Kmart 7309

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Coordinates: 33°25′11″N 94°05′55″W / 33.419693°N 94.098578°W / 33.419693; -94.098578

Kmart #7309 was a Kmart discount department store located at Kmart Plaza, 4520 West 7th Street in Texarkana, Texas.[1] The store opened on October 30, 1980.[2] Between 1989 and 1995, the store would be remodeled and expanded from a Group 7 mini Kmart, and would later be converted to Big Kmart. In 2002, the store would have self-checkouts installed.[3] The store ultimately closed on January 28, 2018, making it the last Big Kmart-branded store in Texas to close.[4][5]

Kmart #7309
Store number7309
LocationKmart Plaza
Address4520 West 7th Street
CityTexarkana, Texas
OpenedOctober 30, 1980
ClosedJanuary 28, 2018
TypeExpanded
Retail floor area87,407 square feet (8,120.4 m2)

References

  1. Store numbers are shown in the URL. Kmart Store - Texarkana, TX, kmart.com, archived by the WayBack Machine on March 22, 2014.
  2. Full-page advertisement, Texarkana Gazette, October 26, 1980, p. 16-D.
  3. Wade, Charles. "Changing lanes, Self-checkouts no threat to employees, store manager says." Texarkana Gazette, August 13, 2002, p. 1.
  4. Advertisement, Texarkana Gazette, January 19, 2018, p. 5A.
  5. "Kmart latest" spreadsheet.