is 92,000 or 113,000 sq.ft. and the dollar store next door could have been K foods, but this could have opened in the mid 1970s.

middleburg heights one

middleburg heights one

middleburg heights one
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 30, 2006, 02:24:37 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
here is the kmart in middleburg heights oh (10 to 15 minutes south of cleveland) and it is 92,000 or 113,000 sq.ft. and the dollar store next door could have been K foods, but this could have opened in the mid 1970s.

middleburg heights one

middleburg heights one

middleburg heights one

sign for middleburg heights one
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 30, 2006, 02:28:07 PM
kmart in streetsboro ohio (20 or a little more minutes south of cleveland) and is 84,800 sq.ft. and went from 73,000 sq.ft. to 84,000 sq.ft. over 10 yrs ago.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 30, 2006, 02:28:48 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
kmart in streetsboro ohio (20 or a little more minutes south of cleveland) and is 84,800 sq.ft. and went from 73,000 sq.ft. to 84,000 sq.ft. over 10 yrs ago.

streetsboro
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 30, 2006, 02:29:37 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
kmart in streetsboro ohio (20 or a little more minutes south of cleveland) and is 84,800 sq.ft. and went from 73,000 sq.ft. to 84,000 sq.ft. over 10 yrs ago.

streetsboro

streetsboro one
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 30, 2006, 02:31:09 PM
here is what is now the 84,000 or 91,000 sq.ft. old kmart in macedonia oh that closed in the 2002 round. some of the kmart structure shows (it is the burlington coat factory).
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 30, 2006, 02:32:36 PM
here is the kmart in chargin falls oh which is a rural suburb of cleveland and not far from aurora. the store must be around 55,000 sq.ft. or late 50,000s sq.ft. and must have opened late 1970s.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 30, 2006, 02:33:09 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
here is the kmart in chargin falls oh which is a rural suburb of cleveland and not far from aurora. the store must be around 55,000 sq.ft. or late 50,000s sq.ft. and must have opened late 1970s.

more chargin falls store
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 30, 2006, 02:34:24 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
here is the kmart in chargin falls oh which is a rural suburb of cleveland and not far from aurora. the store must be around 55,000 sq.ft. or late 50,000s sq.ft. and must have opened late 1970s.

more chargin falls store

more chargin falls store and garden center with old logo.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 30, 2006, 02:36:29 PM
here is the kmart in salon oh off rt. 422 and a suburb of cleveland that is 15 miles away and was becoming sears when I went: I was there june 7, 2006. and it is 84,180 sq.ft. and must have opened in like 1974. see them repainting the side.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 30, 2006, 02:37:35 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
here is the kmart in solon oh off rt. 422 and a suburb of cleveland that is 15 miles away and was becoming sears when I went: I was there june 7, 2006. and it is 84,000 sq.ft. and must have opened in like 1974. see them repainting the side.

solon oh store
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 30, 2006, 02:38:50 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
here is the kmart in salon oh off rt. 422 and a suburb of cleveland that is 15 miles away and was becoming sears when I went: I was there june 7, 2006. and it is 84,000 sq.ft. and must have opened in like 1974. see them repainting the side.

salon oh store

salon oh. the store was then having a clarence sale on the stoer for preparation of it becoming sears. well the one in chargin falls was like 7 miles or less from it.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 30, 2006, 02:39:23 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
here is the kmart in salon oh off rt. 422 and a suburb of cleveland that is 15 miles away and was becoming sears when I went: I was there june 7, 2006. and it is 84,000 sq.ft. and must have opened in like 1974. see them repainting the side.

salon oh store

salon oh. the store was then having a clarence sale on the stoer for preparation of it becoming sears. well the one in chargin falls was like 7 miles or less from it.

salon oh store
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 30, 2006, 02:40:50 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
here is the kmart in salon oh off rt. 422 and a suburb of cleveland that is 15 miles away and was becoming sears when I went: I was there june 7, 2006. and it is 84,000 sq.ft. and must have opened in like 1974. see them repainting the side.

salon oh store

salon oh one

salon oh. the store was then having a clarence sale on the stoer for preparation of it becoming sears. well the one in chargin falls was like 7 miles or less from it.

salon oh store
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 30, 2006, 02:41:52 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
here is the kmart in salon oh off rt. 422 and a suburb of cleveland that is 15 miles away and was becoming sears when I went: I was there june 7, 2006. and it is 84,000 sq.ft. and must have opened in like 1974. see them repainting the side.

salon oh store

on the window of the salon one its clearence sale, as of june 7, 2006.

salon oh one

salon oh. the store was then having a clarence sale on the stoer for preparation of it becoming sears. well the one in chargin falls was like 7 miles or less from it.

salon oh store
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 30, 2006, 02:43:04 PM
kmart in garfield heights ohio (10 15 minutes south of cleveland) it must have been built like 1975 and must be in the mid or late 80,000s of sq.ft.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 30, 2006, 02:44:04 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
kmart in garfield heights ohio (10 15 minutes south of cleveland) it must have been built like 1975 and must be in the mid or late 80,000s of sq.ft.

garfield heights oh one
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 30, 2006, 02:45:00 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
kmart in garfield heights ohio (10 15 minutes south of cleveland) it must have been built like 1975 and must be in the mid or late 80,000s of sq.ft.

garfield heights oh one

garfield heights
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 30, 2006, 02:45:59 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
kmart in garfield heights ohio (10 15 minutes south of cleveland) it must have been built like 1975 and must be in the mid or late 80,000s of sq.ft.

garfield heights oh one

garfield heights

sign of garfield heights (or garfield hieghts)
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 30, 2006, 02:47:49 PM
what was possibly where the former Super K in maple heights ohio (it was like less than 10 minutes from garfield heights and a suburb of cleveland) was and it closed in the 2002 wave.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 30, 2006, 02:50:15 PM
super kmart in brooklyn oh (just outside cleveland) along one of the interstates and runs along it.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 30, 2006, 02:50:49 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
super kmart in brooklyn oh (just outside cleveland) along one of the interstates and runs along it.

brooklyn oh store
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 30, 2006, 02:51:24 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
super kmart in brooklyn oh (just outside cleveland) along one of the interstates and runs along it.

brooklyn oh store

brooklyn
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 30, 2006, 02:51:57 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
super kmart in brooklyn oh (just outside cleveland) along one of the interstates and runs along it.

brooklyn oh store

brooklyn

brooklyn ohio
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 30, 2006, 02:52:26 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
super kmart in brooklyn oh (just outside cleveland) along one of the interstates and runs along it.

brooklyn oh store

brooklyn

brooklyn ohio


brooklyn ohio store
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 30, 2006, 02:53:44 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
super kmart in brooklyn oh (just outside cleveland) along one of the interstates and runs along it.

brooklyn oh store

brooklyn

brooklyn ohio


brooklyn ohio store

gas station at the brooklyn ohio store
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 30, 2006, 02:54:12 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
super kmart in brooklyn oh (just outside cleveland) along one of the interstates and runs along it.

brooklyn oh store

brooklyn

gas station at the brooklyn ohio store

brooklyn ohio


brooklyn ohio store

gas station at the brooklyn ohio store
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 30, 2006, 02:54:57 PM
kmart in cleveland ohio on 65th st and opened 1977 and 84,180 sq.ft.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 30, 2006, 02:56:08 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
kmart in cleveland ohio on 65th st and opened 1977 and 84,180 sq.ft.

cleveland 65th st
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 30, 2006, 02:56:39 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
kmart in cleveland ohio on 65th st and opened 1977 and 84,180 sq.ft.

cleveland 65th st

cleveland 65th st
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 30, 2006, 02:57:22 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
kmart in cleveland ohio on 65th st and opened 1977 and 84,180 sq.ft.

cleveland 65th st

cleveland 65th st

sign for the cleveland 65th st store and the stoer is on the edge of the outskirts.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 30, 2006, 02:59:49 PM
here is the super kmart in medina ohio and WAS THE FIRST SUPER KMART EVER AND IT OPENED 15 years ago from this time. I was there at just before 9 am (none of the stores in the plaza like marshalls where open yet) on June 8, 2006. and in the outskirts of town and one of the first developments on that area and is like 147,000 square feet. it is 30 minutes from cleveland.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 30, 2006, 03:00:49 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
here is the super kmart in medina ohio and WAS THE FIRST SUPER KMART EVER AND IT OPENED 15 years ago from this time. I was there at just before 9 am (none of the stores in the plaza like marshalls where open yet) on June 8, 2006. and in the outskirts of town and one of the first developments on that area and is like 147,000 square feet. it is 30 minutes from cleveland.

more medina one
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 30, 2006, 03:01:41 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
here is the super kmart in medina ohio and WAS THE FIRST SUPER KMART EVER AND IT OPENED 15 years ago from this time. I was there at just before 9 am (none of the stores in the plaza like marshalls where open yet) on June 8, 2006. and in the outskirts of town and one of the first developments on that area and is like 147,000 square feet. it is 30 minutes from cleveland.

more medina one

medina one
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 30, 2006, 03:03:36 PM
kmart super center sign in medina
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 30, 2006, 03:04:46 PM
the 84,180 sq.ft. kmart in brunswick ohio (about 25 minutes from cleveland) that opened in 1975.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 30, 2006, 03:05:19 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
the 84,180 sq.ft. kmart in brunswick ohio (about 25 minutes from cleveland) that opened in 1975.

brunswick oh store
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 30, 2006, 03:05:58 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
the 84,180 sq.ft. kmart in brunswick ohio (about 25 minutes from cleveland) that opened in 1975.

brunswick oh store
brunswick oh
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 30, 2006, 03:06:33 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
the 84,180 sq.ft. kmart in brunswick ohio (about 25 minutes from cleveland) that opened in 1975.

brunswick oh store
brunswick oh

brunswick oh store. notice old painting for the auto center
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 30, 2006, 03:07:25 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
the 84,180 sq.ft. kmart in brunswick ohio (about 25 minutes from cleveland) that opened in 1975.

brunswick oh store
brunswick oh

brunswick oh store. notice old painting for the auto center

kmart sign in brunswick oh
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 30, 2006, 03:09:40 PM
here is the kmart in cleveland / parama oh on broadview rd and it looks like early-mid 1970s.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 30, 2006, 03:10:15 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
here is the kmart in cleveland / parama oh on broadview rd and it looks like early-mid 1970s.

cleveland parma
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 30, 2006, 03:12:33 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
here is the kmart in cleveland / parama oh on broadview rd and it looks like early-mid 1970s.

cleveland parma

cleveland parma
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 30, 2006, 03:22:28 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
here is the kmart in cleveland / parama oh on broadview rd and it looks like early-mid 1970s.

cleveland parma

cleveland parma

cleveland parma and this was probably K foods.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 30, 2006, 03:23:55 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
here is the kmart in cleveland / parama oh on broadview rd and it looks like early-mid 1970s.

cleveland parma

cleveland parma

cleveland parma and this was probably K foods.

sign in cleveland parma broadview rd store
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 30, 2006, 03:24:44 PM
what was probably the foremr 104,000 sq.ft. kmart in cleveland oh on broadway that closed in 2002.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 30, 2006, 03:26:38 PM
vacant super kmart in euclid ohio that closed in the 2003 round and across the almost dead euclid square mall.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 30, 2006, 03:29:20 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
vacant super kmart in euclid ohio that closed in the 2003 round and across the almost dead euclid square mall.

sign in euclid oh
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 30, 2006, 03:32:46 PM
here is the 93,000 sq.ft. kmart in eastlake oh that opened like in 1971 (it is like about or around 10 minutes from cleveland)
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 30, 2006, 03:33:19 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
here is the 93,000 sq.ft. kmart in eastlake oh that opened like in 1971 (it is like about or around 10 minutes from cleveland)

eastlake store
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 30, 2006, 03:35:00 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
here is the 93,000 sq.ft. kmart in eastlake oh that opened like in 1971 (it is like about or around 10 minutes from cleveland)

eastlake store

eastlake
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 30, 2006, 03:35:37 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
here is the 93,000 sq.ft. kmart in eastlake oh that opened like in 1971 (it is like about or around 10 minutes from cleveland)

eastlake store

eastlake

eastlake store
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 30, 2006, 03:41:55 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
here is the 93,000 sq.ft. kmart in eastlake oh that opened like in 1971 (it is like about or around 10 minutes from cleveland)

eastlake store

eastlake

eastlake store

kmart sign in eastlake
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 30, 2006, 03:50:23 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
here is the 93,000 sq.ft. kmart in eastlake oh that opened like in 1971 (it is like about or around 10 minutes from cleveland)

eastlake store

eastlake

eastlake store

kmart sign in eastlake

kmar sign eastlake
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 30, 2006, 03:56:08 PM
kmart in madison ohio 30 minutes east of cleveland miles off rt. 90 and is probably early 60,000s sq.ft. and probaly opened very late 70s early 1980s.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 30, 2006, 03:56:49 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
kmart in madison ohio 30 minutes east of cleveland miles off rt. 90 and is probably early 60,000s sq.ft. and probaly opened very late 70s early 1980s.

madison ohio store
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 30, 2006, 03:58:44 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
kmart in madison ohio 30 minutes east of cleveland miles off rt. 90 and is probably early 60,000s sq.ft. and probaly opened very late 70s early 1980s.

madison ohio store

more madison store and the store and everything elese around is on the outkirts
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 30, 2006, 04:01:06 PM
kmart in meadville pa in the dead meadville mall and 45 minutes south of erie. it is probably in the 70,000s or 80,000s, and the floors where old inside.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 30, 2006, 04:03:25 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
kmart in meadville pa in the dead meadville mall and 45 minutes south of erie. it is probably in the 70,000s or 80,000s, and the floors where old inside.

meadville pa
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 30, 2006, 04:04:02 PM
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kmart in meadville pa in the dead meadville mall and 45 minutes south of erie. it is probably in the 70,000s or 80,000s, and the floors where old inside.

meadville pa

meadville pa
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Post by: d_fife on July 30, 2006, 04:05:19 PM
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kmart in meadville pa in the dead meadville mall and 45 minutes south of erie. it is probably in the 70,000s or 80,000s, and the floors where old inside.

meadville pa

meadville pa

meadville pa
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Post by: d_fife on July 30, 2006, 04:06:03 PM
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kmart in meadville pa in the dead meadville mall and 45 minutes south of erie. it is probably in the 70,000s or 80,000s, and the floors where old inside.

meadville pa

meadville pa
meadville
meadville pa
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Post by: d_fife on July 30, 2006, 04:07:02 PM
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kmart in meadville pa in the dead meadville mall and 45 minutes south of erie. it is probably in the 70,000s or 80,000s, and the floors where old inside.

meadville pa

meadville pa

labelscar for meadville one
meadville
meadville pa
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Post by: d_fife on July 30, 2006, 04:07:42 PM
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kmart in meadville pa in the dead meadville mall and 45 minutes south of erie. it is probably in the 70,000s or 80,000s, and the floors where old inside.

meadville pa

meadville pa
meadville
meadville pa

sign meadville
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Post by: d_fife on July 30, 2006, 04:14:09 PM
here is hte 81,000 sq.ft. kmart in warren pa (20 minutes from jamestown ny) in the warren mall and opened 1981 and in the outskirts of town.
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Post by: d_fife on July 30, 2006, 04:14:36 PM
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here is hte 81,000 sq.ft. kmart in warren pa (20 minutes from jamestown ny) in the warren mall and opened 1981 and in the outskirts of town.

warren one
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Post by: d_fife on July 30, 2006, 04:16:20 PM
former kmart in bradford pa (near the new york state line near the allegeny state park area) in the bradford mall and opened 1969 and was first 55,000 sq.ft. and was rebuilt into a 95,000 sq.ft. store in 1994 and closed in 2004.
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Post by: d_fife on July 30, 2006, 04:16:58 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
former kmart in bradford pa (near the new york state line near the allegeny state park area) in the bradford mall and opened 1969 and was first 55,000 sq.ft. and was rebuilt into a 95,000 sq.ft. store in 1994 and closed in 2004.

more bradford store
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Post by: d_fife on July 30, 2006, 04:17:57 PM
the kmart in jamestown ny (west ellicott) that opened in spring 1995 and is 117,000 and it probably replaced another older store nearby.
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Post by: d_fife on July 30, 2006, 04:19:53 PM
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the kmart in jamestown ny (west ellicott) that opened in spring 1995 and is 117,000 and it probably replaced another older store nearby.

kmart sign in jamestown
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Post by: d_fife on July 30, 2006, 04:22:10 PM
here is the kmart in olean / allegheny ny and opened late 1994 and replaced an older one
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Post by: d_fife on July 30, 2006, 04:23:15 PM
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here is the kmart in olean / allegheny ny and opened late 1994 and replaced an older one

olean ny store
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Post by: d_fife on July 30, 2006, 04:23:50 PM
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here is the kmart in olean / allegheny ny and opened late 1994 and replaced an older one

olean ny store

olean ny
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Post by: d_fife on July 30, 2006, 04:24:31 PM
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here is the kmart in olean / allegheny ny and opened late 1994 and replaced an older one

olean ny store

olean ny

sign of olean one
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Post by: d_fife on July 30, 2006, 04:27:06 PM
possibly where the older allegheny ny (by olean) was as it moved.
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Post by: d_fife on July 30, 2006, 04:27:55 PM
kmart in wellsville ny (on rt. 417 and off 86)
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Post by: d_fife on July 30, 2006, 04:28:27 PM
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kmart in wellsville ny (on rt. 417 and off 86)

wellsville ny store
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Post by: d_fife on July 30, 2006, 04:29:20 PM
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kmart in wellsville ny (on rt. 417 and off 86)

wellsville ny store

kmart sign in wellsville
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Post by: d_fife on July 30, 2006, 04:30:12 PM
here is the kmart in norristown pa (a half hour from philly) in the center of a business area and opened 1975 and 84,180 sq.ft. in the east norristown or east norriton part
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Post by: d_fife on July 30, 2006, 04:30:53 PM
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here is the kmart in norristown pa (a half hour from philly) in the center of a business area and opened 1975 and 84,180 sq.ft.

more east norristown (or norritown) store
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Post by: d_fife on July 30, 2006, 04:31:24 PM
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here is the kmart in norristown pa (a half hour from philly) in the center of a business area and opened 1975 and 84,180 sq.ft.

more east norristown (or norritown) store

more east norrstown store
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Post by: d_fife on July 30, 2006, 04:32:41 PM
what is now the kmart in phillipsburg nj in the mall and it opened in 1989, was 82,000 sq.ft. and closed in the 2002 round.
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Post by: d_fife on July 30, 2006, 04:33:11 PM
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what is now the kmart in phillipsburg nj in the mall and it opened in 1989, was 82,000 sq.ft. and closed in the 2002 round.

phillipsburg
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Post by: d_fife on July 30, 2006, 04:35:10 PM
here is what was the 122,000 sq.ft. (maybe the count what the next door space which was probably the Kmart foods so its probably like 94,000 to 97,000 sq.ft.) kmart in bethlehem pa that opened in 1972 and sears essentials. I went there at 9 am on june 11, 2006.
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Post by: d_fife on July 30, 2006, 04:36:33 PM
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here is what was the 122,000 sq.ft. (maybe the count what the next door space which was probably the Kmart foods so its probably like 94,000 to 97,000 sq.ft.) kmart in bethlehem pa that opened in 1972 and sears essentials. I went there at 9 am on june 11, 2006.

bethlehem pa store
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Post by: d_fife on July 30, 2006, 04:37:07 PM
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here is what was the 122,000 sq.ft. (maybe the count what the next door space which was probably the Kmart foods so its probably like 94,000 to 97,000 sq.ft.) kmart in bethlehem pa that opened in 1972 and sears essentials. I went there at 9 am on june 11, 2006.

bethlehem pa store

bethlehem store
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Post by: d_fife on July 30, 2006, 04:37:32 PM
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here is what was the 122,000 sq.ft. (maybe the count what the next door space which was probably the Kmart foods so its probably like 94,000 to 97,000 sq.ft.) kmart in bethlehem pa that opened in 1972 and sears essentials. I went there at 9 am on june 11, 2006.

bethlehem pa store

bethlehem store

bethlehem store
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Post by: d_fife on July 30, 2006, 04:38:01 PM
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here is what was the 122,000 sq.ft. (maybe the count what the next door space which was probably the Kmart foods so its probably like 94,000 to 97,000 sq.ft.) kmart in bethlehem pa that opened in 1972 and sears essentials. I went there at 9 am on june 11, 2006.

bethlehem pa store
sign of bethlehem store
bethlehem store

bethlehem store


sign of bethlehem store
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Post by: d_fife on July 30, 2006, 04:39:28 PM
here is the kmart in easton pa and is probably 84,000 sq.ft. and probably opened in the 1975-1977 era
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Post by: d_fife on July 30, 2006, 04:39:57 PM
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here is the kmart in easton pa and is probably 84,000 sq.ft. and probably opened in the 1975-1977 era

easton one
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Post by: d_fife on July 30, 2006, 04:40:29 PM
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here is the kmart in easton pa and is probably 84,000 sq.ft. and probably opened in the 1975-1977 era

easton one

easton one
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Post by: d_fife on July 30, 2006, 04:40:54 PM
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here is the kmart in easton pa and is probably 84,000 sq.ft. and probably opened in the 1975-1977 era

easton one

easton one

sign easton one
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Post by: d_fife on July 30, 2006, 04:44:39 PM
here is the kmart in allentown pa (on the outskirts) on 3rd st and is probably 84,000 sq.ft. and probably opened in the 1975-1977 era.
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Post by: d_fife on July 30, 2006, 04:45:14 PM
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here is the kmart in allentown pa (on the outskirts) on 3rd st and is probably 84,000 sq.ft. and probably opened in the 1975-1977 era.

allentown 3rd st
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Post by: d_fife on July 30, 2006, 04:45:51 PM
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here is the kmart in allentown pa (on the outskirts) on 3rd st and is probably 84,000 sq.ft. and probably opened in the 1975-1977 era.

allentown 3rd st

allentown sign on 3rd st
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Post by: d_fife on July 30, 2006, 04:46:45 PM
kmart in allentown pa (on the western outskirts) on tilligman rd and 84,000 sq.ft. and opened 1970 I believe
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Post by: d_fife on July 30, 2006, 04:47:16 PM
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kmart in allentown pa (on the western outskirts) on tilligman rd and 84,000 sq.ft. and opened 1970 I believe

allentown tilligman
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Post by: d_fife on July 30, 2006, 04:47:48 PM
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kmart in allentown pa (on the western outskirts) on tilligman rd and 84,000 sq.ft. and opened 1970 I believe

allentown tilligman

allentown pa tilligman
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Post by: d_fife on July 30, 2006, 04:48:51 PM
here is the kmart in whitehall pa (outside allentown and on the major retail district) and it is 113,000 sq.ft. and opened like 1993.
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Post by: d_fife on July 30, 2006, 04:50:03 PM
as of july 2, 2006, here is what is now the kmart in scarboro (scarborough) me and it was 80,000 sq.ft. and closed late 1995. well the store was not in a so good location and could have worked closer to the maine mall.
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Post by: d_fife on July 30, 2006, 05:03:31 PM
here is what is now the kmart in woburn ma in the woburn mall and the store closed in 1983 and became lechmere and now aj wright (now sports authority) and tj maxx. it was like probably late 70,000s sq.ft. and opened 1978. it had the kmart slope a few years ago and you could barley see the K (I have pictures of it to be digitized.)
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Post by: d_fife on July 30, 2006, 05:04:46 PM
here is the kmart in somerville ma in the assembly square and is 96,000 sq.ft. and opened october 1980.
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Post by: d_fife on July 30, 2006, 05:05:22 PM
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here is the kmart in somerville ma in the assembly square and is 96,000 sq.ft. and opened october 1980.

kmart sign in the assembly square somerville one. notice the old logo on the sign, but they kept it!
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Post by: d_fife on July 30, 2006, 05:06:29 PM
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here is the kmart in somerville ma in the assembly square and is 96,000 sq.ft. and opened october 1980.

kmart sign in the assembly square somerville one. notice the old logo on the sign, but they kept it!

another sign in the somerville one
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Post by: d_fife on August 01, 2006, 06:11:05 PM
here is the kmart supercenter in hanover pa that got sold / turned into home depot 2 yrs ago.

from http://eveningsun.mycapture.com/PHOTOS/HANO/8729/10160314T.jpg
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Post by: storehistoryguy on August 02, 2006, 10:25:10 AM
Sweet ride! (as the young kids would say.) :insane:
(http://www.balloons.net/images/Custom_Advertising_Balloons/big/K-Mart%20Tractor.jpg)
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Post by: storehistoryguy on August 02, 2006, 10:44:39 AM
How about K Mart brings back their supermakets with this new logo recycled from the old logo?
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Post by: store215 on August 02, 2006, 06:33:30 PM
The Sears essentials format has been dropped and the stores should be becoming Sears Grand. I haven't heard of any new conversions though in the past few months so it may be a dead concept
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Post by: Zayre88 on August 04, 2006, 06:38:41 AM
The operator of Kmart in Australia, Coles is dropping the Kmart name...!  Coles also operates Target in australia. The K mart department store brand will disappear within 18 months.  Kmart had 165 stores in Australia and NewZeland.  The first store opened in 1969.

http://www.theage.com.au/news/business/coles-drops-kmart-bilo/2006/07/31/1154198073979.html

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/story.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=10393899

(Image from Kmart Australia: kmart.com.au/about/gardensupercentre/default.asp )
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Post by: store215 on August 04, 2006, 10:52:18 AM
Thats disappointing, but I didn't really understand why that company had so many different divisions to begin with. I wonder if Coles had to pay the U.S. Kmart/Sears royalties for using the Kmart name all these years--not sure how the law works about that
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Post by: Zayre88 on August 08, 2006, 06:22:42 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife Here is what is now the Kmart in Woburn MA in the Woburn Mall and the store closed in 1983 and became Lechmere and now Aj wright (now sports authority) and Tj maxx. it was like probably late 70,000s sq.ft. and opened 1978. it had the Kmart slope a few years ago and you could barley see the K (I have pictures of it to be digitized.)

I've seen it in 2002 or 2003 and i think that the Kmart style entrance was still there but painted over.  It reminds me of the Kmart entrance at the Lilac Mall of Rochester NH.
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Post by: d_fife on August 09, 2006, 11:39:02 AM
what is now in the super kmart in wallingford Ct that closed in spring 2003 and it was 172,000 sq.ft. and opened winter 1996.
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Post by: d_fife on August 09, 2006, 11:39:41 AM
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what is now in the super kmart in wallingford Ct that closed in spring 2003 and it was 172,000 sq.ft. and opened winter 1996.

old super K in wallingford ct
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Post by: d_fife on August 09, 2006, 11:40:19 AM
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what is now in the super kmart in wallingford Ct that closed in spring 2003 and it was 172,000 sq.ft. and opened winter 1996.

old super K in wallingford ct

old super k in wallingford ct
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Post by: d_fife on August 09, 2006, 11:41:07 AM
original kmart in wallingford CT (Before it moved to the super center) and it was 70,000 sq.ft.
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Post by: d_fife on August 09, 2006, 11:44:17 AM
kmart in cromwell CT (near middletown and at the end of the major route in cromwell that the stores resturants are on) that opened in 1973 and is probably around 95,000 sq.ft.notice the silver lining, that means it was remodeled during the 1990s renovation and updating program.
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Post by: d_fife on August 09, 2006, 11:44:50 AM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
kmart in cromwell CT (near middletown and at the end of the major route in cromwell that the stores resturants are on) that opened in 1973 and is probably around 95,000 sq.ft.notice the silver lining, that means it was remodeled during the 1990s renovation and updating program.

cromwell (I was there august 4, 2006)
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Post by: d_fife on August 09, 2006, 11:45:18 AM
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kmart in cromwell CT (near middletown and at the end of the major route in cromwell that the stores resturants are on) that opened in 1973 and is probably around 95,000 sq.ft.notice the silver lining, that means it was remodeled during the 1990s renovation and updating program.

cromwell (I was there august 4, 2006)

cromwell
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Post by: d_fife on August 09, 2006, 11:46:02 AM
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kmart in cromwell CT (near middletown and at the end of the major route in cromwell that the stores resturants are on) that opened in 1973 and is probably around 95,000 sq.ft.notice the silver lining, that means it was remodeled during the 1990s renovation and updating program.

cromwell (I was there august 4, 2006)

cromwell

garden and side of cromwell
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Post by: d_fife on August 09, 2006, 11:46:37 AM
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kmart in cromwell CT (near middletown and at the end of the major route in cromwell that the stores resturants are on) that opened in 1973 and is probably around 95,000 sq.ft.notice the silver lining, that means it was remodeled during the 1990s renovation and updating program.

cromwell (I was there august 4, 2006)
sign of cromwell
cromwell

garden and side of cromwell
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Post by: d_fife on August 09, 2006, 11:47:37 AM
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kmart in cromwell CT (near middletown and at the end of the major route in cromwell that the stores resturants are on) that opened in 1973 and is probably around 95,000 sq.ft.notice the silver lining, that means it was remodeled during the 1990s renovation and updating program.

cromwell (I was there august 4, 2006)

appers that this xpects discount was k foods.
sign of cromwell
cromwell

garden and side of cromwell
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Post by: d_fife on August 09, 2006, 03:27:54 PM
cromwell ct
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Post by: d_fife on August 09, 2006, 03:59:09 PM
cromwell sign on the edge heading to the hill that goes to the store.
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Post by: Zayre88 on August 12, 2006, 10:51:08 AM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife

garden and side of cromwell

Kmart in Falmouth ME had a similar canopy for the garden center.  Today the store is a Wal-Mart but the original structure remains with the Kmart arches and Kmart signature bricks.
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Post by: AmesNewington on August 12, 2006, 02:42:44 PM
Thanks for the Cromwell pics. They are wonderful. That's the closest one to me. I always pass it on the highway towards the shoreline. In your opinion, is the K-Mart in good condition?
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Post by: d_fife on August 12, 2006, 04:07:54 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by AmesNewington
Thanks for the Cromwell pics. They are wonderful. That's the closest one to me. I always pass it on the highway towards the shoreline. In your opinion, is the K-Mart in good condition?

yes I do think it is.

which kmarts have all of you seen the Red smaller case kmart logo? I have only seen it in newburyport mass store.
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Post by: AmesNewington on August 12, 2006, 06:34:37 PM
I wish all K-Mart stores switched the exterior sign to the new kind. It would make the chain look alive again. It looks unprofessional with the old logo on it.
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Post by: d_fife on August 15, 2006, 12:54:14 PM
kmart closing stow ohio because of business reasons and just this one.
it opened 1968/
from Matthew Fredmonsky of http://www.recordpub.com/news/article/129819
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Post by: XISMZERO on August 19, 2006, 11:59:52 AM
A few weeks ago I swung by the vacant Kmart in Manchester, Connecticut. View the album in my signature below "Spent on Spencer Street". I like having fun with titles so... enjoy!

It just occured to me that between this Kmart and the Manchester Parkade, Manchester has a forgotten side apart from being one of the biggest explosions of retail in Connecticut.
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Post by: XISMZERO on August 26, 2006, 08:57:48 PM
Here's the Kmart in Southbury, Connecticut located easily of I-84, Exit 15. This Kmart is by far the most impressive, most developed store in Connecticut and you'll see why...
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Post by: XISMZERO on August 26, 2006, 08:59:29 PM
The road pilon to Kmart and neighboring anchor Stop & Shop in Southbury, CT.
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Post by: XISMZERO on August 26, 2006, 09:01:26 PM
Kmart of Southbury, CT is unlike any other store in the state because of one thing. This store is a two-leveled stand alone store, approximately the way a Kmart ought to look in this day and age of Supercenters despite financial woes.
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Post by: XISMZERO on August 26, 2006, 09:04:36 PM
This Kmart features an operating Little Caesar's Pizza. Most Kmarts today no longer feature the pizza chain because of both companies suffering financially.
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Post by: XISMZERO on August 26, 2006, 09:06:46 PM
Escalators and Elevators both allow shoppers access to the lower level. This Kmart is a little deceptive as the second level is underground instead of above.
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Post by: XISMZERO on August 26, 2006, 09:08:03 PM
As new as this store looked, featuring more lighting I haven't seen at a Kmart in a long time, this store was caught using various generations and series of hand baskets!
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Post by: XISMZERO on August 26, 2006, 09:09:16 PM
The store's directory, inexplicably on an average wall picture sized framed thing near the escalators.
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Post by: XISMZERO on August 26, 2006, 09:10:07 PM
Escalators were in narrow hallways with yellow painted walls.
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Post by: XISMZERO on August 26, 2006, 09:11:22 PM
Older signage found on the sidewalk right off Kmart's property. While the store looked newer than most stores, it still had that outdated look Kmarts have today. I wonder how old this store is...
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Post by: store215 on August 26, 2006, 10:53:22 PM
Yeah I was expecting a real "unique" looking store there with that outside pic, but the inside looks like an average kmart with a crappy late 90's remodel job
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Post by: Caldor1999 on August 26, 2006, 11:06:35 PM
i dont liek the loghting they used in that storethe kmart near me which  was caldor used there lighting they had which made teh store look a lil nicer
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Post by: XISMZERO on August 27, 2006, 12:01:57 AM
The Southbury store did in fact look a lot like most Kmarts (distressed cheap attempt to show vital signs) but the two-level feature took me by complete surprise. When d_fife mentioned it in his Connecticut trip, I almost didn't believe it - I never knew Kmart could fill so much space especially in this day and age.

Anyway, the store lighting was very bright for a Kmart (some of the pictures don't quite do it justice) but the low-level ceilings make you feel like you're in a bunker. Target, who also doesn't use warehouse ceilings can pull off the non-warehouse look with higher clearance ceilings giving it a more open air feel. Let's not go comparing Kmart to Target now...
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Post by: Caldor1999 on August 27, 2006, 02:49:41 AM
QuoteOriginally posted by XISMZERO
The Southbury store did in fact look a lot like most Kmarts (distressed cheap attempt to show vital signs) but the two-level feature took me by complete surprise. When d_fife mentioned it in his Connecticut trip, I almost didn't believe it - I never knew Kmart could fill so much space especially in this day and age.

Anyway, the store lighting was very bright for a Kmart (some of the pictures don't quite do it justice) but the low-level ceilings make you feel like you're in a bunker. Target, who also doesn't use warehouse ceilings can pull off the non-warehouse look with higher clearance ceilings giving it a more open air feel. Let's not go comparing Kmart to Target now...


na tagrte and kmart are diffrent besides tagrte makes there celinsg a lil hire like said for more space Caldor also use to do that now caldor and tagret u can compired but not kmart and target
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Post by: Zayre88 on August 27, 2006, 09:17:51 AM
QuoteOriginally posted by XISMZERO
Here's the Kmart in Southbury, Connecticut located easily of I-84, Exit 15. This Kmart is by far the most impressive, most developed store in Connecticut and you'll see why...

It's nice looking outside!!  I especially like the fact that it has the best Kmart logo, not the BigKmart (pylon and store).

Here's a picture of Kmart in Waterville years ago and today!
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: XISMZERO on August 27, 2006, 02:19:30 PM
Yeah I don't like how most stores conformed to that tacky "Big Kmart" thing. Southbury and Watertown are the only stores left in CT which don't call themselves "Big K".
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: beachgal26 on August 28, 2006, 01:15:17 AM
Those earlier stories kind of give a whole new idea to "drive-through" shopping!

:insane::insane::insane::insane::insane::insane::insane::insane:

What a stunner that new K-Mart is on the outside, but once you are inside, it looks like it's from the 1960's.  Does anyone know how old it is and why they went to the expense of making the outside look so modern while the interior (although it is the first 2-story K-Mart that I've ever seen....) looks kind of junky and rundown????

:huh::huh::huh::huh::huh::huh::huh::huh:
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Caldor1999 on August 28, 2006, 05:39:36 AM
i dont see whats the diffrencie between Big Kmart and just Kmart its self
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Zayre88 on August 28, 2006, 06:56:53 AM
QuoteOriginally posted by beachgal26

What a stunner that new K-Mart is on the outside, but once you are inside, it looks like it's from the 1960's.  Does anyone know how old it is and why they went to the expense of making the outside look so modern while the interior (although it is the first 2-story K-Mart that I've ever seen....) looks kind of junky and rundown????

This should go to the Kmart bashing section but here it goes:
This Kmart looks clean and modern outside:
(http://www.geocities.com/zayre88/kmart-aug.jpg)

But look inside:  it's small, very old, has a low ceiling with exposed HVAC ducts and those damnKmart neons that make the store look yellow... and the famous blue squares on the walls, that's modern!
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: beachgal26 on August 28, 2006, 07:10:09 PM
The only thing that gives it away that it is a current store are the prices!!

:insane::insane::insane::insane::insane::insane::insane::insane::insane::insane::insane:
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Zayre88 on August 29, 2006, 06:53:56 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
HEre is the Kmart in Skowhegan MAine vacant

There is another picture of the Kmart in showhegan in this post:

The store is still vacant today after 10 years...
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: XISMZERO on September 12, 2006, 06:52:11 PM
Here's the Big Kmart now vacant on the Nesconset Highway on Long Island. It's located in Lake Grove/Stony Brook, New York. I actually visited this location during it's operation way back in 2001...

The link goes right to my new website...
http://thecaldorrainbow.blogspot.com/2006/09/nesconset-highway-stony-brook-lake.html
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Marc82 on September 12, 2006, 07:22:49 PM
KMART BOOK FOR SALE ON AMAZON:

KMART 10 DEADLY SINS: How incompetence tainted an American Icon



http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0471435937?v=glance
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on September 18, 2006, 04:18:15 PM
kmart in willowbrook il

from http://www.loopnet.com/xNet/MainSite/Listing/Profile/ProfileSE.aspx?LID=14766614&linkcode=1070&sourcecode=1lww2t006a00001
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Zayre88 on October 28, 2006, 06:17:01 PM
Inside the crowded Kmart in Portsmouth NH...
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: bargansbythebagful on October 29, 2006, 12:33:08 PM
Have any of you seen the Kmart in Burlington, VT? I took the ferry from NY to VT for a quick night trip and the Kmart had the old old logo with the red K and the blue mart it was definately an old school store I could not take my eyes off of it while driving by.  I wish I had a camera
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on October 29, 2006, 03:18:23 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by bargansbythebagful
Have any of you seen the Kmart in Burlington, VT? I took the ferry from NY to VT for a quick night trip and the Kmart had the old old logo with the red K and the blue mart it was definately an old school store I could not take my eyes off of it while driving by.  I wish I had a camera

I HAVE TWICE AND I HAVE PICTURES OF IT, but I photographed it before I used digital and can digitize it. also I went to a kmart in watertown Ct and it has the old school look. the watertown Ct manager told me the store is 36,000 square feet. I wonder if any other kmarts have the old lettering out there. I have been to 140 kmarts in my life and only 2 of them still have the old lettering.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Zayre88 on October 29, 2006, 04:37:26 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife

I wonder if any other kmarts have the old lettering out there. I have been to 140 kmarts in my life and only 2 of them still have the old lettering.

Unbelivable !!!:o  I've been to 14 Kmarts in my life...
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: ameskmart1 on November 08, 2006, 01:26:34 AM
Kmart prototype
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Ameskid on November 09, 2006, 07:16:01 AM
That look SUCKS! Gimme a K with "mart" inside it any day! Maybe it's a self-esteem thing, as the people in the 1st pic elect....
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Marc82 on November 09, 2006, 08:55:30 AM
Yuck. I like the Big K style logo better. Heck, even the old school Kmart with the K and the little mart was better that this crap.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on November 13, 2006, 05:56:04 PM
I digitized these pictuers and took them myself.


1. top - Kmart in Boston / Dorchester mass in south bay center and 128,000 sq.ft. and opened late 1993. It closed even thought it had kmarts clientelle. I guess the rent ws high. It closed in the dreaded 2003 round. my dad and I went there and he thinks that whoever owned the plaza wanted Kmart out, as Target replaced it in a year. I took this picture in 2003.

2. Kmart in Brighton mass that was a Caldor and replaced the 85,000 sq.ft. store in 1999 and got kicked out by harvard last summer after a 2 year battle. I took this picture in 2004.

3. bottom Kmart sign in brighton. I took this picture in 2004.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on November 13, 2006, 05:57:45 PM
I digitized these pictures and took them myself.

1. top - Kmart in Holyoke Mass that opened in 1977. I took this picture in 2003

2. below top  - K-mart in PAlmer mass (not far from Springfield and sturbridge) that opened in 1979. it was a small store and notice the old school garden center logo, I took this picture in 2004

3. bottom K-mart sign in palmer. I took this picture in 2004.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on November 13, 2006, 05:59:55 PM
I took these pictures myself and digitized them

all 4 pictures are of the vacant Kmart in WEst Springfield mass. I took these pictures in 2003. I heard it closed in early 1995. It was 84,000 sq.ft. It is now replcaed by aj wright and big lots. I noticed that the old kmart logo labelscar was barley visable.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on November 13, 2006, 06:02:14 PM
I took these pictures myself and digitized them.

1. to the left is what was the old Kmart in Springfield mass on boston road and it closed in 1995 after opening in like 1978. I took this picture in 2004

2. Top right one is the vacant one in westfield mass that closed in 2003 and was 68,000 sq.ft. and is now big lots. I took this picture in 2004

3. former kmart sign in westfield mass. I took this picture in 2004.

4. bottom  - Springfield mass one on liberty st that opened 25 yrs ago and 88,400 sq.ft. and has funny smell inside.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on November 13, 2006, 06:47:01 PM
all 5 pictures are in hooksett nh and the store opened in 1974 and is 94,500 sq.ft. I digitized these picutres.

1. the top left hand picutre is the sign of the plaza. I took this picture in 2000. I never photographed the old sign which was the old school kmart sign.

2. bottom left picture is the garden center. I took this picture in 2000.

3. top right picture is the Kmart in hooksett nh. my dad took this picture in 1993 and I credit him (Douglas Fife) for taking this picture. the logo got changed in 1997 when it became Big Kmart.

4. below top picture Kmart in hooksett nh and I took this picture in 2000.

5. bottom picture. Garden center sign of hte one in hooksett nh. I took this picture in 2000.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on November 13, 2006, 06:49:48 PM
these pictures were digitized

1. Top left hand picture is the Kmart in West lebanon nh off exit 20 and opened in 1976 and was expanded by 40,000 sq.ft. and remodeled in 1990 or 1991. It is now 106,000 sq.ft. I took this picture in 2003.

2. top right hand picture is the Kmart in west Lebanon nh. My dad took this picture in 1978 of my now late mother and my brother when he was 3. I credit my dad Douglas fife for this picture. I took this picture in 1996.

3. bottom - kmart sign in west lebanon nh and I took this picture in 1996.

3. below top picture is the Kmart in WEst Lebanon NH
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on November 13, 2006, 11:30:59 PM
closing Kmart in North Stockton ca and it was there for 38 years

credited to http://www.recordnet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061109/A_BIZ/611090324
by Joe Goldeen


people found the store messy.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on November 14, 2006, 02:17:28 PM
kmart in portsmouth nh
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on November 14, 2006, 02:18:04 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
kmart in portsmouth nh

shopping cart in the portsmouth store with old lettering
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on November 14, 2006, 02:18:31 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
kmart in portsmouth nh

shopping cart in the portsmouth store with old lettering

portsmouth nh one garden center
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on November 14, 2006, 02:18:58 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
kmart in portsmouth nh

shopping cart in the portsmouth store with old lettering

portsmouth nh one garden center

portsmouth nh one
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on November 14, 2006, 02:19:41 PM
kmart in saugus mass (near boston) that is 84,180 sq.ft. and near the square one mall and opened in 1976.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on November 14, 2006, 02:20:04 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
kmart in saugus mass (near boston) that is 84,180 sq.ft. and near the square one mall and opened in 1976.

saugus sign
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: XISMZERO on December 07, 2006, 07:47:43 PM
Here's what I believed to have once been a K Foods in Cromwell, Connecticut. It's located right next door to the Kmart, which has the same 1970s building style. Interesting thing about this "Xpect Discounts" is that it never received a white paint job or had the pebble facade removed like neighboring Kmart did.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: XISMZERO on December 07, 2006, 07:51:52 PM
Here's the Kmart and former subsidiary store next door. Not too clear on the history of K Foods but I imagine the corporation discontinued it's grocery chain sometime in the early 80s(?) This is one of the few stores left in Connecticut, located in Cromwell along Shunpike Road and is the second store to have a former K Foods next door (the other being Waterbury, CT).

This plaza is quite old, somewhat disheveled, and probably faces some neglect by it's owners. Nonetheless, it's packed with cars and benefits from easy visiblity right off CT-9. Reportedly, this plaza has been having problems with muggings in broad day light...
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: XISMZERO on December 07, 2006, 07:53:32 PM
Here's one of the plaza signages; again vintage and probably harkening from the early-mid 1970s apart from some of the individual signs updated.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: HoJofan206 on December 17, 2006, 02:14:43 PM
At least two of the former Evansville Indiana K-Mart locations at K-Mart affiliated grocery stores attached to them.  You could go from the department store to the grocery store from a turnstyle area near the front plate glass windows.  The grocery stores turned into local venue's when I was very young (late 70's or early 80's).  When I was a Sophomore in HS I worked at one of the grocery stores named, Wesselmans.  The store was clad in the former K Mart grocery markings all the way up until its closure in 2003.  I wish I had gone back to take pictures of it as it was a real 1970's gem.  From 2003 to 2006 the K-Mart center sat completely abandoned and took some serious vandalism hits because of its location off of the highway.
On the bright side, in late 2006 a Rural King opened in the former K-Mart breathing life back into the old 1960's shopping center.  When back home, I will try to get some modern day pictures of it.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: XISMZERO on December 19, 2006, 05:22:28 PM
Here's another former K-Foods coupled K-Mart along Wolcott St. in Waterbury, CT. This street is saturated with retail history (since gone, but plenty vestige of old), and here's a small piece which still exists from decades gone.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: XISMZERO on December 19, 2006, 05:24:21 PM
Here's the K-Mart on Wolcott St., Waterbury, CT. There's plenty of label scarring from when Little Caesar's was once here. That chain, which used to couple most K-Mart stores, has taken a financial dive along with K-Mart itself but still struggles.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: XISMZERO on December 19, 2006, 05:26:21 PM
Here's the antique road sign of K-Mart. The frame is the same, the logo is up to date with the "Big" K-craze (you can also see the former Toys R Us sign in the back, since taken by Price Chopper advertisments).
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: HoJofan206 on January 09, 2007, 12:14:44 AM
Does anyone know if K Mart is in another "shuttering mode"?
I passed by Princeton Indiana today and noticed the Going Out of Business signs hanging from the building. :huh:
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on January 09, 2007, 01:10:36 AM
QuoteOriginally posted by HoJofan206
Does anyone know if K Mart is in another "shuttering mode"?
I passed by Princeton Indiana today and noticed the Going Out of Business signs hanging from the building. :huh:

kmart is not. 3 months ago they announced the one in princeton is closing and it was closing on an individual basis due to economic reasons.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: mikey7290 on January 09, 2007, 03:15:25 AM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
here is the former k-mart in ogdensburg. it opened fall 1990, was 86,479 sq.ft. and closed early spring 1998 due to low sales, but it was not a part of a round of closings.

Just a slight correction on this.  Yes, there WAS a Kmart store here from 1990-1997, but this is NOT the same building.  The former Kmart store (along with three others next to it in the plaza) was demolished in 2004 or 2005 to make room for this Lowe's store.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: mikey7290 on January 09, 2007, 03:18:59 AM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
here is what I believe is where the former k-mart in watertown ny was. I heard that it was on this street and the store was 70,000 sq.ft. (another thing said 45,000 sq.ft.) until it moved on arsenal st. (I list the picture of it next()

The store you have shown here in Watertown NY is not the former Kmart.  This is now the Big M supermarket (formerly Acme and Super Duper.)  The former Kmart is at the very southern edge of the city on Route 11 and is back from the road.  After Kmart moved out, the building was bought by the local hospital and made into doctor's offices.  I will try to get some pics of the old Kmart on my next trip to Watertown.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: mikey7290 on January 10, 2007, 12:55:19 AM
QuoteOriginally posted by mikey7290
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
here is the former k-mart in ogdensburg. it opened fall 1990, was 86,479 sq.ft. and closed early spring 1998 due to low sales, but it was not a part of a round of closings.

Just a slight correction on this.  Yes, there WAS a Kmart store here from 1990-1997, but this is NOT the same building.  The former Kmart store (along with three others next to it in the plaza) was demolished in 2004 or 2005 to make room for this Lowe's store.

Here is an old newspaper clipping from 1990 with a picture of the former Kmart store in Ogdensburg, NY.  This store was built to replace an older, smaller store.  It opened in the Gateway Plaza on Ford Street in November 1990 and closed in March 1997.  It measured 86,479 square feet in size.  The plaza's owners were never able to fill the space after Kmart left and the store was demolished two years ago to make room for the Lowe's store that stands on the site today.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: mikey7290 on January 10, 2007, 01:08:01 AM
I'm sorry the pic didn't post.  Let's try this again.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Marc82 on January 23, 2007, 06:51:37 PM
Though the article isn't on their website the New Haven Register reported today that the former KMART Plaza on New Haven Avenue on the Derby-Orange townline maybe razed to make way for a Lowe's. KMART closed down 3 years ago. Lowe's wouldn't confirm or deny it as they're still in negotiations.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: XISMZERO on January 23, 2007, 08:38:07 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by Marc82
Though the article isn't on their website the New Haven Register reported today that the former KMART Plaza on New Haven Avenue on the Derby-Orange townline maybe razed to make way for a Lowe's. KMART closed down 3 years ago. Lowe's wouldn't confirm or deny it as they're still in negotiations.

A reader of my website, named Loki, worked at that very Kmart before closure. It's located in the Orange Derby Shopping Center and appears to have received a renovation before closure. She also informs me this Kmart was moved after the Ansonia Mall shuttered in the early '80s. There's a functioning store about 15 minutes away in Milford on Bridgeport Ave.

This picture was taken by Loki.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Zayre88 on January 24, 2007, 08:30:43 AM
QuoteOriginally posted by XISMZERO
A reader of my website, named Loki, worked at that very Kmart before closure. It's located in the Orange Derby Shopping Center and appears to have received a renovation before closure. She also informs me this Kmart was moved after the Ansonia Mall shuttered in the early '80s. There's a functioning store about 15 minutes away in Milford on Bridgeport Ave.

This picture was taken by Loki.

Wow, it's clear that this Kmart was a Zayre before!
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: XISMZERO on January 24, 2007, 07:30:57 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by Zayre88Wow, it's clear that this Kmart was a Zayre before!

You think so? It seems to me they chopped the entire middle area to renovate it. It looks like a typical later model Kmart spruce-up. The brown walls along the side certainly show it's age and tell me it was probably relative to all the other Kmarts in the state.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Zayre88 on January 24, 2007, 07:44:07 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by XISMZERO
QuoteOriginally posted by Zayre88Wow, it's clear that this Kmart was a Zayre before!

You think so? It seems to me they chopped the entire middle area to renovate it. It looks like a typical later model Kmart spruce-up. The brown walls along the side certainly show it's age and tell me it was probably relative to all the other Kmarts in the state.

I'm sure.  Check my reply with picture in the Zayre post, to stay on topic about Kmart here. http://www.amesfanclub.com/forum/viewthread.php?tid=1125&page=3#pid27745
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Loki on February 06, 2007, 10:37:10 AM
That Kmart was never a Zayers. It was a Reads then a Jordan Marsh before Kmart moved in. The shopping center is truly dead, Fashion Bug and Payless Shoes are currently running going out of buisness sales, which will leave only Dollar Tree, GNC and a Sally Beauty Supply. I asked in Dollar Tree if they were closing and the only answer I got was "Have you been to our Milford store? Do you like it?" Doesn't sound too good. I haven't heard the Lowes story before but it makes sense, I can't see anyone else moving into the Kmart building. There's already a Walmart down the street in the former Caldors and the former Service Merchandise next store was split into a Big Lots and Staples and most of the major grocery chains have stores nearby. There is a Lowes in Orange about 5 miles away so that seems a little close to me but then again there are Home Depots everywhere. This shopping center is a gem of forgotten retail and probably won't be arround for long, here's some more pics...
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Loki on February 06, 2007, 10:42:41 AM
Here's another view
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Loki on February 06, 2007, 10:49:23 AM
here's a view of 2 of the empty larger stores at the other end of the plaza, one Best Price Kids was a discount children's retailer and has been vacant for years but left their signage up. The other is a Marshalls which left in the past year. On an ironic note the Marshall's moved to a new store in nearby Ansonia which was  on the spot that this closed Kmart used to occupy when it was at the Ansonia Mall.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on February 06, 2007, 01:55:24 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by Loki
Here's another view

the kmart was a zayre and the zayre must have closed in the 1980s or maybe before Ames bought it out and IT WAS A JORDAN MARSH!!!! it really was a Jordan Marsh. The jordan marsh closed in 1991 during bankruptcy. THIS SAYS THERE WAS A ZAYRE IN DERBY http://www.newspaperarchive.com/PdfViewer.aspx?img=30659579

what do you think contributed to the Kmart closing back in 2003? I plan to visit this area this coming summer.


you must KNOW THIS: The news archieves google said the KMARTS IN WATERVILLE AND AUGUSTA MAINE WERE W.T. GRANT. it said the one in Waterville was 70,000 sq.ft. when it opened in 1977 and it is currently 99,000 sq.ft. the one in augusta was always 85,000 to 90,000 sq.ft.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: XISMZERO on February 06, 2007, 03:21:01 PM
Nice find, d_fife. It appears you need a subscription to the site in order to view the article. I would copy and paste it in Paint and then upload the picture of the article here as a JPG.

I'm certain this Kmart closed in the 2003 wave of closings under the Sears-K merger because the company was purging. There's actually one 15 minutes away in Milford. In past years, Kmart has been closing many unnecessary stores that might share proximity to one another. In Connecticut, we have only 7 stores left, basically one to serve each region/county.

I'm going to get up there soon once this terrible weather eases up because they're going to demo the plaza very soon for a Lowes.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on February 06, 2007, 05:08:06 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by XISMZERO
Nice find, d_fife. It appears you need a subscription to the site in order to view the article. I would copy and paste it in Paint and then upload the picture of the article here as a JPG.

I'm certain this Kmart closed in the 2003 wave of closings under the Sears-K merger because the company was purging. There's actually one 15 minutes away in Milford. In past years, Kmart has been closing many unnecessary stores that might share proximity to one another. In Connecticut, we have only 7 stores left, basically one to serve each region/county.

I'm going to get up there soon once this terrible weather eases up because they're going to demo the plaza very soon for a Lowes.

I noticed that COnnecticut took a big hit with the Kmart closings as 60 percent of them closed. and the ones I have been to that remain in Connecticut seem to be strong performers. Connecticut has a shortage of Kmarts (when I was in pennsylvania and Ohio it was not that way), and a bigger percentage of the Kmarts left in CONNECTICUT SEEM TO BE CLOSER TO WATERBURY! They pulled out of New haven. there was never one in new london. the only one left within 10 minutes of Hartford is in Vernon.

but Texas has 20 kmarts left (they cloesd all their stores around houston, dollas and SAn antonio and Austin, but kept all in El Paso)
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Loki on February 06, 2007, 06:50:21 PM
I have no idea when the plaza was built, but at least as far back as 1976 the Kmart was a Reads. I remember going to the Service Merchandise (which was Value House back then) in the plaza next door and there was a Reads in the Kmart building then, before that it could of been a Zayers that would of had it closing well before the Ames buyout. If there was a Zayers in Derby this would of had to of been the location, the only other two stores that were in town in the '70s that would of been big enough would be the Bradlees or Caldors. The Bradlees was very old style with the giant multi-colored blocks with white letters in each one (maybe the original logo ?), so I doubt it was there. The Calador had the angled wall over the enterance simular to the building that is left in West Hartford, don't know if that was the original design of the building or a '70s re-model.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: XISMZERO on February 06, 2007, 08:26:32 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by Loki
The Calador had the angled wall over the enterance simular to the building that is left in West Hartford, don't know if that was the original design of the building or a '70s re-model.

That's interesting to learn. That strange design those Caldor locations had were like two other locations in the Hartford area and were most likely all former "Stars" department store chains. No one really knows about Stars too much but it's interesting to know they had a location out there too.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Loki on February 12, 2007, 02:14:33 AM
This is a photo of a former Builder's Square on Bull Hill Rd. in Orange, CT. Sorry the photo isn't very good but right after I stopped to take it a police car pulled in. (there are a few open stores in the plaza but none are near this building), needless to say I wasn't hanging around. If you look closely you can see the familiar white Kmart awning. Now I know Kmart owned the Builder's Square chain, but I don't know if they designed them in the same style it is possible this used to be a Kmart that closed long ago. I know there was a Kmart in Norwalk, CT that closed in the '80s, so who knows. I'll go back again and try to get better pics.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: XISMZERO on February 12, 2007, 12:33:08 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by Loki
This is a photo of a former Builder's Square on Bull Hill Rd. in Orange, CT. Sorry the photo isn't very good but right after I stopped to take it a police car pulled in. (there are a few open stores in the plaza but none are near this building), needless to say I wasn't hanging around. If you look closely you can see the familiar white Kmart awning. Now I know Kmart owned the Builder's Square chain, but I don't know if they designed them in the same style it is possible this used to be a Kmart that closed long ago. I know there was a Kmart in Norwalk, CT that closed in the '80s, so who knows. I'll go back again and try to get better pics.

Awesome find! You're giving me a hefty agenda for when I get out to the New Haven area. I usually dont have trouble with any police - guess it's just good/bad timing.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on February 12, 2007, 01:52:40 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by XISMZERO
QuoteOriginally posted by Loki
This is a photo of a former Builder's Square on Bull Hill Rd. in Orange, CT. Sorry the photo isn't very good but right after I stopped to take it a police car pulled in. (there are a few open stores in the plaza but none are near this building), needless to say I wasn't hanging around. If you look closely you can see the familiar white Kmart awning. Now I know Kmart owned the Builder's Square chain, but I don't know if they designed them in the same style it is possible this used to be a Kmart that closed long ago. I know there was a Kmart in Norwalk, CT that closed in the '80s, so who knows. I'll go back again and try to get better pics.

Awesome find! You're giving me a hefty agenda for when I get out to the New Haven area. I usually dont have trouble with any police - guess it's just good/bad timing.

it was a kmart. www.newslibrary.com said the kmart closed in 1988.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: scottw73 on February 12, 2007, 02:01:09 PM
The former Kmart inNorwalk is now a Best Buy you can still see the old front  from Kmart. Looks like they lopped half of it off.  I am not sure when it closed, but afterwards it was a Rickel, then Nobody Beats the Wiz.  Does anybody have any pics of Norwalk.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Marc82 on February 12, 2007, 10:02:16 PM
Speaking of Builder's Square/KMART, someone told me that years ago they used to have stores near The West Farms Mall in Farmington, Connecticut around the area where Sports Authority/Borders is located now. Anyone know for certain? My parents don't remember.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: XISMZERO on February 12, 2007, 10:25:33 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by Marc82
Speaking of Builder's Square/KMART, someone told me that years ago they used to have stores near The West Farms Mall in Farmington, Connecticut around the area where Sports Authority/Borders is located now. Anyone know for certain? My parents don't remember.

Yes, I can confirm that. Builder's Square was there and is now occupied by Sports Authority and possibly also Borders.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: store215 on February 13, 2007, 05:13:00 PM
Kind of funny as both Sports Authority and Borders were also owned by Kmart for a while.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: XISMZERO on February 14, 2007, 11:06:57 PM
Found a SiteRide page on the plaza. No closeups, but if you look closely you can see the former Kmart. It's next to the former Bradlees (Kohl's).

http://siteride.com/srpl/p_snapshot.pl?lm=listing&resbox=1171512277&subNum=13215000167
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: XISMZERO on February 15, 2007, 04:21:36 PM
Here's a historic image of Kmart on Queen Street in Southington, Connecticut. As the caption says, this picture predates to the early 1970s when it opened. In addition, my mother worked here for four years in the mid-to-late 70s!

As of today, this Kmart is no more. It closed in 2003 and is currently a Price Chopper Supermarket board member Marc82 works at.

Thanks to Southington Observer (11-3-1993), Southington Public Library for the image.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: XISMZERO on February 17, 2007, 05:35:06 PM
Here's the Vernon, Connecticut store.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: XISMZERO on February 17, 2007, 05:36:18 PM
Vernon, Connecticut. They decided to leave this one opened while a neighboring store in Manchester closed years ago. Manchester was certainly bigger, but probably didn't attract as many people.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: XISMZERO on February 17, 2007, 05:37:50 PM
Vernon, Connecticut. The Garden Shop sign. There's a vacant auto center at this store! I might be used for garden, but it was fenced off and a little trashed. The auto bays were still there. I didn't get any pictures of it today. There's also a possible Little Caesar's label scar near the Western Union sign.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: XISMZERO on February 17, 2007, 05:41:53 PM
Vernon, Connecticut. This store has a 1970's-era roofline, slightly updated when they gave it the Big K banner. It might be the only store left in Connecticut (aside from the vacant one in Orange, and Milford) with this style roof. This is a pretty old looking store too.

There's a picture of the one in Milford which has this roof but it could be a little outdated. Very possible it mimicks this store.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on March 01, 2007, 03:51:34 PM
here is the Kmart in Baltimore MD on wabush ave and is 96,000 sq.ft.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on March 01, 2007, 03:52:16 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
here is the Kmart in Baltimore MD on wabush ave and is 96,000 sq.ft.

kmart balitmore md on wabash ave
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on March 01, 2007, 03:53:34 PM
Kmart in Baltimore MD on sinclair ave and is 84,180 sq.ft.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on March 01, 2007, 03:55:17 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
Kmart in Baltimore MD on sinclair ave and is 84,180 sq.ft.

balitmore md on sinclair ave
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on March 01, 2007, 03:56:10 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
Kmart in Baltimore MD on sinclair ave and is 84,180 sq.ft.

balitmore md on sinclair ave
kmart in baltimore on sinclair ave and here is the labelscar of an old K letter meaning, the logo must have went from the old one to Big K with out the 1990 K with mart in it logo
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on March 01, 2007, 03:58:27 PM
what was Kmart in Ellicott City (near Baltimore) MD and is 88,000 sq.ft.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on March 01, 2007, 03:59:45 PM
Kmart in Baltimore / Dundark MD
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on March 01, 2007, 04:00:24 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
Kmart in Baltimore / Dundark MD

baltimore dundark md
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on March 01, 2007, 04:00:54 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
Kmart in Baltimore / Dundark MD

baltimore dundark md

baltimore dundark md
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on March 01, 2007, 04:02:14 PM
Kmart in Roseville (or rosedale) near Baltimore MD and is 96,000 sq.ft.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on March 01, 2007, 04:03:31 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
Kmart in Roseville (or rosedale) near Baltimore MD and is 96,000 sq.ft.

kmart rosedale baltimore
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on March 01, 2007, 04:04:06 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
Kmart in Roseville (or rosedale) near Baltimore MD and is 96,000 sq.ft.

kmart rosedale baltimore

kmart rosedale balitmore
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on March 01, 2007, 04:04:35 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
Kmart in Roseville (or rosedale) near Baltimore MD and is 96,000 sq.ft.

kmart rosedale baltimore

kmart rosedale balitmore

kmart sign in rosedale baltimore
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on March 01, 2007, 04:07:44 PM
Kmart in Baltimore MD (Joppa heights) in Waltham Woods Plaza
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on March 01, 2007, 04:08:16 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
Kmart in Baltimore MD (Joppa heights) in Waltham Woods Plaza

joppa heights baltimore waltham woods
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on March 01, 2007, 04:08:37 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
Kmart in Baltimore MD (Joppa heights) in Waltham Woods Plaza

joppa heights baltimore waltham woods

joppa heights baltimore waltham woods
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on March 01, 2007, 04:10:03 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
Kmart in Baltimore MD (Joppa heights) in Waltham Woods Plaza

joppa heights baltimore waltham woods

joppa heights baltimore waltham woods

joppa heights baltimore waltham woods sign with old school letters
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on March 01, 2007, 04:10:30 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
Kmart in Baltimore MD (Joppa heights) in Waltham Woods Plaza

joppa heights baltimore waltham woods

joppa heights baltimore waltham woods

joppa heights baltimore waltham woods sign with old school letters

joppa heights baltimore waltham woods sign
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on March 01, 2007, 04:11:40 PM
former kmart in shrewsbury PA (near maryland) off 83 and was 55,000 sq.ft. and closed in 2000.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on March 01, 2007, 04:12:03 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
former kmart in shrewsbury PA (near maryland) off 83 and was 55,000 sq.ft. and closed in 2000.

shrewsbury pa
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on March 01, 2007, 04:12:30 PM
york PA kmart on haines RD
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on March 01, 2007, 04:12:58 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
york PA kmart on haines RD

york pa Kmart
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on March 01, 2007, 04:13:29 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
york PA kmart on haines RD

york pa Kmart

york pa kmart
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on March 01, 2007, 04:15:05 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
york PA kmart on haines RD

york pa Kmart

york pa kmart

york pa store
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on March 01, 2007, 04:17:05 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
york PA kmart on haines RD

york pa Kmart

york pa kmart

york pa store

york pa
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on March 01, 2007, 04:17:39 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
york PA kmart on haines RD

york pa Kmart

york pa kmart

york pa store

york pa

kmart sign york pa
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on March 01, 2007, 04:19:55 PM
what is now where the West Manchester / York PA Kmart once stood and that one closed in 2003.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on March 01, 2007, 04:26:12 PM
kmart columbia pa. the sign
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on March 01, 2007, 04:27:06 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
kmart columbia pa. the sign

kmart columbia pa (between york and lancaster) it opened 1994.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on March 01, 2007, 04:28:12 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
kmart columbia pa. the sign

kmart columbia pa (between york and lancaster) it opened 1994.

columbia pa
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on March 01, 2007, 04:28:52 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
kmart columbia pa. the sign

kmart columbia pa (between york and lancaster) it opened 1994.

columbia pa

columbia pa
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on March 01, 2007, 04:31:42 PM
kmart in wind gap pa (between easton and stroudsburg) and it opened in 1995. the inside is red.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on March 01, 2007, 04:35:56 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
kmart in wind gap pa (between easton and stroudsburg) and it opened in 1995. the inside is red.

wind gap
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on March 01, 2007, 04:38:23 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
kmart in wind gap pa (between easton and stroudsburg) and it opened in 1995. the inside is red.

wind gap

wind gap
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on March 01, 2007, 04:38:50 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
kmart in wind gap pa (between easton and stroudsburg) and it opened in 1995. the inside is red.

wind gap

wind gap

wind gap
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on March 01, 2007, 04:42:10 PM
kmart east stroudsburg pa and is 103,000 sq.ft. the floors are old.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on March 01, 2007, 04:43:47 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
kmart east stroudsburg pa and is 103,000 sq.ft. the floors are old.

east stroudsburg
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on March 01, 2007, 04:48:07 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
kmart east stroudsburg pa and is 103,000 sq.ft. the floors are old.

east stroudsburg

e. stroudsburg
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on March 01, 2007, 04:48:34 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
kmart east stroudsburg pa and is 103,000 sq.ft. the floors are old.

east stroudsburg

e. stroudsburg

e stroudsburg
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on March 01, 2007, 07:38:10 PM
Kmart in ephrata pa and was expanded to 95,000 sq.ft. in 1991.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on March 01, 2007, 07:38:35 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
Kmart in ephrata pa and was expanded to 95,000 sq.ft. in 1991.

ephrata pa
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on March 01, 2007, 07:38:58 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
Kmart in ephrata pa and was expanded to 95,000 sq.ft. in 1991.

ephrata pa

ephrata pa
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on March 01, 2007, 07:56:21 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
Kmart in ephrata pa and was expanded to 95,000 sq.ft. in 1991.

ephrata pa

ephrata pa

ephrata pa
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: store215 on March 01, 2007, 08:56:13 PM
Cool looking store^. Very few stores left have the "Family Dining" lettering on them.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Zayre88 on March 01, 2007, 10:20:18 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by MBZ321
Cool looking store. Very few stores left have the "Family Dining" lettering on them.

Nice pics.  Here's one with Family Dining (Waterville, ME)
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: dmx10101 on March 02, 2007, 11:27:19 AM
QuoteOriginally posted by MBZ321
Cool looking store^. Very few stores left have the "Family Dining" lettering on them.

What was the family dining referring to exactly?
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Zayre88 on March 02, 2007, 08:41:54 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by dmx10101
What was the family dining referring to exactly?

I think that stores used to have the word "Restaurant", then Family Dining was introduced.  Today they're using K-Cafe.  Other locations have a Little Caesar's Pizza station.  

In Waterville, the restaurant is inside Kmart but i think it's called "Elm City Diner".
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: dmx10101 on March 03, 2007, 10:11:57 AM
All I've ever seen here is either little Caesars an a couple K-Cafe's. But most of the Kmarts I go to nowadays removed their snack bars.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: XISMZERO on March 09, 2007, 11:56:04 PM
Big K Mart; Torrington, Connecticut. Taken 3-9-07.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: XISMZERO on March 09, 2007, 11:57:05 PM
Big K Mart; Torrington, Connecticut. Taken 3-9-07.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: XISMZERO on March 09, 2007, 11:58:11 PM
Big K Mart; Torrington, Connecticut. Taken 3-9-07.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: dmx10101 on March 10, 2007, 08:22:03 PM
Kmart Buford, GA

Building Sign
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v280/dmx10101/5dcc3485.jpg)

Cart
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v280/dmx10101/e893e33a.jpg)

This Kmart used to have a restaurant, maybe a little caesars. But they removed it completely and turned the area into more shopping space. They also removed half of the registers and made a seasonal shopping area. Now the registers start at number 5. This Kmart also has a a large appliance area on the back wall of the store. It also still has a olan mills portrait studio.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: XISMZERO on March 13, 2007, 12:02:45 AM
Kmart; Milford, Connecticut. Taken today (3-12-2007).

The store was appearently repainted with orange trim! This is an oldie; doesn't feature a renovated facade like a similar style in Vernon!

Here's a picture from a while ago of this same store. (courtesy SiteRide) http://siteride.com/srpl/p_snapshot.pl?lm=listing&resbox=1173763609&subNum=13215000135
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: XISMZERO on March 13, 2007, 12:04:20 AM
Kmart; Milford, Connecticut. Taken today (3-12-2007).

An old-school Garden Shop sign! This store was plenty old, quite dilapidated looking (like most Kmarts generally).
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: XISMZERO on March 13, 2007, 12:05:51 AM
Kmart; Milford, Connecticut. Taken today (3-12-2007).

Outdated road pylon which (thankfully) doesn't adhere to the "Big K".
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: XISMZERO on March 13, 2007, 12:06:55 AM
Kmart; Milford, Connecticut. Taken today (3-12-2007).

That orange is a strange color for Kmart... looks like a "concept" paint job which didn't extend to the actual store.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: XISMZERO on March 13, 2007, 12:09:16 AM
Vacant Kmart; Orange, Connecticut.

Located near a former Bradlees, which became Kohl's just a couple years ago. This store is supposedly 18 to 19 years vacant! Just look at it (looks much like the Milford store)!
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: XISMZERO on March 13, 2007, 12:10:32 AM
Vacant Kmart; Orange, Connecticut. Taken today (3-12-2006).

Seagulls went crazy when I pulled into their long vacant territory. Seriously, there were tons of them and they were screaming mad.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: XISMZERO on March 13, 2007, 12:12:06 AM
Vacant Kmart; Orange, Connecticut. Taken today (3-12-2006).

I also want to largely thank Loki for the tip off. It felt very unsettling being here at first...
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: XISMZERO on March 13, 2007, 12:13:09 AM
Vacant Kmart; Orange, Connecticut. Taken today (3-12-2006).
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: XISMZERO on March 13, 2007, 12:14:32 AM
Vacant Kmart; Orange, Connecticut. Taken today (3-12-2006).

It's hard to see a clear logo scar but the "R" registered logo is still there which means this store held onto the old-school green K style logo until the end.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: XISMZERO on March 13, 2007, 12:15:59 AM
Vacant Kmart; Orange, Connecticut. Taken today (3-12-2006).
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: XISMZERO on March 13, 2007, 12:22:26 AM
Vacant Kmart; Derby, Connecticut. Taken today (3-12-2007).

Yet another vacant Kmart in the New Haven area. Entire plaza was heavily distressed and falling apart. Driveway was really wavy and unstable.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: XISMZERO on March 13, 2007, 12:23:47 AM
Vacant Kmart; Derby, Connecticut. Taken today (3-12-2006).

Thanks for tip off, again, from Loki. We know this was a Zayre, then a Jordan Marsh, then Big Kmart. This entire site will be demolished for a Lowe's.

(I also apoligize for the rather offensive graffiti which I tried greatly to avoid).
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: XISMZERO on March 13, 2007, 12:24:28 AM
Vacant Kmart; Derby, Connecticut. Taken today (3-12-2006).
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: XISMZERO on March 13, 2007, 12:26:01 AM
Vacant Kmart; Derby, Connecticut. Taken today (3-12-2006).

A unique, antique road sign featuring blacked out Kmart logo.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Caldor1999 on March 13, 2007, 10:41:41 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by XISMZERO
Vacant Kmart; Orange, Connecticut.

Located near a former Bradlees, which became Kohl's just a couple years ago. This store is supposedly 18 to 19 years vacant! Just look at it (looks much like the Milford store)!


that kmart closed in 1988 and im suprized it has been vacant since then i mean its been clsoed for as long i have beebn born i thik the company clsoed it and moved teh store or something
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: XISMZERO on March 13, 2007, 11:09:39 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by Caldor1999
QuoteOriginally posted by XISMZERO
Vacant Kmart; Orange, Connecticut.

Located near a former Bradlees, which became Kohl's just a couple years ago. This store is supposedly 18 to 19 years vacant! Just look at it (looks much like the Milford store)!


that kmart closed in 1988 and im suprized it has been vacant since then i mean its been clsoed for as long i have beebn born i thik the company clsoed it and moved teh store or something

If relocation is the deal, the now gone New Haven and/or Derby store(s) could've been the catalysts. I did a full report on The Caldor Rainbow: http://thecaldorrainbow.blogspot.com/2007/03/lowes-and-behold-appeal-for-orange.html
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: XISMZERO on March 14, 2007, 04:21:32 PM
More dead Kmart action! This time, in Manchester, CT. Taken today.

I've covered all the vacant Kmart stores in Connecticut now! I last visited this store last Summer and now it's got a few more tarps, a much more beaten up building and fencing all around it!
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: XISMZERO on March 14, 2007, 04:23:04 PM
Kmart (vacant); Manchester, CT. Taken today. Behind the fence...
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: XISMZERO on March 14, 2007, 04:27:07 PM
Kmart (vacant); Manchester, CT. Taken today.

Little Caesar's label scar.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: XISMZERO on March 14, 2007, 04:28:30 PM
Kmart (vacant); Manchester, CT. Taken today.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: XISMZERO on March 14, 2007, 07:45:47 PM
Here's a "Buckland Square" pylon in Manchester, CT. The plaza's been gone for a while now (maybe 10 years?) but I suppose they forgot to take the sign down! You can see the signs still in there flipped inside out!

I'm placing this under Kmart because PACE and BUILDER'S SQUARE were Kmart affiliated. In it's days, Pace was the Costco (or Price Club) of Kmart and Builder's Square was *the* hardware store to compete with Home Depot, Hechinger's, Rickel's, Pergament and the rest of the dead hardware store chains.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: XISMZERO on March 14, 2007, 07:46:46 PM
Distorted a bit to bring out the signs.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: ameskmart1 on April 24, 2007, 11:54:27 PM
A vacant Kmart in Great Falls, MT. This Kmart sat vacant for 7 years before being remodeled for a Big R store
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Kmart4life on April 25, 2007, 08:49:55 AM
I was told by a Kmart manager yesterday that it is only a matter of time before the Kmart name is gone. He sai that within the 3 to 5 years there will be only Sears Grand and Kmart will be no longer!:no:
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: XISMZERO on April 25, 2007, 09:55:26 AM
Big Kmart; Holyoke, Mass.

It's down the street from the Holyoke Mall in a dilapidated plaza. Not sure what it was originally, but it doesn't look like it was always a Kmart. Notice the identical entrances which have subdivided for (a very old) CVS/pharmacy and a currently vacant store. Like the plaza, store's kind of a dump too...
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on April 25, 2007, 11:30:47 AM
QuoteOriginally posted by Zayre2
I was told by a Kmart manager yesterday that it is only a matter of time before the Kmart name is gone. He sai that within the 3 to 5 years there will be only Sears Grand and Kmart will be no longer!:no:
how does he know?
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Kmart4life on April 25, 2007, 01:55:46 PM
I am not sure but I do know that he has been with Kmart for over 10 years so I would  he has connections.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Marc82 on April 25, 2007, 07:50:22 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by XISMZERO
Big Kmart; Holyoke, Mass.

It's down the street from the Holyoke Mall in a dilapidated plaza. Not sure what it was originally, but it doesn't look like it was always a Kmart. Notice the identical entrances which have subdivided for (a very old) CVS/pharmacy and a currently vacant store. Like the plaza, store's kind of a dump too...

I beleive my family and I stopped there to get directions to the Holyoke Mall several years ago. I remember there weren't many customers there. I also recall Holyoke is a run-down town, much like Meriden, CT.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Zayre88 on May 05, 2007, 05:16:54 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by Zayre88
QuoteOriginally posted by dmx10101
What was the family dining referring to exactly?

I think that stores used to have the word "Restaurant", then Family Dining was introduced.  Today they're using K-Cafe.  Other locations have a Little Caesar's Pizza station.  

In Waterville, the restaurant is inside Kmart but i think it's called "Elm City Diner".

Kmart Family restaurant entrance in Waterville:
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: HoJofan206 on May 06, 2007, 11:57:17 AM
Former K-Mart in Biloxi Mississippi that was destroyed by Katrina
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Zayre88 on May 15, 2007, 08:20:02 PM
Kmert is introducing a mascot: Mr.Blue light

see story: http://regulus2.azstarnet.com/blogs/clockingin/3921/kmart-turns-to-throwback-mascot
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: beachgal26 on May 29, 2007, 10:50:29 PM
I have an update on the store in Cordova, TN (outside of Memphis) that closed in early 2005.  It had been vacant for some time and I started seeing times earlier this year when a truck would be there and the automatic doors were left open.  Well, being the nut that I am, I had to look around inside and it's been completely gutted leaving no sign that a K-Mart was ever there.

To my surprise, there is all kinds of work going on over there now.  A Red Robin will be opening up in the upper area of the parking lot within the next few months.  (We had one here years ago and then it closed quickly and quietly and we never had any more.  Now we will be getting 2 of them within a 30 minute radius!)  Last week's paper had a big article saying that 2 businessmen from TX had a great idea for an enclosed entertainment area that will feature go-karts, video games and an assortment of things to do (which is something that our needs desperately.)

Once the signs are up, I will try and get some photos and show a before/after.

:yup:   :yup:  :yup:
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: XISMZERO on June 07, 2007, 11:26:40 PM
UPDATE: Kmart; Watertown, CT. Taken 6-8-2007.

A few of us here visited this store last Summer (D_fife got to it before I). I actually stumbled across this store myself looking for a place to eat last July not even knowing it was here. I was amazed at how it hasn't changed since birth with the old-school logo.

I asked some employees a few questions about the store. I was told the building was built in 1971 as W.T. Grant and became Kmart in 1976. Obviously, they haven't renovated the exterior at all beyond a paint job or two.

This store might've gotten repainted since last July because it seems to be much brighter white now. Who knows, I visited last year near dark so it could've been the sundown.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: XISMZERO on June 07, 2007, 11:30:57 PM
UPDATE: Kmart; Watertown, CT. Taken 6-8-2007.

This is one of the seven Kmarts left in Connecticut. It's closest store is Waterbury (East) and Southbury (West). Southbury might be two-floors (a rarity for Kmart stores) but Watertown is the only store in Connecticut that still has the 70's logo! It's kind of a cramped, distressed old store inside with olive green and tan floors and the Garden Shop is very tiny.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on June 07, 2007, 11:47:14 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by XISMZERO
UPDATE: Kmart; Watertown, CT. Taken 6-8-2007.

This is one of the seven Kmarts left in Connecticut. It's closest store is Waterbury (East) and Southbury (West). Southbury might be two-floors (a rarity for Kmart stores) but Watertown is the only store in Connecticut that still has the 70's logo! It's kind of a cramped, distressed old store inside with olive green and tan floors and the Garden Shop is very tiny.

management told me the store in watertown is 36,000 sq.ft. the store was busy for a store its size. why is it that waterbury has the most concentration of surviving CT stores. I went to the one in torrington a month ago and it was busy for its standards and has a lot of similarity to the one in west lebanon nh.

torrington
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Amish79 on June 08, 2007, 05:09:58 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by XISMZERO
UPDATE: Kmart; Watertown, CT. Taken 6-8-2007.

 Southbury might be two-floors (a rarity for Kmart stores) but Watertown is the only store in Connecticut that still has the 70's logo! It's kind of a cramped, distressed old store inside with olive green and tan floors and the Garden Shop is very tiny.

This may have already been said else where, but the K-Mart in Southbury was originally a department store. First it was a Read's and then that closed or was bought out by Jordan Marsh in the late 80s or early 90s.  When Jordan Marsh closed shortly there after K-Mart came in.  I was surprised that it became a K-Mart since it was such a big space.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: frameguy2704 on June 09, 2007, 12:03:30 PM
update: picture taken 6/4/07
Coventry RI K-Mart   empty since 1994
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: ameskmart1 on June 16, 2007, 02:08:07 PM
Kmart in Hamilton, Montana. Still features 1970s logo, old garden center sign and was never expanded.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: ameskmart1 on June 16, 2007, 02:12:40 PM
Kalispell, Montana
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: XISMZERO on July 13, 2007, 07:03:38 PM
A former Kmart in East Haven, CT on Frontage Road right off I-95. It must've been a 1980's-era store given its look. It was used as a National Wholesale Liquidators in its latest years and now it's... well... liquidated.

Funny thing is they moved this junk store to Bridgeport which is sadly the dump-on capitol of Connecticut (just edging East Haven I suppose).

I visited this dump last March when they were still open and they had Caldor and Bradlees carts all over the place. I had no idea it closed up... good riddance... this plaza is really a hole.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: XISMZERO on July 13, 2007, 07:06:40 PM
Former Kmart in East Haven, CT. These were taken just today. Place didn't seem as "scary" when I came here March 2006. This was the former "auto center" - you can make out the lettering.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Zayre88 on July 13, 2007, 08:37:28 PM
Former Kmart in Manchester, NH. These were taken on july 7. The place is now a Burlington Coat Factory. This was the former auto center - you can see where the garage doors were in the wall.

A building similar to the one above!
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: XISMZERO on July 13, 2007, 09:15:37 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by Zayre88
Former Kmart in Manchester, NH. These were taken on july 7. The place is now a Burlington Coat Factory. This was the former auto center - you can see where the garage doors were in the wall.

A building similar to the one above!

Ah, yes. I knew this was a Kmart because of the rest of the plaza's look but couldn't determine which was the store at one point. This is right next to Toys "R" Us in Manchester. The ridged walls gave it away. I took a shot of the plaza in February.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: beachgal26 on July 15, 2007, 03:35:20 PM
We also have an interesting update for our infamously short-lived K-Mart that opened in 2001 and closed in 2004.  While a very nice store when it first opened, it soon became junky and unpopular and an eyesore. (How could it compete with 2 Wal-Marts and 2 Targets within a 5 mile radius??)

While it has sat vacant for over 3 years, new life will be breathed into it as is is turned into an indoor recreation area containing mini golf, go-karts and a brand new Red Robin restaurant in the upper parking lot.

:)     :)
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: NJxxJon on July 15, 2007, 03:52:50 PM
Condos eeeewwwwww....but i guess the world HAS to get bigger SOMEHOW...haha
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: frameguy2704 on July 16, 2007, 05:28:46 AM
QuoteOriginally posted by NJxxJon
Condos eeeewwwwww....but i guess the world HAS to get bigger SOMEHOW...haha

Anything at this point would be a welcome sight, the last stores went out of the plaza in 1995 the big anchor stores went out in 1991 and 1994  and it has been empty ever since.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Kmart4life on July 16, 2007, 01:07:48 PM
Our local paper reported last week that Kmart/Sears is not doing so well. It said customers in the Tampa Bay area are confused with the Sears Essentials & Sears Grand format changes. And longtime Kmart customers are irritated because since the Sears buyout Kmart prices are higher. I have been to the Sears Essentials and it is always dead in there, compared to our local Kmart where there are atleast a few customers.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Marc82 on August 22, 2007, 04:06:32 PM
As some of you may know the Price Chopper I work at is a former KMART. Anyway today I rung up a customer who was wearing a red KMART polo shirt.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: dmx10101 on September 15, 2007, 11:18:17 PM
Kmart in Neptune Beach, FL
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v280/dmx10101/69dbc66a.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v280/dmx10101/0b60ebcb.jpg)
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: dmx10101 on September 26, 2007, 10:46:29 PM
Here's another KMart in Jacksonville, it's probably the biggest "Big K Mart" I've been in. It's been there for many years and still has a K Cafe formerly a Little Caesars.
Entrance

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v280/dmx10101/2b0205ac.jpg)

Left of entrance

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v280/dmx10101/36755d0b.jpg)

Right of entrance

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v280/dmx10101/6971e9c0.jpg)

K Cafe inside store, sorry pic isn't better, I was trying not to draw attn. to myself, since I was taking these with my camera.

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v280/dmx10101/171a116b.jpg)
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: XISMZERO on October 21, 2007, 11:17:13 PM
Kmart; Torrington, Conn. Taken today (10.22.2007) with orange leaves and an orange paint job like the Milford store!
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: XISMZERO on November 13, 2007, 12:28:36 AM
Here's the Sears Essentials in KEENE, N.H. It was once a Kmart, then a Sears Essentials but now it's simply a stand-alone Sears.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: XISMZERO on November 13, 2007, 12:29:17 AM
They were too lazy to remove the road sign...
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Zayre88 on November 13, 2007, 07:08:30 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by XISMZERO
Here's the Sears Essentials in KEENE, N.H. It was once a Kmart, then a Sears Essentials but now it's simply a stand-alone Sears.

A picture of it when it was a Kmart, not even Big Kmart.

http://www.heymanproperties.com/kmartpic.jpg
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: XISMZERO on November 13, 2007, 09:23:53 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by Zayre88
QuoteOriginally posted by XISMZERO
Here's the Sears Essentials in KEENE, N.H. It was once a Kmart, then a Sears Essentials but now it's simply a stand-alone Sears.

A picture of it when it was a Kmart, not even Big Kmart.

http://www.heymanproperties.com/kmartpic.jpg

Good find! Any idea when this store was built?
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on November 13, 2007, 09:58:59 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by XISMZERO
Here's the Sears Essentials in KEENE, N.H. It was once a Kmart, then a Sears Essentials but now it's simply a stand-alone Sears.

one of my friends works at the one in Londonderry and he told me it was becoming a full line Sears.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: XISMZERO on November 22, 2007, 11:24:00 PM
Poked around my Grandmother's house on Thanksgiving, found this spool with the old-school Kmart logo on it!
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: XISMZERO on November 22, 2007, 11:25:23 PM
Here's another one with the "SS K/ Kresge" logo!
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Kmart4life on December 05, 2007, 11:14:06 AM
Went to Kmart to do some Christmas shopping today and it was packed. I was surprised to see that many cutomers in Kmart. Needless to say it has been a while since I have seen that and all of the registers going at one time. On the other hand me and my wife went to the Sears Essentials over the weekend and there were three customers in the store. Sears should have left Kmart alone because prices on some things are more than they are at Kmart. I don't think Sears will be around that much longer and they are going to drag Kmart down with them.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on December 05, 2007, 11:42:30 AM
QuoteOriginally posted by Zayre2
Went to Kmart to do some Christmas shopping today and it was packed. I was surprised to see that many cutomers in Kmart. Needless to say it has been a while since I have seen that and all of the registers going at one time. On the other hand me and my wife went to the Sears Essentials over the weekend and there were three customers in the store. Sears should have left Kmart alone because prices on some things are more than they are at Kmart. I don't think Sears will be around that much longer and they are going to drag Kmart down with them.

I agree and and I went to a Sears Essentials last week and there was almost no on there. it was in Parsippany new jersey.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Kmart4life on December 06, 2007, 08:04:05 AM
Sears should have left Kmart alone or vice versa because Kmart was doing fairly decent after emerging from bankruptcy. Since that merger I have seen less customer service in Kmart than I had ever seen before, and higher prices.:huh:
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: XISMZERO on January 10, 2008, 09:06:51 PM
Kmart in DE WITT, N.Y. Taken May 2007.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: XISMZERO on January 10, 2008, 09:10:14 PM
TORRINGTON, CT. Taken Oct. 21, 2007.

The store received an orange paint job, like the one in MILFORD, CT.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: XISMZERO on January 10, 2008, 09:11:17 PM
TORRINGTON, CT.

The store opened in 1980.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: XISMZERO on January 10, 2008, 09:14:09 PM
VERNON, CT. Taken Oct. 28, 2007.

The store opened in 1975. The former auto center is trashed, fenced off.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: XISMZERO on January 10, 2008, 09:15:09 PM
VERNON, CT.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: XISMZERO on January 10, 2008, 09:34:33 PM
VERNON, CT. The sign.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: store215 on January 11, 2008, 08:39:36 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by XISMZERO
VERNON, CT. The sign.

Probably a one-of-the-kind logo there
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: dmx10101 on January 12, 2008, 12:47:55 AM
QuoteOriginally posted by MBZ321
QuoteOriginally posted by XISMZERO
VERNON, CT. The sign.

Probably a one-of-the-kind logo there

I was gonna say the same. I haven't seen that style of logo used before.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: XISMZERO on January 12, 2008, 04:43:00 PM
SPRINGFIELD, MASS on Liberty Street.

This plaza was somewhat rundown, store looked ratty and kind of 'ghetto.'

Look at Dan Fife's picture on page 51 -- this store might've repainted a bit a few years back?
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: XISMZERO on January 12, 2008, 04:44:38 PM
SPRINGFIELD, MA -- Taken today Jan. 12, 2008 (and before a very large snowstorm that's forecast for tomorrow!)

The plaza was OVERRUN by seagull masses.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: XISMZERO on January 12, 2008, 04:45:59 PM
SPRINGFIELD, MA -- Taken today Jan. 12, 2008 (and before a very large snowstorm that's forecast for tomorrow!)
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: dmx10101 on January 14, 2008, 12:05:40 AM
Links to a couple of different vacant Kmarts in New York I found=
Super Kmart  (http://www.uer.ca/locations/show.asp?locid=21544)
Big Kmart (http://www.uer.ca/locations/show.asp?locid=25160)
The Galleries are toward the bottom of the page.
It's a shame vandals destroyed them other wise they would've looked nice.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: XISMZERO on January 14, 2008, 11:35:13 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by dmx10101
Links to a couple of different vacant Kmarts in New York I found=
Super Kmart  (http://www.uer.ca/locations/show.asp?locid=21544)
Big Kmart (http://www.uer.ca/locations/show.asp?locid=25160)
The Galleries are toward the bottom of the page.
It's a shame vandals destroyed them other wise they would've looked nice.

I was at the one in LAKE GROVE / STONY BROOK, NY. Here's what it looked like in August 2006. We went inside this store to get something in 2001 when my brother had his first day of college.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: XISMZERO on January 14, 2008, 11:36:02 PM
LAKE GROVE, NY, August 2006.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: NJxxJon on January 14, 2008, 11:54:51 PM
Graffiti I see.............the old school k-mart logo was better.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: XISMZERO on January 15, 2008, 12:17:30 AM
Here's an article from the Hartford Courant detailing the opening of the former Kmart in WETHERSFIELD, CT. It opened on March 3, 1977.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: XISMZERO on January 15, 2008, 12:20:08 AM
Here's the site today of the former WETHERSFIELD, CT Kmart.

D fife says the store closed in 1997. It appears as if it's been subdivided into a bunch of store spaces. I'm not sure where the entrance was. Notice the brown paneling below the newer facade!

I took this on 1-6-2008.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: XISMZERO on January 15, 2008, 12:27:56 AM
Here's an ad for the VERNON, CT Kmart from/run in The Hartford Courant. This must have been what it looked like at opening. The garden center is on the left end and the auto center is blocked by the rest of the plaza's stores today.

Store opened on February 27, 1975.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: dmx10101 on January 15, 2008, 12:39:17 AM
Well today I'm going on a mini road trip to see a couple of Kmarts. The first one is in Rome, Ga and it's the last remaining Super Kmart Center in GA (I've never,ever been to a Super K before), the second which by chance I came across the below article yesterday, is a remodeled Big Kmart in Marietta, GA into a Sears with a pharmacy, greeting cards, etc. (maybe it's a Sears Grand?) anyways it's on the way to the Rome store so I'm going to stop at it too. I'm going to get as my pictures as I can and will post them when I return.


"Kmart Store Becomes a New Sears

Atlanta residents can experience a new shopping experience in time for the holidays

MARIETTA, Ga., Nov. 17, 2007 /PRNewswire/ -- The former Kmart at 4269 Roswell Rd is now a brand new Sears. Local Atlanta residents can expect a one-of-a-kind shopping experience that offers an expanded selection of merchandise including more national brands than ever before and a 23,000 sq. ft. Lands' End shop featuring the largest selection of Lands' End merchandise ever at Sears.

The new Sears will come to life by offering customers a "store-of-shops," and a fresh design layout with different flooring, fixtures, and displays. Marquee brand names now found in the new Sears include Sony, Hanes, Workwear - by Craftsman, Carhartt, Timberland and Diehard apparel, Levi's, and Nordic Track. The store will also feature expanded Home Electronics and Home Appliance showrooms, organized around favorite manufacturers, that will also help customers choose the right look, feel and function with other brands Sears carries.

A newly remodeled hardware department will feature innovative and interactive Garage Organization, Mechanics and Carpentry shops to help customers find the right item quickly and efficiently.

Five central internet workstations located throughout the sales floor will provide free high-speed Web access to enable both the customers and associates to quickly access the internet, verify prices, shop online and contact store personnel if help is needed.

The store will also carry a wide range of convenience items previously available at the former Kmart location including full pharmacy services, health and beauty, cosmetics and greeting cards.

This new format will help customers create the look they want and find the gifts they need all in one convenient location. Shoppers will find the quality brands they have come to know and love like Diehard, Craftsman, Ty Pennington, and Kenmore plus extended assortments of national brands from Nordic Track, Schwinn, Reebok and more. Customers can also shop for great fashions with the first 23,000 sq. foot mega Lands' End shop that brings the legendary brand to life with items for women, men, kids, baby and home. Now families can touch and feel the quality and see the details of Lands' End products. A special monogramming service is also available to easily personalize just about any Lands' End item that will take a stitch. There's even free shipping on any catalog or landsend.com order placed from the store.

"A lot of work has gone into this new format to try to bring the best of Sears to our customers and to really focus on the types of products the Atlanta community has told us they want. This is a wonderful city and this updated store model demonstrates Sears' commitment to the community," stated Jim Hash, Sears Store Coach."
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: dmx10101 on January 15, 2008, 09:37:29 PM
WARNING: EXTREMELY LONG POST!! lol :roll:

Well I am back from my road trip, it was about 120 miles round trip to go the Super K and Sears stores and was well worth it. I took several pics of both stores (see below) and have some good summaries of them.

First off I head to the recently converted Big Kmart to a Sears store in Marietta, GA. This store was odd because it wasn't a Sears Grand store but it still had items not normally sold at Sears. Anyways to I pull in and can obviously tell that this was a Kmart because it still retained the Kmart building style. It had a outside Pharmacy pickup window and a Garden Center like Kmart would have. So I walk in and immediately recognize the Kmart style low ceilings and florescent rows of lights..But most everything else had been remodeled and changed. About a 1/4 of the store was the Lands End shop. They had a surprisingly small regular clothing section too. This store had alot of departments that Kmart had- They had a greeting card dept, a small gourmet only food section, full service Pharmacy, large health and beauty section, make up section, large garden center, sporting goods dept, small toys dept, baby dept complete with baby food and baby wipes, domestics/ home goods dept, electronics dept (no music cds though and all of the DVDs were in locked cases), of course a large hardware dept., shoes dept, exercise dept, section of appliances, I don't recall seeing a jewelry dept..if there was it was small. They had internet kiosks all over the store. No food section, no household products section (toilet paper, paper towels). That's all of the sections I can remember. No cafe or restaurant. There were centralized checkouts by the entrance/exit, regular kmart style shopping carts. The store looked nice and you could tell they put some money into it and didn't just slap a Sears name on a Kmart store, but there were still elements that made you feel like you were at a kmart, which I liked. It definetly didn't feel like a mall Sears. I didn't get any interior pics because the store is very open with wide aisles and there were associates everywhere, the store was also completely dead with maybe a dozen people in it.

Next I was off to the last remaining Super Kmart Center in Georgia, located in Rome, GA. Upon arriving I was impressed with the very well kept up exterior of the store. At the end of the parking lot was the Kmart Express gas station, complete with a small convienance store. I found it funny that in a small shopping center building in the parking lot there was a Little Caesar's pizza place. There store was fairly busy, alot more so than a regular Kmart, but a fraction of the business a Super Walmart would have. Anyways into the store I went, into the food entrance side. The store inside was very well kept up too and well stocked also. The signage in the store looked nice and updated too. At the front of the store, across from the checkouts was customer service, next to customer service there was a ICEE/Soda fountain bar, (with cups purchasable at the register), a Olan Mills portrait studio, a impressively big Floral dept., and a fairly large Game Room. The store had 16 registers, but oddly they were dismantling the first 4 registers, I guess they were getting rid of them. I walked through the regular part of the store first. They had a large section of Craftsman tools in the hardware dept. Layaway was in the back of the store. Electronics was on the far right side of the store and probably the most disappointing department to me because it didn't have that great of a selection and was the most dated looking dept. in the store. Surprisingly this store didn't have any of the DVD's locked up. The last dept. on the back wall before you get to the food section was a good size Appliance department with refrigerators, stoves, washers, dryers, etc. including Kennmore of course. Then I grabbed a shopping cart (which btw some were blue and some were grey with the previously used Kmart logo on them) and headed to the part that made it a Super Kmart- the food section. I started at the back of the store where they had the produce dept, dairy/frozen foods and the meat/seafood dept. I could tell they used to have a fresh seafood section but they took the sign down and was now using the area for more packaged meat. They still had frozen seafood though. The produce dept. was nice and neat, well kept. The side wall had the deli/bakery and in the front corner the deli cafe restaurant. The bakery was excellent and had tons of goodies, they also had a Krispy Kreme case with individual donuts for 50 cents, a Vortman cookie case where you could pick 10 cookies for $1.00. The bakery put Wal-Marts to shame with selection. Next was the deli which was attached to the cafe. The deli was large with meat, cheeses, specialty dishes- cole slaw, etc., a hot bar with fried chicken, and lots of hot side dishes. You could get the hot food from the deli, or get a deli sub made and buy it and eat it at the cafe. And then the cafe had its own large menu with snacks like popcorn and nachos, menu items like chicken sandwiches, and a good sized breakfast menu and a drink bar with sodas and coffee. It had a huge seating area. After I picked out my groceries then I got some food at the cafe and sat and ate it there. After finishing at the cafe I headed to the checkouts. unfortunately it was like most Kmarts and only had two registers open with long lines..at a Supercenter!! and no self checkouts. So I checked out and then went in the arcade which was full of old games and played Area 51. I then headed out to my car, and went and got gas at the Kmart Express gas station. Upon leaving I noticed on the side of the store the empty Auto center..it was big, it had like 5 or 6 garage bays.
I took as many pics as I could of the store. Outside shots were hard because of the sunshine blocking my shots. I got some interiors pics, they're not the best, but I was trying to take the pics quick and not be obvious, as to not draw attention. Overall I was impressed with this Kmart, it was my first visit to a Super K and I was pleased with the look of the store, and the selection. If I had one closer to me I'd never step foot into a Wal-Mart again. I don't really know why the concept hasn't been that successful, I guess its just hard to lure people away from Wal-Mart no matter what. Enjoy the pics below.


You can see the Kmart building style..They didn't remodel the outside much, except some paint and signage changes.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v280/dmx10101/100_0688.jpg)


Closer shot of entrance
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v280/dmx10101/100_0693.jpg)


This is the inside Garden Center entrance and the odd outside Pharmacy pickup/dropoff
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v280/dmx10101/100_0691.jpg)


This is the outside Garden Center part..obviously not being used.. since its winter?
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v280/dmx10101/100_0694.jpg)


Right side of the store and their shopping carts..which they have hundreds of..All of these outside and a ton more inside. I don't think I saw a single customer with a shopping cart when I was inside.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v280/dmx10101/100_0692.jpg)


The road sign..
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v280/dmx10101/100_0696.jpg)



Thats all of the Sears conversion..on to the Super Kmart Center...


This is the sign that was on the back of the building..you see it as you're coming up the road.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v280/dmx10101/100_0698.jpg)


The road sign..ah open 24 hrs something you don't see much with Kmarts
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v280/dmx10101/100_0699.jpg)


The Kmart Express gas station in the parking lot
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v280/dmx10101/100_0700.jpg)


Left entrance to the store, the food side.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v280/dmx10101/100_0713.jpg)


Middle of the store and main building sign
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v280/dmx10101/100_0714.jpg)


Right entrance to the store, the retail side. sun messed up the shot..you can't make out because of the sun what the light up signs say to the right..They say- Kennmore, Diehard, and Craftsman. Also to the left of those signs is a large flag pole with the American flag..USA pride!
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v280/dmx10101/100_0717.jpg)


This is in the produce section looking towards the meat/seafood dept.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v280/dmx10101/100_0703.jpg)


Produce case
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v280/dmx10101/100_0706.jpg)


Looking at part of the Bakery dept.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v280/dmx10101/100_0704.jpg)


Looking up one of the Grocery dept. Aisles
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v280/dmx10101/100_0705.jpg)


Looking towards the Cafe on the left and the Deli just to the right of it
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v280/dmx10101/100_0712.jpg)


Sitting in the cafe..closer shot of menu board
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v280/dmx10101/100_0707.jpg)


The drink station in the cafe
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v280/dmx10101/100_0708.jpg)
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: NJxxJon on January 15, 2008, 10:36:50 PM
NICCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCE PICS
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: GothicPrincess on January 16, 2008, 03:58:51 PM
does it SMELL like the old K-marts though??
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Marc82 on January 16, 2008, 04:38:22 PM
Wow. That's the first time I had ever seen a Super KMART. And gas prices below $3.00/gallon? Drool.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Zayre88 on January 16, 2008, 05:01:13 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by dmx10101
WARNING: EXTREMELY LONG POST!! lol :roll:

Well I am back from my road trip, it was about 120 miles round trip to go the Super K and Sears stores and was well worth it. I took several pics of both stores (see below) and have some good summaries of them.

Nice pictures by the way.  My post should be in 'Kmart bashing' but here's my opinion.  Those Kmart stores turned into Sears look cheap.  It looks like an old Kmart with new logos.  They should invest more to make it look better.

I'm dissapointed to see the interior of a Super Kmart center.  It looks '1992", old signage, colors, logos, displays, cafe...
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: dmx10101 on January 16, 2008, 07:10:20 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by GothicPrincess
does it SMELL like the old K-marts though??

I didn't notice a smell..
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: dmx10101 on January 16, 2008, 07:14:16 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by Zayre88
QuoteOriginally posted by dmx10101
WARNING: EXTREMELY LONG POST!! lol :roll:

Well I am back from my road trip, it was about 120 miles round trip to go the Super K and Sears stores and was well worth it. I took several pics of both stores (see below) and have some good summaries of them.

Nice pictures by the way.  My post should be in 'Kmart bashing' but here's my opinion.  Those Kmart stores turned into Sears look cheap.  It looks like an old Kmart with new logos.  They should invest more to make it look better.

I'm dissapointed to see the interior of a Super Kmart center.  It looks '1992", old signage, colors, logos, displays, cafe...

I agree they should have fixed up the Sears exterior more. The interior looked a lot better though.

The Super Kmart Center wasn't that bad really..It was no Super Target, but it was well kept and neat.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: XISMZERO on January 16, 2008, 11:41:39 PM
Here's a vacant Kmart in NORWALK, CT on Connecticut Ave/US-1. Actually, only the frontage still exists.

I found this one while browsing through old advertisements and I wondered what it became today only to find it's still there! It's been vacant for a while I think, sandwiched inbetween TJ Maxx and Best Buy; who took most of its former store's space.

This store probably opened in 1980.

I've covered all the vacant Kmarts in Connecticut which includes Orange, Derby (which is now demolished), Manchester and Norwalk.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: XISMZERO on January 16, 2008, 11:42:42 PM
Vacant former Kmart in NORWALK, CT. Taken today (1-16-2008).
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: XISMZERO on January 16, 2008, 11:44:27 PM
Vacant former Kmart in NORWALK, CT. Taken today (1-16-2008).
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: XISMZERO on January 16, 2008, 11:45:20 PM
Vacant former Kmart in NORWALK, CT. Taken today (1-16-2008).
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: XISMZERO on January 16, 2008, 11:46:02 PM
Vacant former Kmart in NORWALK, CT. Taken today (1-16-2008).
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: dmx10101 on January 17, 2008, 12:05:26 AM
Thats weird how that parts left in the middle. Kind of odd looking.

Are there any Super K's in Connecticut?
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on January 17, 2008, 01:39:01 AM
QuoteOriginally posted by dmx10101
Thats weird how that parts left in the middle. Kind of odd looking.

Are there any Super K's in Connecticut?

they had 2: in wallingford and NEW haven and they closed in 2003 and they are now Super Wal-marts.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Loki on January 17, 2008, 10:11:25 AM
I had forgotten about that Norwalk Kmart, it closed ages ago and since had been a Nobody Beats The Wiz and a Pergament Home Store for a while. It had the distinction of being the only Kmart in Fairfield county (wonder why the never tried to expand further in that part of the state). I haven't been down to Norwalk in a long time so it's nice to see at least part of the original building is still there.

I've been away from these boards for too long (almost a year now), so it's nice to be back.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Loki on January 17, 2008, 10:13:55 AM
Here's one of the last pictures of the Derby Kmart store right before demolition. They had ripped open where the sign used to be to pull out all the wiring.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Loki on January 17, 2008, 10:28:17 AM
Derby Kmart after demolition
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Loki on January 17, 2008, 10:28:56 AM
A closer view:
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: scottw73 on January 17, 2008, 11:38:42 AM
I think they closed Norwalk because of the high-crime rate in that area. I vaguely remember shopping there with my family when I was a little kid.  Derby Kmart used to be a Reads department store, and the former Marshalls space was a local supermarket chain called Klarides.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: XISMZERO on January 17, 2008, 12:05:25 PM
Loki: It's good to see you back. Dan: You too! dmx10101: Interesting to see a Sears in a Kmart mold... good pictures there.

NORWALK a high-crime area? I don't know about that, certainly there are areas that are spotty and rundown (like East Norwalk) but overall, I've always had the impression that Norwalk is affluent (especially right next to DARIEN and STAMFORD).

My guess on why Norwalk didn't survive is because it looked like it was out of place and no doubt the traffic on US-1 helped but also crippled it at the same time. I'd like to know how long Norwalk was vacant because even in SITERIDE's picture, it's there and vacant (and this was probably taken 10-15 years ago).

Here's the SITERIDE pictures: http://siteride.com/srpl/p_snapshot.pl?lm=listing&resbox=1200589332&subNum=10209000890

It shows Nobody Beats the Wiz in that picture before and after iit remodeled!

The Milford store was built the same year (1980) and the one later built in Orange looks exactly like this one. The one in Farmington probably looked like these two though I only remember Farmington as a Builder's Square, which it became sometime in the mid or late 1980s (my friend's parents remember shopping at the short-lived Kmart).

The one in Farmington today is a Sports Authority and you can tell it was a Kmart by the ridged walls on the outsides of the building.

ALSO NOTICE how Best Buy removed one ply of the former Kmart facade for its store space but did not take it down! How odd!

Picture: Siteride (A wonderful website!)
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: standa on January 17, 2008, 02:32:18 PM
The Derby Kmart was a Jordan Marsh for a little while, after Read's stores became Jordan Marsh.  I think it may have been a  Zayre before it was a Read's.

The Southbury store was also a Jordan Marsh before being KMart, and a Read's before that.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Loki on January 17, 2008, 07:42:52 PM
The Milford, CT Kmart opened around 1970(maybe earlier) and really hasn't changed much over the years. It got the new logo when they did the "Big Kmart thing" and some fresh paint and and had the dept.'s rearranged.
 From what I read in the newspapers (and learned on these forums) the Derby store started out as a Zayre then became Reads followed by Jordan Marsh then Kmart.
I don't remember the Orange store in its Kmart days but it was a Builder's Square until the chain's demise (mid to late '90s ?) and vacate since.
The Norwalk one closed sometime in the mid '80's and it can be pretty rough area (there are parts that are nice but some that rival Bridgeport). I don't know if it's still there but right nearby the Norwalk Kmart was a dive hamburger joint called Swanky Franks that the police discovered a dead guy in. I'm guessing part of its reason for closure was that most CT Kmarts seem to be focused in New Haven and Hartford counties and this was kind of out on the fringe (although the Torrington store kind of debunks this theory).
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: XISMZERO on January 17, 2008, 10:40:50 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by Loki
The Milford, CT Kmart opened around 1970(maybe earlier) and really hasn't changed much over the years. It got the new logo when they did the "Big Kmart thing" and some fresh paint and and had the dept.'s rearranged.
 From what I read in the newspapers (and learned on these forums) the Derby store started out as a Zayre then became Reads followed by Jordan Marsh then Kmart.
I don't remember the Orange store in its Kmart days but it was a Builder's Square until the chain's demise (mid to late '90s ?) and vacate since.
The Norwalk one closed sometime in the mid '80's and it can be pretty rough area (there are parts that are nice but some that rival Bridgeport). I don't know if it's still there but right nearby the Norwalk Kmart was a dive hamburger joint called Swanky Franks that the police discovered a dead guy in. I'm guessing part of its reason for closure was that most CT Kmarts seem to be focused in New Haven and Hartford counties and this was kind of out on the fringe (although the Torrington store kind of debunks this theory).

Interesting to know about the town. I also couldn't find the opening date of the Milford store because I first started seeing it in advertisements in/by 1980. Do you know when East Haven opened? For some reason, the Hartford Courant doesn't run many ads in Fairfield and especially New Haven counties.

The first Connecticut Kmart was Manchester and it opened in 1972. Next was Cromwell, opened in 1973. Next was Waterbury and Southington which opened on the same day in 1973. Vernon was 1975.

Milford, Ansonia (once apart of the Ansonia Mall, now demolished for a Big Y) and East Haven must've opened around these years.

Windsor was the 9th Connecticut store, opened in 1976. Watertown might've been 1976 or 1977. I think Wallingford was 1977 and Wethersfield was 1977. All of these stores were formerly Grants.

Torrington (20 miles outside Waterbury) opened in 1980. Farmington began appearing in ads during 1980, it became Builder's Square and is now Sports Authority. When did Farmington open?!
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: standa on January 18, 2008, 03:04:20 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by Loki
The Milford, CT Kmart opened around 1970(maybe earlier) and really hasn't changed much over the years. It got the new logo when they did the "Big Kmart thing" and some fresh paint and and had the dept.'s rearranged.
 From what I read in the newspapers (and learned on these forums) the Derby store started out as a Zayre then became Reads followed by Jordan Marsh then Kmart.
I don't remember the Orange store in its Kmart days but it was a Builder's Square until the chain's demise (mid to late '90s ?) and vacate since.
The Norwalk one closed sometime in the mid '80's and it can be pretty rough area (there are parts that are nice but some that rival Bridgeport). I don't know if it's still there but right nearby the Norwalk Kmart was a dive hamburger joint called Swanky Franks that the police discovered a dead guy in. I'm guessing part of its reason for closure was that most CT Kmarts seem to be focused in New Haven and Hartford counties and this was kind of out on the fringe (although the Torrington store kind of debunks this theory).

I visited the Orange Kmart once in the mid 80s.  It seemed old and rundown even back then.  I think it had a deli/snack bar in the front of the store.  Not long after I went there, it closed and was turned into a Builder's Square.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: XISMZERO on January 19, 2008, 03:51:09 PM
Here's where the original WINDSOR Kmart was. It was originally a Grants, then became Kmart in 1976 when Grants went out of business. Today, it's a Job Lot.

Taken today.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: XISMZERO on January 19, 2008, 03:52:12 PM
Here's a vintage picture of when it was Grants back in 1968! This came from an ad in the Hartford Courant. The plaza is kind of ghettoish today, sadly.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: MikeRa on January 24, 2008, 12:29:20 AM
Here in Philadelphia, a couple of our K Marts started as other stores:

1: NE Corner 9th & Market Street: opened as Gimbel Brothers, then became Stern's in 1986, then Clover (discount division of Strawbridge & Clothier) in 1993, then finally K Mart in 1997.
2: Penrose Shopping Center (Island Ave, near Philadelphia International Airport): Opened as Clover, then became K Mart
3: Brookhaven Shopping Center (Street Road & Hulmeville Road), Bensalem: Opened as J. M. Fields/Food Fair-Pantry Pride combo store, became K Mart in early 1980's.
:info:
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: store215 on January 24, 2008, 11:45:49 AM
In case anyone is interested, there are a lot of Super Kmart pics on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=kmart&m=tags&page=1

It looks like the K-Cafe was turned into one of those fake doctor office things, using Sears styled lettering
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: dmx10101 on January 24, 2008, 01:06:03 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by MBZ321
In case anyone is interested, there are a lot of Super Kmart pics on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=kmart&m=tags&page=1

It looks like the K-Cafe was turned into one of those fake doctor office things, using Sears styled lettering

If you go to this guys photos- http://www.flickr.com/photos/ryanrules and look on pages 7, 8, and 9 he has lots of pics of the interior of a Super K. I don't know which location it is though. That location does have the eatery turned into a doctors office, complete with the o in doctors fallen off.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Zayre88 on January 27, 2008, 01:19:58 PM
The former Kmart in Skowhegan is now a Tractor Supply.  It closed in 1995 and stayed vacant until fall 2007! 1/3 of the former Kmart is still vacant and not renovated inside.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: beachgal26 on January 29, 2008, 06:37:31 PM
There was an interesting article in today's USA Today that spoke of how badly things are deteriorating for both of these chains.  Apparently, Aylwin Lewis will be stepping down as CEO since sales have fallen over 3.5% so far this year and show no room for improvement.

In another note, several of those interviewed for the article, claimed that they no longer shopped at their local K-Mart as customer service is down, sales items are unavailable and the stores are dirty.  (That is exactly what our local K-Mart was like the last year that it was open.)

"The 74 off-mall Sears Grand stores, which feature food, appliances and items found at both Sears and K-Mart, Brathwaite acknowledges, "have not met the company's expectations."  He notes, though, that the stores are more profitable, and the company thinks the concept is still valid."

Now, I am no economics wiz, but that statement appears to sum up what is wrong with the current leadership.  They continue to forge ahead with ideas and keep them in play even when it appears to NOT be working.  Go figure!

:huh:    :huh:    :huh:
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: NJxxJon on January 29, 2008, 07:00:34 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by beachgal26
There was an interesting article in today's USA Today that spoke of how badly things are deteriorating for both of these chains.  Apparently, Aylwin Lewis will be stepping down as CEO since sales have fallen over 3.5% so far this year and show no room for improvement.

In another note, several of those interviewed for the article, claimed that they no longer shopped at their local K-Mart as customer service is down, sales items are unavailable and the stores are dirty.  (That is exactly what our local K-Mart was like the last year that it was open.)

"The 74 off-mall Sears Grand stores, which feature food, appliances and items found at both Sears and K-Mart, Brathwaite acknowledges, "have not met the company's expectations."  He notes, though, that the stores are more profitable, and the company thinks the concept is still valid."

Now, I am no economics wiz, but that statement appears to sum up what is wrong with the current leadership.  They continue to forge ahead with ideas and keep them in play even when it appears to NOT be working.  Go figure!

:huh:    :huh:    :huh:

We should make a KARRRRR KEE AND TAKE OVA! :bouncing:
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: beachgal26 on January 29, 2008, 08:58:37 PM
I think that at this point, anyone could be doing a better job than the current admin bunch!

:insane:
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: XISMZERO on February 19, 2008, 01:22:08 AM
Here's the Kmart in FITCHBURG/LEOMINSTER, MASS. Taken last weekend (2-16-2008).

If you were a mailman, you'd be delivering it to Fitchburg but it's right on the town line at Twin City Mall.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: XISMZERO on February 19, 2008, 01:23:27 AM
Here's the Kmart in FITCHBURG/LEOMINSTER, MASS. Taken last weekend (2-16-2008).

This Kmart has disgracefully stooped to an all-new low using clear-as-day Ames shopping carts!
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: XISMZERO on February 19, 2008, 01:24:58 AM
Here's the Kmart in FITCHBURG/LEOMINSTER, MASS. Taken last weekend (2-16-2008).

The store by night.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: C. Fontaine on February 19, 2008, 08:09:36 AM
QuoteOriginally posted by XISMZERO
Here's the Kmart in FITCHBURG/LEOMINSTER, MASS. Taken last weekend (2-16-2008).

This Kmart has disgracefully stooped to an all-new low using clear-as-day Ames shopping carts!
Wow, even OSJL know better than that...

Haha, that reminds me of Wal-Mart stooping to this low, and using Ames's slogan!
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: dmx10101 on March 02, 2008, 04:20:30 PM
Jacksonville, FL Kmart, one of the largest Big Kmarts I've been to. I did not have an auto center. Still has a operational K Cafe, was a former Little Caesars.

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v280/dmx10101/kmart.jpg)



Neptune beach, FL Kmart. It was remodeled/expanded in the early 2000s. The part on the right with the brighter colored roof is the expanded part. This location has a closed auto center on the left in front of the garden center. Never had a K Cafe, atleast not after it was remodeled.

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v280/dmx10101/kmart2.jpg)



Jacksonville Beach, FL Kmart. This location closed a few years ago to make way for a new Home Depot, that has yet to be built. It was a nicer store, it had a K Cafe and no auto center.

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v280/dmx10101/kmart3.jpg)



I saved the best for last....

Jacksonville, FL This used to be a Jefferson Ward, a Woolco, a Kmart, and is now a Burlington Coat Factory. It is still the original building too. I remember it well when it was a Kmart, and I was sad to see it close. It was a unique Kmart because  it had warehouse style ceilings like at a Sams Club, it had a Little Caesars which I used to eat at with my parents.

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v280/dmx10101/kmart4.jpg)
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: store215 on March 03, 2008, 11:27:53 PM
Here's a unique look into a 90's Kmart
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnXWT3NHhiU
It's funny how little has changed (and that the orange is making an appearance again in their new remodels)
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Zayre88 on March 12, 2008, 05:42:22 PM
Martha to seek mass market partners after Kmart

-- Home Textiles Today, 3/12/2008 2:18:00 PM

New York – Addressing her second analyst conference in as many days, Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia's chief elaborated a bit yesterday on her March 10 assertion the brand would live on in the mass market after its exclusive contract with Kmart expires in January 2010.

"Right now we do not believe Kmart is our likely partner going forward," president and ceo Susan Lyne said during the Bank of America 2008 Consumer Conference here. "However, as of January 2010 we can be in any other mass retailer," and the company is free to pursue new deals now, she added.

Lyne noted that its other channel exclusives are with first-in-class retailers (Lowe's, Macy's and Costco) and indicated the company believes it will receive more floor space and better promotion if it signs another exclusive in the mass market.

http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/CA6540452.html
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: XISMZERO on March 13, 2008, 10:33:56 AM
Found an old-school "garden shop" sign at the Waterbury, CT store. I never knew this was here since it has a new one on the front of the store. This one opened the same day as Southington (now a Price Chopper) in November 1973. The sign has been here for 35 years.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Anonymous on March 13, 2008, 03:05:17 PM
Rome, GA in April 2007.  Very nice store.

EDIT: Sorry, file's too large. It's gotta fit the page (700x or less).
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: dmx10101 on March 13, 2008, 11:01:58 PM
The Rome, Ga store is the one I visited recently and posted all about including lots of pictures on pages 58 of this thread.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: XISMZERO on March 21, 2008, 07:28:21 PM
Vacant Kmart in Columbus, OH.

I didn't know this one was here. I wonder how many years its been vacant? The parking lot, like most parking lots in Ohio was in horrendous shape.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: XISMZERO on March 21, 2008, 07:31:43 PM
GROVE CITY / COLUMBUS, OH.

A typical mid-70s one with pre-Big K sign. I was surprised this one missed the Big K invasion.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: XISMZERO on March 21, 2008, 07:32:28 PM
GROVE CITY / COLUMBUS, OH.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: XISMZERO on March 21, 2008, 07:34:19 PM
CAMBRIDGE, OH at the I-70 junction.

Stopped here to use the restroom -- never been inside a Super K before. Very, very big store!
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: XISMZERO on March 21, 2008, 07:35:44 PM
CAMBRIDGE, OH at the I-70 junction.

This Super Kmart had a K Express gas station! I didn't know Kmart had their own fuel stations.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: XISMZERO on March 21, 2008, 07:38:26 PM
CLARION, PA at Clarion Mall

Stopped here to get myself a back pillow. I had been on the road for a good 4 hours -- my back was killing me. This one had an old Garden Shop sign and you could tell it was old. That's the mall entrance, leads to the side hallway not the entrance to the store.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: XISMZERO on March 21, 2008, 07:39:33 PM
CLARION, PA at Clarion Mall
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: XISMZERO on March 21, 2008, 07:41:10 PM
ENOLA, PA near Harrisburg. This one had another old Garden Shop sign!
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: XISMZERO on March 21, 2008, 07:41:56 PM
ENOLA, PA near Harrisburg. Old Garden Shop sign!
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: XISMZERO on March 21, 2008, 07:44:20 PM
ST. CLAIRSVILLE, OH at Ohio Valley Mall. The mall was somewhat bogged with vacancy.

You can usually tell a mall is second rate if Kmart is an anchor. I wanted a shot of the interior entrance (looked like the exterior but was painted tan) but there were maintenance workers all over the place.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Zayre88 on March 21, 2008, 08:04:17 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by XISMZERO
GROVE CITY / COLUMBUS, OH.

A typical mid-70s one with pre-Big K sign. I was surprised this one missed the Big K invasion.

Nice Kmart pictures !!  I'm surprised too about that "regular" Kmart logo.  From this angle, you can see the labelscar spots from the older K-mart logo.

Those Craftsman/Kenmore/DieHard signs really attracted thousands of shoppers to that store... ;)
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Zayre88 on March 25, 2008, 07:26:20 AM
Want a modern Kmart for your city? Wait until a tornado goes through it!
QuoteKmart will reopen Prattville location - March 25, 2008

Kmart is returning to Prattville, a company spokesman said, but the retailer won't promise its former employees their old jobs back.

(...) Freely also refused to release details of what the new store will look like. Kmart is introducing a new design to some of its stores, but she said the company would not decide the Prattville's store's concept until closer to its opening.

Arthur said he had hopes the store would be one of the new designs.

"Our market is ripe for that," he said.

Other retailers have decided to introduce new concepts in Prattville, he said.

"We are seeing that trend," he said. "It is good for us."

Kmart said the new store will be more modern than the former outlet in a statement announcing the new store.

"While merchandising and design plans are still in the early stages, the store will have new fixtures and other design concepts which will give the store a fresh, bright and exciting appearance," the company said.


http://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080325/NEWS/803250316/1001  
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: dmx10101 on March 25, 2008, 11:33:15 AM
interested to see what it looks like.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: NJxxJon on March 25, 2008, 11:45:26 AM
The k-mart here in Brick NJ on Rt- 88 : Feels Old School with Nu-School signs. The people that work here HATE the place.  The Floors are brown on black like wallo -mart however.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: XISMZERO on March 30, 2008, 10:05:58 PM
ACTON, MASS. Taken today 3-30-2008.

A weird looking Kmart with a wood shingled roof. This one didn't have a road sign or a garden shop sign!
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: XISMZERO on March 30, 2008, 10:09:47 PM
ACTON, MASS. Taken today 3-30-2008.

A tiny sign and a label scar. This must've been something else before Kmart? This one looks just like the one in Great Barrington.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on March 30, 2008, 10:11:10 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by XISMZERO
ACTON, MASS. Taken today 3-30-2008.

A tiny sign and a label scar. This must've been something else before Kmart? This one looks just like the one in Great Barrington.

 it was a WT GRANT. the kmart opened in 1976 and is 60,000 sq.ft.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: store215 on March 31, 2008, 10:03:24 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by XISMZERO
CAMBRIDGE, OH at the I-70 junction.

Stopped here to use the restroom -- never been inside a Super K before. Very, very big store!

looks like it was a regular kmart expanded...surprised its still open (wal-mart sign in background)
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on March 31, 2008, 10:06:37 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by MBZ321
QuoteOriginally posted by XISMZERO
CAMBRIDGE, OH at the I-70 junction.

Stopped here to use the restroom -- never been inside a Super K before. Very, very big store!

looks like it was a regular kmart expanded...surprised its still open (wal-mart sign in background)

 it was a regular Kmart that expanded. I Went there in November and they told me it was expanded 6 yrs ago. here is my take of this store: I went here November 13, 2007.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: XISMZERO on March 31, 2008, 10:28:25 PM
Here's the Kmart at Billerica Mall in Billerica, MA. It's a dead mall, but the Kmart is still kickin'... Taken on March 30, 2008.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: XISMZERO on March 31, 2008, 10:29:11 PM
Billerica Mall in Billerica, MA. Taken on March 30, 2008. Old-school road sign!
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: XISMZERO on March 31, 2008, 10:29:51 PM
Billerica Mall in Billerica, MA. Taken on March 30, 2008. Old-school garden shop sign!
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: XISMZERO on March 31, 2008, 10:31:11 PM
Billerica Mall in Billerica, MA. Taken on March 30, 2008.

Sign inside the mall.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: XISMZERO on March 31, 2008, 10:31:43 PM
Billerica Mall in Billerica, MA. Taken on March 30, 2008. Kmart benches!
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Anonymous on April 01, 2008, 12:03:54 PM
So is KMART trying to be more high end like Target? The only one left near me is in Braintree, MA.

We used to have one in Rockland that was ghetto fabulous. I get nostalgic just thinking about it. They turned the Kmart building into some weird church!
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: XISMZERO on April 01, 2008, 12:59:58 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by Anonymous
So is KMART trying to be more high end like Target? The only one left near me is in Braintree, MA.

We used to have one in Rockland that was ghetto fabulous. I get nostalgic just thinking about it. They turned the Kmart building into some weird church!

The Boston area is still a rich market for Kmart stores. Go look at the store locator: you've got Saugus, Acton, Billerica, Somerville, Brockton, Milford -- all within 30 miles!
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Birdsong on April 12, 2008, 07:28:36 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by storehistoryguy
Brooksville, Florida.
(http://www.sptimes.com/2003/01/15/photos/biz-kmart.jpg)

http://www.sptimes.com/2003/01/15/Business/Attention__shoppers__.shtml
This one moved from  across the street from a tiny store to a new huge store. It did not last long Super walmart opened up...I think this closed in 2000
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Anonymous on April 21, 2008, 03:04:23 PM
Yeah.. Braintree is the only one close by. I went there on Saturday just to appease my curiousity. The decor was deliciously out of date and the prices were not that good. It was awesome. I actually got this really cute purple sleeveless sweater though.

http://www.kmart.com/shc/s/p_10151_10104_027B969144110001P?vName=Clothing&cName=Women%27s&sName=Sweaters
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: FearlessSwan on June 12, 2008, 12:56:14 AM
Former K-Mart in Largo, FL. A self-storage facility has taken it over, along with most of the dead strip mall that surrounds it. I wonder if it will swallow up the recently closed Kash-N-Karry as well.

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v427/JetsLuvver/Other%20pics/kmart.png)
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: FearlessSwan on June 15, 2008, 06:14:40 PM
The infamous Appliance Direct in Daytona Beach, FL looks like an old Kmart.

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v427/JetsLuvver/Other%20pics/ad.png)
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Kmart4life on June 15, 2008, 06:32:17 PM
I could not agree more. I was in there not to long ago.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: FearlessSwan on June 18, 2008, 01:42:22 AM
St. Petersburg

(https://businessphotosusa.com/imagedb/img/US/33711/2006/US-33711-502753148_2006-08-05-13-52-2526826.jpg)

St. Augustine, FL
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: dmx10101 on June 18, 2008, 09:58:07 AM
I think I've been in the St. Augustine one before.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: wwefan101 on June 22, 2008, 10:52:02 AM
they need to have more check outs open  when ther busy but they allwyas hvae one  right now ther  in the progase of  a remoudle  ther puting in newflooring and check outs    right now from regster 5 to 13 is a big wall up      im sure  ther probley wont  use half the check outs when it opens whats evey ones   opion about kmarts to me i cant stand them
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: FearlessSwan on June 26, 2008, 12:34:04 AM
Former Kmart, Sidney, NY. A newer one was built down the road during the whole Big K craze.


(http://www.loopnet.com/Attachments/7/7/C/xy_77C4675B-4A9A-46F7-BDF8-3CD970B0FD26__.jpg)
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: C. Fontaine on July 01, 2008, 10:56:04 AM
I hate the Webster, MA Krapmart.  The floors are so dirty in some spots I don't even think bleach could clean it up.  Since Little Caesars closed I've had no reason to go there.  A few years ago they had some guys walk out with a big screen tv and no one even stopped them... and they got away.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 01, 2008, 11:17:30 AM
QuoteOriginally posted by C. Fontaine
I hate the Webster, MA Krapmart.  The floors are so dirty in some spots I don't even think bleach could clean it up.  Since Little Caesars closed I've had no reason to go there.  A few years ago they had some guys walk out with a big screen tv and no one even stopped them... and they got away.

thats theft, or near Grand theft. I have a friend from my college from Oxford who thinks the store is gross!   I read the store got expanded in 1992.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: C. Fontaine on July 01, 2008, 11:44:38 AM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by C. Fontaine
I hate the Webster, MA Krapmart.  The floors are so dirty in some spots I don't even think bleach could clean it up.  Since Little Caesars closed I've had no reason to go there.  A few years ago they had some guys walk out with a big screen tv and no one even stopped them... and they got away.

thats theft, or near Grand theft. I have a friend from my college from Oxford who thinks the store is gross!   I read the store got expanded in 1992.
Haha no way, I live one town over!
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: wwefan101 on July 01, 2008, 02:05:04 PM
in 92 they went from kmar to big kmart ther replaceing  the damaged tiles  and instaling new resgsters ift i knew how to post pics i have online i whould
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: frameguy2704 on July 03, 2008, 10:43:17 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by frameguy2704
check out the story on the use for the K-Mart plaza, K-Mart vacant since mid 90's

http://www.projo.com/ri/coventry/content/WB_brookside_07-13-07_D96BOA9.33a30d6.html

UPDATE!!!

They have fenced off the plaza to get ready for demolition, I will post pics
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Kmart4life on July 06, 2008, 12:20:01 AM
i like Kmart but they need new direction to take them into the future and Sears is definetly not the answer. They could really revamp their stores and lower prices on their product and come up with a new logo and a catchy motto.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: KmartDanny09 on July 07, 2008, 11:51:50 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by Zayre2
i like Kmart but they need new direction to take them into the future and Sears is definetly not the answer. They could really revamp their stores and lower prices on their product and come up with a new logo and a catchy motto.

I agree... heres what they need to do:

1) Update stores, especially lighting, and store fixturing. Many of our gondola fixtures are yellowed. Simply cleaning up the place and painting would be welcoming to customers!

2) Change store-fronts. Make them more inviting. More lights in the parking lot.

3) Update cash registers. WAYYY too slow right now. We also need the credit-card machines where the customer signs them... printing eats up time.

4) Give employees radios. To make price checks easier and to get a hold of management quicker. As of now, for price checks we must walk to the service desk, call the department, wait for response, override the price, and call management to approve. This can take FOREVER especially on busy days....

5) U-Scans... more check-outs with less people.

6) Better management... our managers aren't too good with dealing with people.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 08, 2008, 06:04:55 AM
QuoteOriginally posted by KmartDanny09
QuoteOriginally posted by Zayre2
i like Kmart but they need new direction to take them into the future and Sears is definetly not the answer. They could really revamp their stores and lower prices on their product and come up with a new logo and a catchy motto.

I agree... heres what they need to do:

1) Update stores, especially lighting, and store fixturing. Many of our gondola fixtures are yellowed. Simply cleaning up the place and painting would be welcoming to customers!

2) Change store-fronts. Make them more inviting. More lights in the parking lot.

3) Update cash registers. WAYYY too slow right now. We also need the credit-card machines where the customer signs them... printing eats up time.

4) Give employees radios. To make price checks easier and to get a hold of management quicker. As of now, for price checks we must walk to the service desk, call the department, wait for response, override the price, and call management to approve. This can take FOREVER especially on busy days....

5) U-Scans... more check-outs with less people.

6) Better management... our managers aren't too good with dealing with people.

for me, they need to have more supercenters!
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: dmx10101 on July 08, 2008, 11:55:51 AM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by KmartDanny09
QuoteOriginally posted by Zayre2
i like Kmart but they need new direction to take them into the future and Sears is definetly not the answer. They could really revamp their stores and lower prices on their product and come up with a new logo and a catchy motto.

I agree... heres what they need to do:

1) Update stores, especially lighting, and store fixturing. Many of our gondola fixtures are yellowed. Simply cleaning up the place and painting would be welcoming to customers!

2) Change store-fronts. Make them more inviting. More lights in the parking lot.

3) Update cash registers. WAYYY too slow right now. We also need the credit-card machines where the customer signs them... printing eats up time.

4) Give employees radios. To make price checks easier and to get a hold of management quicker. As of now, for price checks we must walk to the service desk, call the department, wait for response, override the price, and call management to approve. This can take FOREVER especially on busy days....

5) U-Scans... more check-outs with less people.

6) Better management... our managers aren't too good with dealing with people.

for me, they need to have more supercenters!

They should, cause the Supercenter I went to was pretty cool and had a good selection of food.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: frameguy2704 on July 11, 2008, 09:24:43 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by frameguy2704
check out the story on the use for the K-Mart plaza, K-Mart vacant since mid 90's

http://www.projo.com/ri/coventry/content/WB_brookside_07-13-07_D96BOA9.33a30d6.html

It is finally happening, the kmart that has been empty for 15 years is finally going away, it will be nice to see something else in that plaza.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: frameguy2704 on July 11, 2008, 09:32:35 PM
More pics
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: frameguy2704 on July 11, 2008, 09:33:10 PM
and one more
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: wiseguy93 on July 12, 2008, 12:30:51 AM
Here's a former Kmart in Middlesboro, Kentucky now a
Steve & Barry's. This is located in the Middlesboro Mall. It has a mall enterance. They have completely remolded the store. The only thing you can tell about it being a Kmart is the big white vents. This K mart closed in 2002. Not for sure when the Kmart was built. Looks like a late 1970's. The mall does too.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: wiseguy93 on July 12, 2008, 12:34:48 AM
Another Picture of the old Middlesboro Kmart. Steve & Barry's is a clothing store. All prices are $8.98.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: videogamer75 on July 13, 2008, 10:16:26 AM
Kmart isn't too great of a store now compared to Target and Walmart, but I don't want them to go out of business. They need to spruce up their stores, give the company a big overhaul, ADVERTISE more, and most importantly open up some new stores and get competitive! Same for Sears.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Zayre88 on July 13, 2008, 02:10:31 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by videogamer75
Kmart isn't too great of a store now compared to Target and Walmart, but I don't want them to go out of business. They need to spruce up their stores, give the company a big overhaul, ADVERTISE more, and most importantly open up some new stores and get competitive! Same for Sears.

I agree, they need to be more aggressive, get their act together, roll out a bright new concept for all stores, renovations, opening new stores, act like a retailer...

Here's a picture of the nicest Kmart store in Maine, located in Auburn.  The store is large, clean, bright, well kept and shelves are full.  They just did a paint job of the exterior and it's already an improvement from the old gray building. It's no Target, but it's a step foward.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: NJxxJon on July 13, 2008, 03:04:46 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by Zayre88
QuoteOriginally posted by videogamer75
Kmart isn't too great of a store now compared to Target and Walmart, but I don't want them to go out of business. They need to spruce up their stores, give the company a big overhaul, ADVERTISE more, and most importantly open up some new stores and get competitive! Same for Sears.

I agree, they need to be more aggressive, get their act together, roll out a bright new concept for all stores, renovations, opening new stores, act like a retailer...

Here's a picture of the nicest Kmart store in Maine, located in Auburn.  The store is large, clean, bright, well kept and shelves are full.  They just did a paint job of the exterior and it's already an improvement from the old gray building. It's no Target, but it's a step foward.

Yes that does look good already.....Most places by me have retarded faded parking lines.....
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: videogamer75 on July 13, 2008, 04:29:25 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by Zayre88
QuoteOriginally posted by videogamer75
Kmart isn't too great of a store now compared to Target and Walmart, but I don't want them to go out of business. They need to spruce up their stores, give the company a big overhaul, ADVERTISE more, and most importantly open up some new stores and get competitive! Same for Sears.

I agree, they need to be more aggressive, get their act together, roll out a bright new concept for all stores, renovations, opening new stores, act like a retailer...

Here's a picture of the nicest Kmart store in Maine, located in Auburn.  The store is large, clean, bright, well kept and shelves are full.  They just did a paint job of the exterior and it's already an improvement from the old gray building. It's no Target, but it's a step foward.

I like that Kmart too. It looks nice, clean and well maintained. All Kmarts should be like this. One thing that definitely has to go is the low roofs w/yellow neons and the recycled carts with Kmart stickers on them. I was at Kmart today, and noticed a bunch of carts with stickers on them....I was almost going to peel one off, but there were too many people around....lol.

Also, is it me, or are there a lot of shopping centers that are almost completely abandoned with only a Kmart?
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: dmx10101 on July 14, 2008, 04:10:23 PM
Kmart now has a special page on their website for store remodels- Click Here for it (http://www.kmart.com/shc/s/dap_10151_10104_DAP_Remodel?adCell=A3). It has a few pics of the newly remodeled stores and a PDF list of the stores that have been recently remodeled.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: videogamer75 on July 14, 2008, 08:31:32 PM
That is awesome. I hope more Kmarts become that way. This is part of the overhaul I've been waiting for them to do. There also appears to be a lot of remodels in NJ, which is good.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: NJxxJon on July 14, 2008, 09:24:32 PM
Looks like a...........WAIT SEARS AND BEST BUY!!! The one in Toms River Needs new lighting. Period. The End.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: videogamer75 on July 15, 2008, 01:56:47 AM
Kmart apparently knows that the yellow neon lighting is bad, since the store remodels promise better and brighter lighting.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: AmesNewington on July 15, 2008, 09:36:46 AM
I wish Cromwell CT would get a remodel. Southbury CT is the only CT store getting one, but it probably needed it the most.

The Cromwell K-Mart reminds me of Ames a lot. It felt like I was in one when I visited this K-mart.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Caldor1999 on July 16, 2008, 04:16:49 AM
QuoteOriginally posted by AmesNewington
I wish Cromwell CT would get a remodel. Southbury CT is the only CT store getting one, but it probably needed it the most.

The Cromwell K-Mart reminds me of Ames a lot. It felt like I was in one when I visited this K-mart.

alot of the kamrts near me need some remodeling its pretty much just a Caldor with kmart signs all over the place they havent chaged much since they took over a few of them near me they still have the same tiles carpting walls and shelves and such only thing they chaged was the caldor logo and put up the kamrt one and did a cheep paint job on the outside
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: wiseguy93 on July 19, 2008, 03:47:20 PM
Kmart in Bluefiled West Virginia Built in 1993. Shopping Center is also anchored by Food Lion.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Ameskid on July 19, 2008, 08:41:47 PM
No KMart deserves a remodel more than ours.  You know how when they were attached to malls, they had Little Caesars' pizza?  Well, when Beechmont Mall was torn down, they promptly took action!  Did they take the Little Caesar's sign down?  Of course not!  They built a wall in front of the whole area!
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: C. Fontaine on July 23, 2008, 08:01:48 PM
The Webster, MA K-Mart...
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: XISMZERO on July 23, 2008, 08:23:06 PM
It would seem Kmart stores not featuring full-fledged remodels will be getting the cheap remodel: a paint job. Holyoke, Mass. and Vernon, CT have been painted over in orange and tans.

