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Richard Schuit wrote:
> What does the "K" in K-Mart stand for?
Yes, it does stand for Kresge. S.S. Kresge (for Sebastian S. Kresge -
the founder) was the name of the 5 & 10 stores (nickel & dime) that were
all over America from during the first 8 decades of this century. They
disappeared in the 1980's when all Kresge stores were closed, in favor
of the larger KMART. The first KMART appeared in 1963 in Garden City
Michigan (a suburb of Detroit). The company headquarters are still
located in metro Detroit. I have several friends that work for KMART
Corporation.
Gary Istok
St. Clair Shores, Michigan
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| (...) Same here. The headquarters are still in Troy, MI. Having grown up right next door in Southfield, it was right up there with J. L. Hudson and various auto companies (a far second, though) as a possible career point. I don't think the "K" is (...) (25 years ago, 17-Dec-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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