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| An honorary Ohio county that is unofficially a part of the Twin Tiers coverage area. |
Although this store is set to close within days, I thought it would be appropriate to take a look at the store before it started its liquidation sale. The following pictures are from a spring 2014 visit when this store was flourishing with activity. It really is a shame that this store is closing in all honesty.
This store was a prototype for super Kmart by being a supercenter located at a mall. It had previously been a plain '90s store attached to the mall. It was expanded upon by building on in the back.
We'll start with the supermarket portion of the store first.
Now for the rest of the store:
Rating when during normal operation: 10 out of 10.
This store used space efficiently, was clean, and had lots of customers. Not to mention the fact that it was a supercenter where you could actually get all your food needs.
The only explanation I have to why this store is closing is that the lease is likely up and therefore it is closing. The business itself here did great as you can tell from the last photo. Unfortunately this wasn't enough to save this supercenter. With this closure along with Lorrain, OH and Taylor, MI, only two Kmart supercenters remain in operation in Mentor and Niles, OH.The Mentor store is in danger though as Meijer owns the property now.
EDIT: Apparently, the Meijer was unable to buy the property.
This store was a prototype for super Kmart by being a supercenter located at a mall. It had previously been a plain '90s store attached to the mall. It was expanded upon by building on in the back.
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| Sears closed at the same mall in 2010 and allowed the auto center to relocate to the old PENSKE auto services attached to Kmart. It was nice to see the old auto center actually in use. |
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| Know that this store is closing, but here's a map of what its layout was. |
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| Produce |
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| Unbranded K-Cafe |
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| Checkout lanes for the mall. |
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| Another way of saying Thank You for shopping Super Kmart. |
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| Entrance from the mall. |
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| Seafood and Meats |
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| Looking down the actionway in opposite directions. |
Now for the rest of the store:
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| Actionway |
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| Electronics and appliances. |
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| Baby apparel |
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| Sporting Goods |
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| Layaway |
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| Seasonal |
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| Fitting Rooms |
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| Pharmacy |
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| Health & Beauty |
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| Cosmetics |
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| Little Caesars had opened in the former portrait studio. |
Rating when during normal operation: 10 out of 10.
This store used space efficiently, was clean, and had lots of customers. Not to mention the fact that it was a supercenter where you could actually get all your food needs.
The only explanation I have to why this store is closing is that the lease is likely up and therefore it is closing. The business itself here did great as you can tell from the last photo. Unfortunately this wasn't enough to save this supercenter. With this closure along with Lorrain, OH and Taylor, MI, only two Kmart supercenters remain in operation in Mentor and Niles, OH.
EDIT: Apparently, the Meijer was unable to buy the property.