Here's the Holyoke, Mass. one (a former WT Grant) I took July 20, 2008.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: XISMZERO on July 23, 2008, 08:25:23 PM
A formerly vacant Strauss Auto in Holyoke, Mass. is now a Sears Outlet. Oh, I forgot to mention this Kmart has a Kmart Family Diner on the other side!
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: KmartDanny09 on July 27, 2008, 11:59:21 PM
Hopefully my K-Mart (Toledo Oh, Reynolds Rd) will be getting remodeled.

A new "lifestyle center" (to replace a recently closed mall, Southwyck for you "dead mall" fans) is being planned down the road, and is attracting a lot of interest. The city has invested new landscaping and lighting on the street on which we're located to welcome this new development.

Our store is getting a new parking lot, to finish the look on the outside. Our K-Mart was painted in off-white/tan with orange trim after another location in the city closed to show that K-mart was here to stay. God I hope so... we need an update. We're in 5 mile radius of 2 Wal-mart supercenters, 3 Krogers, 1 Kohls, 1 Target and one Meijer.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: C. Fontaine on August 04, 2008, 08:20:43 PM
The Palmer, MA K-Mart...  Notice the vertical windows, a look that many former Ames had.  I forget what former store used this design.  Anyways, it's attached to a big empty plaza along a middle-of-nowhere stretch of Route 20 here in Mass.

Click here for more pictures (http://www.amesfanclub.com/archive/main.php/v/other/kmart/palmer/)
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: XISMZERO on August 04, 2008, 09:34:01 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by C. Fontaine
The Monson, MA K-Mart...  Notice the vertical windows, a look that many former Ames had.  I forget what former store used this design.  Anyways, it's attached to a big empty plaza along a middle-of-nowhere stretch of Route 20 here in Mass.

Click here for more pictures (http://www.amesfanclub.com/archive/main.php/v/other/kmart/monson/)

That's the one in Palmer. I think it was remodeled or repainted a few years back. Those thin windows on the front might suggest it was once a WT Grant. If so, it was probably moved in in the mid-70's.

There used to be one in Wilbraham about 20 minutes away, but it's gone now which leaves the ghetto Springfield one on the other side of town.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: videogamer75 on September 03, 2008, 05:14:06 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by videogamer75
This abandoned kmart is in Clementon NJ

Note: I have tons more store pictures on flickr.

I made a mistake on this one, this was never a Kmart. I knew Clementon had a Kmart and I thought this was it, but it turns out it was actually a W.T. Grant City (their attempt at a more Kmart-like discount store from the 60's), then a Pathmark supermarket, and lastly an indoor flea market in the early 90's. The REAL Clementon Kmart is still open, and it's down a back road.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: richway987 on September 04, 2008, 05:04:27 PM
here is the abandoned Kmart in the coliseum shopping center in Charlotte, NC. It opened in 1965 and closed in the early 90's. As you can see, it was remodeled, probably right before kmart left.  

(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2163/2247448440_d98c054906.jpg)
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: ameskmart1 on September 04, 2008, 10:25:46 PM
Former Super Kmart in Lincoln Park, MI
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: dmx10101 on September 05, 2008, 01:27:22 AM
QuoteOriginally posted by ameskmart1
Former Super Kmart in Lincoln Park, MI

It still looks just like a Super K.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Jonah Norason on September 13, 2008, 03:56:13 PM
XISMZERO: I left a comment on this page (http://thecaldorrainbow.blogspot.com/2008/07/kmart-re-introduces-umpteenth-store.html). Please read and answer.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: dmx10101 on September 13, 2008, 03:59:44 PM
I went to a Kmart that I had never been before a few days ago, its located in Snellville, GA. I was a typical older Big K, it had a K Cafe as pictured below, and an extremely old looking pharmacy, wish I could of got a pic of it. The store was dead when I was there at like 5pm.

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v280/dmx10101/dd0d8ada.jpg)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v280/dmx10101/a473f2ba.jpg)

If you look at the pic of the K Cafe under the K Cafe sign it says "Featuring" and then a grayed out circle to the right which used to say Little Caesars. It still had a huge pizza machine and they are now serveing their brand of pizza.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: NJxxJon on September 13, 2008, 04:05:47 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by richway987
here is the abandoned Kmart in the coliseum shopping center in Charlotte, NC. It opened in 1965 and closed in the early 90's. As you can see, it was remodeled, probably right before kmart left.  

(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2163/2247448440_d98c054906.jpg)

Wow, A store for wallpaper....haha.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Jonah Norason on September 15, 2008, 04:46:32 PM
I found an old generic floorplan for Kmarts, circa 1996 (sorry no Super K designs).

Is this what they still have in some places????

http://web.archive.org/web/19961108193056/www.kmart.com/images/kmap.gif
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Lastdaysofrain on September 16, 2008, 02:19:16 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by Jonah Norason
I found an old generic floorplan for Kmarts, circa 1996 (sorry no Super K designs).

Is this what they still have in some places????

http://web.archive.org/web/19961108193056/www.kmart.com/images/kmap.gif

That is a very similar layout to the Saugus, MA store.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Zayre88 on September 16, 2008, 02:49:40 PM
A large Kmart store at the Lilac Mall of Rochester NH.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Zayre88 on September 18, 2008, 06:47:40 AM
Kmart is still slowly closing stores here and there...

QuoteIrondequoit Kmart is closing
Sept. 16 2008

The Kmart at 999 E. Ridge Road in Irondequoit is scheduled to close on or about Nov. 12.

Kimberly Freely, a spokeswoman for Sears Holding Corp., said that the store is closing for business reasons, adding that no other Kmart or Sears stores are closing in the Rochester area at this time.

http://www.democratandchronicle.com/article/20080916/NEWS01/80916025/1002/NEWS
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on September 18, 2008, 08:44:12 AM
QuoteOriginally posted by Zayre88
Kmart is still slowly closing stores here and there...

QuoteIrondequoit Kmart is closing
Sept. 16 2008

The Kmart at 999 E. Ridge Road in Irondequoit is scheduled to close on or about Nov. 12.

Kimberly Freely, a spokeswoman for Sears Holding Corp., said that the store is closing for business reasons, adding that no other Kmart or Sears stores are closing in the Rochester area at this time.

http://www.democratandchronicle.com/article/20080916/NEWS01/80916025/1002/NEWS
well just one or two every once in a while, maybe like lease expirements or landlord stuff or whatever.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Mobil on September 27, 2008, 11:03:09 PM
The only Kmart to have been recently remodeled in the Philadelphia area (where Kmart has many stores) is the one in West Chester. The store has the new logo and a new Kenmore department. It's in an old plaza which also had an Acme Super Saver and Lechters Housewares. Next to the plaza was an A&P, later Frank's Nursery, which was just demolished. :no::hurt::flaming:
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: frameguy2704 on September 29, 2008, 03:26:26 PM
Here is what it looked like today,
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: NJxxJon on September 29, 2008, 04:44:12 PM
Thanks for the pics man!
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: NJxxJon on September 30, 2008, 04:35:03 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by Mobil
The only Kmart to have been recently remodeled in the Philadelphia area (where Kmart has many stores) is the one in West Chester. The store has the new logo and a new Kenmore department. It's in an old plaza which also had an Acme Super Saver and Lechters Housewares. Next to the plaza was an A&P, later Frank's Nursery, which was just demolished. :no::hurt::flaming:

Wow, Philadelphia isnt on the news for GOOD things lately either. :hurt:
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Mobil on October 13, 2008, 06:19:09 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by richway987
here is the abandoned Kmart in the coliseum shopping center in Charlotte, NC. It opened in 1965 and closed in the early 90's. As you can see, it was remodeled, probably right before kmart left.  

(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2163/2247448440_d98c054906.jpg)

This looks just like the current Kmart in Brookhaven, PA, which used to have a "Family Dining" department.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Mobil on October 15, 2008, 05:34:56 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by videogamer75
Berlin, NJ Kmart

There is a former Acme in that plaza isn't there?
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: videogamer75 on October 16, 2008, 02:23:09 PM
Yes there is!
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Mobil on October 19, 2008, 12:21:59 PM
This was Ames store #1! It looks like their flagship store, with the lights and maybe the green logo. Does anyone know when this Kmart closed?
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: momof3 on October 20, 2008, 01:26:04 PM
Kmart now is one of the only stores offering layaways for the holiday season, bet some of them still have the layaway area there too unless its been remodeled.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: powersbt on October 20, 2008, 01:56:55 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by momof3
Kmart now is one of the only stores offering layaways for the holiday season, bet some of them still have the layaway area there too unless its been remodeled.

If I had to guess, if anyone is not using their Layaway Areas for that set purpose, then they are using them for storage, whether it is Inventory, Store Supplies, Pallets, etc. Areas in a store that are not in use, tend to get cluttered in a hurry.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Lastdaysofrain on October 21, 2008, 12:25:02 PM
The Somerville, MA store still has a layaway section.  Everytime I go in there there are plenty of customers using layaway.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: momof3 on October 21, 2008, 01:24:59 PM
I would definetly use the layaway if they bring it back, makes it much easier and no hiding Christmas gifts from the kids too early.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Mobil on October 23, 2008, 05:55:39 PM
This is a former Kmart in Houston, opened in 1983. It closed long ago. Kmart made a comeback in the area in 1996, when they bought many stores from Venture, but closed all those stores in 2002. :hurt::no::flaming: This store is also next to a former Kroger greenhouse, which was later MacFrugal's and now Big Lots. And across the street, there was an old-school Target which moved recently, and a former Albertsons.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: FearlessSwan on October 23, 2008, 06:55:38 PM
Toy truck with the 70s era logo on it. This is the first time I've seen one like it.


(http://photos.liveauctioneers.com/houses/mclarenauctionservices/17344/0030_1_lg.jpg)
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: KmartDanny09 on October 25, 2008, 10:53:24 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by momof3
Kmart now is one of the only stores offering layaways for the holiday season, bet some of them still have the layaway area there too unless its been remodeled.

As a employee of Kmart, MOST Kmarts still have layaway, including newer and remodeled stores. Layaway is still VERY popular with customers. In fact, it is a major money maker for our stores helping to account for 15% of our sales plan (at least my store's). It gets so busy that we have to a one person run the layaway counter and we have to use the jewelry counter as a backup.


BTW, if you are planning on taking out electronics layaways, please DO SO NOW!!! After a certain date (In November, sometime before the black Friday sales), items $200 and more in the electronics department will not be eligible for layaway...
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Mobil on October 26, 2008, 11:05:56 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by FearlessSwan
Toy truck with the 70s era logo on it. This is the first time I've seen one like it.


(http://photos.liveauctioneers.com/houses/mclarenauctionservices/17344/0030_1_lg.jpg)

That is really the 60's era logo, not 70's.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: mikey7290 on October 27, 2008, 04:50:29 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by Mobil
QuoteOriginally posted by FearlessSwan
Toy truck with the 70s era logo on it. This is the first time I've seen one like it.


(http://photos.liveauctioneers.com/houses/mclarenauctionservices/17344/0030_1_lg.jpg)

That's the 60's era logo, not 70's.

This logo was also used during the 70's and 80's.  Our Kmart opened in 1976 with this logo and kept it until they moved to a new location in 1990.  At that time, they switched to the red "K" with the word "mart" in white script diagonally on the letter "K."
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Mobil on October 27, 2008, 06:01:21 PM
The logo was used from 1962 to 1990. That style store on the truck box was built in the 60's though.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: MikeRa on November 07, 2008, 01:46:25 AM
That Kmart truck even still has the old "S.S. Kresge" price tag that was used at Kresge's, Kmart and Jupiter stores.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Mobil on November 13, 2008, 08:38:58 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by dmx10101
WARNING: EXTREMELY LONG POST!! lol :roll:

Well I am back from my road trip, it was about 120 miles round trip to go the Super K and Sears stores and was well worth it. I took several pics of both stores (see below) and have some good summaries of them.

First off I head to the recently converted Big Kmart to a Sears store in Marietta, GA. This store was odd because it wasn't a Sears Grand store but it still had items not normally sold at Sears. Anyways to I pull in and can obviously tell that this was a Kmart because it still retained the Kmart building style. It had a outside Pharmacy pickup window and a Garden Center like Kmart would have. So I walk in and immediately recognize the Kmart style low ceilings and florescent rows of lights..But most everything else had been remodeled and changed. About a 1/4 of the store was the Lands End shop. They had a surprisingly small regular clothing section too. This store had alot of departments that Kmart had- They had a greeting card dept, a small gourmet only food section, full service Pharmacy, large health and beauty section, make up section, large garden center, sporting goods dept, small toys dept, baby dept complete with baby food and baby wipes, domestics/ home goods dept, electronics dept (no music cds though and all of the DVDs were in locked cases), of course a large hardware dept., shoes dept, exercise dept, section of appliances, I don't recall seeing a jewelry dept..if there was it was small. They had internet kiosks all over the store. No food section, no household products section (toilet paper, paper towels). That's all of the sections I can remember. No cafe or restaurant. There were centralized checkouts by the entrance/exit, regular kmart style shopping carts. The store looked nice and you could tell they put some money into it and didn't just slap a Sears name on a Kmart store, but there were still elements that made you feel like you were at a kmart, which I liked. It definetly didn't feel like a mall Sears. I didn't get any interior pics because the store is very open with wide aisles and there were associates everywhere, the store was also completely dead with maybe a dozen people in it.

Next I was off to the last remaining Super Kmart Center in Georgia, located in Rome, GA. Upon arriving I was impressed with the very well kept up exterior of the store. At the end of the parking lot was the Kmart Express gas station, complete with a small convienance store. I found it funny that in a small shopping center building in the parking lot there was a Little Caesar's pizza place. There store was fairly busy, alot more so than a regular Kmart, but a fraction of the business a Super Walmart would have. Anyways into the store I went, into the food entrance side. The store inside was very well kept up too and well stocked also. The signage in the store looked nice and updated too. At the front of the store, across from the checkouts was customer service, next to customer service there was a ICEE/Soda fountain bar, (with cups purchasable at the register), a Olan Mills portrait studio, a impressively big Floral dept., and a fairly large Game Room. The store had 16 registers, but oddly they were dismantling the first 4 registers, I guess they were getting rid of them. I walked through the regular part of the store first. They had a large section of Craftsman tools in the hardware dept. Layaway was in the back of the store. Electronics was on the far right side of the store and probably the most disappointing department to me because it didn't have that great of a selection and was the most dated looking dept. in the store. Surprisingly this store didn't have any of the DVD's locked up. The last dept. on the back wall before you get to the food section was a good size Appliance department with refrigerators, stoves, washers, dryers, etc. including Kennmore of course. Then I grabbed a shopping cart (which btw some were blue and some were grey with the previously used Kmart logo on them) and headed to the part that made it a Super Kmart- the food section. I started at the back of the store where they had the produce dept, dairy/frozen foods and the meat/seafood dept. I could tell they used to have a fresh seafood section but they took the sign down and was now using the area for more packaged meat. They still had frozen seafood though. The produce dept. was nice and neat, well kept. The side wall had the deli/bakery and in the front corner the deli cafe restaurant. The bakery was excellent and had tons of goodies, they also had a Krispy Kreme case with individual donuts for 50 cents, a Vortman cookie case where you could pick 10 cookies for $1.00. The bakery put Wal-Marts to shame with selection. Next was the deli which was attached to the cafe. The deli was large with meat, cheeses, specialty dishes- cole slaw, etc., a hot bar with fried chicken, and lots of hot side dishes. You could get the hot food from the deli, or get a deli sub made and buy it and eat it at the cafe. And then the cafe had its own large menu with snacks like popcorn and nachos, menu items like chicken sandwiches, and a good sized breakfast menu and a drink bar with sodas and coffee. It had a huge seating area. After I picked out my groceries then I got some food at the cafe and sat and ate it there. After finishing at the cafe I headed to the checkouts. unfortunately it was like most Kmarts and only had two registers open with long lines..at a Supercenter!! and no self checkouts. So I checked out and then went in the arcade which was full of old games and played Area 51. I then headed out to my car, and went and got gas at the Kmart Express gas station. Upon leaving I noticed on the side of the store the empty Auto center..it was big, it had like 5 or 6 garage bays.
I took as many pics as I could of the store. Outside shots were hard because of the sunshine blocking my shots. I got some interiors pics, they're not the best, but I was trying to take the pics quick and not be obvious, as to not draw attention. Overall I was impressed with this Kmart, it was my first visit to a Super K and I was pleased with the look of the store, and the selection. If I had one closer to me I'd never step foot into a Wal-Mart again. I don't really know why the concept hasn't been that successful, I guess its just hard to lure people away from Wal-Mart no matter what. Enjoy the pics below.

This store reminds me of Pathmark. How many square feet is it? When did it open?
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: dmx10101 on November 13, 2008, 09:00:48 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by Mobil
QuoteOriginally posted by dmx10101
WARNING: EXTREMELY LONG POST!! lol :roll:

Well I am back from my road trip, it was about 120 miles round trip to go the Super K and Sears stores and was well worth it. I took several pics of both stores (see below) and have some good summaries of them.

First off I head to the recently converted Big Kmart to a Sears store in Marietta, GA. This store was odd because it wasn't a Sears Grand store but it still had items not normally sold at Sears. Anyways to I pull in and can obviously tell that this was a Kmart because it still retained the Kmart building style. It had a outside Pharmacy pickup window and a Garden Center like Kmart would have. So I walk in and immediately recognize the Kmart style low ceilings and florescent rows of lights..But most everything else had been remodeled and changed. About a 1/4 of the store was the Lands End shop. They had a surprisingly small regular clothing section too. This store had alot of departments that Kmart had- They had a greeting card dept, a small gourmet only food section, full service Pharmacy, large health and beauty section, make up section, large garden center, sporting goods dept, small toys dept, baby dept complete with baby food and baby wipes, domestics/ home goods dept, electronics dept (no music cds though and all of the DVDs were in locked cases), of course a large hardware dept., shoes dept, exercise dept, section of appliances, I don't recall seeing a jewelry dept..if there was it was small. They had internet kiosks all over the store. No food section, no household products section (toilet paper, paper towels). That's all of the sections I can remember. No cafe or restaurant. There were centralized checkouts by the entrance/exit, regular kmart style shopping carts. The store looked nice and you could tell they put some money into it and didn't just slap a Sears name on a Kmart store, but there were still elements that made you feel like you were at a kmart, which I liked. It definetly didn't feel like a mall Sears. I didn't get any interior pics because the store is very open with wide aisles and there were associates everywhere, the store was also completely dead with maybe a dozen people in it.

Next I was off to the last remaining Super Kmart Center in Georgia, located in Rome, GA. Upon arriving I was impressed with the very well kept up exterior of the store. At the end of the parking lot was the Kmart Express gas station, complete with a small convienance store. I found it funny that in a small shopping center building in the parking lot there was a Little Caesar's pizza place. There store was fairly busy, alot more so than a regular Kmart, but a fraction of the business a Super Walmart would have. Anyways into the store I went, into the food entrance side. The store inside was very well kept up too and well stocked also. The signage in the store looked nice and updated too. At the front of the store, across from the checkouts was customer service, next to customer service there was a ICEE/Soda fountain bar, (with cups purchasable at the register), a Olan Mills portrait studio, a impressively big Floral dept., and a fairly large Game Room. The store had 16 registers, but oddly they were dismantling the first 4 registers, I guess they were getting rid of them. I walked through the regular part of the store first. They had a large section of Craftsman tools in the hardware dept. Layaway was in the back of the store. Electronics was on the far right side of the store and probably the most disappointing department to me because it didn't have that great of a selection and was the most dated looking dept. in the store. Surprisingly this store didn't have any of the DVD's locked up. The last dept. on the back wall before you get to the food section was a good size Appliance department with refrigerators, stoves, washers, dryers, etc. including Kennmore of course. Then I grabbed a shopping cart (which btw some were blue and some were grey with the previously used Kmart logo on them) and headed to the part that made it a Super Kmart- the food section. I started at the back of the store where they had the produce dept, dairy/frozen foods and the meat/seafood dept. I could tell they used to have a fresh seafood section but they took the sign down and was now using the area for more packaged meat. They still had frozen seafood though. The produce dept. was nice and neat, well kept. The side wall had the deli/bakery and in the front corner the deli cafe restaurant. The bakery was excellent and had tons of goodies, they also had a Krispy Kreme case with individual donuts for 50 cents, a Vortman cookie case where you could pick 10 cookies for $1.00. The bakery put Wal-Marts to shame with selection. Next was the deli which was attached to the cafe. The deli was large with meat, cheeses, specialty dishes- cole slaw, etc., a hot bar with fried chicken, and lots of hot side dishes. You could get the hot food from the deli, or get a deli sub made and buy it and eat it at the cafe. And then the cafe had its own large menu with snacks like popcorn and nachos, menu items like chicken sandwiches, and a good sized breakfast menu and a drink bar with sodas and coffee. It had a huge seating area. After I picked out my groceries then I got some food at the cafe and sat and ate it there. After finishing at the cafe I headed to the checkouts. unfortunately it was like most Kmarts and only had two registers open with long lines..at a Supercenter!! and no self checkouts. So I checked out and then went in the arcade which was full of old games and played Area 51. I then headed out to my car, and went and got gas at the Kmart Express gas station. Upon leaving I noticed on the side of the store the empty Auto center..it was big, it had like 5 or 6 garage bays.
I took as many pics as I could of the store. Outside shots were hard because of the sunshine blocking my shots. I got some interiors pics, they're not the best, but I was trying to take the pics quick and not be obvious, as to not draw attention. Overall I was impressed with this Kmart, it was my first visit to a Super K and I was pleased with the look of the store, and the selection. If I had one closer to me I'd never step foot into a Wal-Mart again. I don't really know why the concept hasn't been that successful, I guess its just hard to lure people away from Wal-Mart no matter what. Enjoy the pics below.

This store reminds me of Pathmark. How many square feet is it? When did it open?

I'm not too sure of the history of it, I found out it from the article about it here- http://georgiaretailmemories.blogspot.com/2006_07_01_archive.html . The article is from 2006 and I went there at the beginning of this year. I'm thinking about going back there again soon, and maybe get some new pics of it.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: videogamer75 on November 16, 2008, 03:38:38 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by XISMZERO
Big Kmart; Holyoke, Mass.

It's down the street from the Holyoke Mall in a dilapidated plaza. Not sure what it was originally, but it doesn't look like it was always a Kmart. Notice the identical entrances which have subdivided for (a very old) CVS/pharmacy and a currently vacant store. Like the plaza, store's kind of a dump too...

Just thought I'd point this out: That Kmart is a former Grant City, and that vacant store with the black-and-red stripe on it was an Advance Auto Parts.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: store215 on November 17, 2008, 06:02:06 PM
Here's the front page of an ad for a Kmart Supercenter
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3276/3029947630_54e440e1b0.jpg)
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: NJxxJon on November 18, 2008, 12:07:37 AM
QuoteOriginally posted by MBZ321
Here's the front page of an ad for a Kmart Supercenter
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3276/3029947630_54e440e1b0.jpg)

I dont understand the whole lets-lure-you-in-with 2 coupons thing and them now.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: momof3 on December 03, 2008, 09:26:55 AM
I went to Kmart last night to do some Christmas shopping and also to look for a few other items,
I really do like KMart, always have and was devastated when the Southington CT store closed.  I have to say the store was busy and the employees were very helpful when I had a question as to the location of an item.  
I had a very good experience at Kmart.  I do shop at Walmart and Target too, but favor Kmart becasue it is an old school type store.
BTW One employee told me they did great on Friday which i hope is true becasue i would truely hate to see the demise of Kmart.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: AmesNewington on December 03, 2008, 12:54:48 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by momof3
I went to Kmart last night to do some Christmas shopping and also to look for a few other items,
I really do like KMart, always have and was devastated when the Southington CT store closed.  I have to say the store was busy and the employees were very helpful when I had a question as to the location of an item.  
I had a very good experience at Kmart.  I do shop at Walmart and Target too, but favor Kmart becasue it is an old school type store.
BTW One employee told me they did great on Friday which i hope is true becasue i would truely hate to see the demise of Kmart.

I guess I think the same as you do! Am I correct in thinking you went to the Cromwell store? I went there a year ago once and I immediately felt like I was in Ames. My mom always sees items she wants on sale in the flyer. She wants to go there before Christmas and so do I, but Cromwell is far and I don't take highways. It's a shame, because I'd love to get there.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: momof3 on December 03, 2008, 02:08:09 PM
It is the Cromwell Kmart.  You don't have to take the highway really, you could go down by Home Depot (Deming Rd) to the end, take a right and follow it straight and it ends up on the side of KMart.   They do have nice Christmas stuff and the prices on other things aren't bad, its really not too far, and yes it does feel like an Ames kind of retro.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: AmesNewington on December 03, 2008, 05:09:55 PM
How long did it take you to get there from Deming Road?
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: momof3 on December 04, 2008, 09:16:33 AM
15 minutes tops i would say.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Mobil on January 02, 2009, 05:06:53 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by XISMZERO
A former Kmart in East Haven, CT on Frontage Road right off I-95. It must've been a 1980's-era store given its look. It was used as a National Wholesale Liquidators in its latest years and now it's... well... liquidated.

Funny thing is they moved this junk store to Bridgeport which is sadly the dump-on capitol of Connecticut (just edging East Haven I suppose).

I visited this dump last March when they were still open and they had Caldor and Bradlees carts all over the place. I had no idea it closed up... good riddance... this plaza is really a hole.

(from page 56)
This I think is the 1975-1980 style. The Kmart near me with this design opened in 1977.

PACE became Sam's Club in 1993, but not this one I guess. Builders Square was sold to Hechinger in 1997. Hechinger/HQ/Builders Square closed in 1999.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: beachgal26 on January 02, 2009, 11:52:38 PM
A very short note to say that I really miss K-Mart in our area for their selection and mainly for the idea of having a choice!  I've always liked K-Mart and am sorry to see them phased out.

:no:
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: TRJ22487 on January 04, 2009, 05:40:06 PM
I'm sad to see K-Mart phasing out too. The one in my town (Keene, NH) went out literally as soon as they hired me in 2005, so I never even worked there, but I was going to be garden cashier. Zayre88 has a good picture of the Keene store in the late 90's before they switched it to Big-K around 1998
I always loved "Service is needed in layaway!"
As soon as I'd hear the *DING*
I would loudly say it in the same voice, whether I was with a friend or not haha
I still tell people I used to do that.

Looking back at the photos I have such nostalgic memories of K-Mart's that were closed in the early 90's, built in the 60's/70's. I believe I am recalling the Manchester one that used to be the the Toys R Us plaza, the roof felt soooo low the way I remember it. I remember buying my original Nintendo at a very old and dusty feeling Kmart from the 70's era.  Are there any K-Marts still out there unremodled from the pre-Big days?? Or better yet with the 1990 logo? Last time I went to Claremont, NH the store still had the 90's logo but didn't get the Big-K makeover, but that was about 3 years ago since I've seen it. I always loved the entrance at that Kmart, the old school mats with the arrows on them
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Ameskid on January 06, 2009, 04:29:07 PM
"Shoppers, we'd like to invite you back to our infants department, we got a new line of furniture, ranging from infants' cribs all the way up to toddler bibs."  They've been playing this in my Kmart since May!

And yes, my store still does the "Service is needed in ______" intercom call.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: TRJ22487 on January 06, 2009, 05:28:49 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by Ameskid

And yes, my store still does the "Service is needed in ______" intercom call.

Is it a recording or an actual voice?? I always thought it was a recording and every Kmart had the same voiceover guy (his voice at mine was awesome, it sounded like he was faking the deepness in his tone or something)

We lost our Kmart (Keene NH) in 2005 when it became Sears Essentials. The store was always bare, and they finally changed to just a normal Sears
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: videogamer75 on January 09, 2009, 07:44:21 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
here is the 80,640 square foot kmart in fort payne alabama that opened in 1980

from http://index.loopnet.com/xNet/MainSite/Listing/Profile/ProfileSE.aspx?LID=14676001&linkcode=1070&sourcecode=1lww2t006a00001

That looks like a former Wal-Mart...compare it to this picture I found on Labelscar.com:
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill) on January 10, 2009, 01:42:30 AM
QuoteOriginally posted by videogamer75
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
here is the 80,640 square foot kmart in fort payne alabama that opened in 1980

from http://index.loopnet.com/xNet/MainSite/Listing/Profile/ProfileSE.aspx?LID=14676001&linkcode=1070&sourcecode=1lww2t006a00001

That looks like a former Wal-Mart...compare it to this picture I found on Labelscar.com:

That Wal-Mart is a former Woolco/Copps in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: videogamer75 on January 10, 2009, 02:47:11 AM
^Yep, it is. It's not everyday you see a Wal-Mart in a mall, but I think that one moved to a Supercenter.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Ameskid on January 10, 2009, 08:35:05 AM
QuoteOriginally posted by TRJ22487
QuoteOriginally posted by Ameskid

And yes, my store still does the "Service is needed in ______" intercom call.

Is it a recording or an actual voice?? I always thought it was a recording and every Kmart had the same voiceover guy (his voice at mine was awesome, it sounded like he was faking the deepness in his tone or something)

We lost our Kmart (Keene NH) in 2005 when it became Sears Essentials. The store was always bare, and they finally changed to just a normal Sears
I think we have the recording.  What you said makes me think that it was actually a text-to-speech computer program that did it.  It's very unlikely that one guy did all the recordings for all the stores.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: KmartDanny09 on January 11, 2009, 12:39:02 AM
QuoteOriginally posted by Ameskid
QuoteOriginally posted by TRJ22487
QuoteOriginally posted by Ameskid

And yes, my store still does the "Service is needed in ______" intercom call.

Is it a recording or an actual voice?? I always thought it was a recording and every Kmart had the same voiceover guy (his voice at mine was awesome, it sounded like he was faking the deepness in his tone or something)

We lost our Kmart (Keene NH) in 2005 when it became Sears Essentials. The store was always bare, and they finally changed to just a normal Sears
I think we have the recording.  What you said makes me think that it was actually a text-to-speech computer program that did it.  It's very unlikely that one guy did all the recordings for all the stores.

Does your store use the red boxes that say 'Service' on them? If so, I beleive that is a computer generated voice. In my store, a woman's voice is used for calls to the Toy Department, Razor Aisle, Electronics and jewelry while a man's voice is used for calls to fitting rooms , layaway, and sporting goods.  Usually "Customer assistance to layaway"....
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Parrot32X on January 11, 2009, 01:30:56 AM
Here's the pic for the Sevierville, TN Kmart. This Kmart never moved since their opening in the 1970s, and they used to have an automotive center. However, they shut down the auto center around 2002. This store was also one of those few that had the old logo on the front up until 2000, then changed to the orange color scheme like many er of their stores.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: wwefan101 on January 11, 2009, 03:10:23 PM
kmart in my town after a  minor remodle i think it looks  nice kmart
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: wwefan101 on January 11, 2009, 03:11:37 PM
kmart new chekc outs ther new check outs
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: EddieJ1984 on January 12, 2009, 01:41:53 AM
Here is the Kmart a few blocks from me in Northeast Philadelphia
(http://img66.imageshack.us/img66/8734/kmart2vd5.jpg)
(http://img154.imageshack.us/img154/5567/kmart3uj2.jpg)
And heres a link to a panorama shot of the kmart, parkin lot, and stuff from the bus stop on the roosevelt boulavard (Warning, the pic is pretty big)
http://img369.imageshack.us/img369/5503/prkmart800zo5.jpg
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: videogamer75 on January 12, 2009, 03:30:01 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by EddieJ1984
Here is the Kmart a few blocks from me in Northeast Philadelphia
(http://img66.imageshack.us/img66/8734/kmart2vd5.jpg)
(http://img154.imageshack.us/img154/5567/kmart3uj2.jpg)
And heres a link to a panorama shot of the kmart, parkin lot, and stuff from the bus stop on the roosevelt boulavard (Warning, the pic is pretty big)
http://img369.imageshack.us/img369/5503/prkmart800zo5.jpg

I think I been to this Kmart before. I know I went to one in South Philly.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: EddieJ1984 on January 12, 2009, 11:26:59 PM
Well, its a few blocks down from cottman avenue (princeton ave) on the roosevelt boulavard
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: MikeRa on January 13, 2009, 09:36:55 AM
QuoteOriginally posted by EddieJ1984
Here is the Kmart a few blocks from me in Northeast Philadelphia
(http://img66.imageshack.us/img66/8734/kmart2vd5.jpg)
(http://img154.imageshack.us/img154/5567/kmart3uj2.jpg)
And heres a link to a panorama shot of the kmart, parkin lot, and stuff from the bus stop on the roosevelt boulavard (Warning, the pic is pretty big)
http://img369.imageshack.us/img369/5503/prkmart800zo5.jpg
This K Mart was built on the site of the old Boulevard Pools.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Mobil on January 13, 2009, 10:25:04 PM
I was at a boating shop recently and found a Kmart propane torch with a sticker dated 1962.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: videogamer75 on January 15, 2009, 08:26:24 PM
That's when Kmart was founded! What a rare find!
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Mobil on January 15, 2009, 10:37:31 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by videogamer75
That's when Kmart was founded! What a rare find!

Amazing. I wonder what location that came from, because Kmart did not seem to have stores in the Philadelphia area before 1969. And just a side note, the store where I found it is next to a classic Acme.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: BillyGr on January 16, 2009, 08:36:46 PM
The (rather small) Big K in Glenmont, NY (just outside) Albany will be closing.

This was in the Times Union earlier this week - they decided not to renew the lease.

GOB sales starting on Sunday (1/18), should close by March.

This appears to be an isolated closing (due to the lease).
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Zayre88 on January 16, 2009, 08:43:03 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by BillyGr
The (rather small) Big K in Glenmont, NY (just outside) Albany will be closing.

This was in the Times Union earlier this week - they decided not to renew the lease.

GOB sales starting on Sunday (1/18), should close by March.

This appears to be an isolated closing (due to the lease).

I also saw that news about yet another isolate closing.  Kmart is closing a store here and there every once in a while...  

(When i saw that it was in Glenmont, i immediately thought about the famous Ames video about A+ service at Ames in Glemnont!)
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: dmx10101 on January 17, 2009, 12:11:57 AM
This is definitely new, Kmart now has a separate site for Super Kmarts - http://www.superkmart.com, it even has a locator just for super K's, pretty cool.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Zayre88 on January 17, 2009, 08:40:58 AM
QuoteOriginally posted by dmx10101
This is definitely new, Kmart now has a separate site for Super Kmarts - http://www.superkmart.com, it even has a locator just for super K's, pretty cool.

Thanks for pointing that out.  Again, Kmart puts money in Super Kmart for a nice website, but we found out about it just today...  On the other hand, Kmart closed more than half of the Super Kmart stores during the past 6 years. :duh:
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Mobil on January 17, 2009, 11:51:22 AM
QuoteOriginally posted by dmx10101
This is definitely new, Kmart now has a separate site for Super Kmarts - http://www.superkmart.com, it even has a locator just for super K's, pretty cool.

The only Super K near me was in Humble, TX. But I moved away less than a year before it closed.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: videogamer75 on January 17, 2009, 01:59:28 PM
They need to just go back to basics with Kmart, Super Kmart, Sears, Lands End and nothing else. How many of these concept stores could you possibly make? There is no need for more than 1 discount store, so scrap both Sears Essentials and Sears Grand and focus on Kmart. Sears Holdings, as of last year, is the 8th largest retailer in revenue in America. Several companies such as Lowe's are below them on the list but yet they seem to be doing fine and are continuing to open more stores. Now is not a good time to open more stores, but I feel like Sears/Kmart missed out on big opportunitys by focusing on all these failed concepts instead of just focusing on improving Sears and Kmart.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: dmx10101 on January 17, 2009, 02:58:04 PM
Super K's current logo-
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v280/dmx10101/kmartlogo.png)
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: videogamer75 on January 17, 2009, 03:10:54 PM
Actually, I think you're right. I do agree that the new, built from the ground up Sears Grand stores are nice and good in this economy. I just think that it doesn't make much sense to have two similar discount stores at the same time. They could rebrand them as Kmart and remodel the old Kmart stores to look like the above Sears Grand, that might boost some sales. They could also expand them largely and make more selling space.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: tntornadox on January 18, 2009, 02:00:23 AM
Ah, Sears Grand... as a former Sears associate (started there when I was 16, worked for 4.5 years before I realized I was merely re-arranging deck chairs on the Titanic, now I am with Target..)

Story-time... Sears Grand was the brainchild of then CEO Alan Lacy who wished to take Sears in a new direction- they had attempted to move upscale out of their middle market niche and it had came back to haunt them, so he wished to take the venerable retailer into the discount market- going head to head with Walmart and Target.

He combined the best of Sears and some new departments under one roof for the ultimate one stop shop- and these stores are huge- as has been said, the first was 225,000 square feet. They introduced several new merchandise categories as well, such as: Dry Grocery, Books & Magazines, HBA, Pharmacy, Toys (year-round), a real seasonal department, and a Garden Center (seasonally).

The first store opened in 2003 at Jordan Landing in Utah, where these pictures were taken. It was a massive success with the store beating the company's expectations by 30% revenue wise. They even had a price war with Walmart (which is in the same center) and won for several weeks, beating them at their own game.

Four additional Sears Grand prototypes opened across the country with different styles- some were larger than others, some had dropped ceilings while others had a warehouse ceiling, some had one entrance while others had the dual entrance of a supercenter. They were committed to finding a formula that worked- they learned from their mistakes at Jordan Landing, and when the 2nd store opened in Gurnee, IL it had a much larger Grocery department, as that was a major draw in Utah.

This all sounds great, right? Why didn't Sears pursue this with a vengeance? Well, they started to- the Senior VP of Off-Mall Development told the Chicago Tribune in 2003 they wanted 500 Sears Grand stores opened across the U.S. in 10 years (a major growth spurt for a company with 800 Full-Line Stores)... but they ran into some trouble- after the hoopla of the grand opening and sales finalized, they realized they had a huge problem with the economies of scale and overhead compared to a FLS.

On top of the almost $20 Million price tag per new store, Sears had to lower prices and therefore profit margins to bring people to see the 'discount side of Sears'... this was a huge problem because Sears still operates in a combined Self/Full Service model- they have more associates than most other retailers making more money and commissions.

In conclusion, Sears Grand (built from the ground up) IS the growth vehicle for Sears Holdings because people still have a favorable view of Sears, where as Kmart is a little more grey in this area. And you can't half-arse do it either like Eddie Lampert did with those converted Kmart stores, you can't paint it blue and slap a Sears sign on it and expect the same results of these first stores... which is why we haven't saw any new ones since before the merger- Eddie refuses to spend money on store experience, and the company continues to die due to his horrible leadership.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: dmx10101 on January 18, 2009, 04:07:22 AM
wow thanks for sharing that with us. I have said all along eddie is an idiot and is making kmart/sears die a slow death. The company has so much potential, but he refuses to do anything with it, cause he's such a cheapsake.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: powersbt on January 18, 2009, 05:26:20 AM
I agree. Tornado, that was some really interesting information. Look forward to reading more of your posts!!
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: videogamer75 on January 18, 2009, 12:31:36 PM
Well, I now see that I was wrong when I said they should scrap Sears Grand. It definitely has potential. But, they waited too long to open more stores and they wasted money with stuff like Essentials and the thousands of failed Kmart concepts. They could have used that money into building Sears Grand and maybe convert some Kmarts to the new concept. Now, the economy is in a recession and it's really too late for them.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: tntornadox on January 19, 2009, 12:12:24 AM
Honestly, the only reason Sears is tanking is because of the merger with Kmart and Edward Lampert getting involved.

Alan Lacy may have not been the best CEO around, but he was ten times more competent than this idiot- who can't even pull off a strong holiday sales season without steep discounting...

Had Sears remained independent, I guarantee we would see at least 300 or so Sears Grand stores around the country by now. It's also important to note here, with a 30% revenue increase over a regular Sears FLS- these stores are not built in traditional Sears markets- they are suburbs... which makes the results even more promising for Sears' future potential as a brand... it is still a very valuable name and still has a reputation, if only the store was more convenient to the population.

As far as Sears buying those Kmart (and a few Walmart) stores prior to the merger, they had an idea there. They picked the prime of the sites that were available and had full intentions of renovating them inside and out and even expanding the footprints, which is alot cheaper than building from the ground up. Sears, Roebuck could have used old Kmart's to their advantage...

The mistake that was Sears Essentials was an Eddie Lampert innovation, which flopped badly (along with everything else he's touched).

A comparison: The Sears Grand at Gurnee Mills in Gurnee, IL took over the anchor position from another retailer, yet Sears invested almost $15 Million to bring it up to the brand standard they expected... and it continues to thrive (one of Sears' best performing stores in Chicagoland).

Now, take a Kmart turned Sears Essentials/Mini-Grand (Sears Holdings refers to the original Grands as Mega-Grands which are A volume stores, the former Kmart Grands are Mini-Grands and are classified as B volume stores) at the most the company invested $3-4 Million per store.

Folks, that makes the difference right there.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Mobil on January 19, 2009, 12:21:17 AM
QuoteOriginally posted by tntornadox
Honestly, the only reason Sears is tanking is because of the merger with Kmart and Edward Lampert getting involved.

Alan Lacy may have not been the best CEO around, but he was ten times more competent than this idiot- who can't even pull off a strong holiday sales season without steep discounting...

Had Sears remained independent, I guarantee we would see at least 300 or so Sears Grand stores around the country by now. It's also important to note here, with a 30% revenue increase over a regular Sears FLS- these stores are not built in traditional Sears markets- they are suburbs... which makes the results even more promising for Sears' future potential as a brand... it is still a very valuable name and still has a reputation, if only the store was more convenient to the population.

As far as Sears buying those Kmart (and a few Walmart) stores prior to the merger, they had an idea there. They picked the prime of the sites that were available and had full intentions of renovating them inside and out and even expanding the footprints, which is alot cheaper than building from the ground up. Sears, Roebuck could have used old Kmart's to their advantage...

The mistake that was Sears Essentials was an Eddie Lampert innovation, which flopped badly (along with everything else he's touched).

A comparison: The Sears Grand at Gurnee Mills in Gurnee, IL took over the anchor position from another retailer, yet Sears invested almost $15 Million to bring it up to the brand standard they expected... and it continues to thrive (one of Sears' best performing stores in Chicagoland).

Now, take a Kmart turned Sears Essentials/Mini-Grand (Sears Holdings refers to the original Grands as Mega-Grands which are A volume stores, the former Kmart Grands are Mini-Grands and are classified as B volume stores) at the most the company invested $3-4 Million per store.

Folks, that makes the difference right there.

What former Wal-Marts became Sears?
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: tntornadox on January 19, 2009, 12:37:11 AM
Sears acquired several former Walmart locations, I do not know if they ever opened under their banner, however... the merger occurred about that time.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill) on January 19, 2009, 12:52:25 AM
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Various images of the 2002 Kmart prototype store in White Lake, Michigan.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: dmx10101 on January 19, 2009, 01:19:29 AM
sweet pics, That concept has some nicer signage than a regular Kmart, but it still like looks like an old Kmart inside compete with water-stained ceiling tiles in the one pic.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: tntornadox on January 19, 2009, 08:32:17 PM
This was one of several concepts introduced by Kmart Corporation prior to the merger...
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Mobil on January 19, 2009, 11:03:11 PM
The Kmart near me had this design. It opened in 1983, closed in 1994, and has been Hobby Lobby ever since.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: EddieJ1984 on January 20, 2009, 01:03:14 AM
Heres a pic of the KCafe inside the kmart I posted last week
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Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: CTAmeshopper on January 20, 2009, 08:58:47 AM
QuoteVarious images of the 2002 Kmart prototype store in White Lake, Michigan.
 

I WISH they went with this look, it looks so nice and fresh,plus it doesn't look old.

It looks pretty classy. :cool:

Why'd they go with the other one? I never know.

My Torrington one went through a half-**sed renovation that looks bad. It's like they started but never finished. :flaming:
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: tntornadox on January 20, 2009, 10:08:36 AM
^ They went with 'Orange' because 'Lime' costed quite a bit more- they replaced every single piece of floor tile (look in the pics- they are brand new) and most of the fixtures.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: XDeSuEhTX on January 21, 2009, 11:04:02 PM
They closed our Kmart Cafe at the end of last year, completely took it out and remodled it into a baby's supplies section, even took the bathrooms out of it too.

I have no idea why they did it, pretty stupid if you ask me. But our Kmart is really old, 1970's old I think, and it's relatively small in size compared to Wal-mart.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: shakethis1234 on January 22, 2009, 08:14:42 AM
2002 Kmart prototype store in White Lake, Michigan
did that kmart use to be a walmart looks like walmart on the inside
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: CTAmeshopper on January 22, 2009, 02:59:51 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by tntornadox
^ They went with 'Orange' because 'Lime' costed quite a bit more- they replaced every single piece of floor tile (look in the pics- they are brand new) and most of the fixtures.

Oh, so the new ones are supposed to be an Orange color scheme? hmm Well I didn't know because my Torrington store did a hack job of a renovation. The outside looks nice but the inside looks trashy, there's walls that are painted half yellow and half white for no reason, and the inside hasn't had any major face lift. Sure they have new hanging signs, but that doesn't help much. I can't believe how BAD it is, it looks makeshift. My store feels pathetic,the only good thing is they still have the cool hanging clock at the front from the 1970's. Fascinatingly I have been able to tolerate this bad renovation whenever I'm in the store.

sigh.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: wwefan101 on January 22, 2009, 03:13:00 PM
webster mas kmart still has great service
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: C. Fontaine on January 22, 2009, 10:54:34 PM
This summer I needed wheels/tires for a boat trailer.  I couldn't find them anywhere, and the last junk yard I tried told me to go to K-Mart.  I thought the guy was pulling my leg but I went to the Webster, MA K-Mart anyway and behold, they had three different sizes and bolt patterns.

K-Mart was a the absolute last place I would expect to find trailer wheels, especially since they don't carry regular vehicle tires.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Ameskid on January 24, 2009, 09:05:36 AM
Huh.  One website says that my Kmart was a former Hills, which opened in 1980 and Kmart moved in in the early '90s, but another (and my parents) says that it used to be a Gold Circle.  Odd discrepancy, huh? :huh:








(Including the smiley, this post uses the word "huh" three times!
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: XDeSuEhTX on January 25, 2009, 03:04:44 AM
Did anyone here just recently that Kmart is shutting down over 300 more stores under another chapter 11?

Edit: Never mind. Someone accidently rehashed a 2003 story on another web site...

Anyhow, they are still shutting down a fair amount of Kmarts today aren't they?
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: TRJ22487 on January 25, 2009, 08:24:13 AM
Took these pictures last night. Sorry for the blur (1/24/09)

Claremont, NH (recently got new logo, never had Big K logo but had 1990 logo until last year)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v41/CorporateA/stores004.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v41/CorporateA/stores005.jpg)
Sears entrance is to the side behind the Garden Shop, but you can use the Kmart entrance
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: dmx10101 on January 25, 2009, 03:33:24 PM
So is that a combo sears/kmart then?
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: TRJ22487 on January 25, 2009, 03:56:09 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by dmx10101
So is that a combo sears/kmart then?

It was a regular Kmart until 07/08 - there is a separate entrance for Sears but it is really just like a big "Sears section"
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: dmx10101 on January 25, 2009, 04:53:56 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by TRJ22487
QuoteOriginally posted by dmx10101
So is that a combo sears/kmart then?

It was a regular Kmart until 07/08 - there is a separate entrance for Sears but it is really just like a big "Sears section"

hmm that must be another one of their concepts.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: XDeSuEhTX on January 26, 2009, 07:17:40 AM
Is it just me, or does this look like a Kmart in a former Walmart building? I guess not...

(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3221/2421778918_fb85b52e79_b.jpg)
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: CTAmeshopper on January 26, 2009, 10:40:11 AM
QuoteOriginally posted by XDeSuEhTX
Is it just me, or does this look like a Kmart in a former Walmart building? I guess not...

(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3221/2421778918_fb85b52e79_b.jpg)

Well the type of roof and the red stripe is a dead giveaway,so maybe. If it was a Walmart it was probably built in 1995 or so.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: dmx10101 on January 26, 2009, 04:05:01 PM
I would say yes thats a former Wal-mart.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill) on January 27, 2009, 09:19:53 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by tntornadox
^ They went with 'Orange' because 'Lime' costed quite a bit more- they replaced every single piece of floor tile (look in the pics- they are brand new) and most of the fixtures.
That Kmart store was also touted as having wider aisles and better selection than your average Kmart store. They thought that going with lime would be better at the time, because of red being overused by other chains like Target. I really liked the futuristic-looking prototype logo. I just wish they would've kept that logo's physical structure, and change the gray to blue, and lime to red.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: jmcnamara96 on January 27, 2009, 10:37:35 PM
why does it say morton?
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: dmx10101 on January 28, 2009, 12:02:15 AM
QuoteOriginally posted by jmcnamara96
why does it say morton?

thats the city its in. The lime prototypes always have the name of the city next to the Kmart logo.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill) on January 28, 2009, 03:38:08 AM
QuoteOriginally posted by dmx10101
QuoteOriginally posted by jmcnamara96
why does it say morton?

thats the city its in. The lime prototypes always have the name of the city next to the Kmart logo.
...or underneath it, like on the White Lake, Michigan prototype.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Zayre88 on January 28, 2009, 09:25:04 PM
If you want to see one of the last remaining vintage Kmart logo, go to South Burlington Vt. or look at this report... picture and video (and we're in 2009)

http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/article/20090127/NEWS02/90126044/1007
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: dmx10101 on January 28, 2009, 09:41:18 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by Zayre88
If you want to see one of the last remaining vintage Kmart logo, go to South Burlington Vt. or look at this report... picture and video (and we're in 2009)

http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/article/20090127/NEWS02/90126044/1007
 

The road sign for the store is a vintage one too.

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Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: wiseguy93 on January 28, 2009, 10:19:57 PM
This K mart in Northport, Al was built in 1989. Located at Northport Corners.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Zayre88 on January 28, 2009, 10:22:56 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by dmx10101

The road sign for the store is a vintage one too.


First time i see a white on red old Kmart logo.  I think i'm going to Burlington this summer just to see that!
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: videogamer75 on January 28, 2009, 10:48:17 PM
The logo on the road sign is not necessarily vintage. The font is much different - and it is the logo currently used by Kmart Australia. Look at their website and you'll see it. The sign on the building, however, is original and old school.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: TRJ22487 on January 29, 2009, 05:25:19 PM
I'm driving to Burlington tomorrow by complete coincidence

Will take pics.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: TRJ22487 on January 30, 2009, 11:12:29 PM
Thanks to Zayre88 for the heads up on this
As soon as I swung into the parking lot I got taken back 20 years instantly
I honestly haven't even been to a Kmart of this style for 15+ years
The inside is all up to the current decade, just a small small cramped store and for whatever reason the logo was never changed.
Electronics section is tiniest I've ever seen in a current dept store
It was great to see with my own eyes in 2009
For viewing ambiance *Insert Axel F - Harold Faltermeyer into cassette tape deck* (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cu9jFLM6lec)
South Burlington, Vermont
All pictures taken by me 1/30/09

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All carts were grey with updated logo, but I found this blue cart
around the back of the building behind the vacant supermarket
What supermarkets have been here? The back area is huge. I found a price chopper and shaws cart out front but obviously carts get around
The long abandoned supermarket leaves this massive plaza
with the little Kmart as the only tenant
They do not even bother plowing the parking lot in front of the vacant area
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On the way back I visited the Kmart I went to most in the 90's
West Lebanon, New Hampshire
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in the late 90's when the Big logo was added
red stripes were painted in gray
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Garden Center
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All the carts used in the store are grey with variations of the 90's logo
I was about to leave the store thinking I'd find nothing significant
When I found this hidden well behind the huge row of registers
Tied up and with a locked grate over the top! I wanted to use it!!
Much smaller than the fleet of current carts, woulda fit in my jeep nicely!
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Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: dmx10101 on January 31, 2009, 01:43:13 AM
sweet pics..thanks for takin them

that K cafe looks a little nice than most of them.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: NJxxJon on January 31, 2009, 10:55:23 PM
That old school logo rocks. Man, they will prob shut that one down I bet. The store near me was required to to a overhaul and thats down by the shore.....K-mart keeps sending me Junk emails....spend 50 get 5 bucks off....Thats NOT REALLY a deal.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: wiseguy93 on February 01, 2009, 12:31:37 AM
This Kmart is located in Southwood Square.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: TRJ22487 on February 01, 2009, 08:05:05 AM
QuoteOriginally posted by NJxxJon
That old school logo rocks. Man, they will prob shut that one down I bet.

I hope not, but just going inside the store I was pretty surprised it was still open because the store was just so tiny and crammed. The fact that logo is still on the building was so cool though.

I've been thinking for nearly a decade that the West Lebanon Kmart I took pictures of would close since Walmart opened in town around 1999-2000, but I'm suprised everytime I go there the store is still packed with cars and people. I always thought the West Lebanon Rich's and Ames seemed to do well too. I've always thought of West Lebanon as a good shopping town
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: KmartDanny09 on February 01, 2009, 10:25:48 PM
The cart you saw with the locked cabinet is called the "Tank" and is used to transport the money collected at the end of the night to the cash office.

During peak-register times, it is also used as a place to store cash "dumps" for when their is excess cash in the registers.

Normally, it is stored in the office and they shouldn't have had it out.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: videogamer75 on February 01, 2009, 11:28:25 PM
I've seen my local Wal-Mart use one of their old ''Discount City'' carts from the 80's, for the same reason. They should use one of the boring old regular carts for that and let the customers use the old carts. Although, I guess it's better than them not even having one at all.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: XISMZERO on February 02, 2009, 03:14:17 PM
Great photos, TRJ. If you want to see another great old Kmart, come to the Watertown, CT store -- it has the 70's logo still up on the building. It's like two miles off I-84 in a sea of car dealerships and not near much other retail stores. It's a true relic!
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: C. Fontaine on February 02, 2009, 03:20:40 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by KmartDanny09
The cart you saw with the locked cabinet is called the "Tank" and is used to transport the money collected at the end of the night to the cash office.

During peak-register times, it is also used as a place to store cash "dumps" for when their is excess cash in the registers.

Normally, it is stored in the office and they shouldn't have had it out.
Hmmm, makes me want to take a ride there with a pair of chain cutters...;)
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: TRJ22487 on February 02, 2009, 05:22:19 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by C. Fontaine
QuoteOriginally posted by KmartDanny09
The cart you saw with the locked cabinet is called the "Tank" and is used to transport the money collected at the end of the night to the cash office.

During peak-register times, it is also used as a place to store cash "dumps" for when their is excess cash in the registers.

Normally, it is stored in the office and they shouldn't have had it out.
Hmmm, makes me want to take a ride there with a pair of chain cutters...;)

Haha right! If only I'd known at the time what that was for
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: nims57 on February 03, 2009, 01:57:26 PM
I found an interesting Kmart in Somers Point, NJ. This one is fairly new and is not a "BIG" Kmart, and still has a Little Caesars. It might have been a Caldor. There was a newer Acme in the plaza which even had a Starbucks. The Starbucks is now closed as they built one across the street.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: KmartDanny09 on February 03, 2009, 03:44:39 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by videogamer75
I've seen my local Wal-Mart use one of their old ''Discount City'' carts from the 80's, for the same reason. They should use one of the boring old regular carts for that and let the customers use the old carts. Although, I guess it's better than them not even having one at all.  

Well my Kmart uses a "Family Dollar" shopping cart for the tank... in fact, we have several "Family Dollar" carts in back.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: jmcnamara96 on February 03, 2009, 03:48:12 PM
Really why?
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on February 03, 2009, 08:39:23 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by nims57
I found an interesting Kmart in Somers Point, NJ. This one is fairly new and is not a "BIG" Kmart, and still has a Little Caesars. It might have been a Caldor. There was a newer Acme in the plaza which even had a Starbucks. The Starbucks is now closed as they built one across the street.

NO it opened in OCtober 2002 and was the last store opened and was under construction before the company filed.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Mervyns on February 03, 2009, 09:05:41 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
QuoteOriginally posted by nims57
I found an interesting Kmart in Somers Point, NJ. This one is fairly new and is not a "BIG" Kmart, and still has a Little Caesars. It might have been a Caldor. There was a newer Acme in the plaza which even had a Starbucks. The Starbucks is now closed as they built one across the street.

NO it opened in OCtober 2002 and was the last store opened and was under construction before the company filed.

D_Fife, how do you know that and how do you take pictures of stores from all over the country?
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: KmartDanny09 on February 03, 2009, 10:11:58 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by jmcnamara96
Really why?

The tank cart is used because it is small enough for the tank... plus the metal allows the tank to be physically attached to the Family Dollar cart.

Why we have so many in the back... I'll never know. One theory is that there is a Family Dollar store down the street (about quarter mile) down the road with low-income apartments behind the Kmart property. I think the shipping team just collects the ones left in the back (where people dump them before going home) and use them in back.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: wwefan101 on February 05, 2009, 03:41:13 PM
  a pic from the inside of  the webster kmart

<a href="http://s199.photobucket.com/albums/aa150/websterma101/stores/?action=view&current=k.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa150/websterma101/stores/k.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: wwefan101 on February 12, 2009, 03:33:19 PM
 the new entrance to our kmart  they went from 3 sets of doors  to 1 door
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: kendra on February 12, 2009, 04:13:37 PM
Fantastic photos from Burlington, TRJ -- thanks for sharing those with us!
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: XISMZERO on February 14, 2009, 12:59:21 PM
Here's the vacant Kmart in ORANGE, CT. Taken 2-14-09.

It was a Builder's Square in its final years. It's still vacant, going on a decade and a half!
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: XISMZERO on February 14, 2009, 01:00:45 PM
Vacant Kmart in ORANGE, CT. Taken 2-14-09.

Here's an old cart coral!
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: XISMZERO on February 14, 2009, 01:04:09 PM
Vacant Kmart in ORANGE, CT. Taken 2-14-09.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: retailfan on February 14, 2009, 01:04:49 PM
Old Kmarts seem to not get picked up
There is still an old K-Mart in anderson Indiana its been empty since they first closed stores  It was the first Kmart in Anderson and closed with the old logo  its now gone but the building hasent changed   it was still intact inside  save for the shelving  in the center it had the old outdoor garden center that you went through a small openeing to get to  they still had fish tanks back there
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: XISMZERO on February 14, 2009, 01:09:28 PM
Vacant Kmart in ORANGE, CT. Taken 2-14-09.

The mid-70s facade. Still store was probably built in the late 70s or early 80s. Might've closed in 1988.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill) on February 14, 2009, 10:11:24 PM
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3370/3279409057_464b76140b.jpg)
My idea of what the Kmart logo would look like in the future.




(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/ae/Lime_Kmart_chevron_proto.png)
2002 prototype logo for comparison.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Zayre88 on February 14, 2009, 11:32:42 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by ShopKoFan
The people really need to stimulate the Kmart brand by  opening bigger locations with two entrances, and wider aisles that can be easily navigable with shopping carts, which has worked well with Target and ShopKo. I would also like to see the the Big K signs removed and replaced with just Kmart signs with the caption "A part of the Sears family." underneath it, as well as the name of the city on each location.

I noticed that comment in the bashing topic so i came up with something, my view of that new Kmart you suggested:
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: videogamer75 on February 14, 2009, 11:41:28 PM
NICE picture Zayre88!!!
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill) on February 15, 2009, 04:51:34 AM
Here's what I envision Kmart will look like in the future:
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3653/3280319835_24f3e16897_o.jpg)
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Mervyns on February 22, 2009, 03:07:24 PM
Kmart restaurant in 1976.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Mervyns on February 22, 2009, 03:08:35 PM
And one today. No, it doesn't have a separate entrance, this is an emergency exit.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Whoser on February 22, 2009, 07:11:20 PM
You know, It'd be cool to see Kmart in Waterford CT, is there anyway to get one down there?

We have a Vacant Big-Y, could a K-Mart fit in a building like that?
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: XISMZERO on February 23, 2009, 12:39:08 AM
QuoteOriginally posted by Whoser
You know, It'd be cool to see Kmart in Waterford CT, is there anyway to get one down there?

We have a Vacant Big-Y, could a K-Mart fit in a building like that?

Well, you could use a map! Heh heh, there's an active Kmart Family Restaurant at the Holyoke, Mass. one.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: dmx10101 on February 23, 2009, 02:22:31 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by XISMZERO
QuoteOriginally posted by Whoser
You know, It'd be cool to see Kmart in Waterford CT, is there anyway to get one down there?

We have a Vacant Big-Y, could a K-Mart fit in a building like that?

Well, you could use a map! Heh heh, there's an active Kmart Family Restaurant at the Holyoke, Mass. one.

I'd like to see a pic of what a current Kmart Family Restaurant  looks like.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: XISMZERO on February 23, 2009, 11:31:45 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by dmx10101
I'd like to see a pic of what a current Kmart Family Restaurant  looks like.

Next time I make it up to Holyoke (which could be soon), I will get some shots of the Kmart Family Diner. I'm actually curious about the cuisine and prices myself.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: XDeSuEhTX on February 25, 2009, 09:04:46 AM
Ok... so the last time I was in Kmart I was disoriented after finding that they had moved a lot of things around. They're redoing the store layout. It's a nice change I suppose. They are also in the process of building a brand new garden center (I think) on the front left corner of the building.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: CTAmeshopper on February 26, 2009, 09:03:47 PM
An update on my Torrington Kmart. I was there recently and it looks like they're in process of changing the sign. Currently the big store front sign has "Big" and it's yellow underline intact,HOWEVER the front of the Kmart part sign has been torn off leaving the interior lighting of the K exposed. It looks really cheap and bad. They couldn't AT LEAST put some type of plastic tarpover it so they can hide this embarrassment? GEEZ is this is how CHEAP Kmart has become? they leave part of a sign EXPOSED while open without covering it? how low can you go? It also look like they're taking down the smaller red Kmart Garden Center sign down too as well.

There has been an update on the the doors though, they recently put in red stripes sporting the new logo in white. They look nice at least. STILL not much change in the inside sadly. sigh. I feel bad how crappy my Kmart has become. This renovation has been taking FOREVER!
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: TRJ22487 on February 27, 2009, 11:03:52 AM
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v41/CorporateA/Kmart006.jpg)

Here is another picture from my visit to South Burlington, Vermont (1/30/09)
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: shakethis1234 on February 27, 2009, 04:50:42 PM
heres what i found on http://blog.syracuse.com/storefront/  

Syracuse, NY -- First, the story in a foreign language. Then we'll try to interpret.

From Retailing Today:

Sears Holdings Sees 4Q, FY Income Drop

HOFFMAN ESTATES , Ill. -- Sears Holdings reported that net income was $190 million, or $1.55 per diluted share, for the fourth quarter ended Jan. 31, compared to net income of $426 million, or $3.17 per diluted share, for the fourth quarter ended Feb. 2, 2008.

For the fiscal year ended Jan. 31, net income was $53 million, or 42 cents per diluted share compared with net income of $826 million, or $5.70 per diluted share, for the fiscal year ended Feb. 2, 2008.

"Fiscal 2008 was a very difficult year for the U.S. economy, and its effect on consumer confidence reflects the turmoil that has enveloped the retail industry and our business. We maintained our focus on providing great product and service value to our customers, many of whom feel the impact of lower incomes and tighter credit," said Bruce Johnson, Sears Holdings' interim CEO and president.

The translation: This ain't good. Fourth quarter (covering the holidays) profits less than half of what they were the year before. For the full year, income of $53 million compared to... $826 million the year before???

Brutal.

I've said this before and I'll say it again -- there's going to be a major shakeout with SearsMart, the marriage of Kmart and Sears. It ain't gonna be pretty.

On to...

You:

* nedrow42 comments, "I'm not convinced that the move toward digital photography is the main factor driving Ritz into Chapter 11. After all, very few of their locations are still photo studios. Considering all the items that can be sold for digital photography -- memory cards, card readers, digital frames, batteries, batteries, more batteries, paper, ink, cases, filters, the list goes on... And most of these are items that sell with healthy markups. An argument could be made that there is actually more sales opportunity with more customers using digital than there was with film; after all many people were reluctant to buy and develop film if they felt that their pictures weren't very good anyways. I know people who threw away rolls of film that they never developed because they expected the pictures on those rolls were terrible. If anything, Ritz has fallen victim of its own strategy. Mall locations, as you pointed out, are not doing well for anyone right now. Couple that to the fact that Ritz pays mostly on commission and now you have one thing that very few consumers want -- high pressure sales in close quarters in a mall."

I'm right there with you on much of this. For example, I only started going to Ritz Camera AFTER I had my digital cameras, for prints, accessories, lenses.

As for "high-pressure," I never, ever experienced that at the Carousel Ritz.

* auburnlax comments, "After surfing the Kmart Web site, I saw a link for Kmart store remodeling at the bottom of the main page in which they are calling 'Kmart extreme makeover.' Seems like NY got the shaft with only two stores here getting the makeover. Wonder if they will ever fully roll this out or even come to our neck of the woods?"

Oh, there's going to be an extreme makeover all right. See above.

That is all.

Talk to me.

---Bob Niedt
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Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: retailfan on March 03, 2009, 11:45:41 PM
http://www.thetimes24-7.com/main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=1778
 
Sears Essentials store closing in Noblesville

The Times

The Noblesville Sears Essentials, 301 Noble Creek Drive, will close its doors on May 31. The announcement was made Thursday by Sears Holdings Corp. during the company's fourth quarter and 2008 annual report.

Formerly a Kmart, Noblesville is one of 24 stores nationwide that will close its doors on or before May 31. Thirteen states are seeing at least one Sears Holdings Corp. store close. Only Florida and Ohio, with five and four respectively, will see more closing than Indiana.

Other closings in Indiana are a Kmart in Vincennes on May 24 and a Sears Essential in South Bend on May 31. A Kmart in Clarksville and a Sears in Indianapolis' Lafayette Square Mall closed in January, along with 23 other stores nationwide.

The company said in its annual report that the net income was $190 million in the fourth quarter, which ended Jan. 31, compared to $426 million on Feb. 2, 2008.

The closings of the Noblesville and South Bend locations will leave no Sears Essentials stores in Indiana.

The nearest Sears store following the closing will be the one located in Castleton Square Mall. A Sears Hardware Store is also located at 11728 Fishers Crossing Drive in Fishers.
 
 
 
 
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: TRJ22487 on March 07, 2009, 09:29:13 PM
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v41/CorporateA/7-21-04Kmart01.jpg)

I knew I had a picture of this somewhere.
A yardstick my mom has had since I was born
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: KmartDanny09 on March 08, 2009, 04:56:51 PM
Northwest Ohio will be closing two more stores by May. The Perrysburg and Byran, Ohio Kmarts will begin liquidation sales on Friday.

As an associate, I'm actually glad to see Perrysburg close. Perrysburg was the closest store to us, and we send people to them if they needed something that we didn't have... but countless customers would come to us and complain about the experiences they would have there. Even calling them was a chore... it wasn't a surprise to spend 20 minutes on the phone with them to see if they had something in stock.

They would also sent people to us looking for items that they didn't have... problem was they wouldn't call us first to see if we had it... and if we didn't, the customer would thrown a "female dog" fit.

Anyways, the downside is that 120 people will lose their jobs as a result of the closings. Poor sales, poor management, plus a lost lease is what drove the Perrysburg store to the grave...



On the upside, my store is doing pretty well! We are currently 15% over last year at this time of the year... we were supposed to have sales of $13,000 yesterday, but did $35,000!!!!
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: momof3 on March 09, 2009, 08:39:37 AM
Kmart Danny, I am glad to hear your store is doing well.  I like Kmart alot.  Grew up shopping there along with Ames and Caldors.  I haven't heard of any Ct closing of eighter Kmart or Sears which is a good thing.  Lets hope Kmart here is doing well too.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: wwefan101 on March 09, 2009, 11:39:49 AM
 kmart here is doing great they got a new shoe dept new check outs   fixed ther floors and they might do more work on it ther more popler now    with longer lines  and i also shoped at kmart a lot growing up with ames and cladors
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: momof3 on March 09, 2009, 01:18:48 PM
The last time  I was at our Kmart a bit back they were re doing their shoe dept also.  Now I am curious to see how it looks....
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: wwefan101 on March 09, 2009, 02:54:15 PM
the shoe dept at our kmart is    a little biger new shelfs and   new brands o shoes im going to post some new pics i got from around our kmart well we were ther i snaped a few pics on my camera  one  relateing to the wwe sale and the other from the gardon shop faceing down to thecheck outs
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: KmartDanny09 on March 09, 2009, 03:34:14 PM
In regards to the new show deparment, Kmart took over control of the shoe department from a thrid-party vendor who maintained it (Foot Star, Shoe Star, I can't remeber the name...). All stores should be finishing with the clearance of the old shoes and have the new shoes out and displayed.

As apart of the new shoe department, the stores will get new fixtures... some have even gotten a total overhaul (with a new set-up and everything!).

Look for newer brands, better styles and other new things. It is supposed of higher quality then the original shoes, so check it out!
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Mervyns on March 09, 2009, 05:33:19 PM
The reason Kmart closed a few stores to become Home Depot is test marketing. Sears is acquiring Home Depot too.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: patk on March 09, 2009, 05:57:53 PM
odd Sears acquiring HD (Home Depot) :huh:
im :huh: ing k-marts doom is nere :warning:
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: AmesNewington on March 09, 2009, 06:26:29 PM
Wish I could get over to the Cromwell CT K Mart. I love how it resembles Ames. I would hope it gets a new look too.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Jonah Norason on March 15, 2009, 05:38:05 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by Mervyns
The reason Kmart closed a few stores to become Home Depot is test marketing. Sears is acquiring Home Depot too.

No...what the **** is your source?

myGofer is a concept, though.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: jmcnamara96 on March 21, 2009, 06:13:11 PM
List of KMart as of 2003 http://208.247.100.77/corp/story/pressrelease/news/pr030114a.stm
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: jmcnamara96 on March 23, 2009, 04:13:28 PM
I went to Kmart salem NH on sunday they had all new carts blue red and new greys i saw one old cart used as the tank and got a cart sticker with the old logo on it
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Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: retailfan on March 24, 2009, 10:57:24 AM
colorful  red grey and blue  
our kmart hasent updated anything  it needs it
They hav the old auto center up for lease  and the garden center seems lost back on the side of the store
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: wwefan101 on March 24, 2009, 11:40:51 AM
 ther allways updateing kmart here  but ther gardon shop is to small they end up puting    some stuff out fount of the store and   they use  a small section of the parking lot wich walmart does as well our kmart  was on the list  when they had the frist set of  closeings but got saved
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: XISMZERO on March 24, 2009, 09:58:54 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by wwefan101
 ther allways updateing kmart here  but ther gardon shop is to small they end up puting    some stuff out fount of the store and   they use  a small section of the parking lot wich walmart does as well our kmart  was on the list  when they had the frist set of  closeings but got saved  

What are you saying? Type in sentences people can read please.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: XDeSuEhTX on March 25, 2009, 12:33:29 AM
So as is the case with everyone else, I suspect, upon my most recent visit to Kmart today, I found the store to be seemingly updated or at least revamped... But really, it's just undergone a facelift. It's seemingly "all new" appeal is what had me wandering aimlessly towards the entrance.

Somehow, the new coat of paint on the building only served to make me realize how small the Beckley Kmart is, having found out more recently that it was formerly a "Town and Country" in the early 1970's. Though the store is branded as a "Big K", it really never should have been. I would venture to say it's probably no more than 80,000 square feet, if that. Needless to say it's dwarfed in comparison to two Walmart Supercenter stores not five miles away. Even Oak Hill, a smaller town a little ways out of the area has a bigger Kmart.

On a more positive note, the inside has been cleaned up drastically, the isles widened, a new pharmacy, rearanged store layout... yet they still can't be bothered to tell you how much they want for a bag of Twix Mini candy bars, and the only merchandise scanner in sight is "out of order". Good ole' Kmart, you never cease to amaze me.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: XDeSuEhTX on March 25, 2009, 12:54:26 AM
Kmart's latest sale... 0% off!

(http://www.wisebread.com/files/fruganomics/imagecache/blog_image_full/files/fruganomics/blog-images/kmart.jpg)
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: momof3 on March 25, 2009, 08:32:16 AM
I like the look of the blue carts with the red "K" logo.  Our local Kmart still had the grey carts, but its been a bit since i jhave been there.  And the did redo the shoe dept.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: C. Fontaine on March 26, 2009, 09:39:41 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by XDeSuEhTX
Kmart's latest sale... 0% off!

(http://www.wisebread.com/files/fruganomics/imagecache/blog_image_full/files/fruganomics/blog-images/kmart.jpg)
Hahahaha that's great!
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: wwefan101 on March 27, 2009, 05:55:56 AM
 omg last time  i was at kmart it took 30 mins to put a grill on laway cauase the  pepole in font wanted money off for the box being damaged but we did get one of the  big boses to put the grill in to the shoping cart for us then i think they were talking about more updates for the webster ma store wich  ther in the prograss of right now
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Ameskid on March 27, 2009, 05:37:13 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by XISMZERO
QuoteOriginally posted by wwefan101
 ther allways updateing kmart here  but ther gardon shop is to small they end up puting    some stuff out fount of the store and   they use  a small section of the parking lot wich walmart does as well our kmart  was on the list  when they had the frist set of  closeings but got saved  

What are you saying? Type in sentences people can read please.
"They're always updating Kmart here, but their garden shop is too small; they end up putting some stuff out front of the store, and they use a small section of the parking lot, which Wal-Mart does as well.  Our Kmart was on the list when they had the first set of closings, but it got saved."

Good point; we shouldn't have to "translate" your posts just because you can't take the time and/or effort to find the right keys on the keyboard.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: CTAmeshopper on March 30, 2009, 06:20:44 PM
Update on Torrington.

I was near the store recently and they reattached the front portion of the "K" sign it now looks like it always has since 1997, I guess that part was scheduled for a cleaning or something. Not much exterior renovation has been going on. I guess they can't afford it right now.


sigh.  :(
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: retailfan on March 31, 2009, 12:09:01 PM
Greenwood In.
They have closed the k Cafe  It says closed for remodiling but nothing is being done A lot of clearance stuff but nothing new seems to be happining
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: nims57 on March 31, 2009, 10:25:01 PM
Do they still have Blue Light Specials?
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: wwefan101 on April 02, 2009, 11:19:51 AM
our kmart  got new shoping baskets  welli know i seen 1 with the new logo on it siting nare  one of the regstes i found out our kmart is 80,000 sq feet
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: retailfan on April 02, 2009, 03:37:45 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by nims57
Do they still have Blue Light Specials?

Nope those are gone  they brought them back a while but they went away again a few years ago
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: TheRetroNickFan on April 16, 2009, 08:03:37 PM
Wow, Kmart really hasn't changed much since the 1990's, it seems.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: nims57 on April 16, 2009, 09:23:42 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by TheRetroNickFan
Wow, Kmart really hasn't changed much since the 1990's, it seems.  

More like the 80's...
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: EddieJ1984 on April 16, 2009, 09:58:59 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by nims57
QuoteOriginally posted by TheRetroNickFan
Wow, Kmart really hasn't changed much since the 1990's, it seems.  

More like the 80's...

Now now, in the late 90s they changed the signs to say Big Kmart, even if the kmart wasn't big!
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: CTAmeshopper on April 20, 2009, 03:58:30 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by TRJ22487
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v41/CorporateA/watertownkmart.jpg)
Watertown Connecticut 2009

I'd say that store hasn't changed that much since 1990, because the Kmart logo with mart inside the K didn't come until 1991.

they've redone the color though it looks more tan now,it used to be a blue grayish color with a small red line at the top.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill) on April 21, 2009, 06:48:29 PM
Most Kmarts that have been recently remodeled inside and out look like a poor man's Target, because of the red color scheme.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: wwefan101 on April 22, 2009, 02:47:04 PM
 whats with kmart  turiing off  half ther lights for earth day come on thats just dumb ours looks closed cause ot it .   then today when we went to pay our layway  at thecheck out the dumb bicth put the moneyon the wrong acount then  we went back to tell her she sent us to  the service desk wich sent us to laway then they go this is the service desk not laway well no  duh .      we hardey get bad  service at kmart now this  makes me wonder why they closed so manny  louctions
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: wwefan101 on April 23, 2009, 05:34:36 AM
 i tought it was dumb turing half the lights out i went buy the walmart and they  had evey light on just like evey  one elase   ibet  it was to dark in kmart at night
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on May 26, 2009, 11:55:58 AM
QuoteOriginally posted by dmx10101
The only Super Kmart in South Carolina

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thats in Charleston. I Went there last summer
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: wiseguy93 on May 31, 2009, 09:37:58 PM
Here's a former K mart located on Roane Street in Johnson City. Not sure how long it has been vacant.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: wiseguy93 on May 31, 2009, 09:38:56 PM
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: beachgal26 on June 09, 2009, 03:01:26 PM
Wiseguy 93, was the K-Mart located along the main road across from the hotel and the Cracker Barrel?  I haven't been there in about 10 years, but I think that I remember it being open until at least the mid-90's.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Marc82 on June 10, 2009, 07:17:10 AM
I heard Super K-Mart in Queensbury, New York will become a Sears Store. The Sears Store at the Aviation Mall will close as a result. This is a cost saving measure. They figure why pay rent to The Aviation Mall when they already own The K-Mart building.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: TRJ22487 on June 12, 2009, 08:06:06 PM
Stills from the Youtube video
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Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: KmartDanny09 on June 27, 2009, 12:27:48 AM
Tomorrow I go from being an electronics associate to service desk/front end shift supervisor!! I'm excited... but nervous at the same time... hopefully I can deal with the stupid people's complaints!! That and the stupid cashiers that can't listen..

Second time I've changed jobs within Kmart. Started out as cashier, then moved to electronics (and have filled in for garden) and now off to service desk!!

Anyone got advice!?!? Haha
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: dmx10101 on June 28, 2009, 09:50:20 AM
Here's a link to a photo gallery that has pics of the newly renovated store- http://e-prattville.com/E-Prattville%202008%20Galleries/KmartReopening/index.html The store even has a new Nathan's hotdog cafe in it.

Reporter: Bryan Henry

PRATTVILLE, AL (WSFA) - Eight months ago parts of K-Mart could be found in the front parking lot, debris all over the place and questions lingered whether it would reopen or not.

Today, the store is much-improved and Gloria Murphy couldn't be more thrilled, especially since it was Murphy who rounded-up her customers the day the storm hit.

"That's when I looked up and saw all the debris flying around," Murphy recalls. "All I could do was get my customers in the middle of the store and away from the glass."

Murphy is among the 117 employees who work at K-Mart now, 117 people who found jobs in a weak economy.

Store manager Victor Tate says the economic uncertainties were never an issue in deciding whether to re-open. K-Mart is a top ten sales tax generator for Prattville.

"We believe we'll benefit from the weak economy because we still have our lay-a-way plan. Customers don't have to pay all their money up front," said Tate.

The store had a soft-opening Tuesday and Tate estimates around 1,500 customers came in.

What the tornado blew up, the company rebuilt.

Now, Murphy is getting ready for the grand opening Saturday morning, a new start for K-Mart.

Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill) on June 28, 2009, 05:51:52 PM
The Kmart on Green Bay's east side is having its Store Closing sale. I went there on Friday to buy some SpongeBob bathroom decor, and I was surprised at how cheap everything was! 10-50% off almost everything! Of course, everything must go. The store was fun while it lasted- for thirty years tops. The reason for this store's demise would in clude poor sales, and competition from the ShopKo store at a shopping mall nearby, as well as the Walmart and Target stores down the road.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: tntornadox on June 28, 2009, 08:58:54 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by dmx10101
Here's a link to a photo gallery that has pics of the newly renovated store- http://e-prattville.com/E-Prattville%202008%20Galleries/KmartReopening/index.html The store even has a new Nathan's hotdog cafe in it.

Reporter: Bryan Henry

PRATTVILLE, AL (WSFA) - Eight months ago parts of K-Mart could be found in the front parking lot, debris all over the place and questions lingered whether it would reopen or not.

Today, the store is much-improved and Gloria Murphy couldn't be more thrilled, especially since it was Murphy who rounded-up her customers the day the storm hit.

"That's when I looked up and saw all the debris flying around," Murphy recalls. "All I could do was get my customers in the middle of the store and away from the glass."

Murphy is among the 117 employees who work at K-Mart now, 117 people who found jobs in a weak economy.

Store manager Victor Tate says the economic uncertainties were never an issue in deciding whether to re-open. K-Mart is a top ten sales tax generator for Prattville.

"We believe we'll benefit from the weak economy because we still have our lay-a-way plan. Customers don't have to pay all their money up front," said Tate.

The store had a soft-opening Tuesday and Tate estimates around 1,500 customers came in.

What the tornado blew up, the company rebuilt.

Now, Murphy is getting ready for the grand opening Saturday morning, a new start for K-Mart.

That store looks fantastic, I guess this may the closest thing we will ever see to what a brand new Kmart would look like?

As for that vacant store in Johnson City, TN, it was closed over a decade ago when they moved into a new Super Kmart down the street... it's still open, one of the last three Super K's in Tennessee.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: KmartDanny09 on June 28, 2009, 10:53:01 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by tntornadox
QuoteOriginally posted by dmx10101
Here's a link to a photo gallery that has pics of the newly renovated store- http://e-prattville.com/E-Prattville%202008%20Galleries/KmartReopening/index.html The store even has a new Nathan's hotdog cafe in it.

Reporter: Bryan Henry

PRATTVILLE, AL (WSFA) - Eight months ago parts of K-Mart could be found in the front parking lot, debris all over the place and questions lingered whether it would reopen or not.

Today, the store is much-improved and Gloria Murphy couldn't be more thrilled, especially since it was Murphy who rounded-up her customers the day the storm hit.

"That's when I looked up and saw all the debris flying around," Murphy recalls. "All I could do was get my customers in the middle of the store and away from the glass."

Murphy is among the 117 employees who work at K-Mart now, 117 people who found jobs in a weak economy.

Store manager Victor Tate says the economic uncertainties were never an issue in deciding whether to re-open. K-Mart is a top ten sales tax generator for Prattville.

"We believe we'll benefit from the weak economy because we still have our lay-a-way plan. Customers don't have to pay all their money up front," said Tate.

The store had a soft-opening Tuesday and Tate estimates around 1,500 customers came in.

What the tornado blew up, the company rebuilt.

Now, Murphy is getting ready for the grand opening Saturday morning, a new start for K-Mart.

That store looks fantastic, I guess this may the closest thing we will ever see to what a brand new Kmart would look like?

As for that vacant store in Johnson City, TN, it was closed over a decade ago when they moved into a new Super Kmart down the street... it's still open, one of the last three Super K's in Tennessee.

As a Kmart employee, I'm quite jealous of whoever gets to work in that store. Like most Kmarts, ours was badly remodeled back in the "Big K" conversion... complete with mismatched fixtures and badly fixed floors!

If corporate would spend the money and time to fix up ALL the stores (instead of closing them) like this, Kmart would once again be a true competitor in the industry! That store looks very clean, organized... the atmosphere almost compares with a Target store... very clean and upscale... not ugly like our Kmart!

On a good note... we recently had a regional store visit... a very big one! The regional VP was very impressed with the employees and the way the store looked... the only complaint was the shelves are overstocked (that is, merchandise that can't fit on a hook is set on the baseboard and merchandise that can't fit on a shelf is placed behind another item) instead of being left in the backroom... hopefully our sales performance and cleanliness puts us in the running for one of these remodels! I'm soo tired of people asking when we're going out of business.

Any other Kmart associate here about the signing programing going into effect? I guess we are elimanting the plastic sign holders and "wobblers" and going with grocery store style "rip off" sale signs that attach to the UPC label? Anyone know when this is going into effect? Anyone also hear about the do-it-yourself overhaul?
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: dmx10101 on June 29, 2009, 08:32:08 PM
checkout my new Kmart blog here- http://kmartworld.blogspot.com/. If you have anything that you would to contribute for me to add to a post, please message me.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: KmartDanny09 on June 29, 2009, 11:29:34 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by dmx10101
checkout my new Kmart blog here- http://kmartworld.blogspot.com/. If you have anything that you would to contribute for me to add to a post, please message me.

Let me know whatever you need... I got inside info (employee perspective), pictures, store maps, etc.

BTW, my Kmart's electronics area is also located in the front, right corner of the store.

EDIT- PS... next time you pay a visit to a Kmart, why don't you take a picture of the store directory located towards the front of the store? It would be much appericated!
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: TheRetroNickFan on June 29, 2009, 11:44:02 PM
Nice blog!

That Kmart just had to be an old Wal-Mart. It has those same light fixtures, plus the building is exactly the same shape as their old ''Discount City'' stores from the 80's.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: KmartDanny09 on July 01, 2009, 12:34:10 AM
The Alexis Road Kmart in Toledo, OH is the oldest Kmart of the three remaining Kmarts in the area. It was badly updated as apart of the "Big Kmart" store package in the '90s. Among the aging signs is the front design of the building...

(http://i820.photobucket.com/albums/zz127/KmartDanny2009/Cell133.jpg)

This is the store map. The design is unusual in that the softlines side of the store is on the direct right of the entrance... most Kmarts have the softlines on the left.

(http://i820.photobucket.com/albums/zz127/KmartDanny2009/Cell114-1.jpg)

The KCafe is the only KCafe still in operation in the Toledo area. Then again, it is the only KCafe is located right off the main entrance (think Target)

(http://i820.photobucket.com/albums/zz127/KmartDanny2009/Cell115.jpg)

Here are shots of the softlines departments....

(http://i820.photobucket.com/albums/zz127/KmartDanny2009/Cell118.jpg)

One will notice that the height of the ceiling is quite low compared to some other stores... the low ceiling contributes to the "cluttered" look and feel of the store.

(http://i820.photobucket.com/albums/zz127/KmartDanny2009/Cell120.jpg)

Again, this is the only kmart in Toledo that still has the divider wall lights in operation... most have taken them out in order to be "green".

(http://i820.photobucket.com/albums/zz127/KmartDanny2009/Cell127.jpg)

(http://i820.photobucket.com/albums/zz127/KmartDanny2009/Cell128.jpg)

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Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: KmartDanny09 on July 01, 2009, 12:35:29 AM
This is the store map of the Perrysburg, OH Kmart. Sorry that no other shots were taken... I was with a friend.

(http://i820.photobucket.com/albums/zz127/KmartDanny2009/Cell034.jpg)
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: dmx10101 on July 01, 2009, 08:57:26 AM
Nice pics!
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: AmesNewington on July 01, 2009, 12:03:10 PM
That K-Mart still looks alright. It at least looks neat and clean from what I can see.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: KmartDanny09 on July 01, 2009, 10:59:39 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by AmesNewington
That K-Mart still looks alright. It at least looks neat and clean from what I can see.  

I'll have to get more pictures of the hardlines side of things... you can really see the age there.... It's old and kinda cluttered. The softlines areas aren't that bad... and even have updated fxitures that some Kmarts don't even have.

BTW, if you're into shopping carts, this is the store for you. They have a sample of almost EVERY Kmart cart generation IN SERVICE since the new logo... I'm talking red ones, blue ones, square ones, rounded ones, etc. I need to get more pictures, but it's the opposite side of town that I am... and I have no car.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Ameskid on July 02, 2009, 08:41:21 AM
QuoteOriginally posted by KmartDanny09


The KCafe is the only KCafe still in operation in the Toledo area. Then again, it is the only KCafe is located right off the main entrance (think Target)

(http://i820.photobucket.com/albums/zz127/KmartDanny2009/Cell115.jpg)

 
That Pepsi circle is replacing the old Little Caesar's logo, if I'm not mistaken.


Also, does your store REALLY have all the grey Kmart cart variations?  Check out my post in "Shopping Cart Sightings" for all the variations.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: KmartDanny09 on July 02, 2009, 05:11:54 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by Ameskid
QuoteOriginally posted by KmartDanny09


The KCafe is the only KCafe still in operation in the Toledo area. Then again, it is the only KCafe is located right off the main entrance (think Target)

(http://i820.photobucket.com/albums/zz127/KmartDanny2009/Cell115.jpg)

 
That Pepsi circle is replacing the old Little Caesar's logo, if I'm not mistaken.


Also, does your store REALLY have all the grey Kmart cart variations?  Check out my post in "Shopping Cart Sightings" for all the variations.


While I can't be positive, I do believe that this Kmart has many if not all variations of the '90s (K with script MART) gray style carts. This Kmart also has red and blue shopping carts as well.  Squared-ones, rounded-ones, ones with "Super Kmart" on them, Kmart in the center, Kmart towards the bottom, etc. Next time I'm around that side of town, I'll get more pictures of the carts.... I'll also have to get pictures from my Kmart's "shopping cart museum" (the front sidewalk where we store the shopping carts that we don't put into service)... we have quite the selection as well.

Couldn't tell you about that Pepsi Logo. As I said before, that isn't "my" Kmart... I only stop up at the Kmart when I'm on that side of town.... I'll pictures of my Kmart for ya tho!
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: tntornadox on July 02, 2009, 09:20:33 PM
Alright everyone, in my total boredom and being a retail nerd and veteran of Sears Holdings, I have come up with a new store prototype for Kmart called 'Prototype: Phoenix', named symbolically for the bird of lore who bursts into flames and rises again from the ashes, which I think describes what could happen at Kmart and Sears Holdings as a whole quite well.

I have taken some elements from Sears and other retailers (namely Target) in developing a floor layout that makes sense for today's family. I have added Sears services for Auto Center, Optical and Portrait Studio while doing away with the third party vendors Kmart aligned with for far too long. The store also features traditional Kmart services such as Layaway, KCafe and the Kmart Pharmacy.

The store entrance is placed strategically in the middle of the front-facing of the structure. It is laid out on a somewhat gender basis, as SHC tried to do with the newer Sears stores. It aligns complimenting departments together (Jewelry and Accessories, for example).

The store is laid out in a circular 'race-track' fashion with a criss cross of aisles in the middle of the grid, making the store extremely easy to navigate around the 'blocks' of product.

This store is larger than this lets on, my target footage would be at least 150,000 square feet with dropped ceilings featuring Sears-esque lighting (not the rows upon rows of lighting Kmart traditionally had), aisles are lower allowing the customer to see across the store.

What's New?

- Softlines: The genders are seperated by blocks and the racetrack floor plan, Young Mens' and Mens' on one side and Juniors' and Womens' on the other. Jewelry and Accessories face the center vertical aisle on the Womens' pad with shoes doing the same on the Mens' pad. The Fitting Rooms have been moved to the back corner of the store where the store operator will also be placed.

-Household: HBA, Household Goods and Market (A GM Kmart's 'grocery') are lumped together for convenience.

-KBaby: This is something Target is doing in their newer stores to great success- lump everything for baby into one department for easy shopping.

-Electronics/Entertainment: I have combined the two departments ala Target style for shopping convenience. I wish for Kmart to have a real electronics department, something they have been missing since the early 90s... I don't want to see tube TVs on display ever again...

-Automotive is placed next to Sears Auto Center for purchasing synergies.

-Hardware/Lawn & Garden and Large Appliances are laid out similar to their Sears counterparts.

-Seasonal has a flat next to the front checklanes.

-Garden Center operates seasonally, being taken up the rest of the year by Holiday seasonal merchandise. (Never again will it be 'boarded up' for half the year like it is now.)

-Hardlines is laid out on the pads on the right hand side of the store.

-Mattresses: Honestly, I ran out of ideas, if anyone has anything better that would sit in that pad in hardlines, let me know.

-Store Operations: There should always be at least ONE associate in Electronics, Hardware/Lawn & Garden, Large Appliances, Garden Center (when in season), Hardlines, Softlines, Layaway and Fitting Room... this is not an option. Associates are expected to be straightening and 'zoning' their departments when not assisting customers and the store must be straight and clean by the end of the night.

The best thing about this prototype is it could be extended to be a Super Kmart with little difference in the design, I may post a 'Super' version at a later time.

In the end, I have taken inspiration from other retailers to develop a new Kmart store prototype and operating procedures... we can all only dream of course, Eddie Lampert will never spend money to grow the business.

Comments/Questions/Additions are appreciated.

(P.S.- Mods, I am sorry for the image size, but anything much smaller makes it near impossible to see the layout clearly, adjust if you must.)

Floor Plan:
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: KmartDanny09 on July 02, 2009, 10:15:33 PM
I must say, what an impressive design! I thought I was the only one who actually take pen-to-paper and redesign store layouts! I'm almost obsessive about it to... I have been known to spend hours in Wal-Mart, Meijer's and the like writing detailed notes about how the stores were arranged, and trying to rework them into a better fashion... maybe I should scan some of my designs...

Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: tntornadox on July 02, 2009, 10:38:28 PM
Really glad you enjoyed the GM Kmart layout, I have completed the SuperK layout following the name of: "Prototype: Super Phoenix". Of course, everything is larger with a Supercenter, so my target size for this store is between 200-220,000 square feet- this is not to scale, the departments would be larger over the GM prototype.

Additions to Store Operations over GM Prototype are the addition of at least one associate in dry grocery, seafood, meat, bakery and produce. The store could be open 24 hours a day, in which case one-two associates for the entire grocery side would suffice, along with one-two associates for hardlines and one associate (store operator) for fitting room overnight. Or, they could roll the phones to the service desk overnight, either would suffice, based off Security risks on a store to store basis. The decision on store hours should be made based on local traffic.

Layout:

What's New?

As previously stated, what's great about Prototype: Phoenix is that it is adaptable to be a SuperK as well with very little movement of departments- IMO, the more consistent your stores are across the board, the easier they are to shop, thus pleasing your customers even more and becoming their preferred place to shop. I more or less did what I said I was going to do- I blew out the left hand wall and added groceries, those departments that I did move are:

- All store services are now together in front of the checklanes between the two separate store entrances.

- A Florist shop was added to the new front lane store service cluster.

- Household Goods and HBA are now at the back of the store.

- Market becomes obsolete with the addition of a full-line grocery department.

- The Fitting Rooms were moved from the corner next to the Layaway restrooms to create a 'service cluster' at the back of the store.

- Two additional 'blocks' were added on the left-hand side for Dry Grocery- in keeping with the ease of layout design, the aisle remain consistent across the store.

- Seafood, Fresh Meats and Bakery were added to the far left wall with direct access to the stockroom behind them.

In addition, the footprint was also pushed out in the front to make room for the line of checklanes and store services at the front, thus, the sidecaps of the building are flared inward and lined with windows (reminiscent of the 90s SuperK design). On the GM side, you have a bank or other 3rd party service; on the Grocery side, you have an enlarged KCafe for hungry families.

Also in this design I introduce something that may make its way into the GM Prototype- the 'Best of Blue Zone'. This flexible area at the main entry points of the store (one for GM, one for Grocery) showcase this week's deals or promotions in each sector... the GM zone is larger to accommodate large appliances and electronic items.

Again, Comments/Questions/Additions are welcome, and once again I apologize for the image's large size.

Floor plan:
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: dmx10101 on July 06, 2009, 04:53:01 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by Ameskid
QuoteOriginally posted by KmartDanny09


The KCafe is the only KCafe still in operation in the Toledo area. Then again, it is the only KCafe is located right off the main entrance (think Target)

(http://i820.photobucket.com/albums/zz127/KmartDanny2009/Cell115.jpg)

 
That Pepsi circle is replacing the old Little Caesar's logo, if I'm not mistaken.


Also, does your store REALLY have all the grey Kmart cart variations?  Check out my post in "Shopping Cart Sightings" for all the variations.

Yes that pepsi logo replaced the little Caesars logo. I large amount of K cafe used to feature little Caesars rather than have a stand alone little Caesars. Now most all of the k cafe's have gotten rid of the little Caesars pizza and have covered up the "featuring Little Caesars" with something else.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: dmx10101 on July 06, 2009, 05:12:23 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by KmartDanny09
QuoteOriginally posted by dmx10101
checkout my new Kmart blog here- http://kmartworld.blogspot.com/. If you have anything that you would to contribute for me to add to a post, please message me.

Let me know whatever you need... I got inside info (employee perspective), pictures, store maps, etc.

BTW, my Kmart's electronics area is also located in the front, right corner of the store.

EDIT- PS... next time you pay a visit to a Kmart, why don't you take a picture of the store directory located towards the front of the store? It would be much appericated!

Thanks for the support. I will start taking pics of the directory from now on, that's something I've meant to do all along but completely forget about.  

If you can get some good pictures including a shot of the front exterior and some interior shots. Also give me some interesting info and/or history, I would like to do a feature on your store. If you would like to, just send me an email with all the info and pictures. I'll credit you for everything in the post.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: dmx10101 on July 07, 2009, 01:06:04 AM
(http://c1.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/80/l_06db7bd6fc4e4fe9ad63e3753942e5b0.jpg)

Here's my update of your layout. I moves a few things around on the left to make more sense, like the pharmacy is now next to the health and beauty. The food section is no longer next to the fitting room s and sandwiched in with the clothing depts. Intimates dept has been added and jewelry/accessories combined.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: KmartDanny09 on July 08, 2009, 04:21:49 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by dmx10101
QuoteOriginally posted by KmartDanny09
QuoteOriginally posted by dmx10101
checkout my new Kmart blog here- http://kmartworld.blogspot.com/. If you have anything that you would to contribute for me to add to a post, please message me.

Let me know whatever you need... I got inside info (employee perspective), pictures, store maps, etc.

BTW, my Kmart's electronics area is also located in the front, right corner of the store.

EDIT- PS... next time you pay a visit to a Kmart, why don't you take a picture of the store directory located towards the front of the store? It would be much appericated!

Thanks for the support. I will start taking pics of the directory from now on, that's something I've meant to do all along but completely forget about.  

If you can get some good pictures including a shot of the front exterior and some interior shots. Also give me some interesting info and/or history, I would like to do a feature on your store. If you would like to, just send me an email with all the info and pictures. I'll credit you for everything in the post.

Sounds pretty cool! Getting pictures will take awhile... we have strict Loss Prevention people that really anti-cell phones... so I have get pictures when they aren't there AND without customers looking. As for history, I DO know that a Food Lion or similar grocery store used to occupy a portion of the current softlines sales floor.

I DO have pictures of the store directory and the garden shop areas (which I'll share with everyone else tonight)... it's just a matter of WHEN I can get decent shots of everything else... besides, I want to get lots of pictures anyways... I have to leave in August for college and I'm trying to get anything Kmart related before I leave!
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: dmx10101 on July 08, 2009, 07:35:31 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by KmartDanny09
QuoteOriginally posted by dmx10101
QuoteOriginally posted by KmartDanny09
QuoteOriginally posted by dmx10101
checkout my new Kmart blog here- http://kmartworld.blogspot.com/. If you have anything that you would to contribute for me to add to a post, please message me.

Let me know whatever you need... I got inside info (employee perspective), pictures, store maps, etc.

BTW, my Kmart's electronics area is also located in the front, right corner of the store.

EDIT- PS... next time you pay a visit to a Kmart, why don't you take a picture of the store directory located towards the front of the store? It would be much appericated!

Thanks for the support. I will start taking pics of the directory from now on, that's something I've meant to do all along but completely forget about.  

If you can get some good pictures including a shot of the front exterior and some interior shots. Also give me some interesting info and/or history, I would like to do a feature on your store. If you would like to, just send me an email with all the info and pictures. I'll credit you for everything in the post.

Sounds pretty cool! Getting pictures will take awhile... we have strict Loss Prevention people that really anti-cell phones... so I have get pictures when they aren't there AND without customers looking. As for history, I DO know that a Food Lion or similar grocery store used to occupy a portion of the current softlines sales floor.

I DO have pictures of the store directory and the garden shop areas (which I'll share with everyone else tonight)... it's just a matter of WHEN I can get decent shots of everything else... besides, I want to get lots of pictures anyways... I have to leave in August for college and I'm trying to get anything Kmart related before I leave!

I know all about Loss Prevention, I did it for 2 yrs at Kohls. So as for taking pictures, just remember they cant see everything all the time, and the video cameras can only see so much too. So I wouldn't worry too much about it. As long as you don't act like you're doing something wrong, they're not gonna think you're doing something wrong, just be discreet about it.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: KmartDanny09 on July 08, 2009, 09:34:28 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by dmx10101
QuoteOriginally posted by KmartDanny09
QuoteOriginally posted by dmx10101
QuoteOriginally posted by KmartDanny09
QuoteOriginally posted by dmx10101
checkout my new Kmart blog here- http://kmartworld.blogspot.com/. If you have anything that you would to contribute for me to add to a post, please message me.

Let me know whatever you need... I got inside info (employee perspective), pictures, store maps, etc.

BTW, my Kmart's electronics area is also located in the front, right corner of the store.

EDIT- PS... next time you pay a visit to a Kmart, why don't you take a picture of the store directory located towards the front of the store? It would be much appericated!

Thanks for the support. I will start taking pics of the directory from now on, that's something I've meant to do all along but completely forget about.  

If you can get some good pictures including a shot of the front exterior and some interior shots. Also give me some interesting info and/or history, I would like to do a feature on your store. If you would like to, just send me an email with all the info and pictures. I'll credit you for everything in the post.

Sounds pretty cool! Getting pictures will take awhile... we have strict Loss Prevention people that really anti-cell phones... so I have get pictures when they aren't there AND without customers looking. As for history, I DO know that a Food Lion or similar grocery store used to occupy a portion of the current softlines sales floor.

I DO have pictures of the store directory and the garden shop areas (which I'll share with everyone else tonight)... it's just a matter of WHEN I can get decent shots of everything else... besides, I want to get lots of pictures anyways... I have to leave in August for college and I'm trying to get anything Kmart related before I leave!

I know all about Loss Prevention, I did it for 2 yrs at Kohls. So as for taking pictures, just remember they cant see everything all the time, and the video cameras can only see so much too. So I wouldn't worry too much about it. As long as you don't act like you're doing something wrong, they're not gonna think you're doing something wrong, just be discreet about it.  

Sorry! I was misunderstood... I don't care if anyone sees me with my phone (I mean, they can't see what I do on it), but what I meant was getting decent pictures while I'm working... I don't go in on days that I don't work... so I was going to get some while I was working (not that I do it often or anything)... the LPs get mad when employees use their fones while on company time, and our manager doesn't like us shopping in work clothes (so a secret shopper can't mark us down for not "10 footing" or failure to wear a name badge).... so I'll do my best to get some BEFORE I work...


By the way, don't forget that this week is double coupon week at Kmart! Get coupons up to $2.00 doubled! (Except for in-store coupons with a Kmart logo....)
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: reitelle on July 09, 2009, 09:42:51 PM
Me and a lot of people I talk to always get this uncomfortable cramped feeling when we go to Kmarts. Its like we feel like we don't belong there or something. Also, the Kmarts look really cheap and dirty on the inside, like they are Dollar Generals. I think if they redecorated the stores and make more clear-cut divisions and higher ceilings, Kmarts would seem more inviting. I honestly avoid going there, (typically opting for the Walmart next door unfortunately), because of these reasons. :(
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Zayre88 on July 24, 2009, 07:03:20 PM
QuoteKmart brings back blue-light specials
Kmart looks to build excitement with revival

By Sandra M. Jones | Tribune reporter
July 24, 2009

Attention Kmart shoppers: Blue-light specials are back. Again.

The discount chain is reviving the gimmick that became famous for creating bargain-hunting mayhem. But this time blue balloons instead of an oscillating blue bulb will alert shoppers to the aisle where a few products are on sale for an hour.

"We asked ourselves: How do we bring some fun and excitement back to the store?" said Tom Aiello, a spokesman for Kmart, a unit of Sears Holdings Corp. in Hoffman Estates. "We have incredibly priced items that we couldn't offer all day long, but we could offer for an hour."

Kmart tested the blue-light promotion in stores last weekend. Another sale is scheduled for Saturday.


http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/chi-fri-notebook-kmart-blue-lighjul24,0,970796.story
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: patk on July 25, 2009, 12:55:56 PM
QuoteKmart brings back blue-light specials
Kmart looks to build excitement with revival

By Sandra M. Jones | Tribune reporter
July 24, 2009

Attention Kmart shoppers: Blue-light specials are back. Again.

The discount chain is reviving the gimmick that became famous for creating bargain-hunting mayhem. But this time blue balloons instead of an oscillating blue bulb will alert shoppers to the aisle where a few products are on sale for an hour.

"We asked ourselves: How do we bring some fun and excitement back to the store?" said Tom Aiello, a spokesman for Kmart, a unit of Sears Holdings Corp. in Hoffman Estates. "We have incredibly priced items that we couldn't offer all day long, but we could offer for an hour."

Kmart tested the blue-light promotion in stores last weekend. Another sale is scheduled for Saturday.

the last time they did that some k-marts GOT THE AXE:huh:
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: XISMZERO on July 26, 2009, 11:13:59 PM
Here's the Kmart in Lindenhurst, NY with a cheap orange paint job. Taken 7-24-09.

Any idea what it was? My money is on WT Grant.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: wiseguy93 on July 26, 2009, 11:32:33 PM
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: wiseguy93 on July 26, 2009, 11:34:14 PM
located on Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: TRJ22487 on July 28, 2009, 09:50:08 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by wiseguy93
located on Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN

Wow that one basically looks like the vintage Kmart
I visited in January 2009 in South Burlington, Vt

It barely looks any bigger but just has the Big logo slapped on
Just funny to think how any common Target or Walmart would dwarf that.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: tntornadox on August 01, 2009, 07:32:12 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by wiseguy93
located on Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN

This store has since closed.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: tntornadox on August 01, 2009, 07:37:25 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by dmx10101Here's my update of your layout. I moves a few things around on the left to make more sense, like the pharmacy is now next to the health and beauty. The food section is no longer next to the fitting room s and sandwiched in with the clothing depts. Intimates dept has been added and jewelry/accessories combined.

Thanks for your input, while I agree your layout is the most sensible, I used retail psychology to plan the other- there is a reason why groceries and electronics are furthest from the door- the retailer hopes you will pick up more items to/from those areas and drive more sales in the process.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on August 01, 2009, 10:51:24 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by wiseguy93
located on Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN

I went here last year
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Parrot32X on August 03, 2009, 04:51:43 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by Parrot32X
This is the former Kmart store located at the Grand Vue Plaza in Hazard, KY. It opened along with the rest of the shopping center in the 1970s, and remained at this location when it moved about a mile away (next to Kroger's) in 1987. Soon afterward, Big Lots opened up and done business here for a few years until 1995, when Roses shut down. Then, that store became Big Lots' new home, and this building became Wright Lumber Co., a small hardware chain only in East Kentucky consisting of three stores (Martin, London and this one.) After the one in London closed as well as Lowe's opening in town in 2005, the one in Martin is now the only location left. As a result, the building is now vacant. Here is a view of it:

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Here is the current Kmart that replaced the old Grand Vue Plaza location in Hazard, KY. It moved to the Town & Country Plaza in 1987 in an old TG&Y store. Out of all the Kmarts I've seen both online and in real life, this one is the most unusual. While most have a separate garden center entrance (even the old location had one), this one does not have one, so the merchandise is placed in various spots outside the store. Also, this means that the only way to enter and exit the store itself is to go into the main entrance. It does have an Olan Mills Portrait Studio, but lacks the other special departments. It is (as of August 1st, 2009) the only business left in the plaza (not counting the church in an old American General Finance building), although a salon will be opening up in this area soon. Anyway, here's the store itself:

(http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i4/Dan32X/100_0560.jpg)
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Parrot32X on August 03, 2009, 04:54:46 PM
More of the Hazard Kmart. This was taken under the greenhouse structure of the old Kroger's adjacent to it.

(http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i4/Dan32X/100_0561.jpg)
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: nims57 on August 03, 2009, 07:37:06 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by Parrot32X
More of the Hazard Kmart. This was taken under the greenhouse structure of the old Kroger's adjacent to it.

(http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i4/Dan32X/100_0561.jpg)

Did this Kroger close? When?
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Parrot32X on August 03, 2009, 08:48:36 PM
This Kroger closed in late 2002, even before Hazard's Wal-Mart turned into a Supercenter (I'm guessing it was intense competition from a Food City nearby). Meanwhile, a CVS was next to it (originally a SupeRx Drug, then Revco) up until 1999, when it left to locate in a larger, free-standing location. Around the time Kroger's closed, a Dollar General moved into the CVS spot until 2005, and it closed as well, leaving Kmart as the only business in the plaza. Now, Karma Spa and Salon is moving from its North Main location to the CVS spot; however, the Kroger's is still available.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: TRJ22487 on August 04, 2009, 05:37:38 PM
The Kmart in Keene, New Hampshire closed in 2005 to become a Sears Essentials, then a Sears.
However, as of August 2009 this sign still remains on one solo light post

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v41/CorporateA/signz003.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v41/CorporateA/signz004.jpg)
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Parrot32X on August 04, 2009, 06:49:51 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by nims57
QuoteOriginally posted by Parrot32X
This Kroger closed in late 2002, even before Hazard's Wal-Mart turned into a Supercenter (I'm guessing it was intense competition from a Food City nearby). Meanwhile, a CVS was next to it (originally a SupeRx Drug, then Revco) up until 1999, when it left to locate in a larger, free-standing location. Around the time Kroger's closed, a Dollar General moved into the CVS spot until 2005, and it closed as well, leaving Kmart as the only business in the plaza. Now, Karma Spa and Salon is moving from its North Main location to the CVS spot; however, the Kroger's is still available.

Most Kroger Superstores and Greenhouses I think had SupeRx at one time.

I had done a little research, and Kroger actually owned Hook's/SupeRx Drug Stores from 1985 until 1994, which explains why most of the SupeRx locations were next to Kroger stores.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: catsnap1972 on August 22, 2009, 05:40:05 PM
Unfortunately it looks like their latest attempt to revamp has been less than successful.  The majority of the expanded tool department is being removed little by little, and the vacant space reconfigured.  It appears that the paint mixer that was previously removed is making a return to some stores.  Major appliances remain for now.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: XDeSuEhTX on September 03, 2009, 06:23:55 PM
Poor Kmart, is there anything that can save you from the inevitable?

It's hard to watch this slow and painful decline. Their biggest of all problems is the complete loss of consumer confidence.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: catsnap1972 on September 04, 2009, 03:02:24 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by XDeSuEhTX
Poor Kmart, is there anything that can save you from the inevitable?

Other than people start shopping there, not really.

There's a bunch more that are slated to close in the coming months
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: gu4ever on September 05, 2009, 10:57:45 PM
The "new" Kmart logo on the building in Claremont, NH.
It was huge and worth stopping to take a picture of.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: ameskmart1 on September 05, 2009, 11:51:14 PM
Missoula, MT (Taken 10/2008)
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: wiseguy93 on October 04, 2009, 12:48:52 AM
located at 1419 Hershberger Road NW, Roanoke, VA.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: wiseguy93 on October 04, 2009, 12:52:32 AM
This Kmart is located in Mountain View Square
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Zayre88 on October 04, 2009, 07:16:59 AM
QuoteOriginally posted by gu4ever
The "new" Kmart logo on the building in Claremont, NH.
It was huge and worth stopping to take a picture of.

Amazing to see a Northern New England Kmart store with a modern logo, probably the only one!
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: nims57 on October 04, 2009, 06:51:58 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by Zayre88
QuoteOriginally posted by gu4ever
The "new" Kmart logo on the building in Claremont, NH.
It was huge and worth stopping to take a picture of.

Amazing to see a Northern New England Kmart store with a modern logo, probably the only one!

And it has an internet cafe!
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: gu4ever on October 12, 2009, 12:39:13 AM
A new sign on the Lilac Mall.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: gu4ever on October 12, 2009, 12:40:12 AM
The interior sign over the Kmart entrance.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Zayre88 on October 12, 2009, 07:57:56 AM
QuoteOriginally posted by gu4ever
A new sign on the Lilac Mall.

Wow! Amazing to see another Kmart with a recent logo in NH.

They probably had to change because the exterior of the mall was being renovated.  Otherwise, i'm pretty sure they would have kept the old style entrance with old logo.

(http://sites.google.com/site/zayre88/_/rsrc/1252797849159/lilac-mall/kmart-rochester.jpg)
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Marc82 on October 12, 2009, 10:41:23 AM
QuoteOriginally posted by gu4ever
A new sign on the Lilac Mall.

Ugly.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Zayre88 on October 12, 2009, 11:10:53 AM
QuoteOriginally posted by Marc82
QuoteOriginally posted by gu4ever
A new sign on the Lilac Mall.

Ugly.

I agree, I like the fact that it's new and a much needed refresh, but done the wrong way for some reason.  They need to pick one logo and make it right everywhere.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: gu4ever on October 13, 2009, 01:04:27 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by Zayre88
QuoteOriginally posted by Marc82
QuoteOriginally posted by gu4ever
A new sign on the Lilac Mall.

Ugly.

I agree, I like the fact that it's new and a much needed refresh, but done the wrong way for some reason.  They need to pick one logo and make it right everywhere.

 I never really understood the sign change over to the "BIG" Kmart sign? The new simple logo reminds me of the classic sign.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Marc82 on October 13, 2009, 03:49:41 PM
My mom asked me to take her to the one in Waterbury, CT today since I live closer to Waterbury than she does. (I live in Bristol right off of 69 and KMART is 15 mins down 69 from where I live). What a freaking dump the Waterbury store is. The interior is painted miss matched colors. It's poorly laid out. The store directory is out of date. (It still has restaurant on it even tho the restaurant is gone and replaced by children clothing). It's small and I saw more employees than customers.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Zayre88 on October 13, 2009, 05:15:23 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by Marc82
My mom asked me to take her to the one in Waterbury, CT today since I live closer to Waterbury than she does. (I live in Bristol right off of 69 and KMART is 15 mins down 69 from where I live). What a freaking dump the Waterbury store is. The interior is painted miss matched colors. It's poorly laid out. The store directory is out of date. (It still has restaurant on it even tho the restaurant is gone and replaced by children clothing). It's small and I saw more employees than customers.

And that's the main problem with Kmart, they're uneven, there is no common standards, they have nice stores, bad stores, small stores, larger stores, 3-4 color schemes, various layouts, various logos, 3-4 kinds of carts, product assortment and service is also uneven from store to store, many stores badly need to be renovated and refreshed.

Sorry, this looks like Kmart bashing, another topic!
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on October 28, 2009, 05:58:00 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by gu4ever
A new sign on the Lilac Mall.

when did they do this?
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: beachbum2704 on October 29, 2009, 12:15:00 PM
the site is sitting empty. just piles of rubble,  no news on when the new construction is going to start.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: ameskmart1 on November 13, 2009, 12:53:28 AM
Here's a Kmart with a cool version of the current logo (Miami, FL from http://www.flickr.com/photos/30226888@N02/3670124509/)
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill) on November 14, 2009, 04:57:23 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by ameskmart1
Here's a Kmart with a cool version of the current logo (Miami, FL from http://www.flickr.com/photos/30226888@N02/3670124509/)
 
That's a cool throwback look!

Now, that's what I call "Kmartsmart!"
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: AmesNewington on November 14, 2009, 10:06:23 PM
I went with my mom to the Kmart in Cromwell CT today. I was surprised to see that they cleaned the store up since I last visited the store (my first visit actually) in 2007. The former K-Cafe is now the Intimate Apparel department. The store has a special hold on me because it very much resembled Ames, especially the Newington CT store. The lighting is the same (very bright old fashioned that you can see from one end of the store to the other), the old ceiling fans, the floors, and the way the clothing section was arranged. Overall, it was nice to visit a "vintage department store".

What I noticed is that they are low on stock. They will put one or two of the same item on the shelve and they have a lot of empty space on the shelves. It seemed strange to me. They also have a Sears appliance department towards the back of the store. While this store reminds me of Ames, it does not resemble the Kmart of ten years ago. I visited both the Bristol CT and Plainville CT stores during that time and they seemed more upbeat and modern. I remember the mid-90s commercials with Rosie (O' Donnell) and it all just seems as if Kmart went in so many different directions, it has a "warped identity" now. Nonetheless, it was a nice shopping experience. Mom and I will hopefully make a trip to Cromwell every so often to visit again.

BTW, near the registers they have a soda fountain and a coffee machine and you have to buy a cup at the register for 99 cents (they are in a dispenser attached to the register) and after that, you can help yourself.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill) on November 15, 2009, 12:14:03 AM
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2534/4104833228_fdb534fb74_b.jpg)

The Kmart in Green Bay, Wisconsin (note the close proximity to Lambeau Field, home of the Green Bay Packers)

Special thanks to: AndrewT366 at Flickr.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill) on December 12, 2009, 02:46:42 AM
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Lime_Kmart_chevron_proto.png/120px-Lime_Kmart_chevron_proto.png)

Peoria, Illinois:
(http://www.billburmaster.com/lecentre/images/kmartpeoriail0909.jpg)

Morton, Illinois:
(http://www.billburmaster.com/lecentre/images/kmartmortonil.jpg)

Pekin, Illinois:
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3267/2749784470_3eb6410853_b.jpg)

Washington, Illinois:
(http://www.billburmaster.com/lecentre/images/kmartwashingtonil.jpg)

White Lake, Michigan:
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3430/3800151320_e73669661f.jpg)
(more photos-click here (http://www.flickr.com/photos/britain/sets/72157621976702372/))
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: GothicPrincess on December 12, 2009, 06:53:27 AM
That's just wrong. K-mart should be red. Us old people don't like change! lol
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Zayre88 on December 12, 2009, 08:56:08 AM
A good word for Kmart for once, I've never seen so many Kmart TV commercials during the holiday season.  Nice, at least customers will know Kmart is alive.  Of course not all stores will be exciting and full of awesome merchandise like the ads are, but it's great to see these ads.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill) on December 12, 2009, 12:05:04 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by GothicPrincess
That's just wrong. K-mart should be red. Us old people don't like change! lol

When those prototypes were introduced, the chain was filing for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. I guess they chose lime green, because it looked trendy, and because some people associate the color red with Target. They just wanted to be different, just like when Shopko went with a more upscale logo and design in 2007. I know some people don't like change, but it happened quite a bit to all of us.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: nims57 on December 12, 2009, 02:15:34 PM
Could the Pekin one have been a W.T. Grant? Or was it an earlier Kmart?
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill) on December 12, 2009, 03:50:40 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by nims57
Could the Pekin one have been a W.T. Grant? Or was it an earlier Kmart?
It was an early Kmart.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: GothicPrincess on December 13, 2009, 09:35:35 AM
QuoteOriginally posted by ShopKoFan
QuoteOriginally posted by GothicPrincess
That's just wrong. K-mart should be red. Us old people don't like change! lol

When those prototypes were introduced, the chain was filing for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. I guess they chose lime green, because it looked trendy, and because some people associate the color red with Target. They just wanted to be different, just like when Shopko went with a more upscale logo and design in 2007. I know some people don't like change, but it happened quite a bit to all of us.

I can understand and sympathize with their plight, but still. Keep it red lol My K-mart is red, and dirty, and representative of every K-mart I've ever been in, from NJ to West PA, all the way down to FL. I've not been in every single one, but in a fair few, and I was never impressed. But I do shop there when I can. I just got new sneakers from there for 25 bucks, and I got my son's sneakers for only 10. Buy one get one half price :) I have probs finding sneakers in Wal-mart and payless, and I'm not going to pay 50-100 dollars for one pair at the more expensive places. I need them to wear out and beat down. And after Monday I'm on vacation from school until Jan. 8th, so I don't have to worry about having the best sneaks. I will faithfully shop at K-mart for my sneakers. Oh, and I got my daughter's plastic bowling set for 10 bucks there. She's destroyed 2 already, and she's at the age where she'll be good with it and not crush them. Good luck to K-mart in the future. No color changes, just sweep the stores...and a mop might help.................... ;)
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: KmartDanny09 on December 21, 2009, 03:43:59 AM
QuoteOriginally posted by GothicPrincess
QuoteOriginally posted by ShopKoFan
QuoteOriginally posted by GothicPrincess
That's just wrong. K-mart should be red. Us old people don't like change! lol

When those prototypes were introduced, the chain was filing for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. I guess they chose lime green, because it looked trendy, and because some people associate the color red with Target. They just wanted to be different, just like when Shopko went with a more upscale logo and design in 2007. I know some people don't like change, but it happened quite a bit to all of us.

I can understand and sympathize with their plight, but still. Keep it red lol My K-mart is red, and dirty, and representative of every K-mart I've ever been in, from NJ to West PA, all the way down to FL. I've not been in every single one, but in a fair few, and I was never impressed. But I do shop there when I can. I just got new sneakers from there for 25 bucks, and I got my son's sneakers for only 10. Buy one get one half price :) I have probs finding sneakers in Wal-mart and payless, and I'm not going to pay 50-100 dollars for one pair at the more expensive places. I need them to wear out and beat down. And after Monday I'm on vacation from school until Jan. 8th, so I don't have to worry about having the best sneaks. I will faithfully shop at K-mart for my sneakers. Oh, and I got my daughter's plastic bowling set for 10 bucks there. She's destroyed 2 already, and she's at the age where she'll be good with it and not crush them. Good luck to K-mart in the future. No color changes, just sweep the stores...and a mop might help.................... ;)


For being a "discounter" I think that Kmart has quality shoes and clothing items. For one thing, I like that Kmart has a wide variety of clothing for "young adults" like myself (I'm 19). They're jeans, shirts, and shoes are very trendy and rival most brands at the mall, Kohl's and JCPenny's. I can buy my clothes at Kmart, and they look like I spent a ton more on them then I did. Heck, a friend of mine was SHOCKED when he asked where I purchased one of my outfits from, and it was Kmart. I just wish that they would reexpand the Joe Boxer line of clothing items... they had really t-shirt!!

Wal-Mart and Meijer clothing, in my opinion, looks like it was purchased a discount department store. Meijer, for the most part, also lacks a "young adult" department and what little they have is about the same price as Kohl's. Wal-Mart clothing is cheap and looks like it was purchased from Wal-Mart.

Anyways, getting back on track, I think Kmart will have large success in the future. This economy has had a lot of people thinking of layaway again.. as I said last year, I think that layaway will bring people back into the store year-end and for more than just layaway purchases. Also, Kmart is dominating a lot of television commerical air time, and hopefully people will see these commericals and think that Kmart is a viable company! Kmart was also of the first retailers to embrace social-networking advertising... Kmart is my friend on MySpace and Facebook... not only do they take customer suggestions and feedback, but they also advertise the latest specials and sales!

MyKmart.com is also a sign that corporate is LISTENING to customer. It's a message board that allows corporate, associates, and customers to exchange ideas... and I think we'll see corporate listening.

As for the future success... even before Kmart starts a massive remodeling program, they need to invest in supply-chain management and technology. We're using register systems that are almost 15 years old. Our portable RMU (Remote Mobile Units) by Symbol are circa 80's. We need technology that efficently orders merchandise and ensures that we get no out-of-stocks or at least lets department managers order merchandise when stocks are low. We need technology that speeds up the check-out process without freezing up or locking-up and doesn't require a 15-minute restart. We need technology that is better about creating signs. We need technology that organizes lay-a-way better...

that's the Kmart killer... we can't keep merchandise in stock and we can't order it when it's low... so I think that Kmart needs a massive IT update.

As for stores... Kmart needs to look to Meijer and Target's store designs philosophies. Heck, even a fresh coat of paint would help a ton!
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill) on December 21, 2009, 05:05:52 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by KmartDanny09
QuoteOriginally posted by GothicPrincess
QuoteOriginally posted by ShopKoFan
QuoteOriginally posted by GothicPrincess
That's just wrong. K-mart should be red. Us old people don't like change! lol

When those prototypes were introduced, the chain was filing for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. I guess they chose lime green, because it looked trendy, and because some people associate the color red with Target. They just wanted to be different, just like when Shopko went with a more upscale logo and design in 2007. I know some people don't like change, but it happened quite a bit to all of us.

I can understand and sympathize with their plight, but still. Keep it red lol My K-mart is red, and dirty, and representative of every K-mart I've ever been in, from NJ to West PA, all the way down to FL. I've not been in every single one, but in a fair few, and I was never impressed. But I do shop there when I can. I just got new sneakers from there for 25 bucks, and I got my son's sneakers for only 10. Buy one get one half price :) I have probs finding sneakers in Wal-mart and payless, and I'm not going to pay 50-100 dollars for one pair at the more expensive places. I need them to wear out and beat down. And after Monday I'm on vacation from school until Jan. 8th, so I don't have to worry about having the best sneaks. I will faithfully shop at K-mart for my sneakers. Oh, and I got my daughter's plastic bowling set for 10 bucks there. She's destroyed 2 already, and she's at the age where she'll be good with it and not crush them. Good luck to K-mart in the future. No color changes, just sweep the stores...and a mop might help.................... ;)


For being a "discounter" I think that Kmart has quality shoes and clothing items. For one thing, I like that Kmart has a wide variety of clothing for "young adults" like myself (I'm 19). They're jeans, shirts, and shoes are very trendy and rival most brands at the mall, Kohl's and JCPenny's. I can buy my clothes at Kmart, and they look like I spent a ton more on them then I did. Heck, a friend of mine was SHOCKED when he asked where I purchased one of my outfits from, and it was Kmart. I just wish that they would reexpand the Joe Boxer line of clothing items... they had really t-shirt!!

Wal-Mart and Meijer clothing, in my opinion, looks like it was purchased a discount department store. Meijer, for the most part, also lacks a "young adult" department and what little they have is about the same price as Kohl's. Wal-Mart clothing is cheap and looks like it was purchased from Wal-Mart.

Anyways, getting back on track, I think Kmart will have large success in the future. This economy has had a lot of people thinking of layaway again.. as I said last year, I think that layaway will bring people back into the store year-end and for more than just layaway purchases. Also, Kmart is dominating a lot of television commerical air time, and hopefully people will see these commericals and think that Kmart is a viable company! Kmart was also of the first retailers to embrace social-networking advertising... Kmart is my friend on MySpace and Facebook... not only do they take customer suggestions and feedback, but they also advertise the latest specials and sales!

MyKmart.com is also a sign that corporate is LISTENING to customer. It's a message board that allows corporate, associates, and customers to exchange ideas... and I think we'll see corporate listening.

As for the future success... even before Kmart starts a massive remodeling program, they need to invest in supply-chain management and technology. We're using register systems that are almost 15 years old. Our portable RMU (Remote Mobile Units) by Symbol are circa 80's. We need technology that efficently orders merchandise and ensures that we get no out-of-stocks or at least lets department managers order merchandise when stocks are low. We need technology that speeds up the check-out process without freezing up or locking-up and doesn't require a 15-minute restart. We need technology that is better about creating signs. We need technology that organizes lay-a-way better...

that's the Kmart killer... we can't keep merchandise in stock and we can't order it when it's low... so I think that Kmart needs a massive IT update.

As for stores... Kmart needs to look to Meijer and Target's store designs philosophies. Heck, even a fresh coat of paint would help a ton!
I agree with this statement, that Kmart needs to change for the better. Even Kmart Australia is one-upping their American counterparts even after splitting up from Kmart US in 1978. Not only should they look to Target and Meijer's design philosophies, but they should also look to the design philosophies of ShopKo, since their stores have pharmacies and optical centers as well.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: jmcnamara96 on December 30, 2009, 12:35:23 PM
Kmart in Salem NH it also has al new red and blue carts
<a href="http://s621.photobucket.com/albums/tt295/jmcnamara96/?action=view&current=JoesPictures1214.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i621.photobucket.com/albums/tt295/jmcnamara96/JoesPictures1214.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>
Heres the Garden Area Toys R Us sign in the backround
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Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: TRJ22487 on January 02, 2010, 07:02:17 AM
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v41/CorporateA/more/nct.jpg)

Cleaning out my closet - Kmart price tag from 1997
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: gu4ever on January 14, 2010, 09:59:12 AM
The former Big Kmart of Londonderry, NH now home to Sears Essentials.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: gu4ever on January 14, 2010, 10:02:27 AM
The store front even though painted blue is scared from the Big Kmart sign. It's hard to see in the photo, but is visible in person.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: gu4ever on January 14, 2010, 10:04:58 AM
The former music and video department in this Kmart was located in the front of the store by the checkouts.
Electronics was located near lawn and garden on the other side of the store.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: gu4ever on January 14, 2010, 10:16:44 AM
A portion of the former music and video department in the front of the store has been closed off and turned into the signage room.
The interior of the space has not been updated so you can still see the original red floors that were in the space.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: gu4ever on January 14, 2010, 10:25:04 AM
The former Kmart music and video department wall decor.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: jmcnamara96 on January 14, 2010, 01:31:50 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by gu4ever
The former Big Kmart of Londonderry, NH now home to Sears Essentials.

i used to shop here all the time because when i lived in Hudson we went to this Market basket instead for more variety and then would go here when it was Kmart and now  when it  is sears little ceasers was in this store when you walk in to the left near the bathrooms is the old LC unless they covered it up i haven't been there since 2007 also did you see the abandoned marshals next door i took the receiving sign it was a nice store
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: gu4ever on January 15, 2010, 01:29:37 AM
QuoteOriginally posted by jmcnamara96
QuoteOriginally posted by gu4ever
The former Big Kmart of Londonderry, NH now home to Sears Essentials.

i used to shop here all the time because when i lived in Hudson we went to this Market basket instead for more variety and then would go here when it was Kmart and now  when it  is sears little ceasers was in this store when you walk in to the left near the bathrooms is the old LC unless they covered it up i haven't been there since 2007 also did you see the abandoned marshals next door i took the receiving sign it was a nice store

I did see the Marshalls next door, most of the window covering has already fallen off the windows so it was pretty easy to see inside. I was surprised they striped the interior of the store bare with the exception of the service desk in the front right corner.
Thanks for the info on Little Ceasers, I could not remember what was in that space, Sears has striped away any traces that a restaurant was in that area. The outline space remains and currently features some snow blowers and seasonal merchandise.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: dmx10101 on January 16, 2010, 12:07:42 AM
Nice pics of the Sears essentials!
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: gu4ever on February 11, 2010, 07:01:35 AM
Well not even a month later from my last visit and the Sears Essential in Londonderry, NH has decided it will be shutting it's doors for good!
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: jmcnamara96 on February 11, 2010, 01:23:29 PM
Noooooooooo my sears/kmart will be gone
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on February 11, 2010, 01:35:25 PM
Quote from: jmcnamara96 on February 11, 2010, 01:23:29 PM
Noooooooooo my sears/kmart will be gone

one of my friends from college used to work there
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: jmcnamara96 on February 11, 2010, 01:42:33 PM
I went there since i was little now the plaza is in trouble now Kmart/Sears is gone marshallls is closed some small stores in the Market Basket part Closed weird what will happen also Demoulas Family Realtor bought the Apple Field behind the Plaza they said nothing will be built on it tho Kmart/Sears Marshalls was built in 1991
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: AmesNewington on February 11, 2010, 01:45:26 PM
I love the Cromwell CT store. Would hate to see it go. It doesn't look like it will any time soon, but you never know.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Marc82 on February 11, 2010, 03:04:57 PM
Quote from: AmesNewington on February 11, 2010, 01:45:26 PM
I love the Cromwell CT store. Would hate to see it go. It doesn't look like it will any time soon, but you never know.

That would be bad. Although I haven't been there in years I imagine it's a lot nicer than their Ghetto-Mart location on Route 69 (Wolcott Street) in Waterbury. If the Cromwell store did close, do you think that junk store - Xpect Discounts in the old KMART Foods would expand?
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: jmcnamara96 on February 14, 2010, 06:04:21 PM
Went to Lounderyy NH was mobbed there were officers at the doors ui bought some stuff it was no biggy 20% of so but what was nasty was acoiates in lawn and garden were smoking cigs at the door and all the smoke was coming smelt nasty
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: XDeSuEhTX on March 25, 2010, 10:58:58 AM
Anyone else hear about the coupon fiasco with Kmart recently?  They posted a coupon online, $10 off any $20 purchase, and specifically noted that it was "valid at all locations", even though it was only intended for a few select locations... and well, you can imagine what happened. People will berserk with them, and eventually most stores nationwide stopped accepted them and started accusing customers of fraud, threatening to arrest them, throwing them out of the store, etc...

Yeah, you can probably go ahead and count this as another chip against Kmart's crumbling foundation.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Marc82 on March 25, 2010, 03:19:28 PM
Just like Denny's and their unlimited french fries and pancake thing. People on their Facebook Group are complaining not all locations are honoring it saying the commercials are fake and there's no way to prove that the Facebook Group is really from Dennys.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on March 25, 2010, 07:32:45 PM
willy Kmart ever open new Stores? and why do they have fewer and fewer Supercenters? whats wrong with the supercenters?
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: amesman on March 25, 2010, 09:55:06 PM
They're losing too much money to open new stores. They can barely stay afloat with what they have, hence why they have been closing underperforming stores.

And competition from Wal-Mart is most likely what is causing their supercenter concept to fail. Keep in mind, and their are exceptions, that the majority of places that have a Super Kmart are areas with low Wal-Mart presence. Ohio, Indiana and Michigan have the highest concentration of Super Kmarts that I have personally seen.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on March 25, 2010, 10:08:06 PM
Quote from: amesman on March 25, 2010, 09:55:06 PM
They're losing too much money to open new stores. They can barely stay afloat with what they have, hence why they have been closing underperforming stores.

And competition from Wal-Mart is most likely what is causing their supercenter concept to fail. Keep in mind, and their are exceptions, that the majority of places that have a Super Kmart are areas with low Wal-Mart presence. Ohio, Indiana and Michigan have the highest concentration of Super Kmarts that I have personally seen.

I have noticed that too with that being the majority of their superstores left. They always said they would expand the supercenter format and then soemthing stopped that always
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on March 30, 2010, 01:53:45 AM
http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=WOouAAAAIBAJ&sjid=pzUDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6972,1414358&dq=kmart+fitchburg&hl=en
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on March 30, 2010, 09:44:14 PM
Kmart needs to open stores rather than have the number of stores shrink, its down to 1,300 stores. and I know they will never get back to 2000 (They had that many until EIGHT Years ago). and why was the 2nd round of bankruptcy closings bigger than the first wave, I thought they promised the 2nd wave would be smaller and why did a lot of new stores close and why did half the SupeRcenters close?

I knew Kmart would get out of bankruptcy, as most of the chains taht go out are the regional chains, those are near gone

and how come Kmart never had many stores in Mass or CT to begin with, was it cause of the Regionals had a foothold in the area before Kmart came and then after those chains went, Kmart had its own problems. They once proposed putting one in Littleton NH, but it fell through 15 years ago and why as it opened other stores then. and people wanted it. and 20 yrs ago they were going to put one in Leicster MAss, why didnt they have one close to Worcester (well Webster is like 15 min away)
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: AmesNewington on March 31, 2010, 08:17:05 AM
Quote from: d_fife on March 30, 2010, 09:44:14 PM
Kmart needs to open stores rather than have the number of stores shrink, its down to 1,300 stores. and I know they will never get back to 2000 (They had that many until EIGHT Years ago). and why was the 2nd round of bankruptcy closings bigger than the first wave, I thought they promised the 2nd wave would be smaller and why did a lot of new stores close and why did half the SupeRcenters close?

I knew Kmart would get out of bankruptcy, as most of the chains taht go out are the regional chains, those are near gone

and how come Kmart never had many stores in Mass or CT to begin with, was it cause of the Regionals had a foothold in the area before Kmart came and then after those chains went, Kmart had its own problems. They once proposed putting one in Littleton NH, but it fell through 15 years ago and why as it opened other stores then. and people wanted it. and 20 yrs ago they were going to put one in Leicster MAss, why didnt they have one close to Worcester (well Webster is like 15 min away)

K-Mart needs to forget about those concept stores (Grand, Essentials) and focus on their regular stores. Before opening any new stores, I would replace all Big K-Mart/old K-Mart signage on all stores to comply with their new logo. Then fix up stores that need fixing up and then open new simple K-Mart stores that fit the simple department store motif and see where that takes them. They could use new stores in CT. K-Mart has an advantage because now that Ames, Bradlees and Caldor are gone, people miss the old-fashioned dept. stores and K-Mart still fits the bill. I'd much rather go to K-Mart than Wal-Mart.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: XDeSuEhTX on March 31, 2010, 08:32:27 PM
To be honest, I don't think the masses truly miss the classic department store concept. In my opinion, they don't want anything that can't compare with the convenience and reliability of Walmart, or a least provide a nice alternative of the same or higher quality. I think there's no denying that Walmart has set a standard in retail. To succeed, any store must at least match, or improve upon that model.

I don't exactly get where Kmart went wrong with their supercenter concept, but somewhere along the line they dropped the ball. Especially considering the markets in which they had established a heavy presence, with little to no competition from Walmart, all of which were eventually overtaken once Walmart moved their supercenters in. Obviously they can't afford to go that route anymore, hence their slow withdraw from the concept. As far as I know, they're loosing money across the board, and I'd image these stores are their biggest losses.

At this point I really don't foresee any turnaround for Kmart, at least at the rate they're going now. Changing a logo on the front of the store won't fix anything. They would have to do something drastic to turn things around, they'd have to take some serious risks. I believe the concepts they offered (Essentials and Grand) were sign that they're well aware of this. Anything short of a complete inside and out revamp as well as renaming of the entire chain, will not save them. Of course, that costs a lot money that they don't have.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: TRJ22487 on April 02, 2010, 03:39:58 PM
Kmart/Sears taken today in Claremont, NH.
It was never a Big-K, always had the 90's logo until at least 2006
The Sears section was added in the last few years. It has its own entrance but can be reached through the Kmart.
I believe this Kmart was built sometime in the 80's but I can never remember it with the 80's logo
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v41/CorporateA/more/foo015.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v41/CorporateA/more/foo010.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v41/CorporateA/more/foo012.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v41/CorporateA/more/foo016.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v41/CorporateA/more/foo013.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v41/CorporateA/more/foo014.jpg)
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on April 02, 2010, 04:50:40 PM
Quote from: TRJ22487 on April 02, 2010, 03:39:58 PM
Kmart/Sears taken today in Claremont, NH.
It was never a Big-K, always had the 90's logo until at least 2006
The Sears section was added in the last few years. It has its own entrance but can be reached through the Kmart.
I believe this Kmart was built sometime in the 80's but I can never remember it with the 80's logo
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v41/CorporateA/more/foo015.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v41/CorporateA/more/foo010.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v41/CorporateA/more/foo012.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v41/CorporateA/more/foo016.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v41/CorporateA/more/foo013.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v41/CorporateA/more/foo014.jpg)

I have pics of it and the outside had the Big K logo and I think the store opened in 1990.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: TRJ22487 on April 02, 2010, 05:56:58 PM
Oh really? Hmm I moved in the mid 90's but remember checking back and thought it hadn't been a Big K.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: dmx10101 on April 02, 2010, 07:14:03 PM
awesome pics! Do you happen to have any of the inside?
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: TRJ22487 on April 03, 2010, 12:34:16 AM
I didn't actually go inside of the Claremont store this time...

