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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://archive.org/download/kmart-spreadsheets-official-2002/Kmart-SuperKinUSAasof012102.xls Kmart store directory (XLS download)], Kmart Corporation, January 21, 2002.</ref> The store opened on November 14, 1997 as one of the first 24 Big Kmarts in Texas,<ref>Feser, Katherine. [https://archive.org/download/news-article-houston-chronicle-november-15-1997-p-62_202207/News_Article__Houston_Chronicle__November_15_1997__p62.pdf "Big Kmart wants shoppers back: New store design brighter, upscale."] [[Houston Chronicle|''Houston Chronicle'']], November 15, 1997, p. 1C and [https://archive.org/download/news-article-houston-chronicle-november-15-1997-p-69_202207/News_Article__Houston_Chronicle__November_15_1997__p69.pdf 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 Galveston Daily News|''The Galveston 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://archive.org/download/news-article-houston-chronicle-may-29-2002-p-15_202207/News_Article__Houston_Chronicle__May_29_2002__p15.pdf Advertisement], [[Houston Chronicle|''Houston Chronicle'']], May 29, 2002, p. 15-A.</ref>
'''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 name=":02">[https://archive.org/download/kmart-spreadsheets-official-2002/Kmart-SuperKinUSAasof012102.xls Kmart store directory (XLS download)], Kmart Corporation, January 21, 2002.</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 (Texas)|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>


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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]

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  1. Kmart store directory (XLS download), Kmart Corporation, January 21, 2002.
  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.