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| name = Kmart #3844
| name = Kmart #3844
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| address = [[11542 Gulf Freeway (Houston, Texas)|11542 Gulf Freeway]]
| address = [[11542 Gulf Freeway (Houston, Texas)|11542 Gulf Freeway]]
| city_state = [[Houston, Texas]]
| city_state = [[Houston, Texas]]
| opened = 1997
| opened = November 14, 1997
| closed = 2002
| closed = June 2, 2002
| store_type = Previously-owned building
| store_type = Previously-owned building
| floor_area = {{convert|93953|sqft|m2}}
| floor_area = {{convert|93953|sqft|m2}}
| replaced =
| replaced =
| replaced_by =
| replaced_by =
| previous = Venture
| previous = [[Venture 125]]
| next =
| next =[[Floor & Decor 107]]
|location=[[Orange Grove Shopping Center (Houston, Texas)|Orange Grove Shopping Center]]}}
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'''Kmart #3844''' was a [[Kmart]] [[discount department store]] located at [[Orange Grove Shopping Center (Houston, Texas)|Orange Grove Shopping Center]], [[11542 Gulf Freeway (Houston, Texas)|11542 Gulf Freeway]] in [[Houston, Texas|Houston]], [[Texas]].<ref>[https://mycpa.cpa.state.tx.us/staxpayersearch/processTaxpyer.do?tpNtrlId=2000160044410 K mart Corporation], Sales Taxpayer Search, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts.</ref> The store opened on November 14, 1997 as one of the first 24 Big Kmarts in Texas,<ref>Feser, Katherine. [https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info%3Asid/infoweb.newsbank.com&svc_dat=AMNEWS&req_dat=0D1C2A34C3EF45E0&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi/fmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&rft_dat=document_id%3Aimage%252Fv2%253A14DB39C1C40322B4%2540EANX-NB-1726018788D3C51A%25402450768-172600814A9158C5%254061/hlterms%3A "Big Kmart wants shoppers back: New store design brighter, upscale."] [[Houston Chronicle|''Houston Chronicle'']], November 15, 1997, p. 1C and [https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info%3Asid/infoweb.newsbank.com&svc_dat=AMNEWS&req_dat=0D1C2A34C3EF45E0&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi/fmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&rft_dat=document_id%3Aimage%252Fv2%253A14DB39C1C40322B4%2540EANX-NB-1726018788D3C51A%25402450768-1723EF1CF4A14E00%254068/hlterms%3A p. 8C].</ref> with a formal grand opening ceremony on November 16.<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/68883654/the-galveston-daily-news/ Full-page advertisement], ''[[The Daily News]]'', November 16, 1997, p. C6 and [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/103731414/the-galveston-daily-news/ p. C7].</ref> The store closed on June 2, 2002.<ref>[https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info%3Asid/infoweb.newsbank.com&svc_dat=AMNEWS&req_dat=0D1C2A34C3EF45E0&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi/fmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&rft_dat=document_id%3Aimage%252Fv2%253A14DB39C1C40322B4%2540EANX-NB-172ADF971933908C%25402452424-172AD83B4F57DB6B%254014/hlterms%3A Advertisement], [[Houston Chronicle|''Houston Chronicle'']], May 29, 2002, p. 15-A.</ref>
'''Kmart #3844''' was a [[Kmart]] [[discount department store]] located at [[11542 Gulf Freeway (Houston, Texas)|11542 Gulf Freeway]] in [[Houston, Texas|Houston]], [[Texas]]. The store opened 1997 and closed 2002.<ref>[https://transformco.com/press-releases/pr/1573 "Kmart Corporation Releases List of Store Closings"], Kmart Corporation press release, March 8, 2002.</ref><ref>[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1bQbJ704l5I8hkf4hUNa7IyYzGW5I3CIBYmqigrRLD7g/edit "Kmart latest"] [[Bluepages:Spreadsheets|spreadsheet]].</ref>


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 15:21, 20 April 2024

Kmart #3844
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Store number3844
LocationOrange Grove Shopping Center
Address11542 Gulf Freeway
CityHouston, Texas
OpenedNovember 14, 1997
ClosedJune 2, 2002
TypePreviously-owned building
Retail floor area93,953 square feet (8,728.5 m2)
Previous tenantVenture 125
Next tenantFloor & Decor 107
Coordinates29°37′44″N 95°14′01″W / 29.62887°N 95.23360°W / 29.62887; -95.23360Coordinates: 29°37′44″N 95°14′01″W / 29.62887°N 95.23360°W / 29.62887; -95.23360

Kmart #3844 was a Kmart discount department store located at Orange Grove Shopping Center, 11542 Gulf Freeway in Houston, Texas.[1] The store opened on November 14, 1997 as one of the first 24 Big Kmarts in Texas,[2] with a formal grand opening ceremony on November 16.[3] The store closed on June 2, 2002.[4]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. K mart Corporation, Sales Taxpayer Search, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts.
  2. Feser, Katherine. "Big Kmart wants shoppers back: New store design brighter, upscale." Houston Chronicle, November 15, 1997, p. 1C and p. 8C.
  3. Full-page advertisement, The Daily News, November 16, 1997, p. C6 and p. C7.
  4. Advertisement, Houston Chronicle, May 29, 2002, p. 15-A.