Coverage dated April 10, 2022

Once a retail giant, Kmart down to three U.S. stores after NJ closing

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Once the Kmart in Avenel, New Jersey, shutters, the number of Kmarts in the U.S. -- once well over 2,000 – will be down to three last holdouts. In its heyday, Kmart sold product lines endorsed by celebrities Martha Stewart and Jaclyn Smith, sponsored NASCAR auto races and was mentioned in movies lik…

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  1. Foxla

    Once a retail giant, Kmart down to three U.S. stores after NJ closing (opens Foxla)

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    Foxla's feed description

    Once the Kmart in Avenel, New Jersey, shutters, the number of Kmarts in the U.S. -- once well over 2,000 – will be down to three last holdouts. In its heyday, Kmart sold product lines endorsed by celebrities Martha Stewart and Jaclyn Smith, sponsored NASCAR auto races and was mentioned in movies lik…

  2. Winona Daily News

    Kmart, once a retail giant, soon down to just a few stores in US (opens Winona Daily News)

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    When the Kmart in Avenel, New Jersey, closes April 16, it will leave just a handful of remaining U.S. locations for the former retail powerhouse.

  3. St. Louis Post-Dispatch

    Once a retail giant, Kmart nears extinction after closure (opens St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

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    St. Louis Post-Dispatch's feed description

    When the Kmart in Avenel, New Jersey, closes its doors on April 16, it will leave just a handful of remaining locations for the former retail powerhouse. It's a far

  4. FOX 43 York

    Once a retail giant, Kmart down to 3 stores after NJ closing (opens FOX 43 York)

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    FOX 43 York's feed description

    Kmart is going the way of Blockbuster, down from thousands of stores in its hayday down to single digits.

  5. PBS NewsHour

    Kmart was once a retail powerhouse. Now just a handful of stores remain in the U.S. (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    PBS NewsHour's feed description

    When the Kmart in Avenel, New Jersey, closes its doors on April 16, it will leave just a handful of remaining U.S. locations for the former retail powerhouse.

  6. Wahoo-Ashland-Waverly Newspaper

    Kmart, once a retail giant, soon down to 3 stores in US (opens Wahoo-Ashland-Waverly Newspaper)

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    Wahoo-Ashland-Waverly Newspaper's feed description

    When the Kmart in Avenel, New Jersey, closes its doors April 16, it will leave only three remaining U.S. locations for the former retail powerhouse.

  7. CBS News

    Kmart set to close another location, leaving just 3 stores in the entire U.S. (opens CBS News)

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    The former retail giant is closing its fourth remaining store, in Avenel, New Jersey, on April 16.

  8. NBC10 Philadelphia

    The Blue Light Is Almost Dark as Kmart Is Closing Last NJ Store (opens NBC10 Philadelphia)

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    NBC10 Philadelphia's feed description

    When the Kmart in Avenel, New Jersey, closes its doors on April 16, it will leave only three remaining U.S. locations for the former retail powerhouse.

  9. NBC 6 South Florida

    Miami Kmart Now Among Final 3 Stores for Former Retail Giant (opens NBC 6 South Florida)

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    NBC 6 South Florida's feed description

    When the Kmart in Avenel, New Jersey, closes its doors on April 16, it will leave only three remaining U.S. locations for the former retail powerhouse

  10. Fox2 Detroit

    Just three Kmarts remain after latest closing for former retail giant (opens Fox2 Detroit)

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    Fox2 Detroit's feed description

    Kmart got its start in Michigan in the 1960s and bloomed to over 2,000 stores. Now, only three remain after a closing of a store in New Jersey.

  11. NPR

    Once a retail giant, Kmart nears extinction with the closure of a New Jersey store (opens NPR)

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    The number of Kmarts — once in the thousands — will be down to three in the continental U.S. and a handful of stores elsewhere, in a retail world dominated by Walmart, Target and Amazon.

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