Is Kmart Bankrupt? Does Kmart still exist? Kmart initially filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on January 22, 2002. Kmart was then merged with Sears after buying out the company for $11 billion in November 2004 and became known as Sears Holdings Corporation. Sears Holdings declared bankruptcy in October 2018. The remaining Kmart imprint was later … Continue reading How many Kmarts are left in the United States?
This piece is a continuation on our series keeping tabs on classic retail chains as they, unfortunately, fade into the rear view. This list is solely for full-line Sears stores, which as of now are the only ones that still exist. The owner operated Sears Hometown Stores have all shut down. As we noted in … Continue reading How Many Sears Stores Are Left?
Wilson Sporting Goods, a company with a rich history dating back to 1914, only recently entered the realm of brick-and-mortar retail stores. Their first physical store opened in July 2021 in Chicago's Gold Coast neighborhood. This 2,247-square-foot location offers a curated selection of Wilson's high-performance sports equipment and their new athletic-lifestyle sportswear collection. This store … Continue reading Does Wilson Sporting Goods Have Physical Stores? Our visit to the flagship location in NYC
Dick's House of Sport, a new and innovative offshoot of Dick's Sporting Goods, redefines the sports retail landscape by combining shopping with an immersive sports experience. Launched in 2021, this concept caters to the modern consumer's desire for engagement and community, offering a unique blend of retail and hands-on sports experiences. We visited a new … Continue reading Discover Dick’s House of Sport: The Ultimate Sports Retail Experience
Post last updated July 2, 2024. Updates history below (in chronological order): According to JCPenney's official website, there are "more than 650" remaining locations. We started this list when the company announced a list of 154 stores closing on June 6, 2020 in the wake of their Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing in May 2020. (This … Continue reading How many JCPenney stores are left?
Another year has reached its end, and the barren remains of Sears pushes on. We have repeatedly documented the state of Sears around the holiday season (2019, 2021, 2022) and each year it seems the stores become more empty. With 13 stores remaining (with even the strange twist of two reopening this year), it is … Continue reading Sears at Christmas in 2023
Brostocks has reported extensively on the demise of Sears, particularly over the last few years since Sears Holdings declared bankruptcy in 2018. Since Sears reemerged under the new Transformco company, it dabbled briefly with smaller format Sears Home & Life stores that opened in 2019 which eventually all closed by 2023. Transformco reacquired, out of … Continue reading A Strange Twist: Is Sears actually reopening stores in 2023?
The Westwood Kmart, located at 700 Broadway in Westwood, New Jersey in the northern part of the state opened in the Fall of 1982. The early 80’s was a bit of a heyday for Kmart as they were the second largest retailer in the United States with once around 2,400 stores, second only to Sears. … Continue reading Kmart, Westwood Plaza, Westwood, New Jersey (one of three in lower 48 USA)
Update: This store closed permanently on May 28, 2023. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pbWGHP4t7PU A video with some footage of our April 2021 visit to Sears in Greensboro, NC. This piece is the second in our series from visiting various remaining open Sears locations across the United States. We started with Frederick, Maryland and now we go south. The … Continue reading Sears, Friendly Center, Greensboro, North Carolina.
The Sears in the Florida Mall in Orlando, Florida is one of only three remaining Sears stores in the state of Florida. With three remaining full line Sears stores, Florida is the state with the second most Sears stores remaining, second to only California with four. When we visited the Orlando, Florida Sears in April … Continue reading Sears, The Florida Mall, Orlando, Florida.
