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Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai
|Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai
|شاھ عبداللطيف ڀٽائي
|18 November 1689
Sui-Qandar (Bhit Shah) Hala, Sindh
|1 January 1752 (aged 63)
Bhittai Shrine, Bhit Shah, Sindh
|Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi
Shaikh Sa'adi
Shah Hussain
|Sachal Sarmast
Shaikh Ayaz
Makhdoom Muhammad Zaman Talib-ul-Mola
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Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai (also referred to by the honorifics: Lakhino Latif, Latif Ghot, Bhittai, and Bhitt Jo Shah) (18 November 1689 – 1 January 1752) (Sindhi: شاه عبداللطيف ڀٽائي, Urdu: شاہ عبداللطیف بھٹائی) was a noted Sindhi Sufi scholar, mystic, saint, and poet, widely considered to be the greatest Muslim poet of the Sindhi language.[1] His collected poems were assembled in the compilation Shah Jo Risalo, which exists in numerous versions and has been translated into English, Urdu, and other languages. His work has been compared frequently to that of the Persian poet Rūmī. Seyyed Hossein Nasr, Professor of Islamic studies at George Washington University, described Shah Latif as a "direct emanation of Rūmī's spirituality in South Asia."[2]
Bhittai's ancestry[edit]
Shah Abdul Karim Bulriwaro, whose mausoleum stands at Bulri, about 40 miles from Hyderabad, a mystic Sufi poet, was his great, great grandfather. His verses in Sindhi are existent and his anniversary is still held at Bulri, in the form of an Urs.[citation needed]
His father, Shah Habib, lived in Hala Haveli, a small village, about forty miles from Matiari and not far from the village of Bhitshah. Later he left this place and moved to Kotri Kabir, where Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai spent some part of his adolescent life.[citation needed]
The early life[edit]
Shah Abdul Latif was born to Shah Habib in the village of Hala Haveli, a few miles to the east of the present town of Bhit Shah (named after him), on Safar 14, 1102 A.H. i.e. November 18, 1690 CE. Latif was raised during the golden age of Sindhi culture. His first teacher was Akhund Noor Muhammad Bhatti[1] although he was largely self-educated. Although he received little formal education, the Risalo provides proof that he was well-versed in Arabic and Persian. The Qur'an, the Hadiths, the Masnawi of Maulana Jalaluddin Rumi, along with the collection of Shah Karim's poems, were his constant companions, copious references to which are made in the Shah Jo Risalo. He is also known for his calligraphy and hand writing skills. He made several copies of the Qur'an.[citation needed]
His correspondence in Persian with contemporary scholar Makhdoom Moinuddin Thattvi, as contained in the Risala-i-Owaisi, bears witness to his scholastic competence:[1]
Beloved's separation kills me friends,
At His door, many like me, their knees bend.
From far and near is heard His beauty's praise,
My Beloved's beauty is perfection itself.— Bhittai [Sur Yaman Kalyan]
In his poems he writes about Sindh and its neighboring regions, he mentions distant cities such as Istanbul and Samarqand as well as Sindhi sailors (Samundi), their navigation techniques, voyages as far as the Malabar coast, Sri Lanka and the island of Java.
Clouds return and once again, it rains, Lighting's flash from all sides, and with them, Some go to Istanbul others turn to the west, Some shine bright over China and others take care of, Samarqand, some wandered to Rome, to Kabul and Kandahar, some lie on Delhi, Deccan thundering over... My beloved Allah, may you always make Sindh, a land of abundance, my beloved Allah, may you make prosperous the whole universe.
Most of the information on the life of Bhittai has been collected from oral traditions. A renowned Pakistani scholar, educationist, and a foremost writer of plays, dramas and stories, Mirza Kalich Beg has collected details about the early life of Shah Bhittai from the dialogues that he has constantly held with some of the old folks, still living at that time, who knew these facts from their fathers and grandfathers for they had seen Shah Latif in person and had even spoken to him.
The next day I sat down, and listened to the
Story of the "Vairagis."
Their salmon-coloured clothes were covered with dust.
The lonely ones never talk to anyone about their being.
They move about unmarked amongst the common folk.— Shah Latif Bhittai
The final years[edit]
The Urs commences every year from 14th Safar (2nd month of Hijra calendar) and lasts for three days.[3] Along with other features, like food fairs, open-air markets selling Ajrak and Sindhi Caps among others, and entertaining and competitive sports, a literary gathering is also held where papers concerning the research work done on the life, poetry, and message of Bhittai, are read, by scholars and renowned literary figures. His disciples and ascetics, singers and artists, gather around and sing passages from his Risalo. Scholarly debates and exhibitions of his work and traditional Sindhi artifacts are also organised.[citation needed]
In popular culture[edit]
- So Heddan, So Hoddan[4][better source needed] is a film by noted film makers Anjali Monteiro and KP Jayasankar of the Centre for Media and Cultural Studies, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, on the pastoral Fakirani "Jatoi community" in the Great Rann of Kutch, who sing bayt of Bhitai.
See also[edit]
- Shah Jo Risalo
- Shrine of Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai
- Bhit Shah
- Shah Abdul Karim Bulri
- Hazrat Khawaja Muhammad Zaman Luari Sharif
- Mian Ghulam Shah Kalhoro
- Mirza Qalich Baig
- Sachal Sarmast
- Gul Muhammad Khatri - Mussawir-e-Latif
- ^ a b c "saintsofislam". saintsofislam.com. Retrieved July 19, 2014.
