Kmart

Also known as K-Mart, K-Mart Corporation, K Mart

Kmart ( ), formerly Kmart Corporation, is a department-store chain and online retailer in the United States and its territories.

Key facts

Company.name: Kmart
Company.logo: Kmart logo.svg
Company.logo_size: 130px
Company.logo_caption: Logo used since 2004
Company.image_caption: Kmart store #3074 in Kendale Lakes, Florida, is the only remaining on the U.S. mainland as of October 19, 2024.
Company.type: Subsidiary
Company.industry: Retail
Company.founder: S. S. Kresge
Company.num_locations: 3 (1 in the mainland US)
Company.areas_served: Kmart.com: The 50 United States +APO/FPO.Physical stores: US Virgin Islands, Guam, Miami area
Company.revenue: (2015 SHC)
Company.parent: Transformco

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Official website

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: public company
Country: United States
Founded by: S. S. Kresge
Headquarters: Detroit
Parent organization: Sears Holdings Corporation
Industry: retail
Stock exchange: Tokyo Stock Exchange
Legal form: public company
Official website: www.kmart.com

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Commons category: Kmart
inception: 1962-01-01
social media followers: 112077
different from: Kmart Australia

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

History
Early years
1980s: Last Kresge stores
Blue Light Special
1990–2001: New image
2001: Final year before filling for bankruptcy
1990–2001: New image
2002–2009: Merger with Sears
2010–2018: Kmart and Sears Holdings
2018–2019: Second bankruptcy
2019–present: New management and further store closings
Headquarters
Subsidiaries
Current
Former
Philanthropy
Environmental record
Data breaches
October 2014
September 2017
June 2018 incident
June 2021
Animal welfare concerns
Racing sponsorships
Operations in Puerto Rico
Operation in Guam
International
Australia and New Zealand
Canada
Slogans
Caribbean
Europe
Mexico
Singapore
Management <span class="anchor" id="List of CEOs"></span>
See also
References
Bibliography
Further reading
External links

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