The last full size Kmart in the Mainland US is closing.

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30 Sep 2024, 7:16 am

It is located in Bridgehampton, New York. It will close on October 20.

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30 Sep 2024, 6:29 pm

It's very sad that the old stores are closing.

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30 Sep 2024, 6:30 pm

A friend of mine had a work experience at a K-Mart.

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30 Sep 2024, 7:27 pm

I remember learning some girls in my high school class would buy K-Mart clothes and sew Ganto's labels on them.

(Ganto's was considered haut couture at the time.)

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30 Sep 2024, 7:32 pm

I still feel nostalgic at times for the old Kmart cafe - way, way in the past.

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30 Sep 2024, 7:40 pm

Raleigh wrote:

I still feel nostalgic at times for the old Kmart cafe - way, way in the past.

"My" K-Mart had a Radio Shack store next to it, and a Toys-R-Us across the street. But now . . .

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30 Sep 2024, 11:20 pm

K-Mart closed in Canada back in the late 1990s.
At least we still have Toys R Us.

Online shopping and the covid pandemic are killing businesses. It's yet another new normal we just have to get used to.

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01 Oct 2024, 6:34 pm

wow this is sad.I was fond of going to Kmart back in the day in the 90's.

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04 Oct 2024, 8:11 am

I remember the old K-Mart commercials with Penny Marshall and Rosie O'Donnell

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25 Oct 2024, 5:48 pm

cecilfienkelstien wrote:

I remember the old K-Mart commercials with Penny Marshall and Rosie O'Donnell

I remember when they had full-service restaurants, serving sandwiches and comfort food. When my parents were newlyweds, they would have their date nights there.

I remember when Sears had them too--plus the popcorn counter and Icee Machine.

The last K-Mart in my area closed in 2003, not sure if we have any Sears in the area.

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25 Oct 2024, 7:11 pm

It's very strange hearing about kmart going bust in the United States.
In australia kmart is about as popular as wall mart is to the USA.

Though I believe they are separate entities, only sharing a namesake.

I do wonder though what this means for physical stores. Are we at a time where online shopping has replaced physical stores? Both have their advantages and I want both to continue trading.

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25 Oct 2024, 7:22 pm

jamie0.0 wrote:

I've been wondering if full-service department stores could make a comeback.

Malls used to be the quintessential hangout in the 80s and 90s. Open-air mixed use shopping centers are the thing now.

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25 Oct 2024, 8:58 pm

Tim_Tex wrote:

jamie0.0 wrote:

I've been wondering if full-service department stores could make a comeback.

Malls used to be the quintessential hangout in the 80s and 90s. Open-air mixed use shopping centers are the thing now.

I do prefer traditional malls over open air shopping complexes. I struggle to navigate the latter, and the former is just generally nicer, enclosed spaces with protection against bad weather and usually toilets nearby wherever you may be.

Though I think it has to do with rent prices for shops. Maybe open air strip's are cheaper to set up buisness?

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