tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638967203750102584.post3994568588501382060..comments2024-03-05T04:03:13.851-05:00Comments on Dead and Dying retail: The last Kmart ever built.... Somers Point, NJNickEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16204643187244801996noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638967203750102584.post-57377534112701329672016-07-27T11:06:10.576-04:002016-07-27T11:06:10.576-04:00Hahahaha That is exactly what people said about A...Hahahaha That is exactly what people said about A&P. And they are now dead. And please learn the proper use of "to" vs "two" vs "too".Carol Pischttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01579633599940709980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638967203750102584.post-92112621722569569012016-07-12T17:45:59.808-04:002016-07-12T17:45:59.808-04:00K-Mart: What a lovably crappy store.
Not matter ...K-Mart: What a lovably crappy store.<br /><br />Not matter what they do, that light aqua green color they've always used for trim seems to just ooze cheapness.<br /><br />As a kid, did your mom every buy you K-Mart underwear ? Even the label was embarrassing. <br /><br />Gotta admit, though. I just love seeing the stores. Will Walmart ever go the same route ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638967203750102584.post-87789453620070415032016-06-24T22:45:14.301-04:002016-06-24T22:45:14.301-04:00Screw you Walmart will never fail they are to big!...Screw you Walmart will never fail they are to big!Jeremyawesomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15434398040737292664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638967203750102584.post-69211042123422363012016-05-28T02:26:30.850-04:002016-05-28T02:26:30.850-04:00The downsized Super Kmart in Henderson, NV which i...The downsized Super Kmart in Henderson, NV which is not too far from the Washington Ave Kmart was built in 2001 according to loopnet, which should make it one of the last few Super K's built pre-bankruptcy. It looks more like that Somers Point store than the Washington Ave store as the font on the front of the building is similar.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638967203750102584.post-24114891616721277952016-05-28T02:18:21.346-04:002016-05-28T02:18:21.346-04:00The Washington Ave Las Vegas Kmart was not opened ...The Washington Ave Las Vegas Kmart was not opened around the same time as this store, it opened sometime in 2000 according to loopnet. The exterior of the washington ave store looks nothing like this Kmart exterior building wise, and it also doesn't have that type decor and it doesn't have warehouse ceilings like this store does. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638967203750102584.post-85043854462359706952015-12-10T14:17:37.156-05:002015-12-10T14:17:37.156-05:00The guy in the video is wrong. There WILL be Kmart...The guy in the video is wrong. There WILL be Kmart stores left in the world after the last US store closes, but they'll be in Australia and New Zealand.Justin Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15492944349884499367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638967203750102584.post-22648030035635897362014-11-07T01:38:33.344-05:002014-11-07T01:38:33.344-05:00Someone local to this store, please, please, pleas...Someone local to this store, please, please, please post more interior shots of this model location!<br />andrewnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638967203750102584.post-9157609379096733222014-10-29T12:10:09.158-04:002014-10-29T12:10:09.158-04:00The kmart in burnsville mn is like thisThe kmart in burnsville mn is like thisalechttp://getitdone.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638967203750102584.post-37016040864286529342014-10-02T13:19:57.498-04:002014-10-02T13:19:57.498-04:0017 Super Kmarts are currently open. That number wi...17 Super Kmarts are currently open. That number will decrease to 15 on October 12 and further to 11 in December.Matt Burbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03009742300869787091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638967203750102584.post-68576357023697564592014-09-28T14:37:20.218-04:002014-09-28T14:37:20.218-04:00With some of the features/designs, it almost looks...With some of the features/designs, it almost looks like they had either thought about making it a Super Kmart and/or built it so it could be converted to one in the future (build on where the garden area is and make that a second "main" entryway as most of the Super Kmart stores had)?BillyGrnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638967203750102584.post-86046412501820785122014-09-27T20:14:55.448-04:002014-09-27T20:14:55.448-04:00Speaking of supercenters, does anybody even know h...Speaking of supercenters, does anybody even know how many Super Kmart Centers are open, if there are any left? I would be glad to know, because most, if not all Super K's have been either converted to a regular Kmart or closed altogether.Ian Badernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638967203750102584.post-50132543555368243692014-09-23T14:11:41.634-04:002014-09-23T14:11:41.634-04:00Also, the independents have actually been the one...Also, the independents have actually been the ones who have held up against walmart and survived. They had to get leaner and meaner and do a better job and they have. They've joined co-ops and have buying power in thousands which has given them buying power just like walmart. It's all about image and not so much about buying power anyway. As far as walmart goes, they did a good job of creating an image of having lower prices because they are bigger. ActuAlly they had lower prices because in the supercenter, they sold 70 percent hard goods which are higher profit items which enabled them to charge lower grocery prices than a grocery store can. Grocery stores don't have the hard good sales like a supercenter. Groceries are what people buy the most so when they see lower prices than they are paying elsewhere they assume everything is cheaper. Most people don't know the avg prices of hard goods bc they don't buy them too often so walmart could maintain the high margins on most of what they sell. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15182876280478671464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638967203750102584.post-43790307855039557332014-09-23T13:54:42.752-04:002014-09-23T13:54:42.752-04:00Google walmart. They aren't doing so hot late...Google walmart. They aren't doing so hot lately and losing ground. The supercenter concept is way past dead as far as what the American consumer favors. They know this but they've gotten too big and rigid to change their business model now. They overtook kmart, which was the giant of the day because they found their weaknesses and attacked. They grew so fast because they used a pyramid type plan of building a new store with lower prices than the competitors in its area, put the competition out of business, raise prices and take profit from that store And repeat the process. Now they are out of locations to build supercenters and on top of that the supercenter has fallen out of popularity with consumers. So they are desperate to find ways to continue the growth they need in order to survive. The smaller stores have not done very well and there's no way walmart can get the growth they need from building small stores in areas that are already saturated with small stores that have better service, prices, merchandise etc. in 10 yrs they'll be just like Kmart is now.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15182876280478671464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638967203750102584.post-19311655784468240252014-09-03T23:04:23.178-04:002014-09-03T23:04:23.178-04:00I must agree with both of you. I sincerely hope t...I must agree with both of you. I sincerely hope that this store becomes a model for new construction, however unlikely as it is, since Sears recently has taken another turn for the worst in their quarterly earnings report (Some economists speculate an estimated six months of cash left to burn, unless they sell off Sears Canada or a bunch of other U.S. stores). With that kind of forecast, the prospect of new stores is next-to-nil, even if they throw Lampert off the wagon. His last decade of gutting the company's most valuable real estate has meant slower sales at the remaining, predominantly (at least in the Southeast) older '60-'80s stores. Half-crumbling, dingy stores staffed with employees of declining morale are not the way forward. A shrinking store base also equates to diminished purchasing power against the ever-expanding Wally World and Tar-ghey, of which the former is now expanding aggressively in supermarket and dollar store-sized structures to penetrate the last bastions of independent retailers - those small towns that are too small to support a supercenter. With Walmart's purchasing prowess, think Dollar General on steroids. I fear for Kmart's future, which at this point is too little, too late. Barely enough money to keep the stores they have running, let alone remodeling those stores or building new ones like this. Despite my fondness for Kmart, I wouldn't be surprised if the company folded by this time next year, the way things are going...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com