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'''Kmart #7296''' was a [[Kmart]] [[discount department store]] located at [[Northshore Plaza (Portland, Texas)|Northshore Plaza]], [[1400 Wildcat Drive (Portland, Texas)|1400 Wildcat Drive]] in [[Portland, Texas|Portland]], [[Texas]].<ref>Store numbers are shown in the URL. [http://web.archive.org/web/20140322083430/http://www.kmart.com/stores/texas/portland/7296.html "Kmart Store - Portland, TX"], kmart.com, archived by the WayBack Machine on March 22, 2014.</ref> The store opened on November 13, 1980 as the 134th Kmart in Texas.<ref>[https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth872000/m1/1/ "K Mart To Open Nov. 13."] [[Portland News]], October 9, 1980, p. 1 and [https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth872000/m1/7/ p. 7].</ref> In 1991, the store would expand into the former auto center and be remodeled from a Group 7 mini Kmart.<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87834454/corpus-christi-caller-times/ "Kmart store is being expanded in Portland."] [[Corpus Christi Caller-Times]], August 8, 1991, p. D8.</ref> In 1999, the store would be converted to Big Kmart.<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87834471/corpus-christi-caller-times/ "Retail"], [[Corpus Christi Caller-Times]], May 18, 1999, p. D11.</ref> The store ultimately closed on April 8, 2018,<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87834489/corpus-christi-caller-times/ Advertisement], [[Corpus Christi Caller-Times]], April 1, 2018, p. A9.</ref> and was torn down in 2020 for shopping center redevelopment.<ref>[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1bQbJ704l5I8hkf4hUNa7IyYzGW5I3CIBYmqigrRLD7g/edit "Kmart latest"] [[Bluepages:Spreadsheets|spreadsheet]].</ref>
'''Kmart #7296''' was a [[Kmart]] [[discount department store]] located at [[Northshore Plaza (Portland, Texas)|Northshore Plaza]], [[1400 Wildcat Drive (Portland, Texas)|1400 Wildcat Drive]] in [[Portland, Texas|Portland]], [[Texas]].<ref>Store numbers are shown in the URL. [http://web.archive.org/web/20140322083430/http://www.kmart.com/stores/texas/portland/7296.html Kmart Store - Portland, TX], kmart.com, archived by the WayBack Machine on March 22, 2014.</ref> The store opened on November 13, 1980 as the 134th Kmart in Texas.<ref>[https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth872000/m1/1/ "K Mart To Open Nov. 13."] [[Portland News]], October 9, 1980, p. 1 and [https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth872000/m1/7/ p. 7].</ref> In 1991, the store would expand into the former auto center and be remodeled from a Group 7 mini Kmart.<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87834454/corpus-christi-caller-times/ "Kmart store is being expanded in Portland."] [[Corpus Christi Caller-Times]], August 8, 1991, p. D8.</ref> In 1999, the store would be converted to Big Kmart.<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87834471/corpus-christi-caller-times/ "Retail"], [[Corpus Christi Caller-Times]], May 18, 1999, p. D11.</ref> The store ultimately closed on April 8, 2018,<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87834489/corpus-christi-caller-times/ Advertisement], [[Corpus Christi Caller-Times]], April 1, 2018, p. A9.</ref> and was torn down in 2020 for shopping center redevelopment.<ref>[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1bQbJ704l5I8hkf4hUNa7IyYzGW5I3CIBYmqigrRLD7g/edit "Kmart latest"] [[Bluepages:Spreadsheets|spreadsheet]].</ref>


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Revision as of 23:15, 6 February 2023

Coordinates: 27°52′27″N 97°19′09″W / 27.874251°N 97.319107°W / 27.874251; -97.319107

Kmart #7296
Store number7296
Location Northshore Plaza
Address1400 Wildcat Drive
CityPortland, Texas
OpenedNovember 13, 1980
ClosedApril 8, 2018
TypeExpanded
Retail floor area82,926 square feet (7,704.1 m2)

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 as the 134th Kmart in Texas.[2] In 1991, the store would expand into the former auto center and be remodeled from a Group 7 mini Kmart.[3] In 1999, the store would be converted to Big Kmart.[4] The store ultimately closed on April 8, 2018,[5] and was torn down in 2020 for shopping center redevelopment.[6]

References

  1. Store numbers are shown in the URL. Kmart Store - Portland, TX, kmart.com, archived by the WayBack Machine on March 22, 2014.
  2. "K Mart To Open Nov. 13." Portland News, October 9, 1980, p. 1 and p. 7.
  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.
  6. "Kmart latest" spreadsheet.