Kmart
American retailing company
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| May 2025 | Kmart Philippines opened its second Anko store at Alabang Town Center, simultaneously launching its mobile app and Anko Club loyalty program. The opening event was attended by brand ambassador Anne Curtis, signaling the start of the brand's expansion strategy in Southeast Asia. |
| May 9 2025 | Announcement of the closure of the Kmart store in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, set to close in August 2025 due to lease non-renewal. |
| 2024 | Target began stocking Anko products, expanding the brand's retail presence. |
| 2024 | Target joined the Kmart Wishing Tree Appeal, expanding the charitable initiative's reach and potential impact. |
| 2024 | Kmart closes its last big-box store in the mainland United States. |
| November 2024 | Kmart opened its first Anko store in Asia, located in the Philippines, marking a significant international expansion for the brand. |
| October 20 2024 | The Bridgehampton, New York Kmart location closed, leaving only the Miami store as the sole Kmart in the continental U.S. |
| April 2024 | Kmart publicly announced the September 2017 data breach, which had remained undisclosed for over six years. |
| 2023 | Kmart Philippines opened its first Anko store at Robinsons Galleria, marking the brand's initial entry into the Philippine market. |
| 2023 | Kmart Australia reported revenue of A$11.107 billion for the fiscal year 2023–24, representing an increase from A$10.635 billion in the previous fiscal year. |
| October 2023 | The Westwood, New Jersey Kmart location closed after more than 40 years in business. |
| October 20 2023 | Closure of the Bridgehampton, New York Kmart location. |
| July 2023 | Wesfarmers announced an internal reorganisation of Kmart and Target, merging 'back of house' processes to create 'two brands, one business'. |
| March 2023 | Zellers in Canada obtained exclusive distribution rights to Anko products and began stocking the brand. |
| March 2023 | The Miami Kmart location was downsized, now operating mostly from its former garden center with a limited selection of goods. |
| 2022 | The 35th Kmart Wishing Tree Appeal was held, having raised over $5.6 million and delivered 10 million gifts to those in need since its inception. |
| 2022 | By this point, Kmart had effectively exited the U.S. retail market, with only three stores remaining operational nationwide. |
| October 15 2022 | The last Kmart store in Puerto Rico, located at Plaza las Américas, announced its permanent closure, ending Kmart's operations on the island. |
| April 2022 | Only three Kmart locations remained in the continental United States: Miami, Florida; Westwood, New Jersey; and Bridgehampton, New York. |
| April 16 2022 | Kmart closed its New Jersey store in Avenel, reducing the number of stores to four in the United States. |
| March 2022 | Kmart closed its 33-year-old Hamilton, Montana store. |
| 2021 | Kmart continued to significantly reduce its store footprint, with only a handful of stores remaining in the United States, primarily in California, Florida, and New Jersey. |
| December 2021 | Transformco announced plans to put its corporate headquarters and 120 surrounding acres in Hoffman Estates on the market at the start of the following year. |
| December 18 2021 | Kmart shut down its last West Coast location in Grass Valley, California. |
| November 21 2021 | Kmart closed its last store in Michigan, the state where the chain originated in 1962. |
| June 15 2021 | The unauthorized computer server access by an external party concluded, compromising employee personal and healthcare data across Kmart and Transformco. |
| June 3 2021 | An unauthorized party began accessing Transformco computer servers containing sensitive employee payroll and healthcare information, affecting current and past Kmart and Transformco employees. |
| 2020 | Kmart discontinued its online Anko store in the United States by mid-2020. |
| 2020 | Kmart Group began converting 92 Target locations to the Kmart brand, including Target Country stores which were converted to K-Hubs. |
| February 6 2020 | Kmart announced it would close 15 more stores. |
| January 2020 | Kmart announced the closure of 45 stores as part of its ongoing downsizing and restructuring efforts. |
| 2019 | Kmart Australia introduced the Anko house brand to celebrate its 50th anniversary, representing 'A New Kind Of' and marking an evolution from previous department-specific branding like 'Kids&Co' and 'Home&Co'. |
| 2019 | During this period, Kmart continued to close numerous stores across the United States as part of its ongoing restructuring efforts, significantly reducing its retail footprint and attempting to remain operational. |
| 2019 | Kmart becomes a subsidiary of Transform SR Brands LLC, a privately held company formed to acquire assets from Sears Holdings. |
| November 2019 | Additional store closures were suggested, with The Wall Street Journal reporting continued evaluation of retail footprint. |
| November 2019 | Kmart announced the closing of 45 stores in February 2020. |
| October 2019 | Closure of 84 Kmart stores was announced by TransformCo. |
| September 2019 | Kmart Tyre & Auto Service rebranded to MyCar, ending its affiliation with the Kmart brand. |
| August 2019 | Between August 5 and 23, four more Kmart stores were announced for closure. |
| August 6 2019 | TransformCo announced potential additional store closures and could not rule out further shutdowns. |
| August 6 2019 | TransformCo announced plans to close five additional Kmart stores by October 2019. |
| May 2019 | Kmart revealed plans to close its store in Walla Walla, Washington in July. |
| February 2019 | A U.S. bankruptcy judge approved the sale of Sears Holdings to Edward Lampert, with Kmart expected to have 202 locations after the sale. |
| February 1 2019 | ESL filed plans with the bankruptcy court to close three Kmart stores per month in 2019 if their purchase bid was accepted. |
| January 28 2019 | Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation expressed opposition to Sears Holdings' agreement with Lampert due to a potential $1.7 billion employee pension fund shortfall. |
| January 24 2019 | A group of unsecured creditors filed a motion to overturn the Lampert deal, claiming asset stripping and requesting company liquidation. |
| January 19 2019 | Sears Holdings officially announced winning the auction, with some existing stores to remain open. |
| January 15 2019 | Bankruptcy court judge ordered Sears Holdings to negotiate a new deal with Eddie Lampert to prevent complete liquidation, ultimately keeping up to 400 Sears and Kmart stores operating. |
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