Here is the Orange, CT location back in 2001 with working auto center. Some changes have gone down since this
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v41/CorporateA/more/2001_Kmart_OrangeCT.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v41/CorporateA/more/KmartOrange.jpg)
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: TRJ22487 on April 03, 2010, 12:52:19 AM
These came from several users on Flickr

Monroeville, PA. Date unknown.
(http://farm1.static.flickr.com/108/299966173_db7afa0933.jpg)

Erie, PA Construction in 1969
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3239/3078740074_18386327af.jpg)

Newark, CA during 1972 Breaking Ground
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3084/3123317133_3097c7535d.jpg)

1970's Unknown Location
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2757/4153867274_cf6f308398.jpg)

Lima, Ohio 1973 & 2009. This location closed January 2010
(http://farm1.static.flickr.com/64/189762977_a5b199bd8f.jpg)
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2707/4019838923_8f6c7b584e.jpg)

Dyserburg, TN during 1976 Grand Opening
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2560/4023270814_18b50215fc.jpg)

San Pablo, CA. Closed in Late 1980's
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3105/3234597537_89ca1361d0.jpg)

Tucumcari, NM Date Unknown
(http://farm1.static.flickr.com/34/70179135_0151054a5d.jpg)

Placerville, CA Date Unknown
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3535/3223087217_9e9e67eee0.jpg)

North Plainfield, PA Hand Painted Road Sign
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2034/2006346072_b56e1971ba.jpg)

Annadale, VA here is a closed Kmart where the sign was not removed!
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3420/3933024512_5802976729.jpg)

Miles City, Montana (Date Unknown)
(http://farm1.static.flickr.com/47/146290488_2e9ea310ee.jpg)

Avenel, NJ location taken in 1987.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v41/CorporateA/more/AvenelNJ.jpg)

Hampton, VA in 1988
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v41/CorporateA/more/hamptonva1988.jpg)

Addison, IL in 1979 (first picture) & 1989 (2nd and 3rd picture)
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3350/3561845890_c1cc98e2e6.jpg)
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3609/3410016031_1b0a10518b.jpg)
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3087/3410826236_42496902d1.jpg)

Villa Park, IL in 1989
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3578/3410825794_d360878814.jpg)

Reading, PA in 1990. Closed in 1990 and relocated in 1992. This location became a Hills and Ames
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3496/3910919765_48b7889fb5.jpg)

Monticello, IN before 1991 remodel (windows were bricked in, this was done to many old style Kmarts with big windows). Closed for good in 2003
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2489/4077103380_82a4aa1713.jpg)

Monticello, IN during 1991 remodel.
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2497/4076390035_4ac87bfb11.jpg)

Monticello, IN during 2003 final day of business. Yep same store as above two pics
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2611/4076348071_59bf7801e9.jpg)

Las Vegas, Nevada taken in 1991
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2471/3777785647_0b382383d1.jpg)

Atlanta, GA location taken in 1993. Built in 1967. Became Sam's Club in 1998 or 1999
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v41/CorporateA/more/3709259473_9dd98f07fc.jpg)

Coming soon Sign in Jenison, MI. Store would actually open in 1980 due to delays
(http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4044/4430982624_c7d4ea9ff4.jpg)

Month before 1980 Grand Opening in Jenison
(http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4031/4430213661_d96cf69418.jpg)

Jenison, MI on 11/20/1980 (Grand Opening - Cafeteria!) and in 1995 (Store Closing)
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2797/4430214003_2d7545efca.jpg)
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2757/4430983374_0d968110fb.jpg)

Burke, VA taken in 1996. This is now a Wal-Mart
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3200/3049884237_0a9e880d04.jpg)

Fresno, CA. Was demolished for a Circuit City
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2334/1662450540_dcfa8f3ef1.jpg)

Johnson City, TN Abandoned
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3429/3256137356_677b4a4a9e.jpg)

Vallejo, CA taken in 2004
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3292/2479412640_7b95e5ff49.jpg)

Tampa, FL in 2005. Built in 1980, demolished for Lowes
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3480/3866569507_3c8a40162d.jpg)

Mesa, AZ still has a Little Caesar
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3426/3386049765_93c046a99d.jpg)

Carroll, Iowa still with Little Caesar since 1992
(http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4071/4365357361_9bc01c843a.jpg)

Warren, PA still has a Little Caesar and never became Big K
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3127/3142274477_ee95a7ae95.jpg)

Orlando, Florida Kmart still has a Little Caesars
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2780/4368169120_60b9de9617.jpg)
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2772/4368169104_a152353691.jpg)

They still use this in Williamsburg, VA
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2455/3679837124_5b5776274e.jpg)

West Des Moines, IA (never became BIG-K)
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3518/3461391694_18cbb0c590.jpg)
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3514/3460578097_5402325858.jpg)

Auburn, CA
(http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4014/4315821712_f73076c5a8.jpg)

Santa Rosa, CA. Opened in 1990 never became BIG-K
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3207/2719498927_9d4234d703.jpg)
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3145/2719496605_d53d500d3f.jpg)

Chantilly, VA normal 1990's Kmart
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3106/3086249647_e772760475.jpg)

Leavenworth, Kansas. Built in 1987 and never Big K
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v41/CorporateA/more/Leavenworth_Kansas.jpg)

Williamsburg, VA. It was a BIG-K and the Big part was removed
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3205/2854233060_3e97b6c04c.jpg)

Great Barrington, Massachusetts shingled 1990's Kmart
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2445/3756336110_73640ec03e.jpg)

New York City 1990's style Kmart
(http://farm1.static.flickr.com/161/393668063_43648aa39f.jpg)
(http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1381/610173576_893d2ff642.jpg)

Normal looking Kmart in Guam
(http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1416/1228085969_7292369f08.jpg)

The Guam location is the biggest in the world
(http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4043/4368821633_6cb8d7c796.jpg)
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on April 24, 2010, 01:05:35 AM
Quote from: dmx10101 on April 23, 2010, 11:56:36 PM
Kmart in Pompano Beach, FL..I wonder what this Kmart used to be? lol
(http://www.shcrealty.com/Portals/0/StoreImages/K3398.jpg)

Kmart in Royal Palm Beach, FL..The Miami area has some of the nicest, newest and most remodeled Kmarts
(http://www.shcrealty.com/Portals/0/StoreImages/K3540.jpg)

Kmart in Lake Park, FL..Another nice Miami area store
(http://www.shcrealty.com/Portals/0/StoreImages/K3164.jpg)

No I did not take these pics, I got them off of one of Sears Holdings websites.

the pompano Beach Kmart must have been a JM Fields at one point
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: dmx10101 on May 24, 2010, 03:52:01 PM
Sears Holdings earnings down in Q1

HOFFMAN ESTATES , Ill. (May20) Sears Holdings reported that net income for the first quarter was $16 million, or 14 cents per diluted share, in 2010 and $26 million, or 21 cents per diluted share, in 2009.

According to the company, the domestic comparable-store sales results included an increase at Kmart of 1.7% and an increase at Sears Domestic of 1.2%. The Kmart quarterly increase in comparable-store sales was primarily driven by increases in apparel, home and toys categories, partially offset by a decline in the food and consumables category. Increases in sales for the quarter at Sears Domestic were primarily driven by the home appliance category, partially offset by declines in the tools and home electronics categories.   

"Kmart registered a comparable-store sales increase for the third consecutive quarter and Sears posted its first quarterly increase in several years as we effectively partnered with state agencies to sell energy-efficient appliances. Sears, however, also experienced lower margin rates during the quarter," said W. Bruce Johnson, Sears Holdings' interim chief executive officer and president. "On the other hand, our Kmart format performed very well during the quarter, achieving margin rate improvement on top of its increase in sales and nearly doubling its adjusted EBITDA. Furthermore, we continued to increase our investment in our multi-channel capabilities and ShopYourWay rewards program, while at the same time reducing our expenses."


It sounds like kmart is doing pretty good at the moment.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: AmesNewington on July 26, 2010, 01:06:06 PM
I was shocked and pleased to discover that the Kmart in Cromwell, CT has just recieved new carriages. They even have those tiny carts for those who don't need a big carriage (Stop and Shop and Price Chopper have them). These new Kmart carts are gray metal with red handles that have the new logo in white. The big ones have KMART engraved on the lower corners of the cart. They are pretty nice carriages. Sure beats the old beat up ones that wouldn't move.

While there, I noticed new displays in the clothing depts. Very nice I might add. It looks like this location is here to stay for a while. I wonder if they will ever change their outside logos. They are the 1997 Big K Mart signs. This is by far one of the best K Mart stores in the area.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: CTAmeshopper on July 26, 2010, 07:08:08 PM
So far so good.

I'm afraid K-Mart would be the next store to go. It's on a shaky foundation, and if they go Sears goes down with it. I give the K-Mart brand til 2013 that they are going to exist. I think if they're forced to do it Sears will end the K-Mart brand, in order to save the company. I picture Sears replacing K Marts in the near future.

I hope I'm wrong about this.  :(
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: dmx10101 on July 26, 2010, 10:38:47 PM
Quote from: CTAmeshopper on July 26, 2010, 07:08:08 PM
So far so good.

I'm afraid K-Mart would be the next store to go. It's on a shaky foundation, and if they go Sears goes down with it. I give the K-Mart brand til 2013 that they are going to exist. I think if they're forced to do it Sears will end the K-Mart brand, in order to save the company. I picture Sears replacing K Marts in the near future.

I hope I'm wrong about this.  :(

I don't know about them ending Kmart so soon. If you saw my post in May (I quoted it below), you'll see that Kmart is actually doing better than Sears stores are. I think if anything, we'll see more co-branding of Sears and Kmart merchandise and stores.

Quote from: dmx10101 on May 24, 2010, 03:52:01 PM
Sears Holdings earnings down in Q1

HOFFMAN ESTATES , Ill. (May20) Sears Holdings reported that net income for the first quarter was $16 million, or 14 cents per diluted share, in 2010 and $26 million, or 21 cents per diluted share, in 2009.

According to the company, the domestic comparable-store sales results included an increase at Kmart of 1.7% and an increase at Sears Domestic of 1.2%. The Kmart quarterly increase in comparable-store sales was primarily driven by increases in apparel, home and toys categories, partially offset by a decline in the food and consumables category. Increases in sales for the quarter at Sears Domestic were primarily driven by the home appliance category, partially offset by declines in the tools and home electronics categories.   

"Kmart registered a comparable-store sales increase for the third consecutive quarter and Sears posted its first quarterly increase in several years as we effectively partnered with state agencies to sell energy-efficient appliances. Sears, however, also experienced lower margin rates during the quarter," said W. Bruce Johnson, Sears Holdings' interim chief executive officer and president. "On the other hand, our Kmart format performed very well during the quarter, achieving margin rate improvement on top of its increase in sales and nearly doubling its adjusted EBITDA. Furthermore, we continued to increase our investment in our multi-channel capabilities and ShopYourWay rewards program, while at the same time reducing our expenses."
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: CTAmeshopper on July 30, 2010, 08:17:35 PM
So far, no news if my location is getting any new signage, they have new electric doors with red Kmart stickers with the logo in white on a red stripe. No new carts though. They semi recently updated the overhang with orange paint but that's how far the renovations went. Inside the store it doesn't look updated YET!

Not much progress I'm disappointed.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Zayre88 on July 30, 2010, 08:25:13 PM
Quote from: CTAmeshopper on July 30, 2010, 08:17:35 PM
So far, no news if my location is getting any new signage, they have new electric doors with red Kmart stickers with the logo in white on a red stripe. No new carts though. They semi recently updated the overhang with orange paint but that's how far the renovations went. Inside the store it doesn't look updated YET!

Not much progress I'm disappointed.

I'm disappointed for northern New England stores.  They are all at different stage of renovations.  Some have new signage, most have new automatic doors, none has new carts, some store had their exterior painted.  And most still have the Big Kmart logo.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: CTAmeshopper on July 31, 2010, 03:45:16 PM
Yeah I really wish they'd dump the 1997 Big Kmart logo and go straight for a wordmark of the new logo. The 1997 Big Kmart logo looks really cheap and I hate it, it wasn't one of my favorite logos.

My favorite Kmart logos is 1962-1990 logo and the 1990-1997 logo (NON Big Kmart)
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Zayre88 on August 01, 2010, 07:35:23 AM
So here they are, all different buildings, colors and inside it's the same, uneven updates a mix of old and new:

(http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4080/4848736659_d74bba2100_b.jpg)
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: AmesNewington on August 01, 2010, 07:58:47 AM
How hard is it to change the logo to the new ones. They don't have to even change the look of the building, just replace the sign. Big Kmart is a thing of the past.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill) on August 01, 2010, 12:30:19 PM
Quote from: AmesNewington on August 01, 2010, 07:58:47 AM
How hard is it to change the logo to the new ones. They don't have to even change the look of the building, just replace the sign. Big Kmart is a thing of the past.
I agree. They should just remove the signs.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: TRU7536 on August 01, 2010, 02:45:46 PM
Here is a article i found from 1994 about the Kmart they wanted to open on the Berlin Turnpike

http://articles.courant.com/1994-07-21/business/9407210735_1_kmart-corp-kmart-shoppers-kmart-site

Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: AmesNewington on August 01, 2010, 04:14:22 PM
I wish this would have happened. However, Kmart probably would have closed this location years ago, but maybe I'm wrong. Anyway, I do like the Lowe's Center plaza. Lowe's is a good store and the restaurants are pretty good as well. I didn't know Olive Garden wanted to open in Newington back in 1994. Did they even have Olive Garden in CT back then?? I wish they'd come to the pike. Applebees and the 99 are excellent spots.

What a great selection of stores the pike had back in '94. I would have been in heaven if I was old enough then. Ames, Bradlees, Caldor all in one strip (WOW!!!) I can't believe all the stores listed in that article are gone.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: ynkeesfn82 on August 02, 2010, 10:53:01 AM
The article states the store would've been built at 3250 Berlin Turnpike the site of an old Frank's Nursery. Anyone know what's on the site present day 2010?
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: AmesNewington on August 02, 2010, 11:55:22 AM
Quote from: ynkeesfn82 on August 02, 2010, 10:53:01 AM
The article states the store would've been built at 3250 Berlin Turnpike the site of an old Frank's Nursery. Anyone know what's on the site present day 2010?

I have no idea if Frank's Nursery was where Lowe's is now. All I know is the old Cinema was there until they knocked it down in the late 90s to build the Lowe's Center. I always knew Franks to be where Savers is now (next to Connecticut Beverage Mart behind JoAnn's and Big Lots). Franks was in that spot in 1994. I remember going there many times when I was small. Maybe they're confusing Frank's with Frink's (on Pane Road). I never realized the difference. 
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: CTAmeshopper on August 02, 2010, 06:04:09 PM
I put it into Google Maps and this is what I got.


http://maps.google.com/maps?client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&channel=s&hl=en&q=3250+Berlin+Turnpike&um=1&ie=UTF-8&hq=&hnear=3250+Berlin+Turnpike,+Newington,+CT+06111&gl=us&ei=eE1XTOOVMcH-8AaxnbmUDg&sa=X&oi=geocode_result&ct=title&resnum=1&ved=0CBMQ8gEwAA (http://maps.google.com/maps?client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&channel=s&hl=en&q=3250+Berlin+Turnpike&um=1&ie=UTF-8&hq=&hnear=3250+Berlin+Turnpike,+Newington,+CT+06111&gl=us&ei=eE1XTOOVMcH-8AaxnbmUDg&sa=X&oi=geocode_result&ct=title&resnum=1&ved=0CBMQ8gEwAA)
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: TRU7536 on August 02, 2010, 07:33:15 PM
Quote from: AmesNewington on August 01, 2010, 04:14:22 PM
I wish this would have happened. However, Kmart probably would have closed this location years ago, but maybe I'm wrong. Anyway, I do like the Lowe's Center plaza. Lowe's is a good store and the restaurants are pretty good as well. I didn't know Olive Garden wanted to open in Newington back in 1994. Did they even have Olive Garden in CT back then?? I wish they'd come to the pike. Applebees and the 99 are excellent spots.

What a great selection of stores the pike had back in '94. I would have been in heaven if I was old enough then. Ames, Bradlees, Caldor all in one strip (WOW!!!) I can't believe all the stores listed in that article are gone.

I didnt realize it said anything about Olive garden, didnt read the full article. 178,000sq is HUGE! and all the stores listed are all gone! its kind of funny how much the pike has changed in the last 15 years,
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: TRU7536 on August 02, 2010, 07:35:02 PM
Quote from: ynkeesfn82 on August 02, 2010, 10:53:01 AM
The article states the store would've been built at 3250 Berlin Turnpike the site of an old Frank's Nursery. Anyone know what's on the site present day 2010?

Franks was behind the cimena. i remember it quite well, their were alot of tress and stuff and i think it is where the back of Lowes is right now.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: CTAmeshopper on August 02, 2010, 08:58:16 PM
I wonder if the Watertown Kmart with the old logo is still open... 8)
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill) on August 03, 2010, 07:02:23 PM
Quote from: AmesNewington on August 01, 2010, 07:58:47 AM
How hard is it to change the logo to the new ones. They don't have to even change the look of the building, just replace the sign. Big Kmart is a thing of the past.
I think they should just remove the "BIG" part, and leave the Kmart logo, no matter how off-center it is.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: gu4ever on August 03, 2010, 11:05:21 PM
Quote from: Zayre88 on August 01, 2010, 07:35:23 AM
So here they are, all different buildings, colors and inside it's the same, uneven updates a mix of old and new:

(http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4080/4848736659_d74bba2100_b.jpg)
Sadly I remember when all the kmarts in NH had just the traditional store front sign graphic. I never liked the Big concept as each store was slowly changed over. I was surprised the Burlington, VT location still was fully intact with it's original store sign in 2009.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: CTAmeshopper on August 05, 2010, 06:21:40 PM
Quote from: ShopKoFan on August 03, 2010, 07:02:23 PM
Quote from: AmesNewington on August 01, 2010, 07:58:47 AM
How hard is it to change the logo to the new ones. They don't have to even change the look of the building, just replace the sign. Big Kmart is a thing of the past.
I think they should just remove the "BIG" part, and leave the Kmart logo, no matter how off-center it is.

then add the red Kmart underneath and replace the front plane of the sign with the red blank K one.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill) on August 05, 2010, 06:24:07 PM
Quote from: CTAmeshopper on August 05, 2010, 06:21:40 PM
Quote from: ShopKoFan on August 03, 2010, 07:02:23 PM
Quote from: AmesNewington on August 01, 2010, 07:58:47 AM
How hard is it to change the logo to the new ones. They don't have to even change the look of the building, just replace the sign. Big Kmart is a thing of the past.
I think they should just remove the "BIG" part, and leave the Kmart logo, no matter how off-center it is.

then add the red Kmart underneath and replace the front plane of the sign with the red blank K one.
...and if there is a labelscar underneath, give it a nice coat of paint before applying the new one.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: CTAmeshopper on August 05, 2010, 06:26:14 PM
Agreed of course they could revert to the 70's-90's logo of Kmart  ;D
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: store215 on August 05, 2010, 10:30:40 PM
All the stores around me in southeastern PA have the old logo, save for one that I know of in Doylestown, PA, a mid-80's? location that was completely remodeled (new everything except for the floor, and "reflectors" placed around the tube lighting)  back around 06? when they introduced the new logo/color scheme. The whole store looked really nice, even with the retro interior color scheme. Here is a pic of it: http://www.bing.com/maps/?v=2&cp=qqp2xn8r544q&scene=20834410&lvl=2&sty=b&where1=4377%20W%20Swamp%20Rd%2C%20Doylestown%2C%20PA%2018902-1039 . In a very upper-middle class area, and it's far enough away from a Target/Walmart, so it must do well.
All the other ones have old logos, but received new shopping carts, and now, the checkstand lights were all redone. The one closest to me added a self-serve mini snack bar (while the KCafe space still sits empty), and a local auto shop took over the service bays, and was repainted on the outside as well with red instead of orange. Business seems much better than it used to, even with the reopening of a nearby Walmart that was closed for about a year to add in fresh groceries (and cut back other departments). For whatever reason, still the old logo still remains and the receipts still print out saying **Welcome to your Big Kmart Store # ***.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: ynkeesfn82 on August 06, 2010, 09:38:54 AM
Quote from: CTAmeshopper on August 02, 2010, 08:58:16 PM
I wonder if the Watertown Kmart with the old logo is still open... 8)

I don't know if they still have the old school logo, but the Watertown Store is still open. I typed in my ZipCode - 06010 (BRISTOL) and 6 locations popped up:

Waterbury (which is Ghetto Mart)
Watertown
Cromwell
Torrington
Southbury
Vernon
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: dmx10101 on August 23, 2010, 09:48:05 AM
Sears Holdings narrows loss in Q2

HOFFMAN ESTATES , Ill. (Aug. 19) Hoffman Estates, Ill.-based retail giant Sears Holdings posted a net loss of $39 million in the second quarter -- a big improvement over the $94 million loss posted in the same quarter last year.

Comparable-store sales at U.S. Kmart and Sears stores slipped 2.2%. Comps fell 2.8% at Sears Domestic, with weakness in power lawn and garden, tools and consumer electronics, the company said.

Revenues for the company and its 3,900 full-line and specialty retail stores in the United States and Canada were $10.458 billion, down slightly from $10.551 billion in the same quarter last year. 

"Kmart continued to improve its performance during the second quarter, as an improvement in its gross margin rate led to increased profitability," said W. Bruce Johnson, Sears Holdings' interim CEO and president. "Overall, our total revenues declined only slightly despite the uncertain economic environment faced by our customers.  Expense discipline remained constant in the second quarter as reductions in selling and administrative expenses were achieved even as we continued to invest in initiatives designed to improve our customers' experiences." 

He pointed to investments on multi-channel retailing offerings and the launch of the "Shop Your Way Rewards" program, as two key initiatives. Under the rewards program, 1% of purchases at Kmart, Sears and mygofer.com are refunded in the form of store credit to the customer's loyalty card. 

The decline in total revenue for the quarter was primarily a result of a 2.2% decrease in domestic comparable-store sales and the effect of having fewer Kmart and Sears full-line stores in operation, partially offset by an increase of $96 million due to changes in the Canadian foreign exchange rate. 

A decrease in gross margin rate of 40 basis points at Sears Domestic was primarily due to reduced margins in home services, and a decrease in gross margin rate of 150 basis points at Sears Canada, the company said.

Operating income for the second quarter of 2010 and 2009 includes expenses of $37 million and $103 million, respectively, related to domestic pension plans, store closings and severance.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: MikeRa on August 23, 2010, 07:28:51 PM
Quote from: MBZ321 on August 05, 2010, 10:30:40 PM
All the stores around me in southeastern PA have the old logo, save for one that I know of in Doylestown, PA, a mid-80's? location that was completely remodeled (new everything except for the floor, and "reflectors" placed around the tube lighting)  back around 06? when they introduced the new logo/color scheme. The whole store looked really nice, even with the retro interior color scheme. Here is a pic of it: http://www.bing.com/maps/?v=2&cp=qqp2xn8r544q&scene=20834410&lvl=2&sty=b&where1=4377%20W%20Swamp%20Rd%2C%20Doylestown%2C%20PA%2018902-1039 . In a very upper-middle class area, and it's far enough away from a Target/Walmart, so it must do well.
All the other ones have old logos, but received new shopping carts, and now, the checkstand lights were all redone. The one closest to me added a self-serve mini snack bar (while the KCafe space still sits empty), and a local auto shop took over the service bays, and was repainted on the outside as well with red instead of orange. Business seems much better than it used to, even with the reopening of a nearby Walmart that was closed for about a year to add in fresh groceries (and cut back other departments). For whatever reason, still the old logo still remains and the receipts still print out saying **Welcome to your Big Kmart Store # ***.
The Kmart at the NE corner of 9th and Market Street (Former Gimbel Brothers/Stern's/clover location) has the current Kmart logo on the front windows at the NE corner entrance, but still has the old "Big Kmart" logo on the building
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: amesguy95 on August 26, 2010, 12:16:15 AM
Minor updating of the Kmart in Yorktown Heights, NY. Brand new shopping carts, some plasma screen TVs added to the store.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: jmcnamara96 on September 13, 2010, 03:28:04 PM
I just got the ten deadlt sins of kmart book cant wait to read it
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Zayre88 on September 13, 2010, 04:52:09 PM
Quote from: jmcnamara96 on September 13, 2010, 03:28:04 PM
I just got the ten deadlt sins of kmart book cant wait to read it

I always wanted to read this.  I believe it's the story that led to the bankruptcy in 2002. 

Another book could be written about 2002 to the merger with Sears to today!
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: nims57 on October 02, 2010, 10:29:19 PM
When did "family dining" at the Waterville store close? What was that like? What era Kmart is this?

Can anyone name ANY other Kmarts with "family dining"?
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Zayre88 on October 03, 2010, 09:57:09 AM
Quote from: nims57 on October 02, 2010, 10:29:19 PM
When did "family dining" at the Waterville store close? What was that like? What era Kmart is this?

Can anyone name ANY other Kmarts with "family dining"?

That Kmart opened in 1977 in a former Mammoth Mart.  The restaurant was on the left side of the entrance in a separate area.  It had a caferetia look with booths, hanging lamps and it's own entrance outside.  I think it closed sometime in 2009.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: BillyGr on October 03, 2010, 02:22:45 PM
I was going to say (with the limited amount that were ever around here) that some (maybe most/all??) of the Super K stores had the eating area with a separate entry.  In fact, I think the one in Queensbury (the only Super K still open in this part of NY) still has the spot, though it is semi blocked off and often used as storage.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Zayre88 on October 09, 2010, 08:21:31 AM
QuoteKmart closing South Phila. store, eliminating 114 jobs

Read more: Kmart closing South Phila. store, eliminating 114 jobs - Philadelphia Business Journal

Kmart will close a South Philadelphia store early next year, eliminating 114 jobs, according to a notice filed with the state on Thursday.

The 424 W. Oregon Ave. store is expected to close Jan. 9. Terminations are expected to occur over a two-week period starting Jan. 2, according to the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification filed with the state Department of Labor & Industry.

Kmart, which has roughly 1,300 stores, is owned by Hoffman Estates, Ill.-based Sears Holding Corp. (NASDAQ:SHLD).

http://philadelphia.bizjournals.com/philadelphia/stories/2010/10/04/daily37.html
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: MikeRa on October 09, 2010, 06:44:18 PM
That location is a late 1970's Kmart that shares the shopping center with a Pathmark that probally opened at the same time.

Next door (to the east) is an abandoned Acme Markets that started as a "A Frame" Acme that was expanded on the left, doubleing the size of the store.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: dmx10101 on November 06, 2010, 08:48:16 PM
I got my usual email from kmart with their specials, etc in it, but I noticed this at the bottom of the email-

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v280/dmx10101/0429b42f.jpg)


Seems that they are finally opening new stores again?!
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: store215 on November 08, 2010, 12:16:02 AM
Quote from: dmx10101 on November 06, 2010, 08:48:16 PM
I got my usual email from kmart with their specials, etc in it, but I noticed this at the bottom of the email-

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v280/dmx10101/0429b42f.jpg)


Seems that they are finally opening new stores again?!

The Florida one on there was already listed in Google...seems like it was just remodeled.
The Michigan one pops up as a Sears Essentials store, so it looks like they aren't really "new" locations.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: dmx10101 on November 19, 2010, 05:12:30 PM
Kmart continues to out perform Sears stores....

Sears Holdings third quarter disappoints

HOFFMAN ESTATES , Ill. (Nov. 18) Sears Holdings reported a net loss of $218 million, or $1.98 per diluted share, for the third quarter 2010 compared with a loss of $127 million, or $1.09 per diluted share, in 2009.

"While Kmart improved profitability, our third quarter results were disappointing, in large part due to lower sales of apparel and appliances at Sears," said Bruce Johnson, Sears Holdings' interim chief executive officer and president.  "Our seasonal apparel sales were down, with the unusually warm weather being a contributing factor."

Total revenues decreased $512 million to $9.7 billion for the quarter, as compared with total revenues of $10.2 billion for the same period last year.  The decline in total revenue for the quarter was primarily a result of a 4.8% decrease in domestic comparable-store sales and the effect of having fewer Kmart and Sears Full-line stores in operation, partially offset by an increase of $54 million due to changes in the Canadian foreign exchange rate, according to the company.

The domestic comparable-store sales decrease included declines of 0.7% at Kmart and 8.2% at Sears Domestic.  Kmart's quarterly decrease in comparable-store sales was primarily driven by the food and consumables and pharmacy categories, the company reported.  Sears Domestic's sales decline was primarily driven by declines in the home appliances, apparel, and consumer electronics categories, all of which experienced a greater decrease in the month of October, the company reported. 
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: MikeRa on November 28, 2010, 12:20:51 PM
Here is a pic of a Kmart in St. Mary's GA:
(http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4108/5215066858_c837083eb9_z.jpg)
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: videogamer75 on January 09, 2011, 06:58:35 AM
Kmart's newest concept: In-store laundromats called ''K-wash''.

http://www.shoppingblog.com/blog/523109 (http://www.shoppingblog.com/blog/523109)

First location is in Iowa City, Iowa.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: dmx10101 on January 17, 2011, 10:19:21 AM
Kmart continues their positive sales trend...

Sears releases year-end outlook
January 14, 2011

Hoffman Estates, Ill.-based Sears Holdings released its year-end outlook for the fiscal year 2010 ending Jan. 29.

For the full year, the company expects a net income of $210 million, with a fourth-quarter income expectation of between $370 million and $450 million, offsetting the company’s past two quarterly losses.

The company also posted up-to-date comparable-store sales for both its Sears Domestic and Kmart stores.

For the quarter-to-date, comparable-store sales for its Sears Domestic stores were down 5.3%, with Kmart stores seeing an increase of 3.4%.

For the year-to-date comparable-store sales, Sears Domestic saw a decline of 3.8%, with Kmart seeing a 0.8% increase
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: videogamer75 on January 18, 2011, 12:44:01 PM
So Kmart is now outperforming Sears?
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill) on January 23, 2011, 07:35:24 AM
Australia's first Kmart, located in Burwood East, VIC:

1969:
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2b/KmartPlaza_1969_Burwood_East.jpg)

2005:
(http://farm1.static.flickr.com/23/28690258_43a2738cc6_z.jpg)

1969 photo courtesy of Wikipedia.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: dmx10101 on January 23, 2011, 10:59:58 PM
Quote from: videogamer75 on January 18, 2011, 12:44:01 PM
So Kmart is now outperforming Sears?

Yes they currently are.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: jmcnamara96 on March 08, 2011, 06:53:18 PM
Can i use a Kmart gift card at Sears?
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Kmart4life on June 03, 2011, 11:25:32 AM
Sears Holdings is Closing the Sears Essentials in Lakeland Fl. thus reverting it back to Kmart.
We the customers have spoken and they have listened,sothe store will revert back to Kmart in
august.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Kmart4life on June 06, 2011, 08:23:17 AM
Lakeland
Sears Essentials will revert to its original store brand come August.
ERNST PETERS | THE LEDGER Buy photo
THE SEARS ESSENTIALS store in South Lakeland will be temporarily closing in August and converting back to a Kmart store. Its parent company said it hopes to retain most employees at the store.

By Kyle Kennedy
THE LEDGER


Published: Wednesday, June 1, 2011 at 8:59 p.m.
Last Modified: Wednesday, June 1, 2011 at 8:59 p.m.
( page of 2 )

LAKELAND | The Kmart name is coming back to Lakeland after a six-year absence.

"It probably makes more sense for Sears to go with a known formula, and stick with the Kmart name ..."

STEVE KIRN, univ. of florida

Related Links:
Sears' Third-Quarter Loss Doubles
The Sears Essentials store at 4717 South Florida Ave., which converted from a Kmart in 2005, will revert to its original banner in August, said spokeswoman Kim Freely.

"It's just something our customers told us they wanted," Freely told The Ledger. "We're listening to what our customers have stated they prefer."

Freely said the store will close temporarily Aug. 4 through Aug. 7 for the conversion, with a soft opening planned for Aug. 8. The store has already begun liquidating some items to make room for new inventory, she said.

Owner Sears Holdings Corp. hopes to retain most employees at the store, Freely said.

The free-standing Sears Essentials stores typically offer health and beauty products, pantry items and household goods, in addition to products found at Sears' mall-based stores. Freely said there will be some inventory changes as the Lakeland location converts back to Kmart's discount store format, but she couldn't give specifics.

About six Sears Essentials locations nationwide are being changed to the Kmart format, Freely said. Sears Holdings operates roughly 1,300 Kmart locations and 50 Sears Essentials stores.

Illinois-based Sears Holdings reported a $170 million loss in the first quarter, with company officials citing "unfavorable weather, economic pressures facing our customers, and comparisons to last year's government-sponsored stimulus program relating to the purchase of appliances."

Officials attributed much of the poor performance to the company's Sears stores, while Kmart was praised for an improving financial situation that began in 2010.

"The Kmart business has ­become more responsive to our customers' needs," said Sears Chairman Edward Lampert in a Feb. 24 letter to shareholders.

Lampert said Kmart's "clear pricing message" and expanded layaway program has helped boost sales and profits.

Kmart is "resonating with people in a down economy," said Steve Kirn, executive director of the David F. Miller Center for Retailing Education and Research at the University of Florida.

"It probably makes more sense for Sears to go with a known formula, and stick with the Kmart name, which is kind of a value name," Kirn said.

For now Polk County has just one Kmart store, in Winter Haven.


[ Kyle Kennedy can be reached at kyle.kennedy@theledger.com or 863-802-7584. ]

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Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Zayre88 on June 06, 2011, 06:26:38 PM
Quote from: Kmart4life on June 06, 2011, 08:23:17 AM
Lakeland
Sears Essentials will revert to its original store brand come August.
ERNST PETERS | THE LEDGER Buy photo
THE SEARS ESSENTIALS store in South Lakeland will be temporarily closing in August and converting back to a Kmart store. Its parent company said it hopes to retain most employees at the store.


Unbelievable, that clearly shows the failure of Sears Essentials.  I hope they will convert more stores back to Kmart!!
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Kmart4life on June 07, 2011, 08:00:35 PM
This is the current pic of the store front!
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Kmart4life on June 07, 2011, 09:28:11 PM
I will get pics of the inside and the exterior when the new Kmart logo goes up.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Kmart4life on June 10, 2011, 05:46:31 PM
Just found out that there was a really old Kmart that opened in the 1970's about 5 minutes away but it was demolished about 8 years ago for our local Chevrolet Dealership. I will have to go to the Public Library and research it and maybe get pics of the old newspaper articles. From my understanding my Mom told me that it was open until the late 80's early 90's and closed to make way for the Store that is being reverted back to Kmart. From her knowledge she said the store closed in either 1990 or 1991. The other location in North Lakeland was built in the mid 80's. I will get more info soon. :) :) :)
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Kmart4life on June 11, 2011, 03:46:05 PM
Visited the Sears Essentials that will be a Kmart soon and found some items. They brought in 60 or so retired carts from another Kmart store and I found a vintage grey cart. And also when no one was looking I peeled off an old Kmart logo from one of the carts and have made a refrigerator magnet out of it.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Kmart4life on June 11, 2011, 09:04:49 PM
Kmart Cart Logo.jpg
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: AmesNewington on June 12, 2011, 02:17:44 PM
I hope that Kmart can eventually re-expand in the CT area. I love the Cromwell store. Maybe if Kmart can open a few new stores (brand new; not remodeled) in states where they still operate but don't have many locations. This would be a fresh new start for them. Kmart can be competitive if they want to. Aside from their outdated stores, they have great sales and good quality merchandise, and they have an advantage as they are an alternative to Walmart, which people are getting fed up with.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Kmart4life on June 12, 2011, 10:31:18 PM
Agreed if they do that it could be big for them. And maybe take different approach to the whole Supercenter thing. A state of the art Supercenter would be cool. But keep it clean and have manageable isles without clutter. All in all Kmart does have good merchandise but they do need to lower some of their prices and maybe one up walmart's price match guarantee and do a price beat guaratee. Long Live Kmart!
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: jmcnamara96 on June 13, 2011, 12:28:01 PM
Haha i have one to!
Quote from: Kmart4life on June 11, 2011, 09:04:49 PM
Kmart Cart Logo.jpg
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: AmesNewington on June 13, 2011, 01:03:46 PM
What Kmart would thrive on is opening mid-sized stores that are not too large and not too small. The Cromwell Kmart is huge and has everything you could imagine, but they could utilize space more, and even though they re-did parts of the store, you could still see where long-gone features were (KCafe, the old Garden Shop).

I've noticed that Kmart is aggressive with their garden shop this year. They definently over-ordered plants and shrubs. They have displays in the parking lot. They are all quality plants too.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Zayre88 on June 13, 2011, 04:42:19 PM
With recent news about Kmart, it looks like they have some momentum and could bounce back.

I personally would start opening new stores and keep improving existing locations.  Just plain Kmart without 3 or 4 different concepts with orange or green color schemes.  Just clean, bright Kmart stores!
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: AmesNewington on June 13, 2011, 05:00:33 PM
Quote from: Zayre88 on June 13, 2011, 04:42:19 PM
With recent news about Kmart, it looks like they have some momentum and could bounce back.

I personally would start opening new stores and keep improving existing locations.  Just plain Kmart without 3 or 4 different concepts with orange or green color schemes.  Just clean, bright Kmart stores!

Their biggest mistake was doing the Green and Orange concepts after their bankruptcy, and then after merging with Sears, doing the whole concept thing like you said. A&P is another example of this and look where that's gotten them. They have so many banners and sub-banners (A&P Fresh, A&P Food Market, A&P Foodmart (which is basically gone), Pathmark Sav-A-Center), it eventually confuses consumers. They have no clue where they are shopping. Stick with their true identity.

Kmart should also really consider giving the Big Kmart stores new signs that indicate "Kmart". Big Kmart is really not used in their marketing any longer and on top of that, the Kmart portion of the logo is still the old logo.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Kmart4life on June 13, 2011, 05:44:18 PM
Went to the library today to research my earlier post and found out that there was a Kmart in the area where our Chevy dealer now sits.
According the the city's directory books the store opened sometime in 1976 and closed in or around 1994. The 1994 directory showed it vacant that year. It also showed that our Sears Essentials that is going back to Kmart was listed in 1994. The directory showed the store # as 3242 and the Address was 947 Bartow Rd. and then area code 813-688-6613. It also had a Kash N Kerry food store listed as it was right next to Kmart.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Kmart4life on June 13, 2011, 06:12:56 PM
Took these today at the Winter Haven Fl. Kmart @ 6015 Cypress Gardens Blvd.
\Pictures\Kmart Winter Haven Fl .2 .jpg
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Kmart4life on June 13, 2011, 06:14:02 PM
Pictures\Kmart Winter Haven Fl..jpg
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Kmart4life on June 14, 2011, 04:58:56 AM
This Kmart still has Little Ceasers although I could not ge any pics.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: dmx10101 on June 14, 2011, 10:14:44 PM
Quote from: Kmart4life on June 14, 2011, 04:58:56 AM
This Kmart still has Little Ceasers although I could not ge any pics.

Thats awesome, I wish you could've gotten a picture.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Kmart4life on June 15, 2011, 03:55:18 PM
I will try when I go back next week.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: McNuggetMan on June 21, 2011, 02:00:20 PM
Quote from: dmx10101 on April 23, 2010, 11:56:36 PM
Kmart in Pompano Beach, FL..I wonder what this Kmart used to be? lol
(http://www.shcrealty.com/Portals/0/StoreImages/K3398.jpg)

Kmart in Royal Palm Beach, FL..The Miami area has some of the nicest, newest and most remodeled Kmarts
(http://www.shcrealty.com/Portals/0/StoreImages/K3540.jpg)

Kmart in Lake Park, FL..Another nice Miami area store
(http://www.shcrealty.com/Portals/0/StoreImages/K3164.jpg)

No I did not take these pics, I got them off of one of Sears Holdings websites.
I have some sad news about the Royal Palm Beach store. It's in the process of closing, and it's going to close on July 6th. So sad. BTW, they only replaced the signs on the outside because the inside of the store has the old signage. (I'm talking about signage that predates the "Big-Kmart" days.)
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: jason83080 on June 22, 2011, 02:51:39 PM
From what I understand, the Super Kmart Center in Medina, OH - the first one, if I'm not mistaken - is reverting back to a regular Kmart store, partially due to the competition from the newer Super Walmart across the street.

http://www.hotcouponworld.com/forums/kmart/386351-kmart-medina-oh-super-kmart-big-k.html
http://www.cleveland.com/business/index.ssf/2011/02/kmart_converts_medina_store_fr.html
http://superkmart.blogspot.com/2011/02/super-kmart-conversions.html

(Apparently, it was supposed to have happened by April. I saw pictures recently of the emptied-out food side, and it's completely empty.)

On the subject of Super Kmart stores, the former Cobblestone Square location (Elyria/Sheffield, OH), which is 1/4 Litehouse Pools & Spas, was about to lose the new "Bargain Warehouse" store that occupied some of the remaining 3/4 of the building, but it would seem as though a new owner has purchased the store operations, and is continuing on. Maybe this owner will actually spring for heating and air conditioning, because the previous one did not. Of course, considering that "Bargain Warehouse" has nothing really worthwhile for sale (it's like one huge garage sale/knockoff shop; one item they sold were multi-pack batteries with an open disclosure that some were leaking), I'll be surprised if it keeps going. Seeing a new Kmart go into the space where the original Super Kmart's food side was would be awesome, since we only have one legitimate Kmart left in the county - Amherst/Lorain's Super Kmart - with others that have been closed (Elyria/Midway Mall - now a Bed Bath & Beyond, Family Christian, and Marc's - and Westlake - now a terminally-empty-of-customers Sears Grand) for various reasons (Elyria was closed in anticipation of Sheffield's opening).
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: scottw73 on June 22, 2011, 10:01:57 PM
Quote from: McNuggetMan on June 21, 2011, 02:00:20 PM
Quote from: dmx10101 on April 23, 2010, 11:56:36 PM
Kmart in Pompano Beach, FL..I wonder what this Kmart used to be? lol
(http://www.shcrealty.com/Portals/0/StoreImages/K3398.jpg)

Kmart in Royal Palm Beach, FL..The Miami area has some of the nicest, newest and most remodeled Kmarts
(http://www.shcrealty.com/Portals/0/StoreImages/K3540.jpg)

Kmart in Lake Park, FL..Another nice Miami area store
(http://www.shcrealty.com/Portals/0/StoreImages/K3164.jpg)

No I did not take these pics, I got them off of one of Sears Holdings websites.
I have some sad news about the Royal Palm Beach store. It's in the process of closing, and it's going to close on July 6th. So sad. BTW, they only replaced the signs on the outside because the inside of the store has the old signage. (I'm talking about signage that predates the "Big-Kmart" days.)




The Pompano beach K-mart looks like a former Bradlees
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: MikeRa on June 23, 2011, 05:54:08 AM
Quote from: scottw73 on June 22, 2011, 10:01:57 PM
Quote from: McNuggetMan on June 21, 2011, 02:00:20 PM
Quote from: dmx10101 on April 23, 2010, 11:56:36 PM
Kmart in Pompano Beach, FL..I wonder what this Kmart used to be? lol
(http://www.shcrealty.com/Portals/0/StoreImages/K3398.jpg)

Kmart in Royal Palm Beach, FL..The Miami area has some of the nicest, newest and most remodeled Kmarts
(http://www.shcrealty.com/Portals/0/StoreImages/K3540.jpg)

Kmart in Lake Park, FL..Another nice Miami area store
(http://www.shcrealty.com/Portals/0/StoreImages/K3164.jpg)

No I did not take these pics, I got them off of one of Sears Holdings websites.
I have some sad news about the Royal Palm Beach store. It's in the process of closing, and it's going to close on July 6th. So sad. BTW, they only replaced the signs on the outside because the inside of the store has the old signage. (I'm talking about signage that predates the "Big-Kmart" days.)




The Pompano beach K-mart looks like a former Bradlees
The Pompano Beach Kmart was a former J. M. Fields store
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Kmart4life on June 26, 2011, 04:53:15 AM
I found out while applying for a part time job at the forthcoming Kmart that if this store does really good a new store will be built on the north side of town. there is talk that they may take over the old location that is now Bealls which that location is not doing good anyway. I used to work in the north side Kmart and we did pretty good business. Mainly because the walmart across the street was old and nasty and smelled like mold.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Kmart4life on July 29, 2011, 08:03:05 PM
Going to Svierville Tennessee next weekend and will get shots of old and current Kmart locations.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Kmart4life on August 03, 2011, 07:39:17 AM
New Kmart sign
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: jamesway_95 on August 24, 2011, 06:21:13 AM
The Sears Essentials in Lawnside, NJ is being converted back into a Kmart in November. Guess it shows how well that concept worked out.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: KmartDanny09 on August 28, 2011, 11:18:30 PM
So my Kmart had it's annual Physical inventory and the results were... well, pretty bad. We shrink totaling -$140,640 dollars. For those not familiar with inventory terms, that's the difference between what our store SHOULD have and the actual dollar value of things on our shelves. Most of the difference was because of theft... we spent a lot of time with a Loss Prevention Officer and shrink was at a record level at our store.

Anyways, our manager is concerned that our store will be placed on a "Profit Maximization Plan" and I was wondering if anyone knew what EXACTLY a PMP was. I have heard, in passing, that stores on PMP's are stores that being are on a preliminarily watch list for closure.

Now I don't know if that is entirely true... Our regional coach has be reinvesting in our store... getting new shopping carts, an expanded pantry department, and nurse scrubs. Our store lease was recently resigned. Our sales have been strong, we even had the highest sales variance last year in our district!

Should we be concerned? Any Kmart associates familiar with PMP?
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Kmart4life on September 03, 2011, 11:30:12 AM
Yeah from the way it looks Sears is in grave danger, while the Kmart side is looking alot better. I Kmart shuttering all Sears stores in the very near future. another one biting the dust! :'(
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Kmart4life on September 03, 2011, 11:33:53 AM
Was not able to get picks in Tennessee but I will get picks of my newly reverted Kmart shortly.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Kmart4life on September 07, 2011, 09:32:55 PM
Saw this at my newly reverted Kmart today as I was getting a prescription refilled. It is the old style logo that was covered up by the old Sears Essentials sticker on the blood pressure monitor.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill) on September 12, 2011, 07:50:07 PM
Quote from: Zayre88 on September 03, 2011, 12:43:06 PM
Quote from: Kmart4life on September 03, 2011, 11:30:12 AM
Yeah from the way it looks Sears is in grave danger, while the Kmart side is looking alot better. I Kmart shuttering all Sears stores in the very near future. another one biting the dust! :'(


It does not look good for Sears Holdings...


QuoteAre Sears and Kmart Goners?
Forbes
8/31/2011 @ 2:42PM

Can Sears and Kmart continue for much longer? That’s the question posed by Ken Kurson, writing for Esquire and aptly titled, “The End Old Friend.” Sears and Kmart may well be goners with in a year. 

Many readers may wonder if Sears and Kmart even exist anymore. We rarely hear of them in business circles and shoppers are far more likely to head to Target or Walmart for discount goods and to Home Depot and Lowe’s for appliances and home improvement supplies. Don’t just take my word for it, there’s plenty of data to back this up. Consumer have been voting with their dollars for year.

Kurson blames Sears’ CEO, Eddie Lampert, and with good reason.

Source:
http://www.forbes.com/sites/lauraheller/2011/08/31/are-sears-and-kmart-goners/
I know things don't look good for Sears and Kmart. Their stores are dropping like flies, with their clientele favoring other retailers, both national and regional, like Walmart, Target, Shopko (Midwest, Mountain, Pacific Northwest), Fred Meyer (West Coast),and Meijer (Michigan, Indiana, Ohio).
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: retailisking on September 12, 2011, 11:38:33 PM
Leaving aside Eddie Lampert's failed real estate strategy for Kmart and Sears (and that's ALL it ever was) retail history teaches that two struggling chains do not add up to one turnaround.  Both should have been kept separate to either sink or swim on their own.  Now the weaker of the two chains stands to sink the whole enterprise.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Zayre88 on September 13, 2011, 04:39:14 PM
Quote from: retailisking on September 12, 2011, 11:38:33 PM
Leaving aside Eddie Lampert's failed real estate strategy for Kmart and Sears (and that's ALL it ever was) retail history teaches that two struggling chains do not add up to one turnaround.  Both should have been kept separate to either sink or swim on their own.  Now the weaker of the two chains stands to sink the whole enterprise.

Totally agree!
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: katnapped on September 16, 2011, 01:57:57 PM
Sounds like there might end up being one more closing in the not too distant future depending on whatever decisions are made.

http://thetimes-tribune.com/news/business/businesses-digging-out-pondering-future-1.1203554#axzz1Y8KZOiI3 (http://thetimes-tribune.com/news/business/businesses-digging-out-pondering-future-1.1203554#axzz1Y8KZOiI3)

What that Redner's spokesperson makes sense...spend all that money and watch it disappear when it happens again (that's even assuming the shopping center is insurable any longer)
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Kmart4life on September 20, 2011, 08:45:54 PM
I don't understand it, all of our Kmart stores within a 25 mile radius of me get pretty good business. Since Kmart reverted Sears Essentials back to Kmart #3985 business has been nonstop. Winter Haven Fl. #3624 also does really good. And both of these store are within a mile or 2 from a Walmart. And the store in Zepyhrhills Fl. is across the street from a Walmart super center and when I was in there 3 days ago it was packed with customers. Granted all of these are older stores but they are kept up and pretty nice inside, but they seem to be doing really good. Our Sears store at the mall on the other hand is always dead. I guess some areas are better for Kmart than others. If Kmart does go I will miss the great clearence deals along with the fact that it is the last remaining good store here for me except for Target. ???
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: AmesNewington on September 20, 2011, 09:53:57 PM
I think Kmart still has a chance. Kmart has the platform to be a great alternative to Walmart and Target. The Cromwell, CT store seems to do pretty well. I live in Newington and have Walmart and Target within a close distance, but I'd rather go to Kmart. They do have some good sales and the quality of their merchandise is mainly very good. Over the past year or so, as opposed to when I started going there in late 2009, they have really expanded their selection and brands. I also like their Shop Your Way Rewards program. Hopefully they can stay around and succeed.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: gu4ever on September 21, 2011, 09:25:26 PM
I recently shopped at the Kmart in Salem, NH. This is an old school Kmart location with very little done to modernize it.
Surprisingly they have a great assortment of stuff for the house and prices weren't bad for the quality they carry.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Kmart4life on November 09, 2011, 12:07:05 AM
I like the Shop Your Way Rewards program too. I already have close to $20.00 in points!
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Kmart4life on November 09, 2011, 12:09:02 AM
Picture of the Winter Haven Fl. #3624 road sign at night.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Kmart4life on November 09, 2011, 12:12:26 AM
Not to mention that they have layaway all year long unlike walmart who brought it back for a limited time. We will do all of our christmas shopping again this year at Kmart and use the layawy program. ;D
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: EddieJ1984 on November 09, 2011, 11:53:24 PM
Quote from: Kmart4life on November 09, 2011, 12:07:05 AM
I like the Shop Your Way Rewards program too. I already have close to $20.00 in points!

I got Batman: Arkham City at kmart, and got a $30 gaming coupon off the next game I get, that's pretty sweet!
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Kmart4life on November 22, 2011, 05:40:44 PM
1983 Kmart newspaper ad with Bartow Hwy. location listed at the bottom in very small print.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: patk on November 23, 2011, 12:51:46 PM
By The Official Nathan's Famous Page
Have you seen a Nathan's restaurant inside K-Mart? We have just recently open 28 units inside K-Marts across the country. More to come next year.
:o
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: TRJ_22487 on November 27, 2011, 07:16:08 PM
(http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5169/5371325521_6b54a54492_z.jpg)
1982 Hudson Valley Mall KIngston, NY from Flickr user richie 59

Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: XDeSuEhTX on November 28, 2011, 11:25:06 PM
Quote from: patk on November 23, 2011, 12:51:46 PM
By The Official Nathan's Famous Page
Have you seen a Nathan's restaurant inside K-Mart? We have just recently open 28 units inside K-Marts across the country. More to come next year.
:o

That's funny. I nearly every WV location I've been in, they've done away with the K-Cafe and Little Ceaser's, sadly.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: XDeSuEhTX on December 08, 2011, 08:55:30 PM
I was in Kmart today and not surprisingly, they no longer have a music CD section in electronics.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: jason83080 on December 20, 2011, 12:25:31 PM
The Sears Grand in Westlake, OH, is actually going to be reverted *back* to a Kmart store, after the failed 7-year "trial" of it being a Sears store. They're having a "remodeling sale" right now, with "certain departments" (read: the Sears stuff) being marked down, currently, to 20-40% off.

The signholders' posters don't tell you what's coming, but you see "look for your new KMART store" on the signs in the windows of Sears Grand. I'm excited to have a Kmart store again within a reasonable distance from my house, since it'll give me somewhere new to shop. Also, I should use this opportunity to buy stuff for NEXT Christmas, since I always seem to do pretty well in GOOB sales. Also, you can't return anything, because the store's not there anymore!

(I've always wondered if the old registers from its original Kmart days actually WORK, because, every time I've gone there, I've had to check out at the Service Desk. I don't think I've ever seen the actual register terminals being used.)

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Also, the majority of the old Super Kmart building in the Cobblestone Square plaza in Sheffield Village, OH, is being occupied by something called "Bargain Warehouse," a very low-budget 'junk' store. There's never any heat on in the building, and they did very little to transform it into a new store. They're using the old Kmart registers, even leaving them in the original location. (They dead-end into the wall that was built inside, which separates it from the Litehouse that occupies a portion of the building and the adjoining Garden Center. Fun fact: The original Kmart "Welcome" stripes are still on the doors to what used to be the Garden Center.)
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: dmx10101 on December 20, 2011, 12:30:26 PM
If you can get pictures of either the Sears Grand or the former Super K, I'd love to feature them on KmartWorld.com (http://kmartworld.com). It must be pretty cool yo get to go into the old Super K and still be able to tell it was one.

Quote from: jason83080 on December 20, 2011, 12:25:31 PM
The Sears Grand in Westlake, OH, is actually going to be reverted *back* to a Kmart store, after the failed 7-year "trial" of it being a Sears store. They're having a "remodeling sale" right now, with "certain departments" (read: the Sears stuff) being marked down, currently, to 20-40% off.

The signholders' posters don't tell you what's coming, but you see "look for your new KMART store" on the signs in the windows of Sears Grand. I'm excited to have a Kmart store again within a reasonable distance from my house, since it'll give me somewhere new to shop. Also, I should use this opportunity to buy stuff for NEXT Christmas, since I always seem to do pretty well in GOOB sales. Also, you can't return anything, because the store's not there anymore!

(I've always wondered if the old registers from its original Kmart days actually WORK, because, every time I've gone there, I've had to check out at the Service Desk. I don't think I've ever seen the actual register terminals being used.)

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Also, the majority of the old Super Kmart building in the Cobblestone Square plaza in Sheffield Village, OH, is being occupied by something called "Bargain Warehouse," a very low-budget 'junk' store. There's never any heat on in the building, and they did very little to transform it into a new store. They're using the old Kmart registers, even leaving them in the original location. (They dead-end into the wall that was built inside, which separates it from the Litehouse that occupies a portion of the building and the adjoining Garden Center. Fun fact: The original Kmart "Welcome" stripes are still on the doors to what used to be the Garden Center.)
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: jason83080 on December 27, 2011, 12:57:05 AM
Quote from: dmx10101 on December 20, 2011, 12:30:26 PM
If you can get pictures of either the Sears Grand or the former Super K, I'd love to feature them on KmartWorld.com (http://kmartworld.com). It must be pretty cool yo get to go into the old Super K and still be able to tell it was one.

Depending on what the weather will do (we're supposed to get some snow), I'll try to get out tomorrow and take some pictures. The old Super K's definitely an experience, but I can't really get to the majority of the closed-off floor space without probably arousing some suspicion. All that Bargain Warehouse did was move some racks around and stock shelves. They're using the old jewelry counter for 'fine collectibles', and - this is the best part - the old Produce coolers in the front are used for merchandise.

They used to have a website, but I think it belonged to the previous owners. The 'new owners' only have a Facebook page, and all that you can see that would tell you "hey, this used to be a Kmart" is the front wall. This is a picture that I found online of the building:
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-EejcMrtdFjc/TrX2r3tlNvI/AAAAAAAAAKc/icArTk7hlw4/s1600/20111104170746.jpg

As for Sears Grand, I have no idea who thought of all-lowercase Arial-typefaced letters for the in-store wall signage for the various departments, but picture " home appliances" with the p's raised, white letters on a brown wall. It looks like something straight out of the '60s. The front facade is definitely unique to that location, being a part of a full remodel of the entire plaza back when it was a Kmart the first time. (That's also when it inherited the "Big Kmart" logo - up until then, it had the red-K/white-script-'mart' logo.)
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill) on December 27, 2011, 02:39:49 PM
Australia's 1st Kmart/Kmart Foods, Burwood, Victoria, Australia, in 1969:

(http://museumvictoria.com.au/collections/itemimages/243/230/243230_Large.jpg)
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: dmx10101 on January 09, 2012, 11:48:29 PM
Nice pics! It looks like the store was fairly good looking, compared to most Kmart's that haven't been remodeled in 20 years at least.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: jason83080 on January 13, 2012, 11:58:51 PM
Well, it was really cleaned up when it was transformed into a Sears Grand. Also, figure that there's been such little traffic over the past seven years, so there's been a LOT of time to keep things clean. ;)
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: retailisking on January 31, 2012, 12:31:18 PM
One small wrinkle: Walgreens no longer accepts Express Scripts...
http://supermarketnews.com/latest-news/walgreens-acquires-kmart-prescriptions?cid=upd
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: dmx10101 on February 05, 2012, 10:16:42 PM
Awesome pics, that store sure is a disaster though. You can definitely tell it's a former Kmart.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: jason83080 on February 06, 2012, 12:23:34 AM
That hole in the wall (and, consequently, that "Procter & Gamble" panel on the floor) is definitely newer, because the last time I was in there, that panel was on the wall. I also don't remember the store ever looking THIS terrible. Still, with the lax security that seemed to be there (read: both employees were up at the registers), I could have probably snuck into the 'inventory' landfill and gotten some more pictures.

This time around, they've pretty much stopped using the jewelry counter (the blue "America's Value Jeweler" one that Kmarts used to have), but have repurposed two of the old "Blue-Light Special" tables for 'impulse buys' at the register. Hopefully, those poor people get some heat in that store soon. Who knows how cold it'd be in there if we'd been having an ACTUAL Winter season with temperatures in the 20's and lower?
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: ynkeesfn82 on February 09, 2012, 02:49:24 PM
The KMART in Waterbury, CT seems to have been cleaned up a little bit. It seemed much nicer than the last time I was there. They have lots of nice furniture for sale. It doesn't so much business however. I didn't see too many customers in the store and there was only one register open. They didn't need any of the others open.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Kmart4life on February 10, 2012, 10:51:30 AM
The Lakeland Fl. store just recieved an award for best customer service so the management must be doing something right. They are always real nice in that store and always want to help. Business is picking up a little bit because everytime I go in there they always have atleast 3 registers open and people shopping.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: AmesNewington on February 10, 2012, 01:36:28 PM
I sure hope the Cromwell, CT store doesn't go anywhere. It is a perfect alternative to Walmart and Target. It is the best of both worlds. The store is very old, but it's kept up by management pretty well. It's neat, clean and organized as best as can be done with the age of the place. Corporate should remodel this store. It always has between 4-5 registers of the 8 they have open. Most of the employees are very friendly and helpful. They have good sales and the quality of their products are great. They must have done something right here because they are still open in a highly competitive area.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: jason83080 on February 12, 2012, 06:42:50 PM
Sears Grand now looks mostly like a Kmart, except for the still-rather-large "store closing" area at the front of the store. The wall shelving will have a faux-wood finish on the back, the department signs are red with white lettering (and a shadowed "K" for the larger department signs), and the store looks as though it's going to be CLEAN.

Some things I've noticed, from it being set up mid-remodel:
* Customer Service is now on the left side of the entrance when you walk in. Sears had it next to the registers a good distance away from the doors, and the last Kmart had it on the right side of the entrance. I think they're keeping the same counter from when it was Sears, but that could be because the new counter hasn't arrived yet. I know that two of the 'new' register counters are already installed, and they look like they were brought in from an old Kmart.
* HBA is along the front wall to the left of the entrance, behind where the ladies' clothing was when it was Sears and the last Kmart. I don't think this one will have a Pharmacy, but I think Cosmetics is also going to be over there.
* Layaway and the Restrooms look to be moved from where they were when it was the last Kmart.
* Furniture will have its own section in the center-back of the store.

I'll have to try to snap some pictures of the mid-remodel this week, before Sears closes. The new Kmart looks very promising!
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Kmart4life on February 13, 2012, 05:11:49 PM
Let's hope they make it because I hate walmart!
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Kmart4life on February 15, 2012, 04:48:47 PM
My favorite Kmart logo.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill) on February 15, 2012, 11:09:32 PM
Here's my favorite Kmart logo:
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/9f/First_Kmart_Logo.PNG)

Here's a neon sign featuring that logo, lit up at night in all its neon glory:
(http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4123/4819521383_be305615cb_z.jpg)
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: nims57 on February 17, 2012, 03:16:59 AM
I know this has probably been asked a million times before, but what exactly is a "big" Kmart? That name was a stupid idea because most people probably confused it with Super Kmart. Not all Kmarts were "big" (or super) though.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill) on February 18, 2012, 07:45:32 PM
Quote from: nims57 on February 17, 2012, 03:16:59 AM
I know this has probably been asked a million times before, but what exactly is a "big" Kmart? That name was a stupid idea because most people probably confused it with Super Kmart. Not all Kmarts were "big" (or super) though.

Big Kmart - Just like a regular Kmart, but with a focus on home decor, childrens' apparel, and pantry.

Super Kmart - Focuses on groceries and general merchandise.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: TRJ_22487 on February 19, 2012, 06:22:43 AM
Yeah I was gonna say when all of the Kmart's that became Big Kmart around me happened around 1997, the only real difference was a pantry section was added.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Zayre88 on March 19, 2012, 04:58:39 PM
A must-read article about Kmart:

Why Kmart Lost the Attention of Discount Shoppers

http://adage.com/article/news/kmart-lost-attention-discount-shoppers/233369/

I realli laughed when they said:   (Kmart) "They really are a slow-motion train wreck"
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: jason83080 on March 21, 2012, 02:15:20 PM
The 'new' Kmart in Westlake, OH - formerly a Sears Grand - is now open, but is a little bit unusual to walk into. You enter to a very open space (a holdover from the Sears Grand days), with the new Customer Service counter a good ways to your left, and five cash registers a good ways to your right. Straight in front of you is a rounded portion of the floor (again, a holdover from the Sears Grand pattern), with ELECTRONICS. There's a wall built with a shelf that has about a dozen or so TVs of various sizes on it, and the short aisles have various electronics in them. I didn't look through the whole department, but it's a half-circle shape (there's another department on the backside of the 'wall'), and didn't look like they stocked movies/games.

You can tell that not everything's finished yet (despite having a promoted grand opening in the weekly circular) because layaway is still a darkened counter. Oddly, it's down the hall from the restrooms, so I don't think it will be a very popular feature. There's a very small appliance area next to that, going to a cavernous section that used to be where Electronics was in the original Kmart days, but is now Furniture.

While it's nice to have a Kmart back, it's *very* new and clean, which isn't like most of the Kmarts that I've been to. The shelves are all very low, which does give the store a nice open feeling. Also, the receipts say "Big Kmart" on them underneath the new Kmart logo, so I think they dusted off the old POS software. Gone, however, are the days of Sears Grand giving you a metric ton of receipt for that one thing you bought.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: AmesNewington on March 21, 2012, 07:11:19 PM
If only the company can give Kmart stores a simple remodel; nothing fancy. Just clean the stores up and make everything new again and more organized. It wouldn't turn customers away. The Kmart I shop at in Cromwell, CT is VERY neat and organized and very clean, but frankly, there is only so much you can do with an old, worn out interior. They painted the outside to a tan color. I'm convinced the general interior dates back to the 80s (maybe back when it opened in 1973). Aside from a few paint jobs, everything looks retro. I do like shopping there though. Beats Walmart.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Zayre88 on March 21, 2012, 08:38:26 PM
Quote from: AmesNewington on March 21, 2012, 07:11:19 PM
If only the company can give Kmart stores a simple remodel; nothing fancy. Just clean the stores up and make everything new again and more organized. It wouldn't turn customers away. The Kmart I shop at in Cromwell, CT is VERY neat and organized and very clean, but frankly, there is only so much you can do with an old, worn out interior. They painted the outside to a tan color. I'm convinced the general interior dates back to the 80s (maybe back when it opened in 1973). Aside from a few paint jobs, everything looks retro. I do like shopping there though. Beats Walmart.

Some stores have been updated like you describe, yet most of the feel old and have old fixtures, old ceilings and although a paint job is nice, it's not enough.

What's even worse is that Kmart has closed hundreds of stores in the last 15 years and many of them were newer locations. 

When you compare, around here, almost every Walmart store has been renovated/expanded or relocated to a new building in the past 10 years.  Most Target and Kohl's stores are modern and have opened during the past decade.  Kmart stores meanwhile are slightly freshened up but they are in no way up to the standards of the competition.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: TRJ_22487 on March 21, 2012, 08:50:15 PM
Something is happening in my childhood stomping grounds of West Lebanon, NH that I did not think was every going to happen again....
K-Mart is slated to reopen next month! It is not a new Kmart, but quite an old one, built in 1976, and never a Sears. Logo was changed in 1990 and 1997. I can remember as a small child in the mid 90's I happened to be there when they were remaking the front facade, adding in the line-grid to the front facade. Before it had the typical facade of any 70's Kmart, it wasn't rounded at the top, but you can tell the facade in structure is primarily still vintage. Since 1997 the store has moved some of its departments, such as electronics, to different spaces, but this store has looked worn out for a long, long time. We used to shop this store every single weekend. I asked my Dad if he ever shops here anymore and he said it had been years since he'd even set foot in it. I took a peek inside tonight and bless their hearts it looks like they are trying, but this still looks like the same Kmart I've known all my life. Still, being a Keene resident, I couldn't help but feel intrigued and nostalgic as it's been years since our Kmart converted to Sears, and there are none anywhere in my area anymore.....I notice the overhead department signs seem to be new. It looks like they are trying to use the hiatus to their advantage and try to update the store a bit. Still you cannot help but immediately draw your eyes to the decrepit, ancient floor that gives Kmart its familiar cruddy "who cares!" look. Who knows if it will be enough. I couldn't get a look at the corner with the Kmart Cafe to see if it would still be open, last time I visited it was still in service..... I just have a hard time believing people really eat at Department Stores in this day and age

On Page 68 of this thread is a set of photos I took last decade when it was still open. (2009)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v41/CorporateA/Kmart037.jpg)
It closed in early 2011 from Hurricane Irene when the Connecticut River flooded and destroyed the entire Kmart and JCPenney plazas.
(http://www.vnews.com/08302011/graphics/20110829-flooding-jh-031.jpg)
(2011 JC Penney plaza on opposite side of I-89 from Kmart Plaza - The Kohl's is the former Rich's/Ames)


At this point everything in the Kmart plaza is now reopened other than the Kmart. I talked to the girl at the counter of Newbury Comics (strip next to Kmart) and she said they reopened around last Thanksgiving. To my knowledge JCPenney is still intended to open one day, but is still too damaged structurally, and might never reopen.

This store has been HIDEOUSLY outdated since the late 90's. Walmart opened in West Lebanon in 1999 and I was always waiting for the year to come soon when the Kmart would close. The Ames that opened in Lebanon in 1997 and closed in 2002 was much nicer than this Kmart has ever been, I might dare to say it was the nicest Ames of all the ones I ever saw. I hope this Kmart can last. They have become harder and harder to find in New Hampshire

3/21/2012
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v41/CorporateA/tyler/013.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v41/CorporateA/tyler/018.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v41/CorporateA/tyler/017.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v41/CorporateA/tyler/016.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v41/CorporateA/tyler/022-1.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v41/CorporateA/tyler/023-1.jpg)
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: TRJ_22487 on March 21, 2012, 10:02:25 PM
Also, I haven't seen it mentioned anywhere in this thread, maybe it has, but there was still a vintage K-Mart in Glenwood Springs, Colorado at the Glenwood Springs Mall. It sadly was part of Sears/Kmart 2012 list of closures. Definitely a shame. Photos are from 2010 by Flickr user Andrew Turnbull.

(http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2027/4512052880_ebb2bfa74d_b.jpg)
(http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2351/4512052884_48e5cfbacb_b.jpg)





Here it was back in 2004, still with crooked "r" by Flickriver user Roadsidepictures
(http://farm1.static.flickr.com/49/105626742_79bb158de5_o.jpg)










It really was a beautiful location, and Colorado is gorgeous! Do they HAVE to close this one??
(http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4124/5053241573_971be6e6cd_b.jpg)
(http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4148/5053860508_691182e81d_b.jpg)
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: dmx10101 on March 24, 2012, 06:27:36 PM
I just posted an article on my site Kmartworld.com (http://www.kmartworld.com/2012/03/spotlight-part-2-of-2-sears-to-kmart.html) about a newly remodeled Kmart, including about 50 pictures of it. This isn't some cheap orange and brown remodel from the last couple years, it's a whole new looking Kmart.

Here's a teaser photo of the store's electronics-

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v280/dmx10101/10f6be6a.jpg)
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: TRJ_22487 on March 30, 2012, 08:35:06 PM
1964 Detroit, MI 7th K-Mart
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v41/CorporateA/tyler/1964_Kmart.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v41/CorporateA/tyler/1964_Kmart_2.jpg)





1967 14th K-Mart
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v41/CorporateA/tyler/1967_Kmart.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v41/CorporateA/tyler/1967_Kmart_2.jpg)











1975 Duluth, MN (store is a 2012 closure)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v41/CorporateA/tyler/1975_Deluth.jpg)






1988 Baltimore, MD
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v41/CorporateA/tyler/1988_Baltimore_Kmart.jpg)(http://www.fedder.com/_images/properties/chesapeake.jpg)(location still exists)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v41/CorporateA/tyler/1988_Baltimore_Kmart_2.jpg)






1991 Sanatoga, PA
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v41/CorporateA/tyler/1991_Kmart_Sanatoga_Pa.jpg)
(http://sanatogapost.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/20090228-SanatogaKMart-2Edit.jpg)(location still exists - windows tiled up /old facade peeking under)
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: JimSawhill on March 31, 2012, 10:31:27 AM
Did anyone know if the Spencer Street K Mart in Manchester got a new tenant?? When I moved in 2004, it was empty....I think PepBoys and a woodworking place was the only thing in that shopping center..
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Ames#1171 on April 01, 2012, 11:07:09 PM
I don't know if any one has seen this yet, but all of the Super Kmart's that are still open are going to stop being open 24 hours on April 22nd.  The new hours will be 6 AM to !2 Midnight.  I work at the Super K in Brooklyn, OH which also has a Kmart Express Gas Station on the property.  I work in the Gas Station.  I was surprised, because they get pretty decent business over night, especially on the 1st of the month when food stamps kick in.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: JimSawhill on April 07, 2012, 01:16:08 PM
The KMart here on Florida Ave and Waters got an new landlord and the store is nice. A few years ago, the police got a report of a car left for 2 weeks in the parking lot. There was a body in the trunk. Now, the landlord tows cars after hours.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Zayre88 on April 28, 2012, 11:25:31 AM
Can you believe that in 1981, the 2,000th Kmart store opened!

Kmart had 2,300 stores in 1994!  This means that 1,000 Kmart stores have closed since then!!!!!!

------------------
One more Kmart bites the dust:

http://www.denverpost.com/headlines/ci_20468947/broomfield-kmart-abruptly-closed-sunday

(http://extras.mnginteractive.com/live/media/site24/2012/0424/20120424__26bekmart_300.jpg)
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: JimSawhill on May 01, 2012, 03:58:55 PM
Quote from: AmesNewington on February 10, 2012, 01:36:28 PM
I sure hope the Cromwell, CT store doesn't go anywhere. It is a perfect alternative to Walmart and Target. It is the best of both worlds. The store is very old, but it's kept up by management pretty well. It's neat, clean and organized as best as can be done with the age of the place. Corporate should remodel this store. It always has between 4-5 registers of the 8 they have open. Most of the employees are very friendly and helpful. They have good sales and the quality of their products are great. They must have done something right here because they are still open in a highly competitive area.

The Cromwell KMart had Grand Union next to it when it opened... I think the Grand Union is Xpect Discount now and it is in a strip mall...
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: TRJ_22487 on May 12, 2012, 07:45:44 AM
1977 Chicago, Illinois K-Mart at Brickyard Shopping Center
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v41/CorporateA/more/1977_Chicago_Brickyard_Shopping_Center.jpg)

1990, May 2nd unknown K-Mart listed in historic archive as "man with mullet outside K-Mart"
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v41/CorporateA/more/1990_May_2nd_Unknown_Kmart.jpg)
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: vwnut13 on May 13, 2012, 09:09:40 PM
The Kmart in West Lebanon, NH has reopened (4/16/12)

They have the registers where everyone waits in one line and you are "called to the next available register"

I haven't seen that outside of TJ Maxx and Black Friday Sales.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Zayre88 on May 14, 2012, 06:00:22 PM
Quote from: vwnut13 on May 13, 2012, 09:09:40 PM
The Kmart in West Lebanon, NH has reopened (4/16/12)

They have the registers where everyone waits in one line and you are "called to the next available register"

I haven't seen that outside of TJ Maxx and Black Friday Sales.

Great news!
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: TRU7536 on June 08, 2012, 05:21:15 PM
Was watching the news and looks like the former Kmart in Manchester CT is coming down soon!
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Zayre88 on June 11, 2012, 08:16:12 PM
A Zellers store that clearly was a Kmart:

(http://media.mmgdailies.topscms.com/images/0f/e6/d447e3754475aabbdc1eeaf9b871.jpeg)
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: TRU7536 on June 11, 2012, 11:49:47 PM
Quote from: Zayre88 on June 11, 2012, 08:16:12 PM
A Zellers store that clearly was a Kmart:

(http://media.mmgdailies.topscms.com/images/0f/e6/d447e3754475aabbdc1eeaf9b871.jpeg)

What is a Zellers? Never heard of them.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill) on June 12, 2012, 02:40:06 AM
Quote from: TRU7536 on June 11, 2012, 11:49:47 PM
What is a Zellers? Never heard of them.
Zellers is a Canadian discount store chain.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: JimSawhill on June 16, 2012, 04:05:50 PM
Quote from: TRU7536 on June 08, 2012, 05:21:15 PM
Was watching the news and looks like the former Kmart in Manchester CT is coming down soon!

What will replace it??  A vacant Lot??

Off topic, but I'd like to know if the old JM Field's Stop & Shop shopping center in East Hartford, CT is still standing??
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Tabuu on July 10, 2012, 05:13:45 PM
Quote from: ShopKoFan on June 12, 2012, 02:40:06 AM
Quote from: TRU7536 on June 11, 2012, 11:49:47 PM
What is a Zellers? Never heard of them.
Zellers is a Canadian discount store chain.

Most of their stores were bought out by Target now, so it's going to be defunct as well pretty soon, I assume.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: dmx10101 on August 28, 2012, 07:51:10 AM
Just a reminder to check out my site KmartWorld.com (http://kmartworld.com), as I have been adding new posts monthly. There's several different remodeled Kmart's that I have featured, along with a lot of other interesting Kmart's.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: IGA/Kmart Is Forever! on August 28, 2012, 01:18:13 PM
Quote from: ShopKoFan on December 12, 2009, 02:46:42 AM
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Lime_Kmart_chevron_proto.png/120px-Lime_Kmart_chevron_proto.png)

Peoria, Illinois:
(http://www.billburmaster.com/lecentre/images/kmartpeoriail0909.jpg)

Morton, Illinois:
(http://www.billburmaster.com/lecentre/images/kmartmortonil.jpg)

Pekin, Illinois:
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3267/2749784470_3eb6410853_b.jpg)

Washington, Illinois:
(http://www.billburmaster.com/lecentre/images/kmartwashingtonil.jpg)

White Lake, Michigan:
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3430/3800151320_e73669661f.jpg)
(more photos-click here (http://www.flickr.com/photos/britain/sets/72157621976702372/))


I'll have to admit that I love this lime green and gray color scheme better than I do the orange and brown color scheme. The orange and brown color scheme just isn't Kmart in my opinion, but the lime green and gray is Kmart all the way especially for revival efforts of the company in my opinion. Not only that, but the lime green and gray color scheme just jumps out and has potential to get customers attention in my opinion. Does anybody know why they abandoned the lime green and gray color scheme? I would certainly love to know.

Most Kmart stores in my area have had their buildings/stores painted orange and brown. There is really pretty much only one store left in my area that still has the original early 1990's renovation which is my favorite Kmart to this day and will always be my favorite Kmart store. I'll post a picture of it when I figure out how to download it into a post here on the forum.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: katnapped on August 28, 2012, 09:19:46 PM
Actually they've been going with brown/beige/off-white lately on some of the exterior repaints.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: CTAmeshopper on August 29, 2012, 04:54:21 PM
Quote from: ShopKoFan on June 11, 2012, 03:42:08 AM
The Kmart in Hartford, Wisconsin:
(http://www.cproperties.com/projects/images/xlarge/Kmart1.jpg)

Cool store! Looks like it was built/remodeled in mid 90's as my best guess. I's say either 1995 or 1996 a year before "Big Kmart"
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: IGA/Kmart Is Forever! on September 06, 2012, 12:32:36 AM
Here is a picture of the Kmart that I stated that I would post in my last post that still has its original look since it's renovation in the early 1990's. I took this picture with my digital camera sometime back in either 2010 or 2011. If I were to choose what color scheme that I like for Kmart the most, I would have to say either the color scheme that is here in this photo that I took or the new lime green and gray color scheme. The orange and brown color scheme does nothing for me while at the same time it does not have the tendency to lure new shoppers in to the store the way that I think that the lime green and gray color scheme would.

These are just my opinions of what I think that Kmart should do to lure new shoppers into their stores while at the same time stay competitive with Target and Wal*Mart.

But whether or not the colors of their stores are the lime green and gray color scheme compared to the orange and brown color scheme in my opinion does not matter. All that matters is that I am a true Kmart shopper and I love shopping at Kmart. They are my favorite #1 Discount Department Store and the only discount department store that I will go to shop at. Growing up as a little boy my mother would not only take me to Kmart to shop, but she would also take me to Hills Department Stores to shop as well. I was born and raised on shopping at both Hills Department Stores and Kmart. Now that Kmart is the only retailer that is left of the two, I continue to go to Kmart, due to the fact that Target does not have the selection of products that I am looking for and Wal*Mart has the tendency to do nothing but kill jobs here in the U.S.A. with all of the stores that they shut down and put out of business. In fact, in my neighboring area there was a Wal*Mart that was built in the mid/late 1990's and it ended up killing half of the business in the city that it was built in, which makes my mother have to drive farther while at the same time spend more on gas to do her retail shopping.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: dmx10101 on September 06, 2012, 09:21:39 AM
Kmart is not using the orange and brown color scheme anymore. They are currently using the red and whiter color scheme for all current remodels, as seen at this store- http://www.kmartworld.com/2012/03/spotlight-part-2-of-2-sears-to-kmart.html (http://www.kmartworld.com/2012/03/spotlight-part-2-of-2-sears-to-kmart.html). I personally think this red and white look is the nicest and suits Kmart best.

Quote from: IGA/Kmart Is Forever! on September 06, 2012, 12:32:36 AM
Here is a picture of the Kmart that I stated that I would post in my last post that still has its original look since it's renovation in the early 1990's. I took this picture with my digital camera sometime back in either 2010 or 2011. If I were to choose what color scheme that I like for Kmart the most, I would have to say either the color scheme that is here in this photo that I took or the new lime green and gray color scheme. The orange and brown color scheme does nothing for me while at the same time it does not have the tendency to lure new shoppers in to the store the way that I think that the lime green and gray color scheme would.

These are just my opinions of what I think that Kmart should do to lure new shoppers into their stores while at the same time stay competitive with Target and Wal*Mart.

But whether or not the colors of their stores are the lime green and gray color scheme compared to the orange and brown color scheme in my opinion does not matter. All that matters is that I am a true Kmart shopper and I love shopping at Kmart. They are my favorite #1 Discount Department Store and the only discount department store that I will go to shop at. Growing up as a little boy my mother would not only take me to Kmart to shop, but she would also take me to Hills Department Stores to shop as well. I was born and raised on shopping at both Hills Department Stores and Kmart. Now that Kmart is the only retailer that is left of the two, I continue to go to Kmart, due to the fact that Target does not have the selection of products that I am looking for and Wal*Mart has the tendency to do nothing but kill jobs here in the U.S.A. with all of the stores that they shut down and put out of business. In fact, in my neighboring area there was a Wal*Mart that was built in the mid/late 1990's and it ended up killing half of the business in the city that it was built in, which makes my mother have to drive farther while at the same time spend more on gas to do her retail shopping.

Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill) on September 06, 2012, 08:41:52 PM
I wish Sears Holdings would spin off Kmart into a separate company, and then get bought out by Wesfarmers Ltd. a few years later, and use the same logo as Kmart Australia/New Zealand. They should also update their stores to match their stores in Australia and New Zealand (the Kmart stores are much tidier in Australia and New Zealand). I believe a field trip to Kmart Australia by a U.S. Kmart CEO would help in the revitalization of the American Kmart stores since they could learn from their success in another country, and apply the strategies used on their stores to our stores.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Kmart4life on September 07, 2012, 12:41:45 PM
Kmart K Cafe` in Winter Haven Florida with a Little Ceasars station. Sorry for the quality I was using my camera phone.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: IGA/Kmart Is Forever! on September 09, 2012, 10:23:33 PM
I quite personally agree with you dmx10101. That red and white look is a lot more better than the orange and brown color scheme and the green and gray color scheme as well. While I like the green and gray color scheme over the orange and brown color scheme, I like the red and white color scheme with the new 21st Century Kmart Logo over both of the green/gray and orange/brown color schemes.

I have a question for you though dmx10101. About 90% or more of the stores around where I live have the orange and brown color scheme with the original 1990's logo with the word, "MART" inside the, "RED K." Given the fact that the 90% or more of the stores in my area have been recently painted orange and brown in the past few years, do you think that that The Sears Holdings Corporation will spend all the money that is needed to have all of the stores in my area painted red and white with the new 21st Century Kmart logo after they have just recently finished painting almost all of the stores in my area orange and brown? I would love to see a post with your response as well as anyone else who has an opinion as well.

quote author=dmx10101 link=topic=1451.msg52513#msg52513 date=1346941299]
Kmart is not using the orange and brown color scheme anymore. They are currently using the red and whiter color scheme for all current remodels, as seen at this store- http://www.kmartworld.com/2012/03/spotlight-part-2-of-2-sears-to-kmart.html (http://www.kmartworld.com/2012/03/spotlight-part-2-of-2-sears-to-kmart.html). I personally think this red and white look is the nicest and suits Kmart best.

Quote from: IGA/Kmart Is Forever! on September 06, 2012, 12:32:36 AM
Here is a picture of the Kmart that I stated that I would post in my last post that still has its original look since it's renovation in the early 1990's. I took this picture with my digital camera sometime back in either 2010 or 2011. If I were to choose what color scheme that I like for Kmart the most, I would have to say either the color scheme that is here in this photo that I took or the new lime green and gray color scheme. The orange and brown color scheme does nothing for me while at the same time it does not have the tendency to lure new shoppers in to the store the way that I think that the lime green and gray color scheme would.

These are just my opinions of what I think that Kmart should do to lure new shoppers into their stores while at the same time stay competitive with Target and Wal*Mart.

But whether or not the colors of their stores are the lime green and gray color scheme compared to the orange and brown color scheme in my opinion does not matter. All that matters is that I am a true Kmart shopper and I love shopping at Kmart. They are my favorite #1 Discount Department Store and the only discount department store that I will go to shop at. Growing up as a little boy my mother would not only take me to Kmart to shop, but she would also take me to Hills Department Stores to shop as well. I was born and raised on shopping at both Hills Department Stores and Kmart. Now that Kmart is the only retailer that is left of the two, I continue to go to Kmart, due to the fact that Target does not have the selection of products that I am looking for and Wal*Mart has the tendency to do nothing but kill jobs here in the U.S.A. with all of the stores that they shut down and put out of business. In fact, in my neighboring area there was a Wal*Mart that was built in the mid/late 1990's and it ended up killing half of the business in the city that it was built in, which makes my mother have to drive farther while at the same time spend more on gas to do her retail shopping.

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Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: AmesNewington on September 09, 2012, 10:52:00 PM
An interesting thing I notice is that the Cromwell, Kmart holds none of these color schemes whatsoever. The outside is painted tan/brown with the 1997 Big Kmart logo on the outside. Inside, the walls are mostly white, with yellow sections in certain areas.

Interestingly enough, I don't think this store is going anywhere. Last year, they changed the bathrooms, and just about a month ago, they changed almost all of the register counters. It's weird though because registers 1-3 are the same old ones, and registers 4-8 are the new ones. They are nice. It's just the fact that the floors in the checkout area are so worn and as far as the registers go, I'm not sure why Kmart doesn't have belts to help move items along. It's the old fashioned way of putting your stuff on a small counter and pushing things up yourself if they are towards the back of the counter so the cashier can scan them.

I think the questions that Kmart makes the cashiers ask is ridiculous. Then sometimes they have to sign up ShopYourWay Rewards Members right there, slowing up the line. I feel bad for them.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: dmx10101 on September 10, 2012, 09:14:07 AM
Kmart is just doing certain stores and certain markets for remodels. They are not doing it to all of them. The red and white look is the current look that any stores that get a full remodel look like. So to answer your question, more than likely your stores aren't going to get any more repaints anytime soon.

Quote from: IGA/Kmart Is Forever! on September 09, 2012, 10:23:33 PM
I quite personally agree with you dmx10101. That red and white look is a lot more better than the orange and brown color scheme and the green and gray color scheme as well. While I like the green and gray color scheme over the orange and brown color scheme, I like the red and white color scheme with the new 21st Century Kmart Logo over both of the green/gray and orange/brown color schemes.

I have a question for you though dmx10101. About 90% or more of the stores around where I live have the orange and brown color scheme with the original 1990's logo with the word, "MART" inside the, "RED K." Given the fact that the 90% or more of the stores in my area have been recently painted orange and brown in the past few years, do you think that that The Sears Holdings Corporation will spend all the money that is needed to have all of the stores in my area painted red and white with the new 21st Century Kmart logo after they have just recently finished painting almost all of the stores in my area orange and brown? I would love to see a post with your response as well as anyone else who has an opinion as well.

quote author=dmx10101 link=topic=1451.msg52513#msg52513 date=1346941299]
Kmart is not using the orange and brown color scheme anymore. They are currently using the red and whiter color scheme for all current remodels, as seen at this store- http://www.kmartworld.com/2012/03/spotlight-part-2-of-2-sears-to-kmart.html (http://www.kmartworld.com/2012/03/spotlight-part-2-of-2-sears-to-kmart.html). I personally think this red and white look is the nicest and suits Kmart best.

Quote from: IGA/Kmart Is Forever! on September 06, 2012, 12:32:36 AM
Here is a picture of the Kmart that I stated that I would post in my last post that still has its original look since it's renovation in the early 1990's. I took this picture with my digital camera sometime back in either 2010 or 2011. If I were to choose what color scheme that I like for Kmart the most, I would have to say either the color scheme that is here in this photo that I took or the new lime green and gray color scheme. The orange and brown color scheme does nothing for me while at the same time it does not have the tendency to lure new shoppers in to the store the way that I think that the lime green and gray color scheme would.

These are just my opinions of what I think that Kmart should do to lure new shoppers into their stores while at the same time stay competitive with Target and Wal*Mart.

But whether or not the colors of their stores are the lime green and gray color scheme compared to the orange and brown color scheme in my opinion does not matter. All that matters is that I am a true Kmart shopper and I love shopping at Kmart. They are my favorite #1 Discount Department Store and the only discount department store that I will go to shop at. Growing up as a little boy my mother would not only take me to Kmart to shop, but she would also take me to Hills Department Stores to shop as well. I was born and raised on shopping at both Hills Department Stores and Kmart. Now that Kmart is the only retailer that is left of the two, I continue to go to Kmart, due to the fact that Target does not have the selection of products that I am looking for and Wal*Mart has the tendency to do nothing but kill jobs here in the U.S.A. with all of the stores that they shut down and put out of business. In fact, in my neighboring area there was a Wal*Mart that was built in the mid/late 1990's and it ended up killing half of the business in the city that it was built in, which makes my mother have to drive farther while at the same time spend more on gas to do her retail shopping.

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Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: TRJ_22487 on November 22, 2012, 08:48:30 PM
Here is a very unique Bradlees turned Kmart that I've never seen. Closed in 1995.
(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7110/6965207480_d1e1f1752c_b.jpg)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joearchitect/6965207480/
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: IGA/Kmart Is Forever! on November 22, 2012, 09:32:29 PM
Quote from: ShopKoFan on December 12, 2009, 02:46:42 AM
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Lime_Kmart_chevron_proto.png/120px-Lime_Kmart_chevron_proto.png)

Peoria, Illinois:
(http://www.billburmaster.com/lecentre/images/kmartpeoriail0909.jpg)

Morton, Illinois:
(http://www.billburmaster.com/lecentre/images/kmartmortonil.jpg)

Pekin, Illinois:
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3267/2749784470_3eb6410853_b.jpg)

Washington, Illinois:
(http://www.billburmaster.com/lecentre/images/kmartwashingtonil.jpg)

White Lake, Michigan:
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3430/3800151320_e73669661f.jpg)
(more photos-click here (http://www.flickr.com/photos/britain/sets/72157621976702372/))


Does anybody know if any of these five prototype lime green & gray color scheme stores have been closed at all or not? I am only asking this because I would love to be able to visit all five of them sometime if I ever get the chance and the opportunity to be able to get away and make a trip to go see them in the future.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: TRJ_22487 on November 23, 2012, 07:23:58 AM
They are still listed as open
Where is this former Circuit City located?
(http://www.lunarwolf.net/series2kmart.jpg)
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: IGA/Kmart Is Forever! on November 23, 2012, 06:53:46 PM
Quote from: TRJ_22487 on November 23, 2012, 07:23:58 AM
They are still listed as open
Where is this former Circuit City located?
(http://www.lunarwolf.net/series2kmart.jpg)

What kind of a Kmart store is this? Is this a new location that they are thinking about opening? It must be, due to the fact that it is in a former Circuit City location and they just shut down a few years ago. Does anybody know? I also have the exact same question as TRJ_22487. Does anybody know where it is located?
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: jmcnamara96 on November 23, 2012, 09:20:59 PM
Quote from: IGA/Kmart Is Forever! on November 23, 2012, 06:53:46 PM
Quote from: TRJ_22487 on November 23, 2012, 07:23:58 AM
They are still listed as open
Where is this former Circuit City located?
(http://www.lunarwolf.net/series2kmart.jpg)

What kind of a Kmart store is this? Is this a new location that they are thinking about opening? It must be, due to the fact that it is in a former Circuit City location and they just shut down a few years ago. Does anybody know? I also have the exact same question as TRJ_22487. Does anybody know where it is located?

I feel this is fake it looks like a creation someone made in photoshop
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: dmx10101 on November 24, 2012, 10:57:18 AM
Yea that photo is definitely a fake photoshop job!
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: IGA/Kmart Is Forever! on November 24, 2012, 04:29:24 PM
Does anybody know if the logo on the front of this Kmart Store is real at all or not or was it made using some kind of technology? If it is real, does anybody know where it is located. I would love to see a Kmart Store with this new updated logo!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/infinione/3670124509/in/pool-876282@N25/
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: JoshAustin610 on November 24, 2012, 05:14:38 PM
The logo is real, but the blue letters are definitely photoshopped; they don't even look like how neon normally looks in a picture.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: CTAmeshopper on November 24, 2012, 05:16:23 PM
Quote from: jmcnamara96 on November 23, 2012, 09:20:59 PM
Quote from: IGA/Kmart Is Forever! on November 23, 2012, 06:53:46 PM
Quote from: TRJ_22487 on November 23, 2012, 07:23:58 AM
They are still listed as open
Where is this former Circuit City located?
(http://www.lunarwolf.net/series2kmart.jpg)

What kind of a Kmart store is this? Is this a new location that they are thinking about opening? It must be, due to the fact that it is in a former Circuit City location and they just shut down a few years ago. Does anybody know? I also have the exact same question as TRJ_22487. Does anybody know where it is located?

Quote from: jmcnamara96 on November 23, 2012, 09:20:59 PMI feel this is fake it looks like a creation someone made in photoshop

Definitely a fake, if this is a new concept store WHERE'S THE CARS???? plus look how fake the secondary signage that "shines" without any light source, plus look how drawn in the facade is, that yellow outline wouldn't be there in a real picture.

It's a brilliant fake but still a fake.  


Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Zayre88 on November 24, 2012, 07:04:54 PM
This is a Kmart concept of mine:

(http://amesfanclub.com/forum/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=1451.0;attach=16651;image)
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: CTAmeshopper on November 25, 2012, 08:53:19 PM
looks good! :)
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on November 25, 2012, 08:54:15 PM
Quote from: CTAmeshopper on November 25, 2012, 08:53:19 PM
looks good! :)

why cant Kmart do that????
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Kmart4life on November 26, 2012, 12:11:25 AM
My Kmart should be rewarded for doing a really good job on Thanksgiving night, as close to 4,000 of us waited in line and I got everything I needed. They had all the sale items in stock and friendly service and there were no fights. Wish I could say the same for my local walmart!
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Kmart4life on November 30, 2012, 05:50:58 PM
Taken last night of my local Kmart
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: AmesNewington on November 30, 2012, 07:29:24 PM
If at the very least, Kmart replaced all of the old exterior Kmart/Big Kmart signage to the one in your photos, it would at least make everything current and uniform. Why call yourself Big Kmart if you are just plain Kmart now? Same goes for Sears.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: IGA/Kmart Is Forever! on November 30, 2012, 10:01:37 PM
Quote from: Kmart4life on November 30, 2012, 05:50:58 PM
Taken last night of my local Kmart


Very nice photos Kmart4life. I love them. How old is your Kmart Store and when did it open? It kind of looks new.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: MikeRa on December 04, 2012, 04:47:14 PM
Out here in the Philadelphia area, all of the Kmarts still has the "Big Kmart" singage on the exterior.

Also, there was a article in today's Philadelphia Inquirer that mentioned the Kmart location, as well as The Gallery mall it is located in at 9th & Market Street (The Kmart  is located in a former Gimbels location.  Both the Kmart/Gimbels and The Gallery were built on the site of a former S. S. Kresge Co. location): Are the stars aligning for a Center City retail boom? (http://www.philly.com/philly/business/20121204_It_Are_the_stars_aligning_for_a_Center_City_retail_boom_.html)
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on December 04, 2012, 04:47:59 PM
Quote from: MikeRa on December 04, 2012, 04:47:14 PM
Out here in the Philadelphia area, all of the Kmarts still has the "Big Kmart" singage on the exterior.

Also, there was a article in today's Philadelphia Inquirer that mentioned the Kmart location, as well as The Gallery mall it is located in at 9th & Market Street (The Kmart  is located in a former Gimbels location.  Both the Kmart/Gimbels and The Gallery were built on the site of a former S. S. Kresge Co. location): http://www.philly.com/philly/business/20121204_It_Are_the_stars_aligning_for_a_Center_City_retail_boom_.html (http://www.philly.com/philly/business/20121204_It_Are_the_stars_aligning_for_a_Center_City_retail_boom_.html)

what is going on with it?
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: MikeRa on December 04, 2012, 04:51:51 PM
Quote from: d_fife on December 04, 2012, 04:47:59 PM
Quote from: MikeRa on December 04, 2012, 04:47:14 PM
Out here in the Philadelphia area, all of the Kmarts still has the "Big Kmart" singage on the exterior.

Also, there was a article in today's Philadelphia Inquirer that mentioned the Kmart location, as well as The Gallery mall it is located in at 9th & Market Street (The Kmart  is located in a former Gimbels location.  Both the Kmart/Gimbels and The Gallery were built on the site of a former S. S. Kresge Co. location): Are the stars aligning for a Center City retail boom? (http://www.philly.com/philly/business/20121204_It_Are_the_stars_aligning_for_a_Center_City_retail_boom_.html)

what is going on with it?
All it means for the Kmart is the Gallery I building is now owned by PREITT, who may boot Kmart out of there
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on December 04, 2012, 04:52:57 PM
Quote from: MikeRa on December 04, 2012, 04:51:51 PM
Quote from: d_fife on December 04, 2012, 04:47:59 PM
Quote from: MikeRa on December 04, 2012, 04:47:14 PM
Out here in the Philadelphia area, all of the Kmarts still has the "Big Kmart" singage on the exterior.

Also, there was a article in today's Philadelphia Inquirer that mentioned the Kmart location, as well as The Gallery mall it is located in at 9th & Market Street (The Kmart  is located in a former Gimbels location.  Both the Kmart/Gimbels and The Gallery were built on the site of a former S. S. Kresge Co. location): Are the stars aligning for a Center City retail boom? (http://www.philly.com/philly/business/20121204_It_Are_the_stars_aligning_for_a_Center_City_retail_boom_.html)

what is going on with it?

whats the chances Kmart will be booted out I liked that Multi level Kmart
All it means for the Kmart is the Gallery I building is now owned by PREITT, who may boot Kmart out of there

whats the chances Kmart will be booted out I liked that Multi level Kmart
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Kmart4life on December 10, 2012, 11:34:21 AM
The store actually opened in or around 1994 as a Kmart and then after the bankruptcy a Sears Essential until August of last year whe it reverted back to Kmart per popular demand from the people. It has been renovated and is nicer than most but I really complained on facebook to them over the summer because the friggin roof leaks REALLY BAD. They are now replacing the roof. I will say that it gets really good business considering that Walmart is less then 3 minutes away. ;D
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Zayre88 on December 10, 2012, 08:03:09 PM
Another interesting article about Kmart:

http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2012-11-14/attention-kmart-shoppers-flat-line-special

Quote''If you’re Kmart, there’s no reason for being'' says Howard Davidowitz, chairman of Davidowitz & Associates, a retail consulting and investment banking shop in Manhattan. “Are they building stores? No. Are they improving anything for the customer? No. Sears Holdings as a company is in liquidation.”
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Kmart4life on December 13, 2012, 08:27:46 AM
Interesting article, I wonder how they will fair out this Christamas, My local store is booming.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: retailisking on December 13, 2012, 01:53:04 PM
Maybe your local store is booming from people buying from Kmart's website and saving 50% off what they would pay by picking the merchandise off the showroom floor. *facepalm**facepalm*
http://www.dailyfinance.com/2012/12/12/showrooming-kmart-vs-kmartcom-holiday-shopping/
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: CTAmeshopper on December 13, 2012, 07:23:47 PM
Quote from: Kmart4life on November 30, 2012, 05:50:58 PM
Taken last night of my local Kmart


I envy you my Kmart STILL has the cheap "Big Kmart" signage and they keep the plaza sign OFF at night. >:(
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Kmart4life on December 13, 2012, 08:17:03 PM
They reverted from the Sears Essential format last August and said by popular demand Kmart would return and it has done well ever since. Not to mention, the management team they put in that store are really a cut above the rest and all Kmart stores should learn from my store's management and customer service. ;D
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: AmesNewington on December 13, 2012, 08:27:34 PM
Quote from: CTAmeshopper on December 13, 2012, 07:23:47 PM
Quote from: Kmart4life on November 30, 2012, 05:50:58 PM
Taken last night of my local Kmart


I envy you my Kmart STILL has the cheap "Big Kmart" signage and they keep the plaza sign OFF at night. >:(

What K-Mart is yours? Mine is Cromwell.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: CTAmeshopper on December 13, 2012, 09:08:30 PM
Mine is Torrington,CT it's in the plaza that used to contain Shop Rite until mid 1996 and had cool 1970s slanted wooden planks on the front of the stores until a few years ago.

I believe the Kmart has been there since the 1970s (it had the old red K and blue mart on the slanted overhang in the early 90's) . There's controversy over what was previously there before the plaza was built, an old factory material dumping site. It is not known whether it is still contaminated or not, scary stuff.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Kmart4life on December 13, 2012, 10:03:19 PM
Mine is Lakeland FL.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: AmesNewington on December 13, 2012, 10:49:06 PM
Quote from: CTAmeshopper on December 13, 2012, 09:08:30 PM
Mine is Torrington,CT it's in the plaza that used to contain Shop Rite until mid 1996 and had cool 1970s slanted wooden planks on the front of the stores until a few years ago.

I believe the Kmart has been there since the 1970s (it had the old red K and blue mart on the slanted overhang in the early 90's) . There's controversy over what was previously there before the plaza was built, an old factory material dumping site. It is not known whether it is still contaminated or not, scary stuff.

Is the Torrington Kmart very rundown looking? The Cromwell store is tired looking in general, but it is well stocked and very organized. I think the one in Vernon is the same way. Cromwell from what I can see, does good business. The customers are some of the scariest around, but I try to overlook that.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: CTAmeshopper on December 14, 2012, 03:45:27 PM
On the outside it doesn't look very run down, the inside shows it though, whats really old is the clock that hangs above the entrance and exit. It looks like it came out of the 1970s, it still works to this day! What's really old is the entrance to the restrooms and layaway it's still red with white lettering, it hasn't changed since the 1990s. They changed the bathrooms (finally). The checkouts sign has been updated but the basic checkout is the same (no conveyor belts!). They sadly turned off the circular vents (nuts!) That's all for now.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: ynkeesfn82 on December 14, 2012, 05:16:01 PM
KMART just proved how heartless they are. In a tweet on Twitter about sending prayers to the victims of the shooting massacre in Newtown, Connecticut they promoted a thing about 15 Fab Toys. #reallyclassykmart
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: MikeRa on December 15, 2012, 10:46:09 PM
Quote from: AmesNewington on December 13, 2012, 08:27:34 PM
Quote from: CTAmeshopper on December 13, 2012, 07:23:47 PM
Quote from: Kmart4life on November 30, 2012, 05:50:58 PM
Taken last night of my local Kmart


I envy you my Kmart STILL has the cheap "Big Kmart" signage and they keep the plaza sign OFF at night. >:(

What K-Mart is yours? Mine is Cromwell.
Out here in the Philadelphia area, all of the Kmarts still has the "Big Kmart" signage, and the Sears and Sears Outlet locations have different signage, going from the "Times New Roman" SEARS signage (in Vineland, NJ), to the current style (at the Sears Outlets in Norristown, Pa and Christiana, DE)
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: CTAmeshopper on December 15, 2012, 11:29:28 PM
Sears with that 1970s Times Roman signage I thought those were all gone!!!!! :o
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: MikeRa on December 15, 2012, 11:46:32 PM
Surprising, Vineland actually has two different styles of "SEARS" signage, First, the "Times New Roman":
(http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6191/6067110180_d3323655c6_z.jpg)
And one that, I believe, is older:
(http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6075/6067109816_4fdb957f9c_z.jpg)

Both pics are from joshaustin610, on Flickr.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Kmart4life on December 16, 2012, 05:49:43 PM
Sears Holdings Elects Paul DePodesta To Board

Dec 13, 2012




HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill., Dec. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Sears Holdings (NASDAQ: SHLD) announced today the election of Paul DePodesta, vice president of player development and amateur scouting for the New York Mets, to membership on the Sears Holdings board of directors.

"We are pleased to add the strong analytical skills and talent assessment acumen of Paul DePodesta to our board of directors. As Sears Holdings continues the work of transforming and strengthening our company, we look forward to his leadership and contributions," said Sears Holdings Chairman Edward S. Lampert. "Mr. DePodesta's ability to scrutinize data and use it to assess talent and drive execution makes him ideally suited to join our board."

Mr. DePodesta's unique approach in assembling Major League Baseball teams has transformed how teams evaluate, measure and value talent. Prior to joining the Mets, Mr. DePodesta was the executive vice president of the San Diego Padres, and the executive vice president and general manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers, where he became the third-youngest person to be named general manager in Major League history. Previously, he served as the assistant general manager of the Oakland Athletics and began his baseball career with the Cleveland Indians.

He graduated cum laude from Harvard University with a degree in economics.

Mr. DePodesta's election increases the number of Sears Holdings' directors to eight. 

About Sears Holdings Corporation

Sears Holdings Corporation is a leading integrated retailer with over 2,600 full-line and specialty retail stores in the United States and Canada and the home of ShopYourWay, a social shopping experience where members have the ability to earn points and receive benefits across a wide variety of physical and digital formats through ShopYourWay.com.  Sears Holdings is the leading home appliance retailer as well as a leader in tools, lawn and garden, fitness equipment and automotive repair and maintenance.  Key proprietary brands include Kenmore, Craftsman and DieHard, with a broad apparel offering, including such well-known labels as Lands' End, the Kardashian Kollection, Jaclyn Smith and Joe Boxer, as well as Sofia by Sofia Vergara and The Country Living Home Collection.   We are the nation's largest provider of home services, with more than 15 million service and installation calls made annually and have a long-established commitment to those who serve in the military through initiatives like the Heroes at Home program. We have been named the 2011 Mobile Retailer of the Year, Recipient of the 2012 ENERGY STAR® "Corporate Commitment Award" for Product Retailing and Energy Management and one of the Top 20 Best Places to Work for Recent Grads.  Sears Holdings Corporation operates through its subsidiaries, including Sears, Roebuck and Co. and Kmart Corporation.  For more information, visit Sears Holdings' website at www.searsholdings.com. Twitter: @searsholdings | |Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/SHCCareers

NEWS MEDIA CONTACT:
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SOURCE Sears Holdings Corporation
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: ynkeesfn82 on December 16, 2012, 10:03:17 PM
Anyone know when their lease is up at 881 Wolcott Street in Waterbury? My friend is going to be upset if they close. Plus Waterbury doesn't need anymore empty buildings.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: IGA/Kmart Is Forever! on December 17, 2012, 02:47:35 AM
Kmart owns the buildings of all three of their stores that they have in the county of the state that I live in. I also believe that the buildings are old enough to be paid off, giving them very little expenses to pay for monthly other than electricity, water, heating, etc. Having said that, they would be more than likely the last stores to shut down.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: AmesNewington on December 17, 2012, 08:49:10 AM
The article doesn't sound like a company that is slowly going out of business. It sounds like they are still trying to turn the company around in some way.

I'm not sure about Waterbury. I really can't see Cromwell closing anytime soon. I realize its the holiday season, but they had 7 out of 8 registers open Saturday, and there were still lines. I saw carts and carts of high priced items.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Zayre88 on December 17, 2012, 07:01:54 PM
QuoteThe article doesn't sound like a company that is slowly going out of business. It sounds like they are still trying to turn the company around in some way.

Maybe, but how??  Reviving Sears and Kmart is impossible at this point. They can try to survive but they will never thrive like they used to do.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: retailisking on December 17, 2012, 11:50:33 PM
Quote from: Marc B on December 14, 2012, 05:16:01 PM
KMART just proved how heartless they are. In a tweet on Twitter about sending prayers to the victims of the shooting massacre in Newtown, Connecticut they promoted a thing about 15 Fab Toys. #reallyclassykmart

Less heartless than simply incompetent in this case, I think.
http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2012-12-14/kmarts-connecticut-shooting-twitter-fail
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Zayre88 on December 18, 2012, 06:24:37 PM
Quote from: retailiskingLess heartless than simply incompetent in this case, I think.
http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2012-12-14/kmarts-connecticut-shooting-twitter-fail

Incompetent, that's Kmart alright. 

Have you tried to shop online and browse Sears and Kmart websites?  They look so cluttered and not easy to navigate, I think they're awful.  It almost look like they don't want to sell stuff anymore.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: TRU7536 on December 18, 2012, 07:10:16 PM
Quote from: Zayre88 on December 17, 2012, 07:01:54 PM
QuoteThe article doesn't sound like a company that is slowly going out of business. It sounds like they are still trying to turn the company around in some way.

Maybe, but how??  Reviving Sears and Kmart is impossible at this point. They can try to survive but they will never thrive like they used to do.

No possible comeback at all. I give it another 5 years and it will be going out of business, just like JC PEnnys
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: XDeSuEhTX on December 18, 2012, 08:17:46 PM
Quote from: TRU7536 on December 18, 2012, 07:10:16 PM
Quote from: Zayre88 on December 17, 2012, 07:01:54 PM
QuoteThe article doesn't sound like a company that is slowly going out of business. It sounds like they are still trying to turn the company around in some way.

Maybe, but how??  Reviving Sears and Kmart is impossible at this point. They can try to survive but they will never thrive like they used to do.

No possible comeback at all. I give it another 5 years and it will be going out of business, just like JC PEnnys

While I agree about Kmart, I don't see why JCP can't make a comeback. There's really nothing wrong with their stores, the only problem I find is that with the new low price everyday strategy, they scaled down selection, which wasn't good. They need to focus on carrying more of what people want, and place a bigger emphasis attracting the younger crowd.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: IGA/Kmart Is Forever! on December 19, 2012, 12:59:38 AM
Quote from: retailisking on December 17, 2012, 11:50:33 PM
Quote from: Marc B on December 14, 2012, 05:16:01 PM
KMART just proved how heartless they are. In a tweet on Twitter about sending prayers to the victims of the shooting massacre in Newtown, Connecticut they promoted a thing about 15 Fab Toys. #reallyclassykmart

Less heartless than simply incompetent in this case, I think.
http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2012-12-14/kmarts-connecticut-shooting-twitter-fail

How is Kmart heartless when it comes to to this tweet on twitter? All they were doing was just announcing that they were going to end the Twitter chat early due to the Connecticut-Shooting. What is wrong with that? Wouldn't you want a notification if something were cancelled that you were going to be a part of?
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Kmart4life on December 19, 2012, 10:11:12 AM
I think the Christmas holiday shopping results will be the best indication for Kmart's future.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: TRU7536 on December 20, 2012, 07:12:49 PM
Quote from: Kmart4life on December 19, 2012, 10:11:12 AM
I think the Christmas holiday shopping results will be the best indication for Kmart's future.

The last couple years have been horrible for this company. We all know its a goner, now just waiting when.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Kmart4life on December 23, 2012, 08:59:43 AM
I think they will be ok but certain things need to improve 8)
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Zayre88 on December 23, 2012, 09:33:48 AM
Quote from: Kmart4life on December 23, 2012, 08:59:43 AM
I think they will be ok but certain things need to improve 8)

I guess that if they managed to survive since the 2002 bankruptcy, they can be OK for some time but in what shape?

The way this chain has been managed in the past few years is not promising.  I don't see a turnaround in a near future.  What I expect is more store closings throughout the next year unfortunately.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: TRU7536 on December 23, 2012, 01:13:04 PM
Article from 1994 about Kmart wanting to build a store on the Berlin Turnpike.

http://articles.courant.com/1994-07-21/business/9407210735_1_kmart-corp-kmart-shoppers-kmart-site

It was orginally suppose to be 178,000 SF and a Olive Garden was suppose to be built on that plaza.

As we know it never happened, but five years later, Lowes ended up building on that property. I bet if Kmart did opened, it probaly might have closed.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Bdubs on December 23, 2012, 06:32:52 PM
Quote from: TRU7536 on December 23, 2012, 01:13:04 PM
Article from 1994 about Kmart wanting to build a store on the Berlin Turnpike.

http://articles.courant.com/1994-07-21/business/9407210735_1_kmart-corp-kmart-shoppers-kmart-site

It was orginally suppose to be 178,000 SF and a Olive Garden was suppose to be built on that plaza.

As we know it never happened, but five years later, Lowes ended up building on that property. I bet if Kmart did opened, it probaly might have closed.

Crazy, every single store mentioned in that article has closed. 
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: TRU7536 on December 23, 2012, 10:43:40 PM
Quote from: Bdubs on December 23, 2012, 06:32:52 PM
Quote from: TRU7536 on December 23, 2012, 01:13:04 PM
Article from 1994 about Kmart wanting to build a store on the Berlin Turnpike.

http://articles.courant.com/1994-07-21/business/9407210735_1_kmart-corp-kmart-shoppers-kmart-site

It was orginally suppose to be 178,000 SF and a Olive Garden was suppose to be built on that plaza.

As we know it never happened, but five years later, Lowes ended up building on that property. I bet if Kmart did opened, it probaly might have closed.

Crazy, every single store mentioned in that article has closed. 

Lol.. Didn't even realize that until I reread it. This article is almost 20 years old and all those stores mentioned are all in retail heaven and it shows how much the pike has changed.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: retailisking on February 01, 2013, 04:29:18 PM
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504083_162-57567161-504083/ten-pounds-of-marijuana-sent-to-seattle-kmart-police-say/
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: zonemad96 on February 01, 2013, 04:46:43 PM
Quote from: retailisking on February 01, 2013, 04:29:18 PM
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504083_162-57567161-504083/ten-pounds-of-marijuana-sent-to-seattle-kmart-police-say/
Dam* someone beat me to that I came across that last night when I went to go to their website. Just more stuff to hurt kmarts already hurting image.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: IGA/Kmart Is Forever! on February 01, 2013, 05:09:23 PM
Quote from: retailisking on February 01, 2013, 04:29:18 PM
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504083_162-57567161-504083/ten-pounds-of-marijuana-sent-to-seattle-kmart-police-say/

The only question that I have is how did it end up in Seattle, Washington when it was supposed to get shipped to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania? That doesn't make any sense at all. This is the last thing that I want to see happening at my favorite discount department store right now.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: zonemad96 on February 01, 2013, 08:27:43 PM
Quote from: IGA/Kmart Is Forever! on February 01, 2013, 05:09:23 PM
Quote from: retailisking on February 01, 2013, 04:29:18 PM
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504083_162-57567161-504083/ten-pounds-of-marijuana-sent-to-seattle-kmart-police-say/

The only question that I have is how did it end up in Seattle, Washington when it was supposed to get shipped to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania? That doesn't make any sense at all. This is the last thing that I want to see happening at my favorite discount department store right now.

It was the return address they weren't going to put their own address on it and lead the cops right to them my guess is they used the seattle address to throw the cops off and make them think it was shipped from seattle and not la which is were it was shipped from and they chose kmart because they figured "dude how hilarious would it be if 10 pounds of weed got shipped to kmart" that's just my guess I doubt they had any real reason for doing except for getting a laugh out of it. It just sucks that they had to chose kmart out of all the stores they could have chose. It also doesn't help with all the jokes from the different news reporters calling it the "green light special" and "Today's Blue Light Special"
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Zayre88 on February 03, 2013, 08:57:06 PM
Anyone knows what K-Dollar is?

Apparently Kmart launched this concept recently at these locations:

Bloomfield Hills, MI
Albuquerque, NM
Pembroke Pines, FL
Hollywood, FL
Waukegan, IL

My guess is that Kmart days as a full-line national discount chain are numbered.  Kmart is higher priced than Walmart and less attractive than Target.  Soon Kohl's will have more stores than Kmart!

They might try to transform the Kmart chain into some type of large-size discount-dollar-clearance-closeout store...

http://www.freep.com/article/20130203/FEATURES13/302030004/Can-Kmart-s-KDollar-compete-in-metro-Detroit-discount-shopping-mecca-?odyssey=nav%7Chead

https://www.kmart.com/community/questions/kdollar-information-and-locations-check-it-out-to-see-if-one-is-near-you/
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: IGA/Kmart Is Forever! on February 03, 2013, 09:15:06 PM
It looks like they may try to transform them back into Kresge Stores.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: JoeC2364 on February 07, 2013, 01:20:16 AM
Article from the buffalo news on the Depew K mart Closing


Kmart in Depew to close in April

BY: David Robinson / The Buffalo News



Kmart’s dwindling presence in the Buffalo Niagara region is shrinking even further, with the retailer planning to close its Depew store April 14, a company spokesman said Wednesday.

The Kmart at 1460 French Road near Transit Road employs 68 workers, who will be given the chance to apply for positions at other Kmart and Sears stores in the area, said Howard Riefs, a Kmart spokesman.

“This store is being closed because the lease was not renewed,” Riefs said. “The store closures are part of a series of actions we’re taking to reduce ongoing expenses, adjust our asset base and accelerate the transformation of our business model. These actions will better enable us to focus our investments on serving our customers.”

The closing is a continuation of the steady downsizing of Kmart, which said last year that it would close 60 of the 1,305 U.S. Kmart stores it ran at the beginning of 2012, as its sales have declined. At the same time, Kmart’s owner, Sears Holding Corp., said it would close 34 of its 834 Sears stores and dozens of other smaller, specialty stores in a cost-cutting moves.

Despite the downsizing, Sears Holdings said earlier this month that it still expects to lose between $721 million and $801 million during 2012 as sales fell at both its Sears and Kmart chains. Sales at stores open for at least a year fell by 3.7 percent at Kmart last year, while Sears sales slid by 1.6 percent, mainly due to weak consumer electronics sales.

After the Depew store closes, Kmart will have four stores remaining in the region â€" West Seneca, Buffalo, Cheektowaga and Niagara Falls â€" as well as a store in Batavia.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Pikapower on February 07, 2013, 03:26:09 PM
With the Depew K-Mart closing, all of its cutomers would be flocking to the K-Mart in Cheektowaga across from the Walden Galleria Mall.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: IGA/Kmart Is Forever! on February 12, 2013, 11:45:28 PM
Quote from: Kmart4life on December 13, 2012, 08:17:03 PM
They reverted from the Sears Essential format last August and said by popular demand Kmart would return and it has done well ever since. Not to mention, the management team they put in that store are really a cut above the rest and all Kmart stores should learn from my store's management and customer service. ;D

Has The Sears Holdings Corporation done away completely with the Sears Essential format? If they did, what year did the Sears Essential format start? I am only asking this because I have never seen any Sears Essential stores in my part of the country. All we have are just Sears Department Stores at local malls with Sears Auto Shops outside the Sears Department Store at these malls.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Kmart4life on February 13, 2013, 05:00:23 PM
I think it wa late 2011 that they started killing it off and it was only around for like 4 years.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: TRJ_22487 on February 17, 2013, 08:36:30 AM
When did the sign start falling apart?

(http://www.attorneyjaysportspics.com/Travel/Waterbury-CT-Places-I-Remember/i-c5v4Nq8/0/L/IMGP5300-L.jpg)
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: IGA/Kmart Is Forever! on February 17, 2013, 06:06:05 PM
Quote from: TRJ_22487 on February 17, 2013, 08:36:30 AM
When did the sign start falling apart?

(http://www.attorneyjaysportspics.com/Travel/Waterbury-CT-Places-I-Remember/i-c5v4Nq8/0/L/IMGP5300-L.jpg)
That stinks. I love that classic Kmart sign. I believe that this is the last Kmart store in existence with this classic 1980's logo.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: TRJ_22487 on February 18, 2013, 08:19:15 PM
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v41/CorporateA/more/3800151320_e73669661f_b_zpsb1ed7c2b.jpg)


This is how the White Lake, Michigan K-Mart looked back in May 1989
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v41/CorporateA/more/1989_White_Lake_MI_zpsb5ef8855.jpg)
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: IGA/Kmart Is Forever! on February 18, 2013, 08:38:11 PM
Quote from: TRJ_22487 on February 18, 2013, 08:19:15 PM
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v41/CorporateA/more/3800151320_e73669661f_b_zpsb1ed7c2b.jpg)


This is how the White Lake, Michigan K-Mart looked back in May 1989
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v41/CorporateA/more/1989_White_Lake_MI_zpsb5ef8855.jpg)
Wow! That's a really big difference. I've already mentioned it on other posts under this topic, but I like this green and gray version over the orange and brown version, followed by the new version that they are using today with, "Kmart" in red letters over the green and gray version.

Order of Favorite Kmart looks.
1st Place Favorite: New 21st Century look with, "Kmart" in red letters
2nd Place Favorite: Kmart in green and gray
3rd Place Favorite: Original Big Kmart look from the 1990's that is red and blue
4th Place Not A Favorite At All: Kmart in orange and brown
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: IGA/Kmart Is Forever! on February 19, 2013, 02:09:19 AM
Quote from: TRJ_22487 on February 17, 2013, 08:36:30 AM
When did the sign start falling apart?

(http://www.attorneyjaysportspics.com/Travel/Waterbury-CT-Places-I-Remember/i-c5v4Nq8/0/L/IMGP5300-L.jpg)
I just now noticed that this isn't the Waterbury Kmart. This is the Watertown Kmart.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: TRJ_22487 on February 19, 2013, 06:40:49 PM
Quote from: IGA/Kmart Is Forever! on February 17, 2013, 06:06:05 PM
That stinks. I love that classic Kmart sign. I believe that this is the last Kmart store in existence with this classic 1980's logo.

The one in South Burlington, VT is still alive and well. I haven't been in four years now but I know it is still there.
Hamilton, Montana still has the classic logo with an unusual looking K.

The Glenwood Springs, Colorado location tragically closed down in 2012. It might have been the final one that had the true 1970's look. That was a beautiful mall location but it was photographed well before it went out.

Other than those though I really don't know about any.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: IGA/Kmart Is Forever! on February 19, 2013, 10:49:25 PM
Quote from: TRJ_22487 on February 19, 2013, 06:40:49 PM
Quote from: IGA/Kmart Is Forever! on February 17, 2013, 06:06:05 PM
That stinks. I love that classic Kmart sign. I believe that this is the last Kmart store in existence with this classic 1980's logo.

The one in South Burlington, VT is still alive and well. I haven't been in four years now but I know it is still there.
Hamilton, Montana still has the classic logo with an unusual looking K.

The Glenwood Springs, Colorado location tragically closed down in 2012. It might have been the final one that had the true 1970's look. That was a beautiful mall location but it was photographed well before it went out.

Other than those though I really don't know about any.
Do you have any photos/images of these three Kmart stores?
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: TRJ_22487 on February 20, 2013, 10:03:17 AM
Quote from: IGA/Kmart Is Forever! on February 19, 2013, 10:49:25 PM
Do you have any photos/images of these three Kmart stores?


The only one I've visited was South Burlington, Vermont. Here are the pictures I took back in January 2009. The rest of the plaza was shuttered.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v41/CorporateA/Kmart022.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v41/CorporateA/Kmart005.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v41/CorporateA/Kmart007.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v41/CorporateA/Kmart011.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v41/CorporateA/Kmart019.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v41/CorporateA/Kmart014.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v41/CorporateA/Kmart021.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v41/CorporateA/Kmart008.jpg)


I've never been to it but this is the Hamilton, Montana location. The holes suggest the K was changed at one time.
(http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3098/2764055511_9062761d8e_b.jpg)



And this was the Glenwood Springs, Colorado location that was part of 2012's list of closings
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v41/CorporateA/more/2010_Glenwood_Springs_zps0da64328.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v41/CorporateA/more/2010_Glenwood_Springs_2_zps02c5ad3e.jpg)




Those may be the only stores left that had the classic logo...
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: TRJ_22487 on February 22, 2013, 04:15:56 AM
Butte, Montana still has its classic logo on the building....sort of!
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v41/CorporateA/more/Butte_Montana_zps085e3c7e.jpg)
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: IGA/Kmart Is Forever! on February 22, 2013, 04:10:08 PM
Quote from: TRJ_22487 on February 20, 2013, 10:03:17 AM
Quote from: IGA/Kmart Is Forever! on February 19, 2013, 10:49:25 PM
Do you have any photos/images of these three Kmart stores?


The only one I've visited was South Burlington, Vermont. Here are the pictures I took back in January 2009. The rest of the plaza was shuttered.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v41/CorporateA/Kmart022.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v41/CorporateA/Kmart005.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v41/CorporateA/Kmart007.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v41/CorporateA/Kmart011.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v41/CorporateA/Kmart019.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v41/CorporateA/Kmart014.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v41/CorporateA/Kmart021.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v41/CorporateA/Kmart008.jpg)

Has this Kmart been renovated on the inside or does it still have it's original 1980's look on the inside?
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: TRJ_22487 on February 22, 2013, 04:40:07 PM
The logos on the inside are updated and the cash registers and carts are newer, but otherwise it is pretty much untouched and almost all of the departments are in their original spots. It is a cramped little store, don't know the sq ft but it never would have been a Big-K.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: vwnut13 on February 22, 2013, 11:51:17 PM
Quote from: TRJ_22487 on February 20, 2013, 10:03:17 AM
Quote from: IGA/Kmart Is Forever! on February 19, 2013, 10:49:25 PM
Do you have any photos/images of these three Kmart stores?


The only one I've visited was South Burlington, Vermont. Here are the pictures I took back in January 2009. The rest of the plaza was shuttered.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v41/CorporateA/Kmart022.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v41/CorporateA/Kmart005.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v41/CorporateA/Kmart007.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v41/CorporateA/Kmart011.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v41/CorporateA/Kmart019.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v41/CorporateA/Kmart014.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v41/CorporateA/Kmart021.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v41/CorporateA/Kmart008.jpg)


I was just there yesterday.  They have a new sign at the road.

Looks even more "retro" than that picture.  If I recall correctly, It's white with red letters, but not the all lowercase logo.  Similar font to what's on the building.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Zayre88 on February 23, 2013, 09:03:32 AM
The road sign is clearly the wrong Kmart logo, it appears to be the Kmart Australia logo!
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: JimSawhill on February 23, 2013, 01:37:02 PM
Quote from: IGA/Kmart Is Forever! on February 18, 2013, 08:38:11 PM
Quote from: TRJ_22487 on February 18, 2013, 08:19:15 PM
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v41/CorporateA/more/3800151320_e73669661f_b_zpsb1ed7c2b.jpg)


This is how the White Lake, Michigan K-Mart looked back in May 1989
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v41/CorporateA/more/1989_White_Lake_MI_zpsb5ef8855.jpg)
Wow! That's a really big difference. I've already mentioned it on other posts under this topic, but I like this green and gray version over the orange and brown version, followed by the new version that they are using today with, "Kmart" in red letters over the green and gray version.

Order of Favorite Kmart looks.
1st Place Favorite: New 21st Century look with, "Kmart" in red letters
2nd Place Favorite: Kmart in green and gray
3rd Place Favorite: Original Big Kmart look from the 1990's that is red and blue
4th Place Not A Favorite At All: Kmart in orange and brown

Never saw a green and gray K Mart sign before...
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: ynkeesfn82 on February 23, 2013, 05:21:20 PM
Rumor Unconfirmed: Watertown, Connecticut KMART is on the closing list.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on February 23, 2013, 05:28:07 PM
Quote from: Marc B on February 23, 2013, 05:21:20 PM
Rumor Unconfirmed: Watertown, Connecticut KMART is on the closing list.

not true
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: IGA/Kmart Is Forever! on February 23, 2013, 08:11:01 PM
Quote from: Zayre88 on February 23, 2013, 09:03:32 AM
The road sign is clearly the wrong Kmart logo, it appears to be the Kmart Australia logo!
I noticed that, too. I wonder why they would do that.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Zayre88 on February 24, 2013, 09:29:30 AM
Quote from: IGA/Kmart Is Forever! on February 23, 2013, 08:11:01 PM
Quote from: Zayre88 on February 23, 2013, 09:03:32 AM
The road sign is clearly the wrong Kmart logo, it appears to be the Kmart Australia logo!
I noticed that, too. I wonder why they would do that.

Maybe they just didn't get any support from the corporate office when came time to replace the sign and they Googled "Kmart logo" and sent that to the sign company!
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: AmesNewington on March 08, 2013, 09:55:52 PM
If you become a member of ShopYourWay Rewards with Sears and Kmart, you can access their SYWR website. There are individual store pages on this site, which are maintained by a specific store location and is constantly updated. There are TONS of pictures of the interior of the stores. Store associates take pictures of displays/departments throughout the store to advertise whats on sale or what they have in general at the time. It is pretty interesting. I saw pictures of the inside of the Kmarts in Cromwell, Waterbury, Watertown and Vernon, CT so far.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: zonemad96 on March 08, 2013, 10:23:44 PM
Quote from: Zayre88 on February 24, 2013, 09:29:30 AM
Quote from: IGA/Kmart Is Forever! on February 23, 2013, 08:11:01 PM
Quote from: Zayre88 on February 23, 2013, 09:03:32 AM
The road sign is clearly the wrong Kmart logo, it appears to be the Kmart Australia logo!
I noticed that, too. I wonder why they would do that.

Maybe they just didn't get any support from the corporate office when came time to replace the sign and they Googled "Kmart logo" and sent that to the sign company!

That's the only possible reason. Corporate wouldn't be so stupid as to send them that sign since its illegal for them to use it, since kmart au is not affiliated with kmart us and kmart au owns the right to that version of the logo.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: IGA/Kmart Is Forever! on March 08, 2013, 10:58:53 PM
Quote from: AmesNewington on March 08, 2013, 09:55:52 PM
If you become a member of ShopYourWay Rewards with Sears and Kmart, you can access their SYWR website. There are individual store pages on this site, which are maintained by a specific store location and is constantly updated. There are TONS of pictures of the interior of the stores. Store associates take pictures of displays/departments throughout the store to advertise whats on sale or what they have in general at the time. It is pretty interesting. I saw pictures of the inside of the Kmarts in Cromwell, Waterbury, Watertown and Vernon, CT so far.
Where is this link on the website at AmesNewington? I have been a member of ShopYourWay Rewards since 2011 and I have never seen this on their website. Any information would be great.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: IGA/Kmart Is Forever! on March 08, 2013, 10:59:47 PM
Quote from: zonemad96 on March 08, 2013, 10:23:44 PM
Quote from: Zayre88 on February 24, 2013, 09:29:30 AM
Quote from: IGA/Kmart Is Forever! on February 23, 2013, 08:11:01 PM
Quote from: Zayre88 on February 23, 2013, 09:03:32 AM
The road sign is clearly the wrong Kmart logo, it appears to be the Kmart Australia logo!
I noticed that, too. I wonder why they would do that.

Maybe they just didn't get any support from the corporate office when came time to replace the sign and they Googled "Kmart logo" and sent that to the sign company!

That's the only possible reason. Corporate wouldn't be so stupid as to send them that sign since its illegal for them to use it, since kmart au is not affiliated with kmart us and kmart au owns the right to that version of the logo.
That's very true.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: AmesNewington on March 09, 2013, 06:15:54 AM
Quote from: IGA/Kmart Is Forever! on March 08, 2013, 10:58:53 PM
Quote from: AmesNewington on March 08, 2013, 09:55:52 PM
If you become a member of ShopYourWay Rewards with Sears and Kmart, you can access their SYWR website. There are individual store pages on this site, which are maintained by a specific store location and is constantly updated. There are TONS of pictures of the interior of the stores. Store associates take pictures of displays/departments throughout the store to advertise whats on sale or what they have in general at the time. It is pretty interesting. I saw pictures of the inside of the Kmarts in Cromwell, Waterbury, Watertown and Vernon, CT so far.
Where is this link on the website at AmesNewington? I have been a member of ShopYourWay Rewards since 2011 and I have never seen this on their website. Any information would be great.

The website is seperate from kmart.com. It's called shopyourway.com. Once you are there and in your account, go to "Stores" and enter your zip code or the nearest one to the store you want to see.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: IGA/Kmart Is Forever! on March 09, 2013, 06:32:50 AM
Quote from: AmesNewington on March 09, 2013, 06:15:54 AM
Quote from: IGA/Kmart Is Forever! on March 08, 2013, 10:58:53 PM
Quote from: AmesNewington on March 08, 2013, 09:55:52 PM
If you become a member of ShopYourWay Rewards with Sears and Kmart, you can access their SYWR website. There are individual store pages on this site, which are maintained by a specific store location and is constantly updated. There are TONS of pictures of the interior of the stores. Store associates take pictures of displays/departments throughout the store to advertise whats on sale or what they have in general at the time. It is pretty interesting. I saw pictures of the inside of the Kmarts in Cromwell, Waterbury, Watertown and Vernon, CT so far.
Where is this link on the website at AmesNewington? I have been a member of ShopYourWay Rewards since 2011 and I have never seen this on their website. Any information would be great.

The website is seperate from kmart.com. It's called shopyourway.com. Once you are there and in your account, go to "Stores" and enter your zip code or the nearest one to the store you want to see.
Thank you very much for that information, AmesNewington.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: ynkeesfn82 on March 09, 2013, 10:57:37 PM
Stopped at the Big KMART in Cromwell, CT tonight. What a nice store. No I didn't drive all the way to Cromwell just to go to Big MART. I went to a gathering at Chicago Sam's Sports Bar (formerly Rookies) of my high school classmates. 13 years!!!!!!

Oh yeah I also hit a couple pot holes coming and leaving the plaza. Dang gum this is the 2nd KMART where they need to pave the parking lot.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: AmesNewington on March 09, 2013, 11:43:32 PM
Quote from: Marc B on March 09, 2013, 10:57:37 PM
Stopped at the Big KMART in Cromwell, CT tonight. What a nice store. No I didn't drive all the way to Cromwell just to go to Big MART. I went to a gathering at Chicago Sam's Sports Bar (formerly Rookies) of my high school classmates. 13 years!!!!!!

Oh yeah I also hit a couple pot holes coming and leaving the plaza. Dang gum this is the 2nd KMART where they need to pave the parking lot.

I was just there this morning. You really did like the store? Yes, it's a nice little store. It is clearly worn out in general appearance, but the management keeps the place clean and VERY organized. They are also very helpful here if you need assistance. We have a favorite cashier there too. The thing they need to work on is air control. Today wasn't too bad, but it has been COLD throughout the winter and HOT in the summer. I hope they don't close, because we won't go anywhere else for dept. store needs.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: IGA/Kmart Is Forever! on March 10, 2013, 12:55:49 AM
Quote from: AmesNewington on March 09, 2013, 11:43:32 PM
I hope they don't close, because we won't go anywhere else for dept. store needs.
I agree with you completely, because I feel the same about my local Kmart Stores as well since I lost Hills in the late 1990's and Ames in the early 2000's.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: ynkeesfn82 on March 10, 2013, 06:48:00 AM
Quote from: AmesNewington on March 09, 2013, 11:43:32 PM
They are also very helpful here if you need assistance.

I agree. Although I didn't need any assistance I was impressed at all the employees around to offer help at 9:30PM on a Saturday Night - half hour before closing. I bought a small bottle of soda and when the machine at the checkout asked me if I wanted a receipt not only did I get one, but it also printed out several KMART coupons. This was my first KMART purchase since they closed the one in Plainville some 10 years ago.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: AmesNewington on March 10, 2013, 08:31:14 AM
Quote from: Marc B on March 10, 2013, 06:48:00 AM
Quote from: AmesNewington on March 09, 2013, 11:43:32 PM
They are also very helpful here if you need assistance.

I agree. Although I didn't need any assistance I was impressed at all the employees around to offer help at 9:30PM on a Saturday Night - half hour before closing. I bought a small bottle of soda and when the machine at the checkout asked me if I wanted a receipt not only did I get one, but it also printed out several KMART coupons. This was my first KMART purchase since they closed the one in Plainville some 10 years ago.

I bought all of my furniture for my room here in the past year. Not too shabby for Kmart. They always have a sale on housewares. I also bought a nice RCA TV which was my Christmas gift there. It's a great place to stock up on clothes such as jeans and shirts. 
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: IGA/Kmart Is Forever! on March 10, 2013, 04:44:01 PM
Quote from: AmesNewington on March 10, 2013, 08:31:14 AM
I bought all of my furniture for my room here in the past year. Not too shabby for Kmart. They always have a sale on housewares. I also bought a nice RCA TV which was my Christmas gift there. It's a great place to stock up on clothes such as jeans and shirts. 
April 1st, 2013 will be the one year anniversary of my moving into a place on my own for the first time. I bought my couch and chair at my local JCPenney Store, but everything else for my house I have purchased at Kmart over the last almost full year. The amount of money that I have given to my local Kmart Stores in the last year has been quite a lot, which in the end makes me feel very good because I know that I am helping keep a store in business that I love and feel very good about shooping at. I also like going to this one Super Kmart Center that varies like about 60/90 minutes away from my house but I usuually go to all three of my local Big Kmart Stores due to the fact that they are much closer.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: TRJ_22487 on March 11, 2013, 05:19:53 PM
I was shocked to drive past the West Lebanon, NH Kmart last weekend and see it has the newest logo on the building for the first change since the Big K concept launched in the Mid 90's. It has also opened a Little Caesar's, which had always been a Kmart cafe only previously, and now has a Little Caesar's logo on the outside of the building. I had taken photos and posted them in this thread last March when it was about to reopen from its flood closure. It still had the Big K logo at that time, and no Little Caesar's logo. I didn't have my camera this time.

This is the logo on the building now
(http://stellarhead.com/MNR/BongoSpring2012Campaign/images/preview/L_03.jpg)

This was it March 2012 before it opened. It first opened in 1976 and closed in 2011.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v41/CorporateA/tyler/013.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v41/CorporateA/tyler/018.jpg)
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on March 12, 2013, 09:35:12 AM
I hope the Kmart in Watertown sign remains. I wish Colorado Glenwood Springs hadnt closed, I went in the store a few years ago and it was empty and is near a Walmart and Target.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Zayre88 on March 12, 2013, 05:59:01 PM
Quote from: TRJ_22487 on March 11, 2013, 05:19:53 PM
I was shocked to drive past the West Lebanon, NH Kmart last weekend and see it has the newest logo on the building for the first change since the Big K concept launched in the Mid 90's.

That one ??

http://www.flickr.com/photos/gerarddonnelly/8551130051/

(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8388/8551130051_2aa6317d1b_m.jpg)
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: TRJ_22487 on March 13, 2013, 05:19:11 PM
Quote from: Zayre88 on March 12, 2013, 05:59:01 PM
Quote from: TRJ_22487 on March 11, 2013, 05:19:53 PM
I was shocked to drive past the West Lebanon, NH Kmart last weekend and see it has the newest logo on the building for the first change since the Big K concept launched in the Mid 90's.

That one ??

http://www.flickr.com/photos/gerarddonnelly/8551130051/

(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8388/8551130051_2aa6317d1b_m.jpg)

Yes, that is not only the logo, it is the store. One of the few left in NH, I have many childhood memories there. My first hamster baked in the hot sun of an all leather black cadillac in front of that Kmart back in 1995 or so. My stepdad had offered to watch it for me, and I was afraid of him, so I took the pet with me. A sad fate for that hamster to say the least! I also happened to be there the day the Big-K logo went up (I've incidentally caught a few logos being changed on stores over the years by mere coincidence) I would have loved to have seen this plaza in the 70's when it was anchored with Grand Union (to this day I'm not sure which area of the subdivision was the grocery store)

I've always been surprised that I've never really been able to find vintage photos of West Lebanon. It was probably my favorite town in the 90's. It had the best Rich's/Ames I've ever seen. The Ames was so nice when they converted it. I remember some aisles such as toys were positioned at 45degree angles from the corners which was unusual for most Ames. I used to love hitting up Kay-Bee Toys/Coconuts/Richs-Ames/Booksmith/Olympia Sports that was near JCPenney all in that one little strip, in that order. Except for maybe Olympia it is all long gone, and then the Connecticut River flooded and really killed the plaza. But that was a populated town even back then, I'm surprised old pictures just don't seem to exist of any of that area. There used to be a bunch of Grand Unions and none of them exist anymore. There used to be a TCBY/Card Shop in the plaza near the Weathervane restaurant. I used to go to that card shop all the time. I was there when they demolished the old Burger King (again incidentally). There was a Ponderosa around where they eventually built the giant Walmart plaza.... There used to be a TON of video stores, even Shaws across from the Kmart plaza used to rent video games and movies in the 90's. Those were the gold days.  Amazingly there is still one Videostop location still open after all these years. I can remember going to the closing of one of the other few Videostops back in 2002 and buying many of their videogames, that location is now a small Dunkin Donuts. There is actually another video store absolutely buried in the Glen Brook plaza, which is a mishmash of small stores with no large anchor. I stopped in there a few days ago thinking it was a place to buy old videogames, and not a video store. It was incredibly small, and the only people inside were me and two workers. I did a lap around the store and left, it was such an awkward environment to accidentally walk into...
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: TRU7536 on March 16, 2013, 03:43:09 PM
How old are the Cromwell and Waterbuty stores? I found this picture from the the grand opening of Kmart Vernon from 1975. Got to admit, those buildings along with the former one in Southington and Manchester are pretty old.

I admit, not a fan of Kmart, been once or twice in my life, just looks so cheap to me.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: JimSawhill on March 22, 2013, 11:06:16 AM
Quote from: TRJ_22487 on March 13, 2013, 05:19:11 PM
Quote from: Zayre88 on March 12, 2013, 05:59:01 PM
Quote from: TRJ_22487 on March 11, 2013, 05:19:53 PM
I was shocked to drive past the West Lebanon, NH Kmart last weekend and see it has the newest logo on the building for the first change since the Big K concept launched in the Mid 90's.

That one ??

http://www.flickr.com/photos/gerarddonnelly/8551130051/

(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8388/8551130051_2aa6317d1b_m.jpg)

Yes, that is not only the logo, it is the store. One of the few left in NH, I have many childhood memories there. My first hamster baked in the hot sun of an all leather black cadillac in front of that Kmart back in 1995 or so. My stepdad had offered to watch it for me, and I was afraid of him, so I took the pet with me. A sad fate for that hamster to say the least! I also happened to be there the day the Big-K logo went up (I've incidentally caught a few logos being changed on stores over the years by mere coincidence) I would have loved to have seen this plaza in the 70's when it was anchored with Grand Union (to this day I'm not sure which area of the subdivision was the grocery store)

I've always been surprised that I've never really been able to find vintage photos of West Lebanon. It was probably my favorite town in the 90's. It had the best Rich's/Ames I've ever seen. The Ames was so nice when they converted it. I remember some aisles such as toys were positioned at 45degree angles from the corners which was unusual for most Ames. I used to love hitting up Kay-Bee Toys/Coconuts/Richs-Ames/Booksmith/Olympia Sports that was near JCPenney all in that one little strip, in that order. Except for maybe Olympia it is all long gone, and then the Connecticut River flooded and really killed the plaza. But that was a populated town even back then, I'm surprised old pictures just don't seem to exist of any of that area. There used to be a bunch of Grand Unions and none of them exist anymore. There used to be a TCBY/Card Shop in the plaza near the Weathervane restaurant. I used to go to that card shop all the time. I was there when they demolished the old Burger King (again incidentally). There was a Ponderosa around where they eventually built the giant Walmart plaza.... There used to be a TON of video stores, even Shaws across from the Kmart plaza used to rent video games and movies in the 90's. Those were the gold days.  Amazingly there is still one Videostop location still open after all these years. I can remember going to the closing of one of the other few Videostops back in 2002 and buying many of their videogames, that location is now a small Dunkin Donuts. There is actually another video store absolutely buried in the Glen Brook plaza, which is a mishmash of small stores with no large anchor. I stopped in there a few days ago thinking it was a place to buy old videogames, and not a video store. It was incredibly small, and the only people inside were me and two workers. I did a lap around the store and left, it was such an awkward environment to accidentally walk into...

