_1899: S.S. Kresge Co. founded by Sebastian S. Kresge. _1912: S.S. Kresge Co. incorporated in Delaware with 85 stores and sales of $10,325,000. _1916: S.S. Kresge Co ...

On Oct. 20, 2024, the last full-sized Kmart in the continental United States closed its doors, marking the end of an iconic chapter in American retail history. The Bridgehampton, New York store, which ...

Tracing the fascinating journey of Kmart, from its ambitious founding in 1962 as a discount retail leader, through decades of innovation and expansion, to its struggles with competition and ultimate ...

Kmart is closing its store in Marshall, the retailer’s last location in Michigan. As first reported by freep.com, the Kmart on West Michigan Avenue will close its doors in November. Job postings ...

Before Walmart, Target and Costco dominated the retail landscape in the Lehigh Valley, there was Kmart. The discount chain came to Wilson at least 40 years ago and also anchored the Phillipsburg Mall ...

The Kmart at Lake Street and Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis has been an awkward urban planning decision since it opened in 1978. The store was part of a neighborhood revitalization effort at a time ...

The chain cemented a place in American culture with its Blue Light Specials, a flashing blue orb affixed to a pole that would beckon shoppers to a flash sale in progress. Part of its success was due ...

MINNEAPOLIS -- Officials say no one was inside when the former Kmart building in south Minneapolis caught fire early Friday morning. The fire at the building on Lake Street and Nicollet Avenue is ...