Kmart #7439 was a Kmart discount department store located at West Road Plaza, 10261 North Freeway in Houston, Texas.[1] The store opened on November 16, 1992,[2] followed by a formal grand opening ceremony on November 19.[3] It was part of a Kmart power center with PACE Membership Warehouse 433 and Builders Square 1344,[4] and the replacement store for Kmart 4328 and Kmart 7449. In 1997, the store would be converted to one of the first 24 Big Kmarts in Texas, with a grand reopening ceremony on November 14.[5] The store ultimately closed on April 13, 2003.[6]

Kmart #7439
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Store number7439
LocationWest Road Plaza
Address10261 North Freeway
CityHouston, Texas
OpenedNovember 16, 1992
ClosedApril 13, 2003
TypeSeries 37R
Retail floor area108,858 square feet (10,113.2 m2)
ReplacedKmart #4328 and Kmart #7449
Next tenantDollar Tree #3068, Fallas Paredes #298, and Ross Dress for Less #1045
Coordinates29°54′50″N 95°25′01″W / 29.91391°N 95.41683°W / 29.91391; -95.41683Coordinates: 29°54′50″N 95°25′01″W / 29.91391°N 95.41683°W / 29.91391; -95.41683

References

  1. K mart Corporation, Sales Taxpayer Search, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts.
  2. Kmart store directory (XLS download), Kmart Corporation, January 21, 2002.
  3. Full-page advertisement, Houston Chronicle, November 18, 1992, p. 10.
  4. "Business: Houston Pace to open Friday", Houston Chronicle, October 28, 1992, p. 8.
  5. Feser, Katherine. "Big Kmart wants shoppers back: New store design brighter, upscale." Houston Chronicle, November 15, 1997, p. 1C and p. 8C.
  6. Advertisement, The Baytown Sun, April 11, 2003, p. 7A.