The Weathervane is (or was) in the shopping center?? Those are great restaurants if they are around.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: jason83080 on March 25, 2013, 10:31:33 PM
Checked up on our old Super Kmart store earlier (now mostly Bargain Warehouse) (Sheffield Village/Elyria, OH), and saw that whoever owns the Bargain Warehouse side SHRANK DOWN the amount of the store area that's used for sales floor and has even more stuff (I'd call it "junk," but I don't want to sound mean ;) ) in storage. There's still no heat, but I think they're going to start selling CABINET ARCADE GAMES, because I saw a whole row of them in an opening between a left-right and a front-back shelf that "closes off" the sales floor area. Among the titles I saw were Lethal Enforcers, Capcom Bowling, and Ikari Warriors. Like I said on Facebook, if they had Mortal Kombat, I would have probably bought it on sight.

Also, these two oddities:
- There are a BUNCH of auto remnants (bumpers, rims, etc) right when you walk in.
- The old "blue light special" hanging round blue screen is now being used as a stuffed animal bin, which stocks Beanie Babies and a WIDE RANGE OF SIZES of stuffed animals, from small ones to large ones. They're all priced at $2.99 each, no matter what.

I guess mattresses, expensive furniture, and flooring scraps weren't cutting it? Then again, you can't really sell cabinet arcade games if they're in the back with no signage for them, can you?
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: TRJ_22487 on March 26, 2013, 05:42:51 AM
Quote from: JimSawhill on March 22, 2013, 11:06:16 AM
The Weathervane is (or was) in the shopping center?? Those are great restaurants if they are around.

No, the Weathervane in West Lebanon is still where it is, down the road a bit in a lot by itself.
The Kmart plaza used to have a Del Taco at the entrance, it was converted to a Kleen Laundromat in the late 90's. I used to go to that Del Taco quite a bit, the town did not have a Taco Bell at the time. Shortly before it closed I got a bottle cap in my burrito one time.
There is also a Chili's in the Kmart plaza that was built in the late 90's and originally opened as something else, but gut wants to say it was a Red Lobster, but I really can't remember anymore. The building looks consistent with Red Lobster though.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Kmart4life on March 26, 2013, 03:11:22 PM
They have finally finished the roof job on my local store and from what I understand the company will be investing more into it as well in the coming months.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: IGA/Kmart Is Forever! on March 26, 2013, 03:22:14 PM
Quote from: Kmart4life on March 26, 2013, 03:11:22 PM
They have finally finished the roof job on my local store and from what I understand the company will be investing more into it as well in the coming months.
That is really great news. I hope that they do that with their other stores that need it, too.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on March 28, 2013, 09:52:04 PM
http://www.heraldonline.com/2013/03/28/4729240/agree-realty-announces-kmart-lease.html
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: IGA/Kmart Is Forever! on March 28, 2013, 11:12:19 PM
Quote from: d_fife on March 28, 2013, 09:52:04 PM
http://www.heraldonline.com/2013/03/28/4729240/agree-realty-announces-kmart-lease.html
That's positive news.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: dmx10101 on April 01, 2013, 02:33:53 PM
Customers were locked inside a Sears Outlet/Kmart K Dollar store in Michigan - http://www.wxyz.com/dpp/news/region/oakland_county/police-respond-to-alarm-and-find-customers-locked-inside-sears-outlet-store-after-closing-time (http://www.wxyz.com/dpp/news/region/oakland_county/police-respond-to-alarm-and-find-customers-locked-inside-sears-outlet-store-after-closing-time)
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Kmart4life on April 04, 2013, 02:37:12 PM
Wow K Dollar store?
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: dmx10101 on April 04, 2013, 06:21:31 PM
Quote from: Kmart4life on April 04, 2013, 02:37:12 PM
Wow K Dollar store?

Quote from: Zayre88 on February 03, 2013, 08:57:06 PM
Anyone knows what K-Dollar is?

Apparently Kmart launched this concept recently at these locations:

Bloomfield Hills, MI
Albuquerque, NM
Pembroke Pines, FL
Hollywood, FL
Waukegan, IL

My guess is that Kmart days as a full-line national discount chain are numbered.  Kmart is higher priced than Walmart and less attractive than Target.  Soon Kohl's will have more stores than Kmart!

They might try to transform the Kmart chain into some type of large-size discount-dollar-clearance-closeout store...

http://www.freep.com/article/20130203/FEATURES13/302030004/Can-Kmart-s-KDollar-compete-in-metro-Detroit-discount-shopping-mecca-?odyssey=nav%7Chead

https://www.kmart.com/community/questions/kdollar-information-and-locations-check-it-out-to-see-if-one-is-near-you/
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: retailisking on April 04, 2013, 06:48:19 PM
Quote from: Kmart Is Forever! on March 28, 2013, 11:12:19 PM
Quote from: d_fife on March 28, 2013, 09:52:04 PM
http://www.heraldonline.com/2013/03/28/4729240/agree-realty-announces-kmart-lease.html
That's positive news.

I wouldn't read too much into it; this could be another Lampertesque real estate play.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Zayre88 on April 04, 2013, 07:21:20 PM
Quote from: retailisking on April 04, 2013, 06:48:19 PM
Quote from: Kmart Is Forever! on March 28, 2013, 11:12:19 PM
Quote from: d_fife on March 28, 2013, 09:52:04 PM
http://www.heraldonline.com/2013/03/28/4729240/agree-realty-announces-kmart-lease.html
That's positive news.

I wouldn't read too much into it; this could be another Lampertesque real estate play.

Of course it is!
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: IGA/Kmart Is Forever! on April 05, 2013, 02:50:34 PM
Quote from: retailisking on April 04, 2013, 06:48:19 PM
Quote from: Kmart Is Forever! on March 28, 2013, 11:12:19 PM
Quote from: d_fife on March 28, 2013, 09:52:04 PM
http://www.heraldonline.com/2013/03/28/4729240/agree-realty-announces-kmart-lease.html
That's positive news.

I wouldn't read too much into it; this could be another Lampertesque real estate play.
What exactly does that mean?
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: retailisking on April 05, 2013, 07:28:34 PM
Quote from: Kmart Is Forever! on April 05, 2013, 02:50:34 PM
What exactly does that mean?
Eddie Lampert's business plan is to turn the real estate at Kmart/Sears into cash, so any lease renewal has to be seen in that light.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: ynkeesfn82 on April 05, 2013, 07:51:08 PM
Someone I know who is usually right about things says KMART on Wolcott Street in Waterbury will close by The End of 2013. With both KMART and Walmart closing (plus the possibility of Stop & Shop too) Wolcott Street will become a ghost-town. Walmart of course is moving to the Waterbury-Cheshire line near the Kohl's, Costco, and Co-Co Keys Indoor water park. Sam's Club or Lowe's can jump into the Walmart, but what can go into the KMART?
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: retailisking on April 05, 2013, 07:59:19 PM
Have you guys noticed a trend towards Kmart reverting their Big Kmart stores to simply Kmart? I saw one example of this at the Auburn, ME Kmart the other day.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: AmesNewington on April 05, 2013, 08:36:38 PM
Quote from: Marc B on April 05, 2013, 07:51:08 PM
Someone I know who is usually right about things says KMART on Wolcott Street in Waterbury will close by The End of 2013. With both KMART and Walmart closing (plus the possibility of Stop & Shop too) Wolcott Street will become a ghost-town. Walmart of course is moving to the Waterbury-Cheshire line near the Kohl's, Costco, and Co-Co Keys Indoor water park. Sam's Club or Lowe's can jump into the Walmart, but what can go into the KMART?

I hope the Cromwell store stays put for the moment.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: IGA/Kmart Is Forever! on April 06, 2013, 01:20:34 AM
Does anybody have any photos of the Cromwell, CT Kmart Store? I would certainly like to see what it looks like on the outside at the front of the building/store.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: IGA/Kmart Is Forever! on April 06, 2013, 01:36:47 AM
Quote from: retailisking on April 05, 2013, 07:59:19 PM
Have you guys noticed a trend towards Kmart reverting their Big Kmart stores to simply Kmart? I saw one example of this at the Auburn, ME Kmart the other day.
Since almost every Big Kmart Store in the NE part of the state that I live in was painted the new orange/brown colors on the outside in the mid 2000's, I hardly doubt they will convert them to simply Kmart Stores in the near future. If they did, it would require a whole new paint job that would be like wasting all of the money that they used to paint them the orange/brown colors to begin with, but at the same time I am sure that they would do it after the orange/brown exterior begins to fade and wear off. There is however one Big Kmart Store in my area that still has it original 1990's red and blue Big Kmart Store conversion. This is the only store that I see them converting to simply Kmart in the near future. At the same time, it would be nice to see them do this new Red Kmart 21st Century conversion to all of their stores nationwide. as you have stated they have started to do retailisking with some of their stores in your post that I have quoted on.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Zayre88 on April 06, 2013, 07:56:50 AM
Quote from: retailisking on April 05, 2013, 07:59:19 PM
Have you guys noticed a trend towards Kmart reverting their Big Kmart stores to simply Kmart? I saw one example of this at the Auburn, ME Kmart the other day.

I have seen this in Rochester NH, apparently the move happened when the Lilac Mall renovated their exterior.  The Kmart style canopy was redone and the Big Kmart logo replaced with the new "kmart" one.

Portsmouth NH still has the BigK and I think that Waterville and Augusta in Maine have the old BigK logo too.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: ynkeesfn82 on April 06, 2013, 08:13:23 AM
Quote from: AmesNewington on April 05, 2013, 08:36:38 PM
I hope the Cromwell store stays put for the moment.

I don't see Cromwell closing unless they decide to close all of the remaining stores. It's much busier and nicer than the one in Waterbury.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: TRU7536 on April 06, 2013, 11:56:41 AM
Quote from: Marc B on April 06, 2013, 08:13:23 AM
Quote from: AmesNewington on April 05, 2013, 08:36:38 PM
I hope the Cromwell store stays put for the moment.

I don't see Cromwell closing unless they decide to close all of the remaining stores. It's much busier and nicer than the one in Waterbury.

yeah i dont see Cromwell closing either unless the whole company goes belly up.

Cromwell has be their since the 1970's, it aint going anywhere anytime soon.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: TRJ_22487 on April 06, 2013, 04:59:45 PM
I had mentioned in the last page that the West Lebanon, NH location reverted to just Kmart, but the road sign is still Big-K.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Kmart4life on April 08, 2013, 10:25:59 AM
The local talk radio station here said that in a recent poll asking people where they prefer to shop between Kmart or Walmart 65% percent said Kmart and the main reason given is because they can never find certain items on the shelves at Walmart. Our local shoppers are the reason that Kmart returned and in my opinion the poll results are huge.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: JimSawhill on April 08, 2013, 02:25:03 PM
Quote from: Kmart4life on April 08, 2013, 10:25:59 AM
The local talk radio station here said that in a recent poll asking people where they prefer to shop between Kmart or Walmart 65% percent said Kmart and the main reason given is because they can never find certain items on the shelves at Walmart. Our local shoppers are the reason that Kmart returned and in my opinion the poll results are huge.

K mart is smaller than Wal-Mart, and like it when I go and get things quickly. I hope they'll never close.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Kmart4life on April 08, 2013, 02:49:06 PM
I am the same way and I don't mind paying a dollar more to get it at Kmart. ;D
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: retailisking on April 08, 2013, 08:29:53 PM
I think most people, if they want to avoid the riff-raff to pay a little more to shop at a nicer store, they'll just go to Target.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Kmart4life on April 08, 2013, 10:15:42 PM
Target is pretty cool but I am an old school Kmart guy, I've been going since I was a kid.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: IGA/Kmart Is Forever! on April 08, 2013, 11:26:28 PM
Quote from: Kmart4life on April 08, 2013, 10:15:42 PM
Target is pretty cool but I am an old school Kmart guy, I've going since I was a kid.
I agree with you Kmart4life, because I am the exact same way. Back when I was growing up, my mother always went to both Hills Department Stores as well as Kmart. Now that Hills Department Stores is gone, I pretty much go to Kmart because it is the last one remaining of the two discount department stores that I was born and raised to shop at. Not only that, but Target does not have the selection of products that I am looking for, which is another reason why I still shop at Kmart.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on April 10, 2013, 11:23:21 PM
hows Kmart in Watertown CT doing? and hows its logo?
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on April 10, 2013, 11:27:44 PM
Quote from: Kmart Is Forever! on February 17, 2013, 06:06:05 PM
Quote from: TRJ_22487 on February 17, 2013, 08:36:30 AM
When did the sign start falling apart?

(http://www.attorneyjaysportspics.com/Travel/Waterbury-CT-Places-I-Remember/i-c5v4Nq8/0/L/IMGP5300-L.jpg)
That stinks. I love that classic Kmart sign. I believe that this is the last Kmart store in existence with this classic 1980's logo.

is the CLASSIC KMART SIGN GONE? I HOPE ITS NOT
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Kmart4life on April 11, 2013, 04:51:59 PM
Read online today that there were 2 Winter Haven FL stores and both were slated to be closed in the Kmart bankruptcy. Store # 3624 on Cypress Gardens Blvd. was not closed and does very well today. Store # 3461 which had the address of 2008 8th Street Northwest in Winter Haven 33881 was closed. As far as I know there is nothing there but a parking lot.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Kmart4life on April 12, 2013, 12:14:07 PM
Here's the one on 7422 Gall Blvd. in Zepyrhills FL. that is pretty busy most of the time considering that there is a Walmart across the street from it. It also has a Sears next door.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill) on April 12, 2013, 06:59:36 PM
An Australian Kmart store during a summer night (notice the Christmas decorations).

Located in Newcastle, Australia
(it is an older 1960s Kmart building with 1990s-2000s Kmart Australia logo)

(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8497/8287525342_b36acb2483_c.jpg)

Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: IGA/Kmart Is Forever! on April 12, 2013, 08:06:55 PM
Quote from: ShopKoFan on April 12, 2013, 06:59:36 PM
An Australian Kmart store during a summer night (notice the Christmas decorations).

Located in Newcastle, Australia
(it is an older 1960s Kmart building with 1990s-2000s Kmart Australia logo)

(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8497/8287525342_b36acb2483_c.jpg)


This is really very beautiful. I can just imagine how good it would look if the Kmart Stores here in the U.S.A. did this every year for Christmas as well.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Kmart4life on April 13, 2013, 11:15:13 AM
Just left my Kmart which I will be working at very soon and it was real busy, they had 5 out of the 6 registers running.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: BillyGr on April 13, 2013, 02:22:16 PM
Quote from: Kmart Is Forever! on April 12, 2013, 08:06:55 PM
This is really very beautiful. I can just imagine how good it would look if the Kmart Stores here in the U.S.A. did this every year for Christmas as well.

Of course, it's probably easier to get employees (or whoever) to go put up the decorations in shorts and T-Shirts than it would be (at least here in NY) to do so in long pants, heavy coats, gloves, multi layers, boots, ice gear etc. ;)
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Kmart4life on April 15, 2013, 12:02:32 AM
I love Kmart but I agree with this article!
http://articles.businessinsider.com/2012-01-19/strategy/30642058_1_kmart-eddie-lampert-wal-mart
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Kmart4life on April 15, 2013, 12:05:45 AM
Found this on Google, no clue on the location
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1135/5121284957_fddf99a64b.jpg
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: JimSawhill on April 15, 2013, 01:54:35 PM
Quote from: Kmart4life on April 15, 2013, 12:05:45 AM
Found this on Google, no clue on the location
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1135/5121284957_fddf99a64b.jpg

Kwash...Jeez, I wonder if KMart seen it?
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Kmart4life on April 15, 2013, 03:24:54 PM
this article says it is a concept by Kmart opened up in Iowa City:
http://www.dailyfinance.com/2010/05/22/kmart-comes-clean-with-plans-for-convenient-new-laundromat/
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill) on April 15, 2013, 10:55:18 PM
Super Kmart in Mexico

A former Super Kmart in San Mateo, Mexico (a suburb of Mexico City) (Now a MEGA hypermarket)
(http://static.panoramio.com/photos/medium/1791588.jpg)
The store has been renovated since this photo has been taken.


A former Super Kmart in Cuautitlán Izcalli, Mexico (another suburb of Mexico City) (Also now a MEGA hypermarket)

Exterior:
(http://www.rentasyventas.com/fotos/CRM/cliente/1194/fotosproductos/201202023669.jpg)
(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2DW2tcQ8qU8/T115L4ikELI/AAAAAAAABGU/49s-f7UMTr4/s640/SC20120311-230842.jpg)

Interior:
(https://img-s.foursquare.com/pix/SN1UAYGCD1HD04QYDJAT3QQGKJOHDFO0X2NBVAP4UIZEMGX1.jpg)

You can read more about Super Kmart stores in Mexico at this blog:
http://www.deadanddyingretail.com/2012/03/former-super-kmart-stores-in-mexico.html (http://www.deadanddyingretail.com/2012/03/former-super-kmart-stores-in-mexico.html)
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill) on April 16, 2013, 02:13:24 AM
Kmart Australia




Kmart Australia "Plan C" Concept Store


(http://www.dana-armstrong.com/images/cs/kmart_1.jpg)

(http://www.dana-armstrong.com/images/cs/kmart_2.jpg)

(http://www.dana-armstrong.com/images/cs/kmart_3.jpg)

(http://showcase.fagerhult.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Fagerhult_Kmart_1-684x384.jpg)

(http://showcase.fagerhult.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Fagerhult_Kmart_2-684x384.jpg)

(http://showcase.fagerhult.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Fagerhult_Kmart_3-684x384.jpg)

(http://showcase.fagerhult.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Fagerhult_Kmart_4-684x384.jpg)

(http://showcase.fagerhult.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Fagerhult_Kmart_5-684x384.jpg)

(http://showcase.fagerhult.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Fagerhult_Kmart_6-684x384.jpg)

(http://www.mondoarc.com/siteimage/scale/300/1000/147993.jpg)

(http://www.slsgrp.com.au/images/stories/Banners/kmart-1.jpg)

(http://www.slsgrp.com.au/images/stories/Banners/kmart-2.jpg)

(http://www.slsgrp.com.au/images/stories/Banners/kmart-3.jpg)

(http://www.popai.com.au/awards/images/judging/611779a9-a8e1-4943-95ee-6d343d0771b9-1.jpg)
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill) on April 16, 2013, 03:20:21 AM
Two-level Kmart Store at Rundle Mall, Adelaide, South Australia (former Toys "R" Us)

Australian Toys "R" Us store announces store closing, October 2011:
http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/ipad/our-toy-story-signals-battle-in-citys-mall/story-fn6bqphm-1226173574706 (http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/ipad/our-toy-story-signals-battle-in-citys-mall/story-fn6bqphm-1226173574706)

Kmart Australia unveils new store, November 2012:
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/national/kmart-unveils-two-level-store-in-rundle-mall/story-fndo471r-1226521531948 (http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/national/kmart-unveils-two-level-store-in-rundle-mall/story-fndo471r-1226521531948)

YouTube video about the new Kmart (Australia) store:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Or9aQANR7M4 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Or9aQANR7M4)


(http://www.greenwayarchitects.com.au/assets/Uploads/9-Kmart.jpg)

(http://www.greenwayarchitects.com.au/assets/Uploads/7-Kmart.jpg)

(http://www.greenwayarchitects.com.au/assets/Uploads/8-Kmart.jpg)

(http://www.greenwayarchitects.com.au/assets/Uploads/1-Kmart.jpg)

(http://www.greenwayarchitects.com.au/assets/Uploads/3-Kmart.jpg)

(http://www.greenwayarchitects.com.au/assets/Uploads/6-Kmart.jpg)

(http://www.greenwayarchitects.com.au/assets/Uploads/5-Kmart.jpg)
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: JimSawhill on April 16, 2013, 12:54:14 PM
Quote from: ShopKoFan on April 15, 2013, 10:55:18 PM
Super Kmart in Mexico

A former Super Kmart in San Mateo, Mexico (a suburb of Mexico City) (Now a MEGA hypermarket)
(http://static.panoramio.com/photos/medium/1791588.jpg)
The store has been renovated since this photo has been taken.


A former Super Kmart in Cuautitlán Izcalli, Mexico (another suburb of Mexico City) (Also now a MEGA hypermarket)

Exterior:
(http://www.rentasyventas.com/fotos/CRM/cliente/1194/fotosproductos/201202023669.jpg)
(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2DW2tcQ8qU8/T115L4ikELI/AAAAAAAABGU/49s-f7UMTr4/s640/SC20120311-230842.jpg)

Interior:
(https://img-s.foursquare.com/pix/SN1UAYGCD1HD04QYDJAT3QQGKJOHDFO0X2NBVAP4UIZEMGX1.jpg)

You can read more about Super Kmart stores in Mexico at this blog:
http://www.deadanddyingretail.com/2012/03/former-super-kmart-stores-in-mexico.html (http://www.deadanddyingretail.com/2012/03/former-super-kmart-stores-in-mexico.html)

Any K Marts in Mexico still??
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Kmart4life on April 16, 2013, 02:46:36 PM
Here's more on Kmart Kwash.
http://superkmart.blogspot.com/2010/05/kwash.html
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill) on April 16, 2013, 05:04:30 PM
Quote from: JimSawhill on April 16, 2013, 12:54:14 PM
Quote from: ShopKoFan on April 15, 2013, 10:55:18 PM
Super Kmart in Mexico

A former Super Kmart in San Mateo, Mexico (a suburb of Mexico City) (Now a MEGA hypermarket)
(http://static.panoramio.com/photos/medium/1791588.jpg)
The store has been renovated since this photo has been taken.


A former Super Kmart in Cuautitlán Izcalli, Mexico (another suburb of Mexico City) (Also now a MEGA hypermarket)

Exterior:
(http://www.rentasyventas.com/fotos/CRM/cliente/1194/fotosproductos/201202023669.jpg)
(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2DW2tcQ8qU8/T115L4ikELI/AAAAAAAABGU/49s-f7UMTr4/s640/SC20120311-230842.jpg)

Interior:
(https://img-s.foursquare.com/pix/SN1UAYGCD1HD04QYDJAT3QQGKJOHDFO0X2NBVAP4UIZEMGX1.jpg)

You can read more about Super Kmart stores in Mexico at this blog:
http://www.deadanddyingretail.com/2012/03/former-super-kmart-stores-in-mexico.html (http://www.deadanddyingretail.com/2012/03/former-super-kmart-stores-in-mexico.html)

Any K Marts in Mexico still??

Kmart sold all four of their their Mexican Super Kmart stores to the MEGA hypermarket chain in 1997, so it is very unlikely that there are any stores left.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Pikapower on April 17, 2013, 08:32:31 PM
Quote from: ShopKoFan on April 16, 2013, 02:13:24 AM
Kmart Australia




Kmart Australia "Plan C" Concept Store


(http://www.dana-armstrong.com/images/cs/kmart_1.jpg)

(http://www.dana-armstrong.com/images/cs/kmart_2.jpg)

(http://www.dana-armstrong.com/images/cs/kmart_3.jpg)

(http://showcase.fagerhult.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Fagerhult_Kmart_1-684x384.jpg)

(http://showcase.fagerhult.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Fagerhult_Kmart_2-684x384.jpg)

(http://showcase.fagerhult.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Fagerhult_Kmart_3-684x384.jpg)

(http://showcase.fagerhult.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Fagerhult_Kmart_4-684x384.jpg)

(http://showcase.fagerhult.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Fagerhult_Kmart_5-684x384.jpg)

(http://showcase.fagerhult.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Fagerhult_Kmart_6-684x384.jpg)

(http://www.mondoarc.com/siteimage/scale/300/1000/147993.jpg)

(http://www.slsgrp.com.au/images/stories/Banners/kmart-1.jpg)

(http://www.slsgrp.com.au/images/stories/Banners/kmart-2.jpg)

(http://www.slsgrp.com.au/images/stories/Banners/kmart-3.jpg)

(http://www.popai.com.au/awards/images/judging/611779a9-a8e1-4943-95ee-6d343d0771b9-1.jpg)


The  American K-Mart chain should try opening new store with this style!
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: shore72 on April 17, 2013, 10:42:50 PM
It would be a recipe for success-looks like they are out'targeting' Target.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill) on April 18, 2013, 02:58:26 AM
Quote from: shore72 on April 17, 2013, 10:42:50 PM
It would be a recipe for success-looks like they are out'targeting' Target.

I think the Sears Holdings executives should do what Standard Oil, AT&T, and RJR Nabisco did, start a divestiture of all their assets (Sears, Kmart, etc.). While selling off everything else, Sears Holdings should sell Kmart USA to Wesfarmers Ltd. (current owner of both Kmart and Target in Australia and New Zealand) and other companies, and have the executives at Wesfarmers Ltd. fix Kmart USA's damaged reputation as a discount store.

Here's a list of things that Wesfarmers Ltd. could do to fix the U.S. Kmart stores:

*Invest in computer technology (for cash registers and supply chain logistics) and better light fixtures,
*Invest in upscale renovations for most of Kmart's stores, while relocating the smaller, dilapidated Kmart stores to larger locations (in both regular Kmart, and Super Kmart variants depending on where the location is being built)
*Adopt Kmart Australia's logo as America's own Kmart logo. Pepsi is going the "Throwback" route. Nostalgia sells products and services in some cases.
*Offer a Kmart Auto Service similar to the Kmart Tyre & Auto at the Australian Kmart stores.
*Give Kmart the gift of food, which Sears Holdings failed to do in recent years.
*Reintroduce the Kcafe and Kmart Rx pharmacy as well as introduce an Optical center.
**Open more multi-level urban Kmart store locations outside New York City and Philadelphia, in other major cities, like Milwaukee, Chicago, Seattle, Los Angeles, and San Diego, for example. These locations contain edited assortments of merchandise for Kmart customers living in the city, mostly clothing, cookware, sporting goods, office supplies, books, toys, and electronics.

**--Opening more urban locations is something that Kmart's new owners don't have to do right away. They can rehabilitate and relocate the existing Kmart locations for the time being, as well as introduce the 1991 K mart logo that is currently in use in Australia and New Zealand.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: shore72 on April 20, 2013, 10:23:38 PM
We were in the Salisbury, MD store today. Surprised to see a new front facade taking shape as well as some parking lot improvements. My wife got a really good deal on some winter blouses, marked down to $2.99.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: buzz86us on April 21, 2013, 07:59:16 AM
I wish they'd do the rehab that was done in New Zealand to the store in Manhattan with the Penn Station entrance it is odd seeing an antiquated store like that right in the middle of Manhattan... It does however kind of make me feel at home. Going to K-Mart makes me feel like I have time traveled into the 1980's
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: zonemad96 on April 24, 2013, 12:31:57 AM
Quote from: shore72 on April 20, 2013, 10:23:38 PM
We were in the Salisbury, MD store today. Surprised to see a new front facade taking shape as well as some parking lot improvements. My wife got a really good deal on some winter blouses, marked down to $2.99.

Sir are you drunk or high? I can't believe it kmart putting money into one of their stores? Thats a good sign, small but good. Now if they would only do that to about 500 other locations that would be a huge sign.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: retailisking on April 24, 2013, 12:58:06 AM
Keep in mind, folks, that the Kmart in AU/NZ are related to the US Kmart in name only.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: MikeRa on April 26, 2013, 07:27:55 PM
Quote from: buzz86us on April 21, 2013, 07:59:16 AM
I wish they'd do the rehab that was done in New Zealand to the store in Manhattan with the Penn Station entrance it is odd seeing an antiquated store like that right in the middle of Manhattan... It does however kind of make me feel at home. Going to K-Mart makes me feel like I have time traveled into the 1980's
the Penn Station store does have te current "Kmart" singage.  I only wish the Kmart location at 10th & Market Street (Philadelphia, PA) and Roosevelt Boulevard, Below Cotytman avenue (Philadelphia, PA) receive the current logo, instead of keeping the "Big Kmart" signage.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill) on April 27, 2013, 11:31:32 PM
Quote from: retailisking on April 24, 2013, 12:58:06 AM
Keep in mind, folks, that the Kmart in AU/NZ are related to the US Kmart in name only.
They were 51% owned by S.S. Kresge Co./Kmart USA and 49% owned by G.J. Coles & Coy/Coles Myer from their founding in 1969 until 1994 when Coles Myer bought back the shares held by Kmart USA.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on May 01, 2013, 07:34:53 AM
of KMART, I didnt see the one in PORTSMOUTH NH ON THE STORE LOCATOR WHY? its as of Today.

if its closing I am not surprised all the store was was bare parking lots.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Zayre88 on May 01, 2013, 06:43:57 PM
Quote from: d_fife on May 01, 2013, 07:34:53 AM
of KMART, I didnt see the one in PORTSMOUTH NH ON THE STORE LOCATOR WHY? its as of Today.

if its closing I am not surprised all the store was was bare parking lots.

That's strange... If it's closing I agree that it will not be a surprise.  Parking lot was always nearly empty.  Usually 12 to 20 cars or so...

We all know what will happen, Market Basket will do like they did in Londonderry and in Nashua(Sears Essentials), they will move into the larger vacant Kmart space!
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on May 01, 2013, 06:53:52 PM
I speculate that too. How often was the parking lot empty? when ever I went there parking lot had like no more than 10 cars.

will Rochester's close?


Quote from: Zayre88 on May 01, 2013, 06:43:57 PM
Quote from: d_fife on May 01, 2013, 07:34:53 AM
of KMART, I didnt see the one in PORTSMOUTH NH ON THE STORE LOCATOR WHY? its as of Today.

if its closing I am not surprised all the store was was bare parking lots.

That's strange... If it's closing I agree that it will not be a surprise.  Parking lot was always nearly empty.  Usually 12 to 20 cars or so...

We all know what will happen, Market Basket will do like they did in Londonderry and in Nashua(Sears Essentials), they will move into the larger vacant Kmart space!
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: retailisking on May 02, 2013, 07:43:36 PM
Quote from: ShopKoFan on April 27, 2013, 11:31:32 PM
Quote from: retailisking on April 24, 2013, 12:58:06 AM
Keep in mind, folks, that the Kmart in AU/NZ are related to the US Kmart in name only.
They were 51% owned by S.S. Kresge Co./Kmart USA and 49% owned by G.J. Coles & Coy/Coles Myer from their founding in 1969 until 1994 when Coles Myer bought back the shares held by Kmart USA.

You're absolutely right, of course; I was talking about the current ownership structure.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on May 02, 2013, 11:41:50 PM
http://hamptonroads.com/2013/05/little-creek-kmarts-closing-opens-norfolk-visions
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Zayre88 on May 03, 2013, 07:40:53 PM
Quote from: d_fife on May 01, 2013, 07:34:53 AM
of KMART, I didnt see the one in PORTSMOUTH NH ON THE STORE LOCATOR WHY? its as of Today.

if its closing I am not surprised all the store was was bare parking lots.

In this article, the store appear to be open:

http://www.seacoastonline.com/articles/20130502-NEWS-130509926
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on May 03, 2013, 07:47:53 PM
Quote from: Zayre88 on May 03, 2013, 07:40:53 PM
Quote from: d_fife on May 01, 2013, 07:34:53 AM
of KMART, I didnt see the one in PORTSMOUTH NH ON THE STORE LOCATOR WHY? its as of Today.

if its closing I am not surprised all the store was was bare parking lots.

In this article, the store appear to be open:

http://www.seacoastonline.com/articles/20130502-NEWS-130509926

yah but first they have to have closing SALES THEN CLOSE. thats how it works. it closing was not in the paper.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill) on May 03, 2013, 08:54:07 PM
My prediction for Kmart and Sears store closings in cities and towns that have both Kmart and Sears, is if Kmart does better than Sears, then it will be Sears that closes, but if it were Kmart that fails, then it would be possible that Sears stays open, and that Kmart closes.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Zayre88 on May 04, 2013, 05:58:34 AM
Quote from: d_fife on May 03, 2013, 07:47:53 PM
Quote from: Zayre88 on May 03, 2013, 07:40:53 PM
Quote from: d_fife on May 01, 2013, 07:34:53 AM
of KMART, I didnt see the one in PORTSMOUTH NH ON THE STORE LOCATOR WHY? its as of Today.

if its closing I am not surprised all the store was was bare parking lots.

In this article, the store appear to be open:

http://www.seacoastonline.com/articles/20130502-NEWS-130509926

yah but first they have to have closing SALES THEN CLOSE. thats how it works. it closing was not in the paper.

I know, I don't understand why the store is off the Locator (like it was closed) but nowhere they will talk about a closing sale or a closing announcement.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on May 04, 2013, 04:49:28 PM
its also off the store real estate listings on the SEars holding real estate!

when stores are announced theyll close they get taken off the list. I called the store manager she admitted it and didnt give them a reason why of closing. MAYBE They are renegotiating the leasE?

yah but first they have to have closing SALES THEN CLOSE. thats how it works. it closing was not in the paper.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: retailisking on May 05, 2013, 05:03:17 PM
With the Portsmouth store being 35 years old (and look at how many 35-year-old Kmarts have closed recently) this has a feeling of inevitability to it.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on May 05, 2013, 05:04:44 PM
Quote from: retailisking on May 05, 2013, 05:03:17 PM
With the Portsmouth store being 35 years old (and look at how many 35-year-old Kmarts have closed recently) this has a feeling of inevitability to it.

I know it was opened in 1978. did you go to that store. is it confirmed its going?
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: retailisking on May 05, 2013, 05:09:12 PM
I called the store just now and the girl who answered confirmed that the store was open regular hours and said it was staying open when I asked her if it was closing. Not that she'd be in the know about such things (store-level employees are often the last to find out) so take my "investigation" with the usual caveats.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Zayre88 on May 05, 2013, 07:21:10 PM
Quote from: retailisking on May 05, 2013, 05:09:12 PM
I called the store just now and the girl who answered confirmed that the store was open regular hours and said it was staying open when I asked her if it was closing. Not that she'd be in the know about such things (store-level employees are often the last to find out) so take my "investigation" with the usual caveats.

The store managed to stay open all these years despite the increasing competition in that city.  Somehow, with a parking lot always nearly empty, this Kmart remains open.  It is located in a prime location on Woodbury avenue with nice visibility. If Kmart gets a good offer for the lease, they'll sell and close the store.

Market Basket is certainly interested...so maybe a good offer was recently submitted to Kmart.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on May 05, 2013, 07:27:47 PM
whats going on???? when I last went there it wasnt very busy. I last went there 2 yrs ago. the nearest other ones are in Rocehster and newburyport.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: BillyGr on May 05, 2013, 07:40:43 PM
Quote from: retailisking on May 05, 2013, 05:03:17 PM
With the Portsmouth store being 35 years old (and look at how many 35-year-old Kmarts have closed recently) this has a feeling of inevitability to it.

Maybe 35 was a standard lease term they used at some point?
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: retailisking on May 05, 2013, 09:58:51 PM
It's either a standard lease term or an extension is about to end.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Zayre88 on May 06, 2013, 04:23:11 PM
Quote from: retailisking on May 05, 2013, 09:58:51 PM
It's either a standard lease term or an extension is about to end.

Usually 5 to 10 year increments I think.  Either way, it would make sense that the lease is ending.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on May 06, 2013, 04:26:49 PM
Quote from: Zayre88 on May 06, 2013, 04:23:11 PM
Quote from: retailisking on May 05, 2013, 09:58:51 PM
It's either a standard lease term or an extension is about to end.

Usually 5 to 10 year increments I think.  Either way, it would make sense that the lease is ending.

usually 5
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on May 09, 2013, 09:57:39 AM
http://www.seacoastonline.com/articles/20130509-BIZ-305090391 of Kmart in Portsmouth
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: JimSawhill on May 09, 2013, 11:03:22 AM
Quote from: d_fife on May 09, 2013, 09:57:39 AM
http://www.seacoastonline.com/articles/20130509-BIZ-305090391 of Kmart in Portsmouth

I guess KMart is done... :(
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill) on May 09, 2013, 11:37:44 AM
Quote from: JimSawhill on May 09, 2013, 11:03:22 AM
I guess KMart is done... :(

I guess it'll take a miracle for Kmart to bounce back from that "poor man's Walmart" image to something even better.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on May 09, 2013, 11:37:57 AM
which Kmart.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill) on May 09, 2013, 11:43:59 AM
Quote from: d_fife on May 09, 2013, 11:37:57 AM
which Kmart.
You meant to say "Which Kmart?" Questions end in question marks, statements end in a period.

I meant Kmart in general when I said that thing about Kmart's image.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on May 09, 2013, 11:50:48 AM
Quote from: ShopKoFan on May 09, 2013, 11:43:59 AM
Quote from: d_fife on May 09, 2013, 11:37:57 AM
which Kmart.
You meant to say "Which Kmart?" Questions end in question marks, statements end in a period.

I meant Kmart in general when I said that thing about Kmart's image.
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How will KMART get out of this and revive?
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill) on May 09, 2013, 12:48:19 PM
Quote from: d_fife on May 09, 2013, 11:50:48 AM
Quote from: ShopKoFan on May 09, 2013, 11:43:59 AM
Quote from: d_fife on May 09, 2013, 11:37:57 AM
which Kmart.
You meant to say "Which Kmart?" Questions end in question marks, statements end in a period.

I meant Kmart in general when I said that thing about Kmart's image.

How will KMART get out of this and revive?
It is not known how Kmart will get out of this, but I do know that Kmart will change sometime in the future. I hope it's not for the worse.

I'm pretty sure if people have been keeping track of stores outside the States, Kmart has been successful in two countries, and a failure in four countries:
Australia & New Zealand: Success, formerly 51% owned by S.S. Kresge Co. and 49% owned Coles Myer, stores now owned Wesfarmers Ltd.
Canada: Failure, Kmart Canada filed for bankruptcy in 1997, most Kmart Canada stores were sold to Zellers (whose area was later taken over by none other than Kmart's US rival, Target).
Mexico: Failure, In 1994, Super Kmart launched in suburban Mexico City as a joint venture between the US Kmart Corporation, and El Puerto de Liverpool. Kmart sold their Mexican Super Kmart stores off in 1997 to Controladora Comercial Mexicana, owner of the MEGA hypermarket chain.
Czech Republic & Slovakia: Failure, In 1992, Kmart entered the European market by buying the Maj Department Store chain in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. By 1996, the troubles surrounding Kmart's US stores caught up with their European stores, Kmart sold their Czech Republic and Slovakia stores to Tesco.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: retailisking on May 09, 2013, 02:16:21 PM
Good detective work, guys! Now, let's keep our eyes peeled for the inevitable announcement about the Market Basket...
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on May 09, 2013, 06:06:55 PM
Quote from: retailisking on May 09, 2013, 02:16:21 PM
Good detective work, guys! Now, let's keep our eyes peeled for the inevitable announcement about the Market Basket...

http://portsmouth-nh.patch.com/articles/major-retailer-to-close-this-summer
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: IGA/Kmart Is Forever! on May 09, 2013, 09:14:19 PM
Quote from: ShopKoFan on May 09, 2013, 12:48:19 PM
Quote from: d_fife on May 09, 2013, 11:50:48 AM
Quote from: ShopKoFan on May 09, 2013, 11:43:59 AM
Quote from: d_fife on May 09, 2013, 11:37:57 AM
which Kmart.
You meant to say "Which Kmart?" Questions end in question marks, statements end in a period.

I meant Kmart in general when I said that thing about Kmart's image.

How will KMART get out of this and revive?
It is not known how Kmart will get out of this, but I do know that Kmart will change sometime in the future. I hope it's not for the worse.

I'm pretty sure if people have been keeping track of stores outside the States, Kmart has been successful in two countries, and a failure in four countries:
Australia & New Zealand: Success, formerly 51% owned by S.S. Kresge Co. and 49% owned Coles Myer, stores now owned Wesfarmers Ltd.
Canada: Failure, Kmart Canada filed for bankruptcy in 1997, most Kmart Canada stores were sold to Zellers (whose area was later taken over by none other than Kmart's US rival, Target).
Mexico: Failure, In 1994, Super Kmart launched in suburban Mexico City as a joint venture between the US Kmart Corporation, and El Puerto de Liverpool. Kmart sold their Mexican Super Kmart stores off in 1997 to Controladora Comercial Mexicana, owner of the MEGA hypermarket chain.
Czech Republic & Slovakia: Failure, In 1992, Kmart entered the European market by buying the Maj Department Store chain in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. By 1996, the troubles surrounding Kmart's US stores caught up with their European stores, Kmart sold their Czech Republic and Slovakia stores to Tesco.

One thing that I don't get is why in the world would they focus on all of these other businesses and expanding themselves outside the U.S.A. from the 1990's to the present when the #1 thing that they should have been focusing on is their U.S. stores and trying to make them better? Here is a link on how much they have not focused on their U.S. Stores combined with ShopKoFan's last comments. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kmart

Also, why did The Kmart Corporation ever purchase The Sears Holdings Chain after escaping bankruptcy? With the mistakes that Kmart had already made in the 1990's up to their bankruptcy in 2002, Sears has made Kmart's image even worse since The Kmart Corporation purchased The Sears Holdings Chain. Not only that, but when they stated that they were going to close stores after the 2011 Holiday Shopping Season, I noticed online that the number of people upset with Sears greatly outnumbered the number of people that were upset with Kmart. Why would Kmart purchase a business chain like Sears when you have more people upset with Sears than you do Kmart. If you were Kmart, would you purchase a chain that the consumer dislikes more than your own Kmart Chain?

I just hope and pray that Kmart can get themselves out of this situation. I love my Kmart Stores. They are all that I have left under the Discount Department Store Category that I like since the closure of both Hills and Ames Department Stores.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Zayre88 on May 09, 2013, 09:22:10 PM
Quote from: retailisking on May 09, 2013, 02:16:21 PM
Good detective work, guys! Now, let's keep our eyes peeled for the inevitable announcement about the Market Basket...

It's coming for sure!

And NH loses another Kmart..  Only 5 left out of 12.  Maine will soon have more stores than NH!
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill) on May 10, 2013, 08:54:12 AM
Quote from: Kmart Is Forever! on May 09, 2013, 09:14:19 PM
Quote from: ShopKoFan on May 09, 2013, 12:48:19 PM
Quote from: d_fife on May 09, 2013, 11:50:48 AM
Quote from: ShopKoFan on May 09, 2013, 11:43:59 AM
Quote from: d_fife on May 09, 2013, 11:37:57 AM
which Kmart.
You meant to say "Which Kmart?" Questions end in question marks, statements end in a period.

I meant Kmart in general when I said that thing about Kmart's image.

How will KMART get out of this and revive?
It is not known how Kmart will get out of this, but I do know that Kmart will change sometime in the future. I hope it's not for the worse.

I'm pretty sure if people have been keeping track of stores outside the States, Kmart has been successful in two countries, and a failure in four countries:
Australia & New Zealand: Success, formerly 51% owned by S.S. Kresge Co. and 49% owned Coles Myer, stores now owned Wesfarmers Ltd.
Canada: Failure, Kmart Canada filed for bankruptcy in 1997, most Kmart Canada stores were sold to Zellers (whose area was later taken over by none other than Kmart's US rival, Target).
Mexico: Failure, In 1994, Super Kmart launched in suburban Mexico City as a joint venture between the US Kmart Corporation, and El Puerto de Liverpool. Kmart sold their Mexican Super Kmart stores off in 1997 to Controladora Comercial Mexicana, owner of the MEGA hypermarket chain.
Czech Republic & Slovakia: Failure, In 1992, Kmart entered the European market by buying the Maj Department Store chain in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. By 1996, the troubles surrounding Kmart's US stores caught up with their European stores, Kmart sold their Czech Republic and Slovakia stores to Tesco.

One thing that I don't get is why in the world would they focus on all of these other businesses and expanding themselves outside the U.S.A. from the 1990's to the present when the #1 thing that they should have been focusing on is their U.S. stores and trying to make them better? Here is a link on how much they have not focused on their U.S. Stores combined with ShopKoFan's last comments. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kmart

Also, why did The Kmart Corporation ever purchase The Sears Holdings Chain after escaping bankruptcy? With the mistakes that Kmart had already made in the 1990's up to their bankruptcy in 2002, Sears has made Kmart's image even worse since The Kmart Corporation purchased The Sears Holdings Chain. Not only that, but when they stated that they were going to close stores after the 2011 Holiday Shopping Season, I noticed online that the number of people upset with Sears greatly outnumbered the number of people that were upset with Kmart. Why would Kmart purchase a business chain like Sears when you have more people upset with Sears than you do Kmart. If you were Kmart, would you purchase a chain that the consumer dislikes more than your own Kmart Chain?

I just hope and pray that Kmart can get themselves out of this situation. I love my Kmart Stores. They are all that I have left under the Discount Department Store Category that I like since the closure of both Hills and Ames Department Stores.

I agree that Kmart needed to focus on renovating and reimaging their US stores throughout the 1990s to the Big Kmart and Super Kmart image. Instead of opening stores in the Czech Republic and Slovakia, they should put more focus on perfecting the Big Kmart and Super Kmart image and retail strategy, by opening new locations and relocating from worn-out locations that haven't changed much since the 1960s and 1970s.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Zayre88 on May 12, 2013, 12:44:57 PM
Quote from: JimSawhill on May 09, 2013, 11:03:22 AM
Quote from: d_fife on May 09, 2013, 09:57:39 AM
http://www.seacoastonline.com/articles/20130509-BIZ-305090391 of Kmart in Portsmouth

I guess KMart is done... :(

Kmart is going out of business one store at a time.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill) on May 12, 2013, 01:33:39 PM
Quote from: Zayre88 on May 12, 2013, 12:44:57 PM
Quote from: JimSawhill on May 09, 2013, 11:03:22 AM
Quote from: d_fife on May 09, 2013, 09:57:39 AM
http://www.seacoastonline.com/articles/20130509-BIZ-305090391 of Kmart in Portsmouth

I guess KMart is done... :(

Kmart is going out of business one store at a time.
Until something is announced, we'll assume Kmart is dying...
(Also, I'm fed up with Sears Holding Company's handling of the US Kmart stores while Sears stands by and lets Coles Myer/Wesfarmers Ltd. treat their Australia/New Zealand stores better in comparison to our stores (Kmart AU/NZ were 51% owned by SSK/Kmart Corp. US and 49% percent owned by Coles Myer up until 1994 when Coles Myer took over full control. US Kmart started having trouble in the mid 1990s.) in appearance and décor. Kmart should be spun off of Sears before they get "seared" by Sears Holdings bad image. It pains me to see both Kmart and Sears fail. They are both great retailers, but incompetent CEOs and other executives have tarnished their image, as well as the condition of the stores themselves, messy, with merchandise out of place, dirty floors, and at some Kmart locations, spilt liquids such as soda pop on the floor. Many Kmart stores have lost some of their business due to their Penske Auto Repair Shops, Kcafes, and Kmart Pharmacies closing. If Kmart dies, then maybe Shopko will take its place as the third largest retailer (after all, they bought Pamida, and converted them to Shopko Hometown), since Shopko has stores in over 15 states. Kmart is not done yet, maybe not for 10 to 15 years. We might have to wait and see what happens to Kmart next.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: IGA/Kmart Is Forever! on May 12, 2013, 08:26:45 PM
Quote from: ShopKoFan on May 12, 2013, 01:33:39 PM
Quote from: Zayre88 on May 12, 2013, 12:44:57 PM
Quote from: JimSawhill on May 09, 2013, 11:03:22 AM
Quote from: d_fife on May 09, 2013, 09:57:39 AM
http://www.seacoastonline.com/articles/20130509-BIZ-305090391 of Kmart in Portsmouth

I guess KMart is done... :(

Kmart is going out of business one store at a time.
Until something is announced, we'll assume Kmart is dying...
(Also, I'm fed up with Sears Holding Company's handling of the US Kmart stores while Sears stands by and lets Coles Myer/Wesfarmers Ltd. treat their Australia/New Zealand stores better in comparison to our stores (Kmart AU/NZ were 51% owned by SSK/Kmart Corp. US and 49% percent owned by Coles Myer up until 1994 when Coles Myer took over full control. US Kmart started having trouble in the mid 1990s.) in appearance and décor. Kmart should be spun off of Sears before they get "seared" by Sears Holdings bad image. It pains me to see both Kmart and Sears fail. They are both great retailers, but incompetent CEOs and other executives have tarnished their image, as well as the condition of the stores themselves, messy, with merchandise out of place, dirty floors, and at some Kmart locations, spilt liquids such as soda pop on the floor. Many Kmart stores have lost some of their business due to their Penske Auto Repair Shops, Kcafes, and Kmart Pharmacies closing. If Kmart dies, then maybe Shopko will take its place as the third largest retailer (after all, they bought Pamida, and converted them to Shopko Hometown), since Shopko has stores in over 15 states. Kmart is not done yet, maybe not for 10 to 15 years. We might have to wait and see what happens to Kmart next.
I'm glad that I am not the only one who sees Sears Holdings making Kmart's image look bad. I say that the two chains need to separate before Sears Holdings destroys Kmart completely so that Kmart can be preserved for future generations.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill) on May 13, 2013, 02:46:54 PM
Quote from: Kmart Is Forever! on May 12, 2013, 08:27:38 PM
Quote from: ShopKoFan on May 10, 2013, 11:01:49 PM
Two pictures of a Kmart store from opening day, 1985, in West Valley City, Utah.

exterior:
(http://laura.moncur.org/wp-content/photos/KMart-1985-Exterior.jpg)

interior:
(http://laura.moncur.org/wp-content/photos/KMart-1985-Checkouts1.jpg)
Why don't the links to these pictures work at all?
The pictures didn't work for me either, so I removed the topic and all related quotes.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill) on May 17, 2013, 12:25:00 AM
(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Ei2Ik5quiI0/S6bLg-SmpzI/AAAAAAAADzw/SS3up1wVemI/s400/kmart+1975+coming+soon+pleasantfamilyshopping.jpg)
Kmart stores with the old 1960s-1980s Kmart logo.

(http://images.hemmings.com/wp-content/uploads//2012/05/BurwoodVictoria1969_1000.jpg)
Burwood, Victoria, Australia (First Australian Kmart, 1969)

(http://www.labelscar.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/06/Old-Mart-01.jpg)
South Burlington, Vermont, USA

(http://www.labelscar.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/06/Kmart-Sacramento.jpg)
Sacramento, California, USA

(http://www.labelscar.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/06/Kmart-Iowa-Falls.jpg)
Iowa Falls, Iowa, USA

Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: IGA/Kmart Is Forever! on May 17, 2013, 01:32:25 AM
Quote from: ShopKoFan on May 17, 2013, 12:25:00 AM
(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Ei2Ik5quiI0/S6bLg-SmpzI/AAAAAAAADzw/SS3up1wVemI/s400/kmart+1975+coming+soon+pleasantfamilyshopping.jpg)
Kmart stores with the old 1960s-1980s Kmart logo.

(http://images.hemmings.com/wp-content/uploads//2012/05/BurwoodVictoria1969_1000.jpg)
Burwood, Victoria, Australia (First Australian Kmart, 1969)

(http://www.labelscar.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/06/Old-Mart-01.jpg)
South Burlington, Vermont, USA

(http://www.labelscar.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/06/Kmart-Sacramento.jpg)
Sacramento, California, USA

(http://www.labelscar.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/06/Kmart-Iowa-Falls.jpg)
Iowa Falls, Iowa, USA


I'll have to admit that I really miss this original 1980's style look for Kmart. I wish I knew someone that had photos of my local Kmart Store that I shop from this time era before they gave it the "Big Kmart" style that it currently has today. Very nice photos ShopKoFan. Thank you for posting them.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: IGA/Kmart Is Forever! on June 07, 2013, 12:59:32 AM
I'll have to say that the person who wrote this information for www.kmartworld.com in the last step for the survival of Sears Holdings Corp. is head on, which is in step #10 if you click on the link is: Get new leadership.

http://www.kmartworld.com/2011_10_01_archive.html

My only question is though how do we get Lampert to give up ownership of the chain, so that someone who values the chain and the corporation can take over and keep the chain alive while at the same time do things to improve Kmart, their stores, and get their original consumers back that they have lost over the years which Lampert is clearly not doing in all of these categories since taking control of the corporation?
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: ynkeesfn82 on June 07, 2013, 06:47:32 AM
In the Waterbury, CT store the former KMART cafe is a huge Clearance Section.

P.S. Apparently KMART is no longer operating out of Michigan. I saw on several KMART branded products (Sense something or other) and it said distributed by KMART Hoffman Estates, Illinois which is where Sears is based.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: cdavid991 on June 08, 2013, 09:20:19 AM
I think personally KMART and SEARS will be gone within the next 10 years...and I say good riddance to them both. Their hiring standards are sexually and racially biased. Almost all of their supervisors are women and minorities who don't know the first thing about management. I have interviewed four times for a LP job at various KMARTs in CT and three times at SEARS and each time they give me a complete run-around. Most of the stores have an all-female LP staff...which is completely ineffective (and the numbers prove it). The fact is...a female manager is not going to hire males, and a minority manager is not going to hire non-minorities.

I was in the Southbury KMART yesterday and I watched two black males walk out of the store with several items stashed away in their coats. For a customer to identify something like this and the LP staff not to notice is just bogus.

Honestly, I really really hope KMART and SEARS go down. They deserve it!
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: IGA/Kmart Is Forever! on June 08, 2013, 03:06:03 PM
Quote from: cdavid991 on June 08, 2013, 09:20:19 AM
I think personally KMART and SEARS will be gone within the next 10 years...and I say good riddance to them both. Their hiring standards are sexually and racially biased. Almost all of their supervisors are women and minorities who don't know the first thing about management. I have interviewed four times for a LP job at various KMARTs in CT and three times at SEARS and each time they give me a complete run-around. Most of the stores have an all-female LP staff...which is completely ineffective (and the numbers prove it). The fact is...a female manager is not going to hire males, and a minority manager is not going to hire non-minorities.

I was in the Southbury KMART yesterday and I watched two black males walk out of the store with several items stashed away in their coats. For a customer to identify something like this and the LP staff not to notice is just bogus.

Honestly, I really really hope KMART and SEARS go down. They deserve it!
I have noticed that they do have a lot of female staff, too. At least the Kmart Store that I go to still has a male store manager. This other Kmart store that I go to however has a female store manager who would not hire me either. Once I got hired at another store though which is a local supermarket chain, I realized that I just wasn't meant to work at Kmart and I realized the reasons why I was not meant to work at Kmart at the local supermarket chain that I got hired at. But at the same time new ownership may be able to change the company around. At least, that is what I hope and pray happens because I have already lost Hills & Ames and Kmart is the last discount department store that I like while at the same time has the product selection that I am always looking for.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill) on June 08, 2013, 09:44:56 PM
Quote from: cdavid991 on June 08, 2013, 09:20:19 AM
Honestly, I really really hope KMART and SEARS go down. They deserve it!
It's the employees' fault for letting this happen. What you've witnessed is a local issue, only limited to that store.

...And if you feel like bashing the Kmart and Sears stores, go to the "Kmart Bashing" and "Sears Bashing" pages of the "Department Store Bashing" page of this forum.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on June 11, 2013, 11:28:41 PM
I went to the Kmart in closing sale in Portsmouth today and it was 10 to 30 percent off!! Why was the parkling lot bare even in the closing sale, I Went there at 3:30 pm today (Tuesday) and the rest of the plaza esp Market basket was busy????

I went to the one in Rochester NH in the Lilac Mall 1.5 hrs before and it had ppl in it (2:30 pm), does that one get much more business than Portsmouth? its a nicer store than Portsmouth.

the one they had in Gilford was Worse than Portsmouth, it was also smaller than Portsmouth's store.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on June 15, 2013, 01:30:27 AM
how well are the 6 Kmarts in Maine doing?
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Zayre88 on June 15, 2013, 06:41:07 AM
Quote from: d_fife on June 15, 2013, 01:30:27 AM
how well are the 6 Kmarts in Maine doing?

I don't know for sure but my observations are:

Auburn: Nicest and largest of them all I think... but don't know if it's doing good
Augusta: Small store but close to downtown so probably doing ok, could have been closed years ago because of its size.
Bangor: Large store too, is probably doing well because of the many shoppers from Canada in Bangor
Waterville: Parking lot often quite full
Presque Isle: Don't know but it probably also benefits from shoppers from Canada.
Madawaska: Small store in small town away from any Walmart and close to Canadian shoppers.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: JoshAustin610 on July 01, 2013, 07:13:17 PM
The Kmart in Bethlehem, PA will be closing in September, despite converting back from a Sears Essentials two years ago.  It appears this was a case of the landlord buying out the remainder of their lease, which makes me think they already have another tenant in mind (they've put a lot into remodeling most of the shopping center over the last few years, although the former Food Lane next door has been vacant for 16 years and the Eckerd next to that vacant for 13).  Across the street is an extremely small Walmart in a former Bradlees; despite being only 80,000 sq. ft. it's so high volume it's one of the few non-Supercenter stores in the area open 24 hours.  Walmart has expressed interest in relocating out of that spot in the past; if Walmart took over the Kmart, Food Lane, and Eckerd spots it wouldn't be quite Supercenter size, but would still be much larger than what they have.

http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/bethlehem/index.ssf/2013/07/kmart_to_close_in_bethlehem_to.html
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 04, 2013, 06:15:53 PM
Quote from: Zayre88 on June 15, 2013, 06:41:07 AM
Quote from: d_fife on June 15, 2013, 01:30:27 AM
how well are the 6 Kmarts in Maine doing?

I don't know for sure but my observations are:

Auburn: Nicest and largest of them all I think... but don't know if it's doing good
Augusta: Small store but close to downtown so probably doing ok, could have been closed years ago because of its size.
Bangor: Large store too, is probably doing well because of the many shoppers from Canada in Bangor
Waterville: Parking lot often quite full
Presque Isle: Don't know but it probably also benefits from shoppers from Canada.
Madawaska: Small store in small town away from any Walmart and close to Canadian shoppers.

how does the one in Rochester do? well its nicer than the soon to be closing Portsmouth one. I Wasn't surprised they said itd be closing, im surprised it didn't happen sooner?
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: AmesNewington on July 10, 2013, 07:38:22 PM
The Cromwell, CT Kmart has celebrated their 40th anniversary this year. The store opened in 1973. Hard to believe it's been that long. As it looks, the store doesn't seem to be going anywhere. They have a good manager who cares about the store (despite what corporate provides them with). I say this store could use a little update, based on the business it gets and the location. It is one of the longest operating stores in the area. Stop and Shop, JCPenney and Sears are in the same category too. Not many department stores make it to 40.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 15, 2013, 11:26:05 PM
how well does the Kmart in the Lilac Mall in Rochester do?
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: IGA/Kmart Is Forever! on July 18, 2013, 06:49:31 PM
My Aunt & I just had lunch so that the both of us could catch up today. I was catching up with her on the stores and businesses of the present and of the past. She told me that she liked our local Kmart Store and that she liked how clean that it always is in the inside. I don't why there are so many people that judge Kmart Stores just because the buildings of a lot of Kmart Stores are old. Gold Circle, Hills, Ames and many other discount department store buildings were old back in the 1980's/1990's and they still did financially well and always got a lot of business. My local Hills Department Store back in the 1980's/1990's was in an old building just like a lot of Kmart Stores are today. Even though this Hills Department Store was in an old building they were always packed. In fact, when my mother put new school clothes in layaway for me every summer at Hills, you had to wait in a layaway every two weeks for more than an hour just to make your layaway payment. Can you picture having to do this as a child with your mother like I had to every two weeks every summer? My main point is that they were in an old building like Kmart Stores are today and the layaway department is a perfect example of how busy my local Hills Department Store got, despite the fact that they were in an old building. Why are Kmart Stores put down just because of the fact that they are in old buildings? Discount Department Stores of the 1980's/1990's were never viewed like this despite the fact that they were in old buildings and Discount Department Stores of the 1980's/1990's were prime shopping retail stores at the same time. I know that some Kmart Stores are falling apart, but at the same time not all of Kmart's old stores are falling apart. My three local Kmart Stores are in old buildings but they are all in great standing condition.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Zayre88 on July 19, 2013, 05:56:36 PM
Kmart using the Kmart-Australia logo on the store closing sign in Portsmouth NH.... 

They can't even use the right logo on a simple sign, imagine the rest of the decisions in this company...

(http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3691/9321837543_c1367f2040_z.jpg)
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 19, 2013, 07:01:11 PM
Quote from: Zayre88 on July 19, 2013, 05:56:36 PM
Kmart using the Kmart-Australia logo on the store closing sign in Portsmouth NH.... 

They can't even use the right logo on a simple sign, imagine the rest of the decisions in this company...

(http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3691/9321837543_c1367f2040_z.jpg)

wow the parking lot was bare even with the sale? it was that way when I Went last month

how much better does ROchester do than this store. but Rochster did tell me how much they make in a day is how much Portsmouth makes in a week.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill) on July 19, 2013, 07:43:25 PM
Quote from: Zayre88 on July 19, 2013, 05:56:36 PM
Kmart using the Kmart-Australia logo on the store closing sign in Portsmouth NH.... 

They can't even use the right logo on a simple sign, imagine the rest of the decisions in this company...

(http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3691/9321837543_c1367f2040_z.jpg)
It's probably a local issue, limited to this store and (possibly) the store's owner, as well as a local sign company's mistake. Using the wrong Kmart logo has happened too many times before in parts of the United States.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Zayre88 on July 19, 2013, 08:05:17 PM
Quote from: ShopKoFan on July 19, 2013, 07:43:25 PM

It's probably a local issue, limited to this store and (possibly) the store's owner, as well as a local sign company's mistake. Using the wrong Kmart logo has happened too many times before in parts of the United States.

Maybe, but when corporate decides to close a store, they probably provide the needed material like banners and certainly have guidelines on what to use and how to proceed.  But it could be a local sign company's mistake, looking for a kmart logo online...

But you look at the Burlington Vermont store and it has a Kmart Australia logo on their permanent pylon sign!  Kmart does not care it seems.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: ynkeesfn82 on July 20, 2013, 01:44:50 PM
And the only ones that probably know (or care) are us retail junkies.  ;D
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: retailisking on July 20, 2013, 02:47:30 PM
My bet is that it's the sign company that contracted with the liquidation company (I assume Hilco is still handling liquidation for Sears Holdings) that's at fault.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 20, 2013, 05:42:02 PM
yes the Kmart in Rochester told me how much they make in a day is how much Portsmouth made in a week, should I rely on that


I went to one in Winonia Minnesotta 3 weeks ago, half its lights where off and it wasn't busy and it was near Shopko, TArget and Walmart, what will happen to that one in WInonia?
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill) on July 20, 2013, 09:20:58 PM
Quote from: Zayre88 on July 19, 2013, 08:05:17 PM
Kmart does not care it seems.

A testament to Sears Holdings' laziness.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill) on July 20, 2013, 09:36:08 PM
Quote from: d_fife on July 20, 2013, 05:42:02 PM
yes the Kmart in Rochester told me how much they make in a day is how much Portsmouth made in a week, should I rely on that


I went to one in Winonia Minnesotta 3 weeks ago, half its lights where off and it wasn't busy and it was near Shopko, TArget and Walmart, what will happen to that one in WInonia?
Sorry. I can't help you with that one. By the way, you misspelled "Winona, Minnesota".
I live in Green Bay, Wisconsin near a Kmart store (built in 1967) located adjacent to Lambeau Field near where I live that does well, even during Packers football games, when the tailgaters use their parking lot before the game begins.

Unfortunately, the Kmart on the other side of Green Bay closed in 2009.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill) on July 22, 2013, 03:02:42 PM
Quote from: Zayre88 on July 19, 2013, 05:56:36 PM
Kmart using the Kmart-Australia logo on the store closing sign in Portsmouth NH.... 

They can't even use the right logo on a simple sign, imagine the rest of the decisions in this company...

(http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3691/9321837543_c1367f2040_z.jpg)

Other usages of the Kmart Australia logo in the United States:

The Kmart sign in Virginia Beach, Virginia:
(http://www.billburmaster.com/lecentre/images/kmartquiznosvabeachva0609.jpg)
...Because there are no Quiznos Sub shops or Taco Bells in Australia. (Lazy sign company!!!)

Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: IGA/Kmart Is Forever! on July 22, 2013, 09:38:21 PM
Quote from: ShopKoFan on July 22, 2013, 03:02:42 PM
Other usages of the Kmart Australia logo in the United States:

The Kmart sign in Virginia Beach, Virginia:
(http://www.billburmaster.com/lecentre/images/kmartquiznosvabeachva0609.jpg)
...Because there are no Quiznos Sub shops or Taco Bells in Australia. (Lazy sign company!!!)


How were you able to find this sign that is in the state of Virginia?
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill) on July 23, 2013, 04:19:27 PM
Quote from: Kmart Is Forever! on July 22, 2013, 09:38:21 PM
Quote from: ShopKoFan on July 22, 2013, 03:02:42 PM
Other usages of the Kmart Australia logo in the United States:

The Kmart sign in Virginia Beach, Virginia:
(http://www.billburmaster.com/lecentre/images/kmartquiznosvabeachva0609.jpg)
...Because there are no Quiznos Sub shops or Taco Bells in Australia. (Lazy sign company!!!)


How were you able to find this sign that is in the state of Virginia?
It was from this website:
http://www.billburmaster.com/lecentre/kmart.html
(I hope that answers your question.)
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill) on July 31, 2013, 10:42:01 PM
(http://www.billburmaster.com/lecentre/images/bigkmartalsipil0410.jpg)
The Big Kmart store in Alsip, Illinois. This Big Kmart store was previously home to The Treasury, a now-defunct discount store division of JCPenney.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: IGA/Kmart Is Forever! on July 31, 2013, 11:08:50 PM
Quote from: ShopKoFan on July 31, 2013, 10:42:01 PM
(http://www.billburmaster.com/lecentre/images/bigkmartalsipil0410.jpg)
The Big Kmart store in Alsip, Illinois. This Big Kmart store was previously home to The Treasury, a now-defunct discount store division of JCPenney.
My three local Big Kmart Stores look ten times way better than this one. This Big Kmart Store in Illinois is more outdated than any Big Kmart that I have ever seen!
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill) on August 01, 2013, 04:52:16 PM
 >:( I do not want to live in a world where the only Kmart stores left are in Australia and New Zealand!

What Sears Holdings needs to do, is hire a new CEO, and a few other executives who know what they're doing. I think Kmart needs to reinvent themselves in this decade, just like how Apple Computers reinvented themselves upon Steve Jobs' return to Apple upon the merger with NeXT Computers in the late 1990s. Kmart needs to differentiate themselves from Walmart, just like Apple differentiates themselves from Microsoft, and how Burger King differentiates themselves from McDonald's. Kmart needs to find its niche, and stop trying to be a poor man's Walmart-type retailer. In the future, when our economic problems are behind us, Kmart should hire new executives (including a new CEO) who know what they're doing, and remodel outdated-looking stores, relocate existing Kmart stores to better locations, expand the smaller Kmart stores, and possibly open some new Kmart Supercenter locations, and Kmart/Sears co-branded stores, as well as open more of their new Kdollar dollar stores and Kwash Laundromats inside most Kmart stores.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill) on August 01, 2013, 04:56:34 PM
Quote from: Kmart Is Forever! on July 31, 2013, 11:08:50 PM
Quote from: ShopKoFan on July 31, 2013, 10:42:01 PM
(http://www.billburmaster.com/lecentre/images/bigkmartalsipil0410.jpg)
The Big Kmart store in Alsip, Illinois. This Big Kmart store was previously home to The Treasury, a now-defunct discount store division of JCPenney.
My three local Big Kmart Stores look ten times way better than this one. This Big Kmart Store in Illinois is more outdated than any Big Kmart that I have ever seen!
It must be the 1960s-modern façade left over from The Treasury that makes this store outdated.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on August 01, 2013, 05:12:11 PM
Kmart in Waterbury is CLOSING!!!!!! The one on Wolcott st! http://www.rep-am.com/news/local/741072.txt
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on August 01, 2013, 07:14:31 PM
  Coos Bay OR and PAlyum WA are closing.

does a kmart closing at 6 pm on a Sunday mean it will close
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: IGA/Kmart Is Forever! on August 02, 2013, 12:26:42 AM
Quote from: ShopKoFan on August 01, 2013, 04:52:16 PM
>:( I do not want to live in a world where the only Kmart stores left are in Australia and New Zealand!

What Sears Holdings needs to do, is hire a new CEO, and a few other executives who know what they're doing. I think Kmart needs to reinvent themselves in this decade, just like how Apple Computers reinvented themselves upon Steve Jobs' return to Apple upon the merger with NeXT Computers in the late 1990s. Kmart needs to differentiate themselves from Walmart, just like Apple differentiates themselves from Microsoft, and how Burger King differentiates themselves from McDonald's. Kmart needs to find its niche, and stop trying to be a poor man's Walmart-type retailer. In the future, when our economic problems are behind us, Kmart should hire new executives (including a new CEO) who know what they're doing, and remodel outdated-looking stores, relocate existing Kmart stores to better locations, expand the smaller Kmart stores, and possibly open some new Kmart Supercenter locations, and Kmart/Sears co-branded stores, as well as open more of their new Kdollar dollar stores and Kwash Laundromats inside most Kmart stores.
I quite personally agree with you. At the same time, Lampert refuses to give up ownership of the company. How do we accomplish what you have stated ShopKoFan if Lampert refuses to give up ownership? My main point is that we are pretty much at a dead end now, because the only thing that will save Kmart is if someone takes over as CEO that really knows what they are doing and at the same time, Lampert won't do that.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill) on August 05, 2013, 07:15:41 AM
I predict that if Kmart and Sears goes under, that some locations be sold to Shopko, and others will be sold to Meijer, but both stores would likely demolish the old Kmart and Sears stores and build new stores on the same site.

Shopko would likely take the locations at shopping malls filling the void left by a Sears or Kmart that once anchored the shopping mall (Shopko stores anchor numerous shopping malls and strip malls as well as big box power centers in Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Michigan's upper peninsula, as well as stores as faraway as Washington state, Nebraska, and Idaho.)

As for Meijer, they would likely take most of the larger free-standing former Kmart, Super Kmart, and large single-story Sears locations and convert those to Meijer hypermarkets, unless they are structurally unsound, they would tear down and build new.

Shopko, Target, Kohl's, or Big Lots would take over the single-story Sears locations that currently anchor single-story shopping malls.

Most Sears, two stories or more, could become Boscov's, Target (the stores would have to be modified to include special sets of escalators that can accommodate both people and shopping carts called "Vermaports"), or if the mall can handle upscale anchors, Bloomingdale's, Macy's, Nordstrom, or Lord & Taylor.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Pikapower on August 05, 2013, 04:29:57 PM
Quote from: ShopKoFan on August 05, 2013, 07:15:41 AM
I predict that if Kmart and Sears goes under, that some locations be sold to Shopko, and others will be sold to Meijer, but both stores would likely demolish the old Kmart and Sears stores and build new stores on the same site.

Shopko would likely take the locations at shopping malls filling the void left by a Sears or Kmart that once anchored the shopping mall (Shopko stores anchor numerous shopping malls and strip malls as well as big box power centers in Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Michigan's upper peninsula, as well as stores as faraway as Washington state, Nebraska, and Idaho.)

As for Meijer, they would likely take most of the larger free-standing former Kmart, Super Kmart, and large single-story Sears locations and convert those to Meijer hypermarkets, unless they are structurally unsound, they would tear down and build new.

Shopko, Target, Kohl's, or Big Lots would take over the single-story Sears locations that currently anchor single-story shopping malls.

Most Sears, two stories or more, could become Boscov's, Target (the stores would have to be modified to include special sets of escalators that can accommodate both people and shopping carts called "Vermaports"), or if the mall can handle upscale anchors, Bloomingdale's, Macy's, Nordstrom, or Lord & Taylor.
What about TJMaxx taking up some of the single-story Sears stores if Sears goes under?
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on August 05, 2013, 08:38:06 PM
I went to Kmart in Portsmouth Saturday and many of the isles are gone its 30 to 60 percent off. Did anyone notice the parking lot there was ALWAYS BARE. how well does Rochester do?
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Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill) on August 06, 2013, 08:11:13 AM
Quote from: Pikapower on August 05, 2013, 04:29:57 PM
Quote from: ShopKoFan on August 05, 2013, 07:15:41 AM
I predict that if Kmart and Sears goes under, that some locations be sold to Shopko, and others will be sold to Meijer, but both stores would likely demolish the old Kmart and Sears stores and build new stores on the same site.

Shopko would likely take the locations at shopping malls filling the void left by a Sears or Kmart that once anchored the shopping mall (Shopko stores anchor numerous shopping malls and strip malls as well as big box power centers in Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Michigan's upper peninsula, as well as stores as faraway as Washington state, Nebraska, and Idaho.)

As for Meijer, they would likely take most of the larger free-standing former Kmart, Super Kmart, and large single-story Sears locations and convert those to Meijer hypermarkets, unless they are structurally unsound, they would tear down and build new.

Shopko, Target, Kohl's, or Big Lots would take over the single-story Sears locations that currently anchor single-story shopping malls.

Most Sears, two stories or more, could become Boscov's, Target (the stores would have to be modified to include special sets of escalators that can accommodate both people and shopping carts called "Vermaports"), or if the mall can handle upscale anchors, Bloomingdale's, Macy's, Nordstrom, or Lord & Taylor.
What about TJMaxx taking up some of the single-story Sears stores if Sears goes under?
That would work too. And some Kmart store could also be converted to TJ Maxx/HomeGoods combo stores, Gordman's, Toys "R" Us toy stores, some could become ACE Hardware, True Value, Menards, or Do It Best Hardware stores, some free-standing Kmart stores could become Tractor Supply Company stores, while others could possibly become Best Buy or Burlington Coat Factory. Other ideas include opening supermarkets inside former Kmart stores including SuperValu or IGA supermarkets. Thrift stores could also work inside most former Kmart stores, including St. Vincent DePaul, Goodwill or The Salvation Army Thrift Store.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: ynkeesfn82 on August 06, 2013, 07:38:28 PM
A friend of mine thought the KMART location in Waterbury, CT would be a good location for a supermarket. - I don't think so. Shoprite is next door. There's a failing Stop & Shop across the street. Price Chopper already failed in Waterbury (it was where Shoprite is now). I seriously doubt BIG Y would open in Waterbury. He wishes Hannaford would open their first Connecticut store there, but isn't Hannaford's parent company having financial problems? Plus I really don't see Hannaford coming to Connecticut anyway.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: BillyGr on August 06, 2013, 09:04:25 PM
Quote from: ShopKoFan on August 05, 2013, 07:15:41 AM
That would work too. And some Kmart store could also be converted to TJ Maxx/HomeGoods combo stores, Gordman's, Toys "R" Us toy stores, some could become ACE Hardware, True Value, Menards, or Do It Best Hardware stores, some free-standing Kmart stores could become Tractor Supply Company stores, while others could possibly become Best Buy or Burlington Coat Factory. Other ideas include opening supermarkets inside former Kmart stores including SuperValu or IGA supermarkets. Thrift stores could also work inside most former Kmart stores, including St. Vincent DePaul, Goodwill or The Salvation Army Thrift Store.

In this area one of the previously closed K-Marts did become a Tractor Supply.  This store is part of a stip, but was on the right "end".  They demolished a portion of the right side of the building to create a fenced in outdoor area (as Tractor Supply often has - now why they wouldn't want that area indoors if the building already existed...), and the rest became Tractor (with a small part added onto a couple vacant smaller stores to become Planet Fitness).
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on August 07, 2013, 12:31:12 AM
Quote from: Marc B on August 06, 2013, 07:38:28 PM
A friend of mine thought the KMART location in Waterbury, CT would be a good location for a supermarket. - I don't think so. Shoprite is next door. There's a failing Stop & Shop across the street. Price Chopper already failed in Waterbury (it was where Shoprite is now). I seriously doubt BIG Y would open in Waterbury. He wishes Hannaford would open their first Connecticut store there, but isn't Hannaford's parent company having financial problems? Plus I really don't see Hannaford coming to Connecticut anyway.

how did they know Waterbury was closing?

and are you surprised its closing?
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill) on August 15, 2013, 11:43:04 PM
Wouldn't it be great if the current owners of Kmart Australia, Wesfarmers Limited, bought Sears Holdings, and decided to remodel all the remaining American Kmart stores to bring them in line with the Kmart Australia store design, featuring the Kmart Australia logo? I think It would work very well in America, and they could revamp the design of the store exteriors/interiors, newspaper ads, employee uniforms, and nametags. We could dream, can't we?
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: ynkeesfn82 on August 16, 2013, 07:16:29 AM
Quote from: ShopKoFan on August 15, 2013, 11:43:04 PM
Wouldn't it be great if the current owners of Kmart Australia, Wesfarmers Limited, bought Sears Holdings, and decided to remodel all the remaining American Kmart stores to bring them in line with the Kmart Australia store design, featuring the Kmart Australia logo? I think It would work very well in America, and they could revamp the design of the store exteriors/interiors, newspaper ads, employee uniforms, and nametags. We could dream, can't we?

I honestly don't think this would work. Too many people have a negative opinion about KMART. They're too far gone. What your describing is basically lipstick on a pig. In other words you can dress up a pig and make it look nice, but in the end it's still a pig. The same with what you're talking about because as I said "Too many people have a negative opinion about KMART."
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill) on August 16, 2013, 09:30:13 PM
Quote from: Marc B on August 16, 2013, 07:16:29 AM
Quote from: ShopKoFan on August 15, 2013, 11:43:04 PM
Wouldn't it be great if the current owners of Kmart Australia, Wesfarmers Limited, bought Sears Holdings, and decided to remodel all the remaining American Kmart stores to bring them in line with the Kmart Australia store design, featuring the Kmart Australia logo? I think It would work very well in America, and they could revamp the design of the store exteriors/interiors, newspaper ads, employee uniforms, and nametags. We could dream, can't we?

I honestly don't think this would work. Too many people have a negative opinion about KMART. They're too far gone. What your describing is basically lipstick on a pig. In other words you can dress up a pig and make it look nice, but in the end it's still a pig. The same with what you're talking about because as I said "Too many people have a negative opinion about KMART."
I bet some people felt the same way when Zayre was taken over by Ames, or when Kuhn's Big K was taken over by Wal-Mart, or when Fedmart was taken over by Target.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: TRU7536 on August 18, 2013, 07:54:07 PM
Quote from: Marc B on August 16, 2013, 07:16:29 AM
Quote from: ShopKoFan on August 15, 2013, 11:43:04 PM
Wouldn't it be great if the current owners of Kmart Australia, Wesfarmers Limited, bought Sears Holdings, and decided to remodel all the remaining American Kmart stores to bring them in line with the Kmart Australia store design, featuring the Kmart Australia logo? I think It would work very well in America, and they could revamp the design of the store exteriors/interiors, newspaper ads, employee uniforms, and nametags. We could dream, can't we?

I honestly don't think this would work. Too many people have a negative opinion about KMART. They're too far gone. What your describing is basically lipstick on a pig. In other words you can dress up a pig and make it look nice, but in the end it's still a pig. The same with what you're talking about because as I said "Too many people have a negative opinion about KMART."

I be frank, not a fan of Kmart. walked into the one in Cromwell a few weeks ago to find something and walked out after 5 mins. The store is just so outdated, old, and messy. Their fixtures are so old and the whole store is cramped and outdated. Reminded me of what Ames was back when they were open. They weren't even busy, it made a Wal-Mart store look better.

The prices are higher than Target as well
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill) on August 18, 2013, 09:03:12 PM
Quote from: TRU7536 on August 18, 2013, 07:54:07 PM
Quote from: Marc B on August 16, 2013, 07:16:29 AM
Quote from: ShopKoFan on August 15, 2013, 11:43:04 PM
Wouldn't it be great if the current owners of Kmart Australia, Wesfarmers Limited, bought Sears Holdings, and decided to remodel all the remaining American Kmart stores to bring them in line with the Kmart Australia store design, featuring the Kmart Australia logo? I think It would work very well in America, and they could revamp the design of the store exteriors/interiors, newspaper ads, employee uniforms, and nametags. We could dream, can't we?

I honestly don't think this would work. Too many people have a negative opinion about KMART. They're too far gone. What your describing is basically lipstick on a pig. In other words you can dress up a pig and make it look nice, but in the end it's still a pig. The same with what you're talking about because as I said "Too many people have a negative opinion about KMART."

I be frank, not a fan of Kmart. walked into the one in Cromwell a few weeks ago to find something and walked out after 5 mins. The store is just so outdated, old, and messy. Their fixtures are so old and the whole store is cramped and outdated. Reminded me of what Ames was back when they were open. They weren't even busy, it made a Wal-Mart store look better.

The prices are higher than Target as well
I live in Wisconsin, and I think Shopko has better looking stores than Kmart. Plus Shopko's stores are well-stocked. Shopko's only disadvantage is price, given that Target and Walmart have lower prices.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: IGA/Kmart Is Forever! on August 18, 2013, 09:28:28 PM
Quote from: ShopKoFan on August 18, 2013, 09:03:12 PM
Quote from: TRU7536 on August 18, 2013, 07:54:07 PM
Quote from: Marc B on August 16, 2013, 07:16:29 AM
Quote from: ShopKoFan on August 15, 2013, 11:43:04 PM
Wouldn't it be great if the current owners of Kmart Australia, Wesfarmers Limited, bought Sears Holdings, and decided to remodel all the remaining American Kmart stores to bring them in line with the Kmart Australia store design, featuring the Kmart Australia logo? I think It would work very well in America, and they could revamp the design of the store exteriors/interiors, newspaper ads, employee uniforms, and nametags. We could dream, can't we?

I honestly don't think this would work. Too many people have a negative opinion about KMART. They're too far gone. What your describing is basically lipstick on a pig. In other words you can dress up a pig and make it look nice, but in the end it's still a pig. The same with what you're talking about because as I said "Too many people have a negative opinion about KMART."

I be frank, not a fan of Kmart. walked into the one in Cromwell a few weeks ago to find something and walked out after 5 mins. The store is just so outdated, old, and messy. Their fixtures are so old and the whole store is cramped and outdated. Reminded me of what Ames was back when they were open. They weren't even busy, it made a Wal-Mart store look better.

The prices are higher than Target as well
I live in Wisconsin, and I think Shopko has better looking stores than Kmart. Plus Shopko's stores are well-stocked. Shopko's only disadvantage is price, given that Target and Walmart have lower prices.
The only disadvantage that I have with Target is that they do have the product selection that I am looking for. At the same time, I would rather pay higher price for American made products at Kmart than waste my hard earned money paying lower price for foreign made products at Wal*Mart and have it break on me forcing me to replace it repeatedly.

If I had a Target Super Center near me, I would gladly give them a chance so I could buy my groceries.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: vwnut13 on August 19, 2013, 02:26:12 AM
Quote from: Kmart Is Forever! on August 18, 2013, 09:28:28 PM
Quote from: ShopKoFan on August 18, 2013, 09:03:12 PM
Quote from: TRU7536 on August 18, 2013, 07:54:07 PM
Quote from: Marc B on August 16, 2013, 07:16:29 AM
Quote from: ShopKoFan on August 15, 2013, 11:43:04 PM
Wouldn't it be great if the current owners of Kmart Australia, Wesfarmers Limited, bought Sears Holdings, and decided to remodel all the remaining American Kmart stores to bring them in line with the Kmart Australia store design, featuring the Kmart Australia logo? I think It would work very well in America, and they could revamp the design of the store exteriors/interiors, newspaper ads, employee uniforms, and nametags. We could dream, can't we?

I honestly don't think this would work. Too many people have a negative opinion about KMART. They're too far gone. What your describing is basically lipstick on a pig. In other words you can dress up a pig and make it look nice, but in the end it's still a pig. The same with what you're talking about because as I said "Too many people have a negative opinion about KMART."

I be frank, not a fan of Kmart. walked into the one in Cromwell a few weeks ago to find something and walked out after 5 mins. The store is just so outdated, old, and messy. Their fixtures are so old and the whole store is cramped and outdated. Reminded me of what Ames was back when they were open. They weren't even busy, it made a Wal-Mart store look better.

The prices are higher than Target as well
I live in Wisconsin, and I think Shopko has better looking stores than Kmart. Plus Shopko's stores are well-stocked. Shopko's only disadvantage is price, given that Target and Walmart have lower prices.
The only disadvantage that I have with Target is that they do have the product selection that I am looking for. At the same time, I would rather pay higher price for American made products at Kmart than waste my hard earned money paying lower price for foreign made products at Wal*Mart and have it break on me forcing me to replace it repeatedly.

If I had a Target Super Center near me, I would gladly give them a chance so I could buy my groceries.


Funniest thing I've read all week.  Newsflash, products sold at Kmart are made in china too.

Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill) on August 19, 2013, 06:46:51 AM
Quote from: vwnut13 on August 19, 2013, 02:26:12 AM
Quote from: Kmart Is Forever! on August 18, 2013, 09:28:28 PM
Quote from: ShopKoFan on August 18, 2013, 09:03:12 PM
Quote from: TRU7536 on August 18, 2013, 07:54:07 PM
Quote from: Marc B on August 16, 2013, 07:16:29 AM
Quote from: ShopKoFan on August 15, 2013, 11:43:04 PM
Wouldn't it be great if the current owners of Kmart Australia, Wesfarmers Limited, bought Sears Holdings, and decided to remodel all the remaining American Kmart stores to bring them in line with the Kmart Australia store design, featuring the Kmart Australia logo? I think It would work very well in America, and they could revamp the design of the store exteriors/interiors, newspaper ads, employee uniforms, and nametags. We could dream, can't we?

I honestly don't think this would work. Too many people have a negative opinion about KMART. They're too far gone. What your describing is basically lipstick on a pig. In other words you can dress up a pig and make it look nice, but in the end it's still a pig. The same with what you're talking about because as I said "Too many people have a negative opinion about KMART."

I be frank, not a fan of Kmart. walked into the one in Cromwell a few weeks ago to find something and walked out after 5 mins. The store is just so outdated, old, and messy. Their fixtures are so old and the whole store is cramped and outdated. Reminded me of what Ames was back when they were open. They weren't even busy, it made a Wal-Mart store look better.

The prices are higher than Target as well
I live in Wisconsin, and I think Shopko has better looking stores than Kmart. Plus Shopko's stores are well-stocked. Shopko's only disadvantage is price, given that Target and Walmart have lower prices.
The only disadvantage that I have with Target is that they do have the product selection that I am looking for. At the same time, I would rather pay higher price for American made products at Kmart than waste my hard earned money paying lower price for foreign made products at Wal*Mart and have it break on me forcing me to replace it repeatedly.

If I had a Target Super Center near me, I would gladly give them a chance so I could buy my groceries.


Funniest thing I've read all week.  Newsflash, products sold at Kmart are made in china too.


I agree. Other stores besides Walmart, Kmart and Target where most products are made in China include Shopko, Kohl's, JCPenney, Meijer, Fred Meyer, Toys "R" Us and Costco. Most of the products are made in China because they are cheaper to make there. But not all products are made in China, most Nintendo video games and consoles are made in Japan, LEGO building bricks are made mostly in Denmark, and Little Tikes is starting to make most of their products in the United States again, and some pieces of furniture, such as bookcases are being made in the United States again. The best place to be informed bout American-made products is ABC News's "MADE IN AMERICA" segment. Larry the Cable Guy put it bluntly in the Prilosec OTC commercial: "In America, we don't just make things you want, we make things we didn't even know you want!", so American-made products are slowly, but surely making a comeback.

ABC's "MADE IN AMERICA":
http://abcnews.go.com/WN/MadeInAmerica/ (http://abcnews.go.com/WN/MadeInAmerica/)
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: ynkeesfn82 on August 19, 2013, 07:52:51 AM
And don't forget a couple months ago Walmart announced it would be spending several billion dollars over the next few years to introduce more "Made in the USA" products.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill) on August 23, 2013, 06:55:29 PM
My predictions for Kmart/Sears Holdings' future:

Kmart and Sears will close more stores.

Sears Holdings will possibly file for bankruptcy, and sell their assets. (Joe Boxer, Lands' End, Craftsman, Thom McAn, DieHard, Kenmore, etc.)

Sears Holdings' assets might be sold piece by piece (Kmart's Thom McAn Shoe endcaps might wind up going to Walmart, since they are also found at Walmart stores in Mexico. Joe Boxer and Land's End will be spun off of SHLD into separate companies. Craftsman, DieHard, and Kenmore products will possibly be sold to The Home Depot).

Sears stores in Canada might be sold to either JCPenney, Kohl's or Macy's.

Kmart locations in Guam and Puerto Rico might be sold to Target.



Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Zayre88 on August 25, 2013, 04:27:15 PM
Quote from: ShopKoFan on August 23, 2013, 06:55:29 PM
My predictions for Kmart/Sears Holdings' future:

Kmart and Sears will close more stores.


An easy one! ;)

In the past year, Kmart has been closing nearly 1 to 3 store per month!  This trend is not stopping.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill) on August 25, 2013, 08:47:25 PM
Quote from: Zayre88 on August 25, 2013, 04:27:15 PM
Quote from: ShopKoFan on August 23, 2013, 06:55:29 PM
My predictions for Kmart/Sears Holdings' future:

Kmart and Sears will close more stores.


An easy one! ;)

In the past year, Kmart has been closing nearly 1 to 3 store per month!  This trend is not stopping.
Time and time again that could not be more true. Kmart and Sears are dying, and soon the Kmart-branded stores in Australia and New Zealand will be all that's left of the once-great Kresge empire.

I guess a trip to Australia or New Zealand in the future for some of our members of our fan club's forums is in order. There are a lot of interesting things about retailers in other countries outside of Canada we do not know much about. I would like to see how nice an Australian/New Zealand Kmart looks in person, instead of looking at pictures found on the internet (I would like to see the Toys "R" Us-turned-Kmart in Adelaide, New South Wales, Australia that occupies multiple floor of retail space) and see how a Target in Australia compares to a Target in the United States, I would also like to check out the Big W, an Australian discount store that is similar in many ways to the American Walmart stores.

Kmart is dying in North America, but is alive and well in the South Pacific.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Kmart4life on August 27, 2013, 03:32:14 PM
Just found out during my Kmart trip today that Store Manager Nita Pate was arrested for Grand theft after stealing somewhere in the neighborhood of $5,000 or more. I would have never thought she would stoop that low. She was a really good Manager and she made sure that the store was kept neat and clean :o
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: IGA/Kmart Is Forever! on August 27, 2013, 07:40:59 PM
Quote from: Kmart4life on August 27, 2013, 03:32:14 PM
Just found out during my Kmart trip today that Store Manager Nita Pate was arrested for Grand theft after stealing somewhere in the neighborhood of $5,000 or more. I would have never thought she would stoop that low. She was a really good Manager and she made sure that the store was kept neat and clean :o
Why in the world would she do that? That is just terrible.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Kmart4life on August 28, 2013, 07:22:14 PM
I wondered the same thing.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill) on September 06, 2013, 09:15:11 PM
Kmart once sold a wine called "Kmarto" in a few Kmart locations in Gainesville, Florida. I learned that piece of trivia from a Trivial Pursuit board game.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Pikapower on September 07, 2013, 06:41:18 AM
Quote from: ShopKoFan on September 06, 2013, 09:15:11 PM
Kmart once sold a wine called "Kmarto" in a few Kmart locations in Gainesville, Florida. I learned that piece of trivia from a Trivial Pursuit board game.

When did K-Mart sold store brand wine?
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on September 08, 2013, 10:21:19 AM
How does Kmart get better, open new storse and remodel old ones? and Missisppi, TExas and Arkansas have VERY FEW KMARTS, why?
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill) on September 08, 2013, 10:06:12 PM
Quote from: Pikapower on September 07, 2013, 06:41:18 AM
Quote from: ShopKoFan on September 06, 2013, 09:15:11 PM
Kmart once sold a wine called "Kmarto" in a few Kmart locations in Gainesville, Florida. I learned that piece of trivia from a Trivial Pursuit board game.

When did K-Mart sold store brand wine?
In the 1970s and 1980s, in the state of Florida.

http://thehorsedoctor.blogspot.com/2006/11/kmarto-and-other-fine-wines.html (http://thehorsedoctor.blogspot.com/2006/11/kmarto-and-other-fine-wines.html)

(some of the people commenting on this blog also learned of Kmarto through aforementioned Trivial Pursuit trivia question.)

Here's what a bottle of Kmarto looks like:
(http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger2/994/2085/400/280840/Kamarto%20012.jpg)

Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on September 18, 2013, 02:16:04 PM
Cedar RApids last remaining Kmart and Morgantown are closing.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill) on September 18, 2013, 09:44:41 PM
I suppose Kmart and Sears' problems are catching up to them. Talk about bad karma. The Australians and New Zealanders are lucky, because S.S. Kresge's 51% share of Kmart Australia was bought by G.J. Coles & Coy (later Coles Myer), then sold to Wesfarmers Ltd. If Kmart were still half-owned by Kmart U.S.A. right now, Kmart Australia would've been brought down with the American, Canadian, and Czech Republic/Slovakia Kmart operations. Kmart Australia has dodged a bullet back in the 1990s and has been successful ever since.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on September 20, 2013, 03:40:47 PM
Kmarts in Brookfield WI and the Supercenter in HOmewood are closing I found out today, 4 this month announced. so is ROund BEAch LAke IL
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Kmart4life on September 20, 2013, 09:44:54 PM
Found this on narse.org

Sears Crucial Appliance Sales Erode
By Suzanne Kapner
Wall Street Journal
August 23, 2013

Sears Holdings Corp. built its Kenmore brand into the dominant force in U.S. major appliances over the better part of a century. It only took a few years of tinkering by hedge fund manager Eddie Lampert to take it apart.

The breakdown was evident on Thursday, when Sears said weakness in home appliance sales caused a key measure of sales at existing U.S. stores to shrink. That contributed to a poor showing for the three months ended Aug. 3, when Sears' net loss deepened to $194 million as overall sales fell 6.3%.

Sears' Kenmore now ranks behind Whirlpool and GE in the U.S.

Appliances were an odd area for Sears to not do well. Sears essentially invented the business during World War I. Nearly every other manufacturer and retailer is benefiting as the recovery in the housing market spurs sales of dishwashers, washing machines and refrigerators. Home Depot Inc. and Lowe's Cos., which have eroded Sears' market leading position, this week reported double-digit gains in appliance sales.

Sears finished the quarter with its lowest market share in a decade, according to research firm The Stevenson Company. Its shares fell 8.2%, to $39.72, in New York trading on Thursday.

The damage has a number of causes, former Sears executives and employees said. Sears disrupted a key relationship with Whirlpool Corp. that had underpinned the business for decades. Key management positions turned over frequently. Decaying stores that kept customers away hurt appliance departments as well. Executives focused on technological gimmicks like giving sales associates iPads that proved more frustrating than useful. Meanwhile, competitors were building up their appliance businesses.

As recently as 2002, Sears sold four of every 10 major appliances in the U.S., far outpacing its rivals. Its closest competitor, Lowe's, held a 10% market share, and Home Depot held only 4%, according to Stevenson data.

Those sales had knock-on benefits. Customers who came to Sears looking for appliances often shopped for apparel and other items while in the store. Appliances remain a crucial source of revenue, accounting for roughly $7.5 billion in sales in 2012, or 18.8% of the company's total, according to Wall Street Journal calculations.

Sears still holds the top share of retail appliance sales. But that lead has narrowed dramatically. For the 12 months ended June, Sears had a 29% share by value compared with Lowe's 19% and Home Depot's 12%.

Much of Sears' strength in major appliances derived from a long-standing relationship with Whirlpool. The Upton Machine Company, which later became Whirlpool, sold its first washers to Sears in 1916, and Sears took a stake in the company in 1921, when it forgave a loan. Over the years, the companies pioneered products including the first automatic washer in 1947.

Whirlpool also made many products for Sears' 86-year-old Kenmore brand, which generally offered more features at the same price as other brands. It was able to do that, because Whirlpool agreed to give new features like timed dryers and three-cycle washes to Kenmore first before adding them to its own products, people familiar with the arrangement said.

That dynamic changed in 2009 when Sears, in an effort to boost profitability, switched many Kenmore products from Whirlpool to LG Electronics and Samsung Electronics Co., those people said. The newly designed Kenmore products lacked many of the bells and whistles for which the brand was known, and sales suffered, they added.

Once the no. 1 selling appliance brand in the U.S., Kenmore now ranks third behind Whirlpool and General Electric Co., according to Stevenson data.

Sears declined to comment on the company's relationship with manufacturers, as did representatives for Whirlpool and Samsung. An LG spokesman defended its manufacturing, saying "LG brings a higher level of innovation to the relationship." Kenmore will soon release a new Elite Grab-N-Go refrigerator made by LG that houses frequently used items in a separate compartment that can be accessed with the touch of a button.

"In the short term, market share naturally ebbs and flows based on many factors," said Steve Haber, president of Sears' appliance business. "Rather than focus on short-term cycles, we're committed to delivering exceptional experiences that create long-term relationships."

Mr. Haber is the third executive to run its appliance unit in the past five years. Turnover there has contributed to a sense that the business is adrift, a former executive said. Other key jobs such as chief merchant also changed hands, hurting its ability to build supplier relationships, former executives said.

Michael Burti, Sears' general merchandise manager for appliances, left in January 2012 after five years with the company. Steve McClearn, who oversaw strategy and pricing for online and appliances, left in April. Messrs. Burti and McClearn didn't return requests for comment.

A Sears spokesman said the company has made changes to key roles to help transform the business, but added that Sears has a team of experienced staff in place.

The malaise in Sears' appliance business mirrors broader problems at the company since Mr. Lampert gained control of Kmart in 2003 and merged it two years later with Sears in an $11.5 billion deal. Sears hasn't turned a profit since 2010, and sales, which stood at $53 billion when Mr. Lampert took control, fell to $40 billion in 2012, as customer traffic ebbed and Sears sold assets to raise cash.

Mr. Lampert, whose ESL Investments Inc. controls 56.2% of Sears and who became chief executive of the retailer earlier this year, has been criticized for letting stores become run down and for emphasizing technological initiatives over brick and mortar operations even though 97% of Sears sales are done in its more than 2,000 stores.

The company says Kenmore continues to introduce innovative products such as the Kenmore Elite, the biggest front-load washer and dryer on the market. It said Kenmore products routinely get high ratings from consumers, including dishwashers which are rated the highest by J.D. Power and Associates. Other improvements include a loyalty program that has signed up a majority of its shoppers and an initiative to equip store sales staff with iPads so they can more easily look up product information and offer speedy checkouts.

Employees said they like the iPads in theory but have trouble with them in practice. One challenge has been getting Sears' antiquated systems to communicate with the devices, which can lead to frustrating moments when customers and staff are waiting for information, current and former employees said.

That is a particular challenge for appliance sales staff, who rely on the devices to look up product specs. One appliance associate said he has a "love hate" relationship with his iPad. He's supposed to ring up customer purchases on the device, but he often uses the register instead because it is quicker.

"We implemented this capability to give our associates easy access to information at their fingertips," the Sears spokesman said.

Meanwhile, Sears' competitors have been exploiting the gap. Home Depot has expanded its product offerings over the past year by adding Whirlpool, Electrolux, Frigidaire and Samsung brands. Lowe's offersfree next day delivery.

"If the competition continues to focus on appliances and Sears' doesn't do something to make itself relevant, I would expect this share loss to persisteven as the overall appliance market grows," said Matt McGinley, an analyst with researcher ISI Group Inc.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill) on September 22, 2013, 03:45:18 PM
Kmart and Sears is going the way of A&P supermarkets, regional discount stores like Ames, Zayre, and Hills, pre-Bell System divestiture AT&T, and Standard Oil. That's going to depress a lot of people who grew up shopping these stores for clothes, shoes, electronics, toys, furniture, sporting goods, and groceries. I predict that years from now, Kmart and Sears as a retailer will cease to exist.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on September 22, 2013, 03:59:43 PM
Quote from: ShopKoFan on September 22, 2013, 03:45:18 PM
Kmart and Sears is going the way of A&P supermarkets, regional discount stores like Ames, Zayre, and Hills, pre-Bell System divestiture AT&T, and Standard Oil. That's going to depress a lot of people who grew up shopping these stores for clothes, shoes, electronics, toys, furniture, sporting goods, and groceries. I predict that years from now, Kmart and Sears as a retailer will cease to exist.

how can Kmart and Sears reinvent?
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: JimSawhill on September 24, 2013, 05:48:57 PM
Quote from: d_fife on September 22, 2013, 03:59:43 PM
Quote from: ShopKoFan on September 22, 2013, 03:45:18 PM
Kmart and Sears is going the way of A&P supermarkets, regional discount stores like Ames, Zayre, and Hills, pre-Bell System divestiture AT&T, and Standard Oil. That's going to depress a lot of people who grew up shopping these stores for clothes, shoes, electronics, toys, furniture, sporting goods, and groceries. I predict that years from now, Kmart and Sears as a retailer will cease to exist.

how can Kmart and Sears reinvent?

First KMart and Sears needs to become separate companies!!  Then this would be how I would change KMart and Sears:

1) For Sears:

1) Go back and promote appliances and clothing, tools and sporting goods.

2)Advertise Craftman, Kenmore, Canyon River Blue and other private label brands. Promote American Jobs by making sure the private labels are made in the USA.

3)Remodel stores and make it more upscale looking.

2) For KMart:

    1)Rename 25% of the stores in New England Caldor, another 25% to Ames, 20% to Caldor, 10% to Rich's, 5% to King's.
     
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill) on September 24, 2013, 11:10:20 PM
Quote from: d_fife on September 22, 2013, 03:59:43 PM
Quote from: ShopKoFan on September 22, 2013, 03:45:18 PM
Kmart and Sears is going the way of A&P supermarkets, regional discount stores like Ames, Zayre, and Hills, pre-Bell System divestiture AT&T, and Standard Oil. That's going to depress a lot of people who grew up shopping these stores for clothes, shoes, electronics, toys, furniture, sporting goods, and groceries. I predict that years from now, Kmart and Sears as a retailer will cease to exist.

how can Kmart and Sears reinvent?

1. Sears Holdings should sell Kmart and Sears to Shopko Stores, inc. of Green Bay, Wisconsin.

2. All Kmart and (single-story) Sears stores should be converted to Shopko stores.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: JimSawhill on September 30, 2013, 10:30:37 AM
Quote from: d_fife on September 22, 2013, 03:59:43 PM


how can Kmart and Sears reinvent?

Close the KMart at Dale Mabry and Columbus Ave in Tampa. They hate to help anyone in there!!
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill) on October 15, 2013, 03:25:47 AM
Kmart Canada's slogan in its final years (1990-1997) was "Canadian Made".
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on October 15, 2013, 09:23:59 AM
MORE (6 stores) are announcing closures.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: scottw73 on October 15, 2013, 06:19:51 PM
I hate to say this, but I believe K-Mart is done, stick a fork in it, it's done. With all of these closings, it won't be long until there is nothing left.  Nice job Sears
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on October 15, 2013, 06:29:49 PM
Quote from: scottw73 on October 15, 2013, 06:19:51 PM
I hate to say this, but I believe K-Mart is done, stick a fork in it, it's done. With all of these closings, it won't be long until there is nothing left.  Nice job Sears


why did this start all of a sudden for a while there would NEVER be any closings oh for like a store or two a year maybe and no more than that.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: scottw73 on October 15, 2013, 06:38:31 PM
They're trying to stop the hemorrhaging, but unfortunately you can only put so many fingers in the hole, before you run out of fingers to use.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill) on October 16, 2013, 02:33:30 AM
Quote from: scottw73 on October 15, 2013, 06:19:51 PM
I hate to say this, but I believe K-Mart is done, stick a fork in it, it's done. With all of these closings, it won't be long until there is nothing left.  Nice job Sears

...which means the only Kmart stores left on this planet will be in Australia and New Zealand. Those locations were once 51% owned by Kresge/Kmart Corp. US, but were later wholly owned by Australian retail company Coles-Myer, whose assets were later sold to Wesfarmers Ltd.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: shakethis1234 on October 16, 2013, 08:12:04 AM
Kmart in Fulton NY is closing open in 1995 Closing in January 2014 their lease is up in 2018 but Cayuga Community College bought the Plaza 2011and is letting them out of their lease Phase one is done P&C store became the college in 2012. This kmart in fulton is prolly one of the nicest kmarts left 94sf still has little ceasars 54 employees will be let go.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on October 19, 2013, 01:22:48 PM
Quote from: shakethis1234 on October 16, 2013, 08:12:04 AM
Kmart in Fulton NY is closing open in 1995 Closing in January 2014 their lease is up in 2018 but Cayuga Community College bought the Plaza 2011and is letting them out of their lease Phase one is done P&C store became the college in 2012. This kmart in fulton is prolly one of the nicest kmarts left 94sf still has little ceasars 54 employees will be let go.

why was its hours from 10-7 mo-sat and 10-6 sundays.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: ynkeesfn82 on October 20, 2013, 05:04:18 AM
Rumor: A friend of a friend works at a pizza place across the street from the soon-to-close KMART in Waterbury, CT and they told my friend they ran into someone from Tartaglia Commercial Properties (Owner of KMART Plaza) and was told they are in negotiations with Christmas Tree Shoppe to take part of the KMART Space. Of course if that's the case there will still be space leftover.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on October 20, 2013, 08:58:22 AM
Quote from: Marc B on October 20, 2013, 05:04:18 AM
Rumor: A friend of a friend works at a pizza place across the street from the soon-to-close KMART in Waterbury, CT and they told my friend they ran into someone from Tartaglia Commercial Properties (Owner of KMART Plaza) and was told they are in negotiations with Christmas Tree Shoppe to take part of the KMART Space. Of course if that's the case there will still be space leftover.

where you surprised of Kmart closing?
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: shakethis1234 on October 20, 2013, 05:15:38 PM
Fulton Kmart was dead that's the reason it was open 10-7 the college next door kept little caesars open Walmart open in fulton in 2008 surprised kmart lasted this long the store use to be open 8-10 mon - sat 8-8 on sunday
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on October 20, 2013, 06:15:04 PM
Quote from: shakethis1234 on October 20, 2013, 05:15:38 PM
Fulton Kmart was dead that's the reason it was open 10-7 the college next door kept little caesars open Walmart open in fulton in 2008 surprised kmart lasted this long the store use to be open 8-10 mon - sat 8-8 on sunday

how often was the store dead why was it when its a nice looking store
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill) on October 22, 2013, 06:31:38 PM
Sebastian S. Kresge and Richard Sears will be rolling in their graves if they knew that the stores they founded are going downhill.   :(
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: buzz86us on October 25, 2013, 02:55:44 AM
I like the K-Marts in NYC ... it is nice to be able to get to a store in the middle of Manhattan that doesn't have the BS markups common to the city if K-Mart goes down I hope Target buys them out! The K-Mart in Penn Station is great! There is also one near NYU.. I almost got sick on vacation and they had a sale on generic nyquil for $2.50 for the bottle. I thought I was gonna have to pay like $10..
One location that I am surprised is still open is the one in Fremont Ohio..It is so dead and with a wal-mart just down the road i have no reason to set foot in there. There is also one in Baltimore in a plaza that looks ghetto as hell I am surprised that one is still operating.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: retailisking on October 25, 2013, 02:10:26 PM
This is at least the second Sears Holdings reversal this year after the Sears in Presque Isle, ME got a reprieve in July
http://www.wifr.com/home/headlines/Belvidere-K-Mart-to-Close-227760641.html
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on October 25, 2013, 11:47:24 PM
Quote from: retailisking on October 25, 2013, 02:10:26 PM
This is at least the second Sears Holdings reversal this year after the Sears in Presque Isle, ME got a reprieve in July
http://www.wifr.com/home/headlines/Belvidere-K-Mart-to-Close-227760641.html

are you sure?
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: bubcolbert1952 on November 03, 2013, 11:01:30 PM
I have a question for any of you who might know... and I would appreciate any help with this because I've been wondering this for years: did Kmart ever officially ban smoking at the diners/snack bars in their stores? I'm not asking about governmental smoking bans, but rather a company-wide policy that occurred before the many laws banning smoking were passed in the past decade or two.

Also, is it my imagination or did some of the Super Kmart stores have smoking in the arcades that many of them had? I vaguely recall seeing smoking in one of them in Virginia around 1993, not long after the store opened.

It seems Walmart never officially banned smoking in their store eateries, but no new Walmart opened after 2000 would ever have allowed smoking. Most of their stores in the 90's had smoking in the snack bar (most of which were called "Radio Grill") but the in-store McDonald's were smoke free, due to McDonald's company policies, but I guess it would be remotely possible that some of the stores with McDonald's had smoking arcades. Around 2000, as lots of the high-volume smaller, older Walmart stores began either expanding to the Supercenter format or moving to brand new Supercenters across the street, it seems smoking was banned at the stores one by one, gradually. Snack bars at stores that moved became non-smoking from day 1 of the new location opening, and usually the snack bars were moved to a new location within stores that were expanded, so the new snack bars would be non-smoking from the beginning. I'm not sure what the company policy was though for smoking at arcades (but lots of the arcades closed over time anyway) or at stores with Radio Grill that were always Supercenters.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: ynkeesfn82 on November 05, 2013, 03:49:36 PM
One of the local TV stations here in Connecticut is making a big deal because KMART is open on Thanksgiving Day. KMART has been open on Thanksgiving Day for as long as I can remember.

When my father was still alive he and I would always go to the Thanksgiving Day Breakfast at the VFW. I remember one year on our way to the breakfast we stopped at the now defunct KMART in Plainville, CT on Thanksgiving because they had a CD on sale that I wanted. That was more than 10 years ago because that KMART has been closed for 8 or 9 yeats.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: buzz86us on November 12, 2013, 12:16:35 AM
The K-Mart in Penn Station makes me feel like I time traveled back to the 90s... here you have a big bustling city everything is all modern then you go into K-Mart and it is dull as hell. Kind of a cool contrast.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: ynkeesfn82 on November 24, 2013, 08:18:48 AM
SHC does not care about KMART. Their commercials recently have been so stupid that a lot of people (myself included) are turned off by them. I won't shop there and it's not just because I work at Walmart. Have you seen the commercial for the Thanksgiving Night Sale? UGH.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: ynkeesfn82 on November 26, 2013, 08:55:47 PM
Quote from: Marc B on November 24, 2013, 08:18:48 AM
SHC does not care about KMART. Their commercials recently have been so stupid that a lot of people (myself included) are turned off by them. I won't shop there and it's not just because I work at Walmart. Have you seen the commercial for the Thanksgiving Night Sale? UGH.

Here is said commercial. It's called "Gift Out". It's one of several versions of the commercial they're airing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-zNZ_0Mp9ZI
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: shakethis1234 on December 03, 2013, 10:37:36 PM
Fulton kmart closing I took this pic today little Caesars last day was Friday nov 29
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: shakethis1234 on December 03, 2013, 10:40:58 PM
Closed little Caesars last day was nov 29 store announce it was closing late September but stayed open this long because of the college
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: shakethis1234 on December 03, 2013, 10:42:02 PM
Another pic fulton kmart
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: shakethis1234 on December 03, 2013, 10:44:27 PM
Former p&c turned into cayuga community college phase 1
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: shakethis1234 on December 03, 2013, 10:47:25 PM
This was the small store fronts between kmart former p&c whole shopping center is being transformed into a campus
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: shakethis1234 on December 03, 2013, 10:48:46 PM
Dollar tree closing jan 2014 when kmart closes
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: shakethis1234 on December 03, 2013, 10:52:38 PM
Kmarts lease was till 2016 or 2018 but college let them out of the lease so they could expand the school
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: buzz86us on December 11, 2013, 05:39:06 PM
kmart in Albany is closed going to be turned into car dealership... like Albany needs another one of those...
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill) on December 11, 2013, 06:21:53 PM
Stick a fork in Kmart, it's done. Kmart has been losing money and closing stores.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: BillyGr on December 11, 2013, 07:44:19 PM
Quote from: buzz86us on December 11, 2013, 05:39:06 PM
kmart in Albany is closed going to be turned into car dealership... like Albany needs another one of those...

I believe this is going to be one of those Used Car Superstore type places, as opposed to a new car dealer.

So, a little bit different.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on December 16, 2013, 09:19:13 PM
no store closings have been announced since October, GREAT! as every month it was 3-5 stores per month
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: katnapped on December 17, 2013, 09:20:40 PM
Quote from: d_fife on December 16, 2013, 09:19:13 PM
no store closings have been announced since October, GREAT! as every month it was 3-5 stores per month

Keep in mind chains rarely will close store locations during the holidays...time to start biting your nails again once early January rolls around.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill) on December 17, 2013, 09:47:59 PM
Years from now, people will remember Kmart, like how most of us remember Ames. The writing will be on the wall for Kmart once the last group of stores closes.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on December 17, 2013, 09:57:02 PM
Quote from: ShopKoFan on December 17, 2013, 09:47:59 PM
Years from now, people will remember Kmart, like how most of us remember Ames. The writing will be on the wall for Kmart once the last group of stores closes.

what of Saving Kmart?
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill) on December 17, 2013, 10:05:11 PM
Quote from: d_fife on December 17, 2013, 09:57:02 PM
Quote from: ShopKoFan on December 17, 2013, 09:47:59 PM
Years from now, people will remember Kmart, like how most of us remember Ames. The writing will be on the wall for Kmart once the last group of stores closes.

what of Saving Kmart?

Yes, Kmart and Sears will cease to exist once the last group of stores close. No one at Sears Holdings will be able to save Kmart or Sears. I do not think Kmart is worth saving.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on December 17, 2013, 10:37:01 PM
Quote from: ShopKoFan on December 17, 2013, 10:05:11 PM
Quote from: d_fife on December 17, 2013, 09:57:02 PM
Quote from: ShopKoFan on December 17, 2013, 09:47:59 PM
Years from now, people will remember Kmart, like how most of us remember Ames. The writing will be on the wall for Kmart once the last group of stores closes.

what of Saving Kmart?

Yes, Kmart and Sears will cease to exist once the last group of stores close. No one at Sears Holdings will be able to save Kmart or Sears. I do not think Kmart is worth saving.

I hope your wrong and I hope they can be saved, its worth a try.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Ames Newington on December 17, 2013, 10:52:46 PM
I hope they can be saved too. However, if it's inevitable, they should just go out in some sort of a dignified way before they really become terrible or no one will miss them at all. With Ames, Bradlees and Caldor, it was sort of a sudden thing, and each of those chains went out while the stores were still good.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: zonemad96 on December 18, 2013, 04:14:28 PM
Quote from: Ames Newington on December 17, 2013, 10:52:46 PM
I hope they can be saved too. However, if it's inevitable, they should just go out in some sort of a dignified way before they really become terrible or no one will miss them at all. With Ames, Bradlees and Caldor, it was sort of a sudden thing, and each of those chains went out while the stores were still good.

It's a little too late for that, if they wanted to do that they should have gone out business about 8 years ago or so.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on December 18, 2013, 10:57:01 PM
Quote from: zonemad96 on December 18, 2013, 04:14:28 PM
Quote from: Ames Newington on December 17, 2013, 10:52:46 PM
I hope they can be saved too. However, if it's inevitable, they should just go out in some sort of a dignified way before they really become terrible or no one will miss them at all. With Ames, Bradlees and Caldor, it was sort of a sudden thing, and each of those chains went out while the stores were still good.

It's a little too late for that, if they wanted to do that they should have gone out business about 8 years ago or so.


why do you say that? they should just revive it!
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: bubcolbert1952 on December 19, 2013, 12:12:00 AM
It's a real shame Kmart didn't spend more money on the Builders Square and PACE Wholesale divisions for the short time those two were in business in the 80's/early 90's. Home Depot is perfectly able to do well in old 70's Kmart store sites, so I don't get why Builders Square didn't last, because a lot of Builders Square stores were former Kmart stores that were completely gutted inside but had no money spent changing the outsides. You would think the money Builders Square saved on construction costs would have given them a competitive advantage over Home Depot and Lowe's, but due to Kmart's financial troubles going back long before their bankruptcy in 2002 (or even long before their many store closings in 1994), Builders Square was sold to Hechinger, a chain which shut down anyway because it bought HQ, a competitor which was heavily in debt and failing when Hechinger bought it.

Also, if Walmart does such a good job running Sam's Club stores, why didn't PACE (which was sold to Sam's Club 20 years ago) do well under Kmart? The way Kmart stores are looking these days, I wouldn't be surprised at all if Kmart eventually sells all its bigger, more modern 90's stores to Walmart, and closes the rest of the stores... Two Guys (a major rival of Kmart in the 60's and 70's) closed all their stores over 30 years ago, but the company still exists under the name Vornado as a real estate company who continued to own the Two Guys store sites after companies like Bradlees and Jamesway filled a lot of them, and still is in the landlord business now that Walmart, Stop & Shop and other companies are in these buildings.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill) on December 19, 2013, 08:29:20 PM
If Kmart U.S.A. goes under, then the stores owned by Kmart Australia (also found in New Zealand) will be the only Kmart stores left on earth. Kmart Australia was once 51% owned by S.S. Kresge Co. (later Kmart Corp., now Sears Holdings) and 49% owned by G.J. Coles & Coy (later Coles Myer). Coles Myer (later Coles Group) bought back the other 51% which they did not own in the 1990s. Kmart Australia is now owned by Wesfarmers Ltd.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill) on December 19, 2013, 09:16:57 PM
Kmart Logo Timeline:
(http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2871/11457971505_b4827acac3_o.png)
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Pikapower on December 20, 2013, 07:52:15 AM
Quote from: ShopKoFan on December 19, 2013, 09:16:57 PM
Kmart Logo Timeline:
(http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2871/11457971505_b4827acac3_o.png)

They all started with the same logo, but the Australasian K-Mart kept the same red K and teal/blue mart in the logos while the American and Canadian logos just kept the red k!
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: bubcolbert1952 on December 20, 2013, 08:39:15 AM
I get the feeling Walmart will buy the Aussie/Kiwi Kmart stores someday and convert them to the ASDA (pronounced "asda") Supercenter format popular in the UK. There still is plenty of immigration from the UK to Australia and New Zealand and the other way around, so plenty of Aussies and Kiwis would already be familiar with ASDA.

Also, maybe if Sears wants to make up for the suffering of its Canadian division, it could buy the Target stores in Australia.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill) on December 20, 2013, 04:23:48 PM
Quote from: bubcolbert1952 on December 20, 2013, 08:39:15 AM
I get the feeling Walmart will buy the Aussie/Kiwi Kmart stores someday and convert them to the ASDA (pronounced "asda") Supercenter format popular in the UK. There still is plenty of immigration from the UK to Australia and New Zealand and the other way around, so plenty of Aussies and Kiwis would already be familiar with ASDA.

Also, maybe if Sears wants to make up for the suffering of its Canadian division, it could buy the Target stores in Australia.

The problem with that is that Kmart is doing great in Australia/New Zealand, and Australia already has a Walmart equivalent called Big W, and New Zealand has its own Walmart equivalent called The Warehouse. I do not think ASDA/Walmart will have any interest in entering Australia or New Zealand. I doubt Sears will have any interest in buying the Target stores in Australia or expanding into Australia with the financial problems they're facing in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Myer is a department store and is Australia's equivalent of retailers like Sears and JCPenney. Coles and Woolworths are supermarkets similar to the likes of Safeway, Market Basket or Hannaford. I'd prefer to keep Australia and New Zealand's retail landscape the way it is for future generations no matter where they came from, whether they're from Australia, New Zealand, the United States, Canada, or the United Kingdom.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: EddieJ1984 on December 21, 2013, 06:21:01 AM
According to that logo chart, big kmart wasn't a thing lol. But cmon we all know it was.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill) on December 21, 2013, 05:30:25 PM
Quote from: EddieJ1984 on December 21, 2013, 06:21:01 AM
According to that logo chart, big kmart wasn't a thing lol. But cmon we all know it was.
Yes, I decided to skip all the minor logo changes (Big K, Super K, green/gray K, etc.) to focus on the major logo changes, otherwise the timeline would be too big and more complicated than it already is.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on December 28, 2013, 10:51:17 PM
Ok does Kmart changing a store hours from 8 am to 9 am starting next week and closing at 8 pm mean its in danger of closing? or are the hour change temporary.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on December 30, 2013, 05:15:33 PM
still no closings.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on January 04, 2014, 12:26:13 AM
Kmart is closing stores in Bad AXE MI, Fergis Falls MN, and PORTAGE WI
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill) on January 04, 2014, 06:04:23 PM
The Kmart stores in my area that are still open:

*Green Bay (West), Wisconsin (near Lambeau Field on Lombardi Avenue, lease on property set to expire 2018, land to be sold to the Green Bay Packers organization, future of property after 2018 currently unknown.)

*Shawano, Wisconsin (Shawano Plaza)

*Menominee, Michigan (one of the few Kmart stores left on Michigan's Upper Peninsula, and the closest Kmart to the Wisconsin/Michigan border.)




The Kmart stores in my area that closed:

*Green Bay (East), Wisconsin (Near East Town Mall, closed in 2008, along with other underperforming Kmart locations.)

*Appleton, Wisconsin (closed in 2002 following the announcement that Kmart was filing for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection)

*Manitowoc, Wisconsin (formerly a Copps Discount Store until 1983 [Copps now focuses on the supermarket business as "Copps Food Center", a division of Roundy's Supermarkets], became a Kmart in 1985 which closed in 1994 along with other underperforming locations. The building was torn down, and replaced with a Copps Food Center in 2008.)

*Fond du Lac, Wisconsin (closed in 2002)
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on January 04, 2014, 06:05:31 PM
Quote from: ShopKoFan on January 04, 2014, 06:04:23 PM
The Kmart stores in my area that are still open:

*Green Bay (West), Wisconsin (near Lambeau Field on Lombardi Avenue, lease on property set to expire 2018, land to be sold to the Green Bay Packers organization, future of property after 2018 currently unknown.)

*Shawano, Wisconsin (Shawano Plaza)

*Menominee, Michigan (one of the few Kmart stores left on Michigan's Upper Peninsula, and the closest Kmart to the Wisconsin/Michigan border.)



will the Kmart in Green bay close????
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill) on January 04, 2014, 06:32:23 PM
Quote from: d_fife on January 04, 2014, 06:05:31 PM
will the Kmart in Green bay close????

Maybe this video can help shed some light on the story:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJzlq1dWOvQ (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJzlq1dWOvQ)
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: katnapped on January 06, 2014, 01:53:36 PM
Quote from: d_fife on December 28, 2013, 10:51:17 PM
Ok does Kmart changing a store hours from 8 am to 9 am starting next week and closing at 8 pm mean its in danger of closing? or are the hour change temporary.

Not necessarily.  They've done similar here during the winter.

Then again, knowing who we're talking about, who knows...
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: katnapped on January 06, 2014, 01:54:48 PM
Roof collapse!

http://www.minbcnews.com/news/story.aspx?id=990851#.Usr6yBzqg4Q (http://www.minbcnews.com/news/story.aspx?id=990851#.Usr6yBzqg4Q)

100x100 section of roof plus a broken pipe.  Me thinks that store isn't long for business.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: retailisking on January 06, 2014, 07:04:08 PM
http://www.jsonline.com/business/kmart-to-close-3-stores-eliminate-over-300-jobs-b99178509z1-238950551.html
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on January 06, 2014, 07:19:34 PM
Quote from: retailisking on January 06, 2014, 07:04:08 PM
http://www.jsonline.com/business/kmart-to-close-3-stores-eliminate-over-300-jobs-b99178509z1-238950551.html

why that state and there will only be 3 left around Milwaukee now! why do some areas suffer more than others? And some areas the numbers of Target and WAlmart greatly outnumber number of Kmarts?
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill) on January 06, 2014, 10:41:23 PM
Quote from: d_fife on January 06, 2014, 07:19:34 PM
Quote from: retailisking on January 06, 2014, 07:04:08 PM
http://www.jsonline.com/business/kmart-to-close-3-stores-eliminate-over-300-jobs-b99178509z1-238950551.html

why that state and there will only be 3 left around Milwaukee now! why do some areas suffer more than others? And some areas the numbers of Target and WAlmart greatly outnumber number of Kmarts?

There are also a very large number of Shopko stores here in Wisconsin as well (over 50+ locations)...

I predict Shopko might outnumber Kmart four to one from the Midwest to the Pacific Northwest in ten years.

Target outnumbers Shopko, Walmart, and Kmart in Minnesota.

Meijer, a hypermarket [a store selling both food and general merchandise] based out of Michigan, might acquire a few former Kmart stores in Wisconsin, in order to expand further north in Wisconsin (Meijer has a few stores planned for Milwaukee already.).

I predict that some Kmart stores, like the Shawano store, will become a Shopko store (Why doesn't Shawano have one? It's a Wisconsin city, you know!), while the Green Bay store might become a Meijer hypermarket (If that's what the Green Bay Packers organization has planned for the 'Stadium District' off Lombardi Avenue, we don't know if anything like that is planned.).
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on January 06, 2014, 10:50:20 PM
Quote from: ShopKoFan on January 06, 2014, 10:41:23 PM
Quote from: d_fife on January 06, 2014, 07:19:34 PM
Quote from: retailisking on January 06, 2014, 07:04:08 PM
http://www.jsonline.com/business/kmart-to-close-3-stores-eliminate-over-300-jobs-b99178509z1-238950551.html

why that state and there will only be 3 left around Milwaukee now! why do some areas suffer more than others? And some areas the numbers of Target and WAlmart greatly outnumber number of Kmarts?

There are also a very large number of Shopko stores here in Wisconsin as well (over 50+ locations)...

I predict Shopko might outnumber Kmart four to one from the Midwest to the Pacific Northwest in ten years.

Target outnumbers Shopko, Walmart, and Kmart in Minnesota.

Meijer, a hypermarket [a store selling both food and general merchandise] based out of Michigan, might acquire a few former Kmart stores in Wisconsin, in order to expand further north in Wisconsin (Meijer has a few stores planned for Milwaukee already.).

I predict that some Kmart stores, like the Shawano store, will become a Shopko store (Why doesn't Shawano have one? It's a Wisconsin city, you know!), while the Green Bay store might become a Meijer hypermarket (If that's what the Green Bay Packers organization has planned for the 'Stadium District' off Lombardi Avenue, we don't know if anything like that is planned.).

are you saying Kmart in green bay will close?
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill) on January 06, 2014, 11:04:40 PM
Quote from: d_fife on January 06, 2014, 10:50:20 PM
Quote from: ShopKoFan on January 06, 2014, 10:41:23 PM
Quote from: d_fife on January 06, 2014, 07:19:34 PM
Quote from: retailisking on January 06, 2014, 07:04:08 PM
http://www.jsonline.com/business/kmart-to-close-3-stores-eliminate-over-300-jobs-b99178509z1-238950551.html

why that state and there will only be 3 left around Milwaukee now! why do some areas suffer more than others? And some areas the numbers of Target and WAlmart greatly outnumber number of Kmarts?

There are also a very large number of Shopko stores here in Wisconsin as well (over 50+ locations)...

I predict Shopko might outnumber Kmart four to one from the Midwest to the Pacific Northwest in ten years.

Target outnumbers Shopko, Walmart, and Kmart in Minnesota.

Meijer, a hypermarket [a store selling both food and general merchandise] based out of Michigan, might acquire a few former Kmart stores in Wisconsin, in order to expand further north in Wisconsin (Meijer has a few stores planned for Milwaukee already.).

I predict that some Kmart stores, like the Shawano store, will become a Shopko store (Why doesn't Shawano have one? It's a Wisconsin city, you know!), while the Green Bay store might become a Meijer hypermarket (If that's what the Green Bay Packers organization has planned for the 'Stadium District' off Lombardi Avenue, we don't know if anything like that is planned.).

are you saying Kmart in green bay will close?

Not until 2018...
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on January 06, 2014, 11:11:07 PM
Quote from: ShopKoFan on January 06, 2014, 11:04:40 PM
Quote from: d_fife on January 06, 2014, 10:50:20 PM
Quote from: ShopKoFan on January 06, 2014, 10:41:23 PM
Quote from: d_fife on January 06, 2014, 07:19:34 PM
Quote from: retailisking on January 06, 2014, 07:04:08 PM
http://www.jsonline.com/business/kmart-to-close-3-stores-eliminate-over-300-jobs-b99178509z1-238950551.html

why that state and there will only be 3 left around Milwaukee now! why do some areas suffer more than others? And some areas the numbers of Target and WAlmart greatly outnumber number of Kmarts?

There are also a very large number of Shopko stores here in Wisconsin as well (over 50+ locations)...

I predict Shopko might outnumber Kmart four to one from the Midwest to the Pacific Northwest in ten years.

Target outnumbers Shopko, Walmart, and Kmart in Minnesota.

Meijer, a hypermarket [a store selling both food and general merchandise] based out of Michigan, might acquire a few former Kmart stores in Wisconsin, in order to expand further north in Wisconsin (Meijer has a few stores planned for Milwaukee already.).

I predict that some Kmart stores, like the Shawano store, will become a Shopko store (Why doesn't Shawano have one? It's a Wisconsin city, you know!), while the Green Bay store might become a Meijer hypermarket (If that's what the Green Bay Packers organization has planned for the 'Stadium District' off Lombardi Avenue, we don't know if anything like that is planned.).

are you saying Kmart in green bay will close?

Not until 2018...

will it close then? Green bay cant be without a Kmart. all Kmart does is walk away instead of relocate.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill) on January 07, 2014, 12:31:22 AM
Quote from: d_fife on January 06, 2014, 11:11:07 PM
Quote from: ShopKoFan on January 06, 2014, 11:04:40 PM
Quote from: d_fife on January 06, 2014, 10:50:20 PM
Quote from: ShopKoFan on January 06, 2014, 10:41:23 PM
Quote from: d_fife on January 06, 2014, 07:19:34 PM
Quote from: retailisking on January 06, 2014, 07:04:08 PM
http://www.jsonline.com/business/kmart-to-close-3-stores-eliminate-over-300-jobs-b99178509z1-238950551.html

why that state and there will only be 3 left around Milwaukee now! why do some areas suffer more than others? And some areas the numbers of Target and WAlmart greatly outnumber number of Kmarts?

There are also a very large number of Shopko stores here in Wisconsin as well (over 50+ locations)...

I predict Shopko might outnumber Kmart four to one from the Midwest to the Pacific Northwest in ten years.

Target outnumbers Shopko, Walmart, and Kmart in Minnesota.

Meijer, a hypermarket [a store selling both food and general merchandise] based out of Michigan, might acquire a few former Kmart stores in Wisconsin, in order to expand further north in Wisconsin (Meijer has a few stores planned for Milwaukee already.).

I predict that some Kmart stores, like the Shawano store, will become a Shopko store (Why doesn't Shawano have one? It's a Wisconsin city, you know!), while the Green Bay store might become a Meijer hypermarket (If that's what the Green Bay Packers organization has planned for the 'Stadium District' off Lombardi Avenue, we don't know if anything like that is planned.).

are you saying Kmart in green bay will close?

Not until 2018...

will it close then? Green bay cant be without a Kmart. all Kmart does is walk away instead of relocate.
Green Bay can be without a Kmart. Kmart doesn't close down without a reason. Most Kmart (and Sears) stores often close down because of competition from other retailers including the locations you read about. Kmart can't afford to relocate. Not when American people show little interest in Kmart, due to competing retailers offering a larger number of the very same items at lower prices.

Green Bay has lost H.C. Prange department store in 1992, Prange Way discount store in 1995, and Montgomery Ward department store in 2000, so I have a running bet the Kmart discount store and the Sears department store will be next...
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on January 07, 2014, 11:08:26 AM
whats the chances Kmart will close in Green Bay then?

Kmart needs to REVIVE

this one is closing too http://montgomery.patch.com/groups/business-news/p/local-kmart-closing-soon-montgomery   and the western suburbs of chicago wont have many kmarts if not one. All Kmart does is walk away. Why is the MID WEST now getting the brunt of Kmart closings more than any other part of the US now?
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on January 07, 2014, 04:57:44 PM
what is with Kmarts shrinking presence around Chicago, all they do is walk away! like many that have closed are in areas where the shopping has deteroirated, in older buildings and in areas that will be leveled by the shopping area, so they just walk away
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: retailisking on January 07, 2014, 05:14:09 PM
Kmart is walking away everywhere, not just in Chicagoland.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on January 07, 2014, 05:21:12 PM
Quote from: retailisking on January 07, 2014, 05:14:09 PM
Kmart is walking away everywhere, not just in Chicagoland.

soem areas Kmart closed the area got to where not much is around it and the building is older, why not OPEN NEW STORES where the shopping movies!!

Kmart needs to REVIVE, NOT KEEP SHRINKING. Chicagoland has 20 stores left. they had more

sine the Sears Merger, they have been closing a lot in Florida and Illinois (Why Illinois, its NEAR MICHIGAN THEIR STRONGHOLD!)
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill) on January 07, 2014, 05:32:55 PM
Quote from: retailisking on January 07, 2014, 05:14:09 PM
Kmart is walking away everywhere, not just in Chicagoland.
I agree. Kmart and Sears are walking away everywhere, coast to coast. They can't compete with Walmart, Target, regional retail stores like Shopko, Meijer, Rose's, Bealls Texas, Bealls Florida, Fred Meyer, Duckwall-ALCO and in Sears' case, can't compete with JCPenney, Belk, the Bon Ton stores (Younkers, Boston Store, Elder-Beerman, Profitt's, Bergner's, Carson Pirie Scott), Boscov's, Macy's, Bloomingdale's, Nordstrom and other retailers.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on January 07, 2014, 05:51:33 PM
they should do somethign to compete?

but why has there been an increasing number of closings around Chicagoland? there was many more before the SEars Kmart merger.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: bubcolbert1952 on January 09, 2014, 12:14:44 AM
Kmart just announced their Southwest Philadelphia store is closing (didn't say exactly when) which is a shame because it was the last Kmart to have both a pharmacy and a snack bar out of all of them in Greater Philadelphia. It's a shock this store is closing because it's one of three former Clover stores in Philly that became Kmart instead of Kohl's, and helped Kmart compete well with Walmart (at least in the five years before the Kmart bankruptcy in 2002 and merger with Sears soon after) right as Walmart was entering the area. I get the feeling Home Depot or Lowe's (but also possibly Sam's Club, BJ's, or maybe Costco) will open at this former Kmart site. Kmart also bought a lot of stores from Venture (a department store chain very similar to Clover) in the South and Midwest, and Venture went out of business in 1997, less than a year after Clover. The 70's Kmart just two or three miles north of this Southwest Philly store (the older Kmart was in the heart of South Philly) closed I think in 2010, and now is split between Ross Dress for Less and Burlington Coat Factory. It's impressive that this store coexisted for over 15 years with a Walmart less than a mile away, but closed when Walmart did a major remodel of the store to add groceries, which I'm sure must have really hurt the Super Fresh across the street, which opened at the same time as the Walmart around 1995, coincidentally the same year Jamesway was driven out of business I think by Walmart (but the closest Jamesway to here was in Bensalem about 10 miles north, and it may have closed a few years before the rest of the chain. This store is now a Home Depot).

Walmart has announced plans to open at the former Gimbels/Sears site in nearby Upper Darby, which is very accessible from SEPTA public transportation as is the closing Kmart, so perhaps this was the motivation for the closure. I get the feeling the Kmart in Center City Philadelphia, which happened to itself be both a former Gimbels and a former Clover, will also close once Walmart opens, because SEPTA is also very accessible to this Kmart. I get the feeling Boscov's will open at this site once Kmart is gone, because Macy's has a store next door that would complement a Boscov's, and the former Gimbels at Granite Run Mall in Media west of Philly has been a Boscov's for the last 20 years. Kmart has a third store in Philadelphia County (in the northeastern section) which started as a Clover, which survives despite competition from several Walmarts in and around Northeast Philly. Unfortunately when Kmart moved a 70's store to this Clover site, the Acme next door closed without being replaced. The whole shopping center (which to be fair only had a few small shops other than Acme and Kmart) was converted into an industrial park after the former Acme was a furniture store for a relatively short time, closing around 2000.

Acme had a store next door that opened I think in 1979, before Clover was added to the plaza in 1986, even though most Clover stores opened in the 70's. This Acme was given a major remodel and expansion by Albertsons in 2000, but closed in 2005, perhaps because Giant opened in nearby Lansdowne less than a year earlier. This Acme is now a ShopRite, which is really surprising because Acme closed a small store from the 70's in nearby Yeadon that started as a Super Saver, yet this very obsolete store in the middle of nowhere was blocked by Acme's legal department from becoming another supermarket, though IGA was able to get permission to open a tiny store (like a corner store but in a shopping center) in a third of the building, which closed anyway after a very short life, perhaps also due to the Giant opening in Lansdowne. Save-A-Lot closed their store in Yeadon too, less than a block from the former Acme/Super Saver/IGA, but it lasted a long time. Ironically this store started as a Genuardi's a LONG time ago, but closed long before Genuardi's made the decision in the 80's to focus on having big stores in rich suburbs (Yeadon is a very poor area). It's even more ironic that Genuardi's ended up being bought by Safeway, which runs stores of all shapes and sizes in all kinds of neighborhoods. And former Acmes in Lansdowne and West Philly both ended up as Save-A-Lot, but the one in West Philly was briefly a Thriftway in between, and a small portion of the former Acme/Thriftway is now a Family Dollar.

There also was an Acme from 1964 next to the 70's Kmart in South Philly, and this Acme closed in 2002, at the same time as an Acme in West Philly that started as a Penn Fruit and now is a Ross Dress for Less. This Acme amazingly had the current Acme logo, which is weird considering it closed early in Albertsons ownership of Acme. I'm thinking it was given this logo around 1995 when it was brand new, but Albertsons closed a number of stores of their own in 2002 that opened as late as 2000...
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Zayre88 on January 11, 2014, 04:20:41 PM
Photos Of Kmart Disarray Are Another Bad Sign For Store

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/01/10/photos-kmart_n_4575711.html
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: MikeRa on January 11, 2014, 04:54:29 PM
Quote from: bubcolbert1952 on January 09, 2014, 12:14:44 AM
Kmart just announced their Southwest Philadelphia store is closing (didn't say exactly when) which is a shame because it was the last Kmart to have both a pharmacy and a snack bar out of all of them in Greater Philadelphia. It's a shock this store is closing because it's one of three former Clover stores in Philly that became Kmart instead of Kohl's, and helped Kmart compete well with Walmart (at least in the five years before the Kmart bankruptcy in 2002 and merger with Sears soon after) right as Walmart was entering the area. I get the feeling Home Depot or Lowe's (but also possibly Sam's Club, BJ's, or maybe Costco) will open at this former Kmart site. Kmart also bought a lot of stores from Venture (a department store chain very similar to Clover) in the South and Midwest, and Venture went out of business in 1997, less than a year after Clover. The 70's Kmart just two or three miles north of this Southwest Philly store (the older Kmart was in the heart of South Philly) closed I think in 2010, and now is split between Ross Dress for Less and Burlington Coat Factory. It's impressive that this store coexisted for over 15 years with a Walmart less than a mile away, but closed when Walmart did a major remodel of the store to add groceries, which I'm sure must have really hurt the Super Fresh across the street, which opened at the same time as the Walmart around 1995, coincidentally the same year Jamesway was driven out of business I think by Walmart (but the closest Jamesway to here was in Bensalem about 10 miles north, and it may have closed a few years before the rest of the chain. This store is now a Home Depot).

Walmart has announced plans to open at the former Gimbels/Sears site in nearby Upper Darby, which is very accessible from SEPTA public transportation as is the closing Kmart, so perhaps this was the motivation for the closure. I get the feeling the Kmart in Center City Philadelphia, which happened to itself be both a former Gimbels and a former Clover, will also close once Walmart opens, because SEPTA is also very accessible to this Kmart. I get the feeling Boscov's will open at this site once Kmart is gone, because Macy's has a store next door that would complement a Boscov's, and the former Gimbels at Granite Run Mall in Media west of Philly has been a Boscov's for the last 20 years. Kmart has a third store in Philadelphia County (in the northeastern section) which started as a Clover, which survives despite competition from several Walmarts in and around Northeast Philly. Unfortunately when Kmart moved a 70's store to this Clover site, the Acme next door closed without being replaced. The whole shopping center (which to be fair only had a few small shops other than Acme and Kmart) was converted into an industrial park after the former Acme was a furniture store for a relatively short time, closing around 2000.

