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Re: More K-Mart stores to close
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lugnet.market.shopping
Date: 
Thu, 16 Jan 2003 04:24:20 GMT
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In lugnet.market.shopping, Ray Sanders writes:
> In lugnet.market.shopping, Suzanne D. Rich writes:
> > Announced today. see list of stores here:
> > 
> > http://www.kmartcorp.com/corp/story/pressrelease/news/pr030114a.stm
> > 
> > -Suz
> 
> OMG, and I thought the K-mart clearances were finally over. This leaves me with
> *one* K-Mart within a 50 mile radius (down from 4 this time last year).
> 
> Of note is the closing of the Super-K in Valdosta GA for the 2nd time ! This
> store was closed in the fall of 2000 and was the source of many many lego sets
> that I have sold over the past few years. Not because they had a huge stock
> there, but because the liquidators used it as a massive toys clearance outlet.
> I was quite surprised when they repoened it during the summer of 2001. Rumor
> had it that the original closing was a mistake in crunching the sales numbers
> for that store. Every time I go there, there are planty of people shopping so
> I'm still surprised to see it being closed (again). Nearby competition is a
> non-SC WalMart, Target, TRU, Sam's and the Valdosta Mall so there I guess its
> been a fierce season up there. Anyway... here we go again.
> 
> Stores that I'm losing: G'ville FL (13th St), Lake City FL, and Valdosta GA.
> 
> Ray

I'm losing the same three, although Valdosta is a 75 mile trip for me.  The
thing about K-Mart is....everything.  I can't remember the last time I
actually bought something there.  I go once every blue moon thinking that
MAYBE I'll find something worthwhile or competitively priced, but no.  My
wife and I received a K-Mart gift card for X-mas and we're still trying to
figure out what to do with it.  We are not even remotely interested in
K-Mart's merchandise, service or higher prices.  Maybe we'll actually get to
use it now that they'll be marking stuff down.

-Scotto



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(...) I'd be sad to see K-Mart go. I've purchased quite a bit of stuff at their BOGOs. I agree that they're pretty messy at times, but sometimes that just means interesting finds (I found an Exploriens set at my neighborhood K-Mart last week - I (...) (24 years ago, 16-Jan-03, to lugnet.market.shopping)

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(...) OMG, and I thought the K-mart clearances were finally over. This leaves me with *one* K-Mart within a 50 mile radius (down from 4 this time last year). Of note is the closing of the Super-K in Valdosta GA for the 2nd time ! This store was (...) (24 years ago, 15-Jan-03, to lugnet.market.shopping)

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