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Kmart's longest lasting logo, used from 1969 to 1990. Under the leadership of executive Harry Cunningham, S.S. Kresge Company opened the first Kmart-named store, at 27,000 square feet (2,500 square meters), which was referred to by Kresge as a "bantam" Kmart and was in fact originally intended to be a Kresge store until late in the planning process, on January 25, 1962, in San Fernando ...
In 1990 Kmart began a major restructuring and remodeling effort while competing against Walmart, resulting in financial difficulties for Kmart. In February 1990, when Kmart announced its refurbishing program, plans were to close and relocate about 300 Kmart stores, to expand about 620 stores, and to remodel the remaining 1,250 stores.
Harry B. Cunningham (1907 in Pennsylvania – November 11, 1992 in North Palm Beach, Florida) was an American businessman and retailer who founded Kmart in 1962, along with S. S. Kresge. Cunningham had a vision to convert the retail chain into a discounter. At the time, Cunningham was sharply criticized by some, including Kresge shareholders ...
Kmart’s last stores in the Southern Tier have now been closed for nearly five years. Here is a look at what has become of the old Kmart plazas. ... People. Paris Hilton volunteers at shelter for ...
Kmart will shutter its last big-box store in the U.S. in October, marking the end of an era for the 62-year-old discount chain. ... People. Jack Nicholson, 87, seen in rare photo with daughter ...
Kmart was founded in 1962 and once had more than 2,000 retail outlets across America, selling a little bit of everything with product lines endorsed by celebrities such as Martha Stewart and ...
Sears Holdings Corporation was an American holding company headquartered in Hoffman Estates, Illinois.It was the parent company of the chain stores Kmart and Sears and was founded after the former purchased the latter in 2005. [7]
Since the early 2000s, Kmart stores have been dwindling. The last full-size Kmart in the U.S., located in Bridgehampton, New York, closes on October 20.