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Re: K-Mart files for bankruptcy
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lugnet.market.shopping
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Thu, 24 Jan 2002 01:53:28 GMT
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In lugnet.market.shopping, Bryan Kinkel writes:
> There was an interesting quote from an analyst written up in the the 1/23/02
> Philadelphia Inquirer.
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> "If Kmart went away tomorrow, the only people who would care are existing
> Kmart shoppers who don't have access to a Target or Walmart."
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> Put me the bucket of people who would not care. Yes, Kmart is an American
> icon. But it has been tarnished for a long, long time.
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> Bryan
You know, I think I'd second that. I used to get an eerie feeling anytime I
went into a K-Mart. Then a friend, who works at a local hospital, filled me
in; the hospital sends rehabilitating mental patients there to work. Armed
with that information the local big K started making more sense.
My usage of K-mart is really very simple: Start>Find Lego>Sale on
Lego?>Yes, Get applicable Lego> No, Leave quickly.
Mark
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| There was an interesting quote from an analyst written up in the the 1/23/02 Philadelphia Inquirer. "If Kmart went away tomorrow, the only people who would care are existing Kmart shoppers who don't have access to a Target or Walmart." Put me the (...) (22 years ago, 23-Jan-02, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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