K-Mart

GPTKB entity

Statements (110)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:company
gptkbp:acquiredBy gptkb:Sears_(in_2005_merger)
gptkbp:businessModel discount department store
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:foundedBy gptkb:S._S._Kresge
gptkbp:foundedYear 1962
gptkbp:headquartersLocation gptkb:Hoffman_Estates,_Illinois,_United_States
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label K-Mart
gptkbp:industry retail
gptkbp:logo Kmart logo.svg
gptkbp:notableCompetitor 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
gptkbp:notableEvent filed for bankruptcy in 2002
decline in store count in 2010s and 2020s
merged with Sears in 2005
gptkbp:notableProduct gptkb:Route_66
gptkb:Blue_Light_Special
gptkb:Jaclyn_Smith_Collection
gptkb:Martha_Stewart_Everyday
gptkb:Joe_Boxer
gptkbp:numberOfLocations significantly reduced (as of 2024, only a few stores remain)
gptkbp:operatesIn gptkb:Australia
gptkb:Canada
gptkb:Caribbean
gptkb:Guam
gptkb:Mexico
gptkb:New_Zealand
gptkb:Puerto_Rico
gptkb:U.S._Virgin_Islands
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:parentCompany gptkb:Transformco
gptkb:Sears_Holdings
gptkbp:peakNumberOfStores over 2,000 (in the 1990s)
gptkbp:stockSymbol formerly KM
gptkbp:website www.kmart.com
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Resident_Evil_(film_series)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6