How many Kmarts are left in the United States? - brostocks (2024)

This list was initially compiled in May 2020 utilizing Kmart’s online store directory and then doing research through various news reports, phone calls to stores and message boards to verify the number of stores remaining open. We stand by the accuracy of this list recently cited in Forbes.

At BroStocks we have a soft spot for the classic retail chains that played a big part in our childhood memories. This is the first in a multipart series in tracking the remaining open locations of the classic and troubled traditional retail chains that are marching on during the age of Amazon and e-commerce. You might be surprised that some of these stores are open near where you live.

Is Kmart Bankrupt? Does Kmart still exist?

Kmart initially filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on January 22, 2002. Kmart was then merged with Sears after buying out the company for $11 billion in November 2004 and became known as Sears Holdings Corporation. Sears Holdings declared bankruptcy in October 2018. The remaining Kmart imprint was later sold to Transform Co in February 2019 and since the stores have continued to close, leaving only 8 Kmart stores remaining. With so few left, you may be wondering, is there a Kmart near me still open? Check below to see:

Full List of Remaining Kmart Stores still open in the U.S. in 2023

Are there any Kmarts near me?
As of January 25, 2023 here are the 8 remaining US Kmart store locations still open with only three in the contiguous United States:

Stores that have closed in 2022:

Key West, Florida (3/6)
Hamilton, Montana (3/6)
Avenel, New Jersey (4/16)
Hato Rey, Puerto Rico (10/15, article)

Stores that have closed in 2021:

Big Bear Lake, California
Costa Mesa, California
Freedom, California
Grass Valley, California (12/19)
Long Beach, California
South Lake Tahoe, California
Key Largo, Florida
Marathon, Florida
Silver Spring, Maryland
Hyannis, Massachusetts
Marshall, Michigan (11/21)
Belleville, New Jersey
Kearny, New Jersey
Bronx (NYC, Baychester Avenue), New York
Bronx (NYC, Bruckner Boulevard), New York (10/3)
Brooklyn (NYC), New York (11/24) (Kmart store within a store concept location)
Manhattan, New York (Astor Place)
White Plains, New York
Kingston, Pennsylvania
Willow Street, Pennsylvania
Bayamon, Puerto Rico
Mayaguez, Puerto Rico
Rio Piedra, Puerto Rico

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PublishedJanuary 25, 2023February 4, 2023