Kmart 7296

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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. The store opened on November 13, 1980 as the 134th Kmart in Texas.[1] In 1991, the store would expand into the former auto center from a Group 7 mini Kmart with the renovations completed on November of that year.[2] In 1999, the store would be converted to Big Kmart with the renovations completed on June of that year.[3] The store ultimately closed on April 8, 2018,[4] and was torn down in 2020 for shopping center redevelopment.[5]

References

  1. "K Mart To Open Nov. 13", Portland News, October 9, 1980, front page and page 7.
  2. "Kmart store is being expanded in Portland", Corpus Christi Caller-Times, August 8, 1991, business, page D8.
  3. "Retail", Corpus Christi Caller-Times, May 18, 1999, page D11.
  4. Advertisement, Corpus Christi Caller-Times, April 1, 2018, page A9.
  5. "Kmart latest" spreadsheet.