Albertsons Florida Blog
Kmart Then and Kmart Now
I've uploaded the image on the right a few times already. That image is of my map of the current Kmart stores in Florida, which currently stands at a total of 41 stores. For the first part of the upcoming AFB on flickr photoseries, we're going to be taking a look at the most recent Florida Kmart casualty - the closing of the West Palm Beach Kmart. The closing of the West Palm Kmart began on May 20, 2016, and that store's closing should be entering it's final days by now, if it hasn't closed for good already. I visited the West Palm Kmart on May 18, 2016, two days before the closure began. For the record, I had no idea the store was going to close when I made the trip down there. The timing was a complete coincidence. However during my visit there were a few signs of an upcoming closure in the works, which I will discuss in more detail as I get into those photos.
As I was looking for some information on Kmart not too long ago, I stumbled upon a list of licensing data from the State of Florida from 1996. Their list included information on the locations of every Kmart in the state in that year. So using that data, and filling in a few gaps with some other stores I knew of that closed prior to 1996, I complied a list and map of every Kmart (that I know of) to have existed in Florida over the years. You can see that map on the left. According to my count, there have been at least 184 Kmart stores to have operated in Florida over the years (that count includes original stores and their replacements). As of today, over three quarters of the Kmarts to have operated in Florida have since closed. However, I think the comparison between the two maps speaks the loudest over any statistical figures.
If you would like to view an interactive version of the map of all Kmarts to have operated in Florida, please click here. To view an interactive version of the map of current Kmart stores in Florida, please click here.
Please comment below if those links don't work or if you know of a former Kmart location that I may have missed.
Kmart Then and Kmart Now
I've uploaded the image on the right a few times already. That image is of my map of the current Kmart stores in Florida, which currently stands at a total of 41 stores. For the first part of the upcoming AFB on flickr photoseries, we're going to be taking a look at the most recent Florida Kmart casualty - the closing of the West Palm Beach Kmart. The closing of the West Palm Kmart began on May 20, 2016, and that store's closing should be entering it's final days by now, if it hasn't closed for good already. I visited the West Palm Kmart on May 18, 2016, two days before the closure began. For the record, I had no idea the store was going to close when I made the trip down there. The timing was a complete coincidence. However during my visit there were a few signs of an upcoming closure in the works, which I will discuss in more detail as I get into those photos.
As I was looking for some information on Kmart not too long ago, I stumbled upon a list of licensing data from the State of Florida from 1996. Their list included information on the locations of every Kmart in the state in that year. So using that data, and filling in a few gaps with some other stores I knew of that closed prior to 1996, I complied a list and map of every Kmart (that I know of) to have existed in Florida over the years. You can see that map on the left. According to my count, there have been at least 184 Kmart stores to have operated in Florida over the years (that count includes original stores and their replacements). As of today, over three quarters of the Kmarts to have operated in Florida have since closed. However, I think the comparison between the two maps speaks the loudest over any statistical figures.
If you would like to view an interactive version of the map of all Kmarts to have operated in Florida, please click here. To view an interactive version of the map of current Kmart stores in Florida, please click here.
Please comment below if those links don't work or if you know of a former Kmart location that I may have missed.