- ^ Nasr, Seyyed Hossein (1974). "Rūmī and the Sufi Tradition". Studies in Comparative Religion. World Wisdom, Inc. 8 (2).
- ^ Vaqar Ahmed (April 10, 2015). "Bhit Shah: After the dhamaal". Dawn. Dawn. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
- ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSBxltb7Ckw
Further reading[edit]
- Butani, D. H. 1991. The Melody and Philosophy of Shah Latif. Promilla and Co., New Delhi. ISBN 81-85002-14-2
- Sorally, H.T. 1967. Shah Abdul Latif of Bhit: His Poetry, Life and Times. Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK. ISBN 0196360293
External links[edit]
- M. M. Gidvani (1922). Shah Abdul Latif. London: The India Society.
- Biography of Shah Abdul Latif
- Short biography of Shah Sahib
- Shah Bhitai — The soul of Sindh
- Life and times of Shah Bhitai
- Shah Latif and his message, by GM Syed
- Shah Latif's Poetry in Sindhi published online by * Abdul-Majid Bhurgri
- Shah Latif's Poetry PDF eBook
- Shah Latif's poetry: translated into English by Elsa Kazi
- Audio samples of Shah Bhitai's poetry set to music
- Seven Queens in Shah Abdul Latif's Poetry by Bina Shah
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i dont know what it is but i think ill pass on shooting it lol
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i dont know what it is but i think ill pass on shooting it lol
Not sure if that was posted here before or not but supposed to be a 600 nitro express round that he is shooting ..
Also ya look at it they guy doesn't look like he is holding the gun that well before firing it
I think that is a modified TC Encore or G2 - and to try 600 nitro in handgun is pretty crazy!
I have seen guys shoot the round from a rifle standing and still get near knocked over!
I'll stick with my limit on 45-70 or .454 - and Bud probably with his 500!
.600 Nitro Express from a handgun is just foolish.
In the slow-motion part of the video, it looks like the gun hits him in the head on the way up range...
Considering the size of the ol' boy firing this hand cannon, it would be wise to consider shooting this from a two handed, bench rest postion.
Also ya look at it they guy doesn't look like he is holding the gun that well before firing it
What did he think is was going to do?
Why would you shoot,let alone chamber,something like that. I see husbands at the range trying to talk their wives into shooting a .44mag and upwards in power,quite often. This to me is sad.
I totally understand why people own and shoot the "big boys". Heck,I own,and shoot quite often,a .454 Casull. Always with full power loads. But I know what it's gonna do. I call it "recoil characteristics". To me all weapons recoil differently.
Shoot 12ga.,3"slugs from the bench in a NEF single 12. HOLY CRAP !!! it'll take your fillings out. But it's not too bad outta my Benelli.
While guiding in Maine I had a middle aged couple come for a bear hunt. The husband was shooting a Freedom Arms 454 Casull,7 1/2" revo(unported). The wife,all 5'2" and 110lbs of her, wanted to shoot the same gun although she had brought a T/C rifle in .45-70. After a brief conversation I determined that she wasn't gonna be able to tame the stout recoil. Her husband insisted that she be allowed to shoot the weapon. I escourted them to the range and tried to explain to her how to hold the weapon. Her husband took over and showed her his way.
She was right handed and upon recoil she had her left thumb behind the cylinder. The sharp recoil took the end of her thumb(nail and all) off. And the (then) very expensive weapon was in the dirt. They both headed back to Mass.
I have shot the .50's and the recoil is fairly tuff,but manageable......if you know what to expect. Especially with the 440's. No one should be talked into or touted into shooting anything that they are not awhere of what will happen upon fireing. This to me is common sense. --------
Folks have been shooting the Howdah pistols for over a century.
Agree for the most part sir, it's all in how you've been taught. My wife is of small stature and hasn't a problem with the .454 Casull. She just goes with the flow... :wink:
I am still wondering about the smith who made that barrel. At what point while reaming the chamber for the .600 in a 10" handgun barrel does one think "this is a great idea - I shoulda done this a long time ago"?
Well for one thing IIRC, they are not a true 600 Nitro Express, but built on shortened cases.
More on Howdah pistols.
Well if that 's what happens every time you fire it I guess it's a single shot. :rofl: I think you need a string as an option for recovery and reloading! :image035:
im woundering if the other shooters at that range were mad id be mad as hell if a gun wqent flying n bouncing through the lanes at the range i belong to imho the guy is a dumn a-- but what ever floats your boat as long as i dont have to be near him
Ya know what i'd try it out .. i've shot the 500 with 700 grainers and muzzle lift isn't to super bad ..
I've seen very small women shoot the 500 with no problems also seen them handle the 454 better than some men ..
Od's Wife in the pic above deff has a handle on letting the single action roll like it should to absorb recoil ..
Wish i could control a single action that well .. they don't fit my hands well enough i have to shoot big boomers in double action guns
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just remember people will always push the limit's..
And think in the 30's when the 357 came out the most powerful gun at the time it was touted so powerful it will break you wrist's:rolleyes: No man can control it more power than you will ever need:rolleyes:
Guess what every time something comes out 44 magnum 454 500 460 same crap is said.