Acme had a store next door that opened I think in 1979, before Clover was added to the plaza in 1986, even though most Clover stores opened in the 70's. This Acme was given a major remodel and expansion by Albertsons in 2000, but closed in 2005, perhaps because Giant opened in nearby Lansdowne less than a year earlier. This Acme is now a ShopRite, which is really surprising because Acme closed a small store from the 70's in nearby Yeadon that started as a Super Saver, yet this very obsolete store in the middle of nowhere was blocked by Acme's legal department from becoming another supermarket, though IGA was able to get permission to open a tiny store (like a corner store but in a shopping center) in a third of the building, which closed anyway after a very short life, perhaps also due to the Giant opening in Lansdowne. Save-A-Lot closed their store in Yeadon too, less than a block from the former Acme/Super Saver/IGA, but it lasted a long time. Ironically this store started as a Genuardi's a LONG time ago, but closed long before Genuardi's made the decision in the 80's to focus on having big stores in rich suburbs (Yeadon is a very poor area). It's even more ironic that Genuardi's ended up being bought by Safeway, which runs stores of all shapes and sizes in all kinds of neighborhoods. And former Acmes in Lansdowne and West Philly both ended up as Save-A-Lot, but the one in West Philly was briefly a Thriftway in between, and a small portion of the former Acme/Thriftway is now a Family Dollar.

There also was an Acme from 1964 next to the 70's Kmart in South Philly, and this Acme closed in 2002, at the same time as an Acme in West Philly that started as a Penn Fruit and now is a Ross Dress for Less. This Acme amazingly had the current Acme logo, which is weird considering it closed early in Albertsons ownership of Acme. I'm thinking it was given this logo around 1995 when it was brand new, but Albertsons closed a number of stores of their own in 2002 that opened as late as 2000...

with this Kmart at Penrose Plaza closing, the it will be 1 less Kmart in Philadelphia.

I am surprised they are still keeping the Kmarts in Feasterville and Langhorne/Levittown (Middletown Township) open, since they are the first Kmarts to open in the Philadelphia area, both back in 1976, and the Bensalem Kmart (Opened 1980 in a former J. M. Fields location)
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: MikeRa on January 11, 2014, 04:57:22 PM
Quote from: bubcolbert1952 on January 10, 2014, 07:09:26 PM
No, but it's the Center City store that was first Gimbels, and secondly Clover. Instead of Boscov's maybe Wegmans will open at the site.
Before Gimbels and the Gallery was built on the site, there was a older S. S. Kresge store that there until 1973/74.

In-between Gimbels and Clover, this location was a Stern's until 1992.  It was 1 of 2 Gimbels that were, as Stern's, forced to stay open longer than the rest.  The other was at Echelon Mall (itself a former Lit Brothers, now Boscov's)
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: bubcolbert1952 on January 12, 2014, 01:32:53 AM
Actually the JM Fields in Bensalem may have become a Kmart as early as 1976 (assuming neither of us know for sure) because they closed at least one store that early, in Glenolden PA, which became a Two Guys/Jefferson Ward/Bradlees and now is a Walmart that was remodeled in the last three years. Maybe Food Fair Inc closed a few JM Fields early to finance their acquisition of Penn Fruit? It's a shame JM Fields decided so early to shrink instead of grow, because they could have done well with some of the former Grant City stores that were closing in 1975. I guess Woolco had no idea even in the later 70's that they wouldn't survive the 80's, because they bought at least one former Grant City (in Clementon NJ, which I guess didn't appeal to Kmart after either defunct tenant closed, and sat empty a very long time). Bradlees and Ames could have each learned from the mistakes of Two Guys and Woolco respectively in those chains' later years, but both Bradlees and Ames gobbled up a lot of former Caldor stores which was a questionable decision. Ames gobbled up a lot of former Jamesway stores but that was a good strategy it seemed. I figure Ames probably had their eyes on the former Bradlees too but it was too late. It's ironic that the former Grant City/Kmart (which closed as a Kmart strangely around the same time as Woolco went under along with A&P in Greater Philly) in Paulsboro NJ became an Ames which closed in the early 90's, yet both Kmart and Ames went bankrupt in 2002. Hey maybe if Ames survived we would have seen them open at some former Kmart sites, or the other way around.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: ynkeesfn82 on January 13, 2014, 01:34:40 PM
Quote from: d_fife on August 01, 2013, 05:12:11 PM
Kmart in Waterbury is CLOSING!!!!!! The one on Wolcott st! http://www.rep-am.com/news/local/741072.txt

So their last day was November 11th. Today was my first time in KMART Plaza since the store closed. It's weird not seeing KMART there any more.  Next time I go to Waterbury I'll see if I can snag some pix. (My Mom bought a new laptop, so I'll be able to use my digital camera with her new laptop. If she doesn't let me use it I will buy one of those throw-away cameras and get my pictures put on a CD ad upload them that way."
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on January 13, 2014, 01:36:24 PM
Quote from: Marc B on January 13, 2014, 01:34:40 PM
Quote from: d_fife on August 01, 2013, 05:12:11 PM
Kmart in Waterbury is CLOSING!!!!!! The one on Wolcott st! http://www.rep-am.com/news/local/741072.txt

So their last day was November 11th. Today was my first time in KMART Plaza since the store closed. It's weird not seeing KMART there any more.  Next time I go to Waterbury I'll see if I can snag some pix. (My Mom bought a new laptop, so I'll be able to use my digital camera with her new laptop. If she doesn't let me use it I will buy one of those throw-away cameras and get my pictures put on a CD ad upload them that way."

is the whole Wolcott st area drying up?

one in Winter Park FL announced today its closing


KMART NEEDS TO STOP THE BLEEDING BEFORE IN A COUPLE YEARS, they will be below 1000 stores.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: shakethis1234 on January 13, 2014, 09:49:15 PM
Fulton Kmart closed for good yesterday Jan 12 2014 this store was the nicest kmart in Central New York
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on January 13, 2014, 10:03:36 PM
Quote from: shakethis1234 on January 13, 2014, 09:49:15 PM
Fulton Kmart closed for good yesterday Jan 12 2014 this store was the nicest kmart in Central New York

what was wrong wit hthe store?
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: shakethis1234 on January 13, 2014, 10:33:21 PM
Fulton kmart was build in wrong location when you can drive 13 miles to Clay Ny has everything you need. This store had little Caesars Pharmacy Garden Center I posted pics of this store about month ago, didn't help a college bought the plaza and became Kmarts landloard
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on January 13, 2014, 10:44:26 PM
Quote from: shakethis1234 on January 13, 2014, 10:33:21 PM
Fulton kmart was build in wrong location when you can drive 13 miles to Clay Ny has everything you need. This store had little Caesars Pharmacy Garden Center I posted pics of this store about month ago, didn't help a college bought the plaza and became Kmarts landloard

in the end why was its hours 10 to 7?
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: shakethis1234 on January 14, 2014, 08:56:50 AM
Store got no traffic after 7pm. When P&C closed their store in 2009 it hurt kmart traffic and sallys beauty supply Cutting crew Radio Shake Quiznos king wok Hallmark all pulled and dollar tree stayed on. Then in 2011 Cayuga Community College bought the P&C store from a firm Tops sold to when they took over P&C and then bought the plaza for future expansion. Cayuga said kmart and dollar tree can stay. Dollar Tree renewed their lease last year with a clause saying if kmart closes were out.
heres a link Former owner still has the site plan never took it off the site http://www.widewaters.com/images/riverglennsquare.pdf
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: shakethis1234 on January 14, 2014, 09:05:22 AM
if you click on that site I posted fulton kmart its going to show a picture of the plaza in the back round was the First and oldest Former chocolate factory in the united states was nestle's closed in 2003 moved production to mexico.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on January 14, 2014, 01:20:01 PM
they need to get a CEO THAT CAN AND WILL TURN THE COMPANY AROUND

people and analysts find Kmart to be hurt and Littleton.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: ynkeesfn82 on January 14, 2014, 06:12:11 PM
Quote from: d_fife on January 13, 2014, 01:36:24 PM
is the whole Wolcott st area drying up?

When you posted this I didn't think so, but after what was announced today I changed my mind. My post below shows what hasd closed on Wolcott Street in the past year. And an announcement today about 2 business moving off of Wolcott Street.

http://amesfanclub.com/forum/index.php?topic=3385.msg55996#msg55996
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: MikeRa on January 15, 2014, 03:03:18 AM
Quote from: bubcolbert1952 on January 12, 2014, 01:32:53 AM
Actually the JM Fields in Bensalem may have become a Kmart as early as 1976 (assuming neither of us know for sure) because they closed at least one store that early, in Glenolden PA, which became a Two Guys/Jefferson Ward/Bradlees and now is a Walmart that was remodeled in the last three years. Maybe Food Fair Inc closed a few JM Fields early to finance their acquisition of Penn Fruit? It's a shame JM Fields decided so early to shrink instead of grow, because they could have done well with some of the former Grant City stores that were closing in 1975. I guess Woolco had no idea even in the later 70's that they wouldn't survive the 80's, because they bought at least one former Grant City (in Clementon NJ, which I guess didn't appeal to Kmart after either defunct tenant closed, and sat empty a very long time). Bradlees and Ames could have each learned from the mistakes of Two Guys and Woolco respectively in those chains' later years, but both Bradlees and Ames gobbled up a lot of former Caldor stores which was a questionable decision. Ames gobbled up a lot of former Jamesway stores but that was a good strategy it seemed. I figure Ames probably had their eyes on the former Bradlees too but it was too late. It's ironic that the former Grant City/Kmart (which closed as a Kmart strangely around the same time as Woolco went under along with A&P in Greater Philly) in Paulsboro NJ became an Ames which closed in the early 90's, yet both Kmart and Ames went bankrupt in 2002. Hey maybe if Ames survived we would have seen them open at some former Kmart sites, or the other way around.
The only reason why I used the 1979/80 date is when all the Pantry Pride and
Penn Fruit locations in Philadelphia closed.  Joshaustin610 on Flickr also uses the 1980 date.  Joseph R 33990 on flick suggested that Jefferson Ward was supposed to acquire this location, but instead acquired the Two Guys location, which was a mile west of this locationand took the time to refurbish it.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on January 19, 2014, 12:21:28 PM
I mean in many areas the number of Targets and Walmarts outnumber the number of KMARTS, why?  IF Kmart built a new store, give an idea what it would look like
a month ago I Wen to the LAST KMART they ever built, it opened in 2002 in Somers Point NJ.


ITS CLOSING (the one on FREEDOM DR in Charlotte), surprised? http://www.kmart.com/shc/s/LocalAdHome?storeId=10151&catalogId=10104&storeUnitNumber=4137   why NOT BUILD ANOTHER KMART in the Charlotte city limits or does all Kmart do is Walk away
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: katnapped on January 22, 2014, 05:39:51 PM
Exton, PA store will be "recaptured" by the mall owner when the store's lease runs out 2 years from now, so that's another one on its way out...
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: bubcolbert1952 on January 22, 2014, 05:50:53 PM
Gosh things aren't looking good for Exton. The same week, Acme and JCPenney both announced they would be closing their Exton stores (along with a second Acme in West Chester), and now Kmart makes this announcement. And realistically why would the Sears stay open any longer than the Kmart? Maybe the Sears will hold on longer though (as long as the company stays around) because there already was a Sears Hardware in Exton that closed around the same time Sears opened in the mall. I get the feeling the Giant in Lionville, which shares a zip code with Exton, will close soon after Acme. This Giant is very small and hasn't aged well at all. There might be hope though for Giant moving to the empty Genuardi's across the street which is empty. And I could see Best Buy opening a store on the current Giant site to replace their Downingtown store, which isn't that old but is suffering due to an HHGregg store being across the street that opened several years after the Best Buy.

Giant also had plans to build a store at the other end of Downingtown in a very rural area, but seems to have scrapped those plans when the Croppers Shur-Fine supermarket nearby (which was rumored to be closing but not due to Giant) stayed open after it was bought by a different Shur-Fine franchisee called Stauffers, which I guess had the money to breathe new life into the store unlike the Croppers organization. But most likely if Best Buy moves, Giant will open at the Best Buy site in Downingtown (which originally was a second Croppers Shur-Fine store that was destroyed by the Wegmans across the street).

Also, I should mention that the Kmart/Penske auto center in Exton closed years ago (probably over a decade ago in fact) and is still empty, but I guess a new tenant for that space unrelated to Kmart would have to be very small and would have to share the parking lot with Kmart, which despite its poor performance and Walmart across the street seems to always be crowded. I guess it helps that the Walmart and Sam's Club nearby are completely hidden from major roads, but are tucked behind a shopping center with a lot of upscale small stores. The TJ Maxx in Exton which closed a number of years ago (in the Acme plaza) is also still empty.

Acme does have a second store in the Exton zip code area that will stay open due to its location isolated from all competition. Officially the store is in Eagle though, not Exton. And it helps that the Super Fresh in nearby Chester Springs closed a few years back. The Super Fresh quickly became a Redner's which probably hurt Acme a lot at first, but that could have changed after Supervalu (which supplies Redner's with a lot of the same generic products sold at Acme when Supervalu owned them) sold off Acme and all the other former Albertsons divisions.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: katnapped on January 23, 2014, 04:16:49 PM
http://www.bizjournals.com/philadelphia/news/2014/01/23/kmart-will-close-two-philadelphia-stores.html (http://www.bizjournals.com/philadelphia/news/2014/01/23/kmart-will-close-two-philadelphia-stores.html)

Makes that official, I guess...
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: MikeRa on January 23, 2014, 10:53:02 PM
Quote from: catnap72 on January 23, 2014, 04:16:49 PM
http://www.bizjournals.com/philadelphia/news/2014/01/23/kmart-will-close-two-philadelphia-stores.html (http://www.bizjournals.com/philadelphia/news/2014/01/23/kmart-will-close-two-philadelphia-stores.html)

Makes that official, I guess...
This Kmart lasted longer than Gimbels, Stern's and Clover did in the space.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on January 23, 2014, 11:55:40 PM
Quote from: MikeRa on January 23, 2014, 10:53:02 PM
Quote from: catnap72 on January 23, 2014, 04:16:49 PM
http://www.bizjournals.com/philadelphia/news/2014/01/23/kmart-will-close-two-philadelphia-stores.html (http://www.bizjournals.com/philadelphia/news/2014/01/23/kmart-will-close-two-philadelphia-stores.html)

Makes that official, I guess...
This Kmart lasted longer than Gimbels, Stern's and Clover did in the space.

why is the downtown one closing?
http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/business/Kmart-Closing-2-Philly-Stores-289-Workers-Affected-241701441.html
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on January 24, 2014, 11:00:10 AM
Kmart is closing stores in Ypsilanti Township and Fair Oaks Mall in Columbus too. why is KMART HYPER of closing stores?
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: MikeRa on January 26, 2014, 07:53:04 PM
Quote from: d_fife on January 23, 2014, 11:55:40 PM
Quote from: MikeRa on January 23, 2014, 10:53:02 PM
Quote from: catnap72 on January 23, 2014, 04:16:49 PM
http://www.bizjournals.com/philadelphia/news/2014/01/23/kmart-will-close-two-philadelphia-stores.html (http://www.bizjournals.com/philadelphia/news/2014/01/23/kmart-will-close-two-philadelphia-stores.html)

Makes that official, I guess...
This Kmart lasted longer than Gimbels, Stern's and Clover did in the space.

why is the downtown one closing?
http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/business/Kmart-Closing-2-Philly-Stores-289-Workers-Affected-241701441.html
I think the main reason is the owner of The Gallery wants to put an upscale retailer in the Gimbels/stern's/Clover/Kmart space
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: store215 on January 27, 2014, 09:32:43 PM
Quote from: MikeRa on January 26, 2014, 07:53:04 PM

I think the main reason is the owner of The Gallery wants to put an upscale retailer in the Gimbels/stern's/Clover/Kmart space



I think the real reason is, they need to reconfigure the entire mall space, which was designed horribly to begin with. I have heard some rumors that Burlington Coat Factory may be asked to leave as well. I really can't see them making The Gallery upscale..it just isn't that kind of area for it (If it was, upscale chains should have been jumping at the Strawbridge's space which has been sitting empty since 2006).
Hopefully we'll see someone like Target in the new plans for the center...there really is not a legit. discount store in the general area unless you count Family Dollar.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on January 27, 2014, 10:05:53 PM
why did they kick Kmart out?
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: bubcolbert1952 on January 28, 2014, 12:15:06 AM
I hope Giant and Wegmans will each have a few stores in Philadelphia County someday. Both are all over the suburbs, but I guess finding the combination of available land and a population who will buy from the stores instead of steal from the stores must be hard. The abandoned Acme plant (which has been empty for 13+ years and still has the 50's Acme Markets script signage) in West Philly ought to be demolished for either a Wegmans or Giant, perhaps a Super Giant like the one in Willow Grove. While this plant appears to be in a bad area, it sits right on the edge of the Main Line and is near a very successful Wine & Spirits Superstore in Bala Cynwyd. Due to the lack of Wegmans anywhere on or near the Main Line, despite the fact that Main Line folks would love Wegmans, that chain ought to open on this site. There also are no Wegmans anywhere in or near Delaware County PA, but many locals would love to have one nearby.

I get the feeling Giant might eventually buy the ShopRite next to the Lowe's down the street from this site, but only if Wegmans opens. It's doubtful ShopRite can compete effectively with Wegmans so close by, but Giant on the other hand would very likely be able to steal customers from Wegmans, especially if Giant were to add a gas station to this store, as all their new stores have. Unfortunately zoning in many places seems to make it impossible for Giant to have convenience stores at their gas stations in many locations though, but they do have a few of them.

Also, I'll eat my hat if the closing Kmart in Southwest Philly (the closing of which was announced a week or two before the Gallery and Orthodox Kmart closings were announced the same day) doesn't become a Lowe's eventually. This site should be perfect for Lowe's because it sits halfway in between the Lowe's in West Philly (next to the ShopRite which I can see becoming Giant) and the slightly older Lowe's in South Philly. Also, Home Depot has two stores in South Philly which are unusually close together, but Lowe's would be smart to surround HD on three sides with stores that are more effectively spread out.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: MikeRa on January 28, 2014, 10:47:50 PM
Quote from: bubcolbert1952 on January 28, 2014, 12:15:06 AM
I hope Giant and Wegmans will each have a few stores in Philadelphia County someday. Both are all over the suburbs, but I guess finding the combination of available land and a population who will buy from the stores instead of steal from the stores must be hard. The abandoned Acme plant (which has been empty for 13+ years and still has the 50's Acme Markets script signage) in West Philly ought to be demolished for either a Wegmans or Giant, perhaps a Super Giant like the one in Willow Grove. While this plant appears to be in a bad area, it sits right on the edge of the Main Line and is near a very successful Wine & Spirits Superstore in Bala Cynwyd. Due to the lack of Wegmans anywhere on or near the Main Line, despite the fact that Main Line folks would love Wegmans, that chain ought to open on this site. There also are no Wegmans anywhere in or near Delaware County PA, but many locals would love to have one nearby.

I get the feeling Giant might eventually buy the ShopRite next to the Lowe's down the street from this site, but only if Wegmans opens. It's doubtful ShopRite can compete effectively with Wegmans so close by, but Giant on the other hand would very likely be able to steal customers from Wegmans, especially if Giant were to add a gas station to this store, as all their new stores have. Unfortunately zoning in many places seems to make it impossible for Giant to have convenience stores at their gas stations in many locations though, but they do have a few of them.

Also, I'll eat my hat if the closing Kmart in Southwest Philly (the closing of which was announced a week or two before the Gallery and Orthodox Kmart closings were announced the same day) doesn't become a Lowe's eventually. This site should be perfect for Lowe's because it sits halfway in between the Lowe's in West Philly (next to the ShopRite which I can see becoming Giant) and the slightly older Lowe's in South Philly. Also, Home Depot has two stores in South Philly which are unusually close together, but Lowe's would be smart to surround HD on three sides with stores that are more effectively spread out.
The ShopRite of Island Avenue and 52nd Street are owned by Brown’s Super Stores, Inc., who also owns the ShopRite on 24th Street & Oregon Avenue, Cheltenham, to name a few.

GIANT already has a store in Philadelphia, on Grant Avenue, at the site of the old bakery complex for Penn Fruit Company.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on January 31, 2014, 10:52:45 PM
Kmarts in Wise, Alexandria and Norwalk OH are closing too. Whats going on?
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: katnapped on February 02, 2014, 03:26:00 PM
Lease expires...store gets closed.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on February 02, 2014, 04:34:42 PM
Quote from: catnap72 on February 02, 2014, 03:26:00 PM
Lease expires...store gets closed.

will that happen to all stores when a lease expires, what of renew it?
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: buzz86us on February 02, 2014, 11:02:49 PM
I am surprised the kmart in Fremont Ohio is still around when i was over there the parking lots were always sparse
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on February 02, 2014, 11:22:50 PM
Quote from: buzz86us on February 02, 2014, 11:02:49 PM
I am surprised the kmart in Fremont Ohio is still around when i was over there the parking lots were always sparse

noooooooo

maybe sparse compared to Walmart.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: nysw3636 on February 03, 2014, 11:28:20 AM
Add Latham, NY and Clifton Park, NY to the list of closings...

http://wnyt.com/article/stories/s3309011.shtml
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on February 03, 2014, 12:04:06 PM
your kidding? their presence in the Capitol region is SHRINKING
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on February 03, 2014, 12:36:39 PM
one in Greenville OHIO IS CLOSING TOO

if a store doesnt list layaway on the website whats that mean?
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Pikapower on February 03, 2014, 03:18:10 PM
Quote from: d_fife on February 03, 2014, 12:36:39 PM
if a store doesn't list layaway on the website whats that mean?

It means that the store doesn't offer it! (go figure!)
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on February 04, 2014, 11:00:42 AM
Thse 2 too http://www.weau.com/home/headlines/Mayor-Area-Kmart-to-close-243495761.html
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on February 04, 2014, 02:10:22 PM
closing Oak Harbor store http://www.whidbeynewstimes.com/news/243372181.html
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: zonemad96 on February 04, 2014, 06:29:56 PM
kmart sign for the former Delco Plaza Mall in York PA
May 1993 photos from the John Lewis collection.(http://i1304.photobucket.com/albums/s540/zonezilla/pathmark_zps2c76aa05.png) (http://s1304.photobucket.com/user/zonezilla/media/pathmark_zps2c76aa05.png.html)
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: katnapped on February 04, 2014, 08:50:04 PM
Quote from: d_fife on February 02, 2014, 04:34:42 PM

will that happen to all stores when a lease expires, what of renew it?

Really not seeing any store leases being renewed.  If anything this seems like a methodical winding down of brick and mortar operations.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: katnapped on February 04, 2014, 08:54:38 PM
Quote from: zonemad96 on February 04, 2014, 06:29:56 PM
kmart sign for the former Delco Plaza Mall in York PA


Opened in a former Grant City around 1976 and closed in 2003.  Building was falling apart (roof especially) so no surprise that it was dumped (and eventually demolished along with the rest of the shopping center).
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on February 05, 2014, 12:24:17 AM
Quote from: catnap72 on February 04, 2014, 08:50:04 PM
Quote from: d_fife on February 02, 2014, 04:34:42 PM

will that happen to all stores when a lease expires, what of renew it?

Really not seeing any store leases being renewed.  If anything this seems like a methodical winding down of brick and mortar operations.

I know one store that opened in March of 1979 and ITS NOT CLOSING AT ALL.

2 leases got renewed last year.

the one in Rotterdam Schenectady got renewed last year.

hmmmmm
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: bubcolbert1952 on February 05, 2014, 02:21:47 PM
Quote from: catnap72 on February 04, 2014, 08:54:38 PM
Quote from: zonemad96 on February 04, 2014, 06:29:56 PM
kmart sign for the former Delco Plaza Mall in York PA


Opened in a former Grant City around 1976 and closed in 2003.  Building was falling apart (roof especially) so no surprise that it was dumped (and eventually demolished along with the rest of the shopping center).

If I'm not mistaken, the Hills there indeed did become an Ames, but that of course closed less than a year before the Kmart. Also, the Pathmark closed way back in 1997 (which also happened to be the year a Pathmark from the 70's in Cherry Hill, NJ closed) and I don't know if it became anything else before the center was demolished. Ironically the Pathmark in Cherry Hill that closed in 1997 was across from a 50's Food Fair/Pantry Pride store that later was a Genuardi's, but now is in the process of becoming a Whole Foods, even though a much more modern 60's/70's Pantry Pride (which opened with that name and not the Food Fair name) at the other end of Cherry Hill became a Pathmark long ago and just closed in the past year. Normally the original Food Fair in Cherry Hill would have been way too small for a Genuardi's, but a good size for a Pathmark, and the later Pantry Pride/Pathmark would have been the perfect size for a Genuardi's. But the Genuardi's used several other former stores' spaces on both sides of the former Food Fair, and helped revive an otherwise dead shopping center.

I was wondering... did this Kmart ever get sign/logo updates between 1993 and 2003? It seemed like every pre-1990 Kmart that stayed open past 2000 got the Big Kmart signage sometime in the late 90's, and it would make sense that this one did considering the Hills became Ames in 1998. But considering the Ames logo from the 70's (or 60's?) was used until the very end of the chain, and Delco Plaza was struggling as of at least 1997 when Pathmark closed, it would make sense Kmart neglected this store in every way until the end.

I do know for a fact that the current Big Lots in York was one of the very last Zayre stores to open (around 1986) but closed in 1989 never to be an Ames. It would seem the Zayre site was much more desirable than the Hills site, but I guess not to Ames. The Zayre became an early Big Lots store, opening around 1989. And the Wine & Spirits in the Zayre center was originally at Delco Plaza but moved away when Pathmark closed. I think there also was a post office at Delco Plaza but I have no idea if it was replaced by another one anywhere.

And Grant City had a second store in York, far east in a rural area (but very close to a busy shopping area of York). Not surprisingly it appears to have never become Kmart afterwards, but it just may have been a Kmart or another store that closed no later than 1990. For a very long time, this building has been the offices of some kind of trucking company, but still looks just like a Grant City from the 70's.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: BillyGr on February 05, 2014, 03:13:22 PM
Quote from: d_fife on February 05, 2014, 12:24:17 AM
I know one store that opened in March of 1979 and ITS NOT CLOSING AT ALL.
2 leases got renewed last year.
the one in Rotterdam Schenectady got renewed last year.
hmmmmm

Hmmm is right - that is interesting that the one in Rotterdam Square got renewed recently - of course that is a somewhat newer store overall and also that Sears is another anchor in that mall (being the two are now co-owned).

I also found that the East Greenbush store building was apparently sold in 2007 to East Greenbush LLC, so likely if that one is now leased it may not be up for renewal at this point.

I wonder if they are actually looking at locations to keep based on surroundings?  While the recently closed Colonie store and the now closing Clifton Park and Latham stores are relatively close to other shopping (Walmart and Target particularly), Rotterdam Mall is kind of separated from the other Rotterdam/Schenectady shopping areas as is the East Greenbush Kmart store (on 9&20, while Walmart and Target are out on Rt 4 - not hard to get to if you know the roads, but harder for, say, public transit - I believe you cna still get a bus directly from Albany downtown to Kmart if you wished to). 
The other store still in the nearby area is Greenwich, which is at least 10-15 miles from the Greater Saratoga area and as far as I know there are no other discount stores in the town.

Hmmm.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on February 05, 2014, 03:56:48 PM
what do you think is going on?

and does a Walmart opening near a Kmart mean the Kmarrt WILL CLOSE?
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on February 05, 2014, 04:31:12 PM
this in Colorado springs is closing http://gazette.com/kmart-store-closing-at-palmer-park-and-powers-boulevards-in-colorado-springs/article/1514058
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: bubcolbert1952 on February 05, 2014, 07:55:55 PM
Quote from: d_fife on February 05, 2014, 03:56:48 PM
what do you think is going on?

and does a Walmart opening near a Kmart mean the Kmarrt WILL CLOSE?

No way, even though one would think so. The Kmart in Norfolk VA did close sometime in the past year or two, but coexisted with a Walmart next door for over 15 years (after which the already 20+ year old Kmart got a major remodel). Also, Walmart and Kmart have stores very close together not one but two different places in Lancaster PA, but one of those two Walmart stores is a non-Supercenter and unable to be expanded (and due to a Giant supermarket in the same shopping center, might not be allowed to add groceries), and the other Walmart, which has been a Supercenter all its life since it opened in 1998, has very poor visibility compared to a nearby Kmart which once was a Grant City store.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: katnapped on February 06, 2014, 09:08:29 AM
The Ames store at Delco Plaza (York) closed not long after it (re)opened along with the other York store.  Seems like corporate knew those two stores weren't going to be around long as they got the bare minimum of remodeling in the transition between Hills and Ames (no automatic doors, reused the old red checkout stands Hills had, etc).  Same thing happened with the Edwardsville (NE PA) store and that one closed long before the Wilkes-Barre store did.

Pathmark closed all three of their central PA stores in late 1994 due to a labor dispute.  The one in York was partially reused as a Tractor Supply store but the rest (of that location) remained empty.

As for the Kmart there, they did give it the "Big K" 'remodel' (outside sign, Pantry, minor interior repainting, etc), but very little else was done with the building aside from remodeling the restrooms (weren't ADA compliant originally from what I remember).  I remember numerous times where they had tarp and dropcloths hanging from the ceiling (along with buckets) to catch rain water and melted snow so it was apparent the roof wasn't tended to.  Not sure if that helped lead to the store's demise.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on February 06, 2014, 10:24:50 AM
Quote from: bubcolbert1952 on February 05, 2014, 07:55:55 PM
Quote from: d_fife on February 05, 2014, 03:56:48 PM
what do you think is going on?

and does a Walmart opening near a Kmart mean the Kmarrt WILL CLOSE?

No way, even though one would think so. The Kmart in Norfolk VA did close sometime in the past year or two, but coexisted with a Walmart next door for over 15 years (after which the already 20+ year old Kmart got a major remodel). Also, Walmart and Kmart have stores very close together not one but two different places in Lancaster PA, but one of those two Walmart stores is a non-Supercenter and unable to be expanded (and due to a Giant supermarket in the same shopping center, might not be allowed to add groceries), and the other Walmart, which has been a Supercenter all its life since it opened in 1998, has very poor visibility compared to a nearby Kmart which once was a Grant City store.

A WALMARt in Saugus is opening a 2 level one thats 110,000 sq.ft. and theres a Kmart and TArget on it, will the Kmart go in 2016 as it opened in 1976 and that road they are all on GETS SOOO MUCH TRAFFIC AND its near Boston.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on February 06, 2014, 10:11:07 PM
http://www.abqjournal.com/349101/blogs/another-albuquerque-kmart-to-close.html
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: bubcolbert1952 on February 08, 2014, 10:07:16 AM
Kmart actually was scheduled years ago to close their store in Phoenixville PA, but it never happened. This was a really nice Kmart that has survived a long time with Walmart in the general area, so I'm glad to see it still open. But I get the feeling Giant (which has a store across the parking lot already) will buy this Kmart out of their lease to open a Super Giant with Starbucks, gas pumps, a daycare, cooking classes, etc. The general area around this Giant has been pounded by Wegmans so I'm sure Giant wants to be on top of the game. The nearby Acme also hasn't had a major update since 1988, and is relatively small, but has the advantage over Giant of having a Wine & Spirits store inside, run by the state. Also Redner's Warehouse Markets has a store in Phoenixville, and it would seem this store could be flipped to a ShopRite overnight without many obstacles.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on February 09, 2014, 07:01:34 PM
the ones in Marietta and Canton GA are closing too. why does so many Kmarts close around atlanta>?
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Pikapower on February 09, 2014, 07:32:35 PM
Quote from: d_fife on February 09, 2014, 07:01:34 PM
the ones in Marietta and Canton GA are closing too. why does so many Kmarts close around Atlanta?

K-Marts are closing left and right all over America!
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: bubcolbert1952 on February 09, 2014, 08:50:11 PM
I wonder if Kmart/Sears would object to Sam's Club opening at former Kmart sites, because while Kmart doesn't have a wholesale division, Sam's Club is a division of Walmart selling basically the same products, though to members only. Most Kmart stores are too small to become Walmart Supercenter conversions, as Walmart tries to have as many Supercenters as possible, but Sam's Club stores are usually a little bit smaller than Supercenters so the Kmart size format would be a good fit for Sam's.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on February 09, 2014, 10:42:32 PM
Quote from: Pikapower on February 09, 2014, 07:32:35 PM
Quote from: d_fife on February 09, 2014, 07:01:34 PM
the ones in Marietta and Canton GA are closing too. why does so many Kmarts close around Atlanta?

K-Marts are closing left and right all over America!

I know Kmart needs to TURN AROUND AND STIP THIS, this didnt happen for aw hile into the Kmart SEars merger. ATlanta, Chicago, Fort Laturdale, COlumbus, Toledo, Denver and CIncinnati have TAKEN HARD HITS!
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: bubcolbert1952 on February 09, 2014, 11:54:33 PM
How about Walmart buy Kmart and Target buy Sears?
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: ynkeesfn82 on February 10, 2014, 07:56:53 AM
Quote from: bubcolbert1952 on February 09, 2014, 11:54:33 PM
How about Walmart buy Kmart and Target buy Sears?

Most Walmarts are typically larger than most KMARTs.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on February 10, 2014, 02:09:20 PM
http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/2014/02/10/4016496/kmart-closing-store-in-murrells.html   near Myrtle Beach is CLOSING. Surprised? WHY? I went there and the mall is dead back in 2008

where you surprised WAterbury closed?

massachusets hasnt gotten closeings as whats there to close

this in Charleston is closing too
 http://www.postandcourier.com/article/20140210/PC05/140219959/1010/west-ashley-kmart-to-close-in-late-april
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on February 10, 2014, 07:37:05 PM
how long until Kmart has less than 1000 stores?
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: bubcolbert1952 on February 10, 2014, 09:50:18 PM
How about Lowe's pick up some former Kmart sites? Home Depot already did years ago, but so many more Kmart stores have closed that I think it's time for another great retailer (in any category) to open at a lot of the former spaces. We don't need more Forman Mills and other seedy stores.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Caldor1999 on February 11, 2014, 02:17:22 AM
Quote from: d_fife on February 05, 2014, 04:31:12 PM
this in Colorado springs is closing http://gazette.com/kmart-store-closing-at-palmer-park-and-powers-boulevards-in-colorado-springs/article/1514058

i went to this store back in 2000 i have family that lives out there and i must say im surprised its still even open as of 2014
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: MikeRa on February 12, 2014, 12:59:35 AM
Quote from: d_fife on February 09, 2014, 10:42:32 PM
Quote from: Pikapower on February 09, 2014, 07:32:35 PM
Quote from: d_fife on February 09, 2014, 07:01:34 PM
the ones in Marietta and Canton GA are closing too. why does so many Kmarts close around Atlanta?

K-Marts are closing left and right all over America!

I know Kmart needs to TURN AROUND AND STIP THIS, this didnt happen for aw hile into the Kmart SEars merger. ATlanta, Chicago, Fort Laturdale, COlumbus, Toledo, Denver and CIncinnati have TAKEN HARD HITS!
You might want to also add Philadelphia.  3 confirmed closings, and a possible 4th closing.  The 3 are: Island Avenue, Orthodox Street, 9th & Market Street.  the possible one is Roosevelt Blvd & Cottman Avenue.  That will leave only 1 Kmart in the city proper, at Frankford Avenue
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on February 12, 2014, 07:15:02 AM
Quote from: MikeRa on February 12, 2014, 12:59:35 AM
Quote from: d_fife on February 09, 2014, 10:42:32 PM
Quote from: Pikapower on February 09, 2014, 07:32:35 PM
Quote from: d_fife on February 09, 2014, 07:01:34 PM
the ones in Marietta and Canton GA are closing too. why does so many Kmarts close around Atlanta?

K-Marts are closing left and right all over America!

I know Kmart needs to TURN AROUND AND STIP THIS, this didnt happen for aw hile into the Kmart SEars merger. ATlanta, Chicago, Fort Laturdale, COlumbus, Toledo, Denver and CIncinnati have TAKEN HARD HITS!
You might want to also add Philadelphia.  3 confirmed closings, and a possible 4th closing.  The 3 are: Island Avenue, Orthodox Street, 9th & Market Street.  the possible one is Roosevelt Blvd & Cottman Avenue.  That will leave only 1 Kmart in the city proper, at Frankford Avenue


how do you know Rooosevelt and Cuttman ave may close?
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill) on February 12, 2014, 05:39:21 PM
I just hope Kmart (and Sears) survives.

If Kmart decided to close all their stores, it would be just as bad as (or worse than) when Ames or Venture closed.

If Kmart USA were to close, then Kmart's Australian stores would be all that remain of Kresge's big box chain.

Kmart Australia was related to Kmart USA and Canada until 1994.

Kmart Canada would file for bankruptcy four years later and be bought out by Zellers.

Zellers lasted until the 2010s, when they were taken over by Target Canada.

They tested out some Sears prototypes in some former Kmart locations, including the Kmart store in Marietta, Georgia, only to be converted back to a Kmart store a few months later, due to poor sales as a Sears store, this time, Kmart's interior is more upscale, with some Sears merchandise on the sales floor, and has the new red Kmart signage over the front entrance on the exterior of the store.

Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: dmx10101 on February 12, 2014, 11:28:07 PM
Quote from: ShopKoFan on February 12, 2014, 05:39:21 PM
I just hope Kmart (and Sears) survives.

If Kmart decided to close all their stores, it would be just as bad as (or worse than) when Ames or Venture closed.

If Kmart USA were to close, then Kmart's Australian stores would be all that remain of Kresge's big box chain.

Kmart Australia was related to Kmart USA and Canada until 1994.

Kmart Canada would file for bankruptcy four years later and be bought out by Zellers.

Zellers lasted until the 2010s, when they were taken over by Target Canada.

They tested out some Sears prototypes in some former Kmart locations, including the Kmart store in Marietta, Georgia, only to be converted back to a Kmart store a few months later, due to poor sales as a Sears store, this time, Kmart's interior is more upscale, with some Sears merchandise on the sales floor, and has the new red Kmart signage over the front entrance on the exterior of the store.



The Kmart you're refering to in Marietta is closing. They started their going out of business sale a couple weeks ago.

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v280/dmx10101/IMG_20140207_140752_zpsc12f8f36.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v280/dmx10101/IMG_20140207_140934_zps92bf9645.jpg)

Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: zonemad96 on February 13, 2014, 01:35:40 AM
Quote from: ShopKoFan on February 12, 2014, 05:39:21 PM
I just hope Kmart (and Sears) survives.

If Kmart decided to close all their stores, it would be just as bad as (or worse than) when Ames or Venture closed.

If Kmart USA were to close, then Kmart's Australian stores would be all that remain of Kresge's big box chain.

Kmart Australia was related to Kmart USA and Canada until 1994.

Kmart Canada would file for bankruptcy four years later and be bought out by Zellers.

Zellers lasted until the 2010s, when they were taken over by Target Canada.

They tested out some Sears prototypes in some former Kmart locations, including the Kmart store in Marietta, Georgia, only to be converted back to a Kmart store a few months later, due to poor sales as a Sears store, this time, Kmart's interior is more upscale, with some Sears merchandise on the sales floor, and has the new red Kmart signage over the front entrance on the exterior of the store.



I really think it's to late for kmart. When people hear the name kmart they think of rundown and unorganized stores, hell some people think they went out of business years ago. Then theirs their identity crisis...

Let's put the word mart in the k! NO! let's add the word BIG in front of it and slightly change the store that will bring them in, now lets drop the word big and make it gray and lime green!? Nope that didn't work lets just go back to the red k but have the word kmart underneath. Oh man now their really not coming in QUICK change the name of the store completely now it will be Sears Essentials NOPE! just kidding! Sears Grand! NOPE! Kmart! What the hell are they doing?

The only way to fix Kmart is years of dedication from someone who can actually run the company properly and money and at the moment neither is to be found. Kmart needs to be brought out of the early 90's and all stores need to be converted to one format and one logo until that happens their stores will keep going further and further downhill until bankruptcy. As far as Sears goes their really isn't a market for "mid-range" department stores anymore people who are in the mid-range category are trying to save a buck and go to discount department stores like Walmart or Target or they would rather pay a little extra and have upscale brand names.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: ynkeesfn82 on February 13, 2014, 08:18:37 AM
Quote from: zonemad96 on February 13, 2014, 01:35:40 AM
hell some people think they went out of business years ago.

Ding Ding Ding. Give zonemad96 a prize. Maybe a $25 AMES Gift Card. LOL  ;D

Seriously last year my classmates from high school had a get together after 13 years of being out of school and it was held at a Sports Bar in KMART Plaza in Cromwell, Connecticut. A couple of my classmates were like "I thought KMART went out of business years ago!"
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Ames Newington on February 13, 2014, 09:25:19 AM
Quote from: Marc B on February 13, 2014, 08:18:37 AM
Quote from: zonemad96 on February 13, 2014, 01:35:40 AM
hell some people think they went out of business years ago.

Ding Ding Ding. Give zonemad96 a prize. Maybe a $25 AMES Gift Card. LOL  ;D

Seriously last year my classmates from high school had a get together after 13 years of being out of school and it was held at a Sports Bar in KMART Plaza in Cromwell, Connecticut. A couple of my classmates were like "I thought KMART went out of business years ago!"

Believe it or not, the Cromwell Kmart is fairly busy whenever I go there. They need to revamp their stores in order to stay in business, however, I always find whatever I need there. I come all the way from Newington. I hate Walmart and Target is just meh.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Ames Newington on February 13, 2014, 09:26:58 AM
Quote from: dmx10101 on February 12, 2014, 11:28:07 PM
Quote from: ShopKoFan on February 12, 2014, 05:39:21 PM
I just hope Kmart (and Sears) survives.

If Kmart decided to close all their stores, it would be just as bad as (or worse than) when Ames or Venture closed.

If Kmart USA were to close, then Kmart's Australian stores would be all that remain of Kresge's big box chain.

Kmart Australia was related to Kmart USA and Canada until 1994.

Kmart Canada would file for bankruptcy four years later and be bought out by Zellers.

Zellers lasted until the 2010s, when they were taken over by Target Canada.

They tested out some Sears prototypes in some former Kmart locations, including the Kmart store in Marietta, Georgia, only to be converted back to a Kmart store a few months later, due to poor sales as a Sears store, this time, Kmart's interior is more upscale, with some Sears merchandise on the sales floor, and has the new red Kmart signage over the front entrance on the exterior of the store.



The Kmart you're refering to in Marietta is closing. They started their going out of business sale a couple weeks ago.

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v280/dmx10101/IMG_20140207_140752_zpsc12f8f36.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v280/dmx10101/IMG_20140207_140934_zps92bf9645.jpg)



It figures they would close a store with the new logo on the building and a remodel. :(
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: TRU7536 on February 13, 2014, 09:46:06 AM
Quote from: Ames Newington on February 13, 2014, 09:25:19 AM
Quote from: Marc B on February 13, 2014, 08:18:37 AM
Quote from: zonemad96 on February 13, 2014, 01:35:40 AM
hell some people think they went out of business years ago.

Ding Ding Ding. Give zonemad96 a prize. Maybe a $25 AMES Gift Card. LOL  ;D

Seriously last year my classmates from high school had a get together after 13 years of being out of school and it was held at a Sports Bar in KMART Plaza in Cromwell, Connecticut. A couple of my classmates were like "I thought KMART went out of business years ago!"

Believe it or not, the Cromwell Kmart is fairly busy whenever I go there. They need to revamp their stores in order to stay in business, however, I always find whatever I need there. I come all the way from Newington. I hate Walmart and Target is just meh.

I have to say, I have the opposite feelings for Kmart in Cromwell. Its so outdated and old and dirty. Reminds me of what ames stores looked like. Old fixtures and it looks like I took a time traveling machine back to the 1980s. I know a lot of people around the Hartford area are surprised Kmart store in Cromwell is still open.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: TheFugitive on February 13, 2014, 11:32:11 AM
That photo can't be a Kmart.  The floor is WAY too clean.
;D
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Ames Newington on February 13, 2014, 01:00:40 PM
Quote from: TRU7536 on February 13, 2014, 09:46:06 AM
Quote from: Ames Newington on February 13, 2014, 09:25:19 AM
Quote from: Marc B on February 13, 2014, 08:18:37 AM
Quote from: zonemad96 on February 13, 2014, 01:35:40 AM
hell some people think they went out of business years ago.

Ding Ding Ding. Give zonemad96 a prize. Maybe a $25 AMES Gift Card. LOL  ;D

Seriously last year my classmates from high school had a get together after 13 years of being out of school and it was held at a Sports Bar in KMART Plaza in Cromwell, Connecticut. A couple of my classmates were like "I thought KMART went out of business years ago!"

Believe it or not, the Cromwell Kmart is fairly busy whenever I go there. They need to revamp their stores in order to stay in business, however, I always find whatever I need there. I come all the way from Newington. I hate Walmart and Target is just meh.

I have to say, I have the opposite feelings for Kmart in Cromwell. Its so outdated and old and dirty. Reminds me of what ames stores looked like. Old fixtures and it looks like I took a time traveling machine back to the 1980s. I know a lot of people around the Hartford area are surprised Kmart store in Cromwell is still open.

I did say they need to update it and clean it up. What I like is the selection they have.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on February 13, 2014, 01:27:16 PM
Quote from: Ames Newington on February 13, 2014, 09:26:58 AM
Quote from: dmx10101 on February 12, 2014, 11:28:07 PM
Quote from: ShopKoFan on February 12, 2014, 05:39:21 PM
I just hope Kmart (and Sears) survives.

If Kmart decided to close all their stores, it would be just as bad as (or worse than) when Ames or Venture closed.

If Kmart USA were to close, then Kmart's Australian stores would be all that remain of Kresge's big box chain.

Kmart Australia was related to Kmart USA and Canada until 1994.

Kmart Canada would file for bankruptcy four years later and be bought out by Zellers.

Zellers lasted until the 2010s, when they were taken over by Target Canada.

They tested out some Sears prototypes in some former Kmart locations, including the Kmart store in Marietta, Georgia, only to be converted back to a Kmart store a few months later, due to poor sales as a Sears store, this time, Kmart's interior is more upscale, with some Sears merchandise on the sales floor, and has the new red Kmart signage over the front entrance on the exterior of the store.



The Kmart you're refering to in Marietta is closing. They started their going out of business sale a couple weeks ago.

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v280/dmx10101/IMG_20140207_140752_zpsc12f8f36.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v280/dmx10101/IMG_20140207_140934_zps92bf9645.jpg)



It figures they would close a store with the new logo on the building and a remodel. :(

why is it closing?????
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: MikeRa on February 13, 2014, 04:16:28 PM
Quote from: d_fife on February 12, 2014, 07:15:02 AM
Quote from: MikeRa on February 12, 2014, 12:59:35 AM
Quote from: d_fife on February 09, 2014, 10:42:32 PM
Quote from: Pikapower on February 09, 2014, 07:32:35 PM
Quote from: d_fife on February 09, 2014, 07:01:34 PM
the ones in Marietta and Canton GA are closing too. why does so many Kmarts close around Atlanta?

K-Marts are closing left and right all over America!

I know Kmart needs to TURN AROUND AND STIP THIS, this didnt happen for aw hile into the Kmart SEars merger. ATlanta, Chicago, Fort Laturdale, COlumbus, Toledo, Denver and CIncinnati have TAKEN HARD HITS!
You might want to also add Philadelphia.  3 confirmed closings, and a possible 4th closing.  The 3 are: Island Avenue, Orthodox Street, 9th & Market Street.  the possible one is Roosevelt Blvd & Cottman Avenue.  That will leave only 1 Kmart in the city proper, at Frankford Avenue


how do you know Rooosevelt and Cuttman ave may close?
One of mu co-workers at my work told me.  I have'nt seenanything in the Philadelphia Inquirer to confirm this one.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on February 13, 2014, 05:20:15 PM
Quote from: MikeRa on February 13, 2014, 04:16:28 PM
Quote from: d_fife on February 12, 2014, 07:15:02 AM
Quote from: MikeRa on February 12, 2014, 12:59:35 AM
Quote from: d_fife on February 09, 2014, 10:42:32 PM
Quote from: Pikapower on February 09, 2014, 07:32:35 PM
Quote from: d_fife on February 09, 2014, 07:01:34 PM
the ones in Marietta and Canton GA are closing too. why does so many Kmarts close around Atlanta?

K-Marts are closing left and right all over America!

I know Kmart needs to TURN AROUND AND STIP THIS, this didnt happen for aw hile into the Kmart SEars merger. ATlanta, Chicago, Fort Laturdale, COlumbus, Toledo, Denver and CIncinnati have TAKEN HARD HITS!
You might want to also add Philadelphia.  3 confirmed closings, and a possible 4th closing.  The 3 are: Island Avenue, Orthodox Street, 9th & Market Street.  the possible one is Roosevelt Blvd & Cottman Avenue.  That will leave only 1 Kmart in the city proper, at Frankford Avenue


how do you know Rooosevelt and Cuttman ave may close?
One of mu co-workers at my work told me.  I have'nt seenanything in the Philadelphia Inquirer to confirm this one.

what did he say and why is PHILLY taking a hit, what went wrong with the downtown one?
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: dmx10101 on February 13, 2014, 09:58:17 PM
Quote from: d_fife on February 13, 2014, 01:27:16 PM
Quote from: Ames Newington on February 13, 2014, 09:26:58 AM
Quote from: dmx10101 on February 12, 2014, 11:28:07 PM
Quote from: ShopKoFan on February 12, 2014, 05:39:21 PM
I just hope Kmart (and Sears) survives.

If Kmart decided to close all their stores, it would be just as bad as (or worse than) when Ames or Venture closed.

If Kmart USA were to close, then Kmart's Australian stores would be all that remain of Kresge's big box chain.

Kmart Australia was related to Kmart USA and Canada until 1994.

Kmart Canada would file for bankruptcy four years later and be bought out by Zellers.

Zellers lasted until the 2010s, when they were taken over by Target Canada.

They tested out some Sears prototypes in some former Kmart locations, including the Kmart store in Marietta, Georgia, only to be converted back to a Kmart store a few months later, due to poor sales as a Sears store, this time, Kmart's interior is more upscale, with some Sears merchandise on the sales floor, and has the new red Kmart signage over the front entrance on the exterior of the store.



The Kmart you're refering to in Marietta is closing. They started their going out of business sale a couple weeks ago.

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v280/dmx10101/IMG_20140207_140752_zpsc12f8f36.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v280/dmx10101/IMG_20140207_140934_zps92bf9645.jpg)



It figures they would close a store with the new logo on the building and a remodel. :(

why is it closing?????

The store doesn't get any business.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: EddieJ1984 on February 13, 2014, 10:16:10 PM
I haven't heard anything and its 3 blocks from me, then again I don't go in Kmart too often.
Also there's one at 3301 Aramingo Avenue, so that's 3 that is still open in Philadelphia.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on February 14, 2014, 09:21:16 AM
Quote from: dmx10101 on February 13, 2014, 09:58:17 PM
Quote from: d_fife on February 13, 2014, 01:27:16 PM
Quote from: Ames Newington on February 13, 2014, 09:26:58 AM
Quote from: dmx10101 on February 12, 2014, 11:28:07 PM
Quote from: ShopKoFan on February 12, 2014, 05:39:21 PM
I just hope Kmart (and Sears) survives.

If Kmart decided to close all their stores, it would be just as bad as (or worse than) when Ames or Venture closed.

If Kmart USA were to close, then Kmart's Australian stores would be all that remain of Kresge's big box chain.

Kmart Australia was related to Kmart USA and Canada until 1994.

Kmart Canada would file for bankruptcy four years later and be bought out by Zellers.

Zellers lasted until the 2010s, when they were taken over by Target Canada.

They tested out some Sears prototypes in some former Kmart locations, including the Kmart store in Marietta, Georgia, only to be converted back to a Kmart store a few months later, due to poor sales as a Sears store, this time, Kmart's interior is more upscale, with some Sears merchandise on the sales floor, and has the new red Kmart signage over the front entrance on the exterior of the store.



The Kmart you're refering to in Marietta is closing. They started their going out of business sale a couple weeks ago.

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v280/dmx10101/IMG_20140207_140752_zpsc12f8f36.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v280/dmx10101/IMG_20140207_140934_zps92bf9645.jpg)



It figures they would close a store with the new logo on the building and a remodel. :(

why is it closing?????

The store doesn't get any business.

when it was modenrized and arOUND Atlanta its endangered species.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on February 18, 2014, 03:48:20 PM
will the one in Claremont NH close?
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: MikeRa on February 19, 2014, 03:29:52 PM
Quote from: d_fife on February 13, 2014, 05:20:15 PM
Quote from: MikeRa on February 13, 2014, 04:16:28 PM
Quote from: d_fife on February 12, 2014, 07:15:02 AM
Quote from: MikeRa on February 12, 2014, 12:59:35 AM
Quote from: d_fife on February 09, 2014, 10:42:32 PM
Quote from: Pikapower on February 09, 2014, 07:32:35 PM
Quote from: d_fife on February 09, 2014, 07:01:34 PM
the ones in Marietta and Canton GA are closing too. why does so many Kmarts close around Atlanta?

K-Marts are closing left and right all over America!

I know Kmart needs to TURN AROUND AND STIP THIS, this didnt happen for aw hile into the Kmart SEars merger. ATlanta, Chicago, Fort Laturdale, COlumbus, Toledo, Denver and CIncinnati have TAKEN HARD HITS!
You might want to also add Philadelphia.  3 confirmed closings, and a possible 4th closing.  The 3 are: Island Avenue, Orthodox Street, 9th & Market Street.  the possible one is Roosevelt Blvd & Cottman Avenue.  That will leave only 1 Kmart in the city proper, at Frankford Avenue


how do you know Rooosevelt and Cuttman ave may close?
One of my co-workers at my work told me.  I have'nt seen anything in the Philadelphia Inquirer to confirm this one.

what did he say and why is PHILLY taking a hit, what went wrong with the downtown one?
The owner of the Gallery is trying to put a new upscale tennant in there, and since I am assuming the Kmart's lease is up anyway
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on February 19, 2014, 05:04:15 PM
http://www.theindependent.com/news/local/grand-island-kmart-store-to-close/article_14c8f21e-99ac-11e3-bfb6-001a4bcf887a.html
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on February 19, 2014, 05:11:55 PM
the one in near Albany in Reansallier is closing too!!! KMART NEEDS TO STOP! all there is now around Albany is the one in Schenectady which renewed its lease last year. Why has ALBANY GOTTEN HARD HIT
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on February 19, 2014, 06:14:32 PM
http://times-journal.com/news/article_2b5ed024-99b7-11e3-8d86-0019bb2963f4.html FOrt Payne Al is closing
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on February 19, 2014, 09:33:36 PM
http://www.heraldandnews.com/breaking/article_a2b99d4e-99a2-11e3-ab68-001a4bcf887a.html
this one in oregon is too


whats with Kmarts presence in ORegon?
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill) on February 20, 2014, 01:02:31 AM
Quote from: TheFugitive on February 13, 2014, 11:32:11 AM
That photo can't be a Kmart.  The floor is WAY too clean.
;D
I would agree with that. ;D

It was a Sears for a short time before being converted back to a Kmart with a new logo.

Before it was a Sears, it had the Big K logo, which was used along with the Super K logo from around 1995 to 2002, before they switched back to just the solid red 1990 Kmart logo with the white 'mart' script inside it until 2004 before using the current logo, a solid red K with 'kmart' written underneath. Super K is now called Kmart Supercenter.

This particular store was featured on a Kmart blog not too long ago, it happens to be hybrid of Kmart and Sears styles.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on February 20, 2014, 06:53:58 PM
These are closing:http://www.hickoryrecord.com/news/article_5a6cbfd6-9a82-11e3-89c9-0017a43b2370.html  , http://www.wlwt.com/news/local-news/hamilton-county/kmart-to-close-hunt-road-location-in-blue-ash/24582348
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on February 21, 2014, 09:02:30 AM
http://www.petoskeynews.com/news/business/kmart-store-to-close-in-june/article_16dcad54-8413-5f32-b487-985cad65eeaf.html
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on February 21, 2014, 09:19:03 AM
http://banning-beaumont.patch.com/groups/business-news/p/banning-kmart-store-to-close-down-after-23-years-in-business
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: BillyGr on February 21, 2014, 05:42:27 PM
And this just in - now the (Rensselaer) East Greenbush store will be closing (but later than the other two - Latham & Clifton Park).  Apparently their lease WAS up as well, just not quite as soon as the others.

Quote from: BillyGr on February 05, 2014, 03:13:22 PM
Quote from: d_fife on February 05, 2014, 12:24:17 AM
I know one store that opened in March of 1979 and ITS NOT CLOSING AT ALL.
2 leases got renewed last year.
the one in Rotterdam Schenectady got renewed last year.
hmmmmm

Hmmm is right - that is interesting that the one in Rotterdam Square got renewed recently - of course that is a somewhat newer store overall and also that Sears is another anchor in that mall (being the two are now co-owned).

I also found that the East Greenbush store building was apparently sold in 2007 to East Greenbush LLC, so likely if that one is now leased it may not be up for renewal at this point.

I wonder if they are actually looking at locations to keep based on surroundings?  While the recently closed Colonie store and the now closing Clifton Park and Latham stores are relatively close to other shopping (Walmart and Target particularly), Rotterdam Mall is kind of separated from the other Rotterdam/Schenectady shopping areas as is the East Greenbush Kmart store (on 9&20, while Walmart and Target are out on Rt 4 - not hard to get to if you know the roads, but harder for, say, public transit - I believe you cna still get a bus directly from Albany downtown to Kmart if you wished to). 
The other store still in the nearby area is Greenwich, which is at least 10-15 miles from the Greater Saratoga area and as far as I know there are no other discount stores in the town.

Hmmm.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on February 21, 2014, 11:15:56 PM
why is the capitol region hurting?



Quote from: BillyGr on February 21, 2014, 05:42:27 PM
And this just in - now the (Rensselaer) East Greenbush store will be closing (but later than the other two - Latham & Clifton Park).  Apparently their lease WAS up as well, just not quite as soon as the others.

Quote from: BillyGr on February 05, 2014, 03:13:22 PM
Quote from: d_fife on February 05, 2014, 12:24:17 AM
I know one store that opened in March of 1979 and ITS NOT CLOSING AT ALL.
2 leases got renewed last year.
the one in Rotterdam Schenectady got renewed last year.
hmmmmm

Hmmm is right - that is interesting that the one in Rotterdam Square got renewed recently - of course that is a somewhat newer store overall and also that Sears is another anchor in that mall (being the two are now co-owned).

I also found that the East Greenbush store building was apparently sold in 2007 to East Greenbush LLC, so likely if that one is now leased it may not be up for renewal at this point.

I wonder if they are actually looking at locations to keep based on surroundings?  While the recently closed Colonie store and the now closing Clifton Park and Latham stores are relatively close to other shopping (Walmart and Target particularly), Rotterdam Mall is kind of separated from the other Rotterdam/Schenectady shopping areas as is the East Greenbush Kmart store (on 9&20, while Walmart and Target are out on Rt 4 - not hard to get to if you know the roads, but harder for, say, public transit - I believe you cna still get a bus directly from Albany downtown to Kmart if you wished to). 
The other store still in the nearby area is Greenwich, which is at least 10-15 miles from the Greater Saratoga area and as far as I know there are no other discount stores in the town.

Hmmm.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on February 24, 2014, 09:47:43 AM
http://www.bizjournals.com/triangle/blog/2014/02/big-kmart-closing-in-north-raleigh.html

only 2 left will be around Raleigh
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on February 24, 2014, 05:29:11 PM
these are closing toooo FRANKLIN TN http://www.tennessean.com/article/20140224/NEWS/302240075/2023/WILLIAMSON  and LANGORNE PA http://www.theintell.com/business/kmart-closing-middletown-store/article_c51303b0-eeed-5a42-93b0-862069337ba7.html
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: katnapped on February 24, 2014, 09:05:26 PM
The dominoes are falling faster now looks like...
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on February 24, 2014, 09:41:51 PM
Quote from: catnap72 on February 24, 2014, 09:05:26 PM
The dominoes are falling faster now looks like...

why? all hope isnt lost. some stores leases have been renewed. everyone else is struggling. OK THE FLORIDA KEYS have no store besides KMart, what will happen? THEY NEED A STORE LIKE THAT. KEy west, marathon and KEy largo have Kmart, NO WALMART.


Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: BillyGr on February 24, 2014, 09:49:35 PM
Quote from: catnap72 on February 24, 2014, 09:05:26 PM
The dominoes are falling faster now looks like...

Probably makes some sense, thinking about their history.

It appears that they opened a record of 271 stores in 1976 (the most ever in a single year).  
Chances are pretty good that they had opened a fairly large number in the years prior to that also (like 1974, which would be 40 years ago, and apparently the length of many of the leases of the time).  So, assuming they continue the trend, I would expect as many or more over the next couple years anyhow.

Quote from: d_fife on February 24, 2014, 09:41:51 PM
why? all hope isnt lost. some stores leases have been renewed. everyone else is struggling. OK THE FLORIDA KEYS have no store besides KMart, what will happen? THEY NEED A STORE LIKE THAT. KEy west, marathon and KEy largo have Kmart, NO WALMART.

Most likely, either they will keep those open (renewing them, as they appear to have done in scattered cases) or if they choose to close it will prompt someone like WalMart or Target to move in to the area.  No guarantee on either, though.

Quote from: d_fife on February 21, 2014, 11:15:56 PM
why is the capitol region hurting?

Most likely the fact that this area escaped many of the earlier closings - I can think of only 3:
Glenville, Glenmont and the Super K in Saratoga (OK, I suppose the other Super K's in Amsterdam and Kingston are not too far out, given that they seem to keep including VT and MA in the "local area", but ...)

While many other areas were losing stores in bigger chunks back then, thus leaving less to close now?

Interesting point - aside from Rotterdam (which is store #3600, but that may have transferred from their older  store to the one in the mall) and the Queensbury former Super K (#4928) - the other stores remaining (Greenwich, Bennington VT, Great Barrington MA) are all #9000's, which, I believe were a set of slightly smaller stores built in areas with lower populations at one point.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Stork of The Weak on February 24, 2014, 11:50:48 PM
The only future I can see for Kmart where all is not lost would be if Big Lots were to buy the chain. It would seem to be a perfect combination, but most Kmart stores are double or triple the size of the average Big Lots. That doesn't mean Big Lots couldn't make full use of the Kmart spaces somehow. They could fill a third or so of the stores with furniture (which most if not all Big Lots already have, but the selection is minimal due to space limitations) and another third with groceries including frozen food and alcoholic beverages, both of which Big Lots sells at some stores but only a limited number of them.

Or if this doesn't work, Big Lots could split the former Kmart stores into two spaces, making half Big Lots and subletting the other half to any other tenants that make sense, such as ethnic grocery stores or Goodwill stores, but those two examples are only of tenants that would open in poorer towns. You can fill in those blanks with more upscale tenants depending on what would fit a particular location. And in the Southern states Big Lots has a competitor called Roses, which seems to be VERY flexible with store sizes (they seem to range from about 20,000 square feet all the way up to about 100,000) which could also take a lot of Kmart sites where Big Lots is already nearby or has already closed stores near.

I also wonder if either OfficeMax or Sports Authority would be interested in former Kmart sites, because both companies once had a secret partnership with Kmart. But I know OfficeMax has been struggling a lot (as has Office Depot which just bought them, and Staples) and it seems Sports Authority hasn't been growing at all since the later 90's, when Kmart stopped investing in them.

As for Sears, I don't think anybody can save them. Maybe they at least could have Best Buy or a smaller chain such as HHGregg that also sells electronics and appliances (two areas Sears is strong in) open at parts of a lot of the former Sears store sites. Also Kohl's could open at a lot of the sites. I find Kohl's stores to be boring and useless, but the quality seems above Sears at this point, in areas that the two can be compared. And I know Kohl's likes big-box buildings, but they have opened a few stores in more traditional department store buildings (such as at a few former Mervyns sites). Christmas Tree Shops still has a lot of room to grow and they seem to have imitated Sears along with Target and Kohl's, so they would be a candidate for the Sears real estate also.

And the more luxurious department store chains (Macy's/Bloomingdale's, Lord & Taylor, Nordstrom, Neiman Marcus, Saks Fifth Avenue, Dillard's) all would be great physical fits for the Sears spaces, but only would open at half of the Sears sites based on income demographics of the areas surrounding the stores. I also think the Boscov's chain in the Northeastern states (the ones outside New England) should try growing by taking advantage of Sears vacancies, but Boscov's did already have a bankruptcy a few years back, only because they opened at several former Strawbridge's stores in a hurry without remodeling at all.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: MikeRa on February 26, 2014, 01:38:15 AM
The Kmarts in SE PA are now dropping like flies.  Langhorne/Levittown, and the 3 in Philadelphia.  I'm surprised the Feasterville and Bensalem stores aren't closing
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill) on February 26, 2014, 09:57:57 PM
Quote from: Stork of The Weak on February 24, 2014, 11:50:48 PM
The only future I can see for Kmart where all is not lost would be if Big Lots were to buy the chain. It would seem to be a perfect combination, but most Kmart stores are double or triple the size of the average Big Lots. That doesn't mean Big Lots couldn't make full use of the Kmart spaces somehow. They could fill a third or so of the stores with furniture (which most if not all Big Lots already have, but the selection is minimal due to space limitations) and another third with groceries including frozen food and alcoholic beverages, both of which Big Lots sells at some stores but only a limited number of them.

Or if this doesn't work, Big Lots could split the former Kmart stores into two spaces, making half Big Lots and subletting the other half to any other tenants that make sense, such as ethnic grocery stores or Goodwill stores, but those two examples are only of tenants that would open in poorer towns. You can fill in those blanks with more upscale tenants depending on what would fit a particular location. And in the Southern states Big Lots has a competitor called Roses, which seems to be VERY flexible with store sizes (they seem to range from about 20,000 square feet all the way up to about 100,000) which could also take a lot of Kmart sites where Big Lots is already nearby or has already closed stores near.

I also wonder if either OfficeMax or Sports Authority would be interested in former Kmart sites, because both companies once had a secret partnership with Kmart. But I know OfficeMax has been struggling a lot (as has Office Depot which just bought them, and Staples) and it seems Sports Authority hasn't been growing at all since the later 90's, when Kmart stopped investing in them.

As for Sears, I don't think anybody can save them. Maybe they at least could have Best Buy or a smaller chain such as HHGregg that also sells electronics and appliances (two areas Sears is strong in) open at parts of a lot of the former Sears store sites. Also Kohl's could open at a lot of the sites. I find Kohl's stores to be boring and useless, but the quality seems above Sears at this point, in areas that the two can be compared. And I know Kohl's likes big-box buildings, but they have opened a few stores in more traditional department store buildings (such as at a few former Mervyns sites). Christmas Tree Shops still has a lot of room to grow and they seem to have imitated Sears along with Target and Kohl's, so they would be a candidate for the Sears real estate also.

And the more luxurious department store chains (Macy's/Bloomingdale's, Lord & Taylor, Nordstrom, Neiman Marcus, Saks Fifth Avenue, Dillard's) all would be great physical fits for the Sears spaces, but only would open at half of the Sears sites based on income demographics of the areas surrounding the stores. I also think the Boscov's chain in the Northeastern states (the ones outside New England) should try growing by taking advantage of Sears vacancies, but Boscov's did already have a bankruptcy a few years back, only because they opened at several former Strawbridge's stores in a hurry without remodeling at all.

I could see some Kmart and Super Kmart vacancies be filled with Shopko and Meijer in the Midwest states in certain Midwest cities that do not have any of those stores. The Kmart store in Shawano, Wisconsin is a great example of a Kmart store which could be replaced by a Shopko store, since the city of Shawano does not yet have a Shopko store.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on February 26, 2014, 10:44:46 PM
Quote from: ShopKoFan on February 26, 2014, 09:57:57 PM
Quote from: Stork of The Weak on February 24, 2014, 11:50:48 PM
The only future I can see for Kmart where all is not lost would be if Big Lots were to buy the chain. It would seem to be a perfect combination, but most Kmart stores are double or triple the size of the average Big Lots. That doesn't mean Big Lots couldn't make full use of the Kmart spaces somehow. They could fill a third or so of the stores with furniture (which most if not all Big Lots already have, but the selection is minimal due to space limitations) and another third with groceries including frozen food and alcoholic beverages, both of which Big Lots sells at some stores but only a limited number of them.

Or if this doesn't work, Big Lots could split the former Kmart stores into two spaces, making half Big Lots and subletting the other half to any other tenants that make sense, such as ethnic grocery stores or Goodwill stores, but those two examples are only of tenants that would open in poorer towns. You can fill in those blanks with more upscale tenants depending on what would fit a particular location. And in the Southern states Big Lots has a competitor called Roses, which seems to be VERY flexible with store sizes (they seem to range from about 20,000 square feet all the way up to about 100,000) which could also take a lot of Kmart sites where Big Lots is already nearby or has already closed stores near.

I also wonder if either OfficeMax or Sports Authority would be interested in former Kmart sites, because both companies once had a secret partnership with Kmart. But I know OfficeMax has been struggling a lot (as has Office Depot which just bought them, and Staples) and it seems Sports Authority hasn't been growing at all since the later 90's, when Kmart stopped investing in them.

As for Sears, I don't think anybody can save them. Maybe they at least could have Best Buy or a smaller chain such as HHGregg that also sells electronics and appliances (two areas Sears is strong in) open at parts of a lot of the former Sears store sites. Also Kohl's could open at a lot of the sites. I find Kohl's stores to be boring and useless, but the quality seems above Sears at this point, in areas that the two can be compared. And I know Kohl's likes big-box buildings, but they have opened a few stores in more traditional department store buildings (such as at a few former Mervyns sites). Christmas Tree Shops still has a lot of room to grow and they seem to have imitated Sears along with Target and Kohl's, so they would be a candidate for the Sears real estate also.

And the more luxurious department store chains (Macy's/Bloomingdale's, Lord & Taylor, Nordstrom, Neiman Marcus, Saks Fifth Avenue, Dillard's) all would be great physical fits for the Sears spaces, but only would open at half of the Sears sites based on income demographics of the areas surrounding the stores. I also think the Boscov's chain in the Northeastern states (the ones outside New England) should try growing by taking advantage of Sears vacancies, but Boscov's did already have a bankruptcy a few years back, only because they opened at several former Strawbridge's stores in a hurry without remodeling at all.

I could see some Kmart and Super Kmart vacancies be filled with Shopko and Meijer in the Midwest states in certain Midwest cities that do not have any of those stores. The Kmart store in Shawano, Wisconsin is a great example of a Kmart store which could be replaced by a Shopko store, since the city of Shawano does not yet have a Shopko store.

what if Kmart turns around?
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill) on February 27, 2014, 05:57:01 AM
Quote from: d_fife on February 26, 2014, 10:44:46 PM
what if Kmart turns around?

Didn't we answer that in the last set of posts? They might recover. They might not. It's the retail version of Russian Roulette.

If I started an investment firm, I would buy Sears Holdings and the company that owns Toys "R" Us/Babies "R" Us/FAO Schwarz, and merge them into one company, called American Retail Holdings, Inc. I would place emphasis on revitalizing all of those retailers, by hiring retail design firms (like Chute Gerdeman Retail for example) to update their stores with a new upscale design and layouts that help Kmart compete with Target and Shopko, opening new locations, and expanding existing stores. New concepts could be tried like adding a "Toys "R" Us Toy Box" toy department to Kmart and Kmart Supercenter stores. Other new store concepts could be tried, like smaller stores for smaller towns, like the now-defunct Pamida stores, and the current Shopko Hometown stores that replaced them, a possible name for those types of "small town" stores could be "Kmart Hometown Centers". I would also try just about everything else to make the Sears/Kmart and Toys "R" Us companies be viable companies. I would also open up larger, more upscale Kmart locations with more emphasis on fashion and furniture and less emphasis on automotive and hardware, to compete with Shopko and Target, and have new Sears locations open that have more emphasis on electronics, hardware, mens', womens', and kids' fashion, appliances, furniture, and bedding.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on February 27, 2014, 11:21:25 AM
do that!
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill) on February 27, 2014, 09:24:50 PM
Other things I would do to improve Kmart:

*Improve their cleanliness standards. Everyone would like to shop in a clean store. A mop and bucket (as well as a wet floor sign) would do wonders.

*Restrict usage of the Australian Kmart logo outside Australia on copyright infringement grounds, and force the American Kmart locations using said logo to use the American Kmart logo.

*I would change the logo back to the Kmart logo used from 1962 to 1990. This would be similar to a move that JCPenney made to remove evidence of its rocky past.

*I would introduce a new Superbowl ad campaign similar to Apple Computer's "Hello" iPhone campaign, called "Attention Kmart Shoppers" using clips from different films using that catch phrase, including Troop Beverly Hills, Beetlejuice, and Six Days Seven Nights to unveil the new old Kmart logo. I would then hire Jim Parsons, currently know as Sheldon Cooper on The Big Bang Theory to become one of Kmart's new spokespersons.

*I would also introduce new restaurants to Kmart stores. Just like how select Walmart stores have a McDonald's, Subway, or Dunkin' Donuts, Kmart should at least try and get something similar instead of the same old Kcafe or Little Caesar's Pizza. I would have plans to open Wendy's Hamburger restaurants at some locations, while others would include Taco Bell restaurants.

*I would make all future Kmart grand openings fun for both kids and families by having meet-and-greets with Mr. Bluelight, as well as popular Nickelodeon cartoon characters SpongeBob SquarePants, and his friend Patrick Star, as well as all four Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Kmart would hold raffles for such prizes like a $1,000.00 Kmart shopping spree, a giant-sized flat panel television set, a bicycle, a barbecue grill, patio furniture, a Nintendo Wii U, Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo 2DS, and an X-BOX ONE. The first one hundred customers would get a $500.00 Kmart gift card.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on February 28, 2014, 08:45:30 AM
http://www.grandrapidsmn.com/news/article_a77f5800-a00f-11e3-991b-0019bb2963f4.html
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: EddieJ1984 on February 28, 2014, 10:32:24 PM
Quote from: ShopKoFan on February 27, 2014, 09:24:50 PM
Other things I would do to improve Kmart:

*Improve their cleanliness standards. Everyone would like to shop in a clean store. A mop and bucket (as well as a wet floor sign) would do wonders.

*Restrict usage of the Australian Kmart logo outside Australia on copyright infringement grounds, and force the American Kmart locations using said logo to use the American Kmart logo.

*I would change the logo back to the Kmart logo used from 1962 to 1990. This would be similar to a move that JCPenney made to remove evidence of its rocky past.

*I would introduce a new Superbowl ad campaign similar to Apple Computer's "Hello" iPhone campaign, called "Attention Kmart Shoppers" using clips from different films using that catch phrase, including Troop Beverly Hills, Beetlejuice, and Six Days Seven Nights to unveil the new old Kmart logo. I would then hire Jim Parsons, currently know as Sheldon Cooper on The Big Bang Theory to become one of Kmart's new spokespersons.

*I would also introduce new restaurants to Kmart stores. Just like how select Walmart stores have a McDonald's, Subway, or Dunkin' Donuts, Kmart should at least try and get something similar instead of the same old Kcafe or Little Caesar's Pizza. I would have plans to open Wendy's Hamburger restaurants at some locations, while others would include Taco Bell restaurants.

*I would make all future Kmart grand openings fun for both kids and families by having meet-and-greets with Mr. Bluelight, as well as popular Nickelodeon cartoon characters SpongeBob SquarePants, and his friend Patrick Star, as well as all four Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Kmart would hold raffles for such prizes like a $1,000.00 Kmart shopping spree, a giant-sized flat panel television set, a bicycle, a barbecue grill, patio furniture, a Nintendo Wii U, Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo 2DS, and an X-BOX ONE. The first one hundred customers would get a $500.00 Kmart gift card.

They would need more than a mop and bucket lol.
Also their current logo I think is fine, at least the horizontal version of it, their stores already reek of being hardly touched since the 90s so going to a logo from before 1990 wouldn't be too wise, they need to be modern. They should change all the big kmart signs.
But a lot of stuff you mention would cost them money to do, and sadly kmart's shoddy perception has been ongoing for years now that I don't know if they could ever fully turn it around.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: TRU7536 on March 02, 2014, 10:51:34 AM
Quote from: ShopKoFan on February 27, 2014, 09:24:50 PM
Other things I would do to improve Kmart:

*Improve their cleanliness standards. Everyone would like to shop in a clean store. A mop and bucket (as well as a wet floor sign) would do wonders.

*Restrict usage of the Australian Kmart logo outside Australia on copyright infringement grounds, and force the American Kmart locations using said logo to use the American Kmart logo.

*I would change the logo back to the Kmart logo used from 1962 to 1990. This would be similar to a move that JCPenney made to remove evidence of its rocky past.

*I would introduce a new Superbowl ad campaign similar to Apple Computer's "Hello" iPhone campaign, called "Attention Kmart Shoppers" using clips from different films using that catch phrase, including Troop Beverly Hills, Beetlejuice, and Six Days Seven Nights to unveil the new old Kmart logo. I would then hire Jim Parsons, currently know as Sheldon Cooper on The Big Bang Theory to become one of Kmart's new spokespersons.

*I would also introduce new restaurants to Kmart stores. Just like how select Walmart stores have a McDonald's, Subway, or Dunkin' Donuts, Kmart should at least try and get something similar instead of the same old Kcafe or Little Caesar's Pizza. I would have plans to open Wendy's Hamburger restaurants at some locations, while others would include Taco Bell restaurants.

*I would make all future Kmart grand openings fun for both kids and families by having meet-and-greets with Mr. Bluelight, as well as popular Nickelodeon cartoon characters SpongeBob SquarePants, and his friend Patrick Star, as well as all four Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Kmart would hold raffles for such prizes like a $1,000.00 Kmart shopping spree, a giant-sized flat panel television set, a bicycle, a barbecue grill, patio furniture, a Nintendo Wii U, Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo 2DS, and an X-BOX ONE. The first one hundred customers would get a $500.00 Kmart gift card.


what future openings? lol, Kmart is done dude, its slowly going out of business without doing the whole big thing.

Sears and Kmart are just slowly dying a slow and painful death.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Stork of The Weak on March 02, 2014, 04:13:13 PM
TRU7536, why are you quoting others posts without adding anything new?
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: zonemad96 on March 03, 2014, 02:21:19 AM
Quote from: ShopKoFan on February 27, 2014, 09:24:50 PM
Other things I would do to improve Kmart:

*Improve their cleanliness standards. Everyone would like to shop in a clean store. A mop and bucket (as well as a wet floor sign) would do wonders.

*Restrict usage of the Australian Kmart logo outside Australia on copyright infringement grounds, and force the American Kmart locations using said logo to use the American Kmart logo.

*I would change the logo back to the Kmart logo used from 1962 to 1990. This would be similar to a move that JCPenney made to remove evidence of its rocky past.

*I would introduce a new Superbowl ad campaign similar to Apple Computer's "Hello" iPhone campaign, called "Attention Kmart Shoppers" using clips from different films using that catch phrase, including Troop Beverly Hills, Beetlejuice, and Six Days Seven Nights to unveil the new old Kmart logo. I would then hire Jim Parsons, currently know as Sheldon Cooper on The Big Bang Theory to become one of Kmart's new spokespersons.

*I would also introduce new restaurants to Kmart stores. Just like how select Walmart stores have a McDonald's, Subway, or Dunkin' Donuts, Kmart should at least try and get something similar instead of the same old Kcafe or Little Caesar's Pizza. I would have plans to open Wendy's Hamburger restaurants at some locations, while others would include Taco Bell restaurants.

*I would make all future Kmart grand openings fun for both kids and families by having meet-and-greets with Mr. Bluelight, as well as popular Nickelodeon cartoon characters SpongeBob SquarePants, and his friend Patrick Star, as well as all four Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Kmart would hold raffles for such prizes like a $1,000.00 Kmart shopping spree, a giant-sized flat panel television set, a bicycle, a barbecue grill, patio furniture, a Nintendo Wii U, Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo 2DS, and an X-BOX ONE. The first one hundred customers would get a $500.00 Kmart gift card.

The logo they used until 90's is almost the same logo as the Australian kmart and that would make their stores look even more dated then they already are with that logo. Also kmart can't even afford to take care of their stores how are they going to afford to add a restaurant to them? As far as the last thing you said well first of off their would have to be new stores being built for that to happen and on top of that it would be a huge waste of money.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: BillyGr on March 03, 2014, 04:47:24 PM
Quote from: Stork of The Weak on March 02, 2014, 04:13:13 PM
TRU7536, why are you quoting others posts without adding anything new?

Actually, if you look carefully you'll see that the last two sentences were not in the original post.

Apparently, TRU just typed them in the wrong spot (before the /QUOTE rather than after) so they look like they are a part of the quote.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: MikeRa on March 05, 2014, 07:18:33 PM
The Kmart on Island Avenue, in Philadelphia, is now in it's last 2 weeks of operation before the doors close for good.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: ynkeesfn82 on March 05, 2014, 08:09:31 PM
I tried to get some pictures of the now closed store in Waterbury, Connecticut today, but it was too cold. My hands got numb trying to take pictures. Will try again when I get up to Waterbury when it gets warmer. By then PETCO and TJMAXX in the next plaza over will have closed and moved to the other end of Waterbury and I can get pictures of them too.

WOLCOTT STREET IS GOING DOWN, BITCHES!
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: MikeRa on March 11, 2014, 07:48:40 AM
Quote from: MikeRa on March 05, 2014, 07:18:33 PM
The Kmart on Island Avenue, in Philadelphia, is now in it's last 2 weeks of operation before the doors close for good.
This location is now down to it's last week of operation
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on March 11, 2014, 09:22:32 AM
Kmart hasnt been closing any stores for aw hile now for aw hile recently there was a huge rash of closings. but will any more in Philly close as how come the city limits got hit hard


What if Kmart improves its stores?
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on March 12, 2014, 05:44:46 PM
why this one too?http://www.dailytribune.com/business/20140312/shoppers-wonder-whats-next-for-kmart-stores-in-white-lake-bloomfield-townships
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Stork of The Weak on March 12, 2014, 07:03:53 PM
So weird how some Kmarts are modern like Walmart, yet others have that old school feel as did so many other now dead competitors such as Ames, Bradlees, Caldor, Jamesway, Woolco, Grants, Two Guys, JM Fields, King's, Murphy's Mart, Nichols Discount City, Hills, Zayre, Grandway, etc.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill) on March 14, 2014, 09:44:55 PM
If Sears Holdings decides to close all their brick-and-mortar locations, I think they should just focus on online shopping. Time to pull the plug on your remaining stores, Kmart and Sears, and refocus your efforts on the Internet. By the way, the Sears Tower in Chicago, Illinois is now called the Willis Tower, since Sears is no longer located there, and they haven't been located there in years.

Goodbye brick-and-mortar Sears and Kmart, hello online Sears and Kmart!
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: MikeRa on March 17, 2014, 10:58:36 AM
Quote from: d_fife on March 11, 2014, 09:22:32 AM
Kmart hasnt been closing any stores for awhile now recently there was a huge rash of closings. but will any more in Philly close as how come the city limits got hit hard


What if Kmart improves its stores?
as of right now the Kmart on Roosevelt Blvd, Aramingo Avenue and Frankford Avenue are still open, as well as the Sears on Cottman & Bustelton Avenue, and the Sears Outlet at Franklin Mills Mall, all in Philly.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Stork of The Weak on March 17, 2014, 06:34:22 PM
Why would either Kmart or Sears have an interest in becoming an online retailer? Amazon already is eating their lunch online and realistically there are few or no retailers that can outdo them. Heck a lot of the Sears and Kmart management people probably don't even use the Internet for anything in their personal lives, as a lot of them are probably older folks.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Stork of The Weak on March 18, 2014, 07:00:02 PM
What's up with Kmart experimenting with groceries twice in their history (originally in the 60's with the Kmart Foods name) yet failing the second time as most Super Kmart stores have either closed or at least closed the grocery section? From what I can tell the Super Kmart stores when new had all the same features as Walmart Supercenter stores, which have been an ENORMOUS success, except the fact that Walmart has gas stations at their stores. Kmart did experiment at only a few of the already few Super Kmart stores with gas stations called Kmart Express (or was the "express" name only for the full-service convenience stores within the gas stations?) but maybe Walmart had the advantage by not using their own name at gas stations, instead calling them Murphy USA in some regions and MiraStar in others, while selling gas under the Sam's Club name at those nontraditional stores.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: zonemad96 on March 18, 2014, 09:15:51 PM
This article may have been posted on this subject before but it pretty much sums up why Kmart failed and Walmart succeed.

http://college.cengage.com/accounting/resources/students/readings/06-read.html
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on March 19, 2014, 08:33:53 PM
http://www.menafn.com/abaf703a-64a9-42b5-ad92-df9b6588b786/Kmart-closing-impacts-students?src=main
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill) on March 21, 2014, 01:43:57 AM
The Kpocalypse is about to begin in the United States.

It won't be long before it has an affect on the Australian and New Zealand stores.

Here are my predictions for the Australian Kmart stores:
A third of the locations might become Big W (an Australian store similar to Walmart), while another third might become New Zealand-based The Warehouse (a New Zealand store similar to Walmart), while another third might become Target Australia.

Here are my predictions for the New Zealand Kmart stores:
A majority of the New Zealand Kmart stores might be converted to Target Australia, while other locations might be converted to The Warehouse.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on March 22, 2014, 09:08:31 AM
http://www.marshallindependent.com/page/content.detail/id/554466/Kmart-s-Marshall-store-closing-this-summer.html?nav=5015
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Stork of The Weak on March 22, 2014, 11:56:34 AM
I wonder if there was confusion for people in the early days of Kmart when a big rival of Kmart in some areas was King's. Even though the K in Kmart comes from Kresge, some people might have thought it was named after King's, which started as a five and dime/variety store chain but made a similar transition as Woolworth did into Woolco, or Kresge into Kmart, or Grants into Grant City.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Stork of The Weak on March 24, 2014, 04:58:48 PM
I just found out the mother of Ray Nagin (previous mayor of New Orleans) was the manager of a Kmart cafeteria. Louisiana is in the heart of early Walmart territory, so I'm thinking the Kmart she worked at would have closed long ago.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on April 02, 2014, 12:15:34 AM
http://www.starbeacon.com/local/x1984805996/Conneaut-Kmart-closing-in-June-43-to-lose-jobs
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Stork of The Weak on April 02, 2014, 09:44:49 PM
It's unfortunate the store in Dover DE is closing just because the old Walmart in Dover (which opened in 1992 and moved to a Supercenter in the early 2010s) is still empty. I'm surprised the Walmart has been empty as long as it has because Sam's Club is still open across the parking lot.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: TheFugitive on April 03, 2014, 08:26:25 AM
Quote from: Stork of The Weak on March 24, 2014, 04:58:48 PM
I just found out the mother of Ray Nagin (previous mayor of New Orleans) was the manager of a Kmart cafeteria. Louisiana is in the heart of early Walmart territory, so I'm thinking the Kmart she worked at would have closed long ago.

If you have ever seen the movie Roger and Me there is a disturbing scene in which a woman
who sells rabbits out of her house "for pets or meat" kills and skins one on camera.  She was
known locally as Rhonda the Rabbit Lady.

I met her perhaps a year after this movie came out.  She was working at the Kmart cafeteria on
Belsay Rd. in Burton, Michigan.   Michael Moore had become a celebrity and a mutli-millionaire by then.
Obviously he did not spread the wealth around to his co-stars.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on April 17, 2014, 07:53:02 AM
Kmarts in Rexburg ID and WAynesboro PA are closing? but why arent they closing stores as rapidly as earlier in the year. The one in Minneapolis wants to stay open despite the city wanting to redevelop the property to pass a street through and will go along with the redeveloping, they dont want to leave that one, yet theyve closed some stores.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Stork of The Weak on April 19, 2014, 09:22:44 PM
I'm not sure whether to be happy or sad that the Kmart at the Gallery Mall in Philadelphia is closing by the end of this month. One half of me is happy that a huge draw for people to the mall is going to be gone, because some real creeps and sickos hang out at that mall, but the other half of me is worried the freaks will break into the abandoned Kmart, which is a huge space on three floors.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on April 20, 2014, 04:09:13 PM
will the one in Claremont close?
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Stork of The Weak on April 20, 2014, 07:50:30 PM
I wonder if Wegmans would be interested in opening at the sites of the few Super Kmart stores left, most of which will probably close. Wegmans probably would occupy the whole of what were the non-grocery sections at these stores, but leave the Kmart grocery sections empty. How about Total Wine putting stores in the former grocery sections to complement Wegmans?
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill) on April 28, 2014, 08:56:55 AM
I read a book about the history of Wal-Mart, and that's when I found out that Kmart was one of Sam Walton's inspirations for what would become the modern day Walmart discount store.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: ynkeesfn82 on April 28, 2014, 09:41:53 AM
I saw a documentary on TV and it said one of KMART's problems (and I'm talking about the problems they were having in the early 80s) is they were not paying attention to Walmart. Their attitude was we don't care about them because they're from Arkansas. Their attitude being that Arkansas is down South and everyone down South are a bunch of dumb hicks.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: TheFugitive on April 28, 2014, 11:39:51 AM
Quote from: Marc B on April 28, 2014, 09:41:53 AM
Their attitude was we don't care about them because they're from Arkansas. Their attitude being that Arkansas is down South and everyone down South are a bunch of dumb hicks.

Deadly attitude.  My dad always told me that when he was in the military the
smartest, sharpest people he ever encountered were all from little towns in the South.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Stork of The Weak on April 28, 2014, 02:29:37 PM
One big question I just can't figure out is... why was Kmart never hated the way Walmart now is? I'm sure some people have tried to stop Kmart store openings but you never hear about the evils of Kmart as a whole.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: TRU7536 on April 29, 2014, 09:30:02 AM
Quote from: Stork of The Weak on April 28, 2014, 02:29:37 PM
One big question I just can't figure out is... why was Kmart never hated the way Walmart now is? I'm sure some people have tried to stop Kmart store openings but you never hear about the evils of Kmart as a whole.

I think the easiest answer is, kmart kind of like Target aren't hated and consider the route of all evil.

Walmart thinks they own everything and everyone and can do whatever they want. Target and Kmart don't come in and ruin things like Walmart.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Ames Newington on April 29, 2014, 11:10:54 AM
Quote from: TRU7536 on April 29, 2014, 09:30:02 AM
Quote from: Stork of The Weak on April 28, 2014, 02:29:37 PM
One big question I just can't figure out is... why was Kmart never hated the way Walmart now is? I'm sure some people have tried to stop Kmart store openings but you never hear about the evils of Kmart as a whole.

I think the easiest answer is, kmart kind of like Target aren't hated and consider the route of all evil.

Walmart thinks they own everything and everyone and can do whatever they want. Target and Kmart don't come in and ruin things like Walmart.

Back in the 70s, it appeared that Kmart, along with the regional chains like Ames, Bradlees, Caldor and the others, all sort of co-existed and took their share of the market equally, and one chain wasn't any more aggressive than the other. They were competitive, though in a good way. Kmart may have been bigger than the others, but I think they were like Target (as mentioned above) and Kohls. They opened stores, but never overtook everyone else at the rate Walmart is now. I think Walmart is just different, in not the best way. It took Walmart to put all the other stores out of business.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Stork of The Weak on May 01, 2014, 02:18:30 PM
Would the store at the end of this movie have actually been a Kmart?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xt0b7K_nrg4 (shown only for the last 10 seconds)

The only identifying features really would be the light boxes at the checkouts, unfortunately. I seem to remember seeing similar fixtures at Walmart in the earlier 90's...
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on May 04, 2014, 10:42:13 AM
http://thecountypress.mihomepaper.com/news/2014-05-04/Front_Page/LAPEER_KMART_CLOSING.html
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Stork of The Weak on May 26, 2014, 10:57:31 PM
Sorry if I'm repeating what was posted before. This legendary Kmart closed last year which really is sad: http://pleasantfamilyshopping.blogspot.com/2014/05/my-trip-to-french-market.html#comment-form

But this building I think would look even more epic as a Home Depot, Lowe's, Walmart, Sam's Club, Target... really it could be any of those!
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on May 30, 2014, 03:43:38 PM
Kmart in Green Bay and Shawano are CLOSING http://fox11online.com/2014/05/30/kmart-store-near-lambeau-field-closing/
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill) on May 31, 2014, 04:05:02 PM
Quote from: d_fife on May 30, 2014, 03:43:38 PM
Kmart in Green Bay and Shawano are CLOSING http://fox11online.com/2014/05/30/kmart-store-near-lambeau-field-closing/
I knew this day would come. The Green Bay Packers organization want the land that the Green Bay store is on. They plan to demolish the store for parking during days of Packer games. They will then redevelop the land when they are ready (maybe they will open some upscale shops and restaurants, as well as hotels in that area). The store was in a bad spot recently since the buildings around it were already abandoned from as far back as the mid '00s.

As for the Shawano location, located at Shawano Plaza, maybe Shopko could take that location, since Shawano does not yet have a Shopko.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: BillyGr on May 31, 2014, 06:30:54 PM
Is there some meaning to this? 

In a report on the news from Florida about the large sinkhole that developed in a parking lot, in the background was a Big Kmart!

Maybe they were hoping the sinkhole would keep going and swallow up the store too - that way they could just recoup money from insurance and not have to go through the closing process :)
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: ynkeesfn82 on May 31, 2014, 08:43:16 PM
Quote from: BillyGr on May 31, 2014, 06:30:54 PM
Is there some meaning to this? 

In a report on the news from Florida about the large sinkhole that developed in a parking lot, in the background was a Big Kmart!

Maybe they were hoping the sinkhole would keep going and swallow up the store too - that way they could just recoup money from insurance and not have to go through the closing process :)

It seems like from the news stories I've seen most of Florida is one big sink hole.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill) on June 01, 2014, 07:57:45 PM
Quote from: Marc B on May 31, 2014, 08:43:16 PM
Quote from: BillyGr on May 31, 2014, 06:30:54 PM
Is there some meaning to this? 

In a report on the news from Florida about the large sinkhole that developed in a parking lot, in the background was a Big Kmart!

Maybe they were hoping the sinkhole would keep going and swallow up the store too - that way they could just recoup money from insurance and not have to go through the closing process :)

It seems like from the news stories I've seen most of Florida is one big sink hole.
I think they should exit Florida altogether. Florida not only has to deal with sinkholes, but also hurricanes.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: TheFugitive on June 02, 2014, 01:09:25 PM
Quote from: Marc B on May 31, 2014, 08:43:16 PM

It seems like from the news stories I've seen most of Florida is one big sink hole.

Not far from the truth.  Limestone dome formations + a very high water table
is the perfect formula for sinkholes.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on June 07, 2014, 11:06:51 AM
Quote from: ShopKoFan on May 31, 2014, 04:05:02 PM
Quote from: d_fife on May 30, 2014, 03:43:38 PM
Kmart in Green Bay and Shawano are CLOSING http://fox11online.com/2014/05/30/kmart-store-near-lambeau-field-closing/
I knew this day would come. The Green Bay Packers organization want the land that the Green Bay store is on. They plan to demolish the store for parking during days of Packer games. They will then redevelop the land when they are ready (maybe they will open some upscale shops and restaurants, as well as hotels in that area). The store was in a bad spot recently since the buildings around it were already abandoned from as far back as the mid '00s.

As for the Shawano location, located at Shawano Plaza, maybe Shopko could take that location, since Shawano does not yet have a Shopko.

what of build a new Kmart in Green bay. Madison lost theirs in 2003.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on June 11, 2014, 02:39:24 PM
Kmarts in Anderson TOwnship OH, Northport Alabama and Collinsville IL are closing
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on June 11, 2014, 07:38:33 PM
http://news.pioneergroup.com/bigrapidsnews/2014/02/20/kmart-will-close-doors-june/
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on June 12, 2014, 07:48:55 PM
http://www.oregonlive.com/money/index.ssf/2014/06/kmart_will_close_albany_store_in_september_lay_off_64.html
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Ames Newington on June 13, 2014, 08:20:07 AM
Quote from: retailisking on June 12, 2014, 11:30:51 PM
Here's a new Lampert tactic - close the doors immediately, no notice to employees at all
http://www.10news.com/money/local-kmart-store-abruptly-closes-dozens-of-employees-out-of-work-061114

I have never seen a company this backwards, and a CEO who probably doesn't even know the back of his hand. I always thought that an employer is supposed to notify their employees of a closure ahead of time, at least a day. I know restaurants close abruptly, but a dept store? If Kmart/Sears hasn't already looked bad to the consumer, then now would be that moment for sure.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: TheFugitive on June 13, 2014, 10:31:40 AM
In most states employers are required to give a 30-90 day prior notice on large layoffs.

Of course by this point the average Kmart store may have too small a staff to be covered.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: retailisking on June 13, 2014, 12:22:04 PM
California's WARN provisions are more stringent than what the federal statute calls for, but they might be able to escape any liability as they only had 73 employees at the time they pulled the plug on this store.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on June 17, 2014, 03:22:11 PM
http://www.theneworleansadvocate.com/news/9483665-171/kmart-closing-gretna-store-laying
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill) on June 18, 2014, 12:55:27 AM
Quote from: d_fife on June 07, 2014, 11:06:51 AM
Quote from: ShopKoFan on May 31, 2014, 04:05:02 PM
Quote from: d_fife on May 30, 2014, 03:43:38 PM
Kmart in Green Bay and Shawano are CLOSING http://fox11online.com/2014/05/30/kmart-store-near-lambeau-field-closing/
I knew this day would come. The Green Bay Packers organization want the land that the Green Bay store is on. They plan to demolish the store for parking during days of Packer games. They will then redevelop the land when they are ready (maybe they will open some upscale shops and restaurants, as well as hotels in that area). The store was in a bad spot recently since the buildings around it were already abandoned from as far back as the mid '00s.

As for the Shawano location, located at Shawano Plaza, maybe Shopko could take that location, since Shawano does not yet have a Shopko.

what of build a new Kmart in Green bay. Madison lost theirs in 2003.

The Kmart in Green Bay was built in 1967, remodeled in 1991 and 1997, and will close next month. The store had a good 63-year run. Now it's time to say goodbye to Kmart and hello to the new Green Bay Packers Stadium District, which will consist of upscale retail and entertainment, similar to Gillette Stadium's Patriot Place.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: ynkeesfn82 on June 25, 2014, 01:27:51 PM
I had business in Waterbury, Connecticut this past Friday and I took a ride to the KMART that has been shuttered for 7 months. The building appears to be in very bad shape. I think it and the Joann's (which was KMART Foods) should have a date with a wrecking ball. Maybe Lowe's can build a store there. At one time they wanted to build a store in Waterbury, but the city turned them down for a location by Exit 25 off I-84. The Joann's can relocate to either to a vacant spot in the Naugatuck Valley Shopping Center across the street or take over the old Petco/America Steak House spaces in the Shoprite Plaza next door. As soon as my Mom lets me on her lap top I'll upload a few pics I took of the shuttered KMART.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on June 25, 2014, 03:16:22 PM
Quote from: Marc B on June 25, 2014, 01:27:51 PM
I had business in Waterbury, Connecticut this past Friday and I took a ride to the KMART that has been shuttered for 7 months. The building appears to be in very bad shape. I think it and the Joann's (which was KMART Foods) should have a date with a wrecking ball. Maybe Lowe's can build a store there. At one time they wanted to build a store in Waterbury, but the city turned them down for a location by Exit 25 off I-84. The Joann's can relocate to either to a vacant spot in the Naugatuck Valley Shopping Center across the street or take over the old Petco/America Steak House spaces in the Shoprite Plaza next door. As soon as my Mom lets me on her lap top I'll upload a few pics I took of the shuttered KMART.
http://www.pe.com/articles/kmart-696714-store-hemet.html and one in pa is closing in shennogbana or what ever
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: ynkeesfn82 on June 25, 2014, 06:13:23 PM
Here are four shots I took on Friday June 20th, 2014 of the closed KMART at 881 Wolcott Street in Waterbury, Connecticut. The store opened in November 1973 and closed in November 2013.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: TheFugitive on July 01, 2014, 07:28:47 AM
Quote from: Marc B on June 25, 2014, 06:13:23 PM
Here are four shots I took on Friday June 20th, 2014 of the closed KMART at 881 Wolcott Street in Waterbury, Connecticut. The store opened in November 1973 and closed in November 2013.

There was a Thrift Drug store near where I live which closed and put a sign like that in the window.

The closing date specified on the sign was July 31, 1993.

The sign finally came out of the window sometime in late 2011.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 08, 2014, 08:07:57 PM
http://www.thenewsherald.com/articles/2014/07/08/news/doc53bc87e2a67e8189355105.txt
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Kmart4life on July 09, 2014, 01:52:12 PM
Billy Gr
That store is a very busy store and it is across the street from Legoland and I can tell you from shopping there that the store is almost always busy. With or without a sinkhole they are always getting plenty of business.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 09, 2014, 03:06:13 PM
http://www.winonadailynews.com/news/local/winona-kmart-to-close-this-fall/article_28566999-05ab-5cb7-9d54-ed7e6c1a6816.html and http://www.macon.com/2014/07/09/3189125/kmart-in-warner-robins-to-close.html

the winona one DEOS NOT SURPRISE me. when I Went half the lights were on and 3 competitors and I was the only in the store.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 09, 2014, 08:34:25 PM
sand Spring ok closing too
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 11, 2014, 12:56:40 PM
http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/kmart-closing-doors-at-two-metro-detroit-locations/26895580
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 12, 2014, 08:51:05 AM
http://www.cleveland.com/business/index.ssf/2014/07/kmart_store_in_brooklyn_closing_on_oct_12_cutting_200_jobs.html
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: TheFugitive on July 14, 2014, 04:04:48 PM
Will the last person leaving a Kmart store please turn off the blue light?
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 14, 2014, 04:44:48 PM
Quote from: TheFugitive on July 14, 2014, 04:04:48 PM
Will the last person leaving a Kmart store please turn off the blue light?


why you say that

why are there 3 kmarts left within 20 miles of ORlando?
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: BillyGr on July 15, 2014, 10:13:34 AM
Quote from: d_fife on July 14, 2014, 04:44:48 PM
Quote from: TheFugitive on July 14, 2014, 04:04:48 PM
Will the last person leaving a Kmart store please turn off the blue light?
why you say that
why are there 3 kmarts left within 20 miles of ORlando?

Probably because they are famous for their Blue Light Specials, combining that with the saying the last person out turn off the lights.

As to why there are still 3 within 20 miles of Orlando - they apparently just haven't reached the end of their leases yet.  That seems to be what they are doing now, closing when the leases are up.  So, if you can find out the opening dates it might help figure out how long a particular store will stay around.
Since 1976 was their biggest opening year, it makes sense that the years around that (like, say 1974 - 40 years ago) would have had lots of openings also, which explains the number now closing (ending a 40 year lease, or at least a lease that was renewed in even year increments to total 40).  And thus probably just as many closings will occur in the next couple years, unless something changes drastically.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 16, 2014, 04:55:32 AM
http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20140715/BIZ/140719381/Evergreen-Way-Kmart-to-close-in-September-
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill) on July 16, 2014, 09:05:41 PM
There are no more Kmart stores in the Green Bay area as of July 15th.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 16, 2014, 09:13:46 PM
Quote from: ShopKoFan on July 16, 2014, 09:05:41 PM
There are no more Kmart stores in the Green Bay area as of July 15th.

why that area? did the store do well
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill) on July 17, 2014, 06:01:30 AM
Quote from: d_fife on July 16, 2014, 09:13:46 PM
Quote from: ShopKoFan on July 16, 2014, 09:05:41 PM
There are no more Kmart stores in the Green Bay area as of July 15th.

why that area? did the store do well
They decided to terminate the store's lease, so that Sears Holdings could sell the building to the Green Bay Packers organization to redevelop into something similar to Patriot Place (yes, this Kmart is the Lombardi Avenue Kmart, near Lambeau Field, home of the Packers NFL team). The store did not do well, but it did have a great going out of business sale. I believe what Kmart and Sears are doing is closing more stores to stop the "economic bleeding" that is happening at Sears Holdings. That's what happens when Kmart is involved in an Enron-type scandal, where company executives were embezzling money, causing Kmart to file for chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2002, close 100 Kmart stores, emerge in 2003, merge with Sears in 2005, and close more stores. If it weren't for all those problems, Kmart would be opening more stores today. I'm afraid that Kmart will become the next Zayre, Ames, or Prange Way.

Green Bay still has a Sears that still does good business.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Ames#1171 on July 17, 2014, 10:30:30 PM
The Super Kmart that I work at in Brooklyn, OH is closing in October. Liquidation starts July 27th.  The Kmart Express gas station on the property closed today. I worked in the gas station, we start working in the store starting tomorrow.

http://www.cleveland.com/business/index.ssf/2014/07/kmart_store_in_brooklyn_closing_on_oct_12_cutting_200_jobs.html (http://www.cleveland.com/business/index.ssf/2014/07/kmart_store_in_brooklyn_closing_on_oct_12_cutting_200_jobs.html)
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: jason83080 on July 17, 2014, 10:43:55 PM
Really? One of the last-man-standing Super Kmarts is closing? I remember when that one opened and they stuffed the old one down the street FULL of random merchandise. I bought some kind of Game Genie (without a manual; I thought it was the NES one, but I think it was the Genesis one instead) for a couple of bucks.

What does that leave for Kmart in NE Ohio?
- Lorain: Super Kmart (only Kmart remaining in the COUNTY!)
- Parma: Kmart, Broadview Rd
- Middleburg Hts.: Kmart, Bagley/Engle Rds intersection

Those are the only ones that immediately jump to mind. I know that Westlake's old building is up for lease ("We're going to redevelop the plaza," my left foot, guy who represents the land owners), Sandusky's old OLD one is where the new Target plaza is standing, Norwalk's went out of business a while back, and I can't think of where any others used to be. North Olmsted, Southland Plaza, and Parmatown Mall all had Hills stores. Elyria's old Kmart is now Bed Bath & Beyond/Marc's, and that one in Sheffield Village is still the junk store and Litehouse Pools & Spas.

It's sad to see Kmart going so slowly. Why doesn't Walmart buy them out and rebrand it as the 'classic' small-form Walmart? I'd almost rather have Walmarts at every turn than see a bunch of empty retail sitting around.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 18, 2014, 04:58:24 AM
one in Cleveland on lorain st, MEntor OH thats a Super center, Brunswick OH, Garfield Heights.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 18, 2014, 05:02:49 AM
Quote from: Ames#1171 on July 17, 2014, 10:30:30 PM
The Super Kmart that I work at in Brooklyn, OH is closing in October. Liquidation starts July 27th.  The Kmart Express gas station on the property closed today. I worked in the gas station, we start working in the store starting tomorrow.

http://www.cleveland.com/business/index.ssf/2014/07/kmart_store_in_brooklyn_closing_on_oct_12_cutting_200_jobs.html (http://www.cleveland.com/business/index.ssf/2014/07/kmart_store_in_brooklyn_closing_on_oct_12_cutting_200_jobs.html)

that store shouldve done well, why is it going
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: TRU7536 on July 18, 2014, 10:21:29 AM
Quote from: d_fife on July 18, 2014, 05:02:49 AM
Quote from: Ames#1171 on July 17, 2014, 10:30:30 PM
The Super Kmart that I work at in Brooklyn, OH is closing in October. Liquidation starts July 27th.  The Kmart Express gas station on the property closed today. I worked in the gas station, we start working in the store starting tomorrow.

http://www.cleveland.com/business/index.ssf/2014/07/kmart_store_in_brooklyn_closing_on_oct_12_cutting_200_jobs.html (http://www.cleveland.com/business/index.ssf/2014/07/kmart_store_in_brooklyn_closing_on_oct_12_cutting_200_jobs.html)

that store shouldve done well, why is it going

Does anyone else get the feeling kmart/sears is doing something shady here. I just get the feeling sears instead of doing a huge GOB sale, they are just slowly closing one store at a time. It's like every day we are hearing of new stores stores closing. Something is up, I just cat poor the finger to it.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: store215 on July 18, 2014, 10:57:52 AM
Stores are closing when leases are up, regardless of business...I'm guessing a lot of the stores closing were opened around 1974, 1984, or 1994. It seems like the only stores that will survive (for now) are ones on land owned by Sears/Kmart. Notice there hasn't been many Sears closures as they own most of their buildings, while most Kmart stores are leased.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 18, 2014, 12:35:01 PM
I know one in mall that opened in 1979 and its STILL THERE. the one in Rotterdam Square renewed its lease last year and its the only one left around Albany. one in Minneapolis, they want to redevelop it to connect the road through other roads and Kmart is willing to rebuild the store, not close it, as its one of their profitable ones, its away from competitors.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Hudsons81 on July 18, 2014, 07:22:59 PM
Quote from: d_fife on July 08, 2014, 08:07:57 PM
http://www.thenewsherald.com/articles/2014/07/08/news/doc53bc87e2a67e8189355105.txt

Unfortunately-that happens to be the closest one to my house. This is only one of two remaining Kmart stores in the Downriver area of suburban Detroit-the other one is in far northern Taylor on Van Born Road. It appears to have opened late in 1998-but concerning the length of that lease, the actual date leans more towards 1999.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Hudsons81 on July 18, 2014, 08:02:57 PM
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: jason83080 on July 20, 2014, 10:56:35 AM
Quote from: d_fife on July 18, 2014, 04:58:24 AM
one in Cleveland on lorain st, MEntor OH thats a Super center, Brunswick OH, Garfield Heights.

Medina's Kmart is completely closed down now. After they lost the "Super" half, they completely shut down.

Also, I heard that Costco bought the property that Brooklyn's Super Kmart is on. That explains why it's closing. Maybe they'll just rehab the gas station and not have to build a completely new one? (Although, I don't think their gas stations actually have mini-marts, but maybe they could pilot-test one, since everything's already in place?)

Also, where does this map - on Kmart's own website, no less - get its information on existing locations?
http://www.kmart.com/stores/ohio/cleveland/3589.html

The one in Elyria was sold off in 2001 when the new one in 'Elyria' (Detroit Rd) opened (and, subsequently, closed in 2003), and is now Bed Bath & Beyond. Sandusky's was closed a LONG time ago, and is now underneath the Target plaza. North Olmsted, as far as I can tell, never had a Kmart store, but the map shows three (the Brookpark Extension was Hills/Ames, then was leveled for a Tops, which is now a Sears Outlet and Ollie's). Westlake's closed in April.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill) on July 20, 2014, 07:43:51 PM
Quote from: Hudsons81 on July 18, 2014, 08:02:57 PM

  • Five Kmart stores-four in central Illinois and one in White Lake Township, MI, that closed earlier this year; use a prototype design using a green-and-gray version of the 1990-2004 logo.
The White Lake Township, Michigan and Washington, Illinois locations closed, leaving three green/gray stores left in the Peoria area:

Peoria, Illinois (former Venture store)
Pekin, Illinois
Morton, Illinois
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 23, 2014, 03:25:29 PM
http://www.floridatoday.com/story/money/business/2014/07/23/last-kmart-brevard-close-september/13041571/
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Hudsons81 on July 24, 2014, 02:18:33 PM
Some notes about the Southgate, MI Kmart as of today:

EDIT: I also noticed that the lights were turned off in what used to be the seating area for the now-defunct cafeteria and was being used for storage space-strangely enough, the pop dispenser in there was still activated (and I think I may have seen someone even use it)!
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Ames#1171 on July 25, 2014, 05:11:06 PM
The story we get in regards to why the store is closing is this:

"While the store is performing and sales are up, Kmart has decided to sell the land that this store sits on to Costco. Liquidation will begin July 27th and run through October 12th."

From what I hear Costco has been after that land for a while, and Kmart finally gave in. I know we were in the top 3 stores in the region. It's a shame.

I looked up the property online, and Cuyahoga County has the property valued at $15 million dollars, so I'm sure Costco paid out more than that.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: ynkeesfn82 on July 26, 2014, 06:43:33 AM
The racist KMART Commercials ARE NOT funny. Eddie L needs a butt whooping from Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Hudsons81 on July 27, 2014, 09:48:42 AM
Eleven shots I just took this morning of Super Kmart #4995 in Southgate, Michigan, as it begins it's liquidation. The reason this store is closing is due to poor performance-especially considering that there's already a Meijer supercenter across Fort Street (M-85). The store opened in 1999 and will close on October 12th.

(http://i.imgur.com/NkxXXdz.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/O9Mlgpk.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/9YT707K.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/mQA7BTr.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/aEdQksQ.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/GbcQ1As.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/UUmKQtJ.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/r0X7wPe.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/4VxPw6T.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/x2qlyJr.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/5sxezAX.jpg)

Yes, that's the Australian logo in the final pic.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: BillyGr on July 27, 2014, 01:59:53 PM
Quote from: Hudsons81 on July 27, 2014, 09:48:42 AM
(http://i.imgur.com/mQA7BTr.jpg)

They must have bought a warehouse full of that toilet tissue.  Both the stores here that just closed had it in at least 3 or 4 spots around the store (even when it was just days from closing) and it looks like this one has a bunch too.

At least I'm assuming they aren't just shipping the same batch around ;)
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on July 29, 2014, 03:49:21 PM
http://www.milforddailynews.com/article/20140729/NEWS/140726803/1994/NEWS and ITS CLOSING, first time in MASS IN YEARS.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Hudsons81 on July 30, 2014, 08:23:54 AM
Quote from: jason83080 on July 29, 2014, 09:52:12 PM
I'd believe that it's the same toilet paper. Our Kmart had a TON of the stuff, and it just all seemed to disappear in a few days between trips up there. Maybe, if they close enough stores, they'll sell through it all. I find it really hard to believe that EVERYBODY is buying Prefer toilet paper, especially if you look at how much this one Kmart store had as they closed:

http://www.deadanddyingretail.com/2014/04/kmart-ellisville-mo-closing-of-store.html

That is a bit surprising to me-but what's more surprising is that by late October, there will be two fewer Super Kmart stores after this and the Brooklyn store mentioned above close.

Anyways, after browsing that site, I noticed that a Super Kmart-turned-regular Kmart in Virginia Beach, VA, had an interior that looked very similar to this-right down to the mottoes on the upper wall.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Hudsons81 on July 30, 2014, 01:19:29 PM
A very early Kmart store (#4021) that was located on Eureka Road in Southgate, Michigan (unrelated to the Super Kmart):

(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7357/8728954553_9689dc3587_c.jpg)
During construction in 1961.

(https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8085/8448736654_d25032910e_c.jpg)
A newspaper photo of the store at opening.

(https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2938/13906878290_7599d23574_b.jpg)
The photo counter in the 1960's.

(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7442/9168334755_bf6f33ce77_c.jpg)
A newspaper photo from the late 1980's showing the winner of a Father's Day furniture contest the store held.

All above photos are from the Downriver Things (https://www.flickr.com/photos/92760331@N04/) Flickr account

This Kmart first opened at 10 AM on Monday, November 26, 1962. It later closed in 1994, was later an Office Depot and is now a Dunham's Sports. It was unique in that it was the only store to feature a dedicated furniture department, which occupied the entire second floor. It also featured a Kmart Foods store which was later a Farmer Jack and is now a Kroger.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: TheFugitive on July 30, 2014, 01:58:41 PM
I remember Kmarts with those huge camera counters from the early 1970's.
Big bulk packages of Focal brand film.  Lots of Instamatic-type camera sets.
And even a section of 8mm films that you could buy for your home projector
featuring silent versions of favorite cartoons and movies (Heckle and Jeckle,
Felix the Cat, Abbott and Costello, etc.)
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Kmart4life on July 31, 2014, 04:54:09 PM
To update a story from a a couple months back, the Kmart in Winter Haven FL. #3624 who shares the same parking lot with the sink hole is closing due to the owner of the property being a douche bag, last day is October 5th. Store officials and shoppers are fighting this as well as Legoland Theme Park across the street :'(
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Kmart4life on August 01, 2014, 11:40:28 PM
Here are the articles on it. :'(
http://www.newschief.com/article/20140713/NEWSCHIEF/140719662/0/search
http://www.theledger.com/article/20140714/NEWSCHIEF/140719601/0/search
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on August 06, 2014, 04:27:17 PM
http://www.newspressnow.com/news/local_news/article_6c9417f5-9fa7-5e05-9408-f4a105378c1d.html and http://www.sun-sentinel.com/business/fl-kmart-store-oakland-park-closing-20140807,0,4403604.story?track=rss
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on August 07, 2014, 08:31:11 PM
the one in Greensboro is closing too.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Hudsons81 on August 08, 2014, 07:42:59 AM
Quote from: d_fife on August 07, 2014, 08:31:11 PM
the one in Greensboro is closing too.

In what state?
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on August 08, 2014, 11:02:19 AM
north carolina
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on August 09, 2014, 03:08:42 PM
5100 Sinclair Ln baltimore md is gone too
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Kmart4life on August 10, 2014, 11:36:43 AM
Visited the now Big Kmart (formerly Super Kmart) in Rome Georgia yesterday on my way home from a family reunion and got some pics that I will post later on. I also filled up at the Kmart Express gas station there and received 5 cents off for being a Shop Your Way Rewards Member. ;D
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: TheFugitive on August 11, 2014, 08:13:00 AM
The Super K-Mart in Moon Township, PA closed last year.   It was recently demolished.
The property had been sold to Chevron which had planned to build a large office complex there
to serve as it's headquarters for natural gas shale drilling operations.

I found out the other day that Chevron has halted construction on that site.
Everything is on hold, pending the outcome of this fall's Pennsylvania Governor's Race.
Democrat Tom Wolfe has proposed an extraction tax on gas drilling.  My sources are saying
if he wins Chevron will abandon the site, and may pull out of the state all together.

So it looks like the former Super K-mart site may remain empty for some time.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Kmart4life on August 12, 2014, 12:57:57 AM
Kmart Rome Georgia!
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Kmart4life on August 12, 2014, 01:04:48 AM
More
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Kmart4life on August 12, 2014, 01:13:25 AM
Here's another notice the big white curtain covering up what used to be part of the Super Kmart side
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Kmart4life on August 12, 2014, 01:55:38 AM
This must have been the KCafe behind the white curtain, ceiling fan still intact.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Kmart4life on August 12, 2014, 01:59:03 AM
And the game room
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: katnapped on August 12, 2014, 06:26:38 PM
Useful resource for anyone that hasn't already come across it:

https://www.google.com/fusiontables/DataSource?docid=1pS-9ne_tmJm4UpALBdpvUZkFqhG6dJ_YRp8bSoI#rows:id=1 (https://www.google.com/fusiontables/DataSource?docid=1pS-9ne_tmJm4UpALBdpvUZkFqhG6dJ_YRp8bSoI#rows:id=1)
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Hudsons81 on August 14, 2014, 07:57:09 PM
Just to remind you, I'll be back at the Southgate, Michigan Super Kmart to see how much has changed during the first couple weeks of liquidation.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Hudsons81 on August 15, 2014, 01:56:50 PM
An update to the above post, showing the current state of store #4995.

The following was taken on July 28, the second day of liquidation.
(http://i.imgur.com/99eUp46.jpg)

The next nine were taken today.
(http://i.imgur.com/ZKSnZQR.jpg)
What you will currently see to your left when you walk in through the grocery entrance. Sometime between July 28th and today, the appliance and outdoor furniture departments were moved respectively from the back-center and front-right areas of the store to the front right, in the exact spot formerly occupied by the fruit-and-vegetable area and part of the "dollar aisle".

(http://i.imgur.com/xFOiClM.jpg)
Similarly, the candy aisle was relocated during that same timeframe from the "dollar aisle" to where the bath-ware aisle used to be.

(http://i.imgur.com/S6GTzq3.jpg)
This used to be the appliance department.

(http://i.imgur.com/asePIwq.jpg)
(Almost) completely bare shelves in what used to be the appliance department. The plushies on the left were moved there from (probably) the toy department.

(http://i.imgur.com/CKPj97H.jpg)
This used to be the pharmacy. It closed on July 28th and all prescriptions were transferred to local Walgreens stores, including one within stone's throw of the store at Fort Street and Pennsylvania Road.

(http://i.imgur.com/cgVkaZ8.jpg)
A closeup of the sign in the previous picture.

(http://i.imgur.com/WdiR25X.jpg)
What the corridor separating the checkouts and the aisles now looks like.

(http://i.imgur.com/AVjusoX.jpg)
The magazine racks (which also sold candy, VHS tapes and other miscellaneous items) were removed permanently (either by people who bought fixtures while visiting or sent either to Hoffman Estates or to other stores) sometime since July 28th, giving the checkouts a somewhat barren appearance.

(http://i.imgur.com/6Ww3LPW.jpg)
This is at the eastern back (Pennsylvania Road) entrance into the store.

Here's one last picture (by Rob Imes) showing what the store looked like on a typical day in early 2007. The then-still-operating cafeteria was originally a Little Caesar's (which, like Kmart, was founded in Garden City) outlet.
(http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j254/rimes12/2007a/Hpim0774-insuperkmart.jpg)

Also, the stacks of toilet paper that was in the center of the corridor separating the grocery and general merchandise areas that was there when liquidation began was no longer there...I didn't even see Prefer.

And to prove how behind Kmart really is on technology-this store had a couple television antennas (alongside a couple satellite dishes) on their roof! Do you know of any other Kmart stores that had TV antennas on their roofs? Reminder: this store opened in 1999, long after cable had started to dominate.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Ameskid on August 20, 2014, 06:20:42 PM
Quote from: Hudsons81 on August 15, 2014, 01:56:50 PM
And to prove how behind Kmart really is on technology-this store had a couple television antennas (alongside a couple satellite dishes) on their roof! Do you know of any other Kmart stores that had TV antennas on their roofs?
Yes, mine does - it opened in 1991.

Here are a few pictures of the Newport, Kentucky location, which closed earlier in 2014.  It is still vacant but may be redeveloped soon.

(https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2922/14722471925_da128d0577_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/oqYvYR)Former Kmart, Newport, KY (https://flic.kr/p/oqYvYR) by harvestmanman (https://www.flickr.com/people/124303530@N08/), on Flickr

Looking at the former toy department and garden center.  The tools and hardware would have been on the right side out of frame.
(https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5489/14722179322_2774e2f1d2_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/oqX1ZY)Former Kmart, Newport, KY (https://flic.kr/p/oqX1ZY) by harvestmanman (https://www.flickr.com/people/124303530@N08/), on Flickr

(https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3894/14719297341_b65361dd9e_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/oqGfhD)Former Kmart, Newport, KY (https://flic.kr/p/oqGfhD) by harvestmanman (https://www.flickr.com/people/124303530@N08/), on Flickr

The electronics department on the left.  Before the store closed, the shelves where I was standing contained clearance items.
(https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3897/14722183272_222046ac83_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/oqX3b5)Former Kmart, Newport, KY (https://flic.kr/p/oqX3b5) by harvestmanman (https://www.flickr.com/people/124303530@N08/), on Flickr

Down towards the checkouts...the shelves on the left were the beginning of the grocery department.
(https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3868/14535815890_318c4fdf13_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/o9tRDm)Former Kmart, Newport, KY (https://flic.kr/p/o9tRDm) by harvestmanman (https://www.flickr.com/people/124303530@N08/), on Flickr

Former location of furniture and seasonal items.
(https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3863/14535838879_0252fe7c02_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/o9tYtH)Former Kmart, Newport, KY (https://flic.kr/p/o9tYtH) by harvestmanman (https://www.flickr.com/people/124303530@N08/), on Flickr

Fixtures filling the space where clothing used to be.
(https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3899/14742359483_156907b1af_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/osJrRM)Former Kmart, Newport, KY (https://flic.kr/p/osJrRM) by harvestmanman (https://www.flickr.com/people/124303530@N08/), on Flickr

(https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3835/14742361373_4a53c789aa_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/osJsqn)Former Kmart, Newport, KY (https://flic.kr/p/osJsqn) by harvestmanman (https://www.flickr.com/people/124303530@N08/), on Flickr

Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Hudsons81 on August 24, 2014, 06:21:00 PM
Here's the list of currently-operating Super Kmarts as of August 2014. Italic text indicates stores closing permanently in December 2014.

Illinois

Indiana

Michigan

Ohio

Pennsylvania

Total: 15 remaining Super Kmarts!!

As of now, there are only five Super Kmarts remaining that are not located in either Michigan or Ohio. Two of these will close in December.

Source (http://www.deadanddyingretail.com/2011/10/current-kmart-supercenter-locations-as.html)
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Hudsons81 on August 24, 2014, 09:18:46 PM
And now, the complete list of former and incomplete Super Kmart stores, including their fates. Italic text indicates incomplete stores.

Mexico
Mexico State
Morelos
Naucualpan de Juarez
Puebla

Trinidad and Tobago
Saint George

United States
Alabama
Alaska
Arkansas
Arizona
California
Colorado
Connecticut
District of Columbia
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Illinois
Indiana
Louisiana
Maryland
Michigan
Minnesota
Missouri
Mississippi
North Carolina
Nebraska
Nevada
New Mexico

I'm surprised there were never any Super Kmarts in New Mexico as a whole.
New York
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Puerto Rico
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Virginia
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: jason83080 on August 27, 2014, 08:18:36 PM
I wouldn't use the phrase "gutted" when referring to Elyria's Super Kmart. Sure, the Litehouse side was built out of the existing Super Kmart, but they still have the Garden Center entrance in use, as well as the occasional use of the actual Garden Center. As for Bargain Warehouse, it's like they just opened the doors from when it was Super K back in 2003 - coolers/cases, signage, and all - and said, "here, open a store, but we won't provide utilities beyond electricity." They didn't paint the Litehouse walls. They didn't paint ANYTHING. The Kmart signage - what's left of it - is still hanging in most areas on the walls. They're using Kmart's old fixtures as displays - the jewelry counter, the produce cases - and, while I haven't dared to explore it, the dairy cooler itself is probably still there as well.

Now, Elyria's old actual Kmart - by Midway Mall - was GUTTED and subdivided into three stores: Marc's took the majority of it and even added onto one side for extra space, with Bed Bath & Beyond taking the old 'main entrance' section, and Family Christian Store taking a small portion out of the portion occupied by BB&B.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Hudsons81 on August 28, 2014, 07:07:42 PM
Taken today, a closeup of the Kmart Australia logo on a store-closing sign at the Super Kmart in Southgate, Michigan.

(http://i.imgur.com/4Wa8Os3.jpg)

note: you'll already realize that this wasn't taken in Australia-take a look at the top right and bottom left corners of the image.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on September 02, 2014, 06:58:34 PM
http://jacksonville.com/business/2014-09-02/story/old-time-pottery-open-its-first-jacksonville-area-store-kmart-blanding
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill) on September 04, 2014, 02:52:07 PM
Quote from: Hudsons81 on August 28, 2014, 07:07:42 PM
Taken today, a closeup of the Kmart Australia logo on a store-closing sign at the Super Kmart in Southgate, Michigan.

(http://i.imgur.com/4Wa8Os3.jpg)

note: you'll already realize that this wasn't taken in Australia-take a look at the top right and bottom left corners of the image.
Also, the American flag in the upper right hand side of the picture.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Hudsons81 on September 08, 2014, 06:54:43 PM
Kmart #4183, Woodhaven, Michigan
Through The Years
March 11, 1971-January 23, 2013

The store originally included an attached Wrigley supermarket that closed in the late 1970's and that space remained vacant until 1997-98, when the store was renovated into a Big Kmart. It was the last remaining Big Kmart store in the area of Wayne County, Michigan bordered by I-94 to the north and I-275 to the west (and in fact, as of October 13th, there won't be any more Kmarts at all in that exact same area).

Grand opening:
(https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8264/8625145162_bba3106b14_c.jpg)
(https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8401/8624246241_1bb9a6c674_c.jpg)

The cafeteria in 1983:
(https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8125/8625351186_120b32acc0_o.jpg)

The exterior on a normal day in 2006:
(http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j254/rimes12/Pictures07/025_25.jpg)
(http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j254/rimes12/West/Hpim0593bigkmart.jpg)

The interior on a normal day in 2012:
(https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8112/8624246301_80bc044fdd_c.jpg)
In the store's Big Kmart years, the former cafeteria area (which was in the back of the store) was occupied by the sporting goods department.
(https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8538/8624246311_6b2087366c_c.jpg)

The store during liquidation:
(https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8126/8625351274_a9db024349_c.jpg)
(https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8523/8624370821_f13cb2a226_c.jpg)
(https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8541/8625474924_46c8a7b528_c.jpg)

A couple days after permanently closing:
(http://www.thenewsherald.com/content/articles/2013/01/26/news/doc51029ec68f8021827421391.jpg)

The building remains vacant today, though redevelopment plans have been announced.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on September 09, 2014, 02:25:06 PM
http://www.nwherald.com/2014/09/09/kmart-to-close-crystal-lake-store/ace1gx/
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on September 11, 2014, 10:56:15 PM
http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/money/business/new-business/2014/09/11/kmart-clive-closing-sears-university-avenue/15465599/
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on September 24, 2014, 02:55:09 PM
Kmart janesville, claremont NH, Torrington Ct, Decuator IN, Fort WAyne IN, MUNCIE IN, RIo Rancho NM, Peoria il, Rochester Hills MI, Port Huron Mi, Bloomfield Township Mi, Flint MI, Burton Mi, Dale City VA, Ames IA, Dickson TN, Springfield OH, Fairborn OH, Myrtle Beach ARE CLOSING

So Claremont NH And Torrington Ct are among them going.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on September 24, 2014, 03:12:48 PM
http://www.theindychannel.com/money/indianapolis-kmart-stores-set-to-close  2 in Indianapolis are going tooo.

Again Claremont NH and Torrington CT are closing.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Hudsons81 on September 24, 2014, 03:57:30 PM
The Super Kmart in Madison Heights, Michigan is closing too. After this, Kmart will be left with 57 stores in the very state they began in. Plus, it is a shame that the Port Huron Super Kmart is shutting down-it's the last remaining Super Kmart in Michigan with the original "Super Kmart Center" signage.

http://www.freep.com/story/money/business/michigan/2014/09/24/kmart-closing-michigan-stores/16142873/ (http://www.freep.com/story/money/business/michigan/2014/09/24/kmart-closing-michigan-stores/16142873/)
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on September 24, 2014, 04:04:58 PM
Quote from: Hudsons81 on September 24, 2014, 03:57:30 PM
The Super Kmart in Madison Heights, Michigan is closing too. After this, Kmart will be left with 57 stores in the very state they began in. Plus, it is a shame that the Port Huron Super Kmart is shutting down-it's the last remaining Super Kmart in Michigan with the original "Super Kmart Center" signage.

http://www.freep.com/story/money/business/michigan/2014/09/24/kmart-closing-michigan-stores/16142873/ (http://www.freep.com/story/money/business/michigan/2014/09/24/kmart-closing-michigan-stores/16142873/)

I listed the one in Port Huron and how many Super Kmarts are left? Why are they going

What will be said of Kmart in 3-5 yrs from now? Why are the ones in Claremont NH and Torrington CT closing?
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Hudsons81 on September 24, 2014, 04:36:17 PM
Quote from: d_fife on September 24, 2014, 04:34:00 PM
http://www.timesonline.com/news/business/rochester-kmart-closing-in-december/article_154d9694-6af7-5b83-8add-2fc45750559e.html (http://www.timesonline.com/news/business/rochester-kmart-closing-in-december/article_154d9694-6af7-5b83-8add-2fc45750559e.html)  Rochester PA too.

again ones Claremont NH and Torrington CT are closing.

Fixed.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: AmesNewington on September 24, 2014, 05:39:16 PM
There has been talk of either a company wide closure of all Kmart and Sears stores next year or a closure of only Kmart itself. An employee at a local Home Depot said that HD would be taking the Kenmore brand. Is there any truth to this?
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Hudsons81 on September 24, 2014, 07:05:20 PM
Quote from: AmesNewington on September 24, 2014, 05:39:16 PM
There has been talk of either a company wide closure of all Kmart and Sears stores next year or a closure of only Kmart itself. An employee at a local Home Depot said that HD would be taking the Kenmore brand. Is there any truth to this?

I haven't come across any news articles about that, so it's probably fake for now.

However, I will be visiting the Super Kmart in Southgate two more times-tomorrow and on it's last day in business, October 12.

Plus, there are actually no longer any Kmarts in Bloomfield Township, d_fife. The store there actually closed in December 2013.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: BillyGr on September 24, 2014, 07:30:57 PM
They have begun demolition on the Albany (NY) stores at Central & 155, which closed last year - actually as of Sunday they were taking down the attached space which was originally Price Chopper and later a few other things but the whole building is going.
Will become a used car super store at some point.  The BK along Central in front of the property is now closed also as part of the project.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on September 24, 2014, 08:15:49 PM
Quote from: Hudsons81 on September 24, 2014, 07:05:20 PM
Quote from: AmesNewington on September 24, 2014, 05:39:16 PM
There has been talk of either a company wide closure of all Kmart and Sears stores next year or a closure of only Kmart itself. An employee at a local Home Depot said that HD would be taking the Kenmore brand. Is there any truth to this?

I haven't come across any news articles about that, so it's probably fake for now.

However, I will be visiting the Super Kmart in Southgate two more times-tomorrow and on it's last day in business, October 12.

Plus, there are actually no longer any Kmarts in Bloomfield Township, d_fife. The store there actually closed in December 2013.

I mean the one in Madison HEights MI
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Hudsons81 on September 24, 2014, 08:46:25 PM
Quote from: d_fife on September 24, 2014, 08:15:49 PM
Quote from: Hudsons81 on September 24, 2014, 07:05:20 PM
Quote from: AmesNewington on September 24, 2014, 05:39:16 PM
There has been talk of either a company wide closure of all Kmart and Sears stores next year or a closure of only Kmart itself. An employee at a local Home Depot said that HD would be taking the Kenmore brand. Is there any truth to this?

I haven't come across any news articles about that, so it's probably fake for now.

However, I will be visiting the Super Kmart in Southgate two more times-tomorrow and on it's last day in business, October 12.

Plus, there are actually no longer any Kmarts in Bloomfield Township, d_fife. The store there actually closed in December 2013.

I mean the one in Madison HEights MI

...which I already mentioned.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: ynkeesfn82 on September 24, 2014, 08:54:48 PM
Quote from: d_fife on September 24, 2014, 03:12:48 PM
http://www.theindychannel.com/money/indianapolis-kmart-stores-set-to-close  2 in Indianapolis are going tooo.

Again Claremont NH and Torrington CT are closing.

Here is the story about Torrington's upcoming closing from the Torrington Register Citizen Newspaper.

http://www.registercitizen.com/general-news/20140924/torrington-kmart-to-close-in-december
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on September 24, 2014, 09:17:40 PM
Quote from: Marc B on September 24, 2014, 08:54:48 PM
Quote from: d_fife on September 24, 2014, 03:12:48 PM
http://www.theindychannel.com/money/indianapolis-kmart-stores-set-to-close  2 in Indianapolis are going tooo.

Again Claremont NH and Torrington CT are closing.

Here is the story about Torrington's upcoming closing from the Torrington Register Citizen Newspaper.

http://www.registercitizen.com/general-news/20140924/torrington-kmart-to-close-in-december

are you surprised of the one in Torrington Closing?

how come NH got affected again with Kmart closings, there are 4 left in NH now. there were 12.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on September 25, 2014, 05:52:58 AM
http://www.omaha.com/money/omaha-kmart-store-among-closings/article_4f755679-4fbd-5d92-aad4-65fc021ff87d.html
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on September 25, 2014, 05:57:23 AM
http://www.forestparkreview.com/News/Articles/9-24-2014/Forest-Park-Kmart-to-close/
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on September 25, 2014, 06:01:25 AM
http://www.appeal-democrat.com/news/kmart-closing-to-lose-jobs/article_da33428a-4478-11e4-9b29-001a4bcf6878.html
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Hudsons81 on September 25, 2014, 10:23:29 AM
36 brand-new photos taken by me today of the Southgate Super Kmart. Yes, this liquidation is actually a hybrid between liquidating a regular/Big Kmart and removing groceries simultaneously.

Exterior:
(http://i.imgur.com/T3TuzDf.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/ceEcylQ.jpg)

Outdoor furniture for sale in the former produce area:
(http://i.imgur.com/X5s5whE.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/Yv9EuLJ.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/JWtlvju.jpg)

Some parts of the apparel area have moved to where the books used to be:
(http://i.imgur.com/Sq4PLIP.jpg)

What's left of the grocery section:
(http://i.imgur.com/ID0b353.jpg)

Looking towards the southwest corner:
(http://i.imgur.com/kyQaDWh.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/mz6IVhx.jpg)

Scars left behind by former shelves (the yellow wall in the background marks where the electronics area used to be (specifically, where the TVs and video game cases were placed)):
(http://i.imgur.com/jGs0eOF.jpg)

Indoor furniture used to be here:
(http://i.imgur.com/ew2aiGu.jpg)

Bath-wares were here:
(http://i.imgur.com/rdcPMLz.jpg)

Other parts of the apparel area stay where they were.
(http://i.imgur.com/3AFEzEA.jpg)

Checkouts.
(http://i.imgur.com/DEWFsfM.jpg)

Looking towards where the outdoor furniture, toys and garden center were, this area was also the site of one of my very last purchases made just before the liquidation was announced (which was a Mixels Flurr set):
(http://i.imgur.com/vCD4PW7.jpg)

Electronics has moved here:
(http://i.imgur.com/TCEowUk.jpg)

The old bakery area is now blocked off.
(http://i.imgur.com/nejGnTJ.jpg)

The old deli.
(http://i.imgur.com/M7ST9nm.jpg)

The old frozen foods aisle.
(http://i.imgur.com/hZqwcLM.jpg)

A closer look into the old cafeteria:
(http://i.imgur.com/YQMnPPO.jpg)

Another look into the old grocery area:
(http://i.imgur.com/7FW3jEb.jpg)

Store shelving on sale:
(http://i.imgur.com/vbWyZVo.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/c6mwdVs.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/tVhgF2t.jpg)

More former grocery aisles:
(http://i.imgur.com/kqZg2hS.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/vYh6zlA.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/BXz8M3s.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/tbnRABT.jpg)

Store signage on sale:
(http://i.imgur.com/4FZeMcS.jpg)

The former pharmacy:
(http://i.imgur.com/hxKqqIM.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/vjCjCqv.jpg)

A closeup of the signs that were piled up in the former grocery area. Just after taking these two pictures below, I actually picked up one of the "Price Scanner" signs and even messed up that pile of the three "Price Scanner" signs!
(http://i.imgur.com/lUDCWmF.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/MAaqWhm.jpg)

The old meat and dairy refridgerators:
(http://i.imgur.com/lmSZhXN.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/P06r23M.jpg)

Toys has now moved to where the greeting cards were:
(http://i.imgur.com/dLs6UVz.jpg)

Hope you enjoyed this photo tour!
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on September 25, 2014, 02:44:45 PM
Kmart in Bedford IN And White waits MN are closing http://www.sctimes.com/story/money/2014/09/25/kmart-close-december/16203991/
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on September 25, 2014, 11:16:15 PM
http://www.stltoday.com/business/local/kmart-to-close-store-near-florissant/article_4aa5f1ed-7296-58d1-8c1f-58025e984d8e.html
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on September 25, 2014, 11:17:27 PM
http://www.twincities.com/localnews/ci_26605675/4-minnesota-kmart-stores-set-close
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on September 26, 2014, 07:43:17 AM
Riedsville NC is going too. why is it minneapolis area will have 3 left. Whats with kmarts with some 2 million people metro areas have 2 or 3 left?
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on September 26, 2014, 07:51:05 AM
Kinston NC is closing too.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on September 27, 2014, 12:21:55 AM
http://www.dailyrecord.com/story/news/local/2014/09/26/randolph-kmart-closing-december/16274525/
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on September 27, 2014, 12:28:24 AM
http://davisclipper.com/view/full_story/25840885/article-Woods-Cross-Kmart-store-closing-in-early-December?instance=most_popular1
Claymont De and PAramus Nj are going too
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on September 30, 2014, 04:08:42 PM
http://www.bizjournals.com/baltimore/news/2014/09/30/kmart-closing-wabash-avenue-store-cutting-107-jobs.html
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on September 30, 2014, 04:20:16 PM
these Kmarts are closing too http://lakerlutznews.com/lln/?p=21872  new port richey and zyrpills
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Ameskid on September 30, 2014, 07:59:36 PM
The Oakland Press has a large gallery of Kmart-related photos on their website.

This photo in particular stood out to me: it's part of what appears to be the opening procedures for the prototypical store with the green color scheme.  I haven't seen an interior photo of this scheme before...
http://media.theoaklandpress.com/2014/09/25/kmart-a-look-back-in-photos/#48
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on September 30, 2014, 09:16:47 PM
these Kmarts are closing too http://lakerlutznews.com/lln/?p=21872  new port richey and zyrpills
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on October 03, 2014, 06:04:09 AM
http://www.northjersey.com/news/business/paramus-kmart-to-close-in-december-1.1101780
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Hudsons81 on October 03, 2014, 12:25:25 PM
Quote from: Ameskid on September 30, 2014, 07:59:36 PM
The Oakland Press has a large gallery of Kmart-related photos on their website.

