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[Moonchilde]

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@panda1234 wrote:

@Moonchilde Sounds just like my Kmart. Won't go there even if it is two miles away. I drive to the mall to go to Target which is seven miles away. 

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All of my shopping except grocery & Rxs ranges from 10-25 miles. No quickies for me. I think our two closest Targets are about 12-14 mi in opposite directions.

[Reever]

KMart has deteoriated in recent decades. They are not remodeling the stores. It's as though they have given up and see the writing on the wall. Unfortunately I think within 10 years all Kmarts and Sears will be shuttered.

[Mominohio]

Our area had two KMarts that closed when they built a super store in the newer shopping district, and then that even closed well over a decade ago. Nearest one now is like an hour away.

Gotta say, I don't miss it, and when we are in a town with one, I stop in and realize why they are gone from our area. Little selection, poor quality. 

[chihuahuamom]

Our Kmart is also closing (S. Cal). I hate to hear that.  I didn't shop there a lot, but I have bought casual clothes and shoes there in the past.  When we moved here in 1993 it was a thriving store. 

[Nataliesgramma]

Our K mart is on the list...leaving us with Target and Walmart.....I see Sears in our Mall going next....

[PinkyPetunia]

My Kmart closed recently and I don't miss it at all.  I went there when my mother was alive and in a nursing home.  I bought her clothes there (Basic Edition brand).  If I bought better brands and nicer items from other stores, they would

"disappear" in the nursing home even though everything had her name on  it,

Our Kmart was a dinosaur.  They had so many check-out lanes, yet only one or two were open.  The help were clueless--didn't know their inventory or where things were in the store. 

[ninjawife]

No local K Marts are closing in my area but we are losing our nearest Sears.  I don't shop there that much and there is another Sears not too far away.

[Witchy Woman]

I am sorry to see these stores go, but hated to see the way the stores were being managed or, should I say, mismanaged.

The Kmart near me (southern Maryland) was a wonderful store at one time.  Martha Stewart products were around then, and the store was clean and well-organized.

Over the years, the store became junky, but it still seemed clean.  By the time it closed, I had stopped shopping there. Everything was all over the place all the time.  Few checkers and long waits.

There are a lot of shopping options -- 4 Walmarts less than 40 minutes from my house.  Also, two Targets less than 30 minutes.  So far, all these stores seem to be thriving. 

It's too bad, but that seems to be the way of so many places now.  I felt bad for the employees that lost jobs.

[conlt]

We lost our Kmart a couple of years ago and I do miss it because I liked it better than walmart. Now I go to target rather than walmart. It is such a shame what has happened to Kmart. I still get emails from them but there are none locally. 

[SharkE]

Wish I had a Macy's........