When the Kmart in Avenel, N.J., closes its doors on April 16, it will leave only three remaining U.S. locations for the former retail powerhouse. It's a far cry from the chain's heyday in the 1980s and ‘90s when it had more than 2,000 stores and sold product lines endorsed by Martha Stewart and former “Charlie's Angel” Jaclyn Smith.
People shop the half-empty shelves of the Kmart in Avenel, N.J., on April 4, 2022. Seth WenigMannequins are among the display items and fixtures for sale at the Kmart in Avenel, N.J., on April 4, 2022. While many shelves are empty, furniture and fixtures are on still on sale at the Kmart in Avenel, N.J., on April 4, 2022. A large Kmart sign is displayed in front of a shopping plaza in Avenel, N.J.
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