Kmart 7296

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Kmart #7296
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Store number7296
LocationNorthshore Plaza
Address1400 Wildcat Drive
CityPortland, Texas
OpenedNovember 13, 1980
ClosedApril 8, 2018
TypeExpanded
Retail floor area82,926 square feet (7,704.1 m2)
Coordinates27°53′04″N 97°19′06″W / 27.88458°N 97.31824°W / 27.88458; -97.31824Coordinates: 27°53′04″N 97°19′06″W / 27.88458°N 97.31824°W / 27.88458; -97.31824

Kmart #7296 was a Kmart discount department store located at Northshore Plaza, 1400 Wildcat Drive in Portland, Texas.[1] The store opened on November 13, 1980,[2] would be expanded and remodeled from a Group 7 mini Kmart in 1991,[3] and converted to Big Kmart in 1999.[4] The store closed on April 8, 2018,[5] and was torn down for AutoZone 4200.

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  1. Store numbers are shown in the URL. Kmart Store - Portland, TX, kmart.com, archived by the WayBack Machine on March 22, 2014.
  2. "New K mart is scheduled to open in Portland Nov. 13." Corpus Christi Caller, November 6, 1980, p. 3.
  3. "Kmart store is being expanded in Portland." Corpus Christi Caller-Times, August 8, 1991, p. D8.
  4. "Retail", Corpus Christi Caller-Times, May 18, 1999, p. D11.
  5. Advertisement, Corpus Christi Caller-Times, April 1, 2018, p. A9.