Kmart 4794

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Kmart #4794
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Store number4794
Address3500 Joslyn Road
CityAuburn Hills, Michigan
OpenedNovember 19, 1992
ClosedMarch 21, 2003
TypeSeries 39R
Retail floor area116,587 square feet (10,831.3 m2)
ReplacedKmart #4001 and Kmart #4323
Coordinates42°41′36″N 83°16′38″W / 42.693240°N 83.277174°W / 42.693240; -83.277174Coordinates: 42°41′36″N 83°16′38″W / 42.693240°N 83.277174°W / 42.693240; -83.277174

Kmart #4794 was a Super Kmart Center discount department store located at 3500 Joslyn Road in Auburn Hills, Michigan. The store opened November 19, 1992,[1] and closed March 21, 2003. The store, not far from Kmart headquarters in Troy, was intended to serve as a prototype This is a link to a Wikipedia article for future Kmart stores.[2] It was also planned to complement nearby unbuilt Auburn Mills mall, which later opened as Great Lakes Crossing.[3] [4]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. Full-page advertisement, Detroit Free Press, November 18, 1992, page 9A.
  2. Deck, Cecelia. "The New Kmart: Prototype stores, new ideas are key to success", Detroit Free Press, November 18, 1992, page 1E.
  3. "Kmart latest" spreadsheet.
  4. [1]"Kmart to Close 326 Stores in April", Kmart Coparation Press Release, January 13, 2003.