Once this location shutters, the number of Kmarts in the U.S. - once well over 2,000 - will be down to three in the continental U.S. and a handful of stores elsewhere, according to multiple reports,
AVENEL, New Jersey -- The familiar sights and sounds are still there: the scuffed and faded floor tiles, the relentless beige-on-beige color scheme, the toddlers' clothes and refrigerators and pretty much everything in between.
The demise of the the store in the middle-class suburb, 15 miles south of New York City, is the tale of the death of the discount department store writ small."You're always thinking about it because stores are closing all over, but it's still sad," said cashier Michelle Yavorsky, who said she has worked at the Avenel store for 2 years."I'll miss the place. A lot of people shopped here.
"Kmart was part of America," said Michael Lisicky, a Baltimore-based author who has written several books on U.S. retail history."Everybody went to Kmart, whether you liked it or not. They had everything. You had toys. You had sporting goods. You had candy. You had stationery. It was something for everybody. This was almost as much of a social visit as it was a shopping visit. You could spend hours here. And these just dotted the American landscape over the years.
Kmarts continue to operate in Westwood, New Jersey; Bridgehampton, on New York's Long Island, and Miami.
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Once a retail giant, Kmart down to three U.S. stores after NJ closingOnce 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 like 'Beetlejuice.'
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Once a retail giant, Kmart down to 3 stores after NJ closingWhen 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
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Once a retail giant, Kmart down to 3 stores after NJ closingKmart in Avenel, New Jersey, will soon close, leaving only three stores left in the country.
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Once a retail giant, Kmart down to 3 stores after NJ closingWhen 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.
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Once a Retail Giant, Kmart Down to 3 Stores After NJ ClosingWhen 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.
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Kmart will be down to 3 locations after store in NJ closesIt's a far cry from the chain's heyday in the 1980s and ‘90s when it had more than 2,000 stores and sold product lines endorsed by Martha Stewart and former “Charlies Angel” Jaclyn Smith.
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