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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:company
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gptkbp:acquiredBy
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gptkb:Sears_(in_2005_merger)
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gptkbp:businessModel
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discount department store
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gptkbp:countryOfOrigin
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:foundedBy
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gptkb:S._S._Kresge
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gptkbp:foundedYear
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1962
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gptkbp:headquartersLocation
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gptkb:Hoffman_Estates,_Illinois,_United_States
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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K-Mart
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gptkbp:industry
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retail
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gptkbp:logo
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Kmart logo.svg
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gptkbp:notableCompetitor
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gptkb:Zellers
gptkb:Piggly_Wiggly
gptkb:Weis_Markets
gptkb:Woolworth
gptkb:A&P
gptkb:Aldi
gptkb:Ames
gptkb:Home_Depot
gptkb:Kroger
gptkb:Sam's_Club
gptkb:Target
gptkb:Walmart
gptkb:mountain
gptkb:Kohl's
gptkb:Jamesway
gptkb:Lidl
gptkb:Stop_&_Shop
gptkb:Whole_Foods_Market
gptkb:Hy-Vee
gptkb:Montgomery_Ward
gptkb:Price_Chopper
gptkb:Caldor
gptkb:Dollar_General
gptkb:Best_Buy
gptkb:Grant_City
gptkb:Macy's
gptkb:Albertsons
gptkb:BJ's_Wholesale_Club
gptkb:Costco
gptkb:Food_4_Less
gptkb:Fred_Meyer
gptkb:Fry's_Food_and_Drug
gptkb:JCPenney
gptkb:King_Soopers
gptkb:Publix
gptkb:QFC
gptkb:Ralphs
gptkb:Smith's_Food_and_Drug
gptkb:SuperValu
gptkb:Trader_Joe's
gptkb:ShopRite
gptkb:Save-A-Lot
gptkb:Pathmark
gptkb:Toys_'R'_Us
gptkb:Circuit_City
gptkb:Dollar_Tree
gptkb:Safeway
gptkb:Walgreens
gptkb:Sears
gptkb:Giant_Eagle
gptkb:Giant_Food
gptkb:Big_Lots
gptkb:Meijer
gptkb:Gold_Circle
gptkb:Lowe's
gptkb:CVS
gptkb:Food_Lion
gptkb:H-E-B
gptkb:Hannaford
gptkb:Jewel-Osco
gptkb:Shaw's
gptkb:Vons
gptkb:Winn-Dixie
gptkb:Family_Dollar
gptkb:Rite_Aid
gptkb:King's_Department_Stores
gptkb:Cost_Plus_World_Market
gptkb:Bradlees
gptkb:Shopko
gptkb:Venture_Stores
gptkb:Woolco
gptkb:Stein_Mart
gptkb:Big_Y
gptkb:Zayre
gptkb:Sprouts_Farmers_Market
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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filed for bankruptcy in 2002
decline in store count in 2010s and 2020s
merged with Sears in 2005
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gptkbp:notableProduct
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gptkb:Route_66
gptkb:Blue_Light_Special
gptkb:Jaclyn_Smith_Collection
gptkb:Martha_Stewart_Everyday
gptkb:Joe_Boxer
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gptkbp:numberOfLocations
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significantly reduced (as of 2024, only a few stores remain)
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gptkbp:operatesIn
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gptkb:Australia
gptkb:Canada
gptkb:Caribbean
gptkb:Guam
gptkb:Mexico
gptkb:New_Zealand
gptkb:Puerto_Rico
gptkb:U.S._Virgin_Islands
gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:parentCompany
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gptkb:Transformco
gptkb:Sears_Holdings
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gptkbp:peakNumberOfStores
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over 2,000 (in the 1990s)
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gptkbp:stockSymbol
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formerly KM
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gptkbp:website
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www.kmart.com
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Resident_Evil_(film_series)
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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