If smith could have made a 600 caliber they would have but since anything over 50 caliber is considered a destructive device they couldn't
If you build it someone will shoot it and ask for more
Wow, that's going to leave a mark. The way that guy was holding the thing and it flew back, I wouldn't be suprised if it had dislocated this thumb.
I've fired a T/C 45-70...once. There was a small gap between the frame and the rubber on the grip. It drew blood on my palm. No way I'd even stand near someone shooting anything like a .600.


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Since his election, Obama has played a game all too familiar to minorities dealing with the Democratic Party. Like Clinton before him, Obama claims to be a supporter of GLBT rights—a "fierce advocate" is the term he has used—especially when he is seeking to raise money from gay people, but he has offered platitudes rather than action on key issues. In some ways the Obama administration has done more than most for GLBT folks, but it has measured out its efforts in small doses, treated minor changes as major accomplishments and refused to confront the central moral issues head on.
The biggest achievement under this administration, the repeal of "don't ask, don't tell," was pushed through only after gay activists raised the ante by acts of widely publicized civil disobedience; and implementation of the repeal is still not under way.
Simply put, if one is committed to fundamental equality, and to the constitutional separation of church and state, then there is no basis for perpetuating inequality in marriage, military service or any other domain of the public sphere. Full legal equality should not require everyone to make the same choices—whether to marry, join the military, or any other life decision—but it does mean that everyone should be free to make such choices if they wish.
President Obama says that his position on marriage equality is "evolving"—although given his 1996 statement it might be said to have devolved—and it is not entirely cynical to imagine that this evolutionary process might reach a conclusion sometime after the 2012 election. After all, former President Clinton, whose wife may still harbor presidential ambitions, now says that he favors same-sex marriage.
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New York's action last week is an important step in the struggle for marriage equality, as New York is by far the biggest and more important state to achieve this through legislative action, and it suggests that politicians are reading the tea leaves in a new light. Recent nationwide polls show a slender public majority now favoring marriage equality, and this may have contributed to the decision by a few Republicans to vote for the bill in Albany. But more important than the simple poll numbers are the demographic details. This is an issue whose outcome can be read in the breakdowns by age. According to a recent Pew Research study, voters who are 65 or older oppose gay marriage by a 58-24 margin, but voters who are between 18 and 29 support gay marriage by a 52-40 margin.
The next, and crucial, stage in the fight for marriage equality is the repeal of the odious Defense of Marriage Act, which stands as a barrier against the realization of the gains made so far in achieving marriage rights in a handful of states. The most important legal consequences—and benefits—conferred by marriage are those enshrined in federal law. The General Accounting Office issued a report in 1997 identifying 1,049 federal statutory provisions in which benefits, rights and privileges are contingent on marital status or in which marital status is a factor. The Obama administration has declared that DOMA is unconstitutional and that it will not defend the act in court; Republican Speaker John Boehner responded by saying the House would hire a lawyer to do so. However, Obama has not made repeal of DOMA a priority and there has been no coordinated effort to do so, even while the Democrats controlled both houses of Congress.
Marriage equality is only one of the important arenas in the fight for full equality. Despite years of effort, only 20 states and the District of Columbia offer legal protection against discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation (or, in 12 of these states and D.C., gender identity). Various incarnations of federal non-discrimination legislation have been launched but none have yet succeeded in passing either house of Congress. The simplest and most effective step, of course, would be the simple addition of sexual orientation and gender identity to the protected categories listed under the U.S. Civil Rights Act, but neither party has advocated so obvious a measure.
The tide of history, and demography, is on the side of equality for gay folks. The Republican Party seems to be staking its strategy on intransigence and catering to the right.
Obama, here as elsewhere, is unwilling to demonstrate moral leadership. Speaking in New York at a GLBT fundraiser the day before the New York Legislature voted, he took a "states rights" position on this civil rights issue: "Traditionally marriage has been decided by the states and right now I understand there's a little debate going on here in New York," he said to laughter. New York's lawmakers, he said, are "doing exactly what democracies are supposed to do." The president, however, was not doing what leaders are supposed to do. Within 24 hours of the dinner at which Obama spoke, Albany legislators, including several Republicans, demonstrated more moral integrity than the president of the United States. The question remains whether, and when, he will catch up.
Larry Gross is the director of USC's Annenberg School for Communication, one of the founders of queer studies and a scholar of art, media, and the portrayal of minorities.
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By Bruce Bethany, June 28, 2011 at 5:26 am Link to this comment
I was around in the Stonewall era in Greenwich
By John, June 28, 2011 at 2:29 am Link to this comment
@ Arouete: All well-said. I totally agree and thanks for the links. This article does fine till he gets to Obama and then we arrive on four flat tires. Then again the name Annenberg was never a name I associated with intellectual integrity or honesty in advertising. Just goes to show that pelf can buy anything.
If saccharine sycophants and pandering pettifogs could fly that ballroom would surely have been an airport. Pretty disgraceful isn't it? The 'states' rights' rubbish is right out of the Reagan play book. And still politicians can get away with that crap. That's what happens when we so slash education we have already dumbed it down.
