Company Profile for Kmart
Kmart
| Type | Subsidiary Public |
|---|---|
| Founded | SS Kresge Corporation Detroit, Michigan, U.S (1899) renamed Kmart Corporation in 1977. Kmart chain (1962) |
| Headquarters | Hoffman Estates, Illinois, U.S. |
| Industry | Retail |
| Products | Clothing, linen, jewelry, housewares, tools, electronics, toys, restaurant |
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Sears Holdings Corp.
3333 Beverly Road
Hoffman Estates, IL 60179
847-286-2500 (6 a.m.-midnight M-Sat)
Toll free: 1-866-562-7848
E-mail: help@customerservice.kmart.com
www.kmart.com
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Do-Gooder Buys Out A Closing Kmart To Donate $200K Worth Of Items To Charity
By Mary Beth Quirk on May 18, 2012 12:00 PM
72 Comments
A Kentucky man was scoping out a Kmart set to close for good, trying to snag himself some good deals on the discounted items for his own business. But while he was at the register, a thought struck him — where does all the rest of this stuff go after the store is shut down? So he signed up to buy out the store and give items to the less fortunate. More »
Worst Company In America Round One: Walmart Vs. Sears/Kmart
March 15, 2012 2:00 PM
67 Comments
Just judging by appearances, this match-up has the feel of a strapping young heavyweight going up against a past-his-day bruiser who is clinging on to memories of his days as champ. But you never know if that elder fighter might have packed some bird shot and ball bearings in his boxing gloves. More »
Kmart Manager Shot By Robber, Still Manages To Stop Robbery
By Chris Morran on February 28, 2012 12:15 PM
56 Comments
If you're shot while trying to prevent a robbery, not many people would hold it against you if you just let the bad guy finish up the heist and leave. But don't tell that to the manager of the Seattle-area Kmart who not only survived his gunshot wound but also held the robber until police arrived. More »
First Sears And Kmart Closings Of 2012 Concentrated In Midwest And South
By Laura Northrup on December 30, 2011 8:00 AM
39 Comments
Sears Holdings, owner of the perpetually troubled retailer power couple Sears and Kmart, has released the locations of 80 out of the 100 to 120 "under-performing" stores that will close in the coming months. Most of the stores on this first list are in the southern and midwestern U.S. More »
Sears To Shutter 100 To 120 Sears & Kmart Stores After Disappointing Holiday Sales
By Mary Beth Quirk on December 28, 2011 4:00 PM
67 Comments
Sears is pointing to a big drop in this year's holiday sales as the reason they'll have to close 100 to 120 Sears and Kmart stores in 2012. Which means it's your fault, consumers, for failing to shell out big dough at Sears. Kidding! Mostly. More »
Not-So-Secret Santa Picks Up $16K For 1,000 Shoppers' Holiday Layaway Items
By Mary Beth Quirk on December 22, 2011 9:15 AM
59 Comments
Call it holiday cheer or call it the best bandwagon we've ever seen, but yet another kind-hearted consumer has plunked down cash to make the season a bit brighter for his fellow humans. A man in Laguna Beach, Calif. shelled out almost $16,000 of his own money to pay for layaway items of 1,000 Kmart shoppers. More »
(Cakefarm)
Reader Pays Off Strangers' Layaway Tabs, Becomes Santa Claus
By Laura Northrup on December 16, 2011 10:30 AM
72 Comments
Reader Gail read our post last week about a mysterious benefactor who paid off $500 worth of layaway tabs for random strangers at a Michigan Kmart. She found it inspiring, but in a different way from most readers: the story actually inspired Gail and her husband to visit local discount stores and do the same exact thing for some families in her area. She shared how the experience works from the benefactor's end. "I can't remember the last time spending $100 made me feel so good!" she wrote. Here's the best part: she's not the only one doing this. More »
Secret Santa Picks Up Kmart Customers' Layaway Tabs
By Chris Morran on December 7, 2011 2:15 PM
74 Comments
This time of year, it's not out of this world to hear about generous folks going around and dropping coins in parking meters or picking up a round of drinks for strangers at the bar. But some truly secret Santa has helped out three Michigan Kmart customers by picking up their layaway tabs. More »
(XISMZERO)
Kmart Reportedly Sold "Modern Warfare 3" Early, Buyers Look To Flip Games Online
By Phil Villarreal on November 4, 2011 8:45 AM
54 Comments
Some Kmarts were rumored to have started selling Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 this week, days in advance of its release date next Tuesday. The snafu was apparently due to mislabeled boxes that led managers to believe the game could be stocked and sold immediately, and the sales have initiated a grey market in which the games are going for a significant premium online. More »
Your Complaint Is Not Important At Kmart If You're 'Just A Customer'
By Laura Northrup on July 14, 2011 10:30 AM
170 Comments
Terrie finished up her shopping at her local Kmart and headed for the checkout. She was horrified to see that each open checkout had at least dozen customers in line, and the store had no intention of opening any more. When she inquired about making her purchase at the jewelry counter or opening some more registers, she learned exactly how important customers are to this particular store. More »