This photo in particular stood out to me: it's part of what appears to be the opening procedures for the prototypical store with the green color scheme.  I haven't seen an interior photo of this scheme before...
http://media.theoaklandpress.com/2014/09/25/kmart-a-look-back-in-photos/#48

Almost all of the photos on that page are of Kmart stores in Oakland County, MI (the lone exception is a few of the Kmart (former Super Kmart) on Telegraph Road in Detroit, which will also close on October 12), including the former Mini-Super Kmart in Auburn Hills and the prototypical store you mentioned in White Lake Township. There are also a few dozen photos of the former Troy headquarters.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on October 03, 2014, 05:37:26 PM
Quote from: Hudsons81 on October 03, 2014, 12:25:25 PM
Quote from: Ameskid on September 30, 2014, 07:59:36 PM
The Oakland Press has a large gallery of Kmart-related photos on their website.

This photo in particular stood out to me: it's part of what appears to be the opening procedures for the prototypical store with the green color scheme.  I haven't seen an interior photo of this scheme before...
http://media.theoaklandpress.com/2014/09/25/kmart-a-look-back-in-photos/#48

Almost all of the photos on that page are of Kmart stores in Oakland County, MI (the lone exception is a few of the Kmart (former Super Kmart) on Telegraph Road in Detroit, which will also close on October 12), including the former Mini-Super Kmart in Auburn Hills and the prototypical store you mentioned in White Lake Township. There are also a few dozen photos of the former Troy headquarters.

why is Kmart even having problems in its OWN TERRITORIES? like the lone city Detroit one closig?
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Hudsons81 on October 03, 2014, 06:09:14 PM
Quote from: d_fife on October 03, 2014, 05:37:26 PM
Quote from: Hudsons81 on October 03, 2014, 12:25:25 PM
Quote from: Ameskid on September 30, 2014, 07:59:36 PM
The Oakland Press has a large gallery of Kmart-related photos on their website.

This photo in particular stood out to me: it's part of what appears to be the opening procedures for the prototypical store with the green color scheme.  I haven't seen an interior photo of this scheme before...
http://media.theoaklandpress.com/2014/09/25/kmart-a-look-back-in-photos/#48

Almost all of the photos on that page are of Kmart stores in Oakland County, MI (the lone exception is a few of the Kmart (former Super Kmart) on Telegraph Road in Detroit, which will also close on October 12), including the former Mini-Super Kmart in Auburn Hills and the prototypical store you mentioned in White Lake Township. There are also a few dozen photos of the former Troy headquarters.

why is Kmart even having problems in its OWN TERRITORIES? like the lone city Detroit one closig?

Even their de-facto flagship store at Maple and Livernois Roads in Troy (the closest to their old headquarters) closed in 2009. There's a new movie theater on that site now in a new building.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on October 04, 2014, 12:11:35 PM
Kmart in Marysville ohio too is not on the list anymore is that closing too??? Well a meijer just opened there and they have a WALMARt. and the Kmart w as out in the middle of nowhere.

the more competitors. the more Kmart goes.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on October 04, 2014, 12:27:24 PM
it wont happen and I was told 53 Kmarts in the US are closing. wow! why is it some markets like CIncinnati etc have gotten HIT SUVERLY hard. and marysville ohio is closing.

I remember when I never herd of Kmart and WAlmart and Kmart was bigger now look.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Hudsons81 on October 04, 2014, 01:11:43 PM
Quote from: d_fife on October 04, 2014, 12:27:24 PM
it wont happen and I was told 53 Kmarts in the US are closing. wow! why is it some markets like CIncinnati etc have gotten HIT SUVERLY hard. and marysville ohio is closing.

I remember when I never herd of Kmart and WAlmart and Kmart was bigger now look.

The Detroit and Chicago markets (both the home territories of Kmart and Sears) were hit very hard too.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Hudsons81 on October 05, 2014, 02:56:38 PM
As of one week from today, there will no longer be any Kmart stores in Wayne County, Michigan south of I-94 (other than one at the southeast corner of I-94 and Rawsonville Road along the Washtenaw County line). Today, the liquidation sale at the Super Kmart in Southgate is now in "last 8 days" mode.

Other stores in Wayne County south of I-94 that have shut down:

I'll bet that once we enter 2020, Kmart will have ceased to exist along with possibly Sears-that's right, an already-struggling retailer purchases a successful one and takes that one down as well.

It's hard to believe that 50 years ago, Kmart stores were opening like wildfire and now today, exactly the opposite is taking place as I type this.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on October 06, 2014, 06:08:46 AM
Quote from: Hudsons81 on October 04, 2014, 01:11:43 PM
Quote from: d_fife on October 04, 2014, 12:27:24 PM
it wont happen and I was told 53 Kmarts in the US are closing. wow! why is it some markets like CIncinnati etc have gotten HIT SUVERLY hard. and marysville ohio is closing.

I remember when I never herd of Kmart and WAlmart and Kmart was bigger now look.

The Detroit and Chicago markets (both the home territories of Kmart and Sears) were hit very hard too.

I have noticed this but at least they have 2 dozen stores left. Why would they when those are Kmarts home terroitories.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill) on October 08, 2014, 02:59:36 AM
With the news of Kmart and Sears' bad reputation in the United States, I can only wonder how that will affect their Australian and New Zealand stores. I have a feeling that if Kmart's bad reputation were to rub off in Australia/New Zealand, those stores will be converted to other well-known retailers in those areas, such as Target (Australia), Big W (Australia), The Warehouse (New Zealand), and others.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: ynkeesfn82 on October 10, 2014, 11:09:27 PM
KMART is the latest store to be hit by a data breach. Will this be the final nail in their coffin?
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: TRU7536 on October 11, 2014, 09:41:01 AM
Quote from: Marc B on October 10, 2014, 11:09:27 PM
KMART is the latest store to be hit by a data breach. Will this be the final nail in their coffin?

When are we as Americans going demand for change! It's not the stores problems, it's the credit card companies that need to change. You don't see any problems in Europe since the credit card companies over there have some chip in it to prevent these type of things.

This is more of the credit card companies that need to change and spend the extra money for updated security issues to prevent things like this.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: retailisking on October 11, 2014, 11:36:50 AM
Quote from: Marc B on October 10, 2014, 11:09:27 PM
KMART is the latest store to be hit by a data breach. Will this be the final nail in their coffin?

With the plethora of data breaches affecting retailers of all stripes, I think consumers have become somewhat resigned to this "new reality." Shaw's was hit twice in recent months, and it was largely met with a shrug. Target took one for the team.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: ynkeesfn82 on October 11, 2014, 11:48:37 AM
Quote from: TRU7536 on October 11, 2014, 09:41:01 AM
When are we as Americans going demand for change! It's not the stores problems, it's the credit card companies that need to change. You don't see any problems in Europe since the credit card companies over there have some chip in it to prevent these type of things.

This is more of the credit card companies that need to change and spend the extra money for updated security issues to prevent things like this.

You know what's ironic about all this? Walmart was not hit with any security breeches, yet they were among the first retailers to announce they were going to be issuing new credit cards embedded with the microchips. First for Sams Club and then for Walmart.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Hudsons81 on October 12, 2014, 08:40:27 AM
Well, today will be the last day the Super Kmarts in Southgate, Michigan and Brooklyn, Ohio as well as the Kmart (ex-Super Kmart) on Telegraph in Detroit will all be open to the public. Later this morning I'll head over to the Southgate Super Kmart for some final interior pics.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Hudsons81 on October 12, 2014, 04:33:32 PM
Here it is everyone. Pictures of the Super Kmart at 16705 Fort Street in Southgate, Michigan during it's final day it ever opens to the public, today-aka Sunday, October 12, 2014. The store officially closed to the public this evening at approximately 4 PM, though it will remain open for a few more days to allow employees to clear the place out and move out, then the doors are locked permanently. There are rumors that Costco may open in this building.

RIP Southgate, Michigan Super Kmart (Store #4995)
November ??, 1998 (I think)-October 12, 2014

Exterior and grocery entrance vestibule interior:
(http://i.imgur.com/GpIAmWh.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/nJ4bWkt.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/NSxf3V0.jpg)

Old produce area:
(http://i.imgur.com/UBJPSV4.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/u5Q8mas.jpg)

Old grocery aisles area:
(http://i.imgur.com/JWsTSG3.jpg)

In the background (from left to right): the old K Cafe, the old meat area and the old dairy area
(http://i.imgur.com/f3ThOOP.jpg)

More of the old grocery area:
(http://i.imgur.com/6a6RcZb.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/EBVwXg7.jpg)

Old greeting cards area:
(http://i.imgur.com/LxpMjZ2.jpg)

Liquidation signs:
(http://i.imgur.com/ocORDt7.jpg)

Years-old items finally discovered hidden beneath where shelves used to be:
(http://i.imgur.com/UO4cLJ6.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/G9IUMwU.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/nPpGB5r.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/gEyHdnh.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/N3zLXn3.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/YGa54qm.jpg)

Jewelry counter:
(http://i.imgur.com/GyGljpH.jpg)

Looking towards the empty southwest corner-layaway was where the huge opening in the background wall on the left is and restrooms were in the two smaller openings to the right of the larger opening.
(http://i.imgur.com/FyUvMVd.jpg)

More of the empty back area of the store:
(http://i.imgur.com/EpgMIwd.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/R7KnwCR.jpg)

Look at how deserted the fitting rooms were today:
(http://i.imgur.com/blRwCVo.jpg)

Looking towards where the toy area used to be:
(http://i.imgur.com/t61XAnM.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/CDzJKi1.jpg)

The old garden center's windows:
(http://i.imgur.com/qYx5DXG.jpg)

A closer look at the fitting rooms:
(http://i.imgur.com/EFZ1pud.jpg)

The general merchandise entrance:
(http://i.imgur.com/liEZGXw.jpg)

Cart:
(http://i.imgur.com/GgdbnIq.jpg)

Checkouts:
(http://i.imgur.com/eNeJMpS.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/xMnsvJb.jpg)

Clothing racks:
(http://i.imgur.com/iik7pRU.jpg)

Shelf scar:
(http://i.imgur.com/StWahmN.jpg)

There used to be an eyebrow salon place here most recently:
(http://i.imgur.com/iwZaiJK.jpg)

Here's a few CDs as well as a couple copies of the same Nintendo DS game-note that during my visit, the 90% off phase of the liquidation sale started. The markdowns continued throughout the day, ultimately reaching 99% off during the final moments before closing.
(http://i.imgur.com/ZTebF02.jpg)

Lonely vending machine:
(http://i.imgur.com/TcJ2fyD.jpg)

Customer service desk:
(http://i.imgur.com/12UIRuE.jpg)

Old Olan Mills portrait studio:
(http://i.imgur.com/8kSvH1m.jpg)

Old Sears Hearing Aid Center:
(http://i.imgur.com/wxrG55T.jpg)
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: BillyGr on October 13, 2014, 06:42:38 PM
Quote from: Marc B on October 10, 2014, 11:09:27 PM
KMART is the latest store to be hit by a data breach. Will this be the final nail in their coffin?

The only line missing from the story is:

"Only 6 cards affected due to lack of people shopping at Kmart!"

:)
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on October 15, 2014, 09:34:47 PM
kmarts in ann arbor (LAST ONE) and Dewitt NY are closing why?
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on October 16, 2014, 07:10:35 AM
http://fox40.com/2014/10/15/k-mart-in-rocklin-to-close-doors-for-good/
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Hudsons81 on October 17, 2014, 06:48:07 PM
Quote from: d_fife on October 15, 2014, 09:34:47 PM
kmarts in ann arbor (LAST ONE) are closing why?

That would probably be the one in the Maple Village Shopping Center on Maple Road just off of I-94 and not far from downtown Ann Arbor, plus, it's just a short trek away from the Jackson Road retail corridor.

UPDATE: I have just published a new entry on my blog about the closure of the Southgate Super Kmart: http://motor-city-retail-history.blogspot.com/2014/10/closure-of-super-kmart-southgate.html (http://motor-city-retail-history.blogspot.com/2014/10/closure-of-super-kmart-southgate.html)
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on October 18, 2014, 06:16:17 AM
BOzeman MT and Greenwood IN are too
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on October 18, 2014, 06:19:05 AM
http://touch.orlandosentinel.com/#section/-1/article/p2p-81708997/ Winter Springs is closing too but then no one was there when I Went in there last week.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: buzz86us on October 18, 2014, 02:05:14 PM
the Kmart in Albany NY on central ave is now a pile of rubble...yet somehow the Kmart in Fremont Ohio keeps on going...I never saw more than 2-3 people at the Fremont Ohio Kmart besides employees.

I think at this point Kmart just needs to spin-off into its own company... I work at a Sears with a Kmart in the same mall and while Kmart is always jumping the Sears is very dead... Maybe the outfit that runs Kmart in Australia will buy the name out when Sears Holdings inevitably dies...
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill) on October 19, 2014, 06:54:05 PM
You must be crazy if you think the U.S. Kmart stores can be saved. They have been failing since the last decade.

The Kmart stores in Australia and New Zealand have been doing well under separate ownership. They went through ownership changes multiple times under the "Kmart Australia" brand. Kmart Australia competes with Target Australia and Big W in Australia, as well as The Warehouse in New Zealand.

1969: G.J. Coles & Coy (49%)/S.S. Kresge Co. (51%)
1978: S.S. Kresge Co. exchanged its 51% stake in Kmart Australia for a 20% stake in Coles.
1994: Coles buys back all shares held by Kresge.
2007: Coles sells Kmart Australia to Wesfarmers; considers selling all or part of Kmart Australia, or converting some of the stores to the Target Australia brand.
2008: Wesfarmers decides to retain the Kmart Australia brand.
2012: Kmart Australia's first multi-level store opens up in Adelaide's Rundle Mall inside a former Toys "R" Us store.

Kmart Australia has 170 stores (as of Seprtember 2012) trading across Australia:

New South Wales/Australian Capital Territory: 50 stores
Victoria: 43 stores
Queensland: 36 stores
Western Australia: 21 stores
South Australia: 13 stores
Tasmania: 5 stores
Northern Territory: 2 stores

Kmart Australia has 15 stores in New Zealand.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill) on October 19, 2014, 07:08:21 PM
Current store concepts used by Kmart Australia:

* Kmart Australia (1969-present)
* Kmart Tyre and Auto Service

Former store concepts used by Kmart Australia:

* Kmart Garden Super Centre (1999-2007)
* Super K Mart (1982-1989)
* Holly's Restaurant (located inside Kmart, last restaurant closed in 2010) (1980s-2010)
* Girl Xpress
* Kmart Clearance Centre (2006-2007)
* Kmart Food (Kmart Australia opened at least one location alongside the first store in Burwood East in 1969.)
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on October 19, 2014, 11:15:21 PM
Bloomington il is closing http://www.videtteonline.com/index.php/2014/10/19/bloomington-kmart-to-close-doors/
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Hudsons81 on October 20, 2014, 07:54:50 AM
Quote from: buzz86us on October 18, 2014, 02:05:14 PMyet somehow the Kmart in Fremont Ohio keeps on going...I never saw more than 2-3 people at the Fremont Ohio Kmart besides employees.

The removal of groceries from the Kmart in Fremont (which opened in 1993 as a Super Kmart) may be to blame for the decline in customer traffic.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on October 20, 2014, 04:18:54 PM
http://www.al.com/business/index.ssf/2014/10/kmart_on_memorial_parkway_in_h.html huntsville al and Iron mt are closing http://www.uppermichiganssource.com/news/story.aspx?id=1111867
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Hudsons81 on October 22, 2014, 11:03:26 AM
The road signs at the former Super Kmart in Southgate have now been painted over in black. Meanwhile, all exterior signage on the building has been removed.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on October 23, 2014, 07:01:53 PM
centre al and warren pa are closing too
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: d_fife on October 26, 2014, 08:10:32 PM
http://www.al.com/business/index.ssf/2014/10/kmart_shutting_down_another_st.html
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Hudsons81 on November 06, 2014, 08:31:40 AM
Yet another Kmart is closing. Schoenherr and 13 Mile in Warren, Michigan. It's mentioned along with the three already-mentioned Michigan closings here.

http://www.freep.com/story/money/business/michigan/2014/10/28/sears-kmart-michigan-store-closings/18051009/ (http://www.freep.com/story/money/business/michigan/2014/10/28/sears-kmart-michigan-store-closings/18051009/)
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: TheFugitive on November 06, 2014, 01:17:36 PM
Kmart has also announced no-fee holiday layaways with no minimum purchase required.

The last throes of desperation I'm afraid.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: retailisking on November 06, 2014, 05:50:51 PM
Quote from: TheFugitive on November 06, 2014, 01:17:36 PM
Kmart has also announced no-fee holiday layaways with no minimum purchase required.

The last throes of desperation I'm afraid.

Before that Target started offering free shipping with no minimum purchase. Misery loves company. I think a greater sign of distress at SHLD is the decision to break off the company's real estate holdings into a REIT.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: david121 on November 08, 2014, 12:58:55 PM
Ever since like 1999/2000 every Kmart I have been too hasn't been stocked very well or was extremely dirty. OK, maybe the last ten years but it's been in decline. It's sad but I am not too bothered.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: jason83080 on November 10, 2014, 03:02:27 PM
I do miss the vintage one that used to be by Midway Mall in Elyria, OH. I don't know what it was prior to being a Kmart, but the brown/orange '70s signs, the '60s-era snack shop/eatery in the front, and the general retro-ness of it were nice for the few years that I knew of its existence. Pity that they closed it when they built the new Super K over in Sheffield, then closed that one two years later "because sales weren't up to expectations."
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Ameskid on November 18, 2014, 03:17:53 AM
Speaking of retro Kmarts, here's a very rare neon sign (and a HUGE one at that) found in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Possibly the only one of this sort remaining in the country.  Sadly I didn't get a chance to see if the store was as awesomely retro as the sign.

(http://i.imgur.com/yY1k1aol.jpg)
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Hudsons81 on November 18, 2014, 09:33:05 AM
Quote from: Ameskid on November 18, 2014, 03:17:53 AM
Speaking of retro Kmarts, here's a very rare neon sign (and a HUGE one at that) found in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Possibly the only one of this sort remaining in the country.  Sadly I didn't get a chance to see if the store was as awesomely retro as the sign.

(http://i.imgur.com/yY1k1aol.jpg)

That one is at a Kmart that was undergoing a conversion into a Super Kmart when it stopped suddenly following the bankruptcy. The logos on the building, however, still use the 1990 logo.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: retailisking on December 04, 2014, 04:50:24 PM
The cost of insurance against bankruptcy is apparently to blame. Are you seeing this at your local Kmart, or is article just hyperbole?
http://seekingalpha.com/article/2729985-photos-empty-shelves-at-sears-and-kmart-as-vendors-get-squeezed
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Kmart4life on January 01, 2015, 12:27:11 AM
No empty shelves here but I can say that since the closing of the Winter Haven store there has been an increase in business here in the Lakeland store, and it's nice to see that our store is doing well. Although around Christmas I was in the Mall and and decided to take a stroll through Sears and I counted 13 customers in the store which looked really bad because I was at Kmart which is on the other side of town 45 minutes earlier and it was packed. I guess it depends where the stores are located because ours is past Walmart and on a different street then Target and it does well against them. 8)
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Hudsons81 on January 01, 2015, 09:08:10 AM
Can't report on empty shelves, but here, it appears that when the Super Kmart in Southgate closed, some of their plastic bags may presumably have been acquired by the Sears store in Lincoln Park.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: AmesNewington on January 01, 2015, 10:12:19 AM
My family ordered through kmart.com during the holidays, and a few of our purchases ordered were shipped from an actual Kmart location. I suppose these items were not available at their warehouse and they contacted a store that had some back stock. I ordered shoes which came from Tewksbury, Mass, and my mom ordered toys for her business, and they had Kmart price stickers (from a pricing gun) on the packages, so it is obvious they were from the sales floor. I found that quite interesting. Nevertheless, everything we ordered from them came rather quickly, and we had no issues with anything. This was on top of shopping at the Cromwell, CT Kmart store. We'd miss them if they closed. You just have to have an open mind and a nostalgic mindset to shop with them. It's not always a bad thing. 
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: dmx10101 on January 01, 2015, 11:12:23 PM
Quote from: AmesNewington on January 01, 2015, 10:12:19 AM
My family ordered through kmart.com during the holidays, and a few of our purchases ordered were shipped from an actual Kmart location. I suppose these items were not available at their warehouse and they contacted a store that had some back stock. I ordered shoes which came from Tewksbury, Mass, and my mom ordered toys for her business, and they had Kmart price stickers (from a pricing gun) on the packages, so it is obvious they were from the sales floor. I found that quite interesting. Nevertheless, everything we ordered from them came rather quickly, and we had no issues with anything. This was on top of shopping at the Cromwell, CT Kmart store. We'd miss them if they closed. You just have to have an open mind and a nostalgic mindset to shop with them. It's not always a bad thing. 

I ordered a Craftsman tool chest from the website and it was shipped from a Kmart store about 100 miles away from me.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: TRJ_22487 on January 02, 2015, 05:41:55 AM
Here was the K-Mart in West Valley, Utah when it first opened in 1985. This location is still open today.
These photos were taken by the woman who was HR at the time.
This is what all K-Mart stores used to look like on the inside with wooden registers and black and orange dominating the color scheme with tan carts.

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v41/CorporateA/siteride/Kmart_West_Valley_Utah_zps91aa2019.jpg)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v41/CorporateA/siteride/Kmart_West_Valley_Utah_Interior_zps738d2d6b.jpg)
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: ynkeesfn82 on January 07, 2015, 04:48:17 PM
No new tenants have been named yet, but it appears the former KMART in Torrington, Connecticut will be divided into 3 store fronts.

Kmart space seeking tenants

BY ALEC JOHNSON REPUBLICAN-AMERICAN

Wednesday, January 7, 2015 3:05 AM EST

TORRINGTON â€" There are no immediate plans to fill the space formerly occupied by Kmart on Main Street, but the building's owner is actively seeking tenants to replace the anchor retail store that closed in December.

Bernard H. Healy Jr., an owner of the building under the name Conn Torr, a business registered in Connecticut to a Massachusetts company named Healy Enterprises, said he has had some interest in the building, but nothing has been finalized.

"We will probably end up splitting it between three different tenants," he said. "I am hoping to get it done by spring."

City Planner Martin J. Connor said a marketing study is likely for the best future use of the building. He said no plans for a change of use have been filed with the city.

Kmart vacated a large portion the 165,290-square-foot building last month as the company reduced the number of retail stores nationwide. The building also includes Price Rite, Town Fair Tire, a Hallmark store, a dental office, Connecticut Job Center and Planet Fitness. Built in 1980, city records show the building and 19-acre property is assessed at $5.9 million contributing about $215,000 in annual tax revenue.

According to Tax Collector Robert T. Crovo's online records, the first installment of taxes was paid on time in July and the balance of $107,726 is due by the end of the month.

Kmart Corp. paid the city $9,048 in personal property tax last year, but tax records show the company is owed a refund of $4,703 as it paid twice as much as was owed for the year on Oct. 17.

Mayor Elinor C. Carbone said the city has had three meetings with principals of Conn Torr since Kmart announced it was closing. She said the company inquired about the city's direction and they were "delighted to hear the courthouse was coming." Carbone said the addition of the courthouse on Field Street would bring more people to that area of the city on a daily basis.

"We did talk about ideas for potential retail and the city would like to see more diverse retail," Carbone said. "They also recognize that a mixed use is probably the biggest bang for their buck in developing a property. We are hoping we can provide them with enough information to allow them to explore all those opportunities."

Carbone said the city has also floated the idea of using land behind the plaza to connect a trail from the North End to the new courthouse complex and developing other green or park space in the area if plans allow.

"They certainly were listening to everything we were asking," she said. "I am anxious to see what they are able to do and the city is certainly willing to be as helpful as we can to keep them interested."
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Caldor1999 on January 12, 2015, 06:11:42 PM
Quote from: TRJ_22487 on January 02, 2015, 05:41:55 AM
Here was the K-Mart in West Valley, Utah when it first opened in 1985. This location is still open today.
These photos were taken by the woman who was HR at the time.
This is what all K-Mart stores used to look like on the inside with wooden registers and black and orange dominating the color scheme with tan carts.

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v41/CorporateA/siteride/Kmart_West_Valley_Utah_zps91aa2019.jpg)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v41/CorporateA/siteride/Kmart_West_Valley_Utah_Interior_zps738d2d6b.jpg)

This was outdated even for 1985
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Ameskid on January 21, 2015, 12:54:14 AM
As it turns out, there is one Kmart still left around me...it's located in Dixie Heights, KY.  I stopped in there and checked it out today.

Despite being branded as a Big Kmart, it doesn't appear to have ever had a Little Caesar's or anything besides a garden center/auto shop - probably because it's from some time in the mid-70s.  Interestingly, there is a former Kmart Foods storefront right next to it (now repurposed as a furniture store and, sadly, heavily remodeled on the inside) - it's the first I've seen around the area.  No pictures today, but I will have them later in the week.

In addition, there is news as to the fate of the former Gold Circle/Hills/Kmart storefront in Anderson Towne Center - the township is expected to approve plans that call for its partial demolition, and construction of a theater on whatever remains of the building. 
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: HannafordHearts on January 23, 2015, 02:19:20 PM
Nearly all of the Kmarts in the Capital Region of New York (where I live) have closed, including my local one... I can name off all of the stores that have closed and what's become of them now.

Amsterdam Super Kmart: Closed in 2000, demolished in 2007-08 for Target and Kohl's.
Colonie Kmart: Closed December 2013, demolished for a future CarMax dealership.
Clifton Park Kmart: Closed May 2014, now vacant.
East Greenbush Big Kmart: Closed June 2014, now vacant.
Glenmont Big Kmart: Closed March 2009, split between Planet Fitness and Tractor Supply Co.
Glenville Big Kmart: Closed early 2006, demolished for a Target that opened in 2012.
Latham Big Kmart: Closed May 2014, now vacant.
Rotterdam Kmart (old location, Curry Road): Closed 1989 to relocate to the Rotterdam Square Mall. May be still vacant and deteriorating with the rest of the shopping center, but I am not sure if it has been demolished or not. The newer location is still operating.
Saratoga Springs Big Kmart: This store was supposed to open as a Super Kmart, but was built as a Big Kmart instead. Closed June 2002. The whole store except the garden center portion was demolished in 2007 for a Kohl's. The garden center portion later became Tractor Supply Co.

This left three Kmarts in the Capital Region:
Rotterdam, NY
Greenwich, NY
Queensbury, NY (this store was a Super Kmart, but was converted to a regular store in 2013)
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: BillyGr on January 23, 2015, 02:40:25 PM
Quote from: HannafordHearts on January 23, 2015, 02:19:20 PM
Nearly all of the Kmarts in the Capital Region of New York (where I live) have closed, including my local one... I can name off all of the stores that have closed and what's become of them now.
Glenmont Big Kmart: Closed March 2009, split between Planet Fitness and Tractor Supply Co.
Rotterdam Kmart (old location, Curry Road): Closed 1989 to relocate to the Rotterdam Square Mall. May be still vacant and deteriorating with the rest of the shopping center, but I am not sure if it has been demolished or not. The newer location is still operating.

Quick note  part of the Glenmont store was demolished, that is where today Tractor Supply has an outdoor area fenced in (at the end of the building next to the fire company).  Also I think a part of the fitness building was another small store next to Kmart.

Rotterdam - I believe there was an article that they are looking to demolish that whole area and build there - apartments I think was the main thing.

Saratoga - Wasn't there also an older location over on 50 south of the city?  I think that was one that Ames took over for a while - http://www.amesfanclub.com/getstore.php?ID=380 - This spot?
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill) on January 28, 2015, 05:15:13 PM
Kmart locations left in Green Bay, Wisconsin: none.

* Kmart - Green Bay West (next to Lambeau Field) - closed Summer 2014 - demolished Winter 2014, land now owned by the Green Bay Packers. Part of Green Bay's Stadium District, currently an empty lot.
* Kmart - Green Bay East (near East Town Mall) - closed 2007 - vacant, attached to a former Kohl's Supermarket that has become a Rogan's Shoes Superdome since the 1990s, building currently still vacant.

The closest Kmart still operating near me is located in Menominee, Michigan (across the river from Marinette, Wisconsin. The Shawano, Wisconsin location in Shawano Plaza has closed recently and the locations in Appleton and Manitowoc are long gone.)
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: ynkeesfn82 on January 28, 2015, 05:48:13 PM
Former Locations in Connecticut:

Bristol, Connecticut: Year Opened: 1999 (in former Caldor). Year Closed: 2003. Now Price Chopper since January 2004.

Southington, Connecticut: Year Opened: 1973. Year Closed: 2003. Now Price Chopper since January 2004. (PC is struggling)

Plainville, Connecticut: Year Opened: Late 1990s. Year Closed: 2004 or 2005. Subdivided into Dicks, Petsmart, and DSW (though I think part of DSW includes an addition onto the building).

Wallingford, Connecticut: Year opened: Unknown. Year Closed: Unknown. Now Walmart SuperCenter.

New Haven, Connecticut: Year opened: 1997. Year Closed: Unknown. I think it's a Walmart SuperCenter now.

Waterbury, Connecticut: Year opened: 1973. Year Closed: 2013. Still Vacant.

Torrington, Connecticut: Year opened: Unknown. Year Closed 2014. (December). Obviously still vacant.

Machester, Connecticut: Year Opened: Unknown. Year Closed: Unknown. Finally demolished. Property bought by Walmart I think.

Note: There are other former KMART's in Connecticut. Just not sure where.

Still Open in Connecticut:

Watertown
Southbury
Cromwell
Vernon

Don't know if there are other still open.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: AmesNewington on January 28, 2015, 06:23:41 PM
Quote from: Marc B on January 28, 2015, 05:48:13 PM
Former Locations in Connecticut:

Bristol, Connecticut: Year Opened: 1999 (in former Caldor). Year Closed: 2003. Now Price Chopper since January 2004.

Southington, Connecticut: Year Opened: 1973. Year Closed: 2003. Now Price Chopper since January 2004. (PC is struggling)

Plainville, Connecticut: Year Opened: Late 1990s. Year Closed: 2004 or 2005. Subdivided into Dicks, Petsmart, and DSW (though I think part of DSW includes an addition onto the building).

Wallingford, Connecticut: Year opened: Unknown. Year Closed: Unknown. Now Walmart SuperCenter.

New Haven, Connecticut: Year opened: 1997. Year Closed: Unknown. I think it's a Walmart SuperCenter now.

Waterbury, Connecticut: Year opened: 1973. Year Closed: 2013. Still Vacant.

Torrington, Connecticut: Year opened: Unknown. Year Closed 2014. (December). Obviously still vacant.

Machester, Connecticut: Year Opened: Unknown. Year Closed: Unknown. Finally demolished. Property bought by Walmart I think.

Note: There are other former KMART's in Connecticut. Just not sure where.

Still Open in Connecticut:

Watertown
Southbury
Cromwell
Vernon

Don't know if there are other still open.


The Plainville, CT location opened in 1999 and closed in the spring of 2003. There is also a Kmart currently in Milford and Putnam, CT (a newer one converted from Sears Essentials). There are only 7 Kmart locations left in the state. Milford has both a Kmart AND Sears store. Waterbury did as well until 2013. Where I live, I still have several Sears options. In town (Newington), we have a Sears Outlet store, we have a Sears store nearby in West Hartford, and a Kmart store in Cromwell. We prefer Kmart in Cromwell.

Marc, have you heard anything on the future of the Southington Price Chopper or PC as a whole in CT?  
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: scottw73 on January 28, 2015, 07:10:17 PM
Here are some other former locations

Orange - Bull Hill Lane: Opened: ??? Closed: ??? Sits in a shopping plaza next to Kohls (Former Bradlees)

Norwalk - East Avenue: Opened 197? Closed: 198?: Space is divided into TJ Maxx and Best Buy. Best Buy was a former Rickel home center, can still see evidence of Kmart

Derby - New Haven Avenue (Orange Derby Shopping Center) Opened: 19?? Closed: 200? Space was former Zayre and then Reads Department Store, Shopping center also housed a forrmer Klarides food store. Center was demolished for Lowes.

New Milford - Route 7: Opened 199? Closed 2000: Space became Home Depot after closure.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Hudsons81 on January 29, 2015, 07:59:46 AM
Remaining Kmart locations in Downriver Detroit: 1.

Former locations:
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: danfifepsu on January 30, 2015, 11:00:28 AM
where will Kmart be in 2018? or what will be of it? some areas lost 80 to 90 percent of them when they had many why? they've also closed a lot of them in Wisconsin.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: danfifepsu on February 04, 2015, 03:33:27 PM
how come this winter there hasnt been many Kmarts closing right and left, have they run out of ones to close? They are nearing below 1000 stores, surprised? ALso if a Kmart closes at 6 or 7 pm on Sundays but the rest of the week close at 9 pm does that mean its in danger of closing?
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: BillyGr on February 05, 2015, 09:51:52 PM
Quote from: danfifepsu on February 04, 2015, 03:33:27 PM
how come this winter there hasnt been many Kmarts closing right and left, have they run out of ones to close? They are nearing below 1000 stores, surprised? ALso if a Kmart closes at 6 or 7 pm on Sundays but the rest of the week close at 9 pm does that mean its in danger of closing?

Maybe no leases expiring (as that seemed to be the main reason for closing)? 

You might think that stores wouldn't be as likely to open new locations just after the holiday season, and thus (since leases usually are an even year, not 10 months or such) they wouldn't have any to close at the beginning of the year, either.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: jason83080 on February 11, 2015, 01:13:57 AM
Of the locations that I've been near/live around...

* Sheffield Village, Ohio - Formerly "Bargain Warehouse" a.k.a. "The Junk Store"/"that place with no heat or water", it FINALLY closed and was quickly snatched up by a company called "At Home," which is home furnishings and more. Think "HomeGoods," but with a cooler looking building. The old Super K triangle over the entrance was removed, as were the front doors. I don't know when it will open, but the signage is already on the plaza signs at the street and facing the freeway. (Ironically, the junk store's sign is still there - it's smaller and is on one of the bottom panels that was split into 6 separate signs.)

* Amherst, Ohio - Still kicking. It's down there with THE Quiznos Subs location and (presumably, unless it's closing, too) THE RadioShack location.

* Westlake, Ohio - Still vacant, since April 2014. The lights do still come on at night. It's eerie to look inside and see what once was.

* Brooklyn, Ohio - Signage facing I-480 (behind the store) is whited out. Costco bought the land. I'm not sure if construction has progressed or not. I just saw it from the interstate the other day.

* Elyria, Ohio/Midway Mall - Was subdivided into three stores years ago - Family Christian, Bed Bath & Beyond, Marc's - and all stores are still alive and kicking.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: buzz86us on February 11, 2015, 03:50:13 PM
Quote from: jason83080 on February 11, 2015, 01:13:57 AM
Of the locations that I've been near/live around...

* Sheffield Village, Ohio - Formerly "Bargain Warehouse" a.k.a. "The Junk Store"/"that place with no heat or water", it FINALLY closed and was quickly snatched up by a company called "At Home," which is home furnishings and more. Think "HomeGoods," but with a cooler looking building. The old Super K triangle over the entrance was removed, as were the front doors. I don't know when it will open, but the signage is already on the plaza signs at the street and facing the freeway. (Ironically, the junk store's sign is still there - it's smaller and is on one of the bottom panels that was split into 6 separate signs.)

* Amherst, Ohio - Still kicking. It's down there with THE Quiznos Subs location and (presumably, unless it's closing, too) THE RadioShack location.

* Westlake, Ohio - Still vacant, since April 2014. The lights do still come on at night. It's eerie to look inside and see what once was.

* Brooklyn, Ohio - Signage facing I-480 (behind the store) is whited out. Costco bought the land. I'm not sure if construction has progressed or not. I just saw it from the interstate the other day.

* Elyria, Ohio/Midway Mall - Was subdivided into three stores years ago - Family Christian, Bed Bath & Beyond, Marc's - and all stores are still alive and kicking.
I am surprised the Fremont Ohio location is still standing that store is almost always devoid of customers...
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: buzz86us on February 11, 2015, 03:57:06 PM
Quote from: HannafordHearts on January 23, 2015, 02:19:20 PM
Nearly all of the Kmarts in the Capital Region of New York (where I live) have closed, including my local one... I can name off all of the stores that have closed and what's become of them now.

Amsterdam Super Kmart: Closed in 2000, demolished in 2007-08 for Target and Kohl's.
Colonie Kmart: Closed December 2013, demolished for a future CarMax dealership.
Clifton Park Kmart: Closed May 2014, now vacant.
East Greenbush Big Kmart: Closed June 2014, now vacant.
Glenmont Big Kmart: Closed March 2009, split between Planet Fitness and Tractor Supply Co.
Glenville Big Kmart: Closed early 2006, demolished for a Target that opened in 2012.
Latham Big Kmart: Closed May 2014, now vacant.
Rotterdam Kmart (old location, Curry Road): Closed 1989 to relocate to the Rotterdam Square Mall. May be still vacant and deteriorating with the rest of the shopping center, but I am not sure if it has been demolished or not. The newer location is still operating.
Saratoga Springs Big Kmart: This store was supposed to open as a Super Kmart, but was built as a Big Kmart instead. Closed June 2002. The whole store except the garden center portion was demolished in 2007 for a Kohl's. The garden center portion later became Tractor Supply Co.

This left three Kmarts in the Capital Region:
Rotterdam, NY
Greenwich, NY
Queensbury, NY (this store was a Super Kmart, but was converted to a regular store in 2013)
Amsterdam K-Mart initially opened in the spot where big lots and the movie theater is
Troy K-Mart is still standing looks like it was a Super Center that was changed into a regular K-Mart to make way for Vent Fitness... I am guessing Sears Holdings still owns this one and their collecting money from the lease. Vent Fitness is looking for another location since the building has asbestos
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: BillyGr on February 11, 2015, 05:12:51 PM
Quote from: buzz86us on February 11, 2015, 03:57:06 PM
Troy K-Mart is still standing looks like it was a Super Center that was changed into a regular K-Mart to make way for Vent Fitness... I am guessing Sears Holdings still owns this one and their collecting money from the lease. Vent Fitness is looking for another location since the building has asbestos

I don't know of a Troy Kmart - did you mean the Latham store (On Route 2 between Latham and Watervliet)?

If so, that wasn't a Super Kmart, just a regular one with a supermarket alongside.  They never got Super stores in the Albany area (only Amsterdam/Queensbury and Kingston around it), though there was noted somewhere that they had planned one in Glenmont (where the Walmart now exists).
I think the grocery may have been Albany Public originally, or maybe not, but was eventually Grand Union (as they bought out Albany Public) which they closed when they built their new store on the other side of Route 2 (which is now a church, behind the Pizza Hut building, you can still see some of the glass front from the GU at the end of the building farthest from Route 2).

That setup was quite common in the area - the now demolished Albany store had a Price Chopper next to it, as did the empty East Greenbush one (that part is now Big Lots), and the former Glenville location was a combo also (that one was completely replaced with Target).
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: danfifepsu on February 11, 2015, 06:30:05 PM
Kmart has 977 stores left now, when it had 2114 stores when filing for bankruptcy, whats the deal?
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: HannafordHearts on February 16, 2015, 01:04:53 PM
Quote from: buzz86us on February 11, 2015, 03:57:06 PM
Quote from: HannafordHearts on January 23, 2015, 02:19:20 PM
Nearly all of the Kmarts in the Capital Region of New York (where I live) have closed, including my local one... I can name off all of the stores that have closed and what's become of them now.

Amsterdam Super Kmart: Closed in 2000, demolished in 2007-08 for Target and Kohl's.
Colonie Kmart: Closed December 2013, demolished for a future CarMax dealership.
Clifton Park Kmart: Closed May 2014, now vacant.
East Greenbush Big Kmart: Closed June 2014, now vacant.
Glenmont Big Kmart: Closed March 2009, split between Planet Fitness and Tractor Supply Co.
Glenville Big Kmart: Closed early 2006, demolished for a Target that opened in 2012.
Latham Big Kmart: Closed May 2014, now vacant.
Rotterdam Kmart (old location, Curry Road): Closed 1989 to relocate to the Rotterdam Square Mall. May be still vacant and deteriorating with the rest of the shopping center, but I am not sure if it has been demolished or not. The newer location is still operating.
Saratoga Springs Big Kmart: This store was supposed to open as a Super Kmart, but was built as a Big Kmart instead. Closed June 2002. The whole store except the garden center portion was demolished in 2007 for a Kohl's. The garden center portion later became Tractor Supply Co.

This left three Kmarts in the Capital Region:
Rotterdam, NY
Greenwich, NY
Queensbury, NY (this store was a Super Kmart, but was converted to a regular store in 2013)
Amsterdam K-Mart initially opened in the spot where big lots and the movie theater is
Troy K-Mart is still standing looks like it was a Super Center that was changed into a regular K-Mart to make way for Vent Fitness... I am guessing Sears Holdings still owns this one and their collecting money from the lease. Vent Fitness is looking for another location since the building has asbestos

As Billy said, it wasn't a supercenter, just a regular Kmart. As for Vent Fitness, is that so? I did not know that they were looking for a new space. The only one I can really think of is the Sports Authority that closed, (if it's still vacant even) or maybe it can go in the current Walmart when it moves to the old mall site.

Quote from: danfifepsu on February 11, 2015, 06:30:05 PM
Kmart has 977 stores left now, when it had 2114 stores when filing for bankruptcy, whats the deal?

I think everyone here knows what the deal is; Kmart isn't doing well. It's slowly dying, and failing to stay relevant in the current market. I predict in the next decade or so, Kmart won't even exist anymore, and will only remain a memory of a once-viable chain that couldn't keep up in a world of Walmart and Target.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: retailisking on February 16, 2015, 06:39:38 PM
Kmart continues to downsize the Super Kmart format with its conversion of a number of full grocery departments in what they're calling K-Fresh (gee, that's original thinking...)
http://www.chillicothegazette.com/story/news/local/2015/02/16/kmart-rebranding-chillicothe-ohio/23507299/
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Ameskid on February 18, 2015, 02:24:56 AM
Moving crews unload merchandise from other Kmart stores at the new location in Florence, KY, in 1992. The location is now an Ashley Furniture HomeStore. Pictures courtesy of the Kenton County Public Library.

(http://i.imgur.com/Fw7HDe9l.jpg)

1983 photo of the Kmart in Maysville, KY. Apparently this is one of the few surviving stores in the area...but for how long?

(http://i.imgur.com/4hnBvODl.jpg)
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: danfifepsu on February 18, 2015, 11:27:29 AM
Quote from: retailisking on February 16, 2015, 06:39:38 PM
Kmart continues to downsize the Super Kmart format with its conversion of a number of full grocery departments in what they're calling K-Fresh (gee, that's original thinking...)
http://www.chillicothegazette.com/story/news/local/2015/02/16/kmart-rebranding-chillicothe-ohio/23507299/

what went wrong with Supercenters? why have they really downsized i n Illinios?  and Wisconsin and Florida.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: katnapped on February 24, 2015, 08:13:54 PM
Quote from: danfifepsu on February 04, 2015, 03:33:27 PM
how come this winter there hasnt been many Kmarts closing right and left

They're doing them piecemeal, a little at a time.  I don't think shorter hours guarantee a store will close but the preceived lack of business requiring cuts in store hours is concerning.

Lately we know that O'Fallon, MO; Frackville and Lancaster, PA are three locations that will close sometime this year and there's around 10 more that are gone from the store locator but no announcement has yet been made concerning their fate.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Hudsons81 on March 09, 2015, 11:11:21 AM
A former Super Kmart in Lincoln Park, Michigan that was repurposed into a Meijer store (photos courtesy of the Dead and Dying Retail Facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/deadanddyingretail)):

(https://scontent-lga.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpa1/t31.0-8/s2048x2048/10835040_891020360919152_6260795171868895559_o.jpg)
(https://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xpa1/t31.0-8/10636474_891020137585841_471646697313804765_o.jpg)

Interior photos can be found on the Meijer thread.

Quote from: danfifepsu on February 18, 2015, 11:27:29 AM
what went wrong with Supercenters? why have they really downsized i n Wisconsin and Florida.

There were never any Super Kmarts in Wisconsin or Florida. However, Kmart did come close to opening one (and planning another) in Milwaukee and another somewhere in either the Miami or Orlando suburbs when they declared bankruptcy.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: danfifepsu on March 24, 2015, 01:26:18 PM
Of Kmart in the Albany area, why is the one in Rotterdam the only one left?
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: BillyGr on March 25, 2015, 02:01:27 PM
Quote from: danfifepsu on March 24, 2015, 01:26:18 PM
Of Kmart in the Albany area, why is the one in Rotterdam the only one left?

Because something has to keep the mall going? ;)
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: danfifepsu on March 27, 2015, 10:36:02 AM
Quote from: BillyGr on March 25, 2015, 02:01:27 PM
Quote from: danfifepsu on March 24, 2015, 01:26:18 PM
Of Kmart in the Albany area, why is the one in Rotterdam the only one left?

Because something has to keep the mall going? ;)


what went wrong with the other oens cause how come in a short period it went from 5 to one kmarts left? Why one? Why not another one too. what went wrong with East Greenbush one?
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: BillyGr on March 27, 2015, 10:46:37 AM
Quote from: danfifepsu on March 27, 2015, 10:36:02 AM
what went wrong with the other oens cause how come in a short period it went from 5 to one kmarts left? Why one? Why not another one too. what went wrong with East Greenbush one?

I think it was more the fact that they were closing stores where the lease had ended (probably something to do with the fact it might be quite higher if they negotiated a new lease).

Quote from: danfifepsu on February 11, 2015, 06:30:05 PM
Kmart has 977 stores left now, when it had 2114 stores when filing for bankruptcy, whats the deal?

They didn't want to compete with us :) (Just a joke, as our Scout Troop is officially #2114) :)
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: danfifepsu on March 29, 2015, 01:54:33 PM
how long has Kmart had problems now, for 20 years id say right? 20 yrs ago they were going to put one in Littleton NH (Where Walmart is) but they backed out, why cause they wouldnt make a living? and they were having problems then.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: ynkeesfn82 on March 29, 2015, 05:17:24 PM
I think it's been only 15 years or maybe a little less that they've been having problems. 20 years ago would've been 1995. I know of 4 stores (all have since closed) that opened in the mid-late 90s. Wallingford, New Haven, and Plainville in Connecticut. Wallingford and New Haven were Super KMARTS and Plainville was Big KMART. I don't remember what year Wallingford opened, but New Haven opened in 1997 and Plainville opened in 1998 or 1999. Bristol also opened in 1999 in the old Caldor. Bristol and Southington Connecticut both closed in 2003 and Plainville in 2004 I think. 2005 is the year that KMART and SEARS got married so it's been 10 years since that fiasco.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Zayre88 on March 30, 2015, 05:52:13 AM
Quote from: danfifepsu on March 29, 2015, 01:54:33 PM
how long has Kmart had problems now, for 20 years id say right? 20 yrs ago they were going to put one in Littleton NH (Where Walmart is) but they backed out, why cause they wouldnt make a living? and they were having problems then.

One was planned in Concord NH too...
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: danfifepsu on April 07, 2015, 03:39:18 PM
Ok Kmart in Benningtons VT hours were from 8 am to 10 pm Monday-SAt and 8 am to 9 pm Sundays, now its 8 am to 9 pm Monday-Saturdays and 8 am to 7 pm Sundays, does that mean its in danger of closing?
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: BillyGr on April 08, 2015, 10:19:05 AM
Quote from: danfifepsu on April 07, 2015, 03:39:18 PM
Ok Kmart in Benningtons VT hours were from 8 am to 10 pm Monday-SAt and 8 am to 9 pm Sundays, now its 8 am to 9 pm Monday-Saturdays and 8 am to 7 pm Sundays, does that mean its in danger of closing?

Who knows at this point - seems like all the stores are in danger of closing. 

Though, I'd think that would be one that would be less likely, since Bennington has only Walmart (and not a very large store at that), a non mall JC Penney (in the same plaza as Kmart), no Target, no mall and other shopping is quite a ways away.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: danfifepsu on April 15, 2015, 01:02:49 PM
is Kmart in WAterville going to close?  http://www.centralmaine.com/2014/09/23/elm-plaza-owners-seek-tax-financing-deal-to-expand/
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: ynkeesfn82 on May 27, 2015, 10:17:39 PM
The former KMART store in Chesterfield, Virginia is becoming a Gabe's and a Planet Fitness.
http://www.chesterfieldobserver.com/news/2015-05-27/News/New_tenants_coming_for_shuttered_Kmart.html

The former KMART in Mt. Pocono, PA may become Petco, Sleepy's, Planet Fitness, and Marshall's.
http://www.pahomepage.com/story/d/story/new-stores-will-replace-kmart-in-mount-pocono/24436/Tfs3ypDxfkeDW6p8j_KYMA

The former Myrtle Beach, SC KMART is becoming Carolina Pottery.
http://www.live5news.com/story/29086811/pottery-store-to-open-in-place-of-old-k-mart-on-north-kings-highway

The former KMART in Colonial Heights, VA will be demolished for a Burlington Coat Factory and 2 yet to be nsamed tenants.
http://www.nbc12.com/story/29092173/burlington-coat-factory-may-replace-kmart-in-colonial-heights

A local chain called Hamricks is taking part of the former KMART in Easley, SC
http://www.greenvilleonline.com/story/news/local/pickens-county/2015/05/18/hamricks-open-old-easley-kmart-building-city-official-says/27528231/

Cash Wise Supermarket is taking over the former KMART at the Prairie Hills Mall in Dickinson, SD
http://www.thedickinsonpress.com/news/local/3745162-after-taking-over-kmart-space-cash-wise-set-open-late-june

U-HAUL Moving & Storage is taking the former KMART in Green Bay, WI
http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/story/money/2015/05/15/haul-approved-former-kmart-site/27396299/

The former KMART in Brookhaven, PA is becoming a Lowes.
http://www.delcotimes.com/general-news/20150507/brookhaven-reviews-lowes-proposal-for-kmart-site

The former KMART in San Clemente, California is becoming a Sports Authority, Stein Mart, and Sprouts
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/council-660098-sports-authority.html

KMART in Roseville, Michigan has been demolished for a Kroger
http://www.candgnews.com/news/new-kroger-could-be-finished-thanksgiving-83740

Floor & Decor is taking over the former KMART in Ft. Meyers
http://www.news-press.com/story/news/2015/03/13/kmart-close-plaza-remodeled/70284670/

Festival Foods Supermarket is taking over the former KMART in Janesville, Wi
http://www.gazettextra.com/20150402/festival_foods_coming_to_former_kmart_site

GABE's is taking part of the former KMART in Lancaster, PA
http://lancasteronline.com/business/local_business/gabe-s-ollie-s-bargain-outlet-to-open-stores-at/article_c1778a70-03d7-11e5-8c6f-2b359e72bdc0.html

A home furnishing superstore called "At Home" is taking over the former KMART in Clive, Iowa and several other locations
http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/money/business/new-business/2015/04/09/home-clive/25541431/

Menard's bought the former Super KMART in Brooklyn Cleavland, Ohio. No word on when they will open store
http://www.crainscleveland.com/article/20150106/FREE/150109956/home-improvement-retailer-menards-purchases-former-super-kmart-center

The former KMART in North Augusta, GA will become Petsmart, Ross, Marshall's, and Rack Room Shoes.
http://m.chronicle.augusta.com/news/business/local-business/2015-03-18/north-augusta-could-lose-kmart-gain-new-retailers#gsc.tab=0
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Kmart4life on June 18, 2015, 09:27:52 PM
I still don't understand how some stores are struggling and some are staying afloat, I mean my one and only store here which is atleast a mile up the road from Walmart and and a Target on another street about the same distance does very well. They are actually doing better than just staying afloat because just about everytime I go there are always shoppers and on the weekend it stays busy. Maybe it's because here people are fed up with the dirty Walmart stores and the overly priced Target. Our Sears store on the other hand is a different story because it's dead all the time and the mall is always busy. ???
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Caldor1999 on June 19, 2015, 03:45:10 AM
I don't get why they just don't close all their locations? Its too late to turn them around. They had a good 10 years to get things back on track and everything they tried to do failed.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Kmart4life on June 19, 2015, 01:58:43 PM
I hope not because I completely despise Walmart.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: ynkeesfn82 on July 15, 2015, 07:05:42 PM
A man was injured when he fell of the roof of the abandoned KMART in Torrington, CT where he was trying to steal copper from the AC Units.

http://www.registercitizen.com/general-news/20150715/torrington-police-man-who-fell-from-kmart-roof-tried-to-steal-copper

Marc's Note:I will bet that now he will turn around and sue the landlord and maybe Sears Holding Corporation. This wouldn't surprise me a bit. Criminals often sue when they get hurt trying to commit a crime.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: AmesNewington on July 15, 2015, 09:24:26 PM
Quote from: Marc B on July 15, 2015, 07:05:42 PM
A man was injured when he fell of the roof of the abandoned KMART in Torrington, CT where he was trying to steal copper from the AC Units.

http://www.registercitizen.com/general-news/20150715/torrington-police-man-who-fell-from-kmart-roof-tried-to-steal-copper

Marc's Note:I will bet that now he will turn around and sue the landlord and maybe Sears Holding Corporation. This wouldn't surprise me a bit. Criminals often sue when they get hurt trying to commit a crime.

It's funny that he committed larceny at a vacant store.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: TheFugitive on July 16, 2015, 08:13:16 AM
There was a similar case in California several years ago. 

A burglar was trying to break into a school, and he fell through a skylight and about 75 feet
into a pool.  He was paralyzed.  Believe or not he filed a personal injury suit and that school
district is now footing the bill for his lifetime care.

California had to pass a law specifically barring you from filing suit if you are injured during
the commission of a crime.

Not sure if Connecticut has done the same.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: jason83080 on July 20, 2015, 10:28:35 PM
I was out that way last week, and drove past the old Super Kmart in Brooklyn, OH, only to find that IT'S GONE.

RAZED.

The only things left are the parking lot and some of the U-bollards from the gas station. The building and all of the signage is gone, like it never existed.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Hudsons81 on July 21, 2015, 08:14:25 AM
Quote from: jason83080 on July 20, 2015, 10:28:35 PM
I was out that way last week, and drove past the old Super Kmart in Brooklyn, OH, only to find that IT'S GONE.

RAZED.

The only things left are the parking lot and some of the U-bollards from the gas station. The building and all of the signage is gone, like it never existed.

I'll probably try soon to see if anything has been done at all to the old Super Kmart over here in Southgate, Michigan.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: TheFugitive on July 21, 2015, 09:14:50 AM
The Super K-mart in Moon Township, PA has also been demolished.
Only the Outback Steak House on the edge of the property remains.

Chevron had bought the property and had planned to build a new headquarters
here for their Marcellus Shale Fracking Operations.  However, those plans have
been put on hold, and the property is still vacant.

Rumor is they are holding back, waiting to see if new Gov. Tom Wolf
follows through on his plan to slap additional taxes on fracking.  If they do
the lot may sit empty for a LOOOOONG time.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: katnapped on July 22, 2015, 06:56:20 AM
Quote from: Caldor1999 on June 19, 2015, 03:45:10 AM
I don't get why they just don't close all their locations?

Because then Eddie doesn't get his stream of milk money.  This way he can drag it out at long as possible and unload them as the leases run out.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: BillyGr on July 22, 2015, 04:11:29 PM
Quote from: catnap72 on July 22, 2015, 06:56:20 AM
Quote from: Caldor1999 on June 19, 2015, 03:45:10 AM
I don't get why they just don't close all their locations?

Because then Eddie doesn't get his stream of milk money.  This way he can drag it out at long as possible and unload them as the leases run out.

They want to be the A&P of discount stores? Keep trying everything until there are no options left, then sell whatever is left to whoever wants it? ;)
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: JimSawhill on July 26, 2015, 01:15:47 PM
Quote from: Marc B on March 29, 2015, 05:17:24 PM
I think it's been only 15 years or maybe a little less that they've been having problems. 20 years ago would've been 1995. I know of 4 stores (all have since closed) that opened in the mid-late 90s. Wallingford, New Haven, and Plainville in Connecticut. Wallingford and New Haven were Super KMARTS and Plainville was Big KMART. I don't remember what year Wallingford opened, but New Haven opened in 1997 and Plainville opened in 1998 or 1999. Bristol also opened in 1999 in the old Caldor. Bristol and Southington Connecticut both closed in 2003 and Plainville in 2004 I think. 2005 is the year that KMART and SEARS got married so it's been 10 years since that fiasco.

Wasn't Plainville K-Mart in the Plainville commons? What is there now?
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: ynkeesfn82 on July 26, 2015, 03:47:55 PM
Quote from: JimSawhill on July 26, 2015, 01:15:47 PM
Wasn't Plainville K-Mart in the Plainville commons? What is there now?

DSW, Dick's, and Petsmart.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill) on July 28, 2015, 03:01:18 PM
Quote from: Kmart4life on June 19, 2015, 01:58:43 PM
I hope not because I completely despise Walmart.
There's always Meijer (Green Bay will get 2 locations in 2017), Fred Meyer and Shopko, but those are regional (for now). And Target can be upscale, overpriced discounter, but sometimes I can snag some good deals there when given the opportunity. And then there's places like Family Dollar and Dollar General peddling their wares, of which half is junk. I also got a good deal at Burlington Coat Factory on wrist watch, which I only payed $6.00 for.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Hudsons81 on July 28, 2015, 08:48:57 PM
Quote from: ShopKoFan on July 28, 2015, 03:01:18 PM
Quote from: Kmart4life on June 19, 2015, 01:58:43 PM
I hope not because I completely despise Walmart.
There's always Meijer (Green Bay will get 2 locations in 2017), Fred Meyer and Shopko, but those are regional (for now).

He's in Florida and I don't think any of those three are anywhere near Florida at the moment.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Whoser on August 05, 2015, 06:21:29 PM
Orange's K-Mart still stands vacant and frozen in time. Photos to come of that plaza!
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill) on August 11, 2015, 06:20:05 PM
Quote from: Marc B on May 27, 2015, 10:17:39 PM
The former KMART store in Chesterfield, Virginia is becoming a Gabe's and a Planet Fitness.
http://www.chesterfieldobserver.com/news/2015-05-27/News/New_tenants_coming_for_shuttered_Kmart.html

The former KMART in Mt. Pocono, PA may become Petco, Sleepy's, Planet Fitness, and Marshall's.
http://www.pahomepage.com/story/d/story/new-stores-will-replace-kmart-in-mount-pocono/24436/Tfs3ypDxfkeDW6p8j_KYMA

The former Myrtle Beach, SC KMART is becoming Carolina Pottery.
http://www.live5news.com/story/29086811/pottery-store-to-open-in-place-of-old-k-mart-on-north-kings-highway

The former KMART in Colonial Heights, VA will be demolished for a Burlington Coat Factory and 2 yet to be nsamed tenants.
http://www.nbc12.com/story/29092173/burlington-coat-factory-may-replace-kmart-in-colonial-heights

A local chain called Hamricks is taking part of the former KMART in Easley, SC
http://www.greenvilleonline.com/story/news/local/pickens-county/2015/05/18/hamricks-open-old-easley-kmart-building-city-official-says/27528231/

Cash Wise Supermarket is taking over the former KMART at the Prairie Hills Mall in Dickinson, SD
http://www.thedickinsonpress.com/news/local/3745162-after-taking-over-kmart-space-cash-wise-set-open-late-june

U-HAUL Moving & Storage is taking the former KMART in Green Bay, WI
http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/story/money/2015/05/15/haul-approved-former-kmart-site/27396299/

The former KMART in Brookhaven, PA is becoming a Lowes.
http://www.delcotimes.com/general-news/20150507/brookhaven-reviews-lowes-proposal-for-kmart-site

The former KMART in San Clemente, California is becoming a Sports Authority, Stein Mart, and Sprouts
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/council-660098-sports-authority.html

KMART in Roseville, Michigan has been demolished for a Kroger
http://www.candgnews.com/news/new-kroger-could-be-finished-thanksgiving-83740

Floor & Decor is taking over the former KMART in Ft. Meyers
http://www.news-press.com/story/news/2015/03/13/kmart-close-plaza-remodeled/70284670/

Festival Foods Supermarket is taking over the former KMART in Janesville, Wi
http://www.gazettextra.com/20150402/festival_foods_coming_to_former_kmart_site

GABE's is taking part of the former KMART in Lancaster, PA
http://lancasteronline.com/business/local_business/gabe-s-ollie-s-bargain-outlet-to-open-stores-at/article_c1778a70-03d7-11e5-8c6f-2b359e72bdc0.html

A home furnishing superstore called "At Home" is taking over the former KMART in Clive, Iowa and several other locations
http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/money/business/new-business/2015/04/09/home-clive/25541431/

Menard's bought the former Super KMART in Brooklyn Cleavland, Ohio. No word on when they will open store
http://www.crainscleveland.com/article/20150106/FREE/150109956/home-improvement-retailer-menards-purchases-former-super-kmart-center

The former KMART in North Augusta, GA will become Petsmart, Ross, Marshall's, and Rack Room Shoes.
http://m.chronicle.augusta.com/news/business/local-business/2015-03-18/north-augusta-could-lose-kmart-gain-new-retailers#gsc.tab=0
The former KMART in Green Bay, WI next to Lambeau Field was demolished along with a vacant ROAD STAR INN, HARDEE'S, a and vacant strip mall, Lombardi Plaza (previously known as Kohl's Plaza) whose last tenant was BIG LOTS (originally KOHL'S FOODS until 1992) for a future development featuring destination restaurants and retail, as well as a hotel. So far the Green Bay Packers organization did a great job luring CABELA'S to that side of town.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Hudsons81 on August 11, 2015, 08:38:41 PM
Quote from: Marc B on May 27, 2015, 10:17:39 PM
KMART in Roseville, Michigan has been demolished for a Kroger
http://www.candgnews.com/news/new-kroger-could-be-finished-thanksgiving-83740

I believe it's one of those Kroger Marketplace stores. They have one in Temperance, Michigan (it's right along the Ohio border next to Toledo).
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: TheFugitive on August 12, 2015, 01:26:45 PM
Quote from: Hudsons81 on August 11, 2015, 08:38:41 PM
Quote from: Marc B on May 27, 2015, 10:17:39 PM
KMART in Roseville, Michigan has been demolished for a Kroger
http://www.candgnews.com/news/new-kroger-could-be-finished-thanksgiving-83740

I believe it's one of those Kroger Marketplace stores. They have one in Temperance, Michigan (it's right along the Ohio border next to Toledo).

Have to check that out next time I visit my daughter in Toledo.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Hudsons81 on August 12, 2015, 07:08:09 PM
The former Big Kmart in Woodhaven, Michigan is becoming Black Rock Bar and Grill.

http://www.thenewsherald.com/articles/2015/08/12/news/doc55cb873561cf1050883867.txt (http://www.thenewsherald.com/articles/2015/08/12/news/doc55cb873561cf1050883867.txt)
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: JimSawhill on August 15, 2015, 10:09:43 PM
Quote from: Marc B on January 28, 2015, 05:48:13 PM
Former Locations in Connecticut:

Bristol, Connecticut: Year Opened: 1999 (in former Caldor). Year Closed: 2003. Now Price Chopper since January 2004.

Southington, Connecticut: Year Opened: 1973. Year Closed: 2003. Now Price Chopper since January 2004. (PC is struggling)

Plainville, Connecticut: Year Opened: Late 1990s. Year Closed: 2004 or 2005. Subdivided into Dicks, Petsmart, and DSW (though I think part of DSW includes an addition onto the building).

Wallingford, Connecticut: Year opened: Unknown. Year Closed: Unknown. Now Walmart SuperCenter.

New Haven, Connecticut: Year opened: 1997. Year Closed: Unknown. I think it's a Walmart SuperCenter now.

Waterbury, Connecticut: Year opened: 1973. Year Closed: 2013. Still Vacant.

Torrington, Connecticut: Year opened: Unknown. Year Closed 2014. (December). Obviously still vacant.

Machester, Connecticut: Year Opened: Unknown. Year Closed: Unknown. Finally demolished. Property bought by Walmart I think.

Note: There are other former KMART's in Connecticut. Just not sure where.

Still Open in Connecticut:

Watertown
Southbury
Cromwell
Vernon

Don't know if there are other still open.


Marc:

The Manchester KMart opened in 1968. My friend and I drove our dirt bikes in it when they were building it. I think it closed in 2002.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Loki on August 20, 2015, 04:27:43 AM
Hi,
Haven't posted in years but still lurk and check things out every few months. Regarding former and current Kmarts in Connecticut. In 1995 I began a pilgrimage to visit every Kmart store in CT. Many I had already been to (thankfully the ones all ready closed by that time), didn't have internet so I used their 1-800 store locator number and a zip code book. Here's what I have to add:
Milford, CT is still open
Putnam, CT is still open according to Kmarts website but otherwise can not confirm it. It is the only current or former CT Kmart I never visited.

Other former CT Kmarts:
Wallingford had two Kmarts a regular and the aforementioned Super Kmart which were in business together for a short while. The regular Kmart closed about a year after the Super Kmart opened. They were only a mile apart on the same road and the former smaller Kmart is now a movie theater. Opened:? It was old and had some amazing architecture above the main entrance. It closed in the 1990s.
East Haven opened: ? closed sometime in the '90s currently a Home Depot I believe.
Ansonia, CT opened: ? (prior to 1980) closed: 1988 when the mall shut down and was demolished, moved to Derby, CT currently a Big Y supermarket occupies the site.
Derby, CT Opened: 1988 closed: early 2000s. Building demolished, a Lowes is there now.
Norwalk, CT opened: ? closed: in the 1980s was a Rickle Home center at one point and a Best Buy, have no idea if it's still a Best Buy or if the original building is still standing.
New Milford, CT opened: 1990s closed: ? in the last few years. Have no idea what it currently is.
Wethersfield, CT opened:? closed: sometime in the 1990s. Was a very small and old and outdated looking store. No idea what it is now.
Winsor or East Winsor had 2 different locations, a smaller older one that closed in the 1990s, no idea when it opened. After it closed it moved into a big new store a little further up I-91 that didn't stay open long. Believe it may now be a Target.

That's what I can remember, sorry it was a while ago. Wish I had pics.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill) on August 20, 2015, 03:44:32 PM
The Kmart on Green Bay's east side will become U-Haul.

The Kmart in Green Bay on Lombardi Avenue Access Road was demolished last year with a bunch of other buildings to make way for Green Bay's new Titletown District project, similar to Gillette Stadium's Patriot Place.
http://www.jsonline.com/sports/packers/packers-unveil-plans-for-titletown-district-next-to-lambeau-field-b99560708z1-322418821.html (http://www.jsonline.com/sports/packers/packers-unveil-plans-for-titletown-district-next-to-lambeau-field-b99560708z1-322418821.html)

Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: scottw73 on August 21, 2015, 11:39:41 AM
Quote from: Loki on August 20, 2015, 04:27:43 AM
Hi,
Haven't posted in years but still lurk and check things out every few months. Regarding former and current Kmarts in Connecticut. In 1995 I began a pilgrimage to visit every Kmart store in CT. Many I had already been to (thankfully the ones all ready closed by that time), didn't have internet so I used their 1-800 store locator number and a zip code book. Here's what I have to add:
Milford, CT is still open
Putnam, CT is still open according to Kmarts website but otherwise can not confirm it. It is the only current or former CT Kmart I never visited.

Other former CT Kmarts:
Wallingford had two Kmarts a regular and the aforementioned Super Kmart which were in business together for a short while. The regular Kmart closed about a year after the Super Kmart opened. They were only a mile apart on the same road and the former smaller Kmart is now a movie theater. Opened:? It was old and had some amazing architecture above the main entrance. It closed in the 1990s.
East Haven opened: ? closed sometime in the '90s currently a Home Depot I believe.
Ansonia, CT opened: ? (prior to 1980) closed: 1988 when the mall shut down and was demolished, moved to Derby, CT currently a Big Y supermarket occupies the site.
Derby, CT Opened: 1988 closed: early 2000s. Building demolished, a Lowes is there now.
Norwalk, CT opened: ? closed: in the 1980s was a Rickle Home center at one point and a Best Buy, have no idea if it's still a Best Buy or if the original building is still standing.
New Milford, CT opened: 1990s closed: ? in the last few years. Have no idea what it currently is.
Wethersfield, CT opened:? closed: sometime in the 1990s. Was a very small and old and outdated looking store. No idea what it is now.
Winsor or East Winsor had 2 different locations, a smaller older one that closed in the 1990s, no idea when it opened. After it closed it moved into a big new store a little further up I-91 that didn't stay open long. Believe it may now be a Target.

That's what I can remember, sorry it was a while ago. Wish I had pics.



New Millford is now a Home Depot and Norwalk is still Best Buy and TJ Maxx, the TJ Max still has the original Kmart facade
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Hudsons81 on August 26, 2015, 06:33:13 PM
Just drove by the old Southgate, MI Super Kmart on Saturday...and IT'S STILL VACANT, NEARLY A YEAR after it closed.

I just wonder how long it's just gonna sit there like that unless a new tenant or two moves in (and one of them better not be a dollar store similar to that now-defunct "Bargain Warehouse" that took over part of a former Super Kmart in Ohio)...

In better news...as of Saturday, the Oregon, OH Big Kmart is still in business.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: retailisking on September 30, 2015, 02:59:54 PM
http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/story/news/local/2015/09/30/south-burlington-kmart-close/73091380/
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Hudsons81 on September 30, 2015, 05:09:47 PM
Quote from: retailisking on September 30, 2015, 02:59:54 PM
http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/story/news/local/2015/09/30/south-burlington-kmart-close/73091380/

Is that the store that still has the original logo?
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: retailisking on September 30, 2015, 08:48:25 PM
Quote from: Hudsons81 on September 30, 2015, 05:09:47 PM
Quote from: retailisking on September 30, 2015, 02:59:54 PM
http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/story/news/local/2015/09/30/south-burlington-kmart-close/73091380/

Is that the store that still has the original logo?

It has a more contemporary logo now:
(http://wcax.images.worldnow.com/images/8912411_G.jpg)
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: BillyGr on September 30, 2015, 10:00:12 PM
So they went to the trouble to change the sign just to close the store?  Hmm... sounds like a Kmart thing to do!

Also noting that in the article it says the property is owned by Hannaford Brothers - do they have a store in the area?  If not, that might be the new tenant?
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Hudsons81 on October 01, 2015, 07:26:09 AM
Quote from: retailisking on September 30, 2015, 08:48:25 PM
Quote from: Hudsons81 on September 30, 2015, 05:09:47 PM
Quote from: retailisking on September 30, 2015, 02:59:54 PM
http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/story/news/local/2015/09/30/south-burlington-kmart-close/73091380/

Is that the store that still has the original logo?

It has a more contemporary logo now:
(http://wcax.images.worldnow.com/images/8912411_G.jpg)

OK...when did the change occur?
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: retailisking on October 01, 2015, 11:38:18 AM
Quote from: BillyGr on September 30, 2015, 10:00:12 PM
So they went to the trouble to change the sign just to close the store?  Hmm... sounds like a Kmart thing to do!

Also noting that in the article it says the property is owned by Hannaford Brothers - do they have a store in the area?  If not, that might be the new tenant?

Hannaford is just around the corner on Hannaford Drive.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Zayre88 on October 01, 2015, 05:55:32 PM
Quote from: retailisking on October 01, 2015, 11:38:18 AM
Quote from: BillyGr on September 30, 2015, 10:00:12 PM
So they went to the trouble to change the sign just to close the store?  Hmm... sounds like a Kmart thing to do!

Also noting that in the article it says the property is owned by Hannaford Brothers - do they have a store in the area?  If not, that might be the new tenant?

Hannaford is just around the corner on Hannaford Drive.

Funny they have their store and that empty plaza.  Maybe the plaza had a Shop'n Save supermarket at some point?
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: retailisking on October 02, 2015, 12:07:39 AM
Quote from: Zayre88 on October 01, 2015, 05:55:32 PM
Quote from: retailisking on October 01, 2015, 11:38:18 AM
Quote from: BillyGr on September 30, 2015, 10:00:12 PM
So they went to the trouble to change the sign just to close the store?  Hmm... sounds like a Kmart thing to do!

Also noting that in the article it says the property is owned by Hannaford Brothers - do they have a store in the area?  If not, that might be the new tenant?

Hannaford is just around the corner on Hannaford Drive.

Funny they have their store and that empty plaza.  Maybe the plaza had a Shop'n Save supermarket at some point?

My understanding is that Martin's Shop 'n Save was in the plaza along with Grants. Hannaford Bros. inherited the plaza when they bought out Martin's. This Kmart opened in 1975. Target, by the way, isn't interested, not that Hannaford would allow it anyway:
http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/story/money/2015/10/01/target--plans--vermont/73153328/ (http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/story/money/2015/10/01/target--plans--vermont/73153328/)
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Zayre88 on October 09, 2015, 07:47:49 PM
http://www.chartattack.com/news/2015/10/09/someone-just-uploaded-their-complete-collection-of-kmart-in-store-background-music/

Someone just uploaded their complete collection of Kmart in-store background music
A strange time capsule of 1989 - 1993 via discount department store ephemera.

Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Hudsons81 on October 09, 2015, 09:17:09 PM
Quote from: Zayre88 on October 09, 2015, 07:47:49 PM
http://www.chartattack.com/news/2015/10/09/someone-just-uploaded-their-complete-collection-of-kmart-in-store-background-music/

Someone just uploaded their complete collection of Kmart in-store background music
A strange time capsule of 1989 - 1993 via discount department store ephemera.



Having made a number of visits to the original Southgate, Michigan Kmart (which was one of their original 1962 stores, now Dunham's Sports and Kroger) during that timeframe, I know a lot of those songs very well.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Hudsons81 on October 12, 2015, 09:51:55 AM
It's been exactly a year since the Super Kmart in Southgate, Michigan closed. I just went by that area today-and it's still sitting empty, just empty. I hope it doesn't languish like that for another year.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Zayre88 on October 14, 2015, 09:38:58 PM
KMartha? Martha Stewart Says She Regrets Not Buying Kmart


http://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/kmartha-martha-stewart-says-she-regrets-not-buying-kmart-n444286
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: BillyGr on October 15, 2015, 04:15:56 PM
Quote from: Zayre88 on October 14, 2015, 09:38:58 PM
KMartha? Martha Stewart Says She Regrets Not Buying Kmart


http://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/kmartha-martha-stewart-says-she-regrets-not-buying-kmart-n444286

Maybe it would have helped - after all she has done fairly well in selling her items over time.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Zayre88 on October 15, 2015, 06:19:42 PM
Quote from: BillyGr on October 15, 2015, 04:15:56 PM
Quote from: Zayre88 on October 14, 2015, 09:38:58 PM
KMartha? Martha Stewart Says She Regrets Not Buying Kmart


http://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/kmartha-martha-stewart-says-she-regrets-not-buying-kmart-n444286

Maybe it would have helped - after all she has done fairly well in selling her items over time.

Frankly I think Kmart would have been in a better position today.  Martha Stewart controlling the company would have been better than Lampert...   the merger with Sears is a disaster and the company is slowly going out of business...
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: ynkeesfn82 on October 24, 2015, 08:26:57 AM
What exactly does KMART mean when they talk about "leasing"? The commercials mention "No money down lay-a-way or leasing." I understand what "lay-a-way" is, but have no clue about "leasing."  ??? ??? ???
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: BillyGr on October 24, 2015, 11:52:13 AM
Quote from: Marc B on October 24, 2015, 08:26:57 AM
What exactly does KMART mean when they talk about "leasing"? The commercials mention "No money down lay-a-way or leasing." I understand what "lay-a-way" is, but have no clue about "leasing."  ??? ??? ???

Perhaps a way that you still pay for it over a period of time but get to use it in the meantime?  Where a standard lay-a-way you don't get the item until the payments are finished?
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: intravino on October 30, 2015, 10:30:22 AM
Quote from: Hudsons81 on October 01, 2015, 07:26:09 AM
Quote from: retailisking on September 30, 2015, 08:48:25 PM
Quote from: Hudsons81 on September 30, 2015, 05:09:47 PM
Quote from: retailisking on September 30, 2015, 02:59:54 PM
http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/story/news/local/2015/09/30/south-burlington-kmart-close/73091380/

Is that the store that still has the original logo?

It has a more contemporary logo now:
(http://wcax.images.worldnow.com/images/8912411_G.jpg)

OK...when did the change occur?

They changed the sign in 2014.

Here's the old sign: http://carplugs.com/Kmart.jpg (http://carplugs.com/Kmart.jpg)

It was one of my favorite Kmart of all time. It's the only one that was still open that I remember going in the 70's. I went there as a kid in 1979. Too bad  :'(

The worst is this location was making so much money.The lease from 1980 (35 years lease) was up in April 2015 and I guess Fast Eddie did not want to renew it.

I talked to several store managers of Kmarts and Sears over the years and they told me that if the South Burlington location was going to close, it's the end of Sears Holding Corporation.

Why does he want to close these profitable stores ?


The Sears on the other side of Lake Champlain is closing in 2016, the Kmart in Plattsburgh NY is now selling mattresses from Sears and they will sell more big Kenmore Appliances.

The Sears in South Burlington will also close in 2016. Those two closing are not announced yet but employees told me about this.


Is this the slow liquidation everyone is talking about?


Thanks,


Intravino
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: ynkeesfn82 on November 07, 2015, 01:40:09 PM
Commercials state Blue Light Specials are back. Nothing says "failing retailer" like trying old tricks to bring in new customers.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: store215 on November 07, 2015, 11:44:20 PM
Quote from: Marc B on November 07, 2015, 01:40:09 PM
Commercials state Blue Light Specials are back. Nothing says "failing retailer" like trying old tricks to bring in new customers.

Here is their latest commercial touting it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTiLzJpLLy0 . I'm kind of surprised that Kmart is putting any money/effort into any kind of new promotion at this point..oh well at least they are trying.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill) on November 13, 2015, 11:41:28 AM
Quote from: store215 on November 07, 2015, 11:44:20 PM
Quote from: Marc B on November 07, 2015, 01:40:09 PM
Commercials state Blue Light Specials are back. Nothing says "failing retailer" like trying old tricks to bring in new customers.

Here is their latest commercial touting it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTiLzJpLLy0 . I'm kind of surprised that Kmart is putting any money/effort into any kind of new promotion at this point..oh well at least they are trying.
Yes. They are trying to bring in new customers, while what they are really doing is digging their own grave (I'm pretty sure everyone agrees with me). In the last ten years, they have closed store after store after store. And they failed in other ways (the Kmart/Sears merger and the conversion of some Kmart stores to Sears Essentials/Sears Grand).
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Ameskid on November 18, 2015, 02:04:18 PM
Quote from: Marc B on November 07, 2015, 01:40:09 PM
Commercials state Blue Light Specials are back. Nothing says "failing retailer" like trying old tricks to bring in new customers.

This is at least the second time they've been reintroduced - they tried it a few years ago with that obnoxious blue light bulb character in commercials. I didn't realize they had phased that out by now.

Let's see how it works THIS time. Oh boy...
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill) on November 18, 2015, 07:23:29 PM
Maybe Kmart should start closing some more stores, while converting some to Sears. Yes, let's beat this dead horse. And maybe even sell some former Kmart stores in Lower Michigan, Indiana and Ohio to Shopko.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Ameskid on November 19, 2015, 11:58:44 PM
Quote from: ShopKoFan on November 18, 2015, 07:23:29 PM
Maybe Kmart should start closing some more stores, while converting some to Sears. Yes, let's beat this dead horse. And maybe even sell some former Kmart stores in Lower Michigan, Indiana and Ohio to Shopko.
Maybe if they started serving pizza inside the stores, it would give shoppers extra incentive to go there...  ;)

Retail is circular after all.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: busman_49 on November 20, 2015, 12:27:07 PM
Quote from: Ameskid on November 19, 2015, 11:58:44 PM
Retail is circular after all.

Don't know if you meant it, but I caught the play on words  ;D
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill) on November 25, 2015, 11:59:03 PM
Quote from: busman_49 on November 20, 2015, 12:27:07 PM
Quote from: Ameskid on November 19, 2015, 11:58:44 PM
Retail is circular after all.

Don't know if you meant it, but I caught the play on words  ;D
Kmart tried that with Little Caesar's Pizza and Bradlees and Target tried that with Pizza Hut.

Some retailers do just fine without restaurants, take the regional chain Shopko/Shopko Hometown for example.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Ameskid on November 26, 2015, 12:06:11 AM
Quote from: ShopKoFan on November 25, 2015, 11:59:03 PM
Kmart tried that with Little Caesar's Pizza
That was what I was going for...
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: store215 on December 07, 2015, 12:50:18 AM
Not sure if anyone has checked out the new NBC comedy 'Superstore', but it is most definitely being filmed in a former (or possibly still operating?) Kmart. I've only seen the first episode so far. Pretty cheesy storyline with some funny bits of retail humor, but you can clearly see a lot of Kmart stuff around like the registers and counters, price tags, (and even a 'blooper' where you can see someone quickly pushing a Red Kmart cart (the 'theme' of this fake store is all blue)).

Edit: Upon further research, it looks like it may be being filmed in the still-open Burbank, CA Kmart. The outside shots of that store definitely match the show.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill) on December 10, 2015, 02:00:55 PM
Walmart (formerly Kmart), Huntsville, Alabama
(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-lxjHhI1X-2E/VEr0hkgkUCI/AAAAAAAAA8Y/LcXDSAA6JQM/s1600/Wal-Mart%2B(former%2BKmart)%2BHuntsville%2C%2BAL%2B1.JPG)
Isn't it strange that Walmart store would take over a 1960s-era Kmart store?
More on the subject can be found here: http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-lxjHhI1X-2E/VEr0hkgkUCI/AAAAAAAAA8Y/LcXDSAA6JQM/s1600/Wal-Mart%2B(former%2BKmart)%2BHuntsville%2C%2BAL%2B1.JPG
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill) on December 13, 2015, 07:51:55 AM
(https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/612/23578939241_92d6f03148_c.jpg)
The first Kmart in Australia, located in Burwood East, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, which opened in 1969. The Coles supermarket used to be a Kmart Foods from its opening in 1969 until the 1970s. Kmart Australia started out as a joint venture between G.J. Coles & Coy (later Coles Myer) of Australia and the S.S. Kresge Co. (later Kmart Corporation) of the United States. Coles would take full control of Kmart Australia in the 1990s after buying Kmart Corp.'s share of the company. The company is now a division of Wesfarmers Ltd.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill) on December 18, 2015, 01:19:12 AM
Has anyone here seen the movie previews for 2015 movie "Joy"? An old-school Kmart was featured in it.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Kmart4life on December 22, 2015, 11:03:42 PM
Wow, I walked into my Kmart this evening and I thought I had walked into Walmart because it was a mad house. I don't think I've seen a Kmart that busy in a long time. The parking lot was completely full so the wife dropped me off and she drove around as I picked up a few things.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: danfifepsu on December 23, 2015, 12:45:52 AM
Quote from: Kmart4life on December 22, 2015, 11:03:42 PM
Wow, I walked into my Kmart this evening and I thought I had walked into Walmart because it was a mad house. I don't think I've seen a Kmart that busy in a long time. The parking lot was completely full so the wife dropped me off and she drove around as I picked up a few things.

OMG. where?
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Zayre88 on December 23, 2015, 01:59:19 PM
Quote from: ShopKoFan on December 18, 2015, 01:19:12 AM
Has anyone here seen the movie previews for 2015 movie "Joy"? An old-school Kmart was featured in it.

No but It's nice to see that in the tv ad for the movie!
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Kmart4life on December 24, 2015, 12:44:09 AM
Where is here in Lakeland Florida and it looked busy tonight as well, frankly since reverting back to Kmart in 2010 it has done pretty good. Many people here were surveyed and asked if they would shop at Kmart if it returned and the people said yes. It seems to do well around Christmas too. :)
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: danfifepsu on January 13, 2016, 09:41:53 PM
more stores are closing!!! what will be left in 2018?
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill) on January 15, 2016, 06:16:36 AM
The tragic death of Kmart? Investors question 'Asset Strip' of Sears Holdings

WATE 6 On Your Side Staff
Published: January 13, 2016, 2:46 pm  |  Updated: January 13, 2016, 2:46 pm

QuoteKNOXVILLE (WATE) â€" Kmart, once one of the top American retailers, is drawing a lot of curiosity from investors.

Some analysts point a finger at Eddie Lampert. Lampert, a hedge fund titan, bought Kmart when it was in bankruptcy in 2003 and quickly married it with Sears to from Sears Holdings. Lampert is the company’s chairman, CEO and leading shareholder.

“What he’s done brilliantly is manage these brands into oblivion while squeezing billions of dollars of cash into his elusive businesses,” said Robin Lewis, CEO of The Robin Report, a retail strategy newsletter.

Lewis believes Lampert has no intention of ever truly trying to turn either Kmart or Sears around. “It’s my opinion that he planned this from the very beginning,” he said.

Sears raised eyebrows when the struggling company borrowed $400 million from Lampert. The unusual agreement spooked Wall Street, plunging stocks.

“It’s shady because there is clearly a conflict of interest here,” said Brian Sozzi, who closely tracks the retail industry as CEO of Belus Capital Advisors.

However, Sears spokesperson Howard Riefs disputed the notion that Lampert is to blame. “Eddie is a long-term owner-investor who has invested significant equity capital demonstrating commitment in the company,” he told CNNMoney.

There is no question that Kmart has spiraled for a lengthy period. Despite shedding assets, Sears Holdings Corporation stocks still continues to drop. Sears said they are just trying to get their brands back on track.

“Store closures are part of a series of actions we’re taking to reduce on-going expenses, adjust our asset base, and accelerate the transformation of our business model,” said Riefs. Kmart saw a 7.5 percent sales decline in the third quarter of 2015, forcing them to close stores throughout the country. They’ve seen a 67 percent plunge in a little more than a decide.

Kmart had 2,165 stores in 2000, according to CNN. In 2016 they have under 1,000 with many more closings on the way.

The biggest beneficiary of Kmart’s crumble is Target. During the same period, Target’s sales nearly doubled to $72.6 billion. Kmart’s holding company, Sears, hasn’t done much better. Their sales are also down 54 percent.

ABC News and CNN contributed to this report.

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3 Tennessee Kmart stores close due to declining sales

Stores close in Cleveland, Clarksville and Memphis, according to Sears Holdings Company



WATE 6 On Your Side staff
Published: January 13, 2016, 6:21 pm

QuoteKNOXVILLE (WATE) â€" Sears Holdings Corporation said they are closing three stores in Tennessee.

Howard Riefs, Director of Corporate Communications with Sears Holdings said the Kmart store in Cleveland will close to the public in mid-March. Stores in Clarksville and Memphis will close in mid-April.

The Cleveland store, located at 200 Paul Huff Parkway, will begin its liquidation sale on Thursday, according to Riefs. He said the store employees 67 people, but most associates are part time or hourly. Eligible associates will receive severance and have the opportunity to apply for open positions at Sears or Kmart stores.

Customers with layaway contracts

Customers with layaway contracts at the store have a couple of options. Riefs said they can:
1.Pay off their contract early
2.Transfer their layaway contract to a neighboring store or online

Riefs said transferring contracts, requires cancelling a contract and re-creating it. He said the process can be initiated by customers and done by an associate in-store.

Copyright 2016 WATE. All rights reserved.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Hudsons81 on January 15, 2016, 11:02:57 AM
Two Michigan stores will be among the rounds this time-the Birchwood Mall Sears and the Ironwood Kmart.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: danfifepsu on January 16, 2016, 06:18:43 PM
list of closings I got

Honoululu HI
Greenville MS
longview tx
clarksville tN
cleveland TN
Dundias MN
Virginia MN
Superior WI
IRonwood MI
Covington VA
Virginia BEACH VA
Cedar Bluff VA
Milledgeville GA
Daytona Beach FL
Pescos (Tampa Bay) FL
Anaeheim ca
Chula Vista ca
Citrus Heights ca
San Mateo ca
peirre sd
mitchell sd
Canton Il
Ottumwa IOWA
Terre Haute IN
Zanesville OH MAysville Pike
Boardman OHIO
STuebenville OH
North Topeka KS
Pocatello ID
North Logan UTAH
Prescott Valley AZ
Glendale AZ
Dothan south AL
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: danfifepsu on January 18, 2016, 12:04:59 PM
so is Florence Alabama too
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: TheFugitive on January 18, 2016, 12:17:50 PM
I have some extended family in Ironwood, Michigan.
Little mining town WAY over in the Western U.P. on the border with Wisconsin.

The economy there is so depressed even the job losses from one Kmart
closing will be locally significant.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: danfifepsu on January 20, 2016, 02:15:27 PM
of the one that got damaged by the tornado in prattville al its closing and so is dublin ga. the list is at least 40. how many will Kmart have left by 350?
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: danfifepsu on January 20, 2016, 10:06:02 PM
http://www.richfieldreaper.com/news/local/article_06a0ce48-bfcd-11e5-9b9b-bf819b0fad93.html
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill) on January 20, 2016, 11:22:05 PM
If the Kmart in Waupaca, Wisconsin closes, I believe that the prescriptions from Kmart's pharmacy will be transferred to the Shopko Hometown store's pharmacy across the street.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill) on February 15, 2016, 12:23:13 AM
My prediction for what the newspaper headline/article would look like before the last Kmart shuts its doors forever could look like:

The Anytown Times

"K-TASTROPHE!:
FINAL U.S. KMART CLOSES DOWN FOR GOOD IN 202X."

"Attention, Kmart Shoppers: Look for Markdowns on Merchandise All Over the Store! Nothing Held Back!"

"Not even the Sears partnership could save this forsaken place! Kmart kept digging their own grave. Sears was the final nail in their coffin! I look back on my experience at the 'Big K' with mixed feelings. We've had good times and bad times working there. Now it's time to say goodbye." - Says a former Kmart employee who worked at the Anytown Kmart from 1992 to 2007.

Kmart will turn the blue light off one last time.


^^^
What the future may hold for the "BIG K".

Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: TheFugitive on February 19, 2016, 09:33:35 AM
Apparently Kmart has settled on a revival strategy.

They are going to become Big Lots.

http://nypost.com/2016/02/17/kmart-to-stock-shelves-with-bankrupt-companies-products/

Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: danfifepsu on February 19, 2016, 11:08:36 AM
Quote from: TheFugitive on February 19, 2016, 09:33:35 AM
Apparently Kmart has settled on a revival strategy.

They are going to become Big Lots.

http://nypost.com/2016/02/17/kmart-to-stock-shelves-with-bankrupt-companies-products/



whast that mean for current merchandise? also sometimes sucha s the Florida KEys and Madawaska ME have Kmart as their ONLY STORE, and Hyannis Mass too, waht will happen???
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: BillyGr on February 19, 2016, 01:32:49 PM
It doesn't sound like anything will happen tor current merchandise - this will be an addition to that, in order to offer special deals and prices to encourage people to come into the stores (and of course hopefully buy other stuff while they are there).

Or, in other words, return them to their origins (after all these are not much different from the "blue light specials" they were once known for - special deals for a limited time).
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: TheFugitive on February 19, 2016, 03:03:37 PM
At Ames I worked with a lady from Madawaska, Maine.

That place is REALLY remote.  If they lose their only store I don't know what people will do.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: danfifepsu on February 20, 2016, 11:51:01 PM
what is remote? And could they cross over to Canada to go to Walmart in Endsmonton. the Kmart there is the size of the one we had in Laconia,
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill) on February 21, 2016, 08:52:55 PM
Quote from: TheFugitive on February 19, 2016, 09:33:35 AM
Apparently Kmart has settled on a revival strategy.

They are going to become Big Lots.

http://nypost.com/2016/02/17/kmart-to-stock-shelves-with-bankrupt-companies-products/


I wonder what this will mean for the Sears stores...
Will Sears become a TJ Maxx or a Gordman's-type store?
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: danfifepsu on February 24, 2016, 09:15:57 AM
and Kmart couldnt make it with its supercenter concept. and the had a CArribean expansion plan but bankruptcy halted that.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Hudsons81 on February 24, 2016, 02:28:15 PM
Quote from: danfifepsu on February 24, 2016, 09:15:57 AM
and Kmart couldnt make it with its supercenter concept.

Ironically, the only Kmart left here in Downriver Detroit IS exactly that concept.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: danfifepsu on March 13, 2016, 04:06:04 PM
if a Kmart goes from 8 am to 10 pm to 9 am to 9 pm for hours, does that mean it will close?
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: TheFugitive on March 14, 2016, 02:07:57 PM
Probably means they are trying to shave a little payroll, and/or they are having problems
restocking the store so they want to extend the amount of time that a stock crew has to
work without customers in the store.

I was recently in a Kmart at 8:30PM and I was the only customer in the store.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: danfifepsu on March 15, 2016, 07:20:35 AM
this is one one in PResque Isles hours now, why those hours? http://www.kmart.com/stores/maine/presque-isle/4709.html
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: danfifepsu on March 19, 2016, 11:29:15 PM
a theory I have of Kmart cutting STORE HOURS all OVER is due to the increase in minimum wages, to offset the loss of money that will cause.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: AmesNewington on March 20, 2016, 08:29:12 AM
I was in the Cromwell CT Kmart on Saturday, and at checkout, I noticed they had new card machines. At first, I thought they were making an investment in the store, but then I thought how all stores eventually had to change over card machines to accommodate the new chip cards. I wish Kmart would upgrade their register systems, but I doubt that will ever happen.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Zayre88 on March 26, 2016, 09:37:21 AM
Is Kmart closing in Madawaska ME?

Apparently part of the store is up for lease.  Usually Kmart is closing at the end of their leases but based on this, they're trying to lease the store while it stays open?

http://atlanticretail.com/listings/madawaska-me
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: danfifepsu on March 26, 2016, 11:11:25 AM
Quote from: Zayre88 on March 26, 2016, 09:37:21 AM
Is Kmart closing in Madawaska ME?

Apparently part of the store is up for lease.  Usually Kmart is closing at the end of their leases but based on this, they're trying to lease the store while it stays open?

http://atlanticretail.com/listings/madawaska-me
thats part of Kmarts strategy, to lease space to other stores while the rest ofthe store stays open. This store wont close will it??? its part of hte RIET. Well this is hte only store in the area, there is a Walmart across the river in CAnada.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: BillyGr on March 26, 2016, 12:53:55 PM
Quote from: Zayre88 on March 26, 2016, 09:37:21 AM
Is Kmart closing in Madawaska ME?

Apparently part of the store is up for lease.  Usually Kmart is closing at the end of their leases but based on this, they're trying to lease the store while it stays open?

http://atlanticretail.com/listings/madawaska-me

It's kind of hard to see with the yellow overlay for the space available, but it's possible that some of that space on the far left could be a former auto area?  Many stores had those and they closed them all so that could be a chunk of the space they want to rent out.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: TheFugitive on March 30, 2016, 01:56:52 PM
Was in another Kmart east of Pittsburgh this morning.

Aside from the general malaise I find in all of their stores, this one had every
3rd. bank of lights turned off in order to save money.  Another sure sign of a
company on the slow path to oblivion.

Also large racks overflowing with winter merchandise labeled "Clearance, 40% Off!"
Even at 40% off the prices were not particularly enticing.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: retailisking on April 01, 2016, 06:52:32 AM
Quote from: BillyGr on March 26, 2016, 12:53:55 PM
It's kind of hard to see with the yellow overlay for the space available, but it's possible that some of that space on the far left could be a former auto area?  Many stores had those and they closed them all so that could be a chunk of the space they want to rent out.

The Madawaska Kmart (former W.T. Grant) is already quite tiny at 42,000 square feet. This subdivision would shrink it to under 28,000 square feet.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: danfifepsu on April 01, 2016, 07:29:57 AM
Quote from: retailisking on April 01, 2016, 06:52:32 AM
Quote from: BillyGr on March 26, 2016, 12:53:55 PM
It's kind of hard to see with the yellow overlay for the space available, but it's possible that some of that space on the far left could be a former auto area?  Many stores had those and they closed them all so that could be a chunk of the space they want to rent out.

The Madawaska Kmart (former W.T. Grant) is already quite tiny at 42,000 square feet. This subdivision would shrink it to under 28,000 square feet.
the store I thought was 49,650. is it confirmed the store will shrink? it was a WT GRant and the only store in that place and area.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: TheFugitive on April 01, 2016, 07:47:40 AM
Quote from: AmesNewington on March 20, 2016, 08:29:12 AM
I wish Kmart would upgrade their register systems, but I doubt that will ever happen.


I frequently encounter the IBM 4683 there.  I installed a bunch of these puppies during a
Zayre-to-Ames store conversion.....in 1989!!
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: danfifepsu on April 02, 2016, 09:08:07 AM
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-lampert-sears-compensation-0402-biz-20160401-story.html Will Eddie LAmbert leave by then? But the Damage has been done already.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill) on April 13, 2016, 10:31:44 PM
Quote from: TheFugitive on April 01, 2016, 07:47:40 AM
Quote from: AmesNewington on March 20, 2016, 08:29:12 AM
I wish Kmart would upgrade their register systems, but I doubt that will ever happen.


I frequently encounter the IBM 4683 there.  I installed a bunch of these puppies during a
Zayre-to-Ames store conversion.....in 1989!!
Coles has upgraded the computers at Kmart in (I think) sometime in the 1990s...in Australia and New Zealand!
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill) on April 18, 2016, 03:14:21 PM
Most Kmart stores in my area went from "down and dirty" to just simply "down and out".
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: danfifepsu on April 19, 2016, 08:04:31 PM
Quote from: ShopKoFan on April 18, 2016, 03:14:21 PM
Most Kmart stores in my area went from "down and dirty" to just simply "down and out".

how come Wisconsin and Minesotta, they have closed 2/3s of them in the last 5 yrs?
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: danfifepsu on April 21, 2016, 05:02:02 PM
http://searsholdings.com/press-releases/pr/1963

TAYLOR MI SUPERCENTER, LORAIN OH SUPERCENTER IS CLOSING (MEIJER ANYON E????) and TEWKSBURY MASS IS! 60 more Kmarts
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill) on April 21, 2016, 07:53:55 PM
Quote from: danfifepsu on April 19, 2016, 08:04:31 PM
Quote from: ShopKoFan on April 18, 2016, 03:14:21 PM
Most Kmart stores in my area went from "down and dirty" to just simply "down and out".

how come Wisconsin and Minesotta, they have closed 2/3s of them in the last 5 yrs?

Primary reason: companywide decision to close stores by Sears Holdings.

Secondary reason: increased competition from Target, Walmart, Shopko, Meijer, Rose's, and Fred Meyer.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: danfifepsu on April 21, 2016, 10:40:32 PM
Quote from: ShopKoFan on April 21, 2016, 07:53:55 PM
Quote from: danfifepsu on April 19, 2016, 08:04:31 PM
Quote from: ShopKoFan on April 18, 2016, 03:14:21 PM
Most Kmart stores in my area went from "down and dirty" to just simply "down and out".

how come Wisconsin and Minesotta, they have closed 2/3s of them in the last 5 yrs?

Primary reason: companywide decision to close stores by Sears Holdings.

Secondary reason: increased competition from Target, Walmart, Shopko, Meijer, Rose's, and Fred Meyer.

that will do it, where there are other competitors, Kmart is at the lower end of hte food chain


NOTICE any of the closings on the list I gave and 70 more Kmarts are closing, along w the 50 others this year. WOW!!! only 800 something Kmarts will be left.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: AmesNewington on April 22, 2016, 06:12:10 AM
Quote from: danfifepsu on April 21, 2016, 10:40:32 PM
Quote from: ShopKoFan on April 21, 2016, 07:53:55 PM
Quote from: danfifepsu on April 19, 2016, 08:04:31 PM
Quote from: ShopKoFan on April 18, 2016, 03:14:21 PM
Most Kmart stores in my area went from "down and dirty" to just simply "down and out".

how come Wisconsin and Minesotta, they have closed 2/3s of them in the last 5 yrs?

Primary reason: companywide decision to close stores by Sears Holdings.

Secondary reason: increased competition from Target, Walmart, Shopko, Meijer, Rose's, and Fred Meyer.

that will do it, where there are other competitors, Kmart is at the lower end of hte food chain


NOTICE any of the closings on the list I gave and 70 more Kmarts are closing, along w the 50 others this year. WOW!!! only 800 something Kmarts will be left.

Is Sears Holdings really expect to return to profitability after this round of closings? I had heard rumors Cromwell CT Kmart (closest K to me) would be closed and Wakefern would buy the property, but it wasn't on the list. Only Putnam in CT.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: buzz86us on April 22, 2016, 01:59:24 PM
wow the Kmart in Fremont Ohio is finally closing I am surprised it lasted this long lol
I no longer live over there, but they never had many people in there..plus it was around the corner from a walmart
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: danfifepsu on April 22, 2016, 02:45:23 PM
Quote from: buzz86us on April 22, 2016, 01:59:24 PM
wow the Kmart in Fremont Ohio is finally closing I am surprised it lasted this long lol
I no longer live over there, but they never had many people in there..plus it was around the corner from a walmart
will it become a Meijer. and I went in that store in 2007, why arent you surprised it closed?
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: EddieJ1984 on April 22, 2016, 07:07:02 PM
Man that's a shame the Kmart on Frankford Ave in Northeast Philadelphia is closing, since the Pathmark that was next to it closed a couple months back along with the food basics that was a few blocks away.

Interestingly I pass by the old kmart that it replaced on torresdale ave, its a food distributor now.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: buzz86us on April 22, 2016, 07:26:33 PM
Quote from: danfifepsu on April 22, 2016, 02:45:23 PM
Quote from: buzz86us on April 22, 2016, 01:59:24 PM
wow the Kmart in Fremont Ohio is finally closing I am surprised it lasted this long lol
I no longer live over there, but they never had many people in there..plus it was around the corner from a walmart
will it become a Meijer. and I went in that store in 2007, why arent you surprised it closed?
It was a Supercenter .. but they changed it into a regular K-Mart store and that store was a ghost town every time I was in there... it would be a great place for a meijer though
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: danfifepsu on April 23, 2016, 12:01:10 AM
Quote from: buzz86us on April 22, 2016, 07:26:33 PM
Quote from: danfifepsu on April 22, 2016, 02:45:23 PM
Quote from: buzz86us on April 22, 2016, 01:59:24 PM
wow the Kmart in Fremont Ohio is finally closing I am surprised it lasted this long lol
I no longer live over there, but they never had many people in there..plus it was around the corner from a walmart
will it become a Meijer. and I went in that store in 2007, why arent you surprised it closed?
It was a Supercenter .. but they changed it into a regular K-Mart store and that store was a ghost town every time I was in there... it would be a great place for a meijer though

when I w ent there in 2007 it was a supercenter and how long was It a ghost town for? why have they been closing A LOT of Kmarts in Ohio?
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: danfifepsu on April 23, 2016, 12:11:09 PM
and soon they will have half as many stores as they did when they emerged from bankruptcy!!!! and how come even some modern looking stores w the new logo have closed or are closing?
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: JSIDA17 on April 23, 2016, 05:36:10 PM
Does anyone have any pictures of the Kmart in Putnam, CT before it was converted into a Sears Essentials?
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: danfifepsu on May 03, 2016, 09:12:07 AM
More Kmarts are closing, like Rome Ga, one in Mi and one in Bluefield WV. OK I saw Kmart in Presquse isle Me they dont have layaway listed and I called the store and they are no longer taking layaway whats that mean?
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: danfifepsu on May 03, 2016, 01:00:26 PM
go at google news and it  Shows kmart in presque isle REALLY IS CLOSING


Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: danfifepsu on May 03, 2016, 01:51:47 PM
http://www.wagmtv.com/content/news/KMart-in-Presque-Isle-to-close-its-door-377988251.html
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: danfifepsu on May 03, 2016, 04:38:32 PM
so are Bristol VA, near Shreveport la and Decatur il (I recall going there when there were potholes in the parking lot)
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: JSIDA17 on May 03, 2016, 07:06:50 PM
The one in Putnam, CT will be going out of business this month.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: danfifepsu on May 04, 2016, 06:44:17 AM
http://thetandd.com/news/local/kmart-leaving-city-after-four-decades/article_7325084d-5fc0-541c-b736-018f7973ec75.html
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: JSIDA17 on May 05, 2016, 07:40:11 PM
Here is a picture of the Kmart in Putnam, CT (building next to it was formally a T.J. Maxx and later was a Big Lots).

If anyone can direct me to a picture of the Kmart in Putnam, CT BEFORE it was a Sears Essentials, that would really help me. Thanks!

Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Kmart4life on May 05, 2016, 11:47:52 PM
I will be going to the former Kmart site in Winter Haven FL. next week and post pictures the store closed last year after 25 years because the Landlord wanted them out to make way for Target who backed out and the same with Kohls so the plan backfired in their faces. And people are ticked especially since it was located directly across from Legoland Florida Amusement Park, there is talk about it reopening though.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: JimSawhill on May 06, 2016, 02:39:02 PM
Quote from: Kmart4life on May 05, 2016, 11:47:52 PM
I will be going to the former Kmart site in Winter Haven FL. next week and post pictures the store closed last year after 25 years because the Landlord wanted them out to make way for Target who backed out and the same with Kohls so the plan backfired in their faces. And people are ticked especially since it was located directly across from Legoland Florida Amusement Park, there is talk about it reopening though.

KMart4life, when you do go to the KMart in Winter Haven, see if Southgate Shopping Center (on what WAS Cypress Gardens Blvd) is around. I guess the Winter Haven Mall and the Zayre- KashNKarry plaza is gone, too.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Kmart4life on May 06, 2016, 06:38:58 PM
The only Southgate Shopping Center I know of is in Lakeland Florida I don't know if anything Winter Haven though.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Chuck E. Cheese on May 07, 2016, 08:50:21 PM
I passed a Big K that had an all red sign today in Long Island, NY. Don't know where specifically.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: JSIDA17 on May 09, 2016, 07:52:44 PM
Quote from: Patrick Boots CEC on May 07, 2016, 08:50:21 PM
I passed a Big K that had an all red sign today in Long Island, NY. Don't know where specifically.

That would be the Kmart in Riverhead, NY off of Old Country Road and the Northville Turnpike.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Chuck E. Cheese on May 09, 2016, 08:26:39 PM
Yep, that's it. The color scheme is weird compared to my more local BigK in Cromwell(and every other Big and Suoer K)(?).
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: JSIDA17 on May 09, 2016, 08:40:06 PM
Albertville, AL Kmart
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: JSIDA17 on May 09, 2016, 08:43:07 PM
Athens, AL Kmart
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: JSIDA17 on May 09, 2016, 08:47:09 PM
Birmingham, AL Kmart
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: JSIDA17 on May 09, 2016, 08:52:33 PM
Cullman, AL Kmart when it was a "Big Kmart"
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: JSIDA17 on May 09, 2016, 08:53:22 PM
Cullman, AL Kmart now


Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: JSIDA17 on May 09, 2016, 08:57:57 PM
Decatur, AL Kmart
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: JSIDA17 on May 09, 2016, 09:00:25 PM
Dothan, AL Kmart
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: JSIDA17 on May 09, 2016, 09:03:37 PM
Gardendale, AL Kmart

(https://c2.staticflickr.com/8/7172/13813375215_dc53bc409e_b.jpg)
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: JSIDA17 on May 09, 2016, 09:06:03 PM
Homewood, AL Kmart
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: JSIDA17 on May 09, 2016, 09:10:16 PM
Jasper, AL Kmart
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: JSIDA17 on May 10, 2016, 02:33:27 PM
Mobile, AL Kmart (formally a Sears Essentials)
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: JSIDA17 on May 10, 2016, 04:18:49 PM
Muscle Shoals, AL Kmart
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: JSIDA17 on May 10, 2016, 04:22:28 PM
Pell City, AL Kmart
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: JSIDA17 on May 10, 2016, 04:26:10 PM
Phenix City, AL Kmart
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: JSIDA17 on May 10, 2016, 04:28:52 PM
Tuscaloosa, AL Kmart

(https://c2.staticflickr.com/4/3672/13813341615_214667242b_b.jpg)
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: JSIDA17 on May 10, 2016, 04:33:19 PM
Bullhead City, AZ Kmart
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: JSIDA17 on May 10, 2016, 04:36:13 PM
Casa Grande, AZ Kmart
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: JSIDA17 on May 10, 2016, 04:40:37 PM
Kingman, AZ Kmart (I find it funny that it still has a Big Kmart sign (like a lot of former Big Kmart locations), but has regular Kmart signage on the building)

Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: JSIDA17 on May 10, 2016, 04:46:08 PM
Lake Havasu City, AZ Kmart

Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: JSIDA17 on May 10, 2016, 04:49:22 PM
Mesa, AZ Kmart
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: JSIDA17 on May 10, 2016, 04:51:41 PM
Nogales, AZ Kmart
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: JSIDA17 on May 10, 2016, 04:54:37 PM
Phoenix, AZ Kmart
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: JSIDA17 on May 10, 2016, 04:57:07 PM
Show Low, AZ Kmart





(http://x.lnimg.com/photo/poster_1920/cdee9fcef3e64bafab2cf04ae60864f9.jpg)
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: JSIDA17 on May 10, 2016, 05:00:29 PM
Sierra Vista, AZ Kmart
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Kmart4life on May 12, 2016, 08:35:46 PM
Former Kmart in Winter Haven FL.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Kmart4life on May 12, 2016, 08:44:13 PM
One more from the garden center and I would have been able to get more but the property owners were there and they ran me off.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: retailisking on July 26, 2016, 03:11:56 AM
Liquidation or new stocking strategy? Employees and Kmart's corporate spokesman disagree about what it all means. As always with Business Insider, take it with a grain of salt...
http://www.businessinsider.com/kmart-employees-say-brand-is-failing-2016-7
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill) on August 16, 2016, 03:37:23 AM
(http://vignette4.wikia.nocookie.net/logopedia/images/a/ae/Lime_Kmart_chevron_proto.png/revision/latest?cb=20100902202251)

The last of the 2002 green/gray Kmart prototype stores has closed.


* White Lake Township, Michigan (opened on November 17, 1988, remodeled in 2002 into the flagship Kmart prototype store, closed 2014, demolished for a new Kroger Marketplace store)
* Peoria, Illinois (originally a Venture store, opened in 1998 as Kmart, remodeled in 2002, closed October 2014)
* Washington, Illinois (opened in 1981, remodeled in 2002, closed on April 3, 2011, now a Big R store)
* Morton, Illinois (opened on March 27, 1980, remodeled in 2002, closed April 2014)
* Pekin, Illinois (opened on September 9, 1970, remodeled in 2002, closed on August 8, 2016)


White Lake Township, Michigan (flagship prototype store):
(https://c2.staticflickr.com/4/3430/3800151320_e73669661f_b.jpg)

Peoria (former Venture store):
(http://mediad.publicbroadcasting.net/p/wcbu/files/201409/peoria_kmart.jpg)

Washington, Illinois:
(http://www.billburmaster.com/lecentre/images/kmartwashingtonil.jpg)

Morton, Illinois:
(https://c2.staticflickr.com/8/7598/17264240085_b0a7584b96_b.jpg)

Pekin, Illinois:
(https://c2.staticflickr.com/4/3267/2749784470_3eb6410853_b.jpg)

Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: busman_49 on August 16, 2016, 07:56:50 AM
I would have loved to have seen one of those green Kmarts.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Chuck E. Cheese on August 16, 2016, 06:09:15 PM
That's sad. That logo has so much potential..
They could have been the next green retailer outside of Ames, lol
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: danfifepsu on August 17, 2016, 06:35:34 AM
what went wrong w the green Kmarts? And why all peoria ones closed?

Id say all this shows Kmart is just too far gone. and why have they closed many in Illinios and most of them in that state that are left are around Chicago.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill) on August 17, 2016, 01:54:29 PM
Quote from: danfifepsu on August 17, 2016, 06:35:34 AM
what went wrong w the green Kmarts? And why all peoria ones closed?

Id say all this shows Kmart is just too far gone. and why have they closed many in Illinios and most of them in that state that are left are around Chicago.

I do not know why the Peoria locations closed. All I know is that that Sears Holdings decided to close them. You are right about one thing: they are too far gone!
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill) on August 17, 2016, 01:55:51 PM
Quote from: Patrick Boots CEC on August 16, 2016, 06:09:15 PM
That's sad. That logo has so much potential..
They could have been the next green retailer outside of Ames, lol
I guess Shopko and Shopko Hometown can make that claim now!
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: danfifepsu on August 17, 2016, 02:21:56 PM
Quote from: ShopKoFan on August 17, 2016, 01:54:29 PM
Quote from: danfifepsu on August 17, 2016, 06:35:34 AM
what went wrong w the green Kmarts? And why all peoria ones closed?

Id say all this shows Kmart is just too far gone. and why have they closed many in Illinios and most of them in that state that are left are around Chicago.

I do not know why the Peoria locations closed. All I know is that that Sears Holdings decided to close them. You are right about one thing: they are too far gone!

but why PEoria and that logo? That logo was great!!! is Peoria a bad market????? and what if they turned 100 in the green logo then what would have happened?   why have they closed so many in that state, wisconsin and minnesotta and even their home area detroit.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Pikapower on August 17, 2016, 03:50:19 PM
Quote from: danfifepsu on August 17, 2016, 02:21:56 PM
Quote from: ShopKoFan on August 17, 2016, 01:54:29 PM
Quote from: danfifepsu on August 17, 2016, 06:35:34 AM
what went wrong w the green Kmarts? And why all peoria ones closed?

Id say all this shows Kmart is just too far gone. and why have they closed many in Illinios and most of them in that state that are left are around Chicago.

I do not know why the Peoria locations closed. All I know is that that Sears Holdings decided to close them. You are right about one thing: they are too far gone!

but why PEoria and that logo? That logo was great!!! is Peoria a bad market????? and what if they turned 100 in the green logo then what would have happened?   why have they closed so many in that state, wisconsin and minnesotta and even their home area detroit.

I don't know, but it's a shame that the green and gray stores are all closed!  :(
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill) on August 18, 2016, 11:35:52 AM
Quote from: danfifepsu on August 17, 2016, 02:21:56 PM
but why PEoria and that logo? That logo was great!!! is Peoria a bad market????? and what if they turned 100 in the green logo then what would have happened?   why have they closed so many in that state, wisconsin and minnesotta and even their home area detroit.

Too much competition from Walmart and Target (also why Shopko left), maybe?
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: danfifepsu on August 18, 2016, 11:47:20 AM
Quote from: ShopKoFan on August 18, 2016, 11:35:52 AM
Quote from: danfifepsu on August 17, 2016, 02:21:56 PM
but why PEoria and that logo? That logo was great!!! is Peoria a bad market????? and what if they turned 100 in the green logo then what would have happened?   why have they closed so many in that state, wisconsin and minnesotta and even their home area detroit.

Too much competition from Walmart and Target (also why Shopko left), maybe?


does peoira have poverty? as Shopko and Kmart left. and there is NO MEIJER SO FAR, whats the chances they will make it there. Shopko left Springfield too and there is 2 Kmarts in ILL

but why have they CLOSED SO MANY KMARTS in Illinios when the eastern half of the midwest is their stronghold and there is only 2 left in FLint and not in flint its self, they have none in Detroit city limits.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: TheFugitive on August 18, 2016, 12:55:34 PM
Quote from: danfifepsu on August 18, 2016, 11:47:20 AM
Quote from: ShopKoFan on August 18, 2016, 11:35:52 AM
Quote from: danfifepsu on August 17, 2016, 02:21:56 PM
but why PEoria and that logo? That logo was great!!! is Peoria a bad market????? and what if they turned 100 in the green logo then what would have happened?   why have they closed so many in that state, wisconsin and minnesotta and even their home area detroit.

Too much competition from Walmart and Target (also why Shopko left), maybe?


does peoira have poverty? as Shopko and Kmart left. and there is NO MEIJER SO FAR, whats the chances they will make it there. Shopko left Springfield too and there is 2 Kmarts in ILL

but why have they CLOSED SO MANY KMARTS in Illinios when the eastern half of the midwest is their stronghold and there is only 2 left in FLint and not in flint its self, they have none in Detroit city limits.

Go to Flint or Detroit and look around.  The reasons are self-explanatory.
I lived in Flint 25 years ago, and another 40,000 people have left since then.

The major employer in Peoria is Caterpillar, and they have been struggling over the past few years.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: danfifepsu on August 18, 2016, 05:08:31 PM
Quote from: TheFugitive on August 18, 2016, 12:55:34 PM
Quote from: danfifepsu on August 18, 2016, 11:47:20 AM
Quote from: ShopKoFan on August 18, 2016, 11:35:52 AM
Quote from: danfifepsu on August 17, 2016, 02:21:56 PM
but why PEoria and that logo? That logo was great!!! is Peoria a bad market????? and what if they turned 100 in the green logo then what would have happened?   why have they closed so many in that state, wisconsin and minnesotta and even their home area detroit.

Too much competition from Walmart and Target (also why Shopko left), maybe?


does peoira have poverty? as Shopko and Kmart left. and there is NO MEIJER SO FAR, whats the chances they will make it there. Shopko left Springfield too and there is 2 Kmarts in ILL

but why have they CLOSED SO MANY KMARTS in Illinios when the eastern half of the midwest is their stronghold and there is only 2 left in FLint and not in flint its self, they have none in Detroit city limits.

Go to Flint or Detroit and look around.  The reasons are self-explanatory.
I lived in Flint 25 years ago, and another 40,000 people have left since then.

The major employer in Peoria is Caterpillar, and they have been struggling over the past few years.

flint is below the 100K ppl mark. Detroit and FLint have lost lots of ppl and filled w crime and among the top most dangerous cities but still thats Kmarts home!
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill) on August 18, 2016, 10:52:22 PM
Quote from: danfifepsu on August 18, 2016, 05:08:31 PM
Quote from: TheFugitive on August 18, 2016, 12:55:34 PM
Quote from: danfifepsu on August 18, 2016, 11:47:20 AM
Quote from: ShopKoFan on August 18, 2016, 11:35:52 AM
Quote from: danfifepsu on August 17, 2016, 02:21:56 PM
but why PEoria and that logo? That logo was great!!! is Peoria a bad market????? and what if they turned 100 in the green logo then what would have happened?   why have they closed so many in that state, wisconsin and minnesotta and even their home area detroit.

Too much competition from Walmart and Target (also why Shopko left), maybe?


does peoira have poverty? as Shopko and Kmart left. and there is NO MEIJER SO FAR, whats the chances they will make it there. Shopko left Springfield too and there is 2 Kmarts in ILL

but why have they CLOSED SO MANY KMARTS in Illinios when the eastern half of the midwest is their stronghold and there is only 2 left in FLint and not in flint its self, they have none in Detroit city limits.

Go to Flint or Detroit and look around.  The reasons are self-explanatory.
I lived in Flint 25 years ago, and another 40,000 people have left since then.

The major employer in Peoria is Caterpillar, and they have been struggling over the past few years.

flint is below the 100K ppl mark. Detroit and FLint have lost lots of ppl and filled w crime and among the top most dangerous cities but still thats Kmarts home!
Troy, Michigan (a Detroit suburb) was Kmart's former home until Sears Roebuck & Company of Hoffman Estates, Illinois (a Chicago suburb) bought them out in 2005, as we all know.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: giantsfan2016 on August 26, 2016, 04:23:49 PM
My Mom and one of her friends went to the Watertown, Connecticut store. She couldn't believe how run down the store was and how expensive everything was.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: danfifepsu on August 26, 2016, 11:16:15 PM
Quote from: Marc B on August 26, 2016, 04:23:49 PM
My Mom and one of her friends went to the Watertown, Connecticut store. She couldn't believe how run down the store was and how expensive everything was.

a typical Kmart.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill) on August 31, 2016, 03:58:09 PM
Quote from: danfifepsu on August 26, 2016, 11:16:15 PM
Quote from: Marc B on August 26, 2016, 04:23:49 PM
My Mom and one of her friends went to the Watertown, Connecticut store. She couldn't believe how run down the store was and how expensive everything was.

a typical Kmart.
Agreed.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: JSIDA17 on September 03, 2016, 09:31:39 AM
Quote from: ShopKoFan on August 31, 2016, 03:58:09 PM
Quote from: danfifepsu on August 26, 2016, 11:16:15 PM
Quote from: Marc B on August 26, 2016, 04:23:49 PM
My Mom and one of her friends went to the Watertown, Connecticut store. She couldn't believe how run down the store was and how expensive everything was.

a typical Kmart.
Agreed.

Not all of them are/were run down. The Putnam, CT one was actually well maintained, no different color tiles peppering the floors and ceiling lights from the 1960's.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill) on September 03, 2016, 07:43:17 PM
If I were the CEO of Sears Holdings, I would sell the remaining Sears locations to Belk, and the remaining Kmart locations to Rose's.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: JSIDA17 on September 03, 2016, 07:50:03 PM
Quote from: ShopKoFan on September 03, 2016, 07:43:17 PM
If I were the CEO of Sears Holdings, I would sell the remaining Sears locations to Belk, and the remaining Kmart locations to Rose's.

I completely agree. Let's just speed up the inevitable of Sears and Kmart collapsing.  ;D
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: TheFugitive on September 12, 2016, 04:16:39 PM
Detroit Free Press article is predicting Chapter 11 for Sears-Kmart

http://www.freep.com/story/money/business/2016/09/11/bankruptcy-again-kmart/90118240/

Pull quote from the article:

"Why did anyone think that two bad companies would result in a good company? That never happens," Conway said.

"A bad company with a good company can cause a bad company," he added. "Two good companies will make a better company. But you can't fix a bad company by merging with a bad company. And of course that was the only play left."


Boy, did I experience THAT lesson up-close-and-personal during the Ames-Zayre merger days!
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill) on September 12, 2016, 06:42:57 PM
Quote from: TheFugitive on September 12, 2016, 04:16:39 PM
Detroit Free Press article is predicting Chapter 11 for Sears-Kmart

http://www.freep.com/story/money/business/2016/09/11/bankruptcy-again-kmart/90118240/

Pull quote from the article:

"Why did anyone think that two bad companies would result in a good company? That never happens," Conway said.

"A bad company with a good company can cause a bad company," he added. "Two good companies will make a better company. But you can't fix a bad company by merging with a bad company. And of course that was the only play left."


Boy, did I experience THAT lesson up-close-and-personal during the Ames-Zayre merger days!
Two bad companies merging into one larger company leads to an even bigger fiasco in the end.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: buzz86us on September 12, 2016, 08:01:09 PM
I like K-Mart if they ever went out i'd buy the IP... the Aussie K-Mart should buy all the remaining stores
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill) on September 12, 2016, 09:54:44 PM
Quote from: buzz86us on September 12, 2016, 08:01:09 PM
the Aussie K-Mart should buy all the remaining stores
I doubt that AU Kmart would buy US Kmart. That would make as much sense as Hungry Jack's buying Burger King. I'd rather just let US Kmart die, along with Sears, Kmart has made one too many mistakes.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: danfifepsu on September 16, 2016, 05:32:41 PM
in December Lafayette IN, 2 in GRand rapids area, SCOTTSBLUF NEBRASKA, FAYETTEVILLE NORTHWESTERN ARKANSAS SPRINGDALE AL STORE (only one near WALMART HQ), Abilene TX, Oak Ridge TN and Binghamton are closing,  Burlington NC, cullman al, cody al, nachez MS and there will be TWO LEFT IN MISSISSIPPI THEN WHY?Huh and only 3 or 4 in NEBRASKA
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: danfifepsu on September 17, 2016, 07:54:59 AM
and craig co is closing too   http://www.natchezdemocrat.com/2016/09/17/natchez-kmart-store-to-close-in-mid-december/

and KEARNEY NEBRASKA IS CLOSING. ONLY 2 LEFT IN NEBRASKA, ALLIANCE which is one of the smallest and OMAHA.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: danfifepsu on September 17, 2016, 08:50:26 AM
http://www.businessinsider.com/list-of-kmart-stores-closing-2016-9 and only one left arond Salt Lake City too and last one in memphis seems is closing. THINGS ARE GETTING REALLY BAD!

and Mentor isnt on the store locator and its a remaining Supercenter and Warren Oh a remaning supercenters hours are from 8 am to 11 pm. MAYBE ITS at this pt or soon RIP SUPER KMART 1991-2016.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: danfifepsu on September 17, 2016, 11:01:18 PM
https://www.flickr.com/groups/2696076@N25/discuss/72157662683676372/  (ONE OF THEM, IN GREAT BARRINGTON ITS THE ONYL STORE IF ITS KIND FOR 30 miles WHY? its 52,000 sq.ft.
these ones PLUS THE ONES IN THE FEW POSTS ABOVE.


Dothan, AL
Gardendale, AL
Jonesboro, AR
Springdale, AR
Glendale, AZ
Sierra Vista, AZ*
Commerce, CA
Fontana, CA
Indio, CA
Thornton, CO
Inverness, FL
Augusta, GA
Waipahu, HI
Davenport, IA
Chicago, IL
Joliet, IL
Macomb, IL
New Lenox, IL
Tinley Park, IL
Elkhart, IN*
Pikeville, KY
Houma, LA*
New Iberia, LA*
Great Barrington, MA
Alpena, MI*
Fenton, MI
Jackson, MI
Sault Sainte Marie, MI*
Moorhead, MN
West Saint Paul, MN
Thomasville, NC
Kearney, NE*
Cheektowaga, NY
Mentor, OH
Lawton, OK
Burnham, PA
Sioux Falls, SD
Clarksville, TN
Hixson, TN
Nashville, TN
Harlingen, TX*
Lubbock, TX
Salt Lake City, UT
Martinsville, VA
Wytheville, VA
Marysville, WA
Yakima, WA*
Riverton, WY
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill) on September 18, 2016, 12:59:10 PM
I hope the remaining small town Kmart stores are sold to Rose's or Shopko Hometown. The remaining locations in larger cities could become Meijer, Burlington, Best Buy, Guitar Center, etc.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: danfifepsu on September 18, 2016, 09:35:58 PM
Quote from: ShopKoFan on September 18, 2016, 12:59:10 PM
I hope the remaining small town Kmart stores are sold to Rose's or Shopko Hometown. The remaining locations in larger cities could become Meijer, Burlington, Best Buy, Guitar Center, etc.
what will happen to Kmart? and Ok what of towns where they are the only store of its kind then what?

at this rate they will have 750-780 stores left.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill) on September 18, 2016, 10:55:50 PM
I blame both former Kmart CEO Charles Conaway and current Sears Holdings CEO Eddie Lampert for the current state of Kmart. The filing of Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in 2002, the first batch of store closings that followed and merger with Sears Roebuck & Company in 2005. Kmart is never going to recover and we know it. Both Sears and Kmart ran themselves into the ground. The only way out is to kill off Kmart and Sears.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill) on September 27, 2016, 12:09:23 AM
I said it before, and I will say it again: Kmart Australia has NO interest in buying the U.S. Kmart stores. They already have their hands full with the stores they have in Australia and New Zealand. And besides, Kmart Australia parted ways with the U.S. Kmart Corporation way back in 1994. If anything, another American retailer, like Rose's, might show interest in the remaining Kmart Stores.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: retailisking on September 27, 2016, 03:49:53 PM
Too little, too late...
http://www.forbes.com/sites/lauraheller/2016/09/25/kmarts-has-an-awesome-new-store/#2055d27b1e14
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: JimSawhill on October 01, 2016, 07:34:07 AM
Quote from: retailisking on September 27, 2016, 03:49:53 PM
Too little, too late...
http://www.forbes.com/sites/lauraH E L Ler/2016/09/25/kmarts-has-an-awesome-new-store/#2055d27b1e14

I think KMart might survive if they get away from Sears. If Sears spin off KMart, maybe both will survive. I just hope someone will start a local New England chain.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: retailisking on October 24, 2016, 11:30:45 AM
http://www.wsj.com/articles/jakks-pacific-said-to-suspend-toy-sales-to-kmart-1477000280
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: TheFugitive on October 24, 2016, 01:03:03 PM
Losing a toy vendor this close to Christmas is the beginning of the death spiral.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: danfifepsu on October 24, 2016, 10:26:50 PM
Quote from: TheFugitive on October 24, 2016, 01:03:03 PM
Losing a toy vendor this close to Christmas is the beginning of the death spiral.

is this true or is Kmart trying to sugercoat it w its comments?
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: retailisking on October 25, 2016, 06:49:54 PM
Quote from: danfifepsu on October 24, 2016, 10:26:50 PM
is this true or is Kmart trying to sugercoat it w its comments?

We really don't know if this story is 100% true because the vendor won't speak on the record. If other vendors either start demanding cash up front or start cutting Kmart off that could signal that bankruptcy is imminent.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: TheFugitive on October 26, 2016, 07:53:14 AM
When I was with Ames during the first bankruptcy the Chairman of PepsiCo went to the
Wall Street Journal and spoke ON the record.

This was indeed considered quite unusual.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill) on October 27, 2016, 02:38:50 PM
Quote from: retailisking on October 24, 2016, 11:30:45 AM
http://www.wsj.com/articles/jakks-pacific-said-to-suspend-toy-sales-to-kmart-1477000280
I predict LEGO, Nintendo, and Mattel are next...
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Pikapower on October 27, 2016, 04:06:15 PM
Quote from: ShopKoFan on October 27, 2016, 02:38:50 PM
Quote from: retailisking on October 24, 2016, 11:30:45 AM
http://www.wsj.com/articles/jakks-pacific-said-to-suspend-toy-sales-to-kmart-1477000280
I predict LEGO, Nintendo, and Mattel are next...
You can also add Hasbro to the list!
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill) on October 27, 2016, 08:36:51 PM
Quote from: Pikapower on October 27, 2016, 04:06:15 PM
Quote from: ShopKoFan on October 27, 2016, 02:38:50 PM
Quote from: retailisking on October 24, 2016, 11:30:45 AM
http://www.wsj.com/articles/jakks-pacific-said-to-suspend-toy-sales-to-kmart-1477000280
I predict LEGO, Nintendo, and Mattel are next...
You can also add Hasbro to the list!
...and Spin Master, Playmates Toys, Kenner, Tiger Electronics, Playskool, Fisher-Price, etc.

The Kmart and Sears names (here in America at least) are becoming the very definition of failure, and how not to run a business.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Pikapower on October 28, 2016, 02:10:15 PM
Quote from: ShopKoFan on October 27, 2016, 08:36:51 PM
Quote from: Pikapower on October 27, 2016, 04:06:15 PM
Quote from: ShopKoFan on October 27, 2016, 02:38:50 PM
Quote from: retailisking on October 24, 2016, 11:30:45 AM
http://www.wsj.com/articles/jakks-pacific-said-to-suspend-toy-sales-to-kmart-1477000280
I predict LEGO, Nintendo, and Mattel are next...
You can also add Hasbro to the list!
...and Spin Master, Playmates Toys, Kenner, Tiger Electronics, Playskool, Fisher-Price, etc.

The Kmart and Sears names (here in America at least) are becoming the very definition of failure, and how not to run a business.
If Kmart is going loose all said toy vendors, then they might as well stop selling toys and video games!
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: danfifepsu on October 29, 2016, 12:24:25 AM
Quote from: Pikapower on October 28, 2016, 02:10:15 PM
Quote from: ShopKoFan on October 27, 2016, 08:36:51 PM
Quote from: Pikapower on October 27, 2016, 04:06:15 PM
Quote from: ShopKoFan on October 27, 2016, 02:38:50 PM
Quote from: retailisking on October 24, 2016, 11:30:45 AM
http://www.wsj.com/articles/jakks-pacific-said-to-suspend-toy-sales-to-kmart-1477000280
I predict LEGO, Nintendo, and Mattel are next...
You can also add Hasbro to the list!
...and Spin Master, Playmates Toys, Kenner, Tiger Electronics, Playskool, Fisher-Price, etc.

The Kmart and Sears names (here in America at least) are becoming the very definition of failure, and how not to run a business.
If Kmart is going loose all said toy vendors, then they might as well stop selling toys and video games!

whats Kmart dong wrong? if they stop selling toys and videos they will cause customers to go elsewhere. how long has Kmart been going down, since the first half of the 1990s?
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill) on November 02, 2016, 02:13:55 PM
Kmart remodeled their Des Plaines, Illinois store, added more groceries to the mix. I think the makeover is too little too late for the struggling retail giant. Nathan Bush has a photo gallery of the store at his Flickr account:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/fourstarcashiernathan/albums/72157661775544360/page1
https://www.flickr.com/photos/fourstarcashiernathan/albums/72157661775544360/page2

Kmart/Sears Holdings was too lazy to update the 1990-2004 Kmart logos on the front/sides of the building.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: giantsfan2016 on November 02, 2016, 02:34:07 PM
Looks fairly clean and organized I'm impressed.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: TheFugitive on November 03, 2016, 08:54:04 AM
Quote from: danfifepsu on October 29, 2016, 12:24:25 AM

whats Kmart dong wrong? if they stop selling toys and videos they will cause customers to go elsewhere. how long has Kmart been going down, since the first half of the 1990s?


When I got to Imlay City, Michigan in 1989 there was a Kmart in the next town over.
It was already a pretty run-down and scuzzy place back then.  Certainly did not compare
favorably with our Ames store, or even the Fisher Big Wheel across the street (a very small
and dying chain)

A couple of Kmarts I had been to over in the Flint area were no better.
This problem has been four decades in the making.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: danfifepsu on November 12, 2016, 03:27:02 PM
what'll happen to Kmart soon?
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Pikapower on November 12, 2016, 03:53:48 PM
Quote from: danfifepsu on November 12, 2016, 03:27:02 PM
what'll happen to Kmart soon?

My guess is that Kmart is going keep closing more stores until there are no more Kmarts!
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: danfifepsu on November 12, 2016, 10:44:49 PM
Quote from: Pikapower on November 12, 2016, 03:53:48 PM
Quote from: danfifepsu on November 12, 2016, 03:27:02 PM
what'll happen to Kmart soon?

My guess is that Kmart is going keep closing more stores until there are no more Kmarts!

what year will taht be? they will have 750 left, 150 away from the number of stores closed in their 2002-2003 bankruptcy
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Pikapower on November 13, 2016, 07:11:24 AM
Quote from: danfifepsu on November 12, 2016, 10:44:49 PM
Quote from: Pikapower on November 12, 2016, 03:53:48 PM
Quote from: danfifepsu on November 12, 2016, 03:27:02 PM
what'll happen to Kmart soon?

My guess is that Kmart is going keep closing more stores until there are no more Kmarts!

what year will taht be? they will have 750 left, 150 away from the number of stores closed in their 2002-2003 bankruptcy

I'm guessing 2017!
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: danfifepsu on November 13, 2016, 08:30:05 AM
Quote from: Pikapower on November 13, 2016, 07:11:24 AM
Quote from: danfifepsu on November 12, 2016, 10:44:49 PM
Quote from: Pikapower on November 12, 2016, 03:53:48 PM
Quote from: danfifepsu on November 12, 2016, 03:27:02 PM
what'll happen to Kmart soon?

My guess is that Kmart is going keep closing more stores until there are no more Kmarts!

what year will taht be? they will have 750 left, 150 away from the number of stores closed in their 2002-2003 bankruptcy



I'm guessing 2017!


why 2017?
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: retailisking on November 13, 2016, 06:29:46 PM
Looks like there might be a reckoning for Kmart and Sears sometime after the holiday season as suppliers are reportedly curtailing shipments
http://www.businessinsider.com/sears-suppliers-fear-the-company-is-going-bankrupt-2016-11
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: danfifepsu on November 13, 2016, 06:57:09 PM
Quote from: retailisking on November 13, 2016, 06:29:46 PM
Looks like there might be a reckoning for Kmart and Sears sometime after the holiday season as suppliers are reportedly curtailing shipments
http://www.businessinsider.com/sears-suppliers-fear-the-company-is-going-bankrupt-2016-11


what of be around 2018? is this just a rumor that suppliers are cutting shipments?
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: retailisking on November 14, 2016, 06:25:31 PM
Quote from: danfifepsu on November 13, 2016, 06:57:09 PM
what of be around 2018? is this just a rumor that suppliers are cutting shipments?

It could be even sooner than that - I wouldn't be surprised if the end came next year, after this holiday season. It all comes down to when Fast Eddie gets tired of throwing his money into the raging dumpster fire that is Sears Holdings.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: danfifepsu on November 14, 2016, 09:35:05 PM
Quote from: retailisking on November 14, 2016, 06:25:31 PM
Quote from: danfifepsu on November 13, 2016, 06:57:09 PM
what of be around 2018? is this just a rumor that suppliers are cutting shipments?

It could be even sooner than that - I wouldn't be surprised if the end came next year, after this holiday season. It all comes down to when Fast Eddie gets tired of throwing his money into the raging dumpster fire that is Sears Holdings.

what part of net year? a company can only file every 7 yrs. thy were bankrupt 2002-2003 and it takes time to throw in the towel, ames a year after filing they threw in the towl.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Chuck E. Cheese on November 14, 2016, 09:40:20 PM
They could be in Blockbuster limbo - all company owned locations will close but specific franchises can stay open as long as they pay the fees.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: danfifepsu on November 14, 2016, 11:12:27 PM
Quote from: Patrick Boots CEC on November 14, 2016, 09:40:20 PM
They could be in Blockbuster limbo - all company owned locations will close but specific franchises can stay open as long as they pay the fees.


whattt? And when Kmart goes (Whats the chances it will soon?) what will happen to the Florida Keys as they have a manopoly there or MAdawaska Maine (I hope its not all thats left is go across the river to Edmunton NB or PResque Isle).
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill) on November 15, 2016, 08:24:59 AM
I hope Shopko converts a few of the stores found in smaller communities into Shopko Hometown stores. A few of those small towns in places like Pennsylvania, California, Nevada, New Mexico etc. could benefit from having a Shopko Hometown store. The Shopko Hometown stores are more upscale than Kmart ever was.

Shopko converted all the Pamida stores, 20+ ALCO stores and a former True Value Hardware/V&S Variety Store location in Ely, Nevada recently, if they could do that, who knows, maybe they could convert some of the small Kmart stores in smaller communities to the Shopko Hometown brand.

I could see the Kmart in Tucumcari, New Mexico being converted into Shopko Hometown, Roses or Bomgaars a few years down the road...
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: retailisking on November 15, 2016, 04:40:19 PM
Quote from: Patrick Boots CEC on November 14, 2016, 09:40:20 PM
They could be in Blockbuster limbo - all company owned locations will close but specific franchises can stay open as long as they pay the fees.
Sears Hometown and Outlet Stores was spun off as a separate company in 2012, though how they would source Sears-branded product might have to change if Sears Holdings goes under. The value of the Sears IP would likely be enough to attract a buyer from the bankrupt estate. Sears has already been exploring a sale of its signature brands such as Craftsman, DieHard and Kenmore. Fast Eddie holds a majority stake in SHOS so he has a vested interest in ensuring that Sears Brands survives.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: danfifepsu on November 15, 2016, 09:59:29 PM
Quote from: ShopKoFan on November 15, 2016, 08:24:59 AM
I hope Shopko converts a few of the stores found in smaller communities into Shopko Hometown stores. A few of those small towns in places like Pennsylvania, California, Nevada, New Mexico etc. could benefit from having a Shopko Hometown store. The Shopko Hometown stores are more upscale than Kmart ever was.

Shopko converted all the Pamida stores, 20+ ALCO stores and a former True Value Hardware/V&S Variety Store location in Ely, Nevada recently, if they could do that, who knows, maybe they could convert some of the small Kmart stores in smaller communities to the Shopko Hometown brand.

I could see the Kmart in Tucumcari, New Mexico being converted into Shopko Hometown, Roses or Bomgaars a few years down the road...

the tucumari one was one of the smallest I went there last June and behind it is mts. ITS real real real small. if a Walmart was there it would not have been there.    One I went to in Raton NM Was same way.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: danfifepsu on November 19, 2016, 05:04:11 PM
This Kmart in Anderson SC is downsizing (I Went there last March). and What year will Kmart close?
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: TRJ_22487 on December 16, 2016, 07:29:59 AM
Quote from: danfifepsu on November 15, 2016, 09:59:29 PM
the tucumari one was one of the smallest I went there last June and behind it is mts. ITS real real real small. if a Walmart was there it would not have been there.    One I went to in Raton NM Was same way.

Wow that is definitely the same size that the Durango, Colorado location was

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v41/CorporateA/siteride/Kmart_Durango_Colorado_zps45321758.jpg)
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: danfifepsu on December 16, 2016, 08:24:09 AM
Quote from: TRJ_22487 on December 16, 2016, 07:29:59 AM
Quote from: danfifepsu on November 15, 2016, 09:59:29 PM
the tucumari one was one of the smallest I went there last June and behind it is mts. ITS real real real small. if a Walmart was there it would not have been there.    One I went to in Raton NM Was same way.

