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 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]

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)

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.