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porsche930dude 03-04-2022 07:48 PM
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Originally Posted by MRM (Post 11625165)

My understanding is that the guy who owns the hedge fund that bought Kmart bought it for its real estate and never wanted the retail business. That's why they never invested anything in the stores and let them wither on the vine. Last I heard the real estate play didn't work out and he lost a lot of money on the investment. Serves him right.
That sounds about right. The two stores around here are still sitting empty crumbling away. They were built on old landfills so they probably arnt allowed to build anything new there anyway I dont know.

SCadaddle 03-05-2022 10:30 AM
One of my friends step father was always proud to tell the story of how he met my friends mother "at the blue light special at K Mart". :D

thingmon 03-05-2022 10:37 AM
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Originally Posted by LEAKYSEALS951 (Post 11624683)
I always enjoy watching full length 1970's commercials, both for the nostalgia, as well as the sheer length of time they ran.

My god, they got to a 3rd or 4rth verse (and worked in a scuba diver?). A very holy-rolling extravaganza!
I also cherish thumbing through parking lot pics, looking for the elusive p-car... none here, but they are abound!

(I'd take that suburban!)


http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1646347731.jpg
Almost all are American built cars, too. One little Toyota. Who would have thought.

craigster59 03-05-2022 12:19 PM
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Originally Posted by thingmon (Post 11626405)
Almost all are American built cars, too. One little Toyota. Who would have thought.
And the era when American cars left a lot to be desired when it came to automobile design.

stevej37 03-05-2022 12:24 PM
From my original post....I googled a pic of the Kresge store that I remember. Muskegon, MI
I forgot there was a Woolworths next to it.


https://cdn.greatlifepublishing.net/..._7-728x406.jpg

stevej37 03-05-2022 01:34 PM
^^^ pic from the late 50's.

Adam 03-06-2022 05:01 AM
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Originally Posted by porsche930dude (Post 11624598)
I was surprised to hear Woolworths is still around in australia and other countries. I dont know if its the same one as we had here.
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1646571415.jpg


We still have Woolworths and Target, but we've got K Mart here, too.

stevej37 03-06-2022 07:43 AM
^^^ That looks to be a nice well-lit modern Kmart Store.

thingmon 03-08-2022 06:24 PM
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Originally Posted by craigster59 (Post 11626484)
And the era when American cars left a lot to be desired when it came to automobile design.
Adapt or die...

dad911 03-11-2022 07:46 AM
Soon to be 3: https://www.nj.com/business/2022/03/kmart-is-closing-1-of-its-last-2-stores-in-nj.html?utm_medium=social&utm_content=nj_facebook_ njcom&utm_campaign=njcom_sf&utm_source=facebook&fb clid=IwAR2EfaONAsPjD0bwEHPQHCarKJzcwwlLTEeDnWdKD__ 3ZIa8QMiAUHTEZs4

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Kmart is closing 1 of its last 2 stores in N.J.

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Originally Posted by thingmon (Post 11630002)
Adapt or die...
A local wallmart was converted to a grow house for medicinal pot.

Kmart missed the boat, could have converted vacant stores to grow houses. The one in Key West would have killed it!


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