KMart - One Heckofa Store

I was so glad to see last night that KMart in town had repainted all the lines in the parking lot. I mean, with the 10 customers a day that go into that dump it was a real problem finding a place to park.

I'm glad they didn't invest that money in say... bleach. Who wants clean floors and countertops anyways? Not me, I want nice bright yellow lines to pull my car in between.

Ahh. I hate KMart. If it weren't right up the street from me I'd never go there, but it is and when I need something quick, it is unfortunately where I must turn.

Doubtful. They are like a plaque that just keeps hanging around.

It is the other way around Kmart Bought Sears Holding Co. for $11 Billion in 2004.   Maybe the Kmart should close and Sears move into Kmarts store and just close the one at the mall.

Pacman wrote: It is the other way around Kmart Bought Sears Holding Co. for $11 Billion in 2004.   Maybe the Kmart should close and Sears move into Kmarts store and just close the one at the mall.

The former "downtown Middletown" is "BOOMING", according to our City Manager!!!

I stand proven corrected. KMart will be gone November 15 of this year...

http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1467

No Spider- I hate to see it go. I shopped there for alot of things and we had all the wife's prescriptions there too. Getting a little frustrating seeing all the shopping choices leaving the city. Never get a response from the city leaders whenever this happens do we? They indicate to me that they don't care. Should concern them as they are losing revenue everytime a business closes shop plus the residual effect of another empty building in a town that can ill afford it. Look at the S. Unversity area around the old Cambridge Inn and the old Target store. How about the former Kroger/Hills/call center (?) on S. Breile? Sad to see them now.

I was there yesterday, weird feeling in that place. I heard a lot of the employees talking to shoppers who must come there often about the closing. Not the greatest store in the world but not the worst. Kmart lost it's identity several years ago when their CEO tried to compete with Wal-Mart, especially on price. Wal Mart has low prices because they have cut throat closed door deal makers throughout the globe and a highly efficient supply chain. KMart just started cutting prices without doing the hard work first, now look. They should compete with the Dollar Generals of the world or locate in lower income areas and charge higher prices.

Folks if you think Middletown is bad, have you been to downtown Springfield lately? I drove through there about 5PM on a Tuesday a few weeks ago and I felt like I was in a Stephen King book and everyone had died. Street after street of closed down industry and business.