Unlike the so-called civil rights lawyer Obama I actually practiced law, *in the courts* for decades and you are correct. If any attorney tells you that 'equal protection' of the law and 'fundamental' rights are matters of 'states rights', that such rights may be subject to a vote, or that respect for deeply held religious beliefs are a legitimate reason to abrogate those rights when clerics act in a secular capacity as public officials, then you should know one thing for sure: you are being bamboozled by a fast-talking a shyster and a pettifog. Any attorney who so advises his client arguably commits malpractice and better make sure their E & O insurance is paid up.
This is Kabuki Theater and I presume Obama would, privately, have agree with all you and your terrific links have said. He knows perfectly well that this is an issue that SCOTUS will have to decide for ALL states. But when people like him are given an affirmative action leg-up and special access to superior education only to use it to exploit ignorance I find it deeply, deeply, troubling. It presents serious ethical issues when any attorney makes such statements. Turn your back and RUN (do not walk) the other way. Which is *exactly* what I did.
His 'states rights' rubbish is disgrace to his own mixed race-parents who were married under such Jim Crow laws and had to live in California or Hawaii till Loving flushed the same 'states rights' nonsense down the legal toilet where it belongs.
Frankly I thought I was going to vomit. There he was feeding intellectual and legal rubbish to a room full of "educated" people, many of whom were lawyers or hold themselves out as "advocates" as he sucked out their money, and there was nary a bubble of pretest - not one pathetic whimper. Not even one!
I could not have thought of a better, more prefect example, of the gutless Versailles courtiers of the bankrupt liberal class that Chris Hedges has passionately slammed. I figured if these gutless 'Gucci-shoed bubble-gum liberals' (love the choice of words btw!) want to sit there and suck up that kind of despicable legal doggerel then let them. When they are betrayed, they can not cry 'victim' but should go off in a corner and lick their self-inflicted wounds. I was out-the-door.
By Paul, June 27, 2011 at 2:53 pm Link to this comment
Thanks Mr. Gross for an excellent report.
I must say, some of the depraved responses are rather unsettling.
But there is another dynamic here that readers might want to consider and this writer's analysis really blew me away. See "New York Marriage Equality Law Violates Federal Constitution" at http://open.salon.com/blog/f_arouete/2011/06/26/new_york_
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@rollzone "i have nothing against f*aggots
WOW! I had no idea Truthdig attracts such depraved readers. This bigot with a pea-shooter has the manners of a barn-yard animal and the social skills of Jared Lee Loughner. Really scarry. Let's hope this guy is on the no fly list. What rock does this creep live under?
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I wonder why Leftists, who would never dream of calling the movement for African-American Civil Rights "nigger activism", are so eager to slap the word "queer" on anything involving the Gay Rights movement? It's ignorant and offensive. Larry Gross, and all his Q-word loving colleagues should be ashamed of themselves; they are unwitting (or witting?) tools of the heterosexist status quo. Like our oppressors, they insist on labeling gender non-conforming people with insulting terminology. And I'm not just talking about Straight people here: LGBT folk who try to normalize hate speech are no better than the hetero-bigots.
Also, Mr. Gross doesn't know his Gay (not queer) history! The LGBT Rights movement was pioneered around the turn of the 20th century in Europe, particularly in Germany. The first real Gay activist was probably Dr. Magnus Hirschfeld, who was later persecuted by Hitler for his advocacy. Ignorance is definitely not bliss; anybody who writes about the equality struggle should care enough to research its origins. They should at least care enough to speak of LGBT folk with respect.
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Er, it's a little minimalist for a Baz Luhrmann flick, isn't it? That's because this is the trailer for the original adaptation of The Great Gatsby — a film that has been lost, apparently. The Daily Caller gives us the silent treatment, or at least what's left of it:
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Kmart is a chain of big box department stores headquartered in Hoffman Estates, Illinois. The chain purchased Sears for $11 billion in 2005, forming a new corporation under the name Sears Holdings Corporation.[3] At it's peak in 2000, Kmart operated 2,171 stores including 105 Super Kmart Center locations. For the 2005 fiscal year under the new company, the Kmart store count was at 1,416 with only 55 Super Kmart Center locations. Currently, the chain is operating 734 stores with only 1 "Super Center" location remaining (Store #4939 in Warren, OH).[4] This number will decrease further due to the previously announced closings that will take place in the first quarter of 2017.
|S. S. Kresge
|Troy, Michigan, United States (1962-2004)
Hoffman Estates, Illinois, United States (2005-present)
Number of locations
Areas served
|United States
|Clothing, shoes, linen and bedding, jewelry, beauty products, electronics, toys, food.
|US$25.146 billion (2015 SHC)[2]
|Sears Holdings Corporation
It operates stores in 49 states, Puerto Ricoand Guam[5] (which houses the world's largest Kmart).[6] It also used to operate stores in Canada, Mexico, and in Eastern Europe.
Kmart had became known for it's Blue Light Specials: they occurred at surprise moments when a store worker would light up a mobile police light and offer a discount in a specific department of the store, while announcing the discounted special over the store's public address system. At the height of Kmart's popularity, the phrase "Attention Kmart shoppers!" entered into the American pop psyche, appearing in films and other media such as Troop Beverly Hills, Six Days Seven Nights, Rain Man, Beetlejuice, Madea Goes to Jail, and Dawn of the Dead.
Kmart's world headquarters were located in Troy, Michigan, in Metro Detroit. subsequent to the completion of the purchase of Sears, headquarters have been located in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. An independent entity calling itself Kmart operates in Australia and New Zealand (see Kmart Australia), it has no relation to the American stores except in name: the Australian business was purchased in the late 1970s.
