Kmart, the Closing Place

Sears Holdings Corp. to close 3 more Kmart stores in Wisconsin, eliminate over 300 jobs. (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 1/6/2014)

According to the article, there were 28 Kmarts and 15 Sears stores in Wisconsin at the beginning of 2013.

The actual and planned closings since then:

1. Kmart.  Brookfield.  December closing.
2. Sears.  Racine Regency Mall.  January closing.
3. Kmart.  Fort Atkinson.  January closing.
4. Kmart.  Greenfield.  Liquidation sale begins Sunday, January 12.  Mid-April closing.
5. Kmart.  Hales Corners.  Liquidation sale begin Sunday, January 12.  Mid-April closing.
6. Kmart.  Portage.   Mid-April closing.

The Oshkosh Kmart closed years ago.

1962:  The "discount department store" concept takes hold.

The first Kmart opened in Garden City, Michigan, in 1962.

The first Target opened in Roseville, Minnesota, on May 1, 1962.

The first Walmart opened in Rogers, Arkansas in 1962.

The #1 song when Target opened its first store.