Kmart #4423 opened on October 7, 1971 and was 104,000 Square Feet. Sadly, this Kmart announced closing on May 31, 2018 to close in Early September, this store permanently closed on September 2nd, 2018. This closing was really sad to me cause I've been here 3 times before and all the experience has been great including talking to employees who were great as well. This location was also unique to as it was one of two locations with a white and green look which they tried out in November 2007 and they sadly never expanded the concept. Let's take the look at the liquidation of this store twice. Here's the article published about the remolded:
http://www.rrstar.com/x1909898350
Sunday July 8, 2018
Looking at the store being blocked by trees
Full View of Store
Packed Cause The Stores Closing
Pantry
Clothing
Candy
Notice the White sign and Green walls, That's the remolded I'm talking about
Outdoor Items
Heading Into Garden Shop
Thanks For Shopping Big Kmart
Garden Shop Checkout, Only The Des Plaines store uses this still
The Rest Of The Garden Shop
This Section was already done
Looking from the Outdoor Stuff
This is defiantly one blurry picture
Toys
More Toys
Electronics With Garden Supplies In It
Notice All Of Those White Decor Signs
Kitchen
Some Hockey Tables
Over there is Layaway, That's the Old Garden Shop before the 2007 remolded. The Current Garden Shop is in the old Auto Center
Furniture
Furniture and Footwear
Appliances and More Furniture
Into Clothing
Old Pharmacy, this Pharmacy closed last year when Kmart closed several under preforming Pharmacies. The Pharmacist relocated to the CVS in the area which I was told in my first visit
This is an Old Doctor's office
Heath and Beauty and Clothing
This Store Look was for stores built between 1962 and 1971.
The Updated Garden Shop is over there
The Pharmacy Lablescar is over there
The Look at this Store
I decided to take more of this sign
Big Kmart
Brat Day at Kmart! So would have gone!
This Parking Lot is busy despite it never being this busy before the liquidation
More Trees
Kmart Store Closing Sale sign is for some reason put over the Big Kmart sign
The 1 Hour Photo sign was below the Big Kmart sign
A Full View at the Big Kmart
My Next update was in Mid-August before the store closed permanently, during this, an argument was going on between employees and a customer as the customer wanted to return an idea she bought during the liquidation sales and was not allowed to return the idea. She wasn't very happy and made a big deal about it and ended up yelling to the point were you could here her in the entire store. She said she was gonna call 911 over it and the employees said ok since it's not illegal to not be able to return an idea. If you want to return that idea, you could have shop here before the liquidation sales and be able to return if it doesn't work either. Also, she clearly didn't understand that they bring in stuff they can't sell at other stores and hope to sell them here. The employees ended up trying to call the police and they never showed up. Rockford being how it is on the West and South side has some low income people while the North and East side has the well income people so here you have idea if someone gonna have a gun or something else that could possibly injure people. Thankfully the security guard got her out without people getting injured so I do give the security guard on that. My pictures you can't tell but in my video which will be on my Youtube, you'll be able to here but not see as we do store tour here's, not fights or arguments. Let's take a look at the store
Sunday August 19, 2018
Big Kmart Sign in the Distiance
The Look Again
Right Side of the Outside of the store
The Left Side of the Outside of the Store
Big Kmart Sign
Jewelry
For Jewelry Assistance Please Press Button
Call For Service and Dead Section
Price Scanner
The Argument which gladly you can't see is going on this section near customer service
Kmart Press Button
Checkouts
Last Time To See
Kmart Store Closing Adds
Entrance and Exit to the Store
Kenmore and Craftsman
Garden Shop Entrance and Exit
Garden Shop
New and Old Garden Shop
Old Garden Shop
I hope you enjoyed this pictures and I hope the employees at this location have all got new jobs as this was a sad closing for alot of people including me. This was a Great Location and the employees made it so much better. During the Argument when she was super loud, I actually started to cry cause I was thinking about the employees cause there were awesome and made a Kmart in the city actually feel like a small town Kmart which people knew people. I really hope the best for this property is hopefully, it will be a great future for this location.
