@1ezs+15dJSkl5 But the company DID confirm it by listing closing jobs on their website.
@2tpj+15dJSkl5 I literally posted that very link, a few posts below where you did. The only reason that story even exists in the Minot Daily News is because I emailed their Tip line, with the closing jobs link, and requested they write a story on it. They thanked me and then published the story as I requested.
@rgi+15dJSkl5 That's an excellent idea. I think I'll call them to see if they'll admit to those 3 stores (MA, MI, MT) closing. The 3, "M"-states. They are all 1 Kmart states. Montana, I can almost guarantee is closing, because there are no more Kmarts within a 1500 mile radius of it, now that Minot is gone. As for MI, MA, pretty much similar reason, no stores close by, so delivery is not efficient. Ron mentioned that there's a Target across the street from Hyannis Kmart, so that charade can't last long.
I would also look at the 2 Maryland stores as possible closings. They are just randomly located about halfway up Eastern Seaboard, with no states with Kmarts nearby. Then I would also look at the stupidly located ones, such as Bridgehampton NY. Most of the NY stores are clustered in or around NYC, but then you have this one way out on Eastern LI. Also, look at either 1 or both of Kearney and Belleville NJ. Those stores are walkable to each other. They have to be stealing business from one another so one of them will surely go. These are just some ideas for Eddie to eliminate, at least on the Kmart end of things.
Oh, almost forgot, they should get rid of Kmarts in Long Beach CA, Silver Spring MD, Miami FL, and White Plains NY, as well as the ones I listed before. For the simple reason, that these 4 towns have both a Kmart AND Sears, in some cases within walking distance of each other, so they could consolidate operations into 1 building.
So start there, Eddie, then we can work on getting rid of the rest, after that.