tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638967203750102584.post3899497053012303545..comments2024-03-05T04:03:13.851-05:00Comments on Dead and Dying retail: Kmart store in Medina, OhioNickEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16204643187244801996noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638967203750102584.post-14999442061739562402016-04-28T00:51:58.924-04:002016-04-28T00:51:58.924-04:00That was actually your documentation of the downsi...That was actually your documentation of the downsizing in 2011. Months after the downsizing happened, since one of the few gains Sears Holdings had during 2011 was Groceries, it was no surprise that the Medina Kmart store got the axe due to dismal 2011 Holiday sales. It finally closed down for good on May 6, 2012. Sad to see a Kmart downsize and then close down permanently.Lukehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16421557629423614617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638967203750102584.post-55472503479313003132015-01-24T10:35:47.266-05:002015-01-24T10:35:47.266-05:00They had the absolute worst service ever. About a...They had the absolute worst service ever. About a year or two before they closed I had gone in to put summer clothes into lay-away. I can't tell you how many employees walked past me and never once asked are you being helped. Quite a few since the break room and bathrooms were back there. Rang the bells numerous times. I was standing there 20 minutes and nothing. Finally I just left all the stuff there on the counter and walked out. When it was closing they advertised 75% off and people were clamoring to get cheap stuff but they couldn't pay me to go back into that store. Should have closed sooner than it did.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638967203750102584.post-85622770740076154332014-11-10T13:40:58.554-05:002014-11-10T13:40:58.554-05:00http://www.newsnet5.com/news/local-news/oh-medina/...http://www.newsnet5.com/news/local-news/oh-medina/medina-shoppers-mayor-concerned-after-old-navy-store-closes-and-former-kmart-site-remains-vacant<br /><br />Kmart is still paying its lease on the building according to this article.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638967203750102584.post-2541933965612523102014-04-09T11:58:08.201-04:002014-04-09T11:58:08.201-04:00I worked there. Here's my documentation of the...I worked there. Here's my documentation of the closing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YsegM3i3XC8Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638967203750102584.post-6291069166765522642014-04-05T10:23:07.796-04:002014-04-05T10:23:07.796-04:00What a great place to share stupid memories about ...What a great place to share stupid memories about a defunct retail chain's store. Maybe they will turn it into a giant indoor amusement park. Walmart was smart enough to build outside the city limits saving money on taxes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638967203750102584.post-52140624218868864622013-07-05T09:19:04.457-04:002013-07-05T09:19:04.457-04:00I lived there when it opened. Prior to that I reme...I lived there when it opened. Prior to that I remember the empty fields in its place. How times changed.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638967203750102584.post-71842268410286028352012-10-04T19:09:23.258-04:002012-10-04T19:09:23.258-04:00I figured someplace like Menards would open here. ...I figured someplace like Menards would open here. I hope they keep the same buiilding, that would be a cool conversion!NickEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16204643187244801996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638967203750102584.post-22316979072982428532012-10-04T17:32:18.764-04:002012-10-04T17:32:18.764-04:00I live here. I never shopped here or at Walmart fo...I live here. I never shopped here or at Walmart for that matter. No wonder they went out of business. Medina is growing by the day. I heard menards is moving in this bldg. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00795158516535495194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638967203750102584.post-61229073729973644672012-08-22T14:04:56.522-04:002012-08-22T14:04:56.522-04:00I agree, anonymous. The Super K just had that air...I agree, anonymous. The Super K just had that air of "I don't care" about it. If customer service is worse than Walmart, then you know it's really bad. I was recently back in Medina and was in this area quite a bit (a section of town that I hate because it's so overdeveloped compared to when I was growing up there) - and the main thing that strikes me is how sad it is that all of that space - 151,000 square feet, is it? - sitting there, unused, empty, and wasted. Kmart or the township or someone - anyone - should come up with a use for that property. <br /><br />Here, I'll give them a freebie: purchase the property and turn it into an indoor market, flea market, whatever. Something along the lines of Westside Market in Cleveland. Or how about partitioning it into an indoor mall with lots of smaller shops. Yes - not an easy task, but anything would be better than letting the building rot.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638967203750102584.post-13000764712149188972012-06-26T17:26:53.487-04:002012-06-26T17:26:53.487-04:00I'm sure the Medina Kmart lost profit due to W...I'm sure the Medina Kmart lost profit due to Walmart. However, I think the biggest problem was the customer service. The employees werenot friendly. Besides that, when it was busy they only had 1-2 cash registers open. Checking out sometimes took over a half hour. Walmarts prices aren't that much of a difference. But the convenience of getting through a checkout is 10 minutes. The employees don't show the best customer service at Walmart, but better than this Kmart did.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com