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'''Kmart #7248''' was a [[Kmart]] [[discount department store]] located at [[5701 Broadway Boulevard (Garland, Texas)|5701 Broadway Boulevard]] in [[Garland, Texas|Garland]], [[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 March 8, 1979 as one of 15 stores to open that day for a total of 1,511 Kmarts overall, and was tied with four other Texas stores for the 97th Kmart in Texas.<ref>[https://archivesarchive.dallasnews.comorg/uncategorizeddownload/IO_ea4e426fdallas-f94amorning-4d89news-8d951979-195411648d7603-04-14-b/Dallas_Morning_News_1979-03-04_14B.pdf Advertisement], [[The Dallas Morning News|''The Dallas Morning News'']], March 4, 1979, p. 14B.</ref> Between 1989 and 1995, the store would expandbe into the former auto centerexpanded and be remodeled from a Group 7 mini Kmart.<ref>[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1bQbJ704l5I8hkf4hUNa7IyYzGW5I3CIBYmqigrRLD7g/edit "Kmart latest"] [[Bluepages:Spreadsheets|spreadsheet]].</ref> In 1998, the store would be converted to Big Kmart. The store ultimately closed on June 2, 2002.<ref>Hopper, Kathryn. [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/66387098article/fort-worth-star-telegram/101843203/ Advertisement]"Big K: Mart makeover: With Martha Stewart and the Muppets, a new image emerges."] [[Fort Worth Star-Telegram|''Fort Worth Star-Telegram'']], MayNovember 2916, 20021997, p. 10-A.</ref> The store closed on June 2, 2002.<ref>[https://docswww.googlenewspapers.com/spreadsheetsclip/d66387098/1bQbJ704l5I8hkf4hUNa7IyYzGW5I3CIBYmqigrRLD7gfort-worth-star-telegram/edit "Kmart latest"Advertisement], [[Bluepages:SpreadsheetsFort Worth Star-Telegram|spreadsheet''Fort Worth Star-Telegram'']], May 29, 2002, p. 10-A.</ref>
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