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'''Kmart #7795''' was a [[Kmart]] [[discount department store]] located at [[Westgate Town Center (Abilene, Texas)|Westgate Town Center]], [[4565 South 1st Street (Abilene, Texas)|4565 South 1st Street]] in [[Abilene, Texas|Abilene]], [[Texas]].<ref>Store numbers are shown in the URL. [http://web.archive.org/web/20140322083342/http://www.kmart.com/stores/texas/abilene/7795.html Kmart Store - Abilene, TX], kmart.com, archived by the WayBack Machine on March 22, 2014.</ref> The store opened on February 18, 2000 as Big Kmart,<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/88667019/abilene-reporter-news/ "Mark Your Calendar"], [[Abilene Reporter-News|''Abilene Reporter-News'']], February 16, 2000, p. 2A.</ref> with a formal grand opening ceremony on February 19.<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/article/abilene-reporter-news/128745760/ Full-page advertisement], [[Abilene Reporter-News|''Abilene Reporter-News'']], February 18, 2000, p. 7A.</ref> |
'''Kmart #7795''' was a [[Kmart]] [[discount department store]] located at [[Westgate Town Center (Abilene, Texas)|Westgate Town Center]], [[4565 South 1st Street (Abilene, Texas)|4565 South 1st Street]] in [[Abilene, Texas|Abilene]], [[Texas]].<ref>Store numbers are shown in the URL. [http://web.archive.org/web/20140322083342/http://www.kmart.com/stores/texas/abilene/7795.html Kmart Store - Abilene, TX], kmart.com, archived by the WayBack Machine on March 22, 2014.</ref> The store opened on February 18, 2000 as Big Kmart,<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/88667019/abilene-reporter-news/ "Mark Your Calendar"], [[Abilene Reporter-News|''Abilene Reporter-News'']], February 16, 2000, p. 2A.</ref> replacing [[Kmart 4401]], with a formal grand opening ceremony on February 19.<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/article/abilene-reporter-news/128745760/ Full-page advertisement], [[Abilene Reporter-News|''Abilene Reporter-News'']], February 18, 2000, p. 7A.</ref> The store was originally stated to close in 2003 during the company's bankruptcy, but would end up being spared due to lease renegotiations with the store's landlord that allowed the store to remain open.<ref>Semrad, Stacy. [https://www.newspapers.com/article/abilene-reporter-news/140127323/ "Kmart spares Abilene store: 53 others in Texas still on closure list."] ''[[Abilene Reporter-News]]'', January 16, 2003, p. 1A and [https://www.newspapers.com/article/abilene-reporter-news/140127309/ p. 6A].</ref> The store would ultimately close for good on December 11, 2016.<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87559232/abilene-reporter-news/ Advertisement], [[Abilene Reporter-News|''Abilene Reporter-News'']], December 4, 2016, p. 7A.</ref> Prior to Kmart, the site was previously occupied by [[S.S. Kresge 701]] (later [[TG&Y 836]]) and several smaller tenants. |
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Latest revision as of 03:36, 3 February 2024
| Kmart #7795 | |
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| Store number | 7795 |
| Location | Westgate Town Center |
| Address | 4565 South 1st Street |
| City | Abilene, Texas |
| Opened | February 18, 2000 |
| Closed | December 11, 2016 |
| Type | Series 40R |
| Retail floor area | 118,347 square feet (10,994.8 m2) |
| Replaced | Kmart 4401 |
| Next tenant | City of Abilene municipal offices |
| Coordinates | 32°26′56″N 99°46′56″W / 32.44886°N 99.78218°WCoordinates: 32°26′56″N 99°46′56″W / 32.44886°N 99.78218°W |
Kmart #7795 was a Kmart discount department store located at Westgate Town Center, 4565 South 1st Street in Abilene, Texas.[1] The store opened on February 18, 2000 as Big Kmart,[2] replacing Kmart 4401, with a formal grand opening ceremony on February 19.[3] The store was originally stated to close in 2003 during the company's bankruptcy, but would end up being spared due to lease renegotiations with the store's landlord that allowed the store to remain open.[4] The store would ultimately close for good on December 11, 2016.[5] Prior to Kmart, the site was previously occupied by S.S. Kresge 701 (later TG&Y 836) and several smaller tenants.
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- ↑ Store numbers are shown in the URL. Kmart Store - Abilene, TX, kmart.com, archived by the WayBack Machine on March 22, 2014.
- ↑ "Mark Your Calendar", Abilene Reporter-News, February 16, 2000, p. 2A.
- ↑ Full-page advertisement, Abilene Reporter-News, February 18, 2000, p. 7A.
- ↑ Semrad, Stacy. "Kmart spares Abilene store: 53 others in Texas still on closure list." Abilene Reporter-News, January 16, 2003, p. 1A and p. 6A.
- ↑ Advertisement, Abilene Reporter-News, December 4, 2016, p. 7A.