Early historyEdit
S. S. Kresge, the founder of the company that would become Kmart, met variety store pioneer Frank Winfield Woolworth while working as a traveling salesman and selling to all 19 of Woolworth's stores at the time.[7] In 1897 Kresge invested $8,000 (equivalent to $230 thousand in 2017) saved from his job in joint ownership with his friend John McCrory of a five and dime store in Memphis, to which they added another in downtown Detroit the following year; these were the first S.S. Kresge stores.[8][9][10] After two years of partnership, he paid McCrory $3,000 (equivalent to $86.4 thousand in 2017) and gave up his share in the Memphis store for full ownership of the Detroit store, and formed the Kresge & Wilson Company with his brother-in-law, Charles J. Wilson.[9][10]
In 1912, Kresge incorporated the S.S. Kresge Company with eighty-five stores. The company was first listed on the New York Stock Exchange on May 23, 1918. During World War I, Kresge experimented with raising the limit on prices in his stores to $1 (equivalent to $16.00 in 2017). By 1924, Kresge was worth approximately $375 million (equivalent to $5.24 billion in 2017) and owned real estate of the approximate value of $100 million (see Farid-Es-Sultaneh v. Commissioner, 160 F.2d 812 (2d Cir. 1947)). Early century growth remained brisk, with 257 stores in 1924 growing to 597 stores operating in 1929. Kresge retired as president in 1925. The Great Depression reduced profitability and resulted in store closings, with the number reduced to 682 in 1940. After the war shopping patterns changed and many customers moved out of the cities into the suburbs. The Kresge company followed them and closed and merged many urban stores so that by 1954 the total number of stores in the US had declined to 616.
Under the leadership of executive Harry Cunningham, S.S. Kresge Co. opened the first Kmart store on March 1, 1962, in Garden City, Michigan,[11] just four months before the first Walmart opened. This store is no longer in operation as of March 2017. Eighteen Kmart stores opened that year. Kmart Foods, a now-defunct chain of Kmart supermarkets, opened in that decade. Company founder Kresge died on October 18, 1966.[12]
Around the time of the opening of the first Kmart, some poorly performing S.S. Kresge stores were converted to a new "Jupiter Discount Stores" brand, which was conceived as a bare-bones, deep discount outfit. During the 1970s, Kmart put a number of competing retailers out of business. Kresge, Jupiter and Kmart stores had their main competition from other variety chains such as Zayre, Ames, Bradlees, Hills and those operated by MMG-McCrory Stores (McCrory, McLellan, H.L. Green, J.J. Newberry, S.H. Kress, TG&Y, Silver's and eventually G.C. Murphy Co.). In 1977, S.S. Kresge Company changed its name to Kmart Corporation.
In 1987, the Kmart Corporation sold its remaining Kresge and Jupiter stores in the United States to McCrory Stores, and the brands were almost entirely discontinued, although Canadian Kresge and Jupiter stores continued to operate until 1994.
Kmart experimented with co-branding in 1985, when the in-store cafeteria at the store in Canton, Michigan, was converted to a Wendy's.[13][14]
Until November 1990, when it was passed by Walmart, Kmart was the second largest retailer in the US, after Sears.[15] During the 1980s, the company's fortunes began to change; many of Kmart's stores were considered to be outdated and in decaying condition. In the late 1980s and into the 1990s, the corporate office shifted much of its focus from the Kmart stores to other companies it had acquired or created, such as Sports Authority, Builders Square, and Waldenbooks.
The original Blue Light Special, first introduced in 1965,[16] was retired in 1991.[17] The company brought back the Blue Light Special in 2001, but again discontinued it in 2002. The concept was briefly revived in 2005, though Kmart at that time had no plans to use the concept long-term.[18] Blue Light Specials were revived again in 2009 on Saturdays, offering surprise hour-long sales on selected merchandise, but were discontinued again. Blue Light Specials were revived once again in November 2015.[16]
1990–2001: New imageEdit
In 1990, in an effort to update its image, Kmart introduced a new logo. It dropped the old-style italic "K" with a turquoise "mart" in favor of a red block letter K with the word "mart" written in script and contained inside the K. Kmart then began remodeling stores shortly thereafter, but most were not remodeled until the mid-1990s, and some have not been completely renovated yet. This logo was replaced in 2004 with the current logo. In the very early 1990s, Little Caesars Pizza opened its first in-store Kmart restaurants. Coincidentally, both Little Caesars and Kmart were founded in Garden City, Michigan in 1959 and 1962 respectively. In the early 1990s, Kmart also tried to reinvent itself by using the short-lived name Today's Kmart.
The company also began to offer exclusive merchandise by Martha Stewart, Kathy Ireland, Jaclyn Smith, Lauren Hutton, and Thalía. Other recognizable brands included exclusively licensed merchandising of products relating to Sesame Street and Disney. Actress and television personality Rosie O'Donnell and actor/director and producer Penny Marshall became among the company's most recognized spokespersons.