Wow that is definitely the same size that the Durango, Colorado location was

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v41/CorporateA/siteride/Kmart_Durango_Colorado_zps45321758.jpg)

I went there last june. where was Durangos
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: danfifepsu on December 28, 2016, 11:39:42 PM
.
http://www.businessinsider.com/list-of-sears-and-kmart-stores-closing-2016-12
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: danfifepsu on December 29, 2016, 12:22:39 AM
one on salt lake blvd in Oahu island in Hawaii is closing leaving one left and 2 closed last year. 2016 was a BAD YEAR FOR KMART And why that island those stores got remodeled and that.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: danfifepsu on December 29, 2016, 08:50:37 PM
Quote from: danfifepsu on December 29, 2016, 12:22:39 AM
one on salt lake blvd in Oahu island in Hawaii is closing leaving one left and 2 closed last year. 2016 was a BAD YEAR FOR KMART And why that island those stores got remodeled and that.

BANGOR MAINE IS CLOSING TOOO AND so is ATtleboro
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: TRJ_22487 on December 30, 2016, 07:40:20 AM


BANGOR MAINE IS CLOSING TOOO AND so is ATtleboro
[/quote]

Here is the Bangor Maine K-Mart in 1977 before the construction of the Bangor Mall

(https://bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2016/12/1977Aerial-600x401.jpg)
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: giantsfan2016 on January 04, 2017, 05:43:52 PM
http://fox61.com/2017/01/04/full-list-of-150-kmart-and-sears-stores-to-close-by-spring/

Cromwell, CT
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Zayre88 on January 04, 2017, 05:44:48 PM
I wonder what will happen of the Kmart store in Madawaska Maine...

It is so remote, it won't make any sense to keep it open.  The Kmart truck does not need to stop in Presque Isle anymore and soon it won't need to go to Bangor..
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: danfifepsu on January 04, 2017, 05:47:06 PM
Quote from: Zayre88 on January 04, 2017, 05:44:48 PM
I wonder what will happen of the Kmart store in Madawaska Maine...

It is so remote, it won't make any sense to keep it open.  The Kmart truck does not need to stop in Presque Isle anymore and soon it won't need to go to Bangor..


they ARE CLOSINg 78 more Kmarts including the FIRST STORE in Garden City!! WHY? 78 on top of the 30 last week    http://fox2 now.com/2017/01/04/full-list-of-k  mart-and-sears-stores-closing-across-the-country/

the Kmart in Madawaska may do good as its the only store of its kind . and they wont have a store. It should make it as no competition. North of Bangor is nothing but treees.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill) on January 05, 2017, 03:20:31 AM
Quote from: danfifepsu on January 04, 2017, 05:47:06 PM
Quote from: Zayre88 on January 04, 2017, 05:44:48 PM
I wonder what will happen of the Kmart store in Madawaska Maine...

It is so remote, it won't make any sense to keep it open.  The Kmart truck does not need to stop in Presque Isle anymore and soon it won't need to go to Bangor..


they ARE CLOSINg 78 more Kmarts including the FIRST STORE in Garden City!! WHY? 78 on top of the 30 last week    http://fox2 now.com/2017/01/04/full-list-of-k  mart-and-sears-stores-closing-across-the-country/

the Kmart in Madawaska may do good as its the only store of its kind . and they wont have a store. It should make it as no competition. North of Bangor is nothing but treees.
Kmart's kingdom is crumbling. Nothing lasts forever.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: busman_49 on January 05, 2017, 06:45:53 AM
 :o

Wow...  And so soon after the first set was announced.  This leaves Ohio with 26 locations. 
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: danfifepsu on January 05, 2017, 07:41:17 AM
Quote from: busman_49 on January 05, 2017, 06:45:53 AM
:o

Wow...  And so soon after the first set was announced.  This leaves Ohio with 26 locations. 

why is the original store among them?
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: retailisking on January 05, 2017, 04:58:48 PM
Quote from: danfifepsu on January 05, 2017, 07:41:17 AM
Quote from: busman_49 on January 05, 2017, 06:45:53 AM
:o

Wow...  And so soon after the first set was announced.  This leaves Ohio with 26 locations. 

why is the original store among them?

Why not? Everything must go!
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: danfifepsu on January 06, 2017, 07:13:20 PM
who yelled at you for it? there will be 4 Kmarts left in Ct. Ok on average many states will have that many left. ITS like Kmart is old news.


Quote from: M.R.CALDOR on January 06, 2017, 07:06:02 PM
Was at Cromwell Square today, so sad, I used to frequent this place a lot as a young boy, now its becoming a distant memory. Got yelled at for taking pics inside, whatever, I'm going back in a week with a member of this very forum, should be exciting. Enjoy.

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Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: giantsfan2016 on January 06, 2017, 08:17:31 PM
Geno,

That's a load of crap that the lady yelled at you. Once Cromwell closes remain stores in Connecticut are in Vernon, Milford, Southbury, and Watertown.

Marc
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: giantsfan2016 on January 06, 2017, 09:10:14 PM
Quote from: M.R.CALDOR on January 06, 2017, 07:06:02 PM
Was at Cromwell Square today, so sad, I used to frequent this place a lot as a young boy, now its becoming a distant memory. Got yelled at for taking pics inside, whatever, I'm going back in a week with a member of this very forum, should be exciting. Enjoy.

Have fun. Stay safe. And don't do anything to get yourself arrested.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: retailisking on January 06, 2017, 09:28:35 PM
Kmart AND Xpect Discounts in the same plaza? I'd hate to be their landlord.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: giantsfan2016 on January 06, 2017, 09:31:38 PM
Quote from: retailisking on January 06, 2017, 09:28:35 PM
Kmart AND Xpect Discounts in the same plaza? I'd hate to be their landlord.

Don't worry. Better days are ahead. In a story on WFSB.COM about KMART closing the Cromwell Town Manager says Shoprite is going into the plaza. That will take care of 50000-70000 square feet of the empty space.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: giantsfan2016 on January 06, 2017, 09:45:29 PM
http://www.middletownpress.com/business/20170106/kmart-exiting-cromwell-after-decades-in-plaza-where-shoprite-to-move-in
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: giantsfan2016 on January 14, 2017, 04:23:06 PM
I took these today (1/14/17) at the Cromwell, CT KMART. I went there with user M.R.CALDOR aka Geno.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: retailisking on January 31, 2017, 01:59:44 AM
Kmart has fired hundreds of store-level middle managers chainwide; this story has some photos of clutter and decay at the Kmart at the Lilac Mall in Rochester, NH
http://www.businessinsider.com/sears-is-laying-off-workers-to-stay-in-business-2017-1
(http://static1.businessinsider.com/image/588ba8e24757521b008b509c-2400)
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Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: TheFugitive on January 31, 2017, 09:37:54 AM
Kmart has fired hundreds of store-level middle managers chainwide

A big reason I got out of the business.  The job was truly thankless.
We always took it on the chin for whatever went wrong, despite the fact that
it was generally the fault of home-office executives making 20x our salary.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: danfifepsu on January 31, 2017, 12:15:12 PM
Quote from: retailisking on January 31, 2017, 01:59:44 AM
Kmart has fired hundreds of store-level middle managers chainwide; this story has some photos of clutter and decay at the Kmart at the Lilac Mall in Rochester, NH
http://www.businessinsider.com/sears-is-laying-off-workers-to-stay-in-business-2017-1
(http://static1.businessinsider.com/image/588ba8e24757521b008b509c-2400)
(http://static6.businessinsider.com/image/588bab9e713ba138058b509d-2400)


that Kmart is 45 min from me!
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: busman_49 on January 31, 2017, 12:49:01 PM
Quote from: retailisking on January 31, 2017, 01:59:44 AM
Kmart has fired hundreds of store-level middle managers chainwide; this story has some photos of clutter and decay at the Kmart at the Lilac Mall in Rochester, NH
http://www.businessinsider.com/sears-is-laying-off-workers-to-stay-in-business-2017-1
<pics removed>

From the article:
"Sears, which owns Kmart, confirmed the layoffs to Business Insider."

Um, I thought that was the other way around...
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: BillyGr on January 31, 2017, 02:12:46 PM
Quote from: busman_49 on January 31, 2017, 12:49:01 PM
From the article:
"Sears, which owns Kmart, confirmed the layoffs to Business Insider."

Um, I thought that was the other way around...

Perhaps the confusion is that they decided to call it Sears Holdings, which would make people think that Sears was the one in charge?
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: danfifepsu on January 31, 2017, 02:24:42 PM
Quote from: BillyGr on January 31, 2017, 02:12:46 PM
Quote from: busman_49 on January 31, 2017, 12:49:01 PM
From the article:
"Sears, which owns Kmart, confirmed the layoffs to Business Insider."

Um, I thought that was the other way around...

Perhaps the confusion is that they decided to call it Sears Holdings, which would make people think that Sears was the one in charge?

when Kmart goes how many will the have left? after this wave 630 will be left. and what words will be used? for me I wont be surprised and will go to many to see one last time. I went to the ones in BAngor, ATtleboro and FAirhaven closing sales last week.
my nearest ones are in Rochester NH And Hooksett Nh.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: danfifepsu on March 14, 2017, 09:42:59 PM
http://www.bizjournals.com/pacific/news/2017/03/14/kmart-to-close-its-only-maui-store-this-summer.html and we could be heading for anotehr wave of closings, one in Mill Hall too is closing.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: TheFugitive on March 15, 2017, 08:16:52 AM
OH NO!!!!

You mean if I go to Maui I won't be able to visit Kmart?
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: retailisking on March 15, 2017, 03:22:05 PM
Speaking of their non-mainland stores, we'll know that Kmart is really done when they close their megastore in Guam.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: giantsfan2016 on March 15, 2017, 03:34:29 PM
Quote from: TheFugitive on March 15, 2017, 08:16:52 AM
OH NO!!!!

You mean if I go to Maui I won't be able to visit Kmart?

I know a visit to KMART was at the top of my list should I ever make it to Maui.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: danfifepsu on March 15, 2017, 10:16:00 PM
Quote from: retailisking on March 15, 2017, 03:22:05 PM
Speaking of their non-mainland stores, we'll know that Kmart is really done when they close their megastore in Guam.

IVe never been and when wll that close? They have no Walmart there. What year wll Kmart close. I went on a road trip where 12 Kmarts were closing and in that trip I went to the Original thats closing. many stores I go in feel like a flea market.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill) on March 15, 2017, 10:46:44 PM
I hope they convert the Kmart in Guam into a Walmart or Target a few months after Kmart closes.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: retailisking on March 16, 2017, 10:09:51 AM
Third exec to depart the sinking ship in three months
http://www.retaildive.com/news/kmart-chief-exits-as-sears-holdings-freefall-continues/438245/
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: retailisking on April 06, 2017, 04:00:46 PM
The former Kmart property in Bangor, ME has been bought by a car dealer, who says he has no immediate plans for it
(https://bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/04/kmartlot-040517-1.jpg)
http://bangordailynews.com/2017/04/06/business/quirks-buy-former-kmart-property-sell-waterfront-lots-to-bangor-savings
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: danfifepsu on April 07, 2017, 07:44:55 AM
I had a dream 2 nights ago that Kmart is having another huge round of closings and then the next afternoon I see a few closings on google news (one near DAyton OH, Meadvlle PA and HAleigh FL (That one has the new logo)
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill) on April 09, 2017, 03:57:40 AM
Quote from: danfifepsu on April 07, 2017, 07:44:55 AM
I had a dream 2 nights ago that Kmart is having another huge round of closings and then the next afternoon I see a few closings on google news (one near DAyton OH, Meadvlle PA and HAleigh FL (That one has the new logo)
That's no dream. It's really happening, dude...
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: danfifepsu on April 09, 2017, 06:56:27 AM
Quote from: ShopKoFan on April 09, 2017, 03:57:40 AM
Quote from: danfifepsu on April 07, 2017, 07:44:55 AM
I had a dream 2 nights ago that Kmart is having another huge round of closings and then the next afternoon I see a few closings on google news (one near DAyton OH, Meadvlle PA and HAleigh FL (That one has the new logo)
That's no dream. It's really happening, dude...

I agree and that dream is karma. I used to stress of Kmart closing, NOW its so what and I Am expecting it as they let Kmart deteriorate so much. Wlll they make it to my next b-day, which is In March
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: danfifepsu on April 11, 2017, 08:56:56 PM
Quote from: retailisking on April 06, 2017, 04:00:46 PM
The former Kmart property in Bangor, ME has been bought by a car dealer, who says he has no immediate plans for it
(https://bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/04/kmartlot-040517-1.jpg)
http://bangordailynews.com/2017/04/06/business/quirks-buy-former-kmart-property-sell-waterfront-lots-to-bangor-savings


what of the Applebee's???? and also notice how rotted the Kmart parking lot is.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: retailisking on April 13, 2017, 03:40:36 AM
Quote from: danfifepsu on April 11, 2017, 08:56:56 PM
Quote from: retailisking on April 06, 2017, 04:00:46 PM
The former Kmart property in Bangor, ME has been bought by a car dealer, who says he has no immediate plans for it
(https://bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/04/kmartlot-040517-1.jpg)
http://bangordailynews.com/2017/04/06/business/quirks-buy-former-kmart-property-sell-waterfront-lots-to-bangor-savings


what of the Applebee's???? and also notice how rotted the Kmart parking lot is.

Unless there's a co-tenancy agreement with the landlord, I think Applebee's will survive. I doubt the Kmart was providing much traffic for them, anyway. They're also a co-tenant at the still-open Kmart in Auburn, and they seem busy there. The previous landlord is based in California, and the property was their only one in the state. Hard to say if the Quirk family will put much effort into sprucing up the parking lot, at least until the Kmart lease runs out next year.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: danfifepsu on April 13, 2017, 06:17:27 PM
Quote from: retailisking on April 13, 2017, 03:40:36 AM
Quote from: danfifepsu on April 11, 2017, 08:56:56 PM
Quote from: retailisking on April 06, 2017, 04:00:46 PM
The former Kmart property in Bangor, ME has been bought by a car dealer, who says he has no immediate plans for it
(https://bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/04/kmartlot-040517-1.jpg)
http://bangordailynews.com/2017/04/06/business/quirks-buy-former-kmart-property-sell-waterfront-lots-to-bangor-savings


what of the Applebee's???? and also notice how rotted the Kmart parking lot is.

Unless there's a co-tenancy agreement with the landlord, I think Applebee's will survive. I doubt the Kmart was providing much traffic for them, anyway. They're also a co-tenant at the still-open Kmart in Auburn, and they seem busy there. The previous landlord is based in California, and the property was their only one in the state. Hard to say if the Quirk family will put much effort into sprucing up the parking lot, at least until the Kmart lease runs out next year.

a friend of mines comment of that Kmart was when I said it was closing was "I am surprised its not closed".   also it was the first thing on that strip, ok Ironic how North of Bangor is nothing but trees and woods and moose and desolateness and that retail area in Bangor is the northern most part of Bangor, so that retail strip in Bangor is your last chance before Maine becomes trees and farm lands.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: jason83080 on April 14, 2017, 08:00:45 PM
I imagine, judging by the fact that the scarred logo is the Big Kmart one, that that store's been closed for a LONG time. I know that, when At Home leased out the rest of the old Super K building in Elyria, the parking lot was a DISASTER AREA until the area in front of the store was resurfaced and relined. Once Kmart closes a store, I don't think they particularly care about keeping up with the parking lot. After all, nothing's there anymore, so why keep up the property?
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: retailisking on April 14, 2017, 09:04:05 PM
Not a surprising development; in fact, I more or less predicted it when the Kmart closure was announced. Hannaford owns the plaza, after all...
http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/story/news/2017/03/29/hannaford-considering-relocation-s-burlington/99795430
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Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: danfifepsu on April 14, 2017, 11:55:34 PM
Quote from: retailisking on April 14, 2017, 09:04:05 PM
Not a surprising development; in fact, I more or less predicted it when the Kmart closure was announced. Hannaford owns the plaza, after all...
http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/story/news/2017/03/29/hannaford-considering-relocation-s-burlington/99795430
(https://www.gannett-cdn.com/-mm-/7c6462ea57b3c7ddb67993864011fbf2e664714b/c=330-0-5685-4016&r=x404&c=534x401/local/-/media/2017/03/29/Burlington/B9326928291Z.1_20170329172110_000_G73HT8P37.1-0.jpg)

I guess no Target then.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: retailisking on April 15, 2017, 05:16:21 AM
Quote from: danfifepsu on April 14, 2017, 11:55:34 PM
I guess no Target then.
That's a big negatory...
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: danfifepsu on April 15, 2017, 07:26:50 AM
Quote from: retailisking on April 15, 2017, 05:16:21 AM
Quote from: danfifepsu on April 14, 2017, 11:55:34 PM
I guess no Target then.
That's a big negatory...

why so cause Hannaford wouldnt want a competitor?
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: BillyGr on April 15, 2017, 09:20:33 AM
Perhaps Hannaford just wants a larger space?
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: retailisking on April 17, 2017, 12:43:33 PM
Here's another story with an artist's rendering of the proposed conversion. Yes, I think they want a larger (and more prominent) store. Who knows what will become of the existing Hannaford...
http://www.wcax.com/story/35014280/hannaford-eyes-old-kmart-in-south-burlington
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: retailisking on April 18, 2017, 01:06:35 AM
Quote from: danfifepsu on April 15, 2017, 07:26:50 AM
why so cause Hannaford wouldnt want a competitor?

Target sells groceries as well, so yes. Plus maybe Target just isn't interested; the Act 250 regulatory hassle probably doesn't help. If you look at their new store openings, almost all of them are smaller urban locations.
https://corporate.target.com/about/shopping-experience/upcoming-store-openings
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: danfifepsu on April 18, 2017, 01:42:42 PM
Quote from: retailisking on April 18, 2017, 01:06:35 AM
Quote from: danfifepsu on April 15, 2017, 07:26:50 AM
why so cause Hannaford wouldnt want a competitor?

Target sells groceries as well, so yes. Plus maybe Target just isn't interested; the Act 250 regulatory hassle probably doesn't help. If you look at their new store openings, almost all of them are smaller urban locations.
https://corporate.target.com/about/shopping-experience/upcoming-store-openings

what of IF SEARS CLOSES as all of them may and what of on Church st maybe. as thats a university population area.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: retailisking on April 18, 2017, 03:02:39 PM
Quote from: danfifepsu on April 18, 2017, 01:42:42 PM
what of IF SEARS CLOSES as all of them may and what of on Church st maybe. as thats a university population area.
Both the U-Mall and Church Street Marketplace are in the midst of redevelopment that will reduce their retail footprints.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill) on April 19, 2017, 02:28:38 PM
I predict that if the Kmart in Key West, Florida closes, that Walmart or Target would take over. I also predict that if the Key West Sears were to close, it would be replaced by Kohl's. These are just predictions.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: danfifepsu on April 19, 2017, 09:26:02 PM
Quote from: ShopKoFan on April 19, 2017, 02:28:38 PM
I predict that if the Kmart in Key West, Florida closes, that Walmart or Target would take over. I also predict that if the Key West Sears were to close, it would be replaced by Kohl's. These are just predictions.


those should come True.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: EddieJ1984 on April 22, 2017, 05:47:51 AM
The kmart at 1837 Street Rd in Bensalem, PA is closing.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill) on May 28, 2017, 03:33:21 AM
The Kmart in Pineville, Louisiana (The shopping center sign is using Kmart Austalia's logo!):

(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-OqU_VeUQfXI/U8b1pn1HV3I/AAAAAAAAM6g/zQVZ54bTN-A/s1600/20140616_195717.jpg)


I don't know why they're doing this! It's like an American Target store using an Australian Target logo, which I'm thankful never happens.

Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: standa on May 28, 2017, 08:07:59 AM
Kmart used to have that logo in the US years ago, so that's probably why they are using it, if they never changed it.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: EddieJ1984 on May 28, 2017, 02:32:10 PM
Specifically that is Kmart's 1991 - 2006 Australian logo, so that is really odd.

The US's 1962-1991 logo didnt have mart italicized so that was a different logo used back then.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: retailisking on May 28, 2017, 05:02:26 PM
The dimensions of the pylon sign are optimal for using the Aussie Kmart logo. I've seen the Aussie Kmart logo used in store closing signage. As an aside, I wonder if Kmart Australia will feel inclined to rebrand after the US Kmart goes under.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill) on May 28, 2017, 06:10:18 PM
Quote from: standa on May 28, 2017, 08:07:59 AM
Kmart used to have that logo in the US years ago, so that's probably why they are using it, if they never changed it.
Kmart US never had this logo:
(https://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/logopedia/images/a/a9/500px-Kmart_Old_logo_svg.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/200?cb=20100711000420)

...but we had this logo:
(https://vignette4.wikia.nocookie.net/logopedia/images/0/03/Kmart19631990Logo.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/300?cb=20130502014114)
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Zayre88 on May 28, 2017, 06:24:10 PM
The Australian Kmart logo has even been used for store closings.

Below the Portsmouth NH store:

Not sure how can this happen, maybe someone goes online and just searches for a Kmart logo then it ends up on a sign.

(https://c2.staticflickr.com/4/3691/9321837543_c1367f2040_c.jpg)
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: retailisking on May 28, 2017, 06:57:43 PM
^That's the store closure sign I was referring to. I imagine the liquidation company does just as you describe in acquiring the logo to print up the sign.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill) on May 28, 2017, 07:04:02 PM
Quote from: Zayre88 on May 28, 2017, 06:24:10 PM
The Australian Kmart logo has even been used for store closings.

Below the Portsmouth NH store:

Not sure how can this happen, maybe someone goes online and just searches for a Kmart logo then it ends up on a sign.

(https://c2.staticflickr.com/4/3691/9321837543_c1367f2040_c.jpg)
Brand confusion at it's finest...
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: giantsfan2016 on May 28, 2017, 08:04:27 PM
Yeah I know it's important to us retail nerds, but I'm willing to bet the average person going to the sale gives a crap about the logo.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill) on May 28, 2017, 11:43:49 PM
Quote from: Brammy on May 28, 2017, 08:04:27 PM
Yeah I know it's important to us retail nerds, but I'm willing to bet the average person going to the sale gives a crap about the logo.
While the American Kmart stores die, their Australian counterparts will continue with business as usual as if nothing has happened, since they have moved on to different ownership. Kmart has not been related to their Australian counterparts since 1991, when Kmart US bought back their remaining shares in their Australian stores, which at the time were owned by Coles-Myer. (Kmart AU/Kmart NZ, along with sister retailers Coles, Myer, and Target AU now belong to Wesfarmers Ltd.)
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: danfifepsu on June 06, 2017, 08:25:45 PM
More Kmarts http://www.businessinsider.com/sears-is-closing-72-stores-heres-the-full-list-2017-6
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: JSIDA17 on July 03, 2017, 06:21:44 PM
I tried to get into the shuttered Putnam, CT Kmart a few weeks ago but I had no success in doing so. It's a shame too, all my friends wanted to go in there and take pictures. *sigh*
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: JimSawhill on July 05, 2017, 08:26:44 AM
Quote from: JSIDA17 on July 03, 2017, 06:21:44 PM
I tried to get into the shuttered Putnam, CT Kmart a few weeks ago but I had no success in doing so. It's a shame too, all my friends wanted to go in there and take pictures. *sigh*

Isn't that KMart an old The Fair store? Or am I incorrect...
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: JSIDA17 on July 07, 2017, 12:08:32 AM
Quote from: JimSawhill on July 05, 2017, 08:26:44 AM
Quote from: JSIDA17 on July 03, 2017, 06:21:44 PM
I tried to get into the shuttered Putnam, CT Kmart a few weeks ago but I had no success in doing so. It's a shame too, all my friends wanted to go in there and take pictures. *sigh*

Isn't that KMart an old The Fair store? Or am I incorrect...
I don't believe it was. I'm pretty sure it was built from the ground up in the early 90's, I could be wrong though.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Whoser on July 07, 2017, 11:12:44 AM
Quote from: JSIDA17 on July 07, 2017, 12:08:32 AM
Quote from: JimSawhill on July 05, 2017, 08:26:44 AM
Quote from: JSIDA17 on July 03, 2017, 06:21:44 PM
I tried to get into the shuttered Putnam, CT Kmart a few weeks ago but I had no success in doing so. It's a shame too, all my friends wanted to go in there and take pictures. *sigh*

Isn't that KMart an old The Fair store? Or am I incorrect...
I don't believe it was. I'm pretty sure it was built from the ground up in the early 90's, I could be wrong though.

Built Originally as a BIG K-Mart, then after a Subdivision (By Big Lots) it reverted to just K-Mart.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: danfifepsu on July 09, 2017, 08:09:07 AM
http://searsholdings.com/docs/070717_store_closing_list.pdf MORE STORES ARE CLOSING And I Feel its bye bye Kmart. 35 announced last Fri, 3 late June and 49 announced last month. and why are some closing in towns where theres no competition for a while. What year will they all go? Alabama and Utah will ONLY HAVE ONE LEFT. many markets its "last Kmart"
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: retailfan on July 09, 2017, 09:26:37 AM
Yes my former hometown is losing there last Kmart of 3 that were there  The North side of Anderson In  lost Marsh  last month and now k mart  by October  which now leaves Walmart at the opposite end of town as the only discount store for Anderson In
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: buzz86us on July 09, 2017, 08:21:44 PM
I know their very profitable.. but I am surprised the NYC stores haven't been closed and sold for the sheer fact that the properties are likely worth millions.. maybe billions since they are in very prime locations.... Herkimer NY is one store that I am surprised hung on as long as it did despite the face that they have the smallest wal-mart supercenter I have ever seen
K-Mart really needed to modernize their stores.. since literally every K-Mart you go to it is nearly impossible to tell where/when you are..I am in NYC on several occasions throughout the year.. I look at all the modern buildings and architecture, then I go to K-Mart and it is like I am back home..
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: danfifepsu on July 09, 2017, 09:04:33 PM
Quote from: buzz86us on July 09, 2017, 08:21:44 PM
I know their very profitable.. but I am surprised the NYC stores haven't been closed and sold for the sheer fact that the properties are likely worth millions.. maybe billions since they are in very prime locations.... Herkimer NY is one store that I am surprised hung on as long as it did despite the face that they have the smallest wal-mart supercenter I have ever seen
K-Mart really needed to modernize their stores.. since literally every K-Mart you go to it is nearly impossible to tell where/when you are..I am in NYC on several occasions throughout the year.. I look at all the modern buildings and architecture, then I go to K-Mart and it is like I am back home..

the NYC ones must be profitable yet the one near Macys half the lights are off, an escalator is broken and it feels like a 2nd hand store.

The one in HErkimer I went there in 2006 and it was dead as was uticas now closed one.

Kmarts stores look same as they were 25 yrs ago!!!! and I go in them half the lights are off. even many they remodeled w the red logo are closing, even larger ones w it.

what year will the rest of them go?
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: MikeRa on July 09, 2017, 09:34:26 PM
I just checked on Kmart website, and these are the remaining Kmarts in the Philadelphia, PA area:
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: jamesway_95 on July 09, 2017, 09:59:14 PM
Quote from: MikeRa on July 09, 2017, 09:34:26 PM
I just checked on Kmart website, and these are the remaining Kmarts in the Philadelphia, PA area:

  • Kmart #3527: 7101 Roosevelt Blvd, Philadelphia, PA 19149 (215) 333-4500
  • Kmart #3117: 2620 Moreland Rd., Willow Grove, PA 19090 (215) 657-4800
  • Kmart #3350: 401 Route 38, Moorestown, NJ 08057 (856) 234-8450
  • Kmart #7198: 3301 Aramingo Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19134 (215) 426-8010
  • Kmart #4478: 1061 Whitehorse Avenue, Trenton, NJ 08610 (609) 585-9700
  • Kmart #3737: 4377 Route 313, Doylestown, PA 18901 (215) 348-0610
  • Kmart #7293: 713 E Baltimore Pike, Clifton Heights, PA 19018 (610) 622-5000
  • Kmart #3597: 600 Macdade Blvd, Holmes, PA 19043 (610) 522-9220
  • Kmart #3060: 222 Bridgeton Pike, Mantua, NJ 08051 (856) 468-7575
  • Kmart #3418: 704 West Lancaster Avenue, Wayne, PA 19087 (610) 687-8090
  • Kmart #3393: 779 Delsea Dr North, Glassboro, NJ 08028 (856) 589-5150

The Somers Point, NJ location is still open as well.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: MikeRa on July 09, 2017, 11:15:49 PM
Quote from: jamesway_95 on July 09, 2017, 09:59:14 PM
Quote from: MikeRa on July 09, 2017, 09:34:26 PM
I just checked on Kmart website, and these are the remaining Kmarts in the Philadelphia, PA area:

  • Kmart #3527: 7101 Roosevelt Blvd, Philadelphia, PA 19149 (215) 333-4500
  • Kmart #3117: 2620 Moreland Rd., Willow Grove, PA 19090 (215) 657-4800
  • Kmart #3350: 401 Route 38, Moorestown, NJ 08057 (856) 234-8450
  • Kmart #7198: 3301 Aramingo Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19134 (215) 426-8010
  • Kmart #4478: 1061 Whitehorse Avenue, Trenton, NJ 08610 (609) 585-9700
  • Kmart #3737: 4377 Route 313, Doylestown, PA 18901 (215) 348-0610
  • Kmart #7293: 713 E Baltimore Pike, Clifton Heights, PA 19018 (610) 622-5000
  • Kmart #3597: 600 Macdade Blvd, Holmes, PA 19043 (610) 522-9220
  • Kmart #3060: 222 Bridgeton Pike, Mantua, NJ 08051 (856) 468-7575
  • Kmart #3418: 704 West Lancaster Avenue, Wayne, PA 19087 (610) 687-8090
  • Kmart #3393: 779 Delsea Dr North, Glassboro, NJ 08028 (856) 589-5150

The Somers Point, NJ location is still open as well.
Thanks.  I only did a 30 Mile check.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: AmesNewington on July 10, 2017, 05:20:26 AM
I would predict that Kmart and Sears stores would all close by 2020, although I wish the company would miraculously turn around. I would hate to see them go, and at least where I live, we have Kmart in Vernon, CT and Sears in Meriden, CT. Hoping for at least a few more years with those stores, especially Kmart. It's nice to have another option besides Walmart, and they still have nice merchandise if you look for it. My mom loves their clothes.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: giantsfan2016 on July 10, 2017, 06:30:54 AM
Quote from: AmesNewington on July 10, 2017, 05:20:26 AM
I would predict that Kmart and Sears stores would all close by 2020, although I wish the company would miraculously turn around. I would hate to see them go, and at least where I live, we have Kmart in Vernon, CT and Sears in Meriden, CT. Hoping for at least a few more years with those stores, especially Kmart. It's nice to have another option besides Walmart, and they still have nice merchandise if you look for it. My mom loves their clothes.

I know you're talking close to your location, but for the rest of the class there are 4 KMART's left in the state of Connecticut:

VERNON (as you mentioned)
Milford
Watertown
Southbury

Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill) on July 10, 2017, 08:36:36 PM
Quote from: Brammy on May 28, 2017, 08:04:27 PM
Yeah I know it's important to us retail nerds, but I'm willing to bet the average person going to the sale gives a crap about the logo.
Kmart Australia/New Zealand still uses their previous logo as a secondary logo, while using the logo with an oversized K:
(https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2871/11457971505_b29171b243_z.jpg)


It's just like how cable networks Nick and CN have secondary logos with their full names, Nickelodeon and Cartoon Network, respectively.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: danfifepsu on July 11, 2017, 02:12:56 AM
Quote from: Brammy on July 10, 2017, 06:30:54 AM
Quote from: AmesNewington on July 10, 2017, 05:20:26 AM
I would predict that Kmart and Sears stores would all close by 2020, although I wish the company would miraculously turn around. I would hate to see them go, and at least where I live, we have Kmart in Vernon, CT and Sears in Meriden, CT. Hoping for at least a few more years with those stores, especially Kmart. It's nice to have another option besides Walmart, and they still have nice merchandise if you look for it. My mom loves their clothes.

I know you're talking close to your location, but for the rest of the class there are 4 KMART's left in the state of Connecticut:

VERNON (as you mentioned)
Milford
Watertown
Southbury




many states now hve that few, NH has 4 left: Rochester, hooksett, lebanon and salem.
alabama has 1 left after october: Albertsville and Utah: st george. after pulling out of the largest markets in those states.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: zonemad96 on July 12, 2017, 05:47:13 PM
Has anyone else seen the "Summer Blowout: 10-50% off everything" sale that kmart is having?
They say it's so they can make "room for fab fall deals", yeah sure.
I suspect that much of the items they sell won't be restocked and they are just using the extra income to stay afloat so they can make it until Christmas.
If that's the case it's likely the complete going out of business for kmart will be sometime early 2018.

That's all speculation and people have been guessing the end for years now so who knows but that is what it seems like to me.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: giantsfan2016 on July 12, 2017, 06:27:07 PM
I've seen ads on Facebook to enter to win a $2500 KMART Gift Card. I didn't think any KMART stores had $2500 worth of merchandise in them. *RFLMAO*
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Pikapower on July 12, 2017, 06:53:33 PM
Quote from: Brammy on July 12, 2017, 06:27:07 PM
I've seen ads on Facebook to enter to win a $2500 KMART Gift Card. I didn't think any KMART stores had $2500 worth of merchandise in them. *RFLMAO*

Good luck trying to spend a $2500 Kmart gift card before Kmart goes the way of Ames!
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: zonemad96 on July 12, 2017, 06:54:54 PM
Quote from: Brammy on July 12, 2017, 06:27:07 PM
I've seen ads on Facebook to enter to win a $2500 KMART Gift Card. I didn't think any KMART stores had $2500 worth of merchandise in them. *RFLMAO*

Omg that would be the perfect way to troll someone, they would get the gift card only to find out the closest one is a hour away, and then the look on their face when they see how bad the store actually is. :D
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: AmesNewington on July 12, 2017, 07:35:19 PM
Quote from: zonemad96 on July 12, 2017, 05:47:13 PM
Has anyone else seen the "Summer Blowout: 10-50% off everything" sale that kmart is having?
They say it's so they can make "room for fab fall deals", yeah sure.
I suspect that much of the items they sell won't be restocked and they are just using the extra income to stay afloat so they can make it until Christmas.
If that's the case it's likely the complete going out of business for kmart will be sometime early 2018.

That's all speculation and people have been guessing the end for years now so who knows but that is what it seems like to me.

You might be jumping to conclusions. I went to kmart.com and this "summer blowout" looks like a run of the mill seasonal clearance/markdown that every store does to entice people to buy seasonal items before they begin bringing in their next season's merchandise. NOT their entire stock/website. Let Kmart's demise happen when the time comes. Until then, let them continue on. I don't understand how some people want to see them disappear completely and try and predict the end. I don't want to see them go just yet. 
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: zonemad96 on July 12, 2017, 09:51:03 PM
Quote from: AmesNewington on July 12, 2017, 07:35:19 PM
Quote from: zonemad96 on July 12, 2017, 05:47:13 PM
Has anyone else seen the "Summer Blowout: 10-50% off everything" sale that kmart is having?
They say it's so they can make "room for fab fall deals", yeah sure.
I suspect that much of the items they sell won't be restocked and they are just using the extra income to stay afloat so they can make it until Christmas.
If that's the case it's likely the complete going out of business for kmart will be sometime early 2018.

That's all speculation and people have been guessing the end for years now so who knows but that is what it seems like to me.

You might be jumping to conclusions. I went to kmart.com and this "summer blowout" looks like a run of the mill seasonal clearance/markdown that every store does to entice people to buy seasonal items before they begin bringing in their next season's merchandise. NOT their entire stock/website. Let Kmart's demise happen when the time comes. Until then, let them continue on. I don't understand how some people want to see them disappear completely and try and predict the end. I don't want to see them go just yet.  

I very well could be jumping to conclusions, hence why I said " That's all speculation" I have no idea.
Also it's not just seasonal items on sale if you look everything is at least 10% off, the two kmarts I visited on Sunday had pretty much every item in the entire store discounted with higher discounts on the seasonal items. I don't know what retail is like out where you live but I've never walked into a Walmart or a Target and seen the whole store 10%-50% off for a "run of the mill seasonal clearance", not to mention most of the signs were hand written with the amount of percentage off which I've only ever seen during a going out of business or liquidation sale.
Another thing that I find odd is on the kmart website and in store they are advertising only 10% off in some sections but many of the products are actually cheaper than that, so why would you not want to properly advertise the lower prices?

Maybe you are right and this is just a normal sale but I've personally never seen anything like it except when a store was going out of business. I just can't see any other reason why they would run a sale like this unless they want people to think that their local Kmart store is going out of business cause that's what it looked like when I walked into my local kmart.


Look at those signs and tell me your first impression

(https://s4.sywcdn.net/getImage?url=%2F%2Fs4.sywcdn.net%2Fuser%2F2126_24288062.jpg&t=Photo&w=600&h=0&qlt=100&mrg=1&s=f1490c8914a520d8fafd8e6b1852d264)

For comparison here is a kmart that closed

(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-CQeSzL4Do8Y/T6IRgmw2KiI/AAAAAAAABlI/C0lERU1C4Co/s1600/2012-02-09+12.42.11.jpg)
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: AmesNewington on July 13, 2017, 06:23:03 AM
That does look very conflicting indeed. On one hand, I've never seen a store that was going out of business take it upon themselves to run a GOB sale, especially if the remainder of the stores were closing. Usually things are "business as usual" until the very day the liquidators take over. On the other hand, those pics sure do look like what the liquidators would do, just a very silent way to do it. If this is true, it's a shame that if Kmart were really going under completely that they would have to do things like this and not in the orderly way it has always been done. They have gotten very sloppy in the way they do business and this kind of thing discredits them even further. I am supposed to go to the Vernon CT store in about two weeks, so I'll see what things are like there.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: TheFugitive on July 13, 2017, 08:00:44 AM
Every day in my inbox I get increasingly desperate sounding emails from
Sears-Kmart begging me to shop there.

The last time I did some pity shopping there they got hacked and my bank
had to cancel my debit card.  Not sure I want to go back.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: BillyGr on July 13, 2017, 10:26:22 AM
Quote from: TheFugitive on July 13, 2017, 08:00:44 AM
Every day in my inbox I get increasingly desperate sounding emails from
Sears-Kmart begging me to shop there.

The last time I did some pity shopping there they got hacked and my bank
had to cancel my debit card.  Not sure I want to go back.

I'd say if they were having good deals go ahead and go, just bring some cash along to avoid any issues with your card.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: standa on July 13, 2017, 12:00:06 PM
Quote from: zonemad96 on July 12, 2017, 09:51:03 PM
Quote from: AmesNewington on July 12, 2017, 07:35:19 PM
Quote from: zonemad96 on July 12, 2017, 05:47:13 PM
Has anyone else seen the "Summer Blowout: 10-50% off everything" sale that kmart is having?
They say it's so they can make "room for fab fall deals", yeah sure.
I suspect that much of the items they sell won't be restocked and they are just using the extra income to stay afloat so they can make it until Christmas.
If that's the case it's likely the complete going out of business for kmart will be sometime early 2018.

That's all speculation and people have been guessing the end for years now so who knows but that is what it seems like to me.

You might be jumping to conclusions. I went to kmart.com and this "summer blowout" looks like a run of the mill seasonal clearance/markdown that every store does to entice people to buy seasonal items before they begin bringing in their next season's merchandise. NOT their entire stock/website. Let Kmart's demise happen when the time comes. Until then, let them continue on. I don't understand how some people want to see them disappear completely and try and predict the end. I don't want to see them go just yet.  

I very well could be jumping to conclusions, hence why I said " That's all speculation" I have no idea.
Also it's not just seasonal items on sale if you look everything is at least 10% off, the two kmarts I visited on Sunday had pretty much every item in the entire store discounted with higher discounts on the seasonal items. I don't know what retail is like out where you live but I've never walked into a Walmart or a Target and seen the whole store 10%-50% off for a "run of the mill seasonal clearance", not to mention most of the signs were hand written with the amount of percentage off which I've only ever seen during a going out of business or liquidation sale.
Another thing that I find odd is on the kmart website and in store they are advertising only 10% off in some sections but many of the products are actually cheaper than that, so why would you not want to properly advertise the lower prices?

Maybe you are right and this is just a normal sale but I've personally never seen anything like it except when a store was going out of business. I just can't see any other reason why they would run a sale like this unless they want people to think that their local Kmart store is going out of business cause that's what it looked like when I walked into my local kmart.


Look at those signs and tell me your first impression

(https://s4.sywcdn.net/getImage?url=%2F%2Fs4.sywcdn.net%2Fuser%2F2126_24288062.jpg&t=Photo&w=600&h=0&qlt=100&mrg=1&s=f1490c8914a520d8fafd8e6b1852d264)

For comparison here is a kmart that closed

(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-CQeSzL4Do8Y/T6IRgmw2KiI/AAAAAAAABlI/C0lERU1C4Co/s1600/2012-02-09+12.42.11.jpg)


Where is that KMart that appears to be going out of business located?
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: buzz86us on July 13, 2017, 12:21:17 PM
with everything happening I am surprised that the K-Mart in Queensbury still stays in business especially with two walmart super centers a short drive away
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: BillyGr on July 14, 2017, 07:06:00 PM
Quote from: buzz86us on July 13, 2017, 12:21:17 PM
with everything happening I am surprised that the K-Mart in Queensbury still stays in business especially with two walmart super centers a short drive away


Even if they are slightly less Super than they used to be ;)

Not really sure who had the idea to put that out so far from the rest of the shopping areas (at least before Walmart decided to join them, apparently not thinking the existing WalAmes [which may have been one of few, if any, where the two existed side by side] was enough).
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Zayre88 on July 17, 2017, 06:19:23 PM
Kmart in Salem NH:

The store does not have the current logo.  It's part of the former Big Kmart logo.

(http://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4329/35603146450_569c114f0f_z.jpg)
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Pikapower on July 17, 2017, 07:12:36 PM
Quote from: Zayre88 on July 17, 2017, 06:19:23 PM
Kmart in Salem NH:

The store does not have the current logo.  It's part of the former Big Kmart logo.

(http://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4329/35603146450_569c114f0f_z.jpg)

From the looks of that Kmart I though that was one of the Kmarts that had never gone big and used the 1990 logo (without the "Big" on it).
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Zayre88 on July 17, 2017, 07:24:01 PM
Quote from: Pikapower on July 17, 2017, 07:12:36 PM
Quote from: Zayre88 on July 17, 2017, 06:19:23 PM
Kmart in Salem NH:

The store does not have the current logo.  It's part of the former Big Kmart logo.


From the looks of that Kmart I though that was one of the Kmarts that had never gone big and used the 1990 logo (without the "Big" on it).

It did have the Big Kmart logo at some point, however it's possible that this logo was not part of the BigKmart logo and is simply a larger single "K" logo.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: danfifepsu on July 17, 2017, 08:00:52 PM
IT had the BIG KMART LOGO And took it down 2 yrs ago.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: MikeinBuffalo on July 24, 2017, 12:06:30 PM
Did some pity shopping at the last Kmart in the Buffalo area, on Hertel Ave if any Buffalonians are reading this. Picked up some jumper cables and a candy bar.

The store is very old, and has the Big Kmart logo on top out front. Its kept alive sheerly because of its location, which is right near some colleges. They sell a lot of college merchandise, especially Buffalo State Bengals stuff.

Very pleasant employee in their garden section. Hope he does well when Kmart finally goes down the drain.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: AmesNewington on July 24, 2017, 03:25:38 PM
I went shopping with my parents at the Vernon, CT store today and what I saw was alarming. The entire store had the similar signage you would see at a GOB sale (as mentioned here), just with their Summer Blowout campaign as a cover. With that observation alone, I wouldn't have been so suspicious, but a few other things caught my attention. First, I partly went to stock up on store brand paper goods and health and beauty items and I was unable to purchase several items such as pocket tissues, toothbrushes, and foam cups, as the shelves were empty of these items. I have never seen these items out of stock before at Kmart, which makes me think they let stock run out and won't be replacing it. Also, the shelves looked picked over and there were no regular sale tags, I'm assuming due to almost everything being on sale. Finally, there were only 2 registers open when we got there and one by the time we were done shopping. They did open 2 more when we were checking out. The store was at least not very busy, being a Monday afternoon. I can't help but think they are getting ready to close the entire Kmart division (or even the entire Sears Holdings company). I wasn't sure when it was first mentioned here, but I got to experience it for myself at a location that was fully stocked and busier back in April. Of course I could be entirely wrong and they are just trying to entice shoppers to come in and will fully restock after this week. I must say that their clothing department was well stocked and my mom did in fact see some new fall arrivals. We won't really know until next week, when the sale is over what the fate of Kmart is.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: MikeinBuffalo on July 24, 2017, 06:02:13 PM
Did Kmart have a size limit for conversion fro their existing to its "Big K" stores? I am doing a little research on my Kmart, and an old newspaper article says that it was converted with the rest of the WNY locations in 1998. This store can't be more than 60,000 square feet. Seems silly to make it a "Big" Kmart!


http://buffalonews.com/1998/02/19/a-new-look-for-kmart/

For the record, the Williamsville store mentioned in the ad was heavily modified after closing in 2002 and became a Hobby Lobby.


EDIT I am wrong. Apparently that store became a Lowes. The store on Niagara Falls Blvd is in a plaza, and has been heavily modified into a Christmas Tree shops/Old Navy/Office Max
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: MikeinBuffalo on July 24, 2017, 06:19:05 PM
Found a very helpful article from '02 that lists the Kmarts that closed near me in 2002. Now that I have addresses, I can figure out what they became.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/2002/03/08/list-kmart-stores-to-be-closed.html

7144 Big Kmart 5770 S. Transit Rd. Lockport NY - Seems to have been divided into a few stores. Half is empty, with an Office Depot in the other half.

3694 Big Kmart 998 Broadway Buffalo NY -this one has a sad story. Was a very famous store called Sattler's before they went belly-up in the 1990s. Store was demolished and is now an Aldi (whose suburban style looks stupid in the dense urban area of this part of town)

3008 Big Kmart 8150 Transit Road Williamsville NY - Heavily modified into a Lowes.

4788 Big Kmart 3901 Vineyard Drive Dunkirk NY - now a Home Depot.

I don't know exactly when Amherst closed, only that it's in a massive shopping plaza and it's hard to tell which store was which as I never shopped at this one.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Zayre88 on July 25, 2017, 04:46:43 AM
Quote from: MikeinBuffalo on July 24, 2017, 06:19:05 PM
Found a very helpful article from '02 that lists the Kmarts that closed near me in 2002. Now that I have addresses, I can figure out what they became.

#3087 Big Kmart 1525 South Willow Street Manchester NH  - Sat vacant for some time then became Burlington Coat Factory.  That store eventually closed and it re-opened as a Hobby Lobby.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: MikeinBuffalo on July 26, 2017, 11:22:26 AM
Got to say, at least the last Kmart by me is fairly well stocked. There were not a huge amount of empty shelves like I see at Wally World.

Did some deeper looking around and found a couple cool things.

(https://s1.postimg.org/3qwrw4jj3/0726170925a.jpg)

This old health monitor thing is at least 30 years old.

(https://s18.postimg.org/t86ar4mi1/0726170925b.jpg)

The pharmacy itself had closed.


(https://s18.postimg.org/6kr1kz6y1/0726170934.jpg)

How old do you guys think this sign is? It seemed way out of place in the store. There was nothing else like it.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Pikapower on July 26, 2017, 12:49:26 PM
Quote from: MikeinBuffalo on July 26, 2017, 11:22:26 AM
(https://s18.postimg.org/6kr1kz6y1/0726170934.jpg)

How old do you guys think this sign is? It seemed way out of place in the store. There was nothing else like it.

I think that "Music & Video" sign has to be from at least 1997, so I'm guessing it's 20 years old  by now.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: MikeinBuffalo on July 26, 2017, 02:32:06 PM
Quote from: Pikapower on July 26, 2017, 12:49:26 PMI think that "Music & Video" sign has to be from at least 1997, so I'm guessing it's 20 years old  by now.

makes sense, the store was last remodeled in 1998.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: busman_49 on July 28, 2017, 09:14:50 AM
Quote from: MikeinBuffalo on July 24, 2017, 06:19:05 PM
Found a very helpful article from '02 that lists the Kmarts that closed near me in 2002. Now that I have addresses, I can figure out what they became. 


I did that with Ohio a number of months back.  With the help of a Flickr user, I think I managed to log nearly all of the Kmarts that operated in Ohio.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: shore72 on July 29, 2017, 09:30:50 PM
Were all Kmart pharmacies closed? Both of the ones nearby went away this year. I wonder if someone could talk the manager into selling that health monitor?
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: MikeinBuffalo on July 30, 2017, 09:59:40 AM
Quote from: shore72 on July 29, 2017, 09:30:50 PM
Were all Kmart pharmacies closed? Both of the ones nearby went away this year. I wonder if someone could talk the manager into selling that health monitor?

Might be kind of a cool idea for people with more room (and money) than I do. It might be worth saving, especially if Kmart finally goes belly-up.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Pikapower on July 30, 2017, 02:41:37 PM
Quote from: MikeinBuffalo on July 24, 2017, 06:02:13 PM
Did Kmart have a size limit for conversion fro their existing to its "Big K" stores? I am doing a little research on my Kmart, and an old newspaper article says that it was converted with the rest of the WNY locations in 1998. This store can't be more than 60,000 square feet. Seems silly to make it a "Big" Kmart!


http://buffalonews.com/1998/02/19/a-new-look-for-kmart/

For the record, the Williamsville store mentioned in the ad was heavily modified after closing in 2002 and became a Hobby Lobby.


EDIT I am wrong. Apparently that store became a Lowes. The store on Niagara Falls Blvd is in a plaza, and has been heavily modified into a Christmas Tree shops/Old Navy/Office Max

I don't know when the Amherst Kmart on Niagara Falls Boulevard closed, but all I know is that it was demolished for Christmas Tree Shops and I think Old Navy and Office Max were in that plaza when Kmart was there.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: MikeinBuffalo on July 30, 2017, 03:26:30 PM
Quote from: Pikapower on July 30, 2017, 02:41:37 PM

I don't know when the Amherst Kmart on Niagara Falls Boulevard closed, but all I know is that it was demolished for Christmas Tree Shops and I think Old Navy and Office Max were in that plaza when Kmart was there.

Thanks. Google is fruitless so far.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Pikapower on July 30, 2017, 03:38:02 PM
From what I've heard about the Williamsville Kmart was demolished to make way for Lowe's because the old Kmart building had asbestos in it when they were planning to to use the building for Lowe's after Kmart closed. The surrounding plaza by the Williamsville Kmart was heavily revamped, part of it was demolished a few years ago for easier access to the Wegmans and Target stores next door.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: giantsfan2016 on July 30, 2017, 03:53:21 PM
It's interesting whether or not they decide to reuse a KMART building or demolish it.

In Wallingford, Connecticut both old KMART's are being reused. The original location is in a plaza anchored by Big Lots is now a locally owned movie theater called Holiday Cinemas. The other location a free-standing location, which was a Super KMART is now a Walmart SuperCenter. As for the original Walmart they demolished that for a Lowe's and have added a few restaurants.

In Southington, Connecticut the KMART is Price Chopper.

In Bristol, Connecticut the KMART (which was Caldor and before that WT Grant's) is also a Price Chopper.

In Waterbury, Connecticut the KMART was subdivided into Ollie's Bargain Basement and Porter and Chester Institute. (A career school).
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: MikeinBuffalo on July 30, 2017, 10:02:05 PM
Quote from: Pikapower on July 30, 2017, 03:38:02 PM
From what I've heard about the Williamsville Kmart was demolished to make way for Lowe's because the old Kmart building had asbestos in it when they were planning to to use the building for Lowe's after Kmart closed. The surrounding plaza by the Williamsville Kmart was heavily revamped, part of it was demolished a few years ago for easier access to the Wegmans and Target stores next door.

you know what, that makes sense. I was just there (I get my hair cut in the plaza) and I was thinking there is no way this used to be a Kmart.

That was the problem with the Ames that I posted about in the Ames forum - asbestos make saving older buildings very hard. Might as well tear it down rather than spend huge amounts to remove them.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Pikapower on July 31, 2017, 06:56:21 AM
Quote from: MikeinBuffalo on July 30, 2017, 10:02:05 PM
Quote from: Pikapower on July 30, 2017, 03:38:02 PM
From what I've heard about the Williamsville Kmart was demolished to make way for Lowe's because the old Kmart building had asbestos in it when they were planning to to use the building for Lowe's after Kmart closed. The surrounding plaza by the Williamsville Kmart was heavily revamped, part of it was demolished a few years ago for easier access to the Wegmans and Target stores next door.

you know what, that makes sense. I was just there (I get my hair cut in the plaza) and I was thinking there is no way this used to be a Kmart.

That was the problem with the Ames that I posted about in the Ames forum - asbestos make saving older buildings very hard. Might as well tear it down rather than spend huge amounts to remove them.

The Amherst Kmart was probably demolished because of asbestos as well. Asbestos might have been a good idea for fireproofing buildings at one point, but now we know that asbestos causes cancer and it's one of the reason why some older Kmart (and some other stores) building can't be saved for remodeling into something else.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: busman_49 on August 01, 2017, 01:46:07 PM
Quote from: Pikapower on July 31, 2017, 06:56:21 AM
Quote from: MikeinBuffalo on July 30, 2017, 10:02:05 PM
Quote from: Pikapower on July 30, 2017, 03:38:02 PM
From what I've heard about the Williamsville Kmart was demolished to make way for Lowe's because the old Kmart building had asbestos in it when they were planning to to use the building for Lowe's after Kmart closed. The surrounding plaza by the Williamsville Kmart was heavily revamped, part of it was demolished a few years ago for easier access to the Wegmans and Target stores next door.

you know what, that makes sense. I was just there (I get my hair cut in the plaza) and I was thinking there is no way this used to be a Kmart.

That was the problem with the Ames that I posted about in the Ames forum - asbestos make saving older buildings very hard. Might as well tear it down rather than spend huge amounts to remove them.

The Amherst Kmart was probably demolished because of asbestos as well. Asbestos might have been a good idea for fireproofing buildings at one point, but now we know that asbestos causes cancer and it's one of the reason why some older Kmart (and some other stores) building can't be saved for remodeling into something else.

Unless I'm mistaken, doesn't the asbestos have to be removed from the building before it can be torn down anyway?  Otherwise the demolition will cause it to go into the air.  Whether re-using or demolishing, the asbestos still has to come out before anything else can be done.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: MikeinBuffalo on August 02, 2017, 09:16:06 PM
Quote from: Pikapower on July 31, 2017, 06:56:21 AM


The Amherst Kmart was probably demolished because of asbestos as well. Asbestos might have been a good idea for fireproofing buildings at one point, but now we know that asbestos causes cancer and it's one of the reason why some older Kmart (and some other stores) building can't be saved for remodeling into something else.

this is a bit off topic but do you remember or know what the Hobby Lobby up Transit by the theatre used to be? I swear that was a Circuit City but I am not sure. I know it was remodeled, not torn down and built up.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Pikapower on August 03, 2017, 05:32:00 AM
Quote from: MikeinBuffalo on August 02, 2017, 09:16:06 PM
Quote from: Pikapower on July 31, 2017, 06:56:21 AM


The Amherst Kmart was probably demolished because of asbestos as well. Asbestos might have been a good idea for fireproofing buildings at one point, but now we know that asbestos causes cancer and it's one of the reason why some older Kmart (and some other stores) building can't be saved for remodeling into something else.

this is a bit off topic but do you remember or know what the Hobby Lobby up Transit by the theatre used to be? I swear that was a Circuit City but I am not sure. I know it was remodeled, not torn down and built up.

It was a Media Play, then an FYE Superstore. It might've been something else before it was Media Play, but I don't know. :/
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: MikeinBuffalo on August 03, 2017, 07:51:32 AM
Quote from: Pikapower on August 03, 2017, 05:32:00 AM
Quote from: MikeinBuffalo on August 02, 2017, 09:16:06 PM
Quote from: Pikapower on July 31, 2017, 06:56:21 AM


The Amherst Kmart was probably demolished because of asbestos as well. Asbestos might have been a good idea for fireproofing buildings at one point, but now we know that asbestos causes cancer and it's one of the reason why some older Kmart (and some other stores) building can't be saved for remodeling into something else.

this is a bit off topic but do you remember or know what the Hobby Lobby up Transit by the theatre used to be? I swear that was a Circuit City but I am not sure. I know it was remodeled, not torn down and built up.

It was a Media Play, then an FYE Superstore. It might've been something else before it was Media Play, but I don't know. :/

Thanks! Not sure how I got the Circuit City idea in my head. The only thing I am really sure of on that side of Transit is that the Big Lots used to be a Vix Drug Store.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: zonemad96 on August 03, 2017, 07:58:12 AM
Quote from: busman_49 on August 01, 2017, 01:46:07 PM
Quote from: Pikapower on July 31, 2017, 06:56:21 AM
Quote from: MikeinBuffalo on July 30, 2017, 10:02:05 PM
Quote from: Pikapower on July 30, 2017, 03:38:02 PM
From what I've heard about the Williamsville Kmart was demolished to make way for Lowe's because the old Kmart building had asbestos in it when they were planning to to use the building for Lowe's after Kmart closed. The surrounding plaza by the Williamsville Kmart was heavily revamped, part of it was demolished a few years ago for easier access to the Wegmans and Target stores next door.

you know what, that makes sense. I was just there (I get my hair cut in the plaza) and I was thinking there is no way this used to be a Kmart.

That was the problem with the Ames that I posted about in the Ames forum - asbestos make saving older buildings very hard. Might as well tear it down rather than spend huge amounts to remove them.

The Amherst Kmart was probably demolished because of asbestos as well. Asbestos might have been a good idea for fireproofing buildings at one point, but now we know that asbestos causes cancer and it's one of the reason why some older Kmart (and some other stores) building can't be saved for remodeling into something else.

Unless I'm mistaken, doesn't the asbestos have to be removed from the building before it can be torn down anyway?  Otherwise the demolition will cause it to go into the air.  Whether re-using or demolishing, the asbestos still has to come out before anything else can be done.

Yeah first they come out and take samples of every material the building is made out of ceiling tiles, walls, insulation, floor tiles, insulation on pipes, they even test the adhesive used to hold down the floor tiles. Some of it can be removed fairly easily but depending on the type of material the asbestos is in but they might have to seal the whole building in plastic and properly ventilate the place.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: giantsfan2016 on August 03, 2017, 08:09:40 AM
Quote from: zonemad96 on August 03, 2017, 07:58:12 AM
Quote from: busman_49 on August 01, 2017, 01:46:07 PM
Quote from: Pikapower on July 31, 2017, 06:56:21 AM
Quote from: MikeinBuffalo on July 30, 2017, 10:02:05 PM
Quote from: Pikapower on July 30, 2017, 03:38:02 PM
From what I've heard about the Williamsville Kmart was demolished to make way for Lowe's because the old Kmart building had asbestos in it when they were planning to to use the building for Lowe's after Kmart closed. The surrounding plaza by the Williamsville Kmart was heavily revamped, part of it was demolished a few years ago for easier access to the Wegmans and Target stores next door.

you know what, that makes sense. I was just there (I get my hair cut in the plaza) and I was thinking there is no way this used to be a Kmart.

That was the problem with the Ames that I posted about in the Ames forum - asbestos make saving older buildings very hard. Might as well tear it down rather than spend huge amounts to remove them.

The Amherst Kmart was probably demolished because of asbestos as well. Asbestos might have been a good idea for fireproofing buildings at one point, but now we know that asbestos causes cancer and it's one of the reason why some older Kmart (and some other stores) building can't be saved for remodeling into something else.

Unless I'm mistaken, doesn't the asbestos have to be removed from the building before it can be torn down anyway?  Otherwise the demolition will cause it to go into the air.  Whether re-using or demolishing, the asbestos still has to come out before anything else can be done.

Yeah first they come out and take samples of every material the building is made out of ceiling tiles, walls, insulation, floor tiles, insulation on pipes, they even test the adhesive used to hold down the floor tiles. Some of it can be removed fairly easily but depending on the type of material the asbestos is in but they might have to seal the whole building in plastic and properly ventilate the place.

The first time I ever heard of asbestos was after Woolworth's in the Bristol Plaza in Bristol, Connecticut closed. I remember they had the store front boarded up with signs that said Danger Asbestos removal.

Then in 1998 at my high school, they closed down the Culinary Arts Department to gut and remodel it. They had to do asbestos removal there too. For the entire school year they operated out of a small temporary kitchen they built in the back of the cafeteria. The Junior and Senior Culinary Arts students were sent to the small Tech School in Bristol or given employment with a Food Service Company that provided cafeteria services to a hospital.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: TheFugitive on August 03, 2017, 04:05:31 PM
My high-school closed in 1986.  The school board wanted to tear it down, but a lot of local residents objected, saying that it might be needed again in the future if the school-aged population increased (something that never happened).

The estimates on demolition at that time ran around $200,000.
A year and a half later the Federal Government issued strict new rules on handling asbestos.
The cost of demolition immediately skyrocketed to over $5 million!

Needless to say the school was never torn down.  It sat there rotting for almost 30 years
before a developer bought it and converted it into some very nice Senior Citizen apartments.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill) on August 08, 2017, 11:45:53 PM
Kmart closed their Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin store in 1995. Today, a Tractor Supply store operates out of that building.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill) on August 19, 2017, 06:04:39 AM
I really hope some catalog retailer comes along a few years after Sears Holdings' demise and acquires the rights to both the Kmart and Sears/Wishbook names for their mail-order catalogs and websites, just like Swiss Colony did with Montgomery Ward.

I have the perfect name for a Kmart mail order catalog: "The Kmart Katalog"

If they do a mail-order catalog/website, I hope they use the classic Kmart logo, which hasn't been used since 1962-1990 in the United States, just like how the current catalog for Wards uses the classic Montgomery Ward logo.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: AmesNewington on August 19, 2017, 11:24:41 AM
Went to the Kmart in Vernon, CT this past Thursday and most merchandise was restocked that was missing from the last visit during their blowout sale. Also the store was much more organized this time. I wish they would have more variety in clothing/shoes and have all sizes they carry available. Would have loved to buy jeans in my size and a pair of shoes I like is currently unavailable in store and online in my size ONLY. But I'm glad they are staying for now. It didn't look good the last time.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: busman_49 on August 24, 2017, 09:56:08 AM
Kmart is set to announce 28 more store closings today.  Rumors elsewhere have said the number could be as high as 50 and could include some Sears stores.  A list should be out this afternoon.

http://www.businessinsider.com/sears-q2-2018-earnings-2017-8

Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: giantsfan2016 on August 24, 2017, 11:42:29 AM
Southbury, Connecticut KMART.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: TheFugitive on August 24, 2017, 03:03:17 PM
The list is here.

http://searsholdings.com/docs/082417_store_closing_list.pdf
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: standa on August 24, 2017, 09:08:46 PM
The Southbury, CT Kmart that's closing is a two-floor store. It was previously a Jordan Marsh and before that a Read's.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: jason83080 on September 26, 2017, 06:41:32 PM
They demolished the old Kmart in Westlake, OH. Turns out that the land's going toward new construction - Fresh Thyme and Sierra Trading Post:

http://www.cleveland.com/westlake/index.ssf/2017/08/west_bay_plaza_kmart_slated_fo.html

That explains why they're refacing the Jimmy John's strip.

... Also, judging by this map, the bottom plaza - labeled as "proposed" spaces - are where Marc's, Pet Supplies Plus, and some other smaller stores are currently located. I wonder if they're all getting the boot. Marc's does have other stores in Avon and North Olmsted, so maybe that's why this one's getting kicked out? PSP could likely move across the street - I think there's enough open space for a PSP in the Promenade strip - but, yeah, Marc's getting the boot is a surprise.

http://realestate.cleveland.com/realestate-news/2017/07/fresh_thyme_market_coming_to_w.html
http://media.cleveland.com/realestatenews_impact/photo/sitemap.jpg
(The "200" building is where Kmart used to be. The "100" building is where the other existing strip - Marc's is 100/110-ish, PSP is about where 120 is - currently resides. The 400 building is new. The 50 building is the newer strip, with a Japanese restaurant and Jimmy John's on either side. There's a KeyBank in the upper right corner of the map - not pictured - and a McDonald's in the lower right corner - also, not pictured - that aren't included in the new plans.)

RIP Kmart! :( Photos of the demolition:
http://westlakebayvillageobserver.com/read/2017/09/06/big-changes-underway-at-west-bay-plaza/photoGallery
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: busman_49 on September 27, 2017, 08:33:16 AM
Looks like it was a unique store.  I kinda wish I could have made it up there before it closed.

Quote from: jason83080 on September 26, 2017, 06:41:32 PM
They demolished the old Kmart in Westlake, OH. Turns out that the land's going toward new construction - Fresh Thyme and Sierra Trading Post:

http://www.cleveland.com/westlake/index.ssf/2017/08/west_bay_plaza_kmart_slated_fo.html

That explains why they're refacing the Jimmy John's strip.

... Also, judging by this map, the bottom plaza - labeled as "proposed" spaces - are where Marc's, Pet Supplies Plus, and some other smaller stores are currently located. I wonder if they're all getting the boot. Marc's does have other stores in Avon and North Olmsted, so maybe that's why this one's getting kicked out? PSP could likely move across the street - I think there's enough open space for a PSP in the Promenade strip - but, yeah, Marc's getting the boot is a surprise.

http://realestate.cleveland.com/realestate-news/2017/07/fresh_thyme_market_coming_to_w.html
http://media.cleveland.com/realestatenews_impact/photo/sitemap.jpg
(The "200" building is where Kmart used to be. The "100" building is where the other existing strip - Marc's is 100/110-ish, PSP is about where 120 is - currently resides. The 400 building is new. The 50 building is the newer strip, with a Japanese restaurant and Jimmy John's on either side. There's a KeyBank in the upper right corner of the map - not pictured - and a McDonald's in the lower right corner - also, not pictured - that aren't included in the new plans.)

RIP Kmart! :( Photos of the demolition:
http://westlakebayvillageobserver.com/read/2017/09/06/big-changes-underway-at-west-bay-plaza/photoGallery
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: JJBers on September 27, 2017, 09:03:39 AM
Quote from: AmesNewington on August 19, 2017, 11:24:41 AM
Went to the Kmart in Vernon, CT this past Thursday and most merchandise was restocked that was missing from the last visit during their blowout sale. Also the store was much more organized this time. I wish they would have more variety in clothing/shoes and have all sizes they carry available. Would have loved to buy jeans in my size and a pair of shoes I like is currently unavailable in store and online in my size ONLY. But I'm glad they are staying for now. It didn't look good the last time.
I visited back in July, and I thought they did a OK job at keeping all the merchandise stocked.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: AmesNewington on September 27, 2017, 06:32:44 PM
Quote from: JJBers on September 27, 2017, 09:03:39 AM
Quote from: AmesNewington on August 19, 2017, 11:24:41 AM
Went to the Kmart in Vernon, CT this past Thursday and most merchandise was restocked that was missing from the last visit during their blowout sale. Also the store was much more organized this time. I wish they would have more variety in clothing/shoes and have all sizes they carry available. Would have loved to buy jeans in my size and a pair of shoes I like is currently unavailable in store and online in my size ONLY. But I'm glad they are staying for now. It didn't look good the last time.
I visited back in July, and I thought they did a OK job at keeping all the merchandise stocked.

I guess it depends on what you wanted to buy. They had tons of clothes yet they were out of a lot of general merchandise, paper goods, health and beauty etc. But then everything was back to full stock in August. It was just very weird, plus the GOB type signage was surely suspicious. Cromwell, even though its now gone, never had that type of issue with stock. They always had more than enough. However, Sears Holding never pulled this kind of blowout sale before this year. I hope Vernon escapes at least a few more waves of closures.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: JJBers on September 27, 2017, 07:06:58 PM
Quote from: AmesNewington on September 27, 2017, 06:32:44 PM
Quote from: JJBers on September 27, 2017, 09:03:39 AM
Quote from: AmesNewington on August 19, 2017, 11:24:41 AM
Went to the Kmart in Vernon, CT this past Thursday and most merchandise was restocked that was missing from the last visit during their blowout sale. Also the store was much more organized this time. I wish they would have more variety in clothing/shoes and have all sizes they carry available. Would have loved to buy jeans in my size and a pair of shoes I like is currently unavailable in store and online in my size ONLY. But I'm glad they are staying for now. It didn't look good the last time.
I visited back in July, and I thought they did a OK job at keeping all the merchandise stocked.

I guess it depends on what you wanted to buy. They had tons of clothes yet they were out of a lot of general merchandise, paper goods, health and beauty etc. But then everything was back to full stock in August. It was just very weird, plus the GOB type signage was surely suspicious. Cromwell, even though its now gone, never had that type of issue with stock. They always had more than enough. However, Sears Holding never pulled this kind of blowout sale before this year. I hope Vernon escapes at least a few more waves of closures.
Well, here's my horribly guessed assessment for the remaining three stores in Connecticut, starting with:


Vernon, the only Kmart I've ever been too. It's about 3 miles away from a Wal-Mart, and has a Stop and Shop right across the street from it, but when I went inside, it was ok. Looked like the 90's still. Google Reviews has a 3.6 rating for it, not that great.


Next up, Watertown, now this one has much better competition, there is no Wal-Mart's for a while (or Targets, etc.), and this time the Stop and Shop is a half a mile away. This is also the only retro Kmart in the state (even though that really shouldn't be a thing). Google Reviews has it at 3.3. This one has a poor interior, but not as bad as the next one.


Finally, Milford, This store is going in the next wave, it's not only in worse condition than both the Vernon and Watertown Kmarts', it's got a lot of competition within 5 miles. It's also barely possible to see from the road, so that doesn't help. It has a 3.5 on Google.


So here's a rough set of possbile dates for closure:
Milford- Some time before June 2018
Vernon- Late-2018
Watertown- 2019 or to Chapter 11.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: danfifepsu on September 27, 2017, 08:35:18 PM
Quote from: JJBers on September 27, 2017, 07:06:58 PM
Quote from: AmesNewington on September 27, 2017, 06:32:44 PM
Quote from: JJBers on September 27, 2017, 09:03:39 AM
Quote from: AmesNewington on August 19, 2017, 11:24:41 AM
Went to the Kmart in Vernon, CT this past Thursday and most merchandise was restocked that was missing from the last visit during their blowout sale. Also the store was much more organized this time. I wish they would have more variety in clothing/shoes and have all sizes they carry available. Would have loved to buy jeans in my size and a pair of shoes I like is currently unavailable in store and online in my size ONLY. But I'm glad they are staying for now. It didn't look good the last time.
I visited back in July, and I thought they did a OK job at keeping all the merchandise stocked.

I guess it depends on what you wanted to buy. They had tons of clothes yet they were out of a lot of general merchandise, paper goods, health and beauty etc. But then everything was back to full stock in August. It was just very weird, plus the GOB type signage was surely suspicious. Cromwell, even though its now gone, never had that type of issue with stock. They always had more than enough. However, Sears Holding never pulled this kind of blowout sale before this year. I hope Vernon escapes at least a few more waves of closures.
Well, here's my horribly guessed assessment for the remaining three stores in Connecticut, starting with:


Vernon, the only Kmart I've ever been too. It's about 3 miles away from a Wal-Mart, and has a Stop and Shop right across the street from it, but when I went inside, it was ok. Looked like the 90's still. Google Reviews has a 3.6 rating for it, not that great.


Next up, Watertown, now this one has much better competition, there is no Wal-Mart's for a while (or Targets, etc.), and this time the Stop and Shop is a half a mile away. This is also the only retro Kmart in the state (even though that really shouldn't be a thing). Google Reviews has it at 3.3. This one has a poor interior, but not as bad as the next one.


Finally, Milford, This store is going in the next wave, it's not only in worse condition than both the Vernon and Watertown Kmarts', it's got a lot of competition within 5 miles. It's also barely possible to see from the road, so that doesn't help. It has a 3.5 on Google.


So here's a rough set of possbile dates for closure:
Milford- Some time before June 2018
Vernon- Late-2018
Watertown- 2019 or to Chapter 11.

why only 3 left in CT?
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: JJBers on September 27, 2017, 09:59:00 PM
Quote from: danfifepsu on September 27, 2017, 08:35:18 PM
Quote from: JJBers on September 27, 2017, 07:06:58 PM
Quote from: AmesNewington on September 27, 2017, 06:32:44 PM
Quote from: JJBers on September 27, 2017, 09:03:39 AM
Quote from: AmesNewington on August 19, 2017, 11:24:41 AM
Went to the Kmart in Vernon, CT this past Thursday and most merchandise was restocked that was missing from the last visit during their blowout sale. Also the store was much more organized this time. I wish they would have more variety in clothing/shoes and have all sizes they carry available. Would have loved to buy jeans in my size and a pair of shoes I like is currently unavailable in store and online in my size ONLY. But I'm glad they are staying for now. It didn't look good the last time.
I visited back in July, and I thought they did a OK job at keeping all the merchandise stocked.

I guess it depends on what you wanted to buy. They had tons of clothes yet they were out of a lot of general merchandise, paper goods, health and beauty etc. But then everything was back to full stock in August. It was just very weird, plus the GOB type signage was surely suspicious. Cromwell, even though its now gone, never had that type of issue with stock. They always had more than enough. However, Sears Holding never pulled this kind of blowout sale before this year. I hope Vernon escapes at least a few more waves of closures.
Well, here's my horribly guessed assessment for the remaining three stores in Connecticut, starting with:


Vernon, the only Kmart I've ever been too. It's about 3 miles away from a Wal-Mart, and has a Stop and Shop right across the street from it, but when I went inside, it was ok. Looked like the 90's still. Google Reviews has a 3.6 rating for it, not that great.


Next up, Watertown, now this one has much better competition, there is no Wal-Mart's for a while (or Targets, etc.), and this time the Stop and Shop is a half a mile away. This is also the only retro Kmart in the state (even though that really shouldn't be a thing). Google Reviews has it at 3.3. This one has a poor interior, but not as bad as the next one.


Finally, Milford, This store is going in the next wave, it's not only in worse condition than both the Vernon and Watertown Kmarts', it's got a lot of competition within 5 miles. It's also barely possible to see from the road, so that doesn't help. It has a 3.5 on Google.


So here's a rough set of possbile dates for closure:
Milford- Some time before June 2018
Vernon- Late-2018
Watertown- 2019 or to Chapter 11.

why only 3 left in CT?
Well...there's technically 4, but the Southbury one is closing by the end of the year.


But here's what I think you're looking for. Kmart was always in heavy competition with stores like Bradlees and Ames, and eventually Wal-Mart and Target. So once Kmart started sinking, Connecticut was hard hit at first, but has slowed down in recent years.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill) on September 28, 2017, 03:09:38 AM
Quote from: JJBers on September 27, 2017, 09:59:00 PM
Quote from: danfifepsu on September 27, 2017, 08:35:18 PM
Quote from: JJBers on September 27, 2017, 07:06:58 PM
Quote from: AmesNewington on September 27, 2017, 06:32:44 PM
Quote from: JJBers on September 27, 2017, 09:03:39 AM
Quote from: AmesNewington on August 19, 2017, 11:24:41 AM
Went to the Kmart in Vernon, CT this past Thursday and most merchandise was restocked that was missing from the last visit during their blowout sale. Also the store was much more organized this time. I wish they would have more variety in clothing/shoes and have all sizes they carry available. Would have loved to buy jeans in my size and a pair of shoes I like is currently unavailable in store and online in my size ONLY. But I'm glad they are staying for now. It didn't look good the last time.
I visited back in July, and I thought they did a OK job at keeping all the merchandise stocked.

Kmart had similar issues in Wisconsin with Wal-Mart and Target as well as ShopKo and the (now defunct) Prange Way stores in the 1990s.

I guess it depends on what you wanted to buy. They had tons of clothes yet they were out of a lot of general merchandise, paper goods, health and beauty etc. But then everything was back to full stock in August. It was just very weird, plus the GOB type signage was surely suspicious. Cromwell, even though its now gone, never had that type of issue with stock. They always had more than enough. However, Sears Holding never pulled this kind of blowout sale before this year. I hope Vernon escapes at least a few more waves of closures.
Well, here's my horribly guessed assessment for the remaining three stores in Connecticut, starting with:


Vernon, the only Kmart I've ever been too. It's about 3 miles away from a Wal-Mart, and has a Stop and Shop right across the street from it, but when I went inside, it was ok. Looked like the 90's still. Google Reviews has a 3.6 rating for it, not that great.


Next up, Watertown, now this one has much better competition, there is no Wal-Mart's for a while (or Targets, etc.), and this time the Stop and Shop is a half a mile away. This is also the only retro Kmart in the state (even though that really shouldn't be a thing). Google Reviews has it at 3.3. This one has a poor interior, but not as bad as the next one.


Finally, Milford, This store is going in the next wave, it's not only in worse condition than both the Vernon and Watertown Kmarts', it's got a lot of competition within 5 miles. It's also barely possible to see from the road, so that doesn't help. It has a 3.5 on Google.


So here's a rough set of possbile dates for closure:
Milford- Some time before June 2018
Vernon- Late-2018
Watertown- 2019 or to Chapter 11.

why only 3 left in CT?
Well...there's technically 4, but the Southbury one is closing by the end of the year.


But here's what I think you're looking for. Kmart was always in heavy competition with stores like Bradlees and Ames, and eventually Wal-Mart and Target. So once Kmart started sinking, Connecticut was hard hit at first, but has slowed down in recent years.

I remember when Kmart was in competition with Prange Way (a discount store which existed from 1971-1995) in Wisconsin. Now that P-W is gone, Target, Shopko and Walmart are their only competitors left.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: AmesNewington on September 28, 2017, 05:58:10 AM
Quote from: JJBers on September 27, 2017, 07:06:58 PM
Quote from: AmesNewington on September 27, 2017, 06:32:44 PM
Quote from: JJBers on September 27, 2017, 09:03:39 AM
Quote from: AmesNewington on August 19, 2017, 11:24:41 AM
Went to the Kmart in Vernon, CT this past Thursday and most merchandise was restocked that was missing from the last visit during their blowout sale. Also the store was much more organized this time. I wish they would have more variety in clothing/shoes and have all sizes they carry available. Would have loved to buy jeans in my size and a pair of shoes I like is currently unavailable in store and online in my size ONLY. But I'm glad they are staying for now. It didn't look good the last time.
I visited back in July, and I thought they did a OK job at keeping all the merchandise stocked.

I guess it depends on what you wanted to buy. They had tons of clothes yet they were out of a lot of general merchandise, paper goods, health and beauty etc. But then everything was back to full stock in August. It was just very weird, plus the GOB type signage was surely suspicious. Cromwell, even though its now gone, never had that type of issue with stock. They always had more than enough. However, Sears Holding never pulled this kind of blowout sale before this year. I hope Vernon escapes at least a few more waves of closures.
Well, here's my horribly guessed assessment for the remaining three stores in Connecticut, starting with:


Vernon, the only Kmart I've ever been too. It's about 3 miles away from a Wal-Mart, and has a Stop and Shop right across the street from it, but when I went inside, it was ok. Looked like the 90's still. Google Reviews has a 3.6 rating for it, not that great.


Next up, Watertown, now this one has much better competition, there is no Wal-Mart's for a while (or Targets, etc.), and this time the Stop and Shop is a half a mile away. This is also the only retro Kmart in the state (even though that really shouldn't be a thing). Google Reviews has it at 3.3. This one has a poor interior, but not as bad as the next one.


Finally, Milford, This store is going in the next wave, it's not only in worse condition than both the Vernon and Watertown Kmarts', it's got a lot of competition within 5 miles. It's also barely possible to see from the road, so that doesn't help. It has a 3.5 on Google.


So here's a rough set of possbile dates for closure:
Milford- Some time before June 2018
Vernon- Late-2018
Watertown- 2019 or to Chapter 11.

I like your assessment of the remaining CT locations. It doesn't make sense to me that Milford has survived so long since they also have a Sears in town and have two or three dollar stores in the plaza they are in. Watertown I can see to an extent since they have no competition for a while, but I would have thought being the small, retro looking store they are, they would have been closed long ago. Vernon is the only one that makes sense. I'm glad they are still there. It's a trek from Newington to there, but at least its not even farther. For a while during the past decade, they still had a good number of locations and held on to them longer than I expected. I can't believe Cromwell went before the ones that are left today. Even though they had Walmart down the road, they had good visibility off the highway, it was centrally located, and it was big in size. It was busy at times. I think the closure of Xpect Discounts next door did them in. I also think Kmart was given an easy out when ShopRite expressed interest in the plaza. I don't think they were any worse off than the others. They did go downhill in the last year though.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: danfifepsu on September 28, 2017, 08:18:56 AM
Quote from: AmesNewington on September 28, 2017, 05:58:10 AM
Quote from: JJBers on September 27, 2017, 07:06:58 PM
Quote from: AmesNewington on September 27, 2017, 06:32:44 PM
Quote from: JJBers on September 27, 2017, 09:03:39 AM
Quote from: AmesNewington on August 19, 2017, 11:24:41 AM
Went to the Kmart in Vernon, CT this past Thursday and most merchandise was restocked that was missing from the last visit during their blowout sale. Also the store was much more organized this time. I wish they would have more variety in clothing/shoes and have all sizes they carry available. Would have loved to buy jeans in my size and a pair of shoes I like is currently unavailable in store and online in my size ONLY. But I'm glad they are staying for now. It didn't look good the last time.
I visited back in July, and I thought they did a OK job at keeping all the merchandise stocked.

I guess it depends on what you wanted to buy. They had tons of clothes yet they were out of a lot of general merchandise, paper goods, health and beauty etc. But then everything was back to full stock in August. It was just very weird, plus the GOB type signage was surely suspicious. Cromwell, even though its now gone, never had that type of issue with stock. They always had more than enough. However, Sears Holding never pulled this kind of blowout sale before this year. I hope Vernon escapes at least a few more waves of closures.
Well, here's my horribly guessed assessment for the remaining three stores in Connecticut, starting with:


Vernon, the only Kmart I've ever been too. It's about 3 miles away from a Wal-Mart, and has a Stop and Shop right across the street from it, but when I went inside, it was ok. Looked like the 90's still. Google Reviews has a 3.6 rating for it, not that great.


Next up, Watertown, now this one has much better competition, there is no Wal-Mart's for a while (or Targets, etc.), and this time the Stop and Shop is a half a mile away. This is also the only retro Kmart in the state (even though that really shouldn't be a thing). Google Reviews has it at 3.3. This one has a poor interior, but not as bad as the next one.


Finally, Milford, This store is going in the next wave, it's not only in worse condition than both the Vernon and Watertown Kmarts', it's got a lot of competition within 5 miles. It's also barely possible to see from the road, so that doesn't help. It has a 3.5 on Google.


So here's a rough set of possbile dates for closure:
Milford- Some time before June 2018
Vernon- Late-2018
Watertown- 2019 or to Chapter 11.

I like your assessment of the remaining CT locations. It doesn't make sense to me that Milford has survived so long since they also have a Sears in town and have two or three dollar stores in the plaza they are in. Watertown I can see to an extent since they have no competition for a while, but I would have thought being the small, retro looking store they are, they would have been closed long ago. Vernon is the only one that makes sense. I'm glad they are still there. It's a trek from Newington to there, but at least its not even farther. For a while during the past decade, they still had a good number of locations and held on to them longer than I expected. I can't believe Cromwell went before the ones that are left today. Even though they had Walmart down the road, they had good visibility off the highway, it was centrally located, and it was big in size. It was busy at times. I think the closure of Xpect Discounts next door did them in. I also think Kmart was given an easy out when ShopRite expressed interest in the plaza. I don't think they were any worse off than the others. They did go downhill in the last year though.

of what you said of competition, this was Bradlees and Caldor territory even in their hayday to the 1990s. I can see waht u mean. When did Norwalks close? Maybe CTs too wealthy for Kmart.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: scottw73 on September 28, 2017, 09:49:55 AM
Quote from: danfifepsu on September 28, 2017, 08:18:56 AM
Quote from: AmesNewington on September 28, 2017, 05:58:10 AM
Quote from: JJBers on September 27, 2017, 07:06:58 PM
Quote from: AmesNewington on September 27, 2017, 06:32:44 PM
Quote from: JJBers on September 27, 2017, 09:03:39 AM
Quote from: AmesNewington on August 19, 2017, 11:24:41 AM
Went to the Kmart in Vernon, CT this past Thursday and most merchandise was restocked that was missing from the last visit during their blowout sale. Also the store was much more organized this time. I wish they would have more variety in clothing/shoes and have all sizes they carry available. Would have loved to buy jeans in my size and a pair of shoes I like is currently unavailable in store and online in my size ONLY. But I'm glad they are staying for now. It didn't look good the last time.
I visited back in July, and I thought they did a OK job at keeping all the merchandise stocked.

I guess it depends on what you wanted to buy. They had tons of clothes yet they were out of a lot of general merchandise, paper goods, health and beauty etc. But then everything was back to full stock in August. It was just very weird, plus the GOB type signage was surely suspicious. Cromwell, even though its now gone, never had that type of issue with stock. They always had more than enough. However, Sears Holding never pulled this kind of blowout sale before this year. I hope Vernon escapes at least a few more waves of closures.
Well, here's my horribly guessed assessment for the remaining three stores in Connecticut, starting with:


Vernon, the only Kmart I've ever been too. It's about 3 miles away from a Wal-Mart, and has a Stop and Shop right across the street from it, but when I went inside, it was ok. Looked like the 90's still. Google Reviews has a 3.6 rating for it, not that great.


Next up, Watertown, now this one has much better competition, there is no Wal-Mart's for a while (or Targets, etc.), and this time the Stop and Shop is a half a mile away. This is also the only retro Kmart in the state (even though that really shouldn't be a thing). Google Reviews has it at 3.3. This one has a poor interior, but not as bad as the next one.


Finally, Milford, This store is going in the next wave, it's not only in worse condition than both the Vernon and Watertown Kmarts', it's got a lot of competition within 5 miles. It's also barely possible to see from the road, so that doesn't help. It has a 3.5 on Google.


So here's a rough set of possbile dates for closure:
Milford- Some time before June 2018
Vernon- Late-2018
Watertown- 2019 or to Chapter 11.

I like your assessment of the remaining CT locations. It doesn't make sense to me that Milford has survived so long since they also have a Sears in town and have two or three dollar stores in the plaza they are in. Watertown I can see to an extent since they have no competition for a while, but I would have thought being the small, retro looking store they are, they would have been closed long ago. Vernon is the only one that makes sense. I'm glad they are still there. It's a trek from Newington to there, but at least its not even farther. For a while during the past decade, they still had a good number of locations and held on to them longer than I expected. I can't believe Cromwell went before the ones that are left today. Even though they had Walmart down the road, they had good visibility off the highway, it was centrally located, and it was big in size. It was busy at times. I think the closure of Xpect Discounts next door did them in. I also think Kmart was given an easy out when ShopRite expressed interest in the plaza. I don't think they were any worse off than the others. They did go downhill in the last year though.

of what you said of competition, this was Bradlees and Caldor territory even in their hayday to the 1990s. I can see waht u mean. When did Norwalks close? Maybe CTs too wealthy for Kmart.


Norwalk closed in the early 80's, store was subdivided into TJ Maxx and Rickel Home Center, when Rickel went out of business in the 90's store sat vacant until Best Buy took over, you can still see the old Kmart design where they chopped it to off to build Best Buy.  On a side note, does anyone know when the Orange location on bull hill lane closed?? The site is still vacant today and very creepy looking
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: JJBers on September 28, 2017, 12:35:03 PM
Quote from: scottw73 on September 28, 2017, 09:49:55 AM
Quote from: danfifepsu on September 28, 2017, 08:18:56 AM
Quote from: AmesNewington on September 28, 2017, 05:58:10 AM
Quote from: JJBers on September 27, 2017, 07:06:58 PM
Quote from: AmesNewington on September 27, 2017, 06:32:44 PM
Quote from: JJBers on September 27, 2017, 09:03:39 AM
Quote from: AmesNewington on August 19, 2017, 11:24:41 AM
Went to the Kmart in Vernon, CT this past Thursday and most merchandise was restocked that was missing from the last visit during their blowout sale. Also the store was much more organized this time. I wish they would have more variety in clothing/shoes and have all sizes they carry available. Would have loved to buy jeans in my size and a pair of shoes I like is currently unavailable in store and online in my size ONLY. But I'm glad they are staying for now. It didn't look good the last time.
I visited back in July, and I thought they did a OK job at keeping all the merchandise stocked.

I guess it depends on what you wanted to buy. They had tons of clothes yet they were out of a lot of general merchandise, paper goods, health and beauty etc. But then everything was back to full stock in August. It was just very weird, plus the GOB type signage was surely suspicious. Cromwell, even though its now gone, never had that type of issue with stock. They always had more than enough. However, Sears Holding never pulled this kind of blowout sale before this year. I hope Vernon escapes at least a few more waves of closures.
Well, here's my horribly guessed assessment for the remaining three stores in Connecticut, starting with:


Vernon, the only Kmart I've ever been too. It's about 3 miles away from a Wal-Mart, and has a Stop and Shop right across the street from it, but when I went inside, it was ok. Looked like the 90's still. Google Reviews has a 3.6 rating for it, not that great.


Next up, Watertown, now this one has much better competition, there is no Wal-Mart's for a while (or Targets, etc.), and this time the Stop and Shop is a half a mile away. This is also the only retro Kmart in the state (even though that really shouldn't be a thing). Google Reviews has it at 3.3. This one has a poor interior, but not as bad as the next one.


Finally, Milford, This store is going in the next wave, it's not only in worse condition than both the Vernon and Watertown Kmarts', it's got a lot of competition within 5 miles. It's also barely possible to see from the road, so that doesn't help. It has a 3.5 on Google.


So here's a rough set of possbile dates for closure:
Milford- Some time before June 2018
Vernon- Late-2018
Watertown- 2019 or to Chapter 11.

I like your assessment of the remaining CT locations. It doesn't make sense to me that Milford has survived so long since they also have a Sears in town and have two or three dollar stores in the plaza they are in. Watertown I can see to an extent since they have no competition for a while, but I would have thought being the small, retro looking store they are, they would have been closed long ago. Vernon is the only one that makes sense. I'm glad they are still there. It's a trek from Newington to there, but at least its not even farther. For a while during the past decade, they still had a good number of locations and held on to them longer than I expected. I can't believe Cromwell went before the ones that are left today. Even though they had Walmart down the road, they had good visibility off the highway, it was centrally located, and it was big in size. It was busy at times. I think the closure of Xpect Discounts next door did them in. I also think Kmart was given an easy out when ShopRite expressed interest in the plaza. I don't think they were any worse off than the others. They did go downhill in the last year though.

of what you said of competition, this was Bradlees and Caldor territory even in their hayday to the 1990s. I can see waht u mean. When did Norwalks close? Maybe CTs too wealthy for Kmart.


Norwalk closed in the early 80's, store was subdivided into TJ Maxx and Rickel Home Center, when Rickel went out of business in the 90's store sat vacant until Best Buy took over, you can still see the old Kmart design where they chopped it to off to build Best Buy.  On a side note, does anyone know when the Orange location on bull hill lane closed?? The site is still vacant today and very creepy looking
According to the Caldor Rainbow, 1988. It became a Builder's Square after that?
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: JJBers on October 05, 2017, 08:55:47 PM
I'll be taking a trip some time this weekend (or Monday) to the Dunkin Donuts in Killingly, Connecticut (which comes straight out of the 90's) and the old Kmart in Putnam, CT that closed in late-July 2016, and so far has not been touched yet. (Hopefully)
I'll post photos shortly after I come back home.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: mrstupid on October 06, 2017, 06:56:51 AM
i'm looking through kmart stores using the kmart store directory, and i found one from bridgehampton NY with a blue logo. could this be because of the bluelight specials or something else?

(https://i.imgur.com/AQS1AUF.png)
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: TheFugitive on October 06, 2017, 04:34:04 PM
It could have been a zoning restriction by the municipality or a design restriction
from the plaza owner that specified what colors can be used.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: JJBers on October 06, 2017, 06:05:36 PM
Nevermind, I took the trip today since I'll be busy all weekend. Uploading photos right now, I'll post here in a half an hour.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Pikapower on October 06, 2017, 06:19:04 PM
^^ Never saw a blue Kmart sign before!
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: JJBers on October 06, 2017, 07:48:58 PM
Alright, here's the photos.


(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4454/37492341946_c853b2e314_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/Z8543J)
Putnam, Connecticut (https://flic.kr/p/Z8543J) by JJBers (https://www.flickr.com/photos/jjbers/), on Flickr
Apparently this was built in 1995 as a Kmart...
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4451/37540575081_d04f907024_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/Zckg5v)
Putnam, Connecticut (https://flic.kr/p/Zckg5v) by JJBers (https://www.flickr.com/photos/jjbers/), on Flickr
Sometime after the purchase of Sears, it became a Sears Grand until earlier this decade.
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4474/37282139600_dd6d775093_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/YNuHdm)
Putnam, Connecticut (https://flic.kr/p/YNuHdm) by JJBers (https://www.flickr.com/photos/jjbers/), on Flickr
After then, it was a Kmart until it was announced it would be closing in April 2016.
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4467/37509330872_cafc8fabc7_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/Z9z8gf)
Putnam, Connecticut (https://flic.kr/p/Z9z8gf) by JJBers (https://www.flickr.com/photos/jjbers/), on Flickr
Then the Kmart quietly closed in late-July 2016. It's been abandoned since.
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4513/36870887573_88718fdf46_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/Yb9Wja)
Putnam, Connecticut (https://flic.kr/p/Yb9Wja) by JJBers (https://www.flickr.com/photos/jjbers/), on Flickr
Apparently this was a former GNC.
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4498/36870892603_fa7c210650_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/Yb9XNT)
Putnam, Connecticut (https://flic.kr/p/Yb9XNT) by JJBers (https://www.flickr.com/photos/jjbers/), on Flickr


Some video (https://flic.kr/p/Yb9Hpn)


Full album here (https://flic.kr/s/aHsm6C77pZ)
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: JJBers on October 06, 2017, 09:57:18 PM
Here's a couple photos of the old Kmart in Putnam
(http://www.amesfanclub.com/forum/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=66491&g2_GALLERYSID=TMP_SESSION_ID_DI_NOISSES_PMT) (http://amesfanclub.com/forum/index.php/v/other/kmart/putnamct/?action=gallery&g2_GALLERYSID=TMP_SESSION_ID_DI_NOISSES_PMT) (http://www.amesfanclub.com/forum/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=66487&g2_GALLERYSID=TMP_SESSION_ID_DI_NOISSES_PMT) (http://amesfanclub.com/forum/index.php/v/other/kmart/putnamct/?action=gallery&g2_GALLERYSID=TMP_SESSION_ID_DI_NOISSES_PMT)
(http://www.amesfanclub.com/forum/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=66503&g2_GALLERYSID=TMP_SESSION_ID_DI_NOISSES_PMT) (http://amesfanclub.com/forum/index.php/v/other/kmart/putnamct/?action=gallery&g2_GALLERYSID=TMP_SESSION_ID_DI_NOISSES_PMT)
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: giantsfan2016 on October 07, 2017, 07:19:02 AM
And that right there is part of the stupidity that put Sears/KMART in the situation they are in now. Obviously they didn't convert every single KMART to Sears Essentials and/or Sears Grand, but converting the stores to that format and then changing them back to the KMART format was a colossal waste of money.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: giantsfan2016 on October 10, 2017, 09:41:59 PM
From DEAD AND DYING RETAIL:

Tragic. Looks to be some bad wildfires yet again in California and this time, it has fully engulfed a Kmart store in Santa Rosa, CA.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: JJBers on October 10, 2017, 11:43:15 PM
Vernon, Connecticut Kmart:
(http://www.amesfanclub.com/forum/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=66529&g2_GALLERYSID=TMP_SESSION_ID_DI_NOISSES_PMT) (http://amesfanclub.com/forum/index.php/v/other/kmart/vernonct/?action=gallery&g2_GALLERYSID=TMP_SESSION_ID_DI_NOISSES_PMT) (http://www.amesfanclub.com/forum/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=66535&g2_GALLERYSID=TMP_SESSION_ID_DI_NOISSES_PMT) (http://amesfanclub.com/forum/index.php/v/other/kmart/vernonct/?action=gallery&g2_GALLERYSID=TMP_SESSION_ID_DI_NOISSES_PMT) (http://www.amesfanclub.com/forum/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=66476&g2_GALLERYSID=TMP_SESSION_ID_DI_NOISSES_PMT) (http://amesfanclub.com/forum/index.php/v/other/kmart/vernonct/?action=gallery&g2_GALLERYSID=TMP_SESSION_ID_DI_NOISSES_PMT)
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: JJBers on October 12, 2017, 11:56:37 AM
Oof
Ad for Southbury Kmart (http://postnewsads.com/K/Kmart/K19_Southbury.html)
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: danfifepsu on October 12, 2017, 01:52:36 PM
the last remaining Kmart in Rhode ISland is closing, WHY?. ALso after the one in Omaha closes in January ,Only one Kmart will remain in Nebraska, a real small one in a small town in Alliance thats in the western part and a Shopko Express is near it. ONLY ONE NOW REMAINS IN ALABAMA, in Albertville and they had 17 left 2 yrs ago. ONLY ONE IS LEFT IN UTAH in ST GEORGES and all in SAlt lake city are gone, they had a dozen in Utah left like 2 yrs ago. 2 remain in ARKANSAS, OKLAHOMA AND MISSIPPI AND only like 4 left in TExas. whats that show of Kmart?
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: JJBers on October 12, 2017, 09:20:37 PM
Quote from: danfifepsu on October 12, 2017, 01:52:36 PM
the last remaining Kmart in Rhode ISland is closing, WHY?. ALso after the one in Omaha closes in January ,Only one Kmart will remain in Nebraska, a real small one in a small town in Alliance thats in the western part and a Shopko Express is near it. ONLY ONE NOW REMAINS IN ALABAMA, in Albertville and they had 17 left 2 yrs ago. ONLY ONE IS LEFT IN UTAH in ST GEORGES and all in SAlt lake city are gone, they had a dozen in Utah left like 2 yrs ago. 2 remain in ARKANSAS, OKLAHOMA AND MISSIPPI AND only like 4 left in TExas. whats that show of Kmart?
Three left in Connecticut, and Milford is under heavy threat. Leaving only 2 left then.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: danfifepsu on October 12, 2017, 10:10:17 PM
Quote from: JJBers on October 12, 2017, 09:20:37 PM
Quote from: danfifepsu on October 12, 2017, 01:52:36 PM
the last remaining Kmart in Rhode ISland is closing, WHY?. ALso after the one in Omaha closes in January ,Only one Kmart will remain in Nebraska, a real small one in a small town in Alliance thats in the western part and a Shopko Express is near it. ONLY ONE NOW REMAINS IN ALABAMA, in Albertville and they had 17 left 2 yrs ago. ONLY ONE IS LEFT IN UTAH in ST GEORGES and all in SAlt lake city are gone, they had a dozen in Utah left like 2 yrs ago. 2 remain in ARKANSAS, OKLAHOMA AND MISSIPPI AND only like 4 left in TExas. whats that show of Kmart?
Three left in Connecticut, and Milford is under heavy threat. Leaving only 2 left then.


some states w 1-3 left, whats that show of Kmart?
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: shore72 on October 13, 2017, 10:13:58 PM
Those more rural states are exactly where I thought Kmart would still be thriving. Has Wal*mart become that dominant in every last corner? Probably so. The Kmart's around me survive either because Wally World is kept out by zoning or because traffic congestion makes it too much trouble to drive to the "better" part of town where they're located. They're a niche player with less & less of a niche all the time.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill) on October 14, 2017, 06:50:21 PM
Not only does Walmart has something to do with it, but also Target, another one of Kmart's big rivals. I think some of the working class families that have quit shopping at Kmart have started shopping at Target, as well as people who hate Walmart for their business practices.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: buzz86us on October 19, 2017, 04:38:52 AM
I recall an arch shaped Kmart in New Jersey outside of now York City that closed then operated as Stop and Shop and is now some type of music venue
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: esw01407 on October 20, 2017, 12:10:32 PM
Quote from: shore72 on October 13, 2017, 10:13:58 PM
Those more rural states are exactly where I thought Kmart would still be thriving. Has Wal*mart become that dominant in every last corner? Probably so. The Kmart's around me survive either because Wally World is kept out by zoning or because traffic congestion makes it too much trouble to drive to the "better" part of town where they're located. They're a niche player with less & less of a niche all the time.

Walmart basically has Northeast/Central PA dominated and Target is missing from many towns, even college towns like Bloomsburg with 10,000-15,000 people. The surviving Kmarts I'm aware of survive for various reasons: Berwick (Ruralish), Hazleton (Ethnic), Williamsport (No Walmart) Shamokin Dam (Location, tail end of the Golden Strip, but the rumor is the land has already been sold for it's next use)
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: JJBers on October 20, 2017, 12:50:41 PM
Quote from: esw01407 on October 20, 2017, 12:10:32 PM
Quote from: shore72 on October 13, 2017, 10:13:58 PM
Those more rural states are exactly where I thought Kmart would still be thriving. Has Wal*mart become that dominant in every last corner? Probably so. The Kmart's around me survive either because Wally World is kept out by zoning or because traffic congestion makes it too much trouble to drive to the "better" part of town where they're located. They're a niche player with less & less of a niche all the time.

Walmart basically has Northeast/Central PA dominated and Target is missing from many towns, even college towns like Bloomsburg with 10,000-15,000 people. The surviving Kmarts I'm aware of survive for various reasons: Berwick (Ruralish), Hazleton (Ethnic), Williamsport (No Walmart) Shamokin Dam (Location, tail end of the Golden Strip, but the rumor is the land has already been sold for it's next use)
Connecticut along with basically the rest of Southern NE is retail hell. No brand can dominate for too long. Connecticut seems to be on par with Massachusetts in terms of dominance, due to being just as dense. Connecticut has had Caldor, Ames, Bradlees, and many others based in the state.

Kmart came into what was already a 2-way tie with Caldor and Bradlees, and eventually a 3-way tie with Ames coming in. Then the giant Wal-Mart came in. I feel Wal-Mart wiped out many the large brands based in Connecticut, but local chains manged to survive. This has killed all three, leaving Kmart to compete. Stop and Shop has also jumped their presence in Connecticut in recent years.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: danfifepsu on November 02, 2017, 03:13:07 PM
 KMARTS AND SEARS CLOSING incl the LAST ONE N ALAABAMA. ONLY 450 Kmarts wll remain by FEB
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: JJBers on November 07, 2017, 12:54:37 AM
Kmart in Watertown, CT.
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4558/38142644526_ba61ab2772_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/217x2mb)
Kmart (Watertown, Connecticut) (https://flic.kr/p/217x2mb) by JJBers (https://www.flickr.com/photos/jjbers/), on Flickr
Kmart in Vernon, CT. (Higher resolution than fourm default)
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4500/37555876476_0f21a4f70f_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/ZdFFDE)
Kmart (Vernon, Connecticut) (https://flic.kr/p/ZdFFDE) by JJBers (https://www.flickr.com/photos/jjbers/), on Flickr
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: AmesNewington on November 19, 2017, 08:57:45 AM
I went to Kmart in Vernon yesterday and the store was in the same disorganized shape it was in July. Perhaps not as bad. These blowout sales allow the store to just tack up signs in every aisle saying that everything is on sale. No sale tags, some prices aren't even in front of items. There is also a reduced selection in all departments. I went specifically went for a pair of Wrangler Jeans they only carry and the table they were on was so messy and big that even if they had my size I wasn't going to rummage through. Other areas of the store resemble a tag sale. Merchandise is just thrown on most of the shelves. I don't know what's going on, but this is in no way indication Kmart is even trying anymore. I have to say that Cromwell went out at the right time. They were almost always an organized store with plenty of merchandise. 
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: giantsfan2016 on November 19, 2017, 11:46:25 AM
Target and Walmart also sells Wrangler Brand jeans. I don't remember if Kohl's does or not. So you have at least two other options to find your jeans.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: JJBers on November 19, 2017, 02:26:20 PM
Quote from: AmesNewington on November 19, 2017, 08:57:45 AM
I went to Kmart in Vernon yesterday and the store was in the same disorganized shape it was in July. Perhaps not as bad. These blowout sales allow the store to just tack up signs in every aisle saying that everything is on sale. No sale tags, some prices aren't even in front of items. There is also a reduced selection in all departments. I went specifically went for a pair of Wrangler Jeans they only carry and the table they were on was so messy and big that even if they had my size I wasn't going to rummage through. Other areas of the store resemble a tag sale. Merchandise is just thrown on most of the shelves. I don't know what's going on, but this is in no way indication Kmart is even trying anymore. I have to say that Cromwell went out at the right time. They were almost always an organized store with plenty of merchandise. 
Last time I went inside was also July. It was ok, but it was disorganized. I was more surprised on how much there was compared to what I had heard from other Kmart's. Though they had a sucky food isle.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: JJBers on November 19, 2017, 02:31:13 PM
Quote from: JJBers on September 27, 2017, 07:06:58 PM
Next up, Watertown, now this one has much better competition, there is no Wal-Mart's for a while (or Targets, etc.), and this time the Stop and Shop is a half a mile away. This is also the only retro Kmart in the state (even though that really shouldn't be a thing). Google Reviews has it at 3.3. This one has a poor interior, but not as bad as the next one.


So here's a rough set of possbile dates for closure:
Watertown- 2019 or to Chapter 11.
Update for Watertown. Now that I've been there, it's not as great as I thought. There's only a couple of registers, and the store is pretty small. I would say it'll now only live to 2019, or very slimy, 2020 (jeez that means it'll be nearly 50 years old).
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: AmesNewington on November 19, 2017, 03:40:59 PM
Quote from: Brammy on November 19, 2017, 11:46:25 AM
Target and Walmart also sells Wrangler Brand jeans. I don't remember if Kohl's does or not. So you have at least two other options to find your jeans.

The specific one I wanted was out of stock in all stores including Kmart until I checked Kmart's website and they had got them in again. The website said Vernon had them in stock in the size I was looking for(which I realize may not be accurate). I assumed that they had just gotten a new shipment in and would have a decent selection. After not finding my size in Vernon, I decided to order them from their website. I figured it would have been better to get them from an actual Kmart location, but I suppose this is the reason they are closing stores left and right. Never enough stock in the store.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: AmesNewington on November 19, 2017, 03:47:33 PM
Quote from: JJBers on November 19, 2017, 02:31:13 PM
Quote from: JJBers on September 27, 2017, 07:06:58 PM
Next up, Watertown, now this one has much better competition, there is no Wal-Mart's for a while (or Targets, etc.), and this time the Stop and Shop is a half a mile away. This is also the only retro Kmart in the state (even though that really shouldn't be a thing). Google Reviews has it at 3.3. This one has a poor interior, but not as bad as the next one.


So here's a rough set of possbile dates for closure:
Watertown- 2019 or to Chapter 11.
Update for Watertown. Now that I've been there, it's not as great as I thought. There's only a couple of registers, and the store is pretty small. I would say it'll now only live to 2019, or very slimy, 2020 (jeez that means it'll be nearly 50 years old).

I was thinking Sears Holdings would finally cease around the year 2020, making it through the end of the decade. If that were the case, I don't see any CT location remaining (both Sears and Kmart) closing before the corporation goes under unless something with the lease of a particular location is up before then. I don't see a difference in the operation of the final three Kmarts. I do believe Vernon is probably the best of the three and the best located. They were very busy yesterday and full carts to add to that. The service isn't so bad either. Cromwell was hit or miss in the end, but we never had any issue with the employees. It was the customers that were the problem. Many scary people and some very confrontational ones. Vernon customers seem a bit nicer.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: MikeinBuffalo on November 20, 2017, 11:19:12 AM
This college library search system I can use is going to eat up a ton of my time  ;D

Was really interested in learning Kmart planned 4 Super Kmart Centers for Buffalo, but they were cancelled. One of them close to me was supposed to be where the Westgate Plaza is now. Apparently it would have replaced a Big Kmart on the opposite street corner (closed in 2002, demolished in 2006 for a Lowes).
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: JimSawhill on November 21, 2017, 08:04:58 PM
Quote from: Brammy on August 24, 2017, 11:42:29 AM
Southbury, Connecticut KMART.

Wasn't it a branch of Reads then when Reads merged into JordanMarsh a JordanMarsh before it became a KMart? Wasn't there an GU there? What is it now?
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: scottw73 on November 21, 2017, 08:27:40 PM
Quote from: JimSawhill on November 21, 2017, 08:04:58 PM
Quote from: Brammy on August 24, 2017, 11:42:29 AM
Southbury, Connecticut KMART.

Wasn't it a branch of Reads then when Reads merged into JordanMarsh a JordanMarsh before it became a KMart? Wasn't there an GU there? What is it now?

You're absolutely correct Jim, it was a Reeds/Jordan Marsh before it was Kmart, the Grand Union was located where Stop and Shop is now
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: MikeinBuffalo on December 15, 2017, 04:11:13 PM
Visited the second of the last two Kmarts left in Buffalo, in West Seneca, N.Y.

It's a later one, built in the 1990s, and is much more spacious feeling than the one on Hertel, which is clearly a mid-70s design. I did not realize until later, but this Kmart is on the site of the former Seneca Mall. When the mall was demolished in the 1990s after struggling for years (the McKinley and Galleria malls finally put it out of its misery), a plan for a grand new shopping plaza was conceived, called the Shops at West Seneca. Plans included a Lowes, movie theatre, Wal-Mart and other stores were planned, but only this Kmart and a Tops were built. There still is rubble from the demolished mall on the lot.

It didn't seem to be as well-stocked as the other location. What was cool to see were the old advertising signs still on the wall from the 90s. Most were covered over with blue paper, but some had fallen off to reveal old jean ads and whatnot.

(https://s33.postimg.org/yhno4s81b/1215171400.jpg)

Outside.

Its also neat to see whats left of the K-Cafe. They've walled it off with shelves, but all the kitchen equipment remains in the back.

The choking sign caught my eye first. This area is "blocked" with shelving and fixtures, but I snuck around behind them. Looks like there was supposed to be a counter here at one point.

(https://s33.postimg.org/rr76vcd5r/1215171355.jpg)


Other side of the counter. Among the random crap in the back, the kitchen equipment is clearly visable, including a pizza oven.

(https://s33.postimg.org/772cwvs9r/1215171359a.jpg)

I see you, popcorn maker. The blue tarp covers the wall, and I'll bet the KCafe sign is still there.

(https://s33.postimg.org/surb790cv/1215171359.jpg)


About 20 minutes away is another old Kmart, Transit and French for those interested. This one has been turned into a Daves Christmas Wonderland, a popular seasonal/outdoor chain up here (think Pier One). The interior was very bleak, and half the store was roped off. The layaway counter still has old Kmart signs behind it.  Again, this is clearly a 70s store.

(https://s33.postimg.org/cwilgq0vj/1215171508_HDR.jpg)
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: danfifepsu on January 04, 2018, 07:30:53 PM
Kmart is closing 64 more stores, and wll just have 370 left after this wave. Whats that show of Kmart?
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: buzz86us on January 04, 2018, 08:12:51 PM
their selling K-Mart shirts online for $1.50 I just picked one up because i have points to use on clothes.. maybe in 5 years it'll be a collectors item!
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: danfifepsu on January 04, 2018, 08:25:12 PM
Quote from: buzz86us on January 04, 2018, 08:12:51 PM
their selling K-Mart shirts online for $1.50 I just picked one up because i have points to use on clothes.. maybe in 5 years it'll be a collectors item!


they will nly have 370 stores left
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill) on January 05, 2018, 01:03:46 AM
The only Kmart stores left will be located in Australia and New Zealand once the U.S. locations close.

* Kmart Australia has 214 stores
** Kmart Tyre & Auto has 246 stores

* Kmart New Zealand 20 stores
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: JSIDA17 on January 06, 2018, 01:51:46 PM
Quote from: JJBers on October 06, 2017, 07:48:58 PM
Alright, here's the photos.


(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4454/37492341946_c853b2e314_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/Z8543J)
Putnam, Connecticut (https://flic.kr/p/Z8543J) by JJBers (https://www.flickr.com/photos/jjbers/), on Flickr
Apparently this was built in 1995 as a Kmart...
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4451/37540575081_d04f907024_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/Zckg5v)
Putnam, Connecticut (https://flic.kr/p/Zckg5v) by JJBers (https://www.flickr.com/photos/jjbers/), on Flickr
Sometime after the purchase of Sears, it became a Sears Grand until earlier this decade.
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4474/37282139600_dd6d775093_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/YNuHdm)
Putnam, Connecticut (https://flic.kr/p/YNuHdm) by JJBers (https://www.flickr.com/photos/jjbers/), on Flickr
After then, it was a Kmart until it was announced it would be closing in April 2016.
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4467/37509330872_cafc8fabc7_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/Z9z8gf)
Putnam, Connecticut (https://flic.kr/p/Z9z8gf) by JJBers (https://www.flickr.com/photos/jjbers/), on Flickr
Then the Kmart quietly closed in late-July 2016. It's been abandoned since.
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4513/36870887573_88718fdf46_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/Yb9Wja)
Putnam, Connecticut (https://flic.kr/p/Yb9Wja) by JJBers (https://www.flickr.com/photos/jjbers/), on Flickr
Apparently this was a former GNC.
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4498/36870892603_fa7c210650_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/Yb9XNT)
Putnam, Connecticut (https://flic.kr/p/Yb9XNT) by JJBers (https://www.flickr.com/photos/jjbers/), on Flickr


Some video (https://flic.kr/p/Yb9Hpn)


Full album here (https://flic.kr/s/aHsm6C77pZ)

That building next to the Kmart was not a GNC, rather it was a Big Lots (it was a T.J. Maxx before they moved to the Killingly Commons). This Kmart location had a Little Caesars/K-Cafe as well as a portrait studio (I don't believe it was a Olan Mills, but it was right by the entrance of the store) before it was converted into a Sears Essentials in 2005.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: JJBers on January 06, 2018, 06:27:06 PM
Quote from: JSIDA17 on January 06, 2018, 01:51:46 PM
Quote from: JJBers on October 06, 2017, 07:48:58 PM
Alright, here's the photos.


(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4454/37492341946_c853b2e314_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/Z8543J)
Putnam, Connecticut (https://flic.kr/p/Z8543J) by JJBers (https://www.flickr.com/photos/jjbers/), on Flickr
Apparently this was built in 1995 as a Kmart...
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4451/37540575081_d04f907024_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/Zckg5v)
Putnam, Connecticut (https://flic.kr/p/Zckg5v) by JJBers (https://www.flickr.com/photos/jjbers/), on Flickr
Sometime after the purchase of Sears, it became a Sears Grand until earlier this decade.
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4474/37282139600_dd6d775093_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/YNuHdm)
Putnam, Connecticut (https://flic.kr/p/YNuHdm) by JJBers (https://www.flickr.com/photos/jjbers/), on Flickr
After then, it was a Kmart until it was announced it would be closing in April 2016.
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4467/37509330872_cafc8fabc7_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/Z9z8gf)
Putnam, Connecticut (https://flic.kr/p/Z9z8gf) by JJBers (https://www.flickr.com/photos/jjbers/), on Flickr
Then the Kmart quietly closed in late-July 2016. It's been abandoned since.
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4513/36870887573_88718fdf46_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/Yb9Wja)
Putnam, Connecticut (https://flic.kr/p/Yb9Wja) by JJBers (https://www.flickr.com/photos/jjbers/), on Flickr
Apparently this was a former GNC.
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4498/36870892603_fa7c210650_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/Yb9XNT)
Putnam, Connecticut (https://flic.kr/p/Yb9XNT) by JJBers (https://www.flickr.com/photos/jjbers/), on Flickr


Some video (https://flic.kr/p/Yb9Hpn)


Full album here (https://flic.kr/s/aHsm6C77pZ)

That building next to the Kmart was not a GNC, rather it was a Big Lots (it was a T.J. Maxx before they moved to the Killingly Commons). This Kmart location had a Little Caesars/K-Cafe as well as a portrait studio (I don't believe it was a Olan Mills, but it was right by the entrance of the store) before it was converted into a Sears Essentials in 2005.
Yeah, I know now. I just heard someone say it was a GMC.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: shore72 on January 06, 2018, 10:42:53 PM
A few weeks ago I ventured in to the newly remodeled Kmart in Rehoboth, DE. The building was subdivided & the store is now perhaps 1/3 the size it used to be; it's now deeper than it is wide. They essentially shrunk each department. Electronics is now a couple aisles in the back rear corner without a separate counter & maybe 3 or 4 TV's on display. All of the checkout counters have been replaced with one in the corner near the front which is similar to what you'd find in a newer Dollar General, with a couple registers. I wish them well with this experiment, which seemed odd to me.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: giantsfan2016 on January 07, 2018, 08:45:50 AM
Vornado Realty Trust is paying "Fast Eddie" $46 million to shut down one of his small KMART stores in NYC so that Facebook can expanded their office there. Vornado will also be paying another much larger tenant to move as well. As I said elsewhere "Fast Eddie" will blow through that $46 million so fast and it will be of no benefit to SHC.

https://therealdeal.com/2018/01/04/vornado-has-plans-to-clear-out-more-space-for-facebook-in-midtown-south-sources/
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: buzz86us on January 07, 2018, 09:15:16 AM
Quote from: Brammy on January 07, 2018, 08:45:50 AM
Vornado Realty Trust is paying "Fast Eddie" $46 million to shut down one of his small KMART stores in NYC so that Facebook can expanded their office there. Vornado will also be paying another much larger tenant to move as well. As I said elsewhere "Fast Eddie" will blow through that $46 million so fast and it will be of no benefit to SHC.

https://therealdeal.com/2018/01/04/vornado-has-plans-to-clear-out-more-space-for-facebook-in-midtown-south-sources/
that is not a real loss.. I have personally been to that store and compared to the neighborhood around it it is like stepping into a flipping time machine this is a very old style K-Mart the tiled floors are raised or cracking... it is poetic justice really the remains of one department store buying another..
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: danfifepsu on January 08, 2018, 10:01:11 PM
I had a dream last night of all the Kmarts closing.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: JSIDA17 on January 09, 2018, 02:28:03 PM
Quote from: danfifepsu on January 08, 2018, 10:01:11 PM
I had a dream last night of all the Kmarts closing.
I won't be a dream anymore in the next year or so.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: danfifepsu on January 09, 2018, 04:22:06 PM
Quote from: JSIDA17 on January 09, 2018, 02:28:03 PM
Quote from: danfifepsu on January 08, 2018, 10:01:11 PM
I had a dream last night of all the Kmarts closing.
I won't be a dream anymore in the next year or so.


Kmart has gone down so much to the pt where it wont bother me anymore. I give it another year. I mean 30-65 stores per quarter close and 370 left by early April.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: buzz86us on January 10, 2018, 11:30:09 AM
it'd be a loss to me.. where would I get my free stuff from SYWR
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: JJBers on January 15, 2018, 01:58:03 PM
Here is a album of a closed Kmart in Cranston, RI. It closed roughly around 3 months ago. (https://flic.kr/s/aHsmb9TR6g)
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4602/38811712115_f361046f41_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/228EaQg)
Abandoned Kmart (Cranston, Rhode Island) (https://flic.kr/p/228EaQg) by JJBers (https://www.flickr.com/photos/jjbers/), on Flickr
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: danfifepsu on January 15, 2018, 04:59:26 PM
When will the next wave be?
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: EddieJ1984 on January 15, 2018, 11:48:19 PM
Quote from: danfifepsu on January 15, 2018, 04:59:26 PM
When will the next wave be?

Last one before this wave was November.
So March perhaps?
Seems crazy every 2 months, clearly a company bleeding money.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: MikeinBuffalo on February 19, 2018, 04:45:10 PM
This has nothing to do with anything, but I really liked how this picture turned out. Taken off my phone! Technology....

(https://s13.postimg.org/69n2y0z47/0122181723.jpg)
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: standa on February 19, 2018, 06:05:35 PM
Quote from: MikeinBuffalo on February 19, 2018, 04:45:10 PM
This has nothing to do with anything, but I really liked how this picture turned out. Taken off my phone! Technology....

(https://s13.postimg.org/69n2y0z47/0122181723.jpg)

That's a great K-Mart photo, with an early evening blue sky. In which town is it located?
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: MikeinBuffalo on February 19, 2018, 06:12:00 PM
Quote from: standa on February 19, 2018, 06:05:35 PM


That's a great K-Mart photo, with an early evening blue sky. In which town is it located?

This is the one in Buffalo on Hertel Ave. One of only two left in the area.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Zayre88 on March 24, 2018, 07:52:38 AM
I was looking at Sears Holdings report of the fourth quarter and Full Year 2017 Results, and they indicate that only 432 Kmart stores remain...

Very sad...  A year ago they reported having 735 Kmart stores.

https://searsholdings.com/press-releases/pr/2082
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: danfifepsu on March 24, 2018, 07:56:58 AM
Quote from: Zayre88 on March 24, 2018, 07:52:38 AM
I was looking at Sears Holdings report of the fourth quarter and Full Year 2017 Results, and they indicate that only 432 Kmart stores remain...

Very sad...  A year ago they reported having 735 Kmart stores.

https://searsholdings.com/press-releases/pr/2082
Only 370 Kmarts left by mid April. Kmart will soon foĺlow toys r us
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: danfifepsu on April 24, 2018, 06:58:46 AM
Kmart's HOME STATE has only 13 stores left, when it had at least 130 stores. and very few left EVEN IN DETROIT where they began and last year they closed the first ever store. That is not good if they have decreased their presence like this in their home area! As of 2 weeks ago the Super Center format was officially discontinued. Even whole regions in states lost their last Kmart.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: TheFugitive on April 24, 2018, 02:40:47 PM
Wondering what to do with those unredeemed Toys R Us gift cards?

Kmart has the answer.  Turn them into "freecash" under their Shop Your Way program.

https://seekingalpha.com/news/3347932-kmart-wants-toys-r-us-sales

Gotta say, this is a very clever and astute move.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: danfifepsu on April 24, 2018, 03:34:14 PM
That wont work as I said in the Toys r us thread as many markets have lost their Kmarts and Kmart has half as many stores as Toys r us does, some states the only Kmarts left are in smaller cities as in those states they pulled out of the bigger markets. It wont do much good.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: TheFugitive on April 25, 2018, 03:11:54 PM
Quote from: danfifepsu on April 24, 2018, 06:58:46 AM
Kmart's HOME STATE has only 13 stores left, when it had at least 130 stores. and very few left EVEN IN DETROIT where they began and last year they closed the first ever store. That is not good if they have decreased their presence like this in their home area! As of 2 weeks ago the Super Center format was officially discontinued. Even whole regions in states lost their last Kmart.

Michigan has not been Kmart's home state since 2005 when the longtime headquarters on
Big Beaver Road in Troy was closed and merged into Sears HQ in Hoffman Estates, Illinois.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: JimSawhill on April 29, 2018, 10:18:49 PM
Quote from: danfifepsu on January 08, 2018, 10:01:11 PM
I had a dream last night of all the Kmarts closing.

The KMart in Brandon is closing. In the 70s, the Brandon KMart was  the first store you saw going west from Mulberry on State Route 60. It was connected to BigStar Supermarket, which is now a Chuck E. Cheese. Now, Route 60 has stores East of KMart - CVS, Walgreens, WalMart, Home Depot, IHOP, Publix...
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: danfifepsu on April 29, 2018, 10:36:05 PM
Quote from: JimSawhill on April 29, 2018, 10:18:49 PM
Quote from: danfifepsu on January 08, 2018, 10:01:11 PM
I had a dream last night of all the Kmarts closing.

The KMart in Brandon is closing. In the 70s, the Brandon KMart was  the first store you saw going west from Mulberry on State Route 60. It was connected to BigStar Supermarket, which is now a Chuck E. Cheese. Now, Route 60 has stores East of KMart - CVS, Walgreens, WalMart, Home Depot, IHOP, Publix...

thats called out with the old in with the new too

Ok when will Kmart have a new wave of closings? these 2 Brandon and Saugus dont qualify. The one in Saugus, it was a matter of time as the store got dingier and dirtier and less store traffic over the years and a Walmart opened up the road in 2014.
Kmarts stores I have seen cracked floors, some leaking or stained ceilings, half the lights on, a old store smell and a weak Electronic Department thats no bigger than a bartending area. Their stores havent been remodeled since 1990. and many would say why ya need Kmart when you got WAlmart down the road. I hope for the Florida Keys when Kmart goes they will get replaced by a Walmart or Key west A Smaller Format Target.
A few towns have Kmart as its only store, either the get a Walmart or its like some of those towns after Ames closed where they have not had a store like that since. Madawaska Maine will be that way probably as its population now is BELOW 4 K ppl and people will have to order online, go to WAlmart across the river in Edmnston or drive to PResque Isle Super Walmart. the store there is 50,000 sq.ft. and in what was a WT GRANT.
many states have 3 to 5 Kmarts left. Only 2 in Georgia which they remain within 30 mi radius of Atlanta.

Oh surprised many times I have seen a Kmart be a desolate wasteland while the Walmart across the street was packed and busy.
again their stores look the same as they did about 30 yrs ago. I recall Kmart had what you wanted now its like a junk store feel when ya can g o to WAlmart. I recall when I never even heard of WAlmart till it opened in NH in 1991 or Target. The one in NYC near MACYS has a broken escalator and feels dingy.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill) on May 02, 2018, 12:28:30 AM
I remember when Kmart was nearly on equal footing with Wal-Mart when it came to competition between the two in the 1980s and 1990s.
When Kmart filed for Chapter 11 in 2001, Kmart lost its way after 2002, now it's "Everything Kmart does, Wal-Mart does better..."
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: danfifepsu on May 02, 2018, 05:57:25 AM
Quote from: ShopKoFan on May 02, 2018, 12:28:30 AM
I remember when Kmart was nearly on equal footing with Wal-Mart when it came to competition between the two in the 1980s and 1990s.
When Kmart filed for Chapter 11 in 2001, Kmart lost its way after 2002, now it's "Everything Kmart does, Wal-Mart does better..."

yes like I said how small Kmarts electronics are. and Kmarts prices are high too. I feel Kmart lost its way before 2002, like 1994 when it started closing stores. the first to go where in smaller rural markets in the bread and basket states where a Walmart was there.
Plus as Kmart filed for bankruptcy more and more of their stores were becoming Supercenters, and Kmart didnt make it w that format. They had plans to open in the Carribean islands in 2002 but bankruptcy halted that.

I can recall love going into Kmart more years ago.

Whats made Kmart not remodel their stores?
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: busman_49 on May 02, 2018, 06:21:51 AM
Quote from: danfifepsu on April 29, 2018, 10:36:05 PM
Ok when will Kmart have a new wave of closings?

Pretty sad that we're all sitting around waiting for the other shoe to drop...  In a way I'm kind of glad that Kmart hasn't died out completely.  In addition to being able to visit the now-departed last-ever-Super K, I stopped in at 16 other stores last summer and am hoping to be able to visit at least three more by the end of June.

The metro area in which I work still has two limping along.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: AmesNewington on May 02, 2018, 07:22:33 AM
Quote from: busman_49 on May 02, 2018, 06:21:51 AM
Quote from: danfifepsu on April 29, 2018, 10:36:05 PM
Ok when will Kmart have a new wave of closings?

Pretty sad that we're all sitting around waiting for the other shoe to drop...  In a way I'm kind of glad that Kmart hasn't died out completely.  In addition to being able to visit the now-departed last-ever-Super K, I stopped in at 16 other stores last summer and am hoping to be able to visit at least three more by the end of June.

The metro area in which I work still has two limping along.

It IS sad. It's astounding how the company is still going even after all this time of struggling. Perhaps they have a slim chance at surviving for a while longer. Soon there won't be many stores left to close before they are all gone. I hope they can stop closings and focus on the stores they have left. If they can't make them work, then it would be time to go altogether. I've had luck with shopping online at both Kmart and Sears.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: danfifepsu on May 02, 2018, 09:37:35 AM
Quote from: AmesNewington on May 02, 2018, 07:22:33 AM
Quote from: busman_49 on May 02, 2018, 06:21:51 AM
Quote from: danfifepsu on April 29, 2018, 10:36:05 PM
Ok when will Kmart have a new wave of closings?

Pretty sad that we're all sitting around waiting for the other shoe to drop...  In a way I'm kind of glad that Kmart hasn't died out completely.  In addition to being able to visit the now-departed last-ever-Super K, I stopped in at 16 other stores last summer and am hoping to be able to visit at least three more by the end of June.

The metro area in which I work still has two limping along.

It IS sad. It's astounding how the company is still going even after all this time of struggling. Perhaps they have a slim chance at surviving for a while longer. Soon there won't be many stores left to close before they are all gone. I hope they can stop closings and focus on the stores they have left. If they can't make them work, then it would be time to go altogether. I've had luck with shopping online at both Kmart and Sears.

Kmart has 360 something stores left, down from 2300 25 years ago. When a chain downsizes like this there is no saving it and their stores are outdated and I mention earlier other conditions of their stores. And I have many times seen a Kmart desolate while the Walmart near it is real busy, as many will choose to go to Walmart. What Kmart is doing is Woolworth style close them in waves and have a few left before closing all. Many states have fast stretches without a Kmart.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: TheFugitive on May 02, 2018, 10:29:51 AM
The lone remaining Kmart near my home is across the road from the site of a Super Walmart.
Many people are preferring to shop at that Kmart now because it's far less of a hassle than
the Super Walmart.

I agree though, this won't last much longer.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: danfifepsu on May 02, 2018, 11:46:02 AM
Quote from: TheFugitive on May 02, 2018, 10:29:51 AM
The lone remaining Kmart near my home is across the road from the site of a Super Walmart.
Many people are preferring to shop at that Kmart now because it's far less of a hassle than
the Super Walmart.

I agree though, this won't last much longer.

Where is this?
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: TheFugitive on May 02, 2018, 02:00:15 PM
West Mifflin, PA, near Century III Mall.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill) on May 02, 2018, 02:17:17 PM
Quote from: danfifepsu on May 02, 2018, 05:57:25 AM
Quote from: ShopKoFan on May 02, 2018, 12:28:30 AM
I remember when Kmart was nearly on equal footing with Wal-Mart when it came to competition between the two in the 1980s and 1990s.
When Kmart filed for Chapter 11 in 2001, Kmart lost its way after 2002, now it's "Everything Kmart does, Wal-Mart does better..."

yes like I said how small Kmarts electronics are. and Kmarts prices are high too. I feel Kmart lost its way before 2002, like 1994 when it started closing stores. the first to go where in smaller rural markets in the bread and basket states where a Walmart was there.
Plus as Kmart filed for bankruptcy more and more of their stores were becoming Supercenters, and Kmart didnt make it w that format. They had plans to open in the Carribean islands in 2002 but bankruptcy halted that.

I can recall love going into Kmart more years ago.

Whats made Kmart not remodel their stores?
I do recall Kmart making small interior/exterior renovations to their stores in 1997. Most of the Kmart stores became Big Kmart stores, which included among many things, a bigger pantry department and a Penske auto repair shop.

Kmart could not afford to remodel most of its stores in 2002, except for the prototypes in Peoria, Illinois and White Lake, Michigan.

They abandoned those plans to renovate all their stores to that green concept in favor of another store concept in 2005, a year after they introduced Kmart's new logo. I guess it hasn't been easy for Kmart to keep up with Wal-Mart and Target.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: shore72 on May 02, 2018, 09:03:52 PM
The remodeling &, probably more important, the replacement of older stores with newer ones in newer parts of town---that should have happened in a big way by the early 90's. I think that's the biggest killer of so many older chains: they get complacent & let old, sub-standard stores crumble to the ground while new competition builds bright, shiny, bigger stores in less sketchy parts of town. The competition doesn't even have to be that great, they just have to be new. Kmart did build lots of very nice stores in the 90's but then closed them down because they picked the wrong areas or were going head-to-head with Wal*Mart in towns that just couldn't support both. We had one locally, built in the mid-90's, that was open less than 2 years. A  developer is finally doing something with the building, vacant ever since. Meanwhile, some of the stores they kept open around here were early/mid-70's era, and looked it.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: giantsfan2016 on May 02, 2018, 09:35:43 PM
In 1999 a small 86,000 Square Foot Big KMART opened in Bristol, Connecticut the city where I grew up. I don't remember if it was before or after I started my senior year in high school. (I started my senior year at the end of August 1999). They took over the old Caldor. It didn't last very long. They closed in January 2003 (on the same day as the 30 year old Southington location). The most notorious thing that happened to the KMART is when some crazy guy crashed his pick up truck through the entrance. The newspaper said he was angry because the store was closed for the night. Anyway while smaller than the Southington Big KMART (which was 95,000 square feet) Bristol had self checkout, but Southington did not.

Before ultimately opening in the old Caldor in 1999, KMART had previously looked at two other sites in Bristol. They had looked at demolishing an old and abandoned industrial building in the Forestville section of town. They had also looked at building a store attached to the Waldbaum's Food Mart in the Bristol Farms Plaza, but the owners of the property next to the plaza did not want to sell.

For several years Walmart had been attempting to build a store on Farmington Avenue (where they ultimately opened in 2000ish). It went through the courts for years. Walmart officials had stated if they weren't going through the courts to get the Farmington Avenue store built they would've bought Caldor's lease and opened a small store there.

For me personally there was no love lost when the Bristol Big KMART closed. In July 1999 they began hiring for the soon-to-open store. I applied for a position there. I figured it would be a good after school job. I had not worked anywhere before. I thought being a Cashier at KMART after school would have been the perfect job for someone who had never worked before. Unfortunately they told me "We can't hire you because you never worked anywhere before."

The Bristol and Southington Big KMART's have been Price Chopper grocery stores since January 2004.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: danfifepsu on May 02, 2018, 10:20:32 PM
Quote from: ShopKoFan on May 02, 2018, 02:17:17 PM
Quote from: danfifepsu on May 02, 2018, 05:57:25 AM
Quote from: ShopKoFan on May 02, 2018, 12:28:30 AM
I remember when Kmart was nearly on equal footing with Wal-Mart when it came to competition between the two in the 1980s and 1990s.
When Kmart filed for Chapter 11 in 2001, Kmart lost its way after 2002, now it's "Everything Kmart does, Wal-Mart does better..."

yes like I said how small Kmarts electronics are. and Kmarts prices are high too. I feel Kmart lost its way before 2002, like 1994 when it started closing stores. the first to go where in smaller rural markets in the bread and basket states where a Walmart was there.
Plus as Kmart filed for bankruptcy more and more of their stores were becoming Supercenters, and Kmart didnt make it w that format. They had plans to open in the Carribean islands in 2002 but bankruptcy halted that.

I can recall love going into Kmart more years ago.

Whats made Kmart not remodel their stores?
I do recall Kmart making small interior/exterior renovations to their stores in 1997. Most of the Kmart stores became Big Kmart stores, which included among many things, a bigger pantry department and a Penske auto repair shop.

Kmart could not afford to remodel most of its stores in 2002, except for the prototypes in Peoria, Illinois and White Lake, Michigan.

They abandoned those plans to renovate all their stores to that green concept in favor of another store concept in 2005, a year after they introduced Kmart's new logo. I guess it hasn't been easy for Kmart to keep up with Wal-Mart and Target.

All the Green PRototype ones CLOSED. They only renovated a few stores into the 2005 look, but some of those closed. For Kmart in peoples eyes its "Why ya need Kmart when you got Walmart down the road"

the 1997 Big Kmart remodel was not significant, it was only adding a food pantry aisle.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill) on May 25, 2018, 07:00:06 AM
Quote from: danfifepsu on May 02, 2018, 10:20:32 PM
the 1997 Big Kmart remodel was not significant, it was only adding a food pantry aisle.
The Big K renovations also brought more attention to other areas of the stores, such as the electronics department, clothes, toys (Kmart Toy Mania), housewares, etc.

At the same time, Kmart added Penske Auto Centers to their stores.

That was also during the same era that Rosie O'Donnell and Penny Marshall were the celebrity spokespeople featured in their commercials.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: JimSawhill on May 26, 2018, 08:21:01 AM
Quote from: Brammy on May 02, 2018, 09:35:43 PM
In 1999 a small 86,000 Square Foot Big KMART opened in Bristol, Connecticut the city where I grew up. I don't remember if it was before or after I started my senior year in high school. (I started my senior year at the end of August 1999). They took over the old Caldor. It didn't last very long. They closed in January 2003 (on the same day as the 30 year old Southington location). The most notorious thing that happened to the KMART is when some crazy guy crashed his pick up truck through the entrance. The newspaper said he was angry because the store was closed for the night. Anyway while smaller than the Southington Big KMART (which was 95,000 square feet) Bristol had self checkout, but Southington did not.

Before ultimately opening in the old Caldor in 1999, KMART had previously looked at two other sites in Bristol. They had looked at demolishing an old and abandoned industrial building in the Forestville section of town. They had also looked at building a store attached to the Waldbaum's Food Mart in the Bristol Farms Plaza, but the owners of the property next to the plaza did not want to sell.

For several years Walmart had been attempting to build a store on Farmington Avenue (where they ultimately opened in 2000ish). It went through the courts for years. Walmart officials had stated if they weren't going through the courts to get the Farmington Avenue store built they would've bought Caldor's lease and opened a small store there.

For me personally there was no love lost when the Bristol Big KMART closed. In July 1999 they began hiring for the soon-to-open store. I applied for a position there. I figured it would be a good after school job. I had not worked anywhere before. I thought being a Cashier at KMART after school would have been the perfect job for someone who had never worked before. Unfortunately they told me "We can't hire you because you never worked anywhere before."

The Bristol and Southington Big KMART's have been Price Chopper grocery stores since January 2004.

Marc, typical thinking from KMart. You need experience to work for them, but they don't hire kids. Stupid morons. I worked at KMart  Manchester when I was 16, I also worked at Pathmark (before it became ShopRite) at the same time.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: buzz86us on May 28, 2018, 09:00:35 PM
I was at my local KMart in Schenectady NY and they removed the BIG part of the sign without repainting behind it so now it looks really ghetto
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: danfifepsu on May 28, 2018, 09:44:40 PM
Quote from: buzz86us on May 28, 2018, 09:00:35 PM
I was at my local KMart in Schenectady NY and they removed the BIG part of the sign without repainting behind it so now it looks really ghetto

the last Kmart in Albany area.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: buzz86us on May 29, 2018, 08:13:53 PM
that is actually one of the top performing stores so i am guessing it won't go out until the entire chain goes tits up
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: retailisking on May 29, 2018, 08:16:39 PM
Word has it another 15 or so Kmart closures will be announced on Thursday - no idea as to what locations those will be. One or more distribution centers could also be on the chopping block. Stay tuned...
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: danfifepsu on May 29, 2018, 08:27:23 PM
Quote from: retailisking on May 29, 2018, 08:16:39 PM
Word has it another 15 or so Kmart closures will be announced on Thursday - no idea as to what locations those will be. One or more distribution centers could also be on the chopping block. Stay tuned...

Which ones, and it never ends. a business friend of mine said "they should just cut their losses and move on".
Title: A Mini-Sears inside your local Kmart could be coming soon
Post by: retailisking on June 19, 2018, 05:15:47 PM
The photo is of a similar concept, except reversed - a mini-Kmart inside a Sears in Brooklyn, NY
(https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxbusiness.com/foxbusiness.com/content/uploads/2018/06/932/470/kmart-brooklyn-sears-image-edit.jpg?ve=1&tl=1)
https://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/mini-sears-could-be-coming-to-a-kmart-near-you
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Kmart4life on June 19, 2018, 05:31:50 PM
How much more stupid can Eddie Lampert get? For crying out loud just go Chapter 11 and wind it all down!
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: danfifepsu on June 22, 2018, 02:56:43 PM
Quote from: Kmart4life on June 19, 2018, 05:31:50 PM
How much more stupid can Eddie Lampert get? For crying out loud just go Chapter 11 and wind it all down!

Honestly, will it work? And what makes Kmart think they will survive when they are down to 300 stores, many states out of the biggest markets, spread out. Some Markets lost both Kmart and Sears.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Kmart4life on June 22, 2018, 05:05:16 PM
http://www.theledger.com/photogallery/LK/20180622/PHOTOGALLERY/622009984/PH/1
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: JJBers on June 22, 2018, 07:48:20 PM
Quote from: danfifepsu on June 22, 2018, 02:56:43 PM
Quote from: Kmart4life on June 19, 2018, 05:31:50 PM
How much more stupid can Eddie Lampert get? For crying out loud just go Chapter 11 and wind it all down!