Super Kmart Center (Super Kmart) opened an all-new location in 1991 in Medina, Ohio, featuring a full-service grocery store and general merchandise.[19] However, this location was downsized in 2011 and was one of a number of Kmarts closed in early 2012 due to dismal Christmas 2011 sales.[20] The second ground-up Kmart Super Center opened in Montrose, Ohio, featuring the chain's first full-scale video rental center and a carryout Chinese restaurant.[21] This location has also closed.[22] As of April 2017, one Kmart Super Center remains open in Warren, Ohio.
Big Kmart opened in Chicago, Illinois, on April 23, 1997. The format focuses on home fashions, children's apparel and consumables (Pantry).[22] Most Kmart stores were remodeled to this format during the 1990s and most of them are still open, but some have been converted into regular Kmart stores.
The Sports Authority was acquired by Kmart in 1990 and spun off 5 years later.
Kmart's profitability and sales peaked in 1992 and have since declined due to competition with Walmart, Target, and Internet shopping.[23] In 1994, Kmart closed 110 stores.[citation needed] Unlike its competitors Walmart and Target, it had failed to invest in computer technology to manage its supply chain.[citation needed] Furthermore, Kmart maintained a high dividend, which reduced the amount of money available for improving its stores.[citation needed] Many business analysts also faulted the corporation for failing to create a coherent brand image.[citation needed]
2002–09: Collapse and merger with SearsEdit
On January 22, 2002, Kmart filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection under the leadership of its then-chairman Chuck Conaway and president Mark Schwartz.[24][25] Conaway, who had had success building up the CVS Corporation, had accepted an offer to take the helm at Kmart along with a loan of $5 million (equivalent to $6.66 million in 2017). In a scandal similar to that involving Enron, Conaway and Schwartz were accused of misleading shareholders and other company officials about the company's financial crisis while making millions and allegedly spending the company's money on airplanes, houses, boats and other luxuries. At a conference for Kmart employees January 22, Conaway accepted "full blame" for the financial disaster. As Kmart emerged from bankruptcy, Conaway was forced to step down and was asked to pay back all the loans he had taken.
After dismissing Conaway and Schwartz, Kmart closed more than 300 stores in the U.S., including all the Kmart stores in Alaska, and laid off around 34,000 workers as part of the restructuring process.[26] Kmart introduced five prototype stores with a new logo, layout, and lime green and gray color scheme, one in White Lake Township, Michigan, a quasi-rural community near Detroit, Michigan, and four in central Illinois: (Peoria, Pekin, Morton and Washington). The new layout was touted as having wider aisles and improved selection and lighting, and the city or town's name was featured under the new Kmart logo at the front entrance. However, Kmart could not afford a full-scale rollout. The lime green prototype was abandoned for the new Kmart "orange" concept that rolled out at nine test stores throughout the U.S.
While the company was in bankruptcy, a significant amount of Kmart's outstanding debt was purchased by ESL Investments; a hedge fund controlled by Edward Lampert. Lampert worked to accelerate the bankruptcy process. On May 6, 2003 Kmart emerged from bankruptcy protection as Kmart Holdings Corporation. On June 10, 2003, it began trading on the NASDAQ with the ticker symbol KMRT with Lampert as chairman and ESL Investments controlling 53% of the new company for an investment of less than $1 billion.[27][28] Lampert dismissed concerns that the smaller company would be at a disadvantage stating "The focus that a lot of people have in retail revolves around sales, but sales without profit do not allow a business to be successful in the long term."[29] He began to improve the company's balance sheet by reducing inventory, cutting costs, and closing underperforming stores. By the fourth quarter of 2003, Kmart posted its first profitable quarter in three years, although it has since returned to an operating loss.
On November 17, 2004, Kmart announced its intention to purchase Sears for $11 billion.[27] As a part of the merger, the Kmart Holdings Corporation would change its name to Sears Holdings Corporation. The new corporation announced that it would continue to operate stores under both the Sears and Kmart brands.[30] Around this time, Kmart changed its logo from a red K with the script "mart" inside to a red block letter K with the chain's name in lowercase letters below it. Kmart's headquarters were relocated to Hoffman Estates, Illinois, and in 2012 the sprawling headquarters complex in Troy, Michigan, was acquired by the Forbes Company, which owns the nearby upscale mall, Somerset Collection.[31] No concrete plans for redevelopment of the site have been announced.
In 2005, the company began renovating some Kmart stores and converting them to the Sears Essentials format, only to change them later to Sears Grands.[32]
Kmart started remodeling stores to the "Orange" prototype in 2006. The typical white and blue interior of the stores was changed to orange and brown, and shelf heights were lowered to create better sightlines. The remodeled stores contain an appliance department with Kenmore Appliances and most have hardware departments that sell Craftsman tools, which prior to the merger had been exclusive to Sears stores.[33] Some auto centers left vacant by Penske after Kmart filed for bankruptcy have been converted to Sears Auto Centers.[34] 280 stores as of 2009 have been remodeled to this new prototype. For most of these stores, Kmart retired the "Big Kmart" logo and replaced it with the current logo. In some of the larger stores the old logo is still in use.
In July 2009, Sears Holdings opened its first Sears-branded appliance store inside a Kmart.[35] The 4,000 sq ft (370 m2) store-within-a-store opened inside the former garden department of a Birmingham, Alabama, Kmart. It is two-thirds the size of the appliance department in most Sears stores, but larger than the 2,500 sq ft (230 m2) appliance department in remodeled Kmart stores.
In October 2009, it was reported that Kmart and Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia failed to come to a new agreement. This came after Stewart made remarks on CNBC that her line at Kmart had deteriorated, particularly after the Sears merger.[36]
In November 2009, Kmart reported its first year-over-year sales increase of 0.5% since 2005, and only the second such increase since 2001.[37]
2010–present: Continued declineEdit
On December 27, 2011, after a disastrous holiday sales season, Sears Holdings announced that 100 to 120 of Sears/Kmart stores would close.[38]
In 2014, news reports indicated that Kmart was closing dozens of stores across the United States.[39] Kmart's parent company Sears Holdings Corporation underwent financial distress throughout the year, sparking an unspecified number of closings to Sears and Kmart locations amid vendors and lenders concerns about its liquidity.[40] Along with store closings, measures included the spinning off its Lands' End division, selling most of its stake in Sears Canada, issuing debt and taking on loans that cumulatively put it on track to raise $1.445 billion in cash in 2014.[40] Howard Riefs, a company spokesman who has often spoken on behalf of Kmart, has said: "Store closures are part of a series of actions we're taking to reduce on-going expenses, adjust our asset base and accelerate the transformation of our business model."[41][42]
On October 10, 2014, Kmart was victim of a data breach concerning customers' credit and debit card information.[43] Kmart confirmed on October 19, "Based on the forensic investigation to date, no personal information, no debit card PIN numbers, no email addresses and no social security numbers were obtained by those criminally responsible. There is also no evidence that kmart.com customers were impacted. This data breach has been contained and the malware has been removed. I sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may cause our members and customers."[44]
In January 2015, Kmart agreed to pay $102,048 and other consideration to settle a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission disability discrimination lawsuit. According to the lawsuit, Kmart offered a job at its Hyattsville, Maryland, store to a candidate with kidney disease on dialysis. The candidate advised the hiring manager that he could not provide a urine sample for the company's mandatory pre-employment drug screening because of his medical condition, and requested a reasonable accommodation such as a blood test or other drug test that did not require a urine sample; Kmart refused to provide an alternative test and denied the candidate employment.[45]
In April 2016, Kmart announced it was closing 68 stores.[46] The chain announced in September 2016 that 64 more stores in 28 states would close by mid-December 2016.[47]
In December 2016, at least 25 Kmart locations were targeted for closure in early 2017.[48][49][50] In January 2017, Kmart announced a further 78 stores would close, including the first Kmart location in Garden City, MI.[51] In May 2017, Kmart announced an additional 18 stores would close. [52] Sears Holdings themselves revealed uncertainties as to if both Sears and Kmart will survive. [53] In early June 2017, Kmart announced an additional 49 stores across the U.S. were planned to be shuttered by September 2017.[54] Financial analysts are now warning that the fate of Sears Holdings is nearing its end.[55]
Corporate affairsEdit
Kmart's original logo used until 1990. It is still used at some older stores. This logo was also used by Kmart Australia from 1969 until 1991.
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In May 2007, Sears Holdings Corporation named a new mascot and spokesperson for Kmart called Mr. Bluelight. Named after Kmart's well-known "Blue Light Specials", Mr. Bluelight is a talking cartoonish blue light bulb who gives customers ideas to help them make the most of their Kmart experience. Mr. Bluelight has appeared in several television commercials. Specials associated with Mr. Bluelight inside Kmart stores are advertised as "Blue Light Finds" (marked-down merchandise) and "Best of Blue" (higher-end products, often brand-name). In late 2011, Kmart retired Mr. Bluelight.
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The owner of Kmart, Sears Holdings Corporation, has had its headquarters in Hoffman Estates, Illinois just outside of Chicago since 1993 when it moved out of the Sears Tower in downtown Chicago.[56] Kmart has been in the Hoffman Estates Headquarters since Kmart bought Sears in 2004.
The headquarters used to be located in the Kmart International Headquarters at 3100 W. Big Beaver Road in Troy, Michigan in Metro Detroit.[57][58] The facility had 23 interconnected modules. Each had three stories, except for one module, which was one story. Based on the layout, Norm Sinclair of DBusiness concluded that it was "a study in inefficiency".[57]
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- Kmart is a chain of discount department stores that are usually free-standing or located in strip malls. They carry compact discs (CDs), DVDs, TV shows on DVD, electronics, bedding, household hardware, sporting goods, clothing, toys, jewelry, office supplies, health and beauty products, over-the-counter medications, home decor, and a limited selection of food items. Many stores also have a garden center, a Jackson Hewitt tax center, a pharmacy, and usually a K-Cafe or a deli serving Nathan's Hot Dogs and pizza. Kmart stores range from 80,000–110,000 sq ft (7,400–10,200 m2). Some of these stores were converted into Super Kmart, and most of them were either converted to or rebranded as Big Kmart.
- Big Kmart is a chain of discount department stores that carry everything a regular Kmart carries, but with an emphasis on home decor, children's clothing, and more food items such as meat and poultry, baked goods, frozen foods and an extended, but limited section of garden produce; however, they do not feature a bakery, a delicatessen, or fresh seafood. Big Kmart stores range from 84,000–120,000 sq ft (7,800–11,100 m2). Big Kmart stores also feature a garden center, a pharmacy, a branch of a local bank, a Jackson Hewitt tax center, an Olan Mills portrait studio, an arcade, a K-Cafe or Little Caesars Pizza station, and sometimes a Kmart express gas station. As noted above, Kmart rolled the Big Kmart brand out almost companywide when it was introduced in 1997. Since the merger with Sears, several Big Kmart stores have returned to their traditional Kmart form, but there are still a lot of remaining Big Kmart stores across the U.S. Some of the smaller stores were converted into regular Kmart stores.
- Super Kmart Center was a chain of superstores that carried everything a regular Kmart carries, but also had a full grocery section with meat and poultry, baked goods, a delicatessen, garden produce, and fresh seafood. As of December 11, 2016, the only Super Kmart Center in operation is located in Warren, Ohio, no longer making the Super Centers a chain. Super Kmart Center stores ranged from 140,000 to 190,000 sq ft (13,000 to 18,000 m2). A few stores that were built in the late 1990s were known instead as Super Kmart. Super Center stores also featured a garden center, a video rental store, a branch of a local bank, an arcade, a portrait studio, a Jackson Hewitt tax center, a pharmacy, and usually a deli cafe or Little Caesars Pizza station. Many of these services have been closed and discontinued in recent years. Several locations also included Kmart Express gas stations, and most had an auto center. Most Kmart Super Centers were closed during the two rounds of closures in 2002 and 2003, and many more had their groceries taken out, converting them into regular Kmart locations.[59] A typical Super Center sold around $30 million of merchandise during one fiscal year. In 2015, some stores were converted into a regular Kmart with a concept called K-Fresh. A Kmart with a K-Fresh features an expanded pantry and a fresh food department. These types of fresh items are no longer prepared on-site and will instead come to the store prepackaged. In addition, The deli, butcher and bakery operations will be shut down.
- KDollar is a chain of discount stores/dollar stores, that sell Kmart merchandise at a discount. The stores are often former Kmart or Big Kmart stores that have been converted to the KDollar concept. Sears Brands filed for a trademark on the KDollar name on November 6, 2012.[60] The first one opened in a converted Kmart in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan in 2013.[61] A second KDollar store opened in Waukegan, Illinois.
- K-Café is an in-store restaurant that serves a fairly standard menu of hamburgers, hot dogs, fries and such other sandwiches as grilled cheese and Philly cheesesteaks. They also offer a full breakfast menu of baked goods, bagels and egg platters with bacon or sausage and such snacks as nachos, pretzels, popcorn and ice cream. In addition to the cafe's menu, hot food items can also be purchased at the deli and eaten in the Deli Cafe at Super Kmart Center stores. However, K-Café has been discontinued in some stores.
- Kwash is an attached to store laundromat launched in May 2010. Only one such prototype exists. It is in a former auto bay in Iowa City, Iowa. It features a separate entrance, laundromat attendants and free wi-fi along with a limited selection of laundry goods available for purchase.
- Kmart Express is a chain of gas stations/convenience stores that are located in out-parcels at some Kmart and Super Kmart stores, particularly in the Midwestern U.S. In the early 2000s there were plans to expand this concept to most Kmart stores, but the plans for more locations were canceled after Kmart's bankruptcy in 2002.
- K-Fresh is a chain of stores that has expanded pantry and fresh department. The stores are in Big Kmart, and Super Kmart locations that have been converted to the K-Fresh concept. The first one opened in a converted Big Kmart in Norridge, Illinois, while a second one opened at a converted Big Kmart in Kahului, Hawaii. K-Fresh serves as a relaunch of the Big Kmart concept as it was meant to be in the late 1990s.
- Kmart Dental is an in-store dental office that is located in Kmart stores. There is only one such prototype in a Kmart store, which is located in Miami, Florida.
- American Fare was a chain of hypermarkets that opened in January 1989. American Fare was a joint venture between Kmart (which owned 51 percent), and Birmingham, Alabama-based Bruno's Supermarkets. The first store opened near Atlanta, Georgia. American Fare's 244,000 sq ft (22,700 m2) of retail space included 74,550 sq ft (6,926 m2) of groceries, 104,000 sq ft (9,700 m2) of general merchandise, and 35,000 sq ft (3,300 m2) of clothing (including apparel, footwear, and accessories). An area in the front of the store housed a music and video store, a food court, bank, hair salon, pharmacy and a card store. Charlotte, North Carolina, was home to the second American Fare, which opened in late 1989 with 160,000 sq ft (15,000 m2) of retail space. A third and final store opened in Jackson, Mississippi. In June 1992, Bruno's announced that its partnership with the Kmart Corporation was being terminated, and that Kmart would assume ownership of the three stores. The Charlotte, NC store was converted to Super Kmart and then closed in 2002.[62] The American Fare brand is used on some Kmart store brand consumable products.
- Builders Square was a home improvement superstore. In 1997, it was sold to Hechinger, which went out of business in 1999.
- Borders Books was a chain of book stores acquired by Kmart in 1992. In 1994, Borders merged with the Kmart chain Waldenbooks to form Borders-Walden Group, which was sold in 1995. In February 2011, Borders filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and announced plans to liquidate in July after failing to find a buyer to keep the chain's remaining 399 stores in operation. The remaining stores closed in September.
- Designer Depot: A discount clothing store chain operated in Metro Detroit in the 1980s.[63]
- Kmart Chef restaurants were a small chain of free-standing fast-food restaurants owned by Kmart, started in 1967