Honestly, will it work? And what makes Kmart think they will survive when they are down to 300 stores, many states out of the biggest markets, spread out. Some Markets lost both Kmart and Sears.
The longer and longer this whole thing keeps going, the more and more I think they're not even going to ever file for bankruptcy. I think they'll just hit a combined 300 stores before liquidating that.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: danfifepsu on June 23, 2018, 01:43:35 PM
Quote from: JJBers on June 22, 2018, 07:48:20 PM
Quote from: danfifepsu on June 22, 2018, 02:56:43 PM
Quote from: Kmart4life on June 19, 2018, 05:31:50 PM
How much more stupid can Eddie Lampert get? For crying out loud just go Chapter 11 and wind it all down!

Honestly, will it work? And what makes Kmart think they will survive when they are down to 300 stores, many states out of the biggest markets, spread out. Some Markets lost both Kmart and Sears.
The longer and longer this whole thing keeps going, the more and more I think they're not even going to ever file for bankruptcy. I think they'll just hit a combined 300 stores before liquidating that.

combined number of stores is how many Toys r us / Babies r us had when they filed. 300 is not feasible. all their stores are not well lit too. I have saw a rodent in one in South Lake Tahoe this week.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: M.R.CALDOR on June 27, 2018, 09:06:05 AM
Not sure if this was already posted, but heres some updated info on the old Kmart in Cromwell, CT.
https://www.middletownpress.com/middlesex-county/article/Marshall-s-under-way-at-old-Kmart-among-new-13027539.php
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: jaredski09 on August 23, 2018, 04:13:45 PM
Random update on some former/current Kmarts...

South Burlington, VT former K-Mart is being transformed into a flagship 67,000  sq ft Hannaford Supermarket (Hannaford owns the building, and currently has a 35,000 sq ft store behind it) and 2 other yet to be named tenants. They just got the project passed and will start construction soon. Ironically Martins Food Store (which Hannaford bought in the mid 1990s) was originally in the K-Mart plaza years ago until they moved to their current location out back. No Kmarts left in Vermont since the Rutland and Bennington ones closed. Vermont was never a Kmart State (Ames and now Walnart), let alone any big box state (we are finally getting our first Target this October in the mall Sears is in). Still have one Sears left in the state in South Burlington. That one actually does pretty well for a Sears.

Claremont, NH former K-Mart is currently being transformed into a Hobby Lobby. It is close to being open. They renovated the heck out of the building and just finished paving the lot (was just there yesterday).

West Lebanon, NH K-Mart is still open. That’s one of the nicest Kmarts I’ve been in due to it being completely renovated around 2011 due to massive flooding at that plaza. They also just opened a new “Sears Appliance Store” Store within a store section in the garden shop indoor area (A Sears Hometown Store closed a few years back in the plaza neighboring this Kmart). This K-Mart seems to always be steady, but not busy by any means. I talked to one employee and they are massively understaffed. They currently only have 22 employees for a store that is supposed to have 67 employees. They have had a now hiring banner outside on a fence at the store since at least 2007. They normally only have 2 registers open out of 18 lanes. They have a “que” line checkout like they have at TJ Maxx. They also have the same system TJ Maxx uses to tell customers which lane to go to, but they haven’t used it since 2011 since they usually only have 2-3 checkouts ever open. The employees are usually pretty nice here.

Hooksett NH K-Mart is also still open. Very old store. Only ever has half the lights on in the store and it’s dark! It’s a smaller Kmart and looks like it hasn’t been updated since the 90s. Still has original garden shop sign. Never really busy. Lots of items in stock though. Some of the stock is old though! I was looking at socks and half the packages said they were manufactured in 2007-2010! Talk about not merchandising the shelves haha  I’m surprised it’s lasted this long. Probably because there’s no Target or Walmart in the very immediate area.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: danfifepsu on August 23, 2018, 05:45:49 PM
Quote from: jaredski09 on August 23, 2018, 04:13:45 PM
Random update on some former/current Kmarts...

South Burlington, VT former K-Mart is being transformed into a flagship 67,000  sq ft Hannaford Supermarket (Hannaford owns the building, and currently has a 35,000 sq ft store behind it) and 2 other yet to be named tenants. They just got the project passed and will start construction soon. Ironically Martins Food Store (which Hannaford bought in the mid 1990s) was originally in the K-Mart plaza years ago until they moved to their current location out back. No Kmarts left in Vermont since the Rutland and Bennington ones closed. Vermont was never a Kmart State (Ames and now Walnart), let alone any big box state (we are finally getting our first Target this October in the mall Sears is in). Still have one Sears left in the state in South Burlington. That one actually does pretty well for a Sears.

Claremont, NH former K-Mart is currently being transformed into a Hobby Lobby. It is close to being open. They renovated the heck out of the building and just finished paving the lot (was just there yesterday).

West Lebanon, NH K-Mart is still open. That’s one of the nicest Kmarts I’ve been in due to it being completely renovated around 2011 due to massive flooding at that plaza. They also just opened a new “Sears Appliance Store” Store within a store section in the garden shop indoor area (A Sears Hometown Store closed a few years back in the plaza neighboring this Kmart). This K-Mart seems to always be steady, but not busy by any means. I talked to one employee and they are massively understaffed. They currently only have 22 employees for a store that is supposed to have 67 employees. They have had a now hiring banner outside on a fence at the store since at least 2007. They normally only have 2 registers open out of 18 lanes. They have a “que” line checkout like they have at TJ Maxx. They also have the same system TJ Maxx uses to tell customers which lane to go to, but they haven’t used it since 2011 since they usually only have 2-3 checkouts ever open. The employees are usually pretty nice here.

Hooksett NH K-Mart is also still open. Very old store. Only ever has half the lights on in the store and it’s dark! It’s a smaller Kmart and looks like it hasn’t been updated since the 90s. Still has original garden shop sign. Never really busy. Lots of items in stock though. Some of the stock is old though! I was looking at socks and half the packages said they were manufactured in 2007-2010! Talk about not merchandising the shelves haha  I’m surprised it’s lasted this long. Probably because there’s no Target or Walmart in the very immediate area.

Even Before 2011 that Kmart in Lebanon was always one of the nicest and the store told me its one of the top 25 in the country

Hooksett's store also has a funny smell, but it will likely be one of the last to go.

Theres one in Salem NH too.

How ya feel Milford Ct's store is closing? some I saw predicted that would be next. That leaves Watertown and Vernon only in CT.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: AmesNewington on August 23, 2018, 08:12:55 PM
I'm not surprised about Milford. Like Waterbury (at the time) a Sears not slated to close yet is still in business in the same town. I AM surprised the other 2 in CT weren't on the list. Also, the shopping center Kmart is in also has a Job Lot and Dollar Tree. That certainly didn't help Kmart, because you can get just about anything at the other two stores that you can get at Kmart and cheaper. I am glad that Vernon is safe for now, but I can already see there is very little effort being put in to Kmart. If Sears Holdings were to stay in business long term, I now think they will phase out Kmart and focus on Sears. But more than likely, the end of the corporation is coming soon.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: danfifepsu on August 23, 2018, 10:06:31 PM
Quote from: AmesNewington on August 23, 2018, 08:12:55 PM
I'm not surprised about Milford. Like Waterbury (at the time) a Sears not slated to close yet is still in business in the same town. I AM surprised the other 2 in CT weren't on the list. Also, the shopping center Kmart is in also has a Job Lot and Dollar Tree. That certainly didn't help Kmart, because you can get just about anything at the other two stores that you can get at Kmart and cheaper. I am glad that Vernon is safe for now, but I can already see there is very little effort being put in to Kmart. If Sears Holdings were to stay in business long term, I now think they will phase out Kmart and focus on Sears. But more than likely, the end of the corporation is coming soon.

Sears has ramped up their closings to where they could close too and their stores are in the footsteps aS Montgomery WArd. 

A guy I know said of Kmart they need to cut their losses and move on! I agree, there is nothing you can get at Kmart that you cant get at Walmart.   Whatll happen to the Florida Keys as thats all they have. I hope a Smaller Walmrt but Key west  it becomes a Target as KEy west has that demographic and itd be a smaller Target.  Kmart has as many stores as Ames did in the end, low 300. what if Kmart gets to 200 somethin stores. Woolworth did that, had thousands of stores and closed them in waves till they got to a few hundred.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: shore72 on August 23, 2018, 10:11:48 PM
Today I stopped in the Big Kmart on Limestone Rd in Wilmington, DE. As I walked the aisles I was amazed at the selection of items on the shelves: who are these vendors who keep shipping this stuff, and who is going to buy it all? This location is fairly well kept, overall. I noticed that the bags of mulch stacked outside in the garden center haven't seemed to move since my last visit early this summer. Some bags had split and had very large plants growing out of them. I noticed a broken down forklift amid the clutter in the fenced-in lot on the side, with a cheerful sign stating " Garden Center Now Open!"

I was looking for a snack and decided on a box of off-brand wheat thins, on sale for 84 cents. I never keep track of surprise points or whatever else Sears Holdings offers, but I typed in my phone number and, I'll be darned, the crackers were free! It made me wonder what else I could have walked away with for nothing. I really have to wonder how much longer they can keep bleeding red like this.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill) on September 16, 2018, 02:57:16 PM
Kmart is starting to carry t-shirts with their classic 60s/70s/80s logo on them:

(https://c.shld.net/rpx/i/s/i/spin/-122/prod_19842971912?hei=660&wid=660&op_sharpen=1)

https://www.kmart.com/men-s-graphic-t-shirt-kmart-logo/p-A027906555?rrec=true#Imagezoom (https://www.kmart.com/men-s-graphic-t-shirt-kmart-logo/p-A027906555?rrec=true#Imagezoom)
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: danfifepsu on September 16, 2018, 04:29:42 PM
Quote from: ShopKoFan on September 16, 2018, 02:57:16 PM
Kmart is starting to carry t-shirts with their classic 60s/70s/80s logo on them:

(https://c.shld.net/rpx/i/s/i/spin/-122/prod_19842971912?hei=660&wid=660&op_sharpen=1)

https://www.kmart.com/men-s-graphic-t-shirt-kmart-logo/p-A027906555?rrec=true#Imagezoom (https://www.kmart.com/men-s-graphic-t-shirt-kmart-logo/p-A027906555?rrec=true#Imagezoom)

I got mine at 1 in Chicago last month.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: danfifepsu on September 24, 2018, 09:22:05 AM
there is an article that Kmart is trying to have a restructuring plan to avoid bankruptcy. does anyone really think they can avoid bankruptcy?
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: nysw3636 on September 30, 2018, 05:15:50 PM
Kmart Poughkeepsie, NY (Arlington) is closing in December.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: BillyGr on September 30, 2018, 06:31:53 PM
Quote from: nysw3636 on September 30, 2018, 05:15:50 PM
Kmart Poughkeepsie, NY (Arlington) is closing in December.


For those at all familiar with the area, this is the one on Route 44 just outside the city.  Only since there seemed to be a bit of confusion in other postings with one that closed a couple years back, at the opposite end of Poughkeepsie in the former South Hills Mall.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: TheFugitive on October 01, 2018, 09:54:18 AM
Quote from: danfifepsu on September 24, 2018, 09:22:05 AM
there is an article that Kmart is trying to have a restructuring plan to avoid bankruptcy. does anyone really think they can avoid bankruptcy?

No.  A restructuring plan IS bankruptcy (Chap. 11 instead of Chap. 7 liquidation).
They will get one bite of the apple on that, which I expect will fail.  Nobody survives
their second Chap. 11 filing (Ames didn't).

This will at best delay the inevitable for two or three years.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: retailisking on October 01, 2018, 10:08:14 PM
Quote from: TheFugitive on October 01, 2018, 09:54:18 AM
No.  A restructuring plan IS bankruptcy (Chap. 11 instead of Chap. 7 liquidation).
They will get one bite of the apple on that, which I expect will fail.  Nobody survives
their second Chap. 11 filing (Ames didn't).

This will at best delay the inevitable for two or three years.

A Chapter 11 bankruptcy these days is less of a sure thing in avoiding liquidation for a retail concern.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: danfifepsu on October 01, 2018, 10:23:25 PM
Quote from: TheFugitive on October 01, 2018, 09:54:18 AM
Quote from: danfifepsu on September 24, 2018, 09:22:05 AM
there is an article that Kmart is trying to have a restructuring plan to avoid bankruptcy. does anyone really think they can avoid bankruptcy?

No.  A restructuring plan IS bankruptcy (Chap. 11 instead of Chap. 7 liquidation).
They will get one bite of the apple on that, which I expect will fail.  Nobody survives
their second Chap. 11 filing (Ames didn't).

This will at best delay the inevitable for two or three years.

for me Kmart is too far gone! their stores look same as 30 yrs ago and many states have like 3 to 5 left, many markets they pulled out of. They have not updated their product mix.  Most dont even survive the first bankruptcy.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: TheFugitive on October 02, 2018, 07:55:45 AM
Quote from: retailisking on October 01, 2018, 10:08:14 PM
Quote from: TheFugitive on October 01, 2018, 09:54:18 AM
No.  A restructuring plan IS bankruptcy (Chap. 11 instead of Chap. 7 liquidation).
They will get one bite of the apple on that, which I expect will fail.  Nobody survives
their second Chap. 11 filing (Ames didn't).

This will at best delay the inevitable for two or three years.

A Chapter 11 bankruptcy these days is less of a sure thing in avoiding liquidation for a retail concern.

Because vendors have gotten smart and no longer wish to play that game.
The only reason you'd cut a break to a chain that owes you vast amounts of money
is because you think they'll survive and hope to do business with them in the future.

I don't think anyone believes Kmart is going to survive long term.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: shore72 on October 03, 2018, 10:18:21 PM
I ran a small business & at one point our largest customer went Chapter 7. They had always been very prompt with payments & the only warning was that we didn't receive any checks for about 2 weeks prior. (They insisted on paying each invoice in 30 days rather than the usual procedure of having us mail a statement and paying once a month.) As they were winding down operations they still needed our services a couple times; it was COD, of course, and we did it even though they owed us about $10k at the time with no guarantee we'd ever see a penny. We did it because, well, a dollar is a dollar and they were always good to deal with. Eventually we got about 65 cents on the dollar. I had another big customer who never went under but had some shaky times. At one point they had some unpaid invoices that were 120 days old, with nothing but excuses, yet I still kept taking on new jobs from them. Was I a total fool? Well, I was a small business in a small town, desperate for work, and eventually I got paid for what I did.

There are a lot of businesses out there that aren't nearly as healthy as they look on the outside. The last time I was in Kmart I bought a box of crackers, made by a company in the midwest that I'd never heard of. Why would they sell to Kmart? Well, who else? There are only so many retailers out there these days. So, maybe one day Sears Holdings doesn't pay, but for now they do and maybe they always will, somehow. Gotta keep those production lines rolling, somehow, someway.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: TheFugitive on October 04, 2018, 08:07:53 AM
Regarding that Midwest cracker company, selling to a Sears Holdings where future payments are
somewhat questionable may be a better option for them than selling to Walmart where their
Gestapo buying tactics have put more than one small business out of business.

They get you salivating over the huge potential orders.  So you gear up by hiring people and investing in new equipment.  Once you've made that capital investment they've got you.  "We paid $2.14 per unit on the last invoice?  Well we're only going to pay you $1.78 on the next one.  Take it or leave it."

In the town where I lived in Michigan they put one of the major local employers into bankruptcy
with those tactics.

Sears I think will at least agree to a reasonable wholesale price, regardless of how long it takes to pay.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: shore72 on October 05, 2018, 09:35:46 PM
I've read that Sears was like that, long ago...perhaps they invented it! There were apparently some firms that collapsed because of it. These days, of course, Sears has no such leverage and probably has to take what it can get!
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: BillyGr on October 06, 2018, 10:01:21 AM
Quote from: shore72 on October 05, 2018, 09:35:46 PM
I've read that Sears was like that, long ago...perhaps they invented it! There were apparently some firms that collapsed because of it. These days, of course, Sears has no such leverage and probably has to take what it can get!

Not even that long ago, up into the 1970's they still had companies where the majority (if not all) of their sales were items going to Sears.  When they had trouble around the later 1970's, companies started to diversify or just closed up if they couldn't find others to buy their products that Sears either no longer wanted to carry or didn't sell enough of to make it profitable to produce them.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: danfifepsu on October 10, 2018, 02:05:12 PM
Sears Holding will file for bankruptcy
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: danfifepsu on October 15, 2018, 11:22:42 AM
the list and many Kmarts closing on it including Madawaska Maine, the last 2 in Georgia, last 2 in Kansas, last 1 in Arkansas and some markets losing the last and like 250 left after this wave. here is the list: https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2018/10/15/sears-holdings-bankruptcy-store-closures/1645971002/
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: MikeinBuffalo on October 15, 2018, 11:29:41 AM
Quote from: danfifepsu on October 15, 2018, 11:22:42 AM
the list and many Kmarts closing on it including Madawaska Maine, the last 2 in Georgia, last 2 in Kansas, last 1 in Arkansas and some markets losing the last and like 250 left after this wave. here is the list: https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2018/10/15/sears-holdings-bankruptcy-store-closures/1645971002/

My area is down to one, old 70s Kmart now that the West Seneca (Late 80s) location is going under
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: TheFugitive on October 15, 2018, 04:07:10 PM
After this wave there are really no more left anyplace that I'm willing to drive to.

Kmart goes on the pile with Ames and Hills for me.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: danfifepsu on October 16, 2018, 10:26:08 PM
Quote from: TheFugitive on October 15, 2018, 04:07:10 PM
After this wave there are really no more left anyplace that I'm willing to drive to.

Kmart goes on the pile with Ames and Hills for me.

a lot of bigger markets in states lost Kmart, I feel they couldnt handle the competition. with 8 states Kmart less as of come the end of the year, Kmart is getting to be more of a regional. and Meijer may  over take Kmart in number of stores after this wave.
This could be Kmart's "Last Christmas" (A song was named Last Christmas too).
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: danfifepsu on October 19, 2018, 12:55:42 PM
Kmart in West Lebanon. I saw a customer so disatisfied with service that he said no wonder Kmart is going out of business. Kmart's cash registers are outdated too.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: danfifepsu on October 20, 2018, 11:59:34 AM
another existing Kmart could be booted out: https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/local-news/oh-cuyahoga/former-kmart-could-be-the-home-of-a-new-meijer-store-in-seven-hills and w one in Middleburgh Heights closing could make about no stores left around Cleveland, one of their major markets. OK with that and many states lost stores in major markets w stores only in smaller cities, dont ya think Kmart should just close its doors already? their stores are in bad shape and feel outdated.
I bet the parent company will have a disastrous Xmas Season and the creditors then will push for liquidation.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: jason83080 on October 22, 2018, 11:45:21 PM
I looked at the blueprints and compared it to a Google Maps view of the area, and Meijer will swallow up the existing former Arby's restaurant (which is where the planned new entrance will be, as well as the gas station area) and the BluSonic Car Wash plus empty plot of land next to it (for added parking - the building area will extend into the current Kmart parking lot, if you compare the lined spaces in the lot above to where the building is now, which takes away some of the existing parking - and a second entrance). I don't know how those people in the developments behind Kmart will like having a thriving Meijer in their backyard - the added traffic and increased noise will surely detract from their property values, though I can't say what having a nearly-vacant rundown-though-still-active Kmart does to them - but, I don't live around there, so I don't get a vote.

Odd that they targeted the one remaining Kmart in the market, though. Does Meijer actually own all of the Kmart leases now?

Also, the former Brooklyn, Ohio Super Kmart location space - once rumored to have been purchased by Costco - is actually going to be home to the area's new Menards store!
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill) on October 26, 2018, 12:12:42 AM
Some pictures of Kmart in the Atlanta, Georgia area in the mid-1960s.


Kmart - 2174/2176 Donald Lee Hollowell Parkway (formerly 4070 Bankhead Highway), Atlanta, Georgia (March 1964)
(https://www.ajc.com/rf/image_lowres/Pub/p9/AJC/2018/10/16/Images/Bankhead_KMart_store_1964.jpg)
(https://www.ajc.com/rf/image_lowres/Pub/p9/AJC/2018/10/16/Images/Bankhead_KMart_store_1964%20(1).jpg)

Kmart - Marietta, Georgia (May 1964)
(https://www.ajc.com/rf/image_lowres/Pub/p9/AJC/2018/10/16/Images/Marietta_KMart_store_1964%20(1).jpg)
(https://www.ajc.com/rf/image_lowres/Pub/p9/AJC/2018/10/16/Images/Marietta_KMart_store_1964%20(2).jpg)

Kmart (Kmart Plaza) - Cleveland Avenue SW, Atlanta, Georgia (November 1964)
(https://www.ajc.com/rf/image_lowres/Pub/p9/AJC/2018/10/16/Images/KMart_store_1964%20(3).jpg)
(https://www.ajc.com/rf/image_lowres/Pub/p9/AJC/2018/10/16/Images/KMart_store_1964%20(2).jpg)
(https://www.ajc.com/rf/image_lowres/Pub/p9/AJC/2018/10/16/Images/KMart_store_1964%20(4).jpg)
(https://www.ajc.com/rf/image_lowres/Pub/p9/AJC/2018/10/16/Images/KMart_store_1964.jpg)
(https://www.ajc.com/rf/image_lowres/Pub/p9/AJC/2018/10/16/Images/KMart_store_1964%20(1).jpg)
(https://www.ajc.com/rf/image_lowres/Pub/p9/AJC/2018/10/16/Images/KMart_store_1964%20(5).jpg)
(https://www.ajc.com/rf/image_lowres/Pub/p9/AJC/2018/10/16/Images/KMart_store_1964%20(6).jpg)

Kmart Auto Service Center - 5925 Roswell Road, Atlanta, Georgia (July 1966)
(https://www.ajc.com/rf/image_lowres/Pub/p9/AJC/2018/10/16/Images/KMart_5925_Roswell_Road_Auto_Service_Center.jpg)

Kmart - 5925 Roswell Road, Atlanta, Georgia (July 1966)
(https://www.ajc.com/rf/image_lowres/Pub/p9/AJC/2018/10/16/Images/KMart_5925_Roswell_Road_cash_registers.jpg)
(https://www.ajc.com/rf/image_lowres/Pub/p9/AJC/2018/10/16/Images/KMart_store_1966%20(1).jpg)
(https://www.ajc.com/rf/image_lowres/Pub/p9/AJC/2018/10/16/Images/KMart_5925_Roswell_Road_merchandise.jpg)
(https://www.ajc.com/rf/image_lowres/Pub/p9/AJC/2018/10/16/Images/KMart_store_1966.jpg)



Source: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
https://www.ajc.com/business/big-retailer-and-walmart-rival-closing-its-last-georgia-stores/DLzjdgV6WjLTaJGHSgEZfI/?fbclid=IwAR25Sv_Db_XOvCMq8T1Z9Jrx6f680_vvJExSo6-PZ_2W_etpuQdmTvP98zg#1

Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: scottw73 on October 26, 2018, 12:30:55 AM
Boy have times changed, notice how the women are in dresses and the men are wearing suits, the cashiers are women too. The atmosphere in retail today is a lot more casual, both customer and employee.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill) on October 26, 2018, 12:55:07 AM
I just love that neon shield sign Kmart used back then.
The signs used by businesses today lack the kind of character that the neon/flashing bulb signs of the 1950s and 1960s had back then. Reminds me of Las Vegas.
At least a few McDonald's and Arby's franchises are keeping their vintage neon signs operating.
There's one McDonald's '50s neon sign and two Arby's neon signs located in my area.

Most large Kmart stores had their own supermarkets as well back in the 1960s until the 1970s.
Kmart was ahead of their time back then when it came to selling groceries alongside general merchandise.
The concept of selling food in their stores would be revived in their American Fare hypermarkets and Super Kmart supercenters 20-30 years later.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: TheFugitive on October 26, 2018, 09:04:50 AM
ahh, that Mad Men world into which I was born.
Thanks for posting these!
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: AmesNewington on October 26, 2018, 05:29:00 PM
The interior of this Kmart pictured above from 1966 resembles what many Kmarts look like now minus the signage and merchandise. Crazy how they never overhauled their stores in appearance.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill) on October 26, 2018, 05:41:56 PM
Some Kmart stores were acquired from Thrift City in 1964, which explains the neon shield signs on some Georgia locations. Thrift City operated in those locations for many years until S.S. Kresge converted them to Kmart/Kfood stores.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: danfifepsu on November 02, 2018, 02:39:38 PM
Last Night I had a dream about all the Kmarts closing.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: danfifepsu on November 08, 2018, 04:39:47 PM
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2018/11/08/kmart-sears-store-closing-list/1933522002/ KMART IN WATERVILLE ME IS CLOSING , MORE ARE CLOSING.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: busman_49 on November 09, 2018, 06:28:19 AM
Quote from: danfifepsu on October 15, 2018, 11:22:42 AM
the list and many Kmarts closing on it including Madawaska Maine, the last 2 in Georgia, last 2 in Kansas, last 1 in Arkansas and some markets losing the last and like 250 left after this wave. here is the list: https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2018/10/15/sears-holdings-bankruptcy-store-closures/1645971002/

Does anyone know when these stores are set to close?
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: giantsfan2016 on November 09, 2018, 07:52:57 AM
Quote from: busman_49 on November 09, 2018, 06:28:19 AM
Does anyone know when these stores are set to close?

The ones announced on October 15th are supposed to close by the end of 2018. The ones announced on November 8th by the end of February 2019.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: danfifepsu on November 09, 2018, 12:13:04 PM
Quote from: Brammy on November 09, 2018, 07:52:57 AM
Quote from: busman_49 on November 09, 2018, 06:28:19 AM
Does anyone know when these stores are set to close?

The ones announced on October 15th are supposed to close by the end of 2018. The ones announced on November 8th by the end of February 2019.

Another WAve soon too? and I read that Illinois will have THREE KMARTS left after this, and the last 1 in Chicago limits is closing. that is pathetic as that was a state where it had some of its first stores. I stopped caring about if Kmart closes 3 to 4 years ago due to stuff like this. like 2 or 3 in every state now. 8 none at all after Christmas. They may not make it to the first day of Summer. What of Guam? As thats their most profitable.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: EddieJ1984 on November 10, 2018, 03:21:16 AM
https://www.flickr.com/photos/eddiej1984/sets/72157703301974044

Here is a couple of pics I took of the last Kmart in Philadelphia a couple of weeks ago, figured I would get pics of it before it would be on a closing list, used to be in walking distance of it.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: AmesNewington on November 24, 2018, 04:17:16 PM
I went with my parents to the Vernon, CT Kmart today.

The store itself was VERY busy. Started off a bit slow, but by the time we were in there for an hour, you couldn't even navigate the Christmas aisles. I believe Kmart could have been the saving grace of Sears if they did things right. Kmart is more appealing to cost minded shoppers and you can get more everyday items there that Sears doesn't have, although prices have went up slightly on food and health items. I'm noticing less and less of their private label brand (Smart Sense), which is disappointing. I actually saw Essential Everyday branded trash bags there (from Supervalu). They are probably trying to shift focus on to their clothing, housewares, toys and seasonal departments.

Enough cashiers on today too. About 6 or 7 registers open of 9 at its peak. Customers were actually for the most part cordial and had manners too. Something the Cromwell store didn't really have.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: jaredski09 on December 01, 2018, 10:50:15 PM
U-Haul’s real estate company, Amerco Real Estate Company, announced on Nov 30 that they will be purchasing 13 current/former Sears/Kmart sites for $62 million and will eventually transform them into U-Haul Moving Centers (pending bankruptcy court approval). U-Haul has already converted 9 vacant Kmarts this year into U-Haul sites. Here are the locations they just bought:

3115 Airport Way, Fairbanks, AK (Sears)
308 Dix Ave., Queensbury, NY (Kmart)
2875 Santa Maria Way, Santa Maria, CA (Kmart)
4110 E. Sprague Ave., Spokane, WA (Kmart)
5909 E. State St., Rockford, IL (Kmart)
20777 Bear Valley Road, Apple Valley, CA (Kmart)
200 Irwin Ave., Fort Walton Beach, FL (Kmart)
1805 E. Stone Drive, Kingsport, TN (Kmart)
3250 Clear Lake Road, Springfield, IL (Kmart)
996 W. View Park Drive, Pittsburgh, PA (Kmart)
1309 N. High St., Fort Atkinson, WI (Kmart)
17850 Frazho Road, Roseville, MI (Kmart)
1705 S. Main St., Roswell, NM (Kmart)

3 of these locations are “dark”, 6 are negative EBITDA, 4 are positive EBITDA (“the purchase price being paid by [Amerco] for the 4 positive EBITDA warrants proceeding with the sale.”)

“The parties have entered three-month occupancy agreements for 10 of the 13 parcels that provide for Sears to pay related real estate taxes and water and sewer charges and allow time for going-out-of-business sales.” (WWD.com)

All of this info came from:
www.sparefoot.com/self-storage/news/7442-u-haul-scoops-13-kmart-sears-stores-62-million
www.wwd.com/fashion-news/fashion-scoops/sears-holdings-corp-inks-real-estate-deal-for-certain-sites-for-62m-leases-retail-kmart-1202918156
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: TheFugitive on December 03, 2018, 04:58:42 PM
996 W. View Park Drive, Pittsburgh, PA (Kmart)

I was just in that store on Saturday.  It was not on any of the prior store closing lists.
A GOB sale had NOT begun.  They're not interested in a Kmart that has already closed?
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: danfifepsu on December 28, 2018, 02:22:11 PM
https://seekingalpha.com/news/3419597-sears-closing-another-80-stores-march?dr=1#email_link VERNON CT Goes!
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: AmesNewington on January 05, 2019, 04:45:34 PM
Liquidation has already began at the Kmart in Vernon, CT. I went today thinking the sale wouldn't begin until next week, but to my shock, the Store Closing sign along with people holding signs at the offramp to the Hartford Turnpike was displayed. The media got it wrong as they said the sales would start in two weeks from the announcement, but it was just one week. The store was super busy. 9 registers and 8 cashiers ringing. This was just the beginning of the sale with low % discounts, but people were buying full carts of everything imaginable. This location didn't have that great of an inventory to begin with, so I got what I could while I was able to, because stock will dwindle quickly I imagine. They are scheduled to close in March, but I'm not sure I'll be back. I hate to say that it would be best for Sears to just go now. At checkout, the register I went to had a card machine that had a broken signature pen, a broken key to look up points, and the system was super slow, as was the card machine. They won't bother to fix anything at their remaining locations even if they stay in business. Very sad what Eddie Lampert did to these two names. He doesn't deserve to keep his company alive. 
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: danfifepsu on January 05, 2019, 05:08:32 PM
Quote from: AmesNewington on January 05, 2019, 04:45:34 PM
Liquidation has already began at the Kmart in Vernon, CT. I went today thinking the sale wouldn't begin until next week, but to my shock, the Store Closing sign along with people holding signs at the offramp to the Hartford Turnpike was displayed. The media got it wrong as they said the sales would start in two weeks from the announcement, but it was just one week. The store was super busy. 9 registers and 8 cashiers ringing. This was just the beginning of the sale with low % discounts, but people were buying full carts of everything imaginable. This location didn't have that great of an inventory to begin with, so I got what I could while I was able to, because stock will dwindle quickly I imagine. They are scheduled to close in March, but I'm not sure I'll be back. I hate to say that it would be best for Sears to just go now. At checkout, the register I went to had a card machine that had a broken signature pen, a broken key to look up points, and the system was super slow, as was the card machine. They won't bother to fix anything at their remaining locations even if they stay in business. Very sad what Eddie Lampert did to these two names. He doesn't deserve to keep his company alive. 

what went wrong w this store? as its the only store like that in Vernon. and them keeping a smaller and older one in Watertown in Ct. Again its like CT was never a Kmart state.

Where will Kmart be by June ya think?
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: AmesNewington on January 05, 2019, 05:27:20 PM
Quote from: danfifepsu on January 05, 2019, 05:08:32 PM
Quote from: AmesNewington on January 05, 2019, 04:45:34 PM
Liquidation has already began at the Kmart in Vernon, CT. I went today thinking the sale wouldn't begin until next week, but to my shock, the Store Closing sign along with people holding signs at the offramp to the Hartford Turnpike was displayed. The media got it wrong as they said the sales would start in two weeks from the announcement, but it was just one week. The store was super busy. 9 registers and 8 cashiers ringing. This was just the beginning of the sale with low % discounts, but people were buying full carts of everything imaginable. This location didn't have that great of an inventory to begin with, so I got what I could while I was able to, because stock will dwindle quickly I imagine. They are scheduled to close in March, but I'm not sure I'll be back. I hate to say that it would be best for Sears to just go now. At checkout, the register I went to had a card machine that had a broken signature pen, a broken key to look up points, and the system was super slow, as was the card machine. They won't bother to fix anything at their remaining locations even if they stay in business. Very sad what Eddie Lampert did to these two names. He doesn't deserve to keep his company alive. 

what went wrong w this store? as its the only store like that in Vernon. and them keeping a smaller and older one in Watertown in Ct. Again its like CT was never a Kmart state.

Where will Kmart be by June ya think?

They keep weeding out stores little by little. Of course, they did away with all of their bigger locations in CT. It probably doesn't cost much to run Watertown. Vernon probably did well, but not good enough at this point to keep it going. I have to say, they made it quite a long time. They would be celebrating their 45th year in 2020, but they barely made it to 44. I really don't believe Sears will last much longer anyway, so if they close now or later, it won't be much of a difference.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: jaredski09 on January 05, 2019, 08:38:20 PM
Here’s a small article by Patch.com on the Kmart Store Closing Liquidation sale in Vernon, CT with a few pictures: https://patch.com/connecticut/vernon/store-closing-sale-full-swing-vernon-kmart

I also noticed today that some work has started at the former Kmart South Burlington, Vermont that closed in January 2016. A few bulldozers are starting to dig up parts of the parking lot right in front of the former Kmart building. A new flagship 60,000 square foot Hannaford Supermarket will move into the former Kmart along with 2 other yet-to-be named tenants next to it. Hannaford currently has a 40,000 square foot store directly behind the former Kmart and owns the Kmart Plaza property.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: AmesNewington on March 02, 2019, 12:20:07 PM
I visited the Kmart in Watertown, CT on January 11, 2019. I challenged myself to take the drive up there without going on the highways. It took me nearly an hour and a half to get there. From Newington, I started by going to Bristol and taking Route 6 up to Watertown. This area had a very small-town feel with numerous village areas and stores you rarely see in the cities in CT (several Rite Aids and Adam's IGA supermarkets on this stretch). The store itself is quite dated, but the youngest of the remaining Kmarts that closed in the last decade. It is also the smallest of the CT Kmarts and the last one to remain in the state. They have 7 registers with 2 open when I went. They packed the store in with merchandise and its quite neat and organized. Several employees were on the floor straightening shelves out, which I rarely ever saw at the Cromwell and Vernon stores. The floors are worn, and the overall vibe of the store is distressed. I can only attest to my one visit, but after seeing so many complaints on this location, it's no worse than the others. You have to go here with an open mind and not expect much and you will be satisfied. The Kmart chain still has unique merchandise and items you can't find at other stores. It's worth it for an occasional visit for various holiday supplies and seasonal needs. Even their small grocery section was well stocked. I feel this store serves as more of a convenience store for the locals. I'm happy this location is staying open. I would miss not having a Kmart option. If Sears can make it, I'd love to see a few small Kmart stores open in the state, as I believe Kmart was still popular as opposed to Sears. The size of Watertown (maybe a bit larger) would work for new stores. I think the average Kmart was too big for the financial situation the company was in. They had too much merchandise that didn't sell. I actually think they should have shrunk the size of their stores a long time ago.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: rsammataro1126 on March 14, 2019, 08:33:34 AM
Hey y'all,

So I went through an old list I found of all the locations Kmart shuddered in the 2003 Bankruptcy wave of closures and plotted them all out on a map! They're even sorted out by Big K's and Super K's! Hope to do more in the future if y'all enjoy it!

https://tinyurl.com/2003KmartMap (https://tinyurl.com/2003KmartMap)
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: BillyGr on March 14, 2019, 10:28:19 AM
Quote from: rsammataro1126 on March 14, 2019, 08:33:34 AM
Hey y'all,

So I went through an old list I found of all the locations Kmart shuddered in the 2003 Bankruptcy wave of closures and plotted them all out on a map! They're even sorted out by Big K's and Super K's! Hope to do more in the future if y'all enjoy it!

https://tinyurl.com/2003KmartMap (https://tinyurl.com/2003KmartMap)

Just FYI - clicking the link says access denied and need to ask for permission - perhaps that is something set up on your end that should be switched so people can see it more easily?
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: rsammataro1126 on March 14, 2019, 12:14:10 PM
Yup you're absolutely right I forgot to add sharing permissions to the map so here's an updated link that y'all should be able to access

http://tinyurl.com/Kmart2003

Let me know if there's any more problems!

Quote from: BillyGr on March 14, 2019, 10:28:19 AM
Quote from: rsammataro1126 on March 14, 2019, 08:33:34 AM
Hey y'all,

So I went through an old list I found of all the locations Kmart shuddered in the 2003 Bankruptcy wave of closures and plotted them all out on a map! They're even sorted out by Big K's and Super K's! Hope to do more in the future if y'all enjoy it!

https://tinyurl.com/2003KmartMap (https://tinyurl.com/2003KmartMap)

Just FYI - clicking the link says access denied and need to ask for permission - perhaps that is something set up on your end that should be switched so people can see it more easily?
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: BillyGr on March 15, 2019, 10:57:13 AM
Quote from: rsammataro1126 on March 14, 2019, 12:14:10 PM
Yup you're absolutely right I forgot to add sharing permissions to the map so here's an updated link that y'all should be able to access

http://tinyurl.com/Kmart2003

Let me know if there's any more problems!

Quote from: BillyGr on March 14, 2019, 10:28:19 AM
Quote from: rsammataro1126 on March 14, 2019, 08:33:34 AM
Hey y'all,

So I went through an old list I found of all the locations Kmart shuddered in the 2003 Bankruptcy wave of closures and plotted them all out on a map! They're even sorted out by Big K's and Super K's! Hope to do more in the future if y'all enjoy it!

https://tinyurl.com/2003KmartMap (https://tinyurl.com/2003KmartMap)

Just FYI - clicking the link says access denied and need to ask for permission - perhaps that is something set up on your end that should be switched so people can see it more easily?

Looks good now - Thanks!
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Kmart4life on April 08, 2019, 09:19:45 PM
Here is the Brandon Florida store which closed about 6 months ago and has already been demolished.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Kmart4life on April 08, 2019, 10:47:37 PM
Got these on ebay and will soo get the Ames in red too!
Title: Kmart
Post by: Everything Community on April 24, 2019, 09:39:04 PM
Here is the Vernon, CT Kmart that was taken just over three months ago when it was still open (just less than two months before the store closed!). It was opened on February 27, 1975, renovated sometime in the early/mid-1990's, converted to "BIG" Kmart in the late 90's, building exterior remodeled in the late 2000's, finally closed after 44 years on March 3rd. This leaves Watertown to be the remaining store in Connecticut.
Title: Re: Kmart
Post by: AmesNewington on April 25, 2019, 07:26:13 AM
Quote from: Everything Community on April 24, 2019, 09:39:04 PM
Here is the Vernon, CT Kmart that was taken just over three months ago when it was still open (just less than two months before the store closed!). It was opened on February 27, 1975, renovated sometime in the early/mid-1990's, converted to "BIG" Kmart in the late 90's, building exterior remodeled in the late 2000's, finally closed after 44 years on March 3rd. This leaves Watertown to be the remaining store in Connecticut.

I shopped the Vernon store beginning in April 2017 after Cromwell closed. It was still a good store at that time, but started to slip along with the rest of the chain when they started the Blow-Out sales and I started seeing less stock in store, and a less tidy store. They started improving around Christmas 2018 when the bankruptcy began. I really thought this one would survive closure, and it looked like they would. Still can't believe they closed. Since I like Kmart and have the Shop Your Way card, I checked out the Watertown store. It is dubbed as "The Little Store That Could". It's out in the middle of nowhere near Waterbury and Naugatuck and is very small and rundown inside. They still have a great deal of merchandise inside and you can stock up on items every so often, especially for holidays where they excel. Many people complain about that location, but I went in with an open mind and really wasn't too disappointed. The interior could use a bit of a renovation as the floors are really falling apart. I have no idea what keeps Watertown open as the last Kmart in the state, but I wish them well and hope they can make it as long as the company makes it.
Title: Kmart
Post by: Everything Community on April 25, 2019, 09:18:44 PM
*Formerly Grant's / Kmart*

Ocean State Job Lot - Windsor, Connecticut

Originally built as Grant's in 1968, converted to Kmart after bankruptcy in 1976, became the current OSJL shortly after Kmart moved out of its current location in 1995 to the bigger store in town (closed in 2003, now Target).

Any resemblance to the older layout from Grants or Kmart? If so, tell us what you think!
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: TheFugitive on April 26, 2019, 08:45:03 AM
Giant Eagle and Advance Auto stores in the Crafton-Ingram Shopping Center near Pittsburgh.
Was originally a Grant's location which likewise became a Kmart after the Grant's bankruptcy.
Kmart moved to a new Super Kmart location near the Pittsburgh Airport in 1994 and Giant Eagle
took over the building.

(https://s3-media2.fl.yelpcdn.com/bphoto/psnqv-zcgPhVCYCmj5dMtg/ls.jpg)
Title: Kmart
Post by: Everything Community on May 02, 2019, 07:23:28 PM
Here's an older Kmart price tag featuring a logo from 1990 that is shown in the back cover of a sports book. Accordingly, it shows the date (it really says June 1991) that has had proof to be told.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: scottw73 on May 16, 2019, 07:24:54 AM
Here is a former Kmart location that has been repurposed into a trampoline park, it's located at 240 Bull Hill Lane in Orange CT. This space has been vacant for many years, it was Kmart then a Builders square, if anyone knows the history of this location please let us know.  Here's what it looks like now.

https://images3.loopnet.com/i2/jQsZuLWNiLyTYipbxFhr_A4bH2VPYw4NaqaoiCBCfFE/110/image.jpg
Title: Re: Kmart
Post by: AmesNewington on May 16, 2019, 09:48:41 AM
Quote from: Everything Community on April 25, 2019, 09:18:44 PM
*Formerly Grant's / Kmart*

Ocean State Job Lot - Windsor, Connecticut

Originally built as Grant's in 1968, converted to Kmart after bankruptcy in 1976, became the current OSJL shortly after Kmart moved out of its current location in 1995 to the bigger store in town (closed in 2003, now Target).

Any resemblance to the older layout from Grants or Kmart? If so, tell us what you think!

It looks like they are still using the old Ames green checkout counters. Ocean State was big on reusing equipment and fixtures from the old chains that had recently closed around the time OSJL was beginning to boom with new stores opening left and right in the early 2000s. They were known to have repurpose the fleets of Ames carts and checkout stands. They would usually just place a sticker with their name over the Ames logo and install new OSJL cart handles on the carts. They even used carts from other chains like Bradlees, Caldor and even Waldbaums in random locations. Wherever they could get them I assume. It was a treat to push an old cart from stores of the past. Recently, they reuse old carts from Walmart and Kmart (mostly Walmart when they retired the old blue carts with the newer models). With OSJL continuing to prosper and expand, they have been better at getting their own fixtures and equipment. But they like to open almost as is at certain closed retailers with little to no renovations. Sometimes they don't have a choice but to gut the building but mostly you can walk in to the store and see a lot of the former store intact.
Title: Re: Kmart
Post by: danfifepsu on May 16, 2019, 03:50:02 PM
Quote from: AmesNewington on May 16, 2019, 09:48:41 AM
Quote from: Everything Community on April 25, 2019, 09:18:44 PM
*Formerly Grant's / Kmart*

Ocean State Job Lot - Windsor, Connecticut

Originally built as Grant's in 1968, converted to Kmart after bankruptcy in 1976, became the current OSJL shortly after Kmart moved out of its current location in 1995 to the bigger store in town (closed in 2003, now Target).

Any resemblance to the older layout from Grants or Kmart? If so, tell us what you think!

It looks like they are still using the old Ames green checkout counters. Ocean State was big on reusing equipment and fixtures from the old chains that had recently closed around the time OSJL was beginning to boom with new stores opening left and right in the early 2000s. They were known to have repurpose the fleets of Ames carts and checkout stands. They would usually just place a sticker with their name over the Ames logo and install new OSJL cart handles on the carts. They even used carts from other chains like Bradlees, Caldor and even Waldbaums in random locations. Wherever they could get them I assume. It was a treat to push an old cart from stores of the past. Recently, they reuse old carts from Walmart and Kmart (mostly Walmart when they retired the old blue carts with the newer models). With OSJL continuing to prosper and expand, they have been better at getting their own fixtures and equipment. But they like to open almost as is at certain closed retailers with little to no renovations. Sometimes they don't have a choice but to gut the building but mostly you can walk in to the store and see a lot of the former store intact.

Looks like Kmart due to the orange walls many unremodeled stores before the Big Kmart era.
Title: Re: Kmart
Post by: BillyGr on May 16, 2019, 08:10:48 PM
Quote from: AmesNewington on May 16, 2019, 09:48:41 AM
It looks like they are still using the old Ames green checkout counters. Ocean State was big on reusing equipment and fixtures from the old chains that had recently closed around the time OSJL was beginning to boom with new stores opening left and right in the early 2000s. They were known to have repurpose the fleets of Ames carts and checkout stands. They would usually just place a sticker with their name over the Ames logo and install new OSJL cart handles on the carts. They even used carts from other chains like Bradlees, Caldor and even Waldbaums in random locations. Wherever they could get them I assume. It was a treat to push an old cart from stores of the past. Recently, they reuse old carts from Walmart and Kmart (mostly Walmart when they retired the old blue carts with the newer models). With OSJL continuing to prosper and expand, they have been better at getting their own fixtures and equipment. But they like to open almost as is at certain closed retailers with little to no renovations. Sometimes they don't have a choice but to gut the building but mostly you can walk in to the store and see a lot of the former store intact.

Actually that makes sense with the type of chain they are.  Since they are selling closeout items from other stores (at least many of their items are - even things like having lawn waste bags with other store names printed on them, sometimes obviously badly printed being why they got them cheap), why not use the same type of items in your store? (they've had bags at the checkout from other stores as well, again either misprints or chains that closed up).

As noted on the cart page, ours has some Grand Union carts (as that is what it was before OSJL) and about all they did was add a couple walls to make more storage areas (which hid some of the GU décor but just hid it, it wasn't removed).

Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: danfifepsu on May 16, 2019, 09:31:47 PM
How much longer will Kmart be around? esp with how they have been whittled down and to where they are now a regional chain than a national now.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: AmesNewington on May 16, 2019, 09:57:58 PM
Quote from: danfifepsu on May 16, 2019, 09:31:47 PM
How much longer will Kmart be around? esp with how they have been whittled down and to where they are now a regional chain than a national now.

Please stop asking these questions over and over. No one has the answer to this. It's time to let the new Kmart and Sears pave their own way and if they can't and they fail, it will end (I really am hoping they can survive as I am tired of chains going out and we are left with huge monopoly stores like Walmart and Amazon). However clogging the boards with these questions isn't necessary. 
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Retail Regents on May 19, 2019, 10:36:40 PM
Here's the still-empty Herkimer, NY location.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: TheFugitive on June 10, 2019, 11:27:19 AM
The former Kmart store in Bridgeville, PA is being used (temporarily) by Big Lots.

Big Lots is remodeling all of their stores in the Pittsburgh area.  Both the one up the
street in Bridgeville and the one in the former Hills location at Century III are currently
torn apart.  A manager at the Bridgeville Big Lots told me that they are changing out
all of the old fixturing for new.  The former Kmart is being used as a staging area
for new fixtures coming for their local stores, and storage for the old fixtures being
removed until a liquidator comes and picks them up.  Once the remodel is finished
they will vacate the former Kmart.

Ironically enough the remodeled sections of these Big Lots stores
bear an eerie resemblance to a Kmart.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Retail Regents on June 10, 2019, 06:57:43 PM
Here's the Mattydale, NY location. Exit door is still broken and the restrooms still have the original toilets.
Title: Painted Over Kmart Sign in Manchester, CT
Post by: Everything Community on June 10, 2019, 07:40:20 PM
This is a pylon sign of the former Kmart in Manchester, CT that still sits all the way in the front of the current OSJL plaza. Photos taken on both sides of the pylon!

With the paint being chipped off, you can almost reveal the "BIG" Kmart logo that was on the pylon. Originally painted over it by the "For Sale" sign, then repainted as if the building was being demolished. This happened to be at a former, long-gone Kmart on Spencer Street in Manchester, CT. It opened on 11/30/1972, closed in spring 2003, vacant for 9 years before being demolished. This pylon sign remains this way of doing as if nothing has changed since.
Title: Kmart
Post by: Everything Community on June 13, 2019, 04:54:29 PM
It's been over 3 months since the Kmart in Vernon, CT was closed and all of the signs are still there!
Title: Re: Kmart
Post by: AmesNewington on June 13, 2019, 06:05:57 PM
Quote from: Everything Community on June 13, 2019, 04:54:29 PM
It's been over 3 months since the Kmart in Vernon, CT was closed and all of the signs are still there!

Quite strange. I am up in the Buckland Hills area once a week, and I have wanted to head down there to see if the signs were still up, but hate the traffic on that stretch of road. Thank you for capturing this. I stopped there late March three weeks after they closed and I could understand the signs still being up then, but by now it's crazy how everything was left as is. The Meriden CT Sears still has its signs up (except the Auto Center building signage), but the mall entrances inside have been walled off (they left the signs up in back of the walls) and on premise mall signage blacked out Sears on directories. As for Vernon, I'm sure many people stopped by expecting to shop only to see an empty lot and locked doors. I still can't get over how that one closed. It was a go-forward store (one of the original 500). Wondering what's going on with the property. I'm surprised it hasn't been leased yet. It's a busy area. I'm thinking there is no sense of urgency to remove anything as these locations may be tied up with legal issues from the bankruptcy. Removing the signs is the least of their worries.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: JimSawhill on June 24, 2019, 07:13:15 PM
The old KMart on Florida Avenue at Waters (KMart Plaza) is being renovated for an AutoZone and other stores. It is renamed The Top of the Heights Plaza. The Plaza has a Chinese restaurant, a church, Dollar General, Sears Outlet and the old KMart on the east side of the plaza and on the south side is a Laundromat, Audiomax (Car Stereo store) and a Pharmacy. Outparel is Wawa and KFC.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: JimSawhill on June 24, 2019, 07:29:49 PM
Quote from: Kmart4life on April 08, 2019, 09:19:45 PM
Here is the Brandon Florida store which closed about 6 months ago and has already been demolished.

That was demolished for a Lucky's Market, and a Bealls. The Chuck E. Cheese was a Big Star Supermarket...
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Everything Community on June 30, 2019, 10:10:09 PM
Yikes, we're so lucky we ventured out to Kmart in Holyoke, MA. How amazing this one-of-the-kind Kmart can survive after the bankruptcy in while Walmart & Target are both prime in millenium competition. When Kmart took over the former W.T. Grant store in 1976, it changed the retail world of Holyoke. It was a huge hit for the city to have a real department store like this.
This store has seen many changes over the years (just like all Kmarts!), having to deal with so much needed improvements including exterior repaints, "BIG" upgrade, yet most of the interior still hangs on the unchange from the Big Kmart era + the space where you can see the remains of the restaurant (that might've been occupied by Grant's or something) where the Kmart restrooms are that hearken back to the 1970's. 
This store is ridiculously lucky to have escaped every round of store closings since they filed their first bankruptcy as their holdings corporation (especially the 2003 round of store closings that almost made it on the official list, according to this web link that can shown on the bottom of this post). Pics of the interior will come eventually, so stay tuned!

Link: This Kmart almost closed that year!
http://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/showthread.php?t=56199
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: giantsfan2016 on July 01, 2019, 06:58:27 AM
Quote from: Everything Community on June 30, 2019, 10:10:09 PM
Yikes, we're so lucky we ventured out to Kmart in Holyoke, MA. How amazing this one-of-the-kind Kmart can survive after the bankruptcy in while Walmart & Target are both prime in millenium competition. When Kmart took over the former W.T. Grant store in 1976, it changed the retail world of Holyoke. It was a huge hit for the city to have a real department store like this.
This store has seen many changes over the years (just like all Kmarts!), having to deal with so much needed improvements including exterior repaints, "BIG" upgrade, yet most of the interior still hangs on the unchange from the Big Kmart era + the space where you can see the remains of the restaurant (that might've been occupied by Grant's or something) where the Kmart restrooms are that hearken back to the 1970's. 
This store is ridiculously lucky to have escaped every round of store closings since they filed their first bankruptcy as their holdings corporation (especially the 2003 round of store closings that almost made it on the official list, according to this web link that can shown on the bottom of this post). Pics of the interior will come eventually, so stay tuned!

Link: This Kmart almost closed that year!
http://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/showthread.php?t=56199

I remember my family went to the Holyoke KMART once. I don't remember what year. Maybe in the 90s when we went the Outlet Mall in Worcester? I would've been a kid of about 11 or 12. My impression of the store was that it was in a sketchy area and the city of Holyoke as a whole was a sketchy.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Planet Retail on July 02, 2019, 08:39:11 PM
I found an interesting article about a Kmart in Pennsylvania

https://triblive.com/local/valley-news-dispatch/customers-lament-lack-of-items-at-allegheny-township-kmart/

Apparently, this Kmart has been understocked to the point that it garnered attention from the local newspaper... If I didn't know any better, I would have thought the store was closing!
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: TheFugitive on July 03, 2019, 08:58:36 AM
Calling the Valley News Dispatch a newspaper is a bit of a stretch.

Trib Total Media is the newspaper equivalent of Kmart.
They've already stopped producing print editions of most of their papers.
Title: Kmart - Vernon, Connecticut
Post by: Everything Community on July 19, 2019, 09:22:15 PM
Quote from: XISMZERO on February 17, 2007, 05:36:18 PM
Vernon, Connecticut. They decided to leave this one opened while a neighboring store in Manchester closed years ago. Manchester was certainly bigger, but probably didn't attract as many people.

The "now-closed" Big K on July 2, 2019. Even today, still looks the same with all the signs intact! The store closed over 4 & a half months ago so this is so strange for a STORE CLOSING sign to be up long after its initial closing! No difference during the 4-month period.
Title: Re: Kmart - Vernon, Connecticut
Post by: Planet Retail on July 20, 2019, 01:24:10 AM
The "now-closed" Big K on July 2, 2019. Even today, still looks the same with all the signs intact! The store closed over 4 & a half months ago so this is so strange for a STORE CLOSING sign to be up long after its initial closing! No difference during the 4-month period.
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I noticed this too with the recently closed Kmart in Fostoria, Ohio. The store has been closed for months, but the signage is still up. Perhaps it's not worth Sears' time and effort to take it down anymore... or they have no money to. XD
Title: Re: Kmart - Vernon, Connecticut
Post by: AmesNewington on July 20, 2019, 11:56:44 AM
Quote from: Everything Community on July 19, 2019, 09:22:15 PM
Quote from: XISMZERO on February 17, 2007, 05:36:18 PM
Vernon, Connecticut. They decided to leave this one opened while a neighboring store in Manchester closed years ago. Manchester was certainly bigger, but probably didn't attract as many people.

The "now-closed" Big K on July 2, 2019. Even today, still looks the same with all the signs intact! The store closed over 4 & a half months ago so this is so strange for a STORE CLOSING sign to be up long after its initial closing! No difference during the 4-month period.

That's crazy. All I can think is that this store, along with Sears in Meriden, CT were last minute closures executed during the bankruptcy, so they may be handled differently, and whoever is handling these locations are in no hurry to take down the signs, much less lease them out to someone else. Sears in Meriden still has their signs up and they are attached to a mall. The Cromwell Kmart was quickly stripped of all signage after they closed.
Title: "Abandoned" Kmart - Vernon, Connecticut
Post by: Everything Community on July 28, 2019, 10:07:59 PM
Again, here is the Kmart in Vernon, Connecticut, having left "untouched" in those 4 & the half months following the store closure. If you look closely, the roof awning all over this building is starting to deteriorate including the orange paint & that missing piece. The exterior last remodeled in the summer of 2008. When this store originally opened on February 27, 1975, it was like most typical Kmarts built around this time frame. Exterior might originally had been renovated during the early/mid-90's (like many other Kmarts). Upgraded to a Big Kmart sometime in the late 90's. Survived so many closings over the years, but that post-bankruptcy after-Christmas closing announcement didn't make the cut this time.

Anyone (from the area) know what year this Kmart had its first exterior remodel? (HINT: Definitely before Big Kmart era, but sometime after 1991!)

For the complete album of our today's photoshoot of this Kmart, visit us on 24/7 Community's Flickr page @ www.flickr.com/photos/BigKmart:

Now this leaves Watertown, CT as the sole remaining Kmart in the state. R.I.P. My local Kmart!

Vernon Kmart
1975-2019
Title: Re: "Abandoned" Kmart - Vernon, Connecticut
Post by: AmesNewington on July 29, 2019, 08:36:59 AM
Quote from: Everything Community on July 28, 2019, 10:07:59 PM
Again, here is the Kmart in Vernon, Connecticut, having left "untouched" in those 4 & the half months following the store closure. If you look closely, the roof awning all over this building is starting to deteriorate including the orange paint & that missing piece. The exterior last remodeled in the summer of 2008. When this store originally opened on February 27, 1975, it was like most typical Kmarts built around this time frame. Exterior might originally had been renovated during the early/mid-90's (like many other Kmarts). Upgraded to a Big Kmart sometime in the late 90's. Survived so many closings over the years, but that post-bankruptcy after-Christmas closing announcement didn't make the cut this time.

Anyone (from the area) know what year this Kmart had its first exterior remodel? (HINT: Definitely before Big Kmart era, but sometime after 1991!)

For the complete album of our today's photoshoot of this Kmart, visit us on 24/7 Community's Flickr page @ www.flickr.com/photos/BigKmart:

Now this leaves Watertown, CT as the sole remaining Kmart in the state. R.I.P. My local Kmart!

Vernon Kmart
1975-2019

It was such a shame Vernon made it that far to just be closed as a last minute decision. I actually braved the Putnam Bridge in East Hartford for the first time in February after avoiding it. I was able to visit the store for the last time the week before it closed. I realized I could have went there more often in the last two years after Cromwell closed. I'd always have to get a ride there. I traveled all the way to Watertown for Kmart in January, but it's a long ride and the store is small. I'm not sure if the store was always like this due to its size, but they lack variety and stock. It may also be due to the state of the company and the transition to the new company, but I always found much more at Cromwell and Vernon compared to Watertown. Although in the end, Vernon didn't have as much to choose from. Watertown also doesn't restock certain every day items and I am seeing a reduction in their Smart Sense line. Nevertheless, I love that there is still a Kmart around to visit every so often, and wish Kmart was the division that was given more attention. I feel new smaller stores would do better than Sears stores. After all, we need more options than Walmart and Target for discount department stores.

Anyway, I noticed there is no real estate listing for the Kmart in Vernon anywhere on the web, as well as the Sears in Meriden. The location in Vernon Kmart occupied is surrounded by a busy corridor with several stores and businesses and can be seen off the highway. I can't imagine how no one has expressed interest in the building. Maybe these properties closed during the bankruptcy are held up in legal issues with the old company and Sears is keeping them empty for the time being. I have to believe that is why all the signs are still up because they are in no hurry to unload them. Too bad they can't just reopen them. (I'm dreaming).
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: retailisking on August 06, 2019, 01:11:49 AM
Kmart is closing in Boca Raton, FL (Lantana will be the last Kmart in Palm Beach County)
https://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/20190805/exclusive-kmart-to-close-boca-raton-store
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Retail_247 on August 25, 2019, 12:51:03 AM
Kmart had stand alone resturants before the kmaet cafe called kmart chef. The resturants had a burger called the big k burger but this was way before kmart rebranded itself to big kmart.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Retail Regents on August 25, 2019, 12:54:35 AM
That was gone by 1974.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: buzz86us on August 26, 2019, 07:24:12 PM
There is a really cool domed KMart in Paramus NJ which has been empty since 2012

https://www.google.com/maps/@40.9776746,-74.0827639,3a,30y,291.81h,87.18t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sZ2kaPCXv1A8hJLahJ_KYUg!2e0!7i16384!8i8192
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: danfifepsu on August 30, 2019, 08:12:28 PM
after this wave Kmart will be absent from these states:  Oklahoma, Kentucky, Indiana, South Carolina, Virginia, Maine, Connecticut, Idaho, Utah, Tennessee, Vermont, Rhode Island, Arkansas, Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama, Georgia, Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Hawaii, Alaska and South Dakota.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Crazybangles on August 31, 2019, 08:50:21 AM
There used to be a Kmart in St. John, IN that has been vacant since 2012. It's pretty neat. I never got a chance to look inside as I was in a hurry. I did take a picture of it but I am too lazy to dig it up right now.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: danfifepsu on August 31, 2019, 01:20:21 PM
Quote from: Crazybangles on August 31, 2019, 08:50:21 AM
There used to be a Kmart in St. John, IN that has been vacant since 2012. It's pretty neat. I never got a chance to look inside as I was in a hurry. I did take a picture of it but I am too lazy to dig it up right now.

I wonder how long it is till it's bye bye Kmart.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Crazybangles on August 31, 2019, 01:38:17 PM
Probably not that long
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: deerwrecker2017 on August 31, 2019, 01:43:15 PM
The way everything is going Kmart can go out of business at any time now at this rate.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: buzz86us on August 31, 2019, 04:23:04 PM
no more K-Mart in the Albany area... i got a KMart shirt never worn hopefully in 10 years or so it'll be a collectible
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: danfifepsu on August 31, 2019, 04:34:06 PM
Quote from: deerwrecker2017 on August 31, 2019, 01:43:15 PM
The way everything is going Kmart can go out of business at any time now at this rate.


will they make it to next Summer? They will be down to 115 stores in 27 states by Christmas
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: danfifepsu on August 31, 2019, 11:41:34 PM
https://www.rep-am.com/local/news-local/2019/08/31/watertowns-kmart-the-last-one-in-the-state-to-close/


Also Kmart will have 108 stores left in half the states after this wave and have about as many stores as Bradlees had when they closed.
Title: Kmart - Watertown, Connecticut (STORE CLOSING by Mid-December 2019)
Post by: Everything Community on September 01, 2019, 10:56:24 PM
Here's a tour of Connecticut's last Kmart, located in Watertown, CT.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/bigkmart/albums/72157710650223648 (access to an album of photos)

Facts about this Kmart:

-Store #7109

-Operated as W.T. Grant in the early 70's before Kmart took over this location.

-Opened as Kmart in late 1976

-Famous for having the old logo (Red K w/ blue turquoise "m a r t" lettering up until just last year)

-Was actually a "BIG" Kmart in the late 90's/early 00's by adding a pantry to this store.

-The cafe inside the store was always K-Cafe for many years(?)

-Sadly, but finally, store is closing in mid-December 2019!
ðŸ˜,

I was there today (just before liquidation starts!) for some nostalgia. Lack of newer interior updates, meaning this store is kinda stuck in the 1970s-1990s era. Seeing this ancient cart that dates all the way back to that period is a major surprise. One plastic gray 90's cart reappeared at this store. Some labelscars still shown in repainted walls (ex. what was once layaway is now a Garden Shop). Added bonus is some old cash registers that date back to before the BIG Kmart era. Overall, what a nostalgic but relatively a good store.
Title: Re: Kmart - Watertown, Connecticut (STORE CLOSING by Mid-December 2019)
Post by: AmesNewington on September 02, 2019, 08:09:22 AM
Quote from: Everything Community on September 01, 2019, 10:56:24 PM
Here's a tour of Connecticut's last Kmart, located in Watertown, CT.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/bigkmart/albums/72157710650223648 (access to an album of photos)

Facts about this Kmart:

-Store #7109

-Operated as W.T. Grant in the early 70's before Kmart took over this location.

-Opened as Kmart in late 1976

-Famous for having the old logo (Red K w/ blue turquoise "m a r t" lettering up until just last year)

-Was actually a "BIG" Kmart in the late 90's/early 00's by adding a pantry to this store.

-The cafe inside the store was always K-Cafe for many years(?)

-Sadly, but finally, store is closing in mid-December 2019!
ðŸ˜,

I was there today (just before liquidation starts!) for some nostalgia. Lack of newer interior updates, meaning this store is kinda stuck in the 1970s-1990s era. Seeing this ancient cart that dates all the way back to that period is a major surprise. One plastic gray 90's cart reappeared at this store. Some labelscars still shown in repainted walls (ex. what was once layaway is now a Garden Shop). Added bonus is some old cash registers that date back to before the BIG Kmart era. Overall, what a nostalgic but relatively a good store.

With the closing of Vernon, I made the trek up to Watertown in January (even before Vernon closed) and finally got to see the store. I also purchased about $100 in merchandise which included clothes, everyday items and Christmas markdowns. It was fun. I also went with my mom and dad on Good Friday and picked up a bunch of other things including a set of new bath towels. We went a third time in July and this is when I noticed something was not right. They were out of several items I used to buy. I like foam cups and bought the last 4 packages of them in April (mostly for the store brand label and to support the store) and in July when I went back, they still weren't restocked 3 months later. Now even Kmart.com doesn't even have them in inventory. But the real sign was the fact that they stocked a lot of aisles throughout the store with lines of Bounty Paper Towel and Poland Spring Water where other merchandise should have been. The merchandise they had from housewares to bed and bath had no selection of items and items were just scattered in the aisles and not even in order. The clothes I browsed in January were still there in July in the toddler/kid section. They got in a few new arrivals, but it is clear they didn't reset the clothing sections.

It seems Kmarts as a whole used to have more in the Garden Center even a few years back. In the tours of Kmart stores on YouTube, many garden centers remained closed the past few years (Vernon last year) with the summer seasonal items all squeezed together in the indoor seasonal section adjacent to the outside garden room. It says a lot about whats happening with Kmart as a whole.

I want to get to Watertown once more before they close. I will miss having Kmart in the state. I also want to go to the one in Holyoke, MA before Christmas in the case they close in the next year. Kmart used to be a great place to go for Christmas as they had so many different items you couldn't find elsewhere. They also had great decorations.
Title: Re: Kmart - Watertown, Connecticut (STORE CLOSING by Mid-December 2019)
Post by: JimSawhill on September 05, 2019, 06:08:06 PM
Quote from: AmesNewington on September 02, 2019, 08:09:22 AM
Quote from: Everything Community on September 01, 2019, 10:56:24 PM
Here's a tour of Connecticut's last Kmart, located in Watertown, CT.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/bigkmart/albums/72157710650223648 (access to an album of photos)

Facts about this Kmart:

-Store #7109

-Operated as W.T. Grant in the early 70's before Kmart took over this location.

-Opened as Kmart in late 1976

-Famous for having the old logo (Red K w/ blue turquoise "m a r t" lettering up until just last year)

-Was actually a "BIG" Kmart in the late 90's/early 00's by adding a pantry to this store.

-The cafe inside the store was always K-Cafe for many years(?)

-Sadly, but finally, store is closing in mid-December 2019!
ðŸ˜,

I was there today (just before liquidation starts!) for some nostalgia. Lack of newer interior updates, meaning this store is kinda stuck in the 1970s-1990s era. Seeing this ancient cart that dates all the way back to that period is a major surprise. One plastic gray 90's cart reappeared at this store. Some labelscars still shown in repainted walls (ex. what was once layaway is now a Garden Shop). Added bonus is some old cash registers that date back to before the BIG Kmart era. Overall, what a nostalgic but relatively a good store.

With the closing of Vernon, I made the trek up to Watertown in January (even before Vernon closed) and finally got to see the store. I also purchased about $100 in merchandise which included clothes, everyday items and Christmas markdowns. It was fun. I also went with my mom and dad on Good Friday and picked up a bunch of other things including a set of new bath towels. We went a third time in July and this is when I noticed something was not right. They were out of several items I used to buy. I like foam cups and bought the last 4 packages of them in April (mostly for the store brand label and to support the store) and in July when I went back, they still weren't restocked 3 months later. Now even Kmart.com doesn't even have them in inventory. But the real sign was the fact that they stocked a lot of aisles throughout the store with lines of Bounty Paper Towel and Poland Spring Water where other merchandise should have been. The merchandise they had from housewares to bed and bath had no selection of items and items were just scattered in the aisles and not even in order. The clothes I browsed in January were still there in July in the toddler/kid section. They got in a few new arrivals, but it is clear they didn't reset the clothing sections.

It seems Kmarts as a whole used to have more in the Garden Center even a few years back. In the tours of Kmart stores on YouTube, many garden centers remained closed the past few years (Vernon last year) with the summer seasonal items all squeezed together in the indoor seasonal section adjacent to the outside garden room. It says a lot about whats happening with Kmart as a whole.

I want to get to Watertown once more before they close. I will miss having Kmart in the state. I also want to go to the one in Holyoke, MA before Christmas in the case they close in the next year. Kmart used to be a great place to go for Christmas as they had so many different items you couldn't find elsewhere. They also had great decorations.

I wonder what will it become? I wonder what Vernon will become...I guess the Manchester K Mart is still a vacant lot...
Title: Re: Kmart - Watertown, Connecticut (STORE CLOSING by Mid-December 2019)
Post by: AmesNewington on September 05, 2019, 06:37:20 PM
Quote from: JimSawhill on September 05, 2019, 06:08:06 PM
Quote from: AmesNewington on September 02, 2019, 08:09:22 AM
Quote from: Everything Community on September 01, 2019, 10:56:24 PM
Here's a tour of Connecticut's last Kmart, located in Watertown, CT.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/bigkmart/albums/72157710650223648 (access to an album of photos)

Facts about this Kmart:

-Store #7109

-Operated as W.T. Grant in the early 70's before Kmart took over this location.

-Opened as Kmart in late 1976

-Famous for having the old logo (Red K w/ blue turquoise "m a r t" lettering up until just last year)

-Was actually a "BIG" Kmart in the late 90's/early 00's by adding a pantry to this store.

-The cafe inside the store was always K-Cafe for many years(?)

-Sadly, but finally, store is closing in mid-December 2019!
ðŸ˜,

I was there today (just before liquidation starts!) for some nostalgia. Lack of newer interior updates, meaning this store is kinda stuck in the 1970s-1990s era. Seeing this ancient cart that dates all the way back to that period is a major surprise. One plastic gray 90's cart reappeared at this store. Some labelscars still shown in repainted walls (ex. what was once layaway is now a Garden Shop). Added bonus is some old cash registers that date back to before the BIG Kmart era. Overall, what a nostalgic but relatively a good store.

With the closing of Vernon, I made the trek up to Watertown in January (even before Vernon closed) and finally got to see the store. I also purchased about $100 in merchandise which included clothes, everyday items and Christmas markdowns. It was fun. I also went with my mom and dad on Good Friday and picked up a bunch of other things including a set of new bath towels. We went a third time in July and this is when I noticed something was not right. They were out of several items I used to buy. I like foam cups and bought the last 4 packages of them in April (mostly for the store brand label and to support the store) and in July when I went back, they still weren't restocked 3 months later. Now even Kmart.com doesn't even have them in inventory. But the real sign was the fact that they stocked a lot of aisles throughout the store with lines of Bounty Paper Towel and Poland Spring Water where other merchandise should have been. The merchandise they had from housewares to bed and bath had no selection of items and items were just scattered in the aisles and not even in order. The clothes I browsed in January were still there in July in the toddler/kid section. They got in a few new arrivals, but it is clear they didn't reset the clothing sections.

It seems Kmarts as a whole used to have more in the Garden Center even a few years back. In the tours of Kmart stores on YouTube, many garden centers remained closed the past few years (Vernon last year) with the summer seasonal items all squeezed together in the indoor seasonal section adjacent to the outside garden room. It says a lot about whats happening with Kmart as a whole.

I want to get to Watertown once more before they close. I will miss having Kmart in the state. I also want to go to the one in Holyoke, MA before Christmas in the case they close in the next year. Kmart used to be a great place to go for Christmas as they had so many different items you couldn't find elsewhere. They also had great decorations.

I wonder what will it become? I wonder what Vernon will become...I guess the Manchester K Mart is still a vacant lot...

Vernon and Watertown would have made great renovated Kmarts if that were to ever happen. That was wishful thinking on my part. At this point, all Kmarts are in danger regardless if they make money. Even Cromwell was busy. It was a hot spot at Christmas. I miss it. The sad thing is that Vernon was super busy on Black Friday last year. People still decided to shop there. I was happy to have picked out a TV that day as a Christmas gift at a good price. I'm watching it right now.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: TheFugitive on September 13, 2019, 11:43:51 AM
I had some Freecash points in my Kmart account, and wanted to use them because....well, who
knows how much longer Kmart is going to be around.

They have no stores in my area anymore so I went online and bought a pair of pants.
They arrived.  Even though labeled in my size they were too small (or perhaps I've put
on weight).  I went online to process a return, and the site told me that the shipping would
be prohibitive, and I should return them to a Kmart store.

Problem is, I think the closest Kmart still open for business is someplace in Northeast Ohio.
So I logged on and chatted with a customer service agent.

The agent was very pleasant, and I was quite surprised when he told me that Kmart would
just issue a refund credit to my credit card, and I could simply donate the pants to charity.

That was outstanding and greatly appreciated!  I told the agent that I would have retuned them
to a store but Kmart and Sears have all closed in my region.  The agent claimed that Kmart would
be opening 400 small format stores soon.

Really?  We'll see.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: danfifepsu on September 13, 2019, 01:26:34 PM
Quote from: TheFugitive on September 13, 2019, 11:43:51 AM
I had some Freecash points in my Kmart account, and wanted to use them because....well, who
knows how much longer Kmart is going to be around.

They have no stores in my area anymore so I went online and bought a pair of pants.
They arrived.  Even though labeled in my size they were too small (or perhaps I've put
on weight).  I went online to process a return, and the site told me that the shipping would
be prohibitive, and I should return them to a Kmart store.

Problem is, I think the closest Kmart still open for business is someplace in Northeast Ohio.
So I logged on and chatted with a customer service agent.

The agent was very pleasant, and I was quite surprised when he told me that Kmart would
just issue a refund credit to my credit card, and I could simply donate the pants to charity.

That was outstanding and greatly appreciated!  I told the agent that I would have retuned them
to a store but Kmart and Sears have all closed in my region.  The agent claimed that Kmart would
be opening 400 small format stores soon.

Really?  We'll see.

I doubt that that Kmart wouild go as they have as many stores as a regional chain now.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: deerwrecker2017 on September 13, 2019, 03:00:05 PM
Quote from: TheFugitive on September 13, 2019, 11:43:51 AM
I had some Freecash points in my Kmart account, and wanted to use them because....well, who
knows how much longer Kmart is going to be around.

They have no stores in my area anymore so I went online and bought a pair of pants.
They arrived.  Even though labeled in my size they were too small (or perhaps I've put
on weight).  I went online to process a return, and the site told me that the shipping would
be prohibitive, and I should return them to a Kmart store.

Problem is, I think the closest Kmart still open for business is someplace in Northeast Ohio.
So I logged on and chatted with a customer service agent.

The agent was very pleasant, and I was quite surprised when he told me that Kmart would
just issue a refund credit to my credit card, and I could simply donate the pants to charity.

That was outstanding and greatly appreciated!  I told the agent that I would have retuned them
to a store but Kmart and Sears have all closed in my region.  The agent claimed that Kmart would
be opening 400 small format stores soon.

Really?  We'll see.

Personally I absolutely doubt that Kmart will ever open any small format stores let alone any new stores considering the rate they are going.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: AmesNewington on September 13, 2019, 06:03:01 PM
Quote from: deerwrecker2017 on September 13, 2019, 03:00:05 PM
Quote from: TheFugitive on September 13, 2019, 11:43:51 AM
I had some Freecash points in my Kmart account, and wanted to use them because....well, who
knows how much longer Kmart is going to be around.

They have no stores in my area anymore so I went online and bought a pair of pants.
They arrived.  Even though labeled in my size they were too small (or perhaps I've put
on weight).  I went online to process a return, and the site told me that the shipping would
be prohibitive, and I should return them to a Kmart store.

Problem is, I think the closest Kmart still open for business is someplace in Northeast Ohio.
So I logged on and chatted with a customer service agent.

The agent was very pleasant, and I was quite surprised when he told me that Kmart would
just issue a refund credit to my credit card, and I could simply donate the pants to charity.

That was outstanding and greatly appreciated!  I told the agent that I would have retuned them
to a store but Kmart and Sears have all closed in my region.  The agent claimed that Kmart would
be opening 400 small format stores soon.

Really?  We'll see.

Personally I absolutely doubt that Kmart will ever open any small format stores let alone any new stores considering the rate they are going.

Why would a customer service representative say something like this? Especially if its false? At this point, they can't even stock the remaining stores they have left. I would love if they did open a few though. I believe starting with new stores would have been the better idea instead of dragging on these very old and tired ones.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: deerwrecker2017 on September 13, 2019, 11:39:53 PM
Quote from: AmesNewington on September 13, 2019, 06:03:01 PM
Quote from: deerwrecker2017 on September 13, 2019, 03:00:05 PM
Quote from: TheFugitive on September 13, 2019, 11:43:51 AM
I had some Freecash points in my Kmart account, and wanted to use them because....well, who
knows how much longer Kmart is going to be around.

They have no stores in my area anymore so I went online and bought a pair of pants.
They arrived.  Even though labeled in my size they were too small (or perhaps I've put
on weight).  I went online to process a return, and the site told me that the shipping would
be prohibitive, and I should return them to a Kmart store.

Problem is, I think the closest Kmart still open for business is someplace in Northeast Ohio.
So I logged on and chatted with a customer service agent.

The agent was very pleasant, and I was quite surprised when he told me that Kmart would
just issue a refund credit to my credit card, and I could simply donate the pants to charity.

That was outstanding and greatly appreciated!  I told the agent that I would have retuned them
to a store but Kmart and Sears have all closed in my region.  The agent claimed that Kmart would
be opening 400 small format stores soon.

Really?  We'll see.

Personally I absolutely doubt that Kmart will ever open any small format stores let alone any new stores considering the rate they are going.

Why would a customer service representative say something like this? Especially if its false? At this point, they can't even stock the remaining stores they have left. I would love if they did open a few though. I believe starting with new stores would have been the better idea instead of dragging on these very old and tired ones.

The reason I do have doubts about any new Kmart stores opening up is the way that Lampert is running the business. It would be more cost efficient for Kmart to consider fully renovating existing stores and make all necessary repairs to the buildings (Like fixing the roofs to prevent leaks) even though completely new stores would be a good idea (Although that would cost more to build a new store than to properly renovate and repair).

Regarding what the customer service representative knows could be either true or false. For Kmart to try small format stores it should have been attempted a long time ago.

Today any possible small format Kmart would run into real competition in the form of Dollar General and Family Dollar.

Walmart tried the idea of small format stores they called Walmart Express in 2011 but that failed and they were all shuttered 5 years later.

Edited to add - Personally I absolutely think that it's completely too late for Kmart to turn itself around in it's current form.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: AmesNewington on September 14, 2019, 12:53:23 PM
Quote from: deerwrecker2017 on September 13, 2019, 11:39:53 PM
Quote from: AmesNewington on September 13, 2019, 06:03:01 PM
Quote from: deerwrecker2017 on September 13, 2019, 03:00:05 PM
Quote from: TheFugitive on September 13, 2019, 11:43:51 AM
I had some Freecash points in my Kmart account, and wanted to use them because....well, who
knows how much longer Kmart is going to be around.

They have no stores in my area anymore so I went online and bought a pair of pants.
They arrived.  Even though labeled in my size they were too small (or perhaps I've put
on weight).  I went online to process a return, and the site told me that the shipping would
be prohibitive, and I should return them to a Kmart store.

Problem is, I think the closest Kmart still open for business is someplace in Northeast Ohio.
So I logged on and chatted with a customer service agent.

The agent was very pleasant, and I was quite surprised when he told me that Kmart would
just issue a refund credit to my credit card, and I could simply donate the pants to charity.

That was outstanding and greatly appreciated!  I told the agent that I would have retuned them
to a store but Kmart and Sears have all closed in my region.  The agent claimed that Kmart would
be opening 400 small format stores soon.

Really?  We'll see.

Personally I absolutely doubt that Kmart will ever open any small format stores let alone any new stores considering the rate they are going.

Why would a customer service representative say something like this? Especially if its false? At this point, they can't even stock the remaining stores they have left. I would love if they did open a few though. I believe starting with new stores would have been the better idea instead of dragging on these very old and tired ones.

The reason I do have doubts about any new Kmart stores opening up is the way that Lampert is running the business. It would be more cost efficient for Kmart to consider fully renovating existing stores and make all necessary repairs to the buildings (Like fixing the roofs to prevent leaks) even though completely new stores would be a good idea (Although that would cost more to build a new store than to properly renovate and repair).

Regarding what the customer service representative knows could be either true or false. For Kmart to try small format stores it should have been attempted a long time ago.

Today any possible small format Kmart would run into real competition in the form of Dollar General and Family Dollar.

Walmart tried the idea of small format stores they called Walmart Express in 2011 but that failed and they were all shuttered 5 years later.

Edited to add - Personally I absolutely think that it's completely too late for Kmart to turn itself around in it's current form.

Kmart still has a following. Many preferred their clothes to Walmart and they also had a better toy department. They also had a much better Christmas/Trim-A-Tree selection. It was a place to find rare items you couldn't get elsewhere. I thought Kmart was the store that was in between Walmart and Target. Not too trendy but not totally low end. They could have capitalized on their best points, but of course they didn't do that.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: deerwrecker2017 on September 14, 2019, 02:04:38 PM
Quote from: AmesNewington on September 14, 2019, 12:53:23 PM
Quote from: deerwrecker2017 on September 13, 2019, 11:39:53 PM
Quote from: AmesNewington on September 13, 2019, 06:03:01 PM
Quote from: deerwrecker2017 on September 13, 2019, 03:00:05 PM
Quote from: TheFugitive on September 13, 2019, 11:43:51 AM
I had some Freecash points in my Kmart account, and wanted to use them because....well, who
knows how much longer Kmart is going to be around.

They have no stores in my area anymore so I went online and bought a pair of pants.
They arrived.  Even though labeled in my size they were too small (or perhaps I've put
on weight).  I went online to process a return, and the site told me that the shipping would
be prohibitive, and I should return them to a Kmart store.

Problem is, I think the closest Kmart still open for business is someplace in Northeast Ohio.
So I logged on and chatted with a customer service agent.

The agent was very pleasant, and I was quite surprised when he told me that Kmart would
just issue a refund credit to my credit card, and I could simply donate the pants to charity.

That was outstanding and greatly appreciated!  I told the agent that I would have retuned them
to a store but Kmart and Sears have all closed in my region.  The agent claimed that Kmart would
be opening 400 small format stores soon.

Really?  We'll see.

Personally I absolutely doubt that Kmart will ever open any small format stores let alone any new stores considering the rate they are going.

Why would a customer service representative say something like this? Especially if its false? At this point, they can't even stock the remaining stores they have left. I would love if they did open a few though. I believe starting with new stores would have been the better idea instead of dragging on these very old and tired ones.

The reason I do have doubts about any new Kmart stores opening up is the way that Lampert is running the business. It would be more cost efficient for Kmart to consider fully renovating existing stores and make all necessary repairs to the buildings (Like fixing the roofs to prevent leaks) even though completely new stores would be a good idea (Although that would cost more to build a new store than to properly renovate and repair).

Regarding what the customer service representative knows could be either true or false. For Kmart to try small format stores it should have been attempted a long time ago.

Today any possible small format Kmart would run into real competition in the form of Dollar General and Family Dollar.

Walmart tried the idea of small format stores they called Walmart Express in 2011 but that failed and they were all shuttered 5 years later.

Edited to add - Personally I absolutely think that it's completely too late for Kmart to turn itself around in it's current form.

Kmart still has a following. Many preferred their clothes to Walmart and they also had a better toy department. They also had a much better Christmas/Trim-A-Tree selection. It was a place to find rare items you couldn't get elsewhere. I thought Kmart was the store that was in between Walmart and Target. Not too trendy but not totally low end. They could have capitalized on their best points, but of course they didn't do that.

What should have happened to Kmart that would have given it a real chance was.

1. - Kmart should have kept updating it's stores over the years (Even before the late 1980's) to keep them competitive.
2. - Kmart should have never acquired other companies like Waldenbooks, Builders Square and Sports Authority for example instead investing the money in it's existing stores.
3. - Kmart should have invested the money in Computer Technology to manage it's supply chain like both Target and Walmart did.
4. - Kmart should have maintained a lower dividend which would have made more money available for the improvement of it's stores.
5. - They should have never let Charles Conway take any form of control at Kmart.
6. - Kmart should have moved toward establishing a Internet Shopping operation before the turn of the century.

Those for example would have made a difference for sure. Numbers 2, 3 and 4 listed if done would have kept Kmart truly competitive against both Walmart and Target and Number 6 if done would have allowed Kmart to be prepared when Amazon started to truly take off.
Title: Kmart - Palmer, Massachusetts
Post by: Everything Community on September 30, 2019, 05:49:06 PM
Kmart Store #9255

Palmer, Massachusetts - Closing on October 27, 2019 (announced 8/6/2019 as one of 5 Kmart stores)

Facts about this store:

-Opened 3/22/1979

-Operated as W.T. Grant (Grant City concept) for few years before Kmart occupied this site.

-Still has the original "garden" sign behind the diseased sign (where "auto" sign used to be).

-Kmart remodeled to a Big K concept in "at least" 2000.

-Neither had a full-service restaurant nor a K-Cafe (which I believe)

Bonus: Nearest Walmarts are in Springfield, MA (towards west) & Sturbridge, MA (towards east)

Nostalgic but overall a nice place to stop in for essentials not found at other stores. Full photo album of this store will be up on our Flickr ASAP. Stay tuned!
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Kmart4life on October 24, 2019, 12:31:14 AM
Well the last closest Kmart to me which is almost an hour away in St. Petersburg Florida is set to close in January. This was a go ahead store because it was on the top 25 most profitable stores list, and as of a few months ago was not on the chopping block. But I found out that this is an owned store that was used for collateral on loans and now is stuck paying $33,000 in loan payments so Fast Eddie decided to shutter it. 🤬🤬🤬
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill) on October 24, 2019, 09:17:05 PM
Quote from: deerwrecker2017 on September 14, 2019, 02:04:38 PM
Quote from: AmesNewington on September 14, 2019, 12:53:23 PM
Quote from: deerwrecker2017 on September 13, 2019, 11:39:53 PM
Quote from: AmesNewington on September 13, 2019, 06:03:01 PM
Quote from: deerwrecker2017 on September 13, 2019, 03:00:05 PM
Quote from: TheFugitive on September 13, 2019, 11:43:51 AM
I had some Freecash points in my Kmart account, and wanted to use them because....well, who
knows how much longer Kmart is going to be around.

They have no stores in my area anymore so I went online and bought a pair of pants.
They arrived.  Even though labeled in my size they were too small (or perhaps I've put
on weight).  I went online to process a return, and the site told me that the shipping would
be prohibitive, and I should return them to a Kmart store.

Problem is, I think the closest Kmart still open for business is someplace in Northeast Ohio.
So I logged on and chatted with a customer service agent.

The agent was very pleasant, and I was quite surprised when he told me that Kmart would
just issue a refund credit to my credit card, and I could simply donate the pants to charity.

That was outstanding and greatly appreciated!  I told the agent that I would have retuned them
to a store but Kmart and Sears have all closed in my region.  The agent claimed that Kmart would
be opening 400 small format stores soon.

Really?  We'll see.

Personally I absolutely doubt that Kmart will ever open any small format stores let alone any new stores considering the rate they are going.

Why would a customer service representative say something like this? Especially if its false? At this point, they can't even stock the remaining stores they have left. I would love if they did open a few though. I believe starting with new stores would have been the better idea instead of dragging on these very old and tired ones.

The reason I do have doubts about any new Kmart stores opening up is the way that Lampert is running the business. It would be more cost efficient for Kmart to consider fully renovating existing stores and make all necessary repairs to the buildings (Like fixing the roofs to prevent leaks) even though completely new stores would be a good idea (Although that would cost more to build a new store than to properly renovate and repair).

Regarding what the customer service representative knows could be either true or false. For Kmart to try small format stores it should have been attempted a long time ago.

Today any possible small format Kmart would run into real competition in the form of Dollar General and Family Dollar.

Walmart tried the idea of small format stores they called Walmart Express in 2011 but that failed and they were all shuttered 5 years later.

Edited to add - Personally I absolutely think that it's completely too late for Kmart to turn itself around in it's current form.

Kmart still has a following. Many preferred their clothes to Walmart and they also had a better toy department. They also had a much better Christmas/Trim-A-Tree selection. It was a place to find rare items you couldn't get elsewhere. I thought Kmart was the store that was in between Walmart and Target. Not too trendy but not totally low end. They could have capitalized on their best points, but of course they didn't do that.

What should have happened to Kmart that would have given it a real chance was.

1. - Kmart should have kept updating it's stores over the years (Even before the late 1980's) to keep them competitive.
2. - Kmart should have never acquired other companies like Waldenbooks, Builders Square and Sports Authority for example instead investing the money in it's existing stores.
3. - Kmart should have invested the money in Computer Technology to manage it's supply chain like both Target and Walmart did.
4. - Kmart should have maintained a lower dividend which would have made more money available for the improvement of it's stores.
5. - They should have never let Charles Conway take any form of control at Kmart.
6. - Kmart should have moved toward establishing a Internet Shopping operation before the turn of the century.

Those for example would have made a difference for sure. Numbers 2, 3 and 4 listed if done would have kept Kmart truly competitive against both Walmart and Target and Number 6 if done would have allowed Kmart to be prepared when Amazon started to truly take off.

Instead of acquiring Waldenbooks, Builders Square and Sports Authority, I think Kmart should've just focused on Kmart, Super Kmart, Kmart Express Gas Stations and the few remaining Kresge and Jupiter stores they had left at the time, while investing in renovations, store expansions and technological upgrades...

I also wish that they would've stuck to that deal with Wendy's to open restaurants in their stores...

What Kmart should've done was make their stores feel like the American equivalent of Canada's Zellers stores...
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: TheFugitive on October 25, 2019, 10:00:19 AM
Even if they had done all of that Walmart would likely still have cleaned their clock.
They built a supply chain efficiency juggernaut that virtually no one else in the industry
could keep up with.  (I know....I was with Hills, and we tried).
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill) on October 26, 2019, 12:31:32 PM
Quote from: TheFugitive on October 25, 2019, 10:00:19 AM
Even if they had done all of that Walmart would likely still have cleaned their clock.
They built a supply chain efficiency juggernaut that virtually no one else in the industry
could keep up with.  (I know....I was with Hills, and we tried).
If Walmart killed a much-improved Kmart in that alternate universe's version of the 2000s/2010s, most of their stores would be sold off to Target or ShopKo.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Amesguy2000 on November 06, 2019, 10:38:50 AM
Does anyone know of any other closing list for kmart from before 2010... (1980-2010 Mostly Ranged) Besides 1994, 2000, 2002, and 2003?
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: esw01407 on November 06, 2019, 10:45:22 AM
Sounds like another list will be hitting soon. Most of the remaining Kmarts in eastern PA are closing. Wilkes-Barre seems safe for now.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: retailisking on November 07, 2019, 03:55:05 PM
96 more Sears and Kmart stores are closing even as $250 million more get pumped into the operation
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-sears-financing-exclusive/exclusive-sears-says-it-has-secured-a-250-million-lifeline-will-close-96-stores-idUSKBN1XH2OL
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: AmesNewington on November 09, 2019, 07:53:19 PM
I had the chance to visit store #3433 in Holyoke, MA today with my mom and dad. It is located a mile from the popular Holyoke Mall in a large plaza off the beaten path. A Sears Outlet store is located just next door. This location is larger than any of the stores I went to in CT. With that said, it was too large for the stock they had. There is a ton of empty space throughout the salesfloor. Also, merchandise was randomly placed throughout the store with no organization. The middle of the store where housewares and everyday essentials are really weren't classified in proper departments like then other locations I've been to. You have to walk the entire area of that store to find an item. It could be in any aisle, and the continuity was not practical. A lot of items were placed in multiple locations, similar to what I've heard of other Kmarts. A lot of aisles had large empty spaces. There were buckets in one food aisle collecting water from the ceiling. It was quite sad to see the store like this (thanks Eddie Lampert). I'm sure it was much more alive even a few years ago. I did like their Christmas selection as always. But it wasn't the vast selection of years past we used to see in the Cromwell, CT store, which had stock both inside and in the seperate garden center area. I wasn't expecting to see that anyway. They were playing Spanish music every three or four songs with regular music mixed in. When all said and done, I did stock up on several items, some just for the Smart Sense name as I'm very sentimental. There were only 2 registers open. A third opened up when we got to the front. The cashiers were pleasant enough. The customers were somewhat scary, but the few that interacted with us were harmless. If this store was closer, I'd go more often, but it being 45 minutes away, we'll be lucky if we get there at least once more. I'm lucky to have the Sears by Buckland Hills in Manchester to visit. I still like their clothing. Kmart didn't have much to choose from, but I found a few nice things.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Brammy on November 10, 2019, 08:27:38 AM
Quote from: AmesNewington on November 09, 2019, 07:53:19 PM
There were buckets in one food aisle collecting water from the ceiling. It was quite sad to see the store like this (thanks Eddie Lampert).
I told you the Waterbury, Connecticut store was like that the last year they were open 2013. It was a week or two after Connecticut had that big snow storm that dumped up to 40 inches of snow on some parts of the state.

QuoteThe customers were somewhat scary, but the few that interacted with us were harmless.

Holyoke is kind of a sketchy city, though not as bad as Worcester.  ;)
Title: Kmart - Holyoke, Massachusetts (Still OPEN!)
Post by: Everything Community on November 10, 2019, 10:25:16 PM
Quote from: AmesNewington on November 09, 2019, 07:53:19 PM
I had the chance to visit store #3433 in Holyoke, MA today with my mom and dad. It is located a mile from the popular Holyoke Mall in a large plaza off the beaten path. A Sears Outlet store is located just next door. This location is larger than any of the stores I went to in CT. With that said, it was too large for the stock they had. There is a ton of empty space throughout the sales floor. Also, merchandise was randomly placed throughout the store with no organization. The middle of the store where housewares and everyday essentials are really weren't classified in proper departments like then other locations I've been to. You have to walk the entire area of that store to find an item. It could be in any aisle, and the continuity was not practical. A lot of items were placed in multiple locations, similar to what I've heard of other Kmarts. A lot of aisles had large empty spaces. There were buckets in one food aisle collecting water from the ceiling. It was quite sad to see the store like this (thanks Eddie Lampert). I'm sure it was much more alive even a few years ago. I did like their Christmas selection as always. But it wasn't the vast selection of years past we used to see in the Cromwell, CT store, which had stock both inside and in the separate garden center area. I wasn't expecting to see that anyway. They were playing Spanish music every three or four songs with regular music mixed in. When all said and done, I did stock up on several items, some just for the Smart Sense name as I'm very sentimental. There were only 2 registers open. A third opened up when we got to the front. The cashiers were pleasant enough. The customers were somewhat scary, but the few that interacted with us were harmless. If this store was closer, I'd go more often, but it being 45 minutes away, we'll be lucky if we get there at least once more. I'm lucky to have the Sears by Buckland Hills in Manchester to visit. I still like their clothing. Kmart didn't have much to choose from, but I found a few nice things.
Today marked our second visit to this Kmart in the city of Holyoke, MA. Here's the update:

-They have removed the late 90's "ELECTRONICS" signage since my last visit less than five months earlier. It has been replaced with the crazy "TOYS" sign. They have relocated the Toy department to what was once a section used for Electronics. However, here's what's left of the "ELECTRONICS" section in its place.

-They have a lot of Christmas merchandise set up for the holidays. They carry a lot of pantry stuff that are all Christmas related, ornaments, snow globes, Christmas trees & lights, doormats, holiday-themed clothes, anything festive you can think of.

-Where the Kmart Family Diner used to be, they still have a Bluelight Kiosk. Totally classier than I thought.

-The exterior paint isn't that good so it still show signs of the "BIG Kmart" labelscar.

-At least all the non-closing stores (like this one) are holding the Blow-Out sale.

No wonder this Grants-POB Kmart is in a depressed mode with nothing as much left to buy for. If I'm back in the greater Springfield area within months or so (most likely if this store's about to close permanently, but not really closing yet!), I will hit up the road and try to uncover stuff from off the shelves (if any!).

In anyone's opinion, how your experience at this Kmart (Christmas merchandise, sloppy shelves, etc.)?
Title: Re: Kmart - Holyoke, Massachusetts (Still OPEN!)
Post by: AmesNewington on November 11, 2019, 08:08:09 AM
Quote from: Everything Community on November 10, 2019, 10:25:16 PM
Quote from: AmesNewington on November 09, 2019, 07:53:19 PM
I had the chance to visit store #3433 in Holyoke, MA today with my mom and dad. It is located a mile from the popular Holyoke Mall in a large plaza off the beaten path. A Sears Outlet store is located just next door. This location is larger than any of the stores I went to in CT. With that said, it was too large for the stock they had. There is a ton of empty space throughout the sales floor. Also, merchandise was randomly placed throughout the store with no organization. The middle of the store where housewares and everyday essentials are really weren't classified in proper departments like then other locations I've been to. You have to walk the entire area of that store to find an item. It could be in any aisle, and the continuity was not practical. A lot of items were placed in multiple locations, similar to what I've heard of other Kmarts. A lot of aisles had large empty spaces. There were buckets in one food aisle collecting water from the ceiling. It was quite sad to see the store like this (thanks Eddie Lampert). I'm sure it was much more alive even a few years ago. I did like their Christmas selection as always. But it wasn't the vast selection of years past we used to see in the Cromwell, CT store, which had stock both inside and in the separate garden center area. I wasn't expecting to see that anyway. They were playing Spanish music every three or four songs with regular music mixed in. When all said and done, I did stock up on several items, some just for the Smart Sense name as I'm very sentimental. There were only 2 registers open. A third opened up when we got to the front. The cashiers were pleasant enough. The customers were somewhat scary, but the few that interacted with us were harmless. If this store was closer, I'd go more often, but it being 45 minutes away, we'll be lucky if we get there at least once more. I'm lucky to have the Sears by Buckland Hills in Manchester to visit. I still like their clothing. Kmart didn't have much to choose from, but I found a few nice things.
Today marked our second visit to this Kmart in the city of Holyoke, MA. Here's the update:

-They have removed the late 90's "ELECTRONICS" signage since my last visit less than five months earlier. It has been replaced with the crazy "TOYS" sign. They have relocated the Toy department to what was once a section used for Electronics. However, here's what's left of the "ELECTRONICS" section in its place.

-They have a lot of Christmas merchandise set up for the holidays. They carry a lot of pantry stuff that are all Christmas related, ornaments, snow globes, Christmas trees & lights, doormats, holiday-themed clothes, anything festive you can think of.

-Where the Kmart Family Diner used to be, they still have a Bluelight Kiosk. Totally classier than I thought.

-The exterior paint isn't that good so it still show signs of the "BIG Kmart" labelscar.

-At least all the non-closing stores (like this one) are holding the Blow-Out sale.

No wonder this Grants-POB Kmart is in a depressed mode with nothing as much left to buy for. If I'm back in the greater Springfield area within months or so (most likely if this store's about to close permanently, but not really closing yet!), I will hit up the road and try to uncover stuff from off the shelves (if any!).

In anyone's opinion, how your experience at this Kmart (Christmas merchandise, sloppy shelves, etc.)?


I loved being able to go there Saturday. At this point, supporting any actual store is my priority. I am realizing Kmart is not going to be around much longer, so even if by shopping at the remaining store closest to me won't save them, I still wanted to visit and buy whatever I could, even if for the name on the items. I did find things I can use and some remnants of the Smart Sense brand which they seem to be replacing with universal store brands such as Best Yet (sold at supermarkets like Best Market) and Essential Everyday, which could be found at Supervalu owned stores. I really liked their Christmas selection. If we didn't have a lot of decorations already we probably would have bought a lot more. There wasn't as much in the way of apparel as opposed to a few years ago. I found some nice selections for my niece and nephew, but would have bought more if they had more to choose from. I noticed that especially in the Pantry and Home areas, almost everything was on sale for very good prices. Perhaps this kind of pricing would have helped them all along. My mom spent $188 and I spent $166. My mom redeemed the $24 in SYW points I gained by shopping for Christmas gifts on kmart.com and I earned back another $24 for what we spent Saturday which I will use when I go to Sears in Manchester.

As for the atmosphere of the store, I found this store to be different from Cromwell, Vernon and Watertown, CT. I would assume its different from most of them. Even with the age and maintenance of most Kmarts they usually make improvements in certain areas and keep the entryway clean. This one was in my opinion very distressed throughout and dirty. The salesfloor was in disarray with things on the ground randomly. Like I said, I did not care for the fact that everything was stocked so randomly throughout the store. Some things didn't even seem to be placed in actual departments. I didn't even know the little room that used to be the Café where the restrooms are had Halloween/Fall merchandise on clearance until I saw your pics. One more thing that annoyed me was the loud music and the inclusion of Spanish music every so often. It was something I wasn't used to, but of course we are not from Holyoke and that is probably the demographic. I felt I was being followed by a few customers, and some just push you out of the way to get in an aisle. 

Did you also spot the leaky ceiling in the food aisle? I can't see how Kmart will be around in the long term if even their remaining locations after the recent closures look like this store.

We came from Newington, CT (town just south of Hartford) and used Route 5/15 to 91 to get to the store, but today there had to be an accident a few exits before the Mass line in Enfield which detoured us through Enfield which was also backed up on Route 5. Furthermore, the area by the Holyoke Mall was confusing so we had to turn around in a few spots to get to the road that led to Kmart. If all was clear on the highway, it would have taken us much less time to get there. I'd say we might be inclined to go back after Christmas at least once, if the store doesn't close by then. But if I lived closer to the store such as Enfield CT, I'd go much more often.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: danfifepsu on November 18, 2019, 02:32:52 PM
The other night I had a dream the remaining Kmarts are closing
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Retail Regents on November 18, 2019, 11:37:08 PM
Quote from: danfifepsu on November 18, 2019, 02:32:52 PM
The other night I had a dream the remaining Kmarts are closing

That will eventually be a reality. They are too far gone and not worth salvaging.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: TheFugitive on November 19, 2019, 01:15:18 PM
Quote from: danfifepsu on November 18, 2019, 02:32:52 PM
The other night I had a dream the remaining Kmarts are closing

And that my children, and my childrens' children, would never be able to shop there again...
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill) on November 19, 2019, 05:49:06 PM
Quote from: TheFugitive on November 19, 2019, 01:15:18 PM
Quote from: danfifepsu on November 18, 2019, 02:32:52 PM
The other night I had a dream the remaining Kmarts are closing

And that my children, and my childrens' children, would never be able to shop there again...

...Unless you visit Australia or New Zealand on vacation. The Kmart stores down under have disaffiliated themselves with the American Kmart Corporation in 1994, when Coles-Myer bought Kmart Corporation's remaining shares in the company. Coles-Myer (now Coles Group) has since sold Kmart Australia and their corporate sibling, Target Australia, to Wesfarmers Ltd.

www.kmart.com.au
www.kmart.co.nz
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: danfifepsu on November 19, 2019, 10:34:28 PM
Quote from: Retail Regents on November 18, 2019, 11:37:08 PM
Quote from: danfifepsu on November 18, 2019, 02:32:52 PM
The other night I had a dream the remaining Kmarts are closing

That will eventually be a reality. They are too far gone and not worth salvaging.

how long do you give it? I Give it they announce it right after Christmas or early January.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Retail Regents on November 20, 2019, 03:26:50 PM
Quote from: danfifepsu on November 19, 2019, 10:34:28 PM
Quote from: Retail Regents on November 18, 2019, 11:37:08 PM
Quote from: danfifepsu on November 18, 2019, 02:32:52 PM
The other night I had a dream the remaining Kmarts are closing

That will eventually be a reality. They are too far gone and not worth salvaging.

how long do you give it? I Give it they announce it right after Christmas or early January.

Exactly that amount of time, though I think they will torture both chains for longer.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Brammy on November 21, 2019, 08:15:35 PM
According to the Facebook Group Dead and Dying retail another round of KMART closings will be complete by February 2020 at which point there will be just 59 KMART stores left. Although none are in Connecticut 7 of them are close to Connecticut. - 1 in Holyoke, Mass. 2 in White Plains, NY. 2 in The Bronx, NY. 2 in Manhattan, NY.

Stores by state as of February 2020.

Kmart

Alabama - 0
Arizona - 0
Arkansas - 0
California - 10 - Big Bear Lake (1992), Costa Mesa (1963), Freedom (1993), Grass Valley (1981), Long Beach (1999), Mckinleyville (1994), Ramona (1991), Redwood City (1976), South Lake Tahoe (1976), Temple City (1976)
Colorado - 1 - Loveland (1980)
Connecticut - 0
Delaware - 0
Florida - 4 - Key Largo (1987), Key West (1991), Marathon (1977), Miami (14091 SW 88th St) ??
Georgia - 0
Guam - 1 - Tamuning (1995)
Hawaii - 0
Idaho - 0
Illinois - 1 - Des Plaines ("A Whole Lotta Awesome" concept store) (1967)
Indiana - 0
Iowa - 0
Kansas - 0
Kentucky - 0
Louisiana - 0
Maine - 0
Maryland - 2 - Edgewater (1995), Silver Spring (1972)
Massachusetts - 2 - Holyoke (1977), Hyannis (1973)
Michigan - 1 - Marshall (1990)
Minnesota - 1 - Minneapolis (The infamous store in the middle of the street) (1978)
Mississippi - 0
Missouri - 0
Montana - 1 - Hamilton (Last vintage logo) (1988)
Nebraska - 0
Nevada - 1 - Las Vegas (1983)
New Hampshire - 1 - West Lebanon (1976)
New Jersey - 5 - Avenel (1979), Belleville (1978), Kearny (1981), West Long Branch (1971), Westwood (1982)
New Mexico - 2 - Farmington (1974), Hobbs (1974)
New York - 6 - Bridgehampton (1999*), Baychester Ave Bronx (1994), Bruckner Blvd Bronx (1999*) {2FL}, Penn Station Manhattan (1996*) {2FL}, Astor Place Manhattan (1996*) {2FL}, White Plains (1999*)
North Carolina - 2 - Raleigh (1988), Kill Devil Hills (1992)
North Dakota - 1 - Minot (1970)
Ohio - 0
Oklahoma - 0
Oregon - 0
Pennsylvania - 4 - Columbia (1991), Kingston (1974), Willow Street (1991), Wind Gap (1995)
Puerto Rico - 7 - Bayamon (Unknown Opening Date) [MALL], Caguas (1987), Guaynabo (1997), Hato Rey (1998) {2FL}, Mayaguez (1996), Ponce (1999), Rio Piedra (1994)
Rhode Island - 0
South Carolina - 0
South Dakota - 0
Tennessee - 0
Texas - 1 - McAllen (Only border store left) (1971)
Utah - 0
Vermont - 0
Virgin Islands - 4 - Sunshine Mall Frederiksted/St Croix (1993), Sunny Isle St Croix (1998*), A Tutu Park Mall St Thomas (1993), Lockhart Gardens (1998*)
Virginia - 0
Washington - 1 - Burlington (1989)
West Virginia - 0
Wisconsin - 0
Wyoming - 0
STORE TOTAL: 59

* = Was NOT built by Kmart
[MALL] = Mall location w/ mall entry
{2FL} = 2 Floor store w/ escalators
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Zayre88 on November 22, 2019, 07:18:20 PM
59 stores...  Just pull the plug already.

What's the use of so few stores scattered across 20 states...

59 stores is close to the number of store closings that were announced in the past few years when rounds of closures happened. On the next round, they all got to go, very sad.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: danfifepsu on November 22, 2019, 11:18:24 PM
Quote from: Zayre88 on November 22, 2019, 07:18:20 PM
59 stores...  Just pull the plug already.

What's the use of so few stores scattered across 20 states...

59 stores is close to the number of store closings that were announced in the past few years when rounds of closures happened. On the next round, they all got to go, very sad.

I predict that will be announced between December 28 and early January.

The remaining 2 in Maine close in a few weeks. I was at them recently. Boy does Augusta feel outdated to where I'm surprised it lasted that long

Only West Lebanon will remain in Northern New England.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Retail Regents on November 22, 2019, 11:53:26 PM
Mattydale and Sidney are on the way out, leaving upstate NY with 0 Kmart stores. At this rate, the NYC metro stores could be on the next list. It will eventually be over.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: BillyGr on November 23, 2019, 02:34:29 PM
Quote from: Retail Regents on November 22, 2019, 11:53:26 PM
Mattydale and Sidney are on the way out, leaving upstate NY with 0 Kmart stores. At this rate, the NYC metro stores could be on the next list. It will eventually be over.

One might suspect they are sticking around for one reason, that being the locations.

If/when at some point they do close everything up, those should be quite valuable properties (either for someone to assume a lease or if they are owned to sell off), given that a site the size of a Kmart isn't often available in the city areas - probably at least a couple chains out there with little (or no) presence within NYC proper that would be willing to pay large sums to get those types of spots...
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Crazybangles on November 23, 2019, 03:57:28 PM
Close em all already
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: TRU7536 on November 23, 2019, 06:30:39 PM
Quote from: BillyGr on November 23, 2019, 02:34:29 PM
Quote from: Retail Regents on November 22, 2019, 11:53:26 PM
Mattydale and Sidney are on the way out, leaving upstate NY with 0 Kmart stores. At this rate, the NYC metro stores could be on the next list. It will eventually be over.

One might suspect they are sticking around for one reason, that being the locations.

If/when at some point they do close everything up, those should be quite valuable properties (either for someone to assume a lease or if they are owned to sell off), given that a site the size of a Kmart isn't often available in the city areas - probably at least a couple chains out there with little (or no) presence within NYC proper that would be willing to pay large sums to get those types of spots...


We all know real estate in Manhattan is crazy expense, so those two Kmarts in Manhattan must be making bank to keep open. I use to work a block away from the Penn Station location, huge tourist area due to Madison Square and Penn station. Basic store , that is 2 or 3 floors. Inside is super basic as well, but its the location.

With a Target like a block over, don't see them taking that spot if when Kmart finally folds. Walmart has been banned for opening in the five boroughs, so that be tough for them.

I don't see either spot being vacant for long if when Kmart does fold, they are located in two hot spots and company's will pay good money for location especially in Manhattan.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: BillyGr on November 24, 2019, 01:56:34 PM
Quote from: TRU7536 on November 23, 2019, 06:30:39 PM
Quote from: BillyGr on November 23, 2019, 02:34:29 PM
Quote from: Retail Regents on November 22, 2019, 11:53:26 PM
Mattydale and Sidney are on the way out, leaving upstate NY with 0 Kmart stores. At this rate, the NYC metro stores could be on the next list. It will eventually be over.

One might suspect they are sticking around for one reason, that being the locations.

If/when at some point they do close everything up, those should be quite valuable properties (either for someone to assume a lease or if they are owned to sell off), given that a site the size of a Kmart isn't often available in the city areas - probably at least a couple chains out there with little (or no) presence within NYC proper that would be willing to pay large sums to get those types of spots...

With a Target like a block over, don't see them taking that spot if when Kmart finally folds. Walmart has been banned for opening in the five boroughs, so that be tough for them.

Although it might be a way for Walmart to work in - there was an article about them buying a company called Jet that delivers in the city as a "first" entry, but with the small number of Kmart stores left, would they simply make Eddie an offer at some point to either buy up the remainder or have him close all but the few in the NYC area and then they buy those as a going company?

That would seem to make it hard for anyone to complain, since they'd simply be buying a company out then...
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: retailisking on December 21, 2019, 09:14:35 AM
The rumor mill has OSJL coming to the former Auburn, ME Kmart
https://www.sunjournal.com/2019/12/20/whats-going-to-move-into-the-auburn-kmart-building/
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Kmart4life on January 02, 2020, 04:02:24 PM
St. Petersburg store has 10 more days left and then the only Kmart left in Florida will be in Miami.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: buzz86us on February 20, 2020, 08:40:29 AM
I have a brand new never worn employee shirt, because it popped up on the website for $2, and I had points to spend.. hopefully in about a decade i can sell it for some mad duckets.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: EddieJ1984 on April 28, 2020, 09:17:10 PM
Quote from: buzz86us on February 20, 2020, 08:40:29 AM
I have a brand new never worn employee shirt, because it popped up on the website for $2, and I had points to spend.. hopefully in about a decade i can sell it for some mad duckets.

Looking at ebay at a circuit city shirt which went out of business 11 years ago. I see some from $18.50 to $25.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Retail_247 on May 26, 2020, 05:31:03 PM
I feel like the "big k" concept was a waste of time and money. I think kmart might be doing a little better if they never did the "big k" concept.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: BillyGr on March 25, 2022, 07:09:27 PM
And now, just under 2 years later and Kmart is... still here!

About 10 stores left, with 5 or 6 in places like Guam, Puerto Rico and only 4 (I believe) left in the USA.

Of those 4, 2 are in the state of NJ - one is Westwood (near NYC) and the other is Avenel, which is near pretty much nothing!  No clue how that store (Out of all the ones they once had in NJ) managed to be one of the last handful remaining, but somehow...
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: EddieJ1984 on March 25, 2022, 08:02:14 PM
There's no Kmart's near me, but I'm glad I got 2 baskets from my the Kmart I grew up when they closed in 2019.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Retail Regents on March 25, 2022, 09:50:53 PM
Quote from: BillyGr on March 25, 2022, 07:09:27 PMAnd now, just under 2 years later and Kmart is... still here!

About 10 stores left, with 5 or 6 in places like Guam, Puerto Rico and only 4 (I believe) left in the USA.

Of those 4, 2 are in the state of NJ - one is Westwood (near NYC) and the other is Avenel, which is near pretty much nothing!  No clue how that store (Out of all the ones they once had in NJ) managed to be one of the last handful remaining, but somehow...

Avenel's time is up. It is closing April 17th.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Everything Community on March 25, 2022, 10:42:30 PM
Ocean State Job Lot - Vernon, Connecticut
This store opened August 27, 2020. It is situated inside the former Kmart building in Vernon, Connecticut. It is across the street from the Super Stop & Shop.
This OSJL just took over 1/3 of its space leftover by what was once America's favorite store back in the 1970s-80s. The other 2/3 remains vacant and no tenants have taken over yet.
The nostalgic artifacts of Kmart remain in place at the new OSJL, apparently the other 2/3 of that space have been walled off.
Many of the local shoppers in town were excited with their delight to check out the brand new store. They were very pleased what they had to offer like all other OSJLs all over.
For those of you who don't know well (outside the Northeast), Ocean State Job Lot (abbreviated OSJL) is the closeout / discount store that is found all across the Northeast (expanding as further as Pennsylvania).
On the other hand, when Kmart was located in that very building, it was open for over 44 years. Kmart closed down more than a year and a half ago (closed March 3, 2019). Kmart originally opened on February 27, 1975.
That building was vacant for over a year when OSJL announced that they would be taking over that very building. The news were confirmed in late March of 2020. Starting in April, they started work on the building. Over time, they dismantled most, if not all of the building + other exterior signs (BIG Kmart logo, complete Kmart awning & road signs). The doors leftover by Kmart remain intact. These Kmart artifacts all remained post-closing.
It took almost no time to complete the partial transformation of the building itself. The interior at the new OSJL doesn't have much to be described about the former Kmart self however, it still looks a little Kmart-ish. The Kmart air vents remain in place, so as well the ceiling. They also kept many of the carts leftover by Kmart.
(https://www.flickr.com/photos/bigkmart/50328728816/in/album-72157715922257393/)
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Retail Regents on March 25, 2022, 11:15:16 PM
Quote from: Everything Community on March 25, 2022, 10:42:30 PMOcean State Job Lot - Vernon, Connecticut
This store opened August 27, 2020. It is situated inside the former Kmart building in Vernon, Connecticut. It is across the street from the Super Stop & Shop.
This OSJL just took over 1/3 of its space leftover by what was once America's favorite store back in the 1970s-80s. The other 2/3 remains vacant and no tenants have taken over yet.
The nostalgic artifacts of Kmart remain in place at the new OSJL, apparently the other 2/3 of that space have been walled off.
Many of the local shoppers in town were excited with their delight to check out the brand new store. They were very pleased what they had to offer like all other OSJLs all over.
For those of you who don't know well (outside the Northeast), Ocean State Job Lot (abbreviated OSJL) is the closeout / discount store that is found all across the Northeast (expanding as further as Pennsylvania).
On the other hand, when Kmart was located in that very building, it was open for over 44 years. Kmart closed down more than a year and a half ago (closed March 3, 2019). Kmart originally opened on February 27, 1975.
That building was vacant for over a year when OSJL announced that they would be taking over that very building. The news were confirmed in late March of 2020. Starting in April, they started work on the building. Over time, they dismantled most, if not all of the building + other exterior signs (BIG Kmart logo, complete Kmart awning & road signs). The doors leftover by Kmart remain intact. These Kmart artifacts all remained post-closing.
It took almost no time to complete the partial transformation of the building itself. The interior at the new OSJL doesn't have much to be described about the former Kmart self however, it still looks a little Kmart-ish. The Kmart air vents remain in place, so as well the ceiling. They also kept many of the carts leftover by Kmart.
(https://www.flickr.com/photos/bigkmart/50328728816/in/album-72157715922257393/)

As far as the shopping carts are concerned, it is not likely they were from this location as second-hand stores like this order their fixtures at auction, so they could have been from just about any Kmart location, even if it were from the other side of the country.

I can only assume OSJL paints the walls yellow is to give the store a warmer feeling, especially a store like that with that cold, sterile concrete flooring.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Everything Community on March 25, 2022, 11:24:47 PM
Quote from: Retail Regents on March 25, 2022, 11:15:16 PM
Quote from: Everything Community on March 25, 2022, 10:42:30 PMOcean State Job Lot - Vernon, Connecticut
This store opened August 27, 2020. It is situated inside the former Kmart building in Vernon, Connecticut. It is across the street from the Super Stop & Shop.
This OSJL just took over 1/3 of its space leftover by what was once America's favorite store back in the 1970s-80s. The other 2/3 remains vacant and no tenants have taken over yet.
The nostalgic artifacts of Kmart remain in place at the new OSJL, apparently the other 2/3 of that space have been walled off.
Many of the local shoppers in town were excited with their delight to check out the brand new store. They were very pleased what they had to offer like all other OSJLs all over.
For those of you who don't know well (outside the Northeast), Ocean State Job Lot (abbreviated OSJL) is the closeout / discount store that is found all across the Northeast (expanding as further as Pennsylvania).
On the other hand, when Kmart was located in that very building, it was open for over 44 years. Kmart closed down more than a year and a half ago (closed March 3, 2019). Kmart originally opened on February 27, 1975.
That building was vacant for over a year when OSJL announced that they would be taking over that very building. The news were confirmed in late March of 2020. Starting in April, they started work on the building. Over time, they dismantled most, if not all of the building + other exterior signs (BIG Kmart logo, complete Kmart awning & road signs). The doors leftover by Kmart remain intact. These Kmart artifacts all remained post-closing.
It took almost no time to complete the partial transformation of the building itself. The interior at the new OSJL doesn't have much to be described about the former Kmart self however, it still looks a little Kmart-ish. The Kmart air vents remain in place, so as well the ceiling. They also kept many of the carts leftover by Kmart.
(https://www.flickr.com/photos/bigkmart/50328728816/in/album-72157715922257393/)

As far as the shopping carts are concerned, it is not likely they were from this location as second-hand stores like this order their fixtures at auction, so they could have been from just about any Kmart location, even if it were from the other side of the country.

I can only assume OSJL paints the walls yellow is to give the store a warmer feeling, especially a store like that with that cold, sterile concrete flooring.

Some of the recycled stores do change up the areas like these to reflect the up-and-going impression of today's stores that take up older spaces in buildings that were once either Kmart or other stores.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Everything Community on March 25, 2022, 11:31:14 PM
New England region's last Kmart in Hyannis, MA closed down permanently last April (2021)
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Everything Community on March 26, 2022, 01:46:01 AM
Love listening to music while you're shopping? Listen to the songs that were played at Kmart stores throughout the decades of the 70s-90s (and some earlier) in between. If you love the 80s music, click on any one of these links! They're worth listening!
https://archive.org/details/attentionkmartshoppers
https://archive.org/search.php?query=creator%3A%22Tower+Sound+and+Communications%22
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Everything Community on March 27, 2022, 03:21:02 PM
Pictured here from about the late 70s is an old house right in front of the now former Kmart in Lansing, MI. The house is long gone now but the Kmart remained in operation until within the last couple of years.

I heard a lady who lived in that house back in the 70s / 80s didn't want to sell that property so when she died somewhere in the 80s, the house got demolished so that site remains empty.

On historical note, that house was built in about 1910, some sixty years or so before Kmart opened there.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Everything Community on March 27, 2022, 03:23:04 PM
That article is from 2015 but Martha Stewart wishes she would have bought Kmart before Kmart actually bought Sears in '05.

https://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/kmartha-martha-stewart-says-she-regrets-not-buying-kmart-n444286
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: SiggyOasis on March 28, 2022, 11:31:17 AM
The new Vernon Job Lots is great, but you can't shake the old ghosts of Kmart out of those bones.

On cold fall evenings you can still smell   Nathan's hotdogs from the KCafe
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: BillyGr on April 07, 2022, 02:44:51 PM
Quote from: Retail Regents on March 25, 2022, 11:15:16 PM
Quote from: Everything Community on March 25, 2022, 10:42:30 PMOcean State Job Lot - Vernon, Connecticut
This store opened August 27, 2020. It is situated inside the former Kmart building in Vernon, Connecticut. It is across the street from the Super Stop & Shop.
This OSJL just took over 1/3 of its space leftover by what was once America's favorite store back in the 1970s-80s. The other 2/3 remains vacant and no tenants have taken over yet.
The nostalgic artifacts of Kmart remain in place at the new OSJL, apparently the other 2/3 of that space have been walled off.
Many of the local shoppers in town were excited with their delight to check out the brand new store. They were very pleased what they had to offer like all other OSJLs all over.
For those of you who don't know well (outside the Northeast), Ocean State Job Lot (abbreviated OSJL) is the closeout / discount store that is found all across the Northeast (expanding as further as Pennsylvania).
On the other hand, when Kmart was located in that very building, it was open for over 44 years. Kmart closed down more than a year and a half ago (closed March 3, 2019). Kmart originally opened on February 27, 1975.
That building was vacant for over a year when OSJL announced that they would be taking over that very building. The news were confirmed in late March of 2020. Starting in April, they started work on the building. Over time, they dismantled most, if not all of the building + other exterior signs (BIG Kmart logo, complete Kmart awning & road signs). The doors leftover by Kmart remain intact. These Kmart artifacts all remained post-closing.
It took almost no time to complete the partial transformation of the building itself. The interior at the new OSJL doesn't have much to be described about the former Kmart self however, it still looks a little Kmart-ish. The Kmart air vents remain in place, so as well the ceiling. They also kept many of the carts leftover by Kmart.
(https://www.flickr.com/photos/bigkmart/50328728816/in/album-72157715922257393/)

As far as the shopping carts are concerned, it is not likely they were from this location as second-hand stores like this order their fixtures at auction, so they could have been from just about any Kmart location, even if it were from the other side of the country.

I can only assume OSJL paints the walls yellow is to give the store a warmer feeling, especially a store like that with that cold, sterile concrete flooring.

Actually in this case, it IS likely that the carts are from that Kmart - we had the same situation here, where our Ocean State is in a former Grand Union and from opening until a year or so ago they had the same carts (large flat green GU carts, which weren't common as that color scheme was only used in a limited number of stores opened, like this one, in their last few years as a company). 

They replaced those with a more uniform batch (at one point this store had 4 or 5 different types/sizes of carts) and I just saw that their store in Albany (NY) now has a few of the GU ones (this store always seems to be the "bottom of the barrel" of their stores locally, so apparently that includes the carts) that I never saw there previously (but I don't stop at that one often).
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Retail Regents on April 08, 2022, 02:30:48 PM
Quote from: BillyGr on April 07, 2022, 02:44:51 PM
Quote from: Retail Regents on March 25, 2022, 11:15:16 PM
Quote from: Everything Community on March 25, 2022, 10:42:30 PMOcean State Job Lot - Vernon, Connecticut
This store opened August 27, 2020. It is situated inside the former Kmart building in Vernon, Connecticut. It is across the street from the Super Stop & Shop.
This OSJL just took over 1/3 of its space leftover by what was once America's favorite store back in the 1970s-80s. The other 2/3 remains vacant and no tenants have taken over yet.
The nostalgic artifacts of Kmart remain in place at the new OSJL, apparently the other 2/3 of that space have been walled off.
Many of the local shoppers in town were excited with their delight to check out the brand new store. They were very pleased what they had to offer like all other OSJLs all over.
For those of you who don't know well (outside the Northeast), Ocean State Job Lot (abbreviated OSJL) is the closeout / discount store that is found all across the Northeast (expanding as further as Pennsylvania).
On the other hand, when Kmart was located in that very building, it was open for over 44 years. Kmart closed down more than a year and a half ago (closed March 3, 2019). Kmart originally opened on February 27, 1975.
That building was vacant for over a year when OSJL announced that they would be taking over that very building. The news were confirmed in late March of 2020. Starting in April, they started work on the building. Over time, they dismantled most, if not all of the building + other exterior signs (BIG Kmart logo, complete Kmart awning & road signs). The doors leftover by Kmart remain intact. These Kmart artifacts all remained post-closing.
It took almost no time to complete the partial transformation of the building itself. The interior at the new OSJL doesn't have much to be described about the former Kmart self however, it still looks a little Kmart-ish. The Kmart air vents remain in place, so as well the ceiling. They also kept many of the carts leftover by Kmart.
(https://www.flickr.com/photos/bigkmart/50328728816/in/album-72157715922257393/)

As far as the shopping carts are concerned, it is not likely they were from this location as second-hand stores like this order their fixtures at auction, so they could have been from just about any Kmart location, even if it were from the other side of the country.

I can only assume OSJL paints the walls yellow is to give the store a warmer feeling, especially a store like that with that cold, sterile concrete flooring.

Actually in this case, it IS likely that the carts are from that Kmart - we had the same situation here, where our Ocean State is in a former Grand Union and from opening until a year or so ago they had the same carts (large flat green GU carts, which weren't common as that color scheme was only used in a limited number of stores opened, like this one, in their last few years as a company). 

They replaced those with a more uniform batch (at one point this store had 4 or 5 different types/sizes of carts) and I just saw that their store in Albany (NY) now has a few of the GU ones (this store always seems to be the "bottom of the barrel" of their stores locally, so apparently that includes the carts) that I never saw there previously (but I don't stop at that one often).
Quote from: BillyGr on April 07, 2022, 02:44:51 PM
Quote from: Retail Regents on March 25, 2022, 11:15:16 PM
Quote from: Everything Community on March 25, 2022, 10:42:30 PMOcean State Job Lot - Vernon, Connecticut
This store opened August 27, 2020. It is situated inside the former Kmart building in Vernon, Connecticut. It is across the street from the Super Stop & Shop.
This OSJL just took over 1/3 of its space leftover by what was once America's favorite store back in the 1970s-80s. The other 2/3 remains vacant and no tenants have taken over yet.
The nostalgic artifacts of Kmart remain in place at the new OSJL, apparently the other 2/3 of that space have been walled off.
Many of the local shoppers in town were excited with their delight to check out the brand new store. They were very pleased what they had to offer like all other OSJLs all over.
For those of you who don't know well (outside the Northeast), Ocean State Job Lot (abbreviated OSJL) is the closeout / discount store that is found all across the Northeast (expanding as further as Pennsylvania).
On the other hand, when Kmart was located in that very building, it was open for over 44 years. Kmart closed down more than a year and a half ago (closed March 3, 2019). Kmart originally opened on February 27, 1975.
That building was vacant for over a year when OSJL announced that they would be taking over that very building. The news were confirmed in late March of 2020. Starting in April, they started work on the building. Over time, they dismantled most, if not all of the building + other exterior signs (BIG Kmart logo, complete Kmart awning & road signs). The doors leftover by Kmart remain intact. These Kmart artifacts all remained post-closing.
It took almost no time to complete the partial transformation of the building itself. The interior at the new OSJL doesn't have much to be described about the former Kmart self however, it still looks a little Kmart-ish. The Kmart air vents remain in place, so as well the ceiling. They also kept many of the carts leftover by Kmart.
(https://www.flickr.com/photos/bigkmart/50328728816/in/album-72157715922257393/)

As far as the shopping carts are concerned, it is not likely they were from this location as second-hand stores like this order their fixtures at auction, so they could have been from just about any Kmart location, even if it were from the other side of the country.

I can only assume OSJL paints the walls yellow is to give the store a warmer feeling, especially a store like that with that cold, sterile concrete flooring.

Actually in this case, it IS likely that the carts are from that Kmart - we had the same situation here, where our Ocean State is in a former Grand Union and from opening until a year or so ago they had the same carts (large flat green GU carts, which weren't common as that color scheme was only used in a limited number of stores opened, like this one, in their last few years as a company). 

They replaced those with a more uniform batch (at one point this store had 4 or 5 different types/sizes of carts) and I just saw that their store in Albany (NY) now has a few of the GU ones (this store always seems to be the "bottom of the barrel" of their stores locally, so apparently that includes the carts) that I never saw there previously (but I don't stop at that one often).

Perhaps we can speak about the whole Job Lot thing in the Ocean State Job Lot thread? I have a lot to say about that.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Everything Community on April 11, 2022, 03:28:35 PM
Once a retail giant, Kmart nears extinction after closure
https://apnews.com/article/business-new-york-city-new-york-new-jersey-lifestyle-9e06f958526665df9f7c9422f67516ef
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: EddieJ1984 on April 15, 2022, 10:00:25 AM
Quote from: a_person_96 on May 26, 2020, 05:31:03 PMI feel like the "big k" concept was a waste of time and money. I think kmart might be doing a little better if they never did the "big k" concept.

I agree on that the Big K concept was a flop, but I think they would've went under then either way with Walmart rapidly expanding in the 90s and Target as well, so they had pressure. They would've needed something that made them seem a bit more modern since in the 90s, the retail scene and just about everything felt a lot different in 1997 than it did in 1990, and Kmart had to do something to keep up. They could've just kept the Kmart name alone and just focused on updating the interior like they did.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Everything Community on April 24, 2022, 09:05:27 AM
The last portion of the former Kmart in Cromwell, CT is slated to be filled up soon as Burlington seeks a new store at Cromwell Square. Marshall's had already taken up the first portion of that building a couple of years ago.

https://patch.com/connecticut/middletown-ct/amp/30607987/burlington-store-to-open-in-cromwell-report
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill) on April 24, 2022, 06:30:26 PM
I could see the Guam Kmart location being converted to another American retailer (since Guam is an American territory), like Target or Fred Meyer, giving either of those two brands more offshore locations outside Hawaii...
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Everything Community on April 25, 2022, 06:02:55 AM
See inside one of the last Kmart stores in the US days before it closed down forever

On that note, the Avenel, NJ Kmart (where these pictures were taken) has closed down permanently.

https://www.businessinsider.com/photos-inside-last-kmart-stores-us-before-it-closed-2022-4
Title: K-Mart Price Sticker from the 70s
Post by: Everything Community on May 20, 2022, 10:54:47 PM
That is the S.S. Kresge product from the 70s (before being officially renamed Kmart Corporation) with the price sticker from Kmart that was sold exclusively at Kmart stores.

That product was spotted on Wednesday at Goodwill thrift store in Manchester, CT.

Kudos to my oldest brother for finding it the other day. I give him credit! IMG_20220518_214649.jpg
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: BillyGr on May 23, 2022, 03:19:05 PM
Quote from: Everything Community on May 20, 2022, 10:54:47 PMThat is the S.S. Kresge product from the 70s (before being officially renamed Kmart Corporation) with the price sticker from Kmart that was sold exclusively at Kmart stores.

That product was spotted on Wednesday at Goodwill thrift store in Manchester, CT.

Kudos to my oldest brother for finding it the other day. I give him credit!

OK, just how does one FOLD a candle?  Being that IS what it says (folding candle) ;)
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: TheFugitive on July 27, 2022, 10:40:07 AM
Update on a couple of former Kmarts here in the Pittsburgh area:

The store on PA Route 50 in Bridgeville has reopened as a Burlington store. 

The store on PA Route 51 in Pleasant Hills as reopened as an At Home store
(rumors that it would become a Dicks Sporting Goods were apparently untrue).

BTW that photo of the house in front of a Kmart in Lansing up there is wild!
Those people were pretty much living in a Kmart parking lot.  Who would want to do that?
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Retail_247 on August 03, 2022, 08:46:38 PM
A little off topic but whats kinda sad is that if you go to any posts on this form that are from the early days of the website (like 2005) to somewhere around 2010-2011 a lot of the posts on the threads have images which have since been lost. There's a ballpark estimated 95% chance that those photos were only on the forum and have since been lost forever and are nowhere else to be seen on the internet. It's like this on pretty much all of the topics but its mainly most prolific on the Kmart and Caldor topic.

Also not to mention that half of these photos are hosted on photobucket, which unfortunately is unreliable. Remember when they made all images on photobucket private unless you paid a subscription?

Its kinda sad how many photos on this website are lost.

At least the photobucket hosted images are still accessible as of now.

A lot of the later images upload to the forum (from 2011-2012) can still be accessed through the wayback machine
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Everything Community on August 05, 2022, 10:31:10 AM
Quote from: Retail_247 on August 03, 2022, 08:46:38 PMA little off topic but whats kinda sad is that if you go to any posts on this form that are from the early days of the website (like 2005) to somewhere around 2010-2011 a lot of the posts on the threads have images which have since been lost. There's a ballpark estimated 95% chance that those photos were only on the forum and have since been lost forever and are nowhere else to be seen on the internet. It's like this on pretty much all of the topics but its mainly most prolific on the Kmart and Caldor topic.

Also not to mention that half of these photos are hosted on photobucket, which unfortunately is unreliable. Remember when they made all images on photobucket private unless you paid a subscription?

Its kinda sad how many photos on this website are lost.

At least the photobucket hosted images are still assessable as of now.

A lot of the later images upload to the forum (from 2011-2012) can still be accessed through the wayback machine

I fortunately have a couple of dozens of pics of Kmart on this forum that have been uploaded to my Google Photos / Google Drive account (which of course is private!). I believe one of the Ames Fan Club members Dan Fife has a Facebook account that contains many thousands of pictures of retail like Kmarts and buildings of defunct businesses from the past 15+ years which I think is accessible. There are probably Facebook groups relating to retail's past in which you may be able to find pics of Caldor which was posted by one of the other members of Ames Fan Club in one of those groups (like Off The Rack: Retail Past And Present).

Unfortunately, unless Chris (admin.) can fix the whole entirety of the amesfanclub.com site plus image attachments on these posts, it's mostly likely that they have all but disappeared for good.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: DefunctStoreKing on August 24, 2022, 12:33:57 PM
Who remembers the K-Mart Family Dining?
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Rpameskmartfan26 on November 09, 2022, 10:42:34 PM
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This is when I went by one of three Rockford Kmarts back in February 2022. This is the one on State St which was the oldest of the three (The other two were a former Arlans {Closed in April 2018} & a former Giant {The Illinois one} {Closed in 2002}). This one opened on October 7, 1971 & closed in September 2018.

Most of the store was Vacant at the time. A small portion of it is being used by U-HAUL at the moment.

I had to bump this one
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Rpameskmartfan26 on December 01, 2022, 10:39:44 PM
This is the former Kmart location in Florence KY that I went by a couple times meanwhile in Florence KY in February 2022. The location is now subdivided into smaller stores.
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Here's a photo I found of the location when it was open (Found on Yelp):
Former Kmart Florence KY.jpg

This was a former Hills location.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: ian on December 29, 2022, 03:49:45 PM
Hello everyone, I am having a hard time locating my old Kmart due to address changes- if anyone can help please let me know.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Rpameskmartfan26 on December 29, 2022, 09:15:53 PM
Quote from: ian on December 29, 2022, 03:49:45 PMHello everyone, I am having a hard time locating my old Kmart due to address changes- if anyone can help please let me know.
There's a spreadsheet on it: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1bQbJ704l5I8hkf4hUNa7IyYzGW5I3CIBYmqigrRLD7g/edit#gid=332535324
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: ian on December 29, 2022, 11:01:32 PM
I understand, the address changed and the address on the spreadsheet links to a forest
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Ames#1171 on June 25, 2023, 11:02:34 AM
The first Super K-Mart in the country located in Medina, Oh is on track to be demolished and replaced by e Meijer Supercenter.

America's first Super Kmart may be demolished to make way for Meijer (https://www.cleveland.com/news/2023/05/americas-first-super-kmart-may-be-demolished-to-make-way-for-meijer.html)
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: TheFugitive on June 26, 2023, 08:39:07 AM
The Super K-Mart in Robinson Township, PA west of Pittsburgh was demolished around a decade ago.  Chevron had bought the property and was planning to build a new regional HQ there.  Then some political changes happened surrounding the shale fracking industry and they canceled those plans and sold the property.

The site is now being redeveloped with new housing.  This has led to a very strange situation where an Outback Steakhouse that was in the parking lot of the former Super K-Mart and has thus been standing in an empty lot for 10+ years now finds itself in the middle of a residential neighborhood.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: TheFugitive on July 24, 2023, 12:38:11 PM
An abandoned Kmart store in Portland, Oregon burned to the ground in a spectacular fire, showering the neighborhood with potentially hazardous debris.

https://www.oregonlive.com/portland/2023/07/large-fire-destroys-former-kmart-building-in-northeast-portland-firefighters-on-scene.html

The fire was apparently set by homeless squatters who were camping out inside the building. 

This is increasingly becoming an issue for vacant retail properties.  Squatters camping out likewise set a smoky fire inside the abandoned Century III Mall in Pittsburgh back in March.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Retail_247 on July 29, 2023, 07:12:58 PM
Quote from: Retail_247 on August 03, 2022, 08:46:38 PMA little off topic but whats kinda sad is that if you go to any posts on this form that are from the early days of the website (like 2005) to somewhere around 2010-2011 a lot of the posts on the threads have images which have since been lost. There's a ballpark estimated 95% chance that those photos were only on the forum and have since been lost forever and are nowhere else to be seen on the internet. It's like this on pretty much all of the topics but its mainly most prolific on the Kmart and Caldor topic.

Also not to mention that half of these photos are hosted on photobucket, which unfortunately is unreliable. Remember when they made all images on photobucket private unless you paid a subscription?

Its kinda sad how many photos on this website are lost.

At least the photobucket hosted images are still accessible as of now.

A lot of the later images upload to the forum (from 2011-2012) can still be accessed through the wayback machine

I took all of the older images of discount dept stores that I could find from this forum (as well as other sources such as Flickr, Facebook, Instagram, etc) and put them in the notes section of this Google Sheet:

https://retail247projecthub.blogspot.com/2023/07/the-retail-247-discount-store-list.html
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: TheFugitive on July 31, 2023, 10:13:44 AM
I have a picture I took the other day of the former Big Kmart in the Chartiers Valley Shopping Center in Bridgeville, PA.  It has been renovated and subdivided into a Burlington, a Ross Dress For Less and a Five Below, the latter two having just opened.  It seems Photobucket is dead so I'm going to have to look for some other place to host it.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Rpameskmartfan26 on July 31, 2023, 09:20:34 PM
Quote from: TheFugitive on July 24, 2023, 12:38:11 PMAn abandoned Kmart store in Portland, Oregon burned to the ground in a spectacular fire, showering the neighborhood with potentially hazardous debris.

https://www.oregonlive.com/portland/2023/07/large-fire-destroys-former-kmart-building-in-northeast-portland-firefighters-on-scene.html

The fire was apparently set by homeless squatters who were camping out inside the building. 

This is increasingly becoming an issue for vacant retail properties.  Squatters camping out likewise set a smoky fire inside the abandoned Century III Mall in Pittsburgh back in March.
That's just sad, wow. Another vintage Kmart to be demolished I guess.
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Retail Regents on August 03, 2023, 01:42:40 PM
It's official: the Westwood Kmart is now closing in the fall.

https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/bergen/westwood/2023/08/02/kmart-in-westwood-to-close-last-one-in-new-jersey/70517276007/
Title: Re: K-Mart
Post by: Crazybangles on August 26, 2023, 05:02:57 PM
It's inevitable Westwood would eventually go. It's only a matter of time until the remaining 7 stores close as well... does anyone have any idea what is keeping those few stores open? Unless it has something to do with a multi-year lease on the property, I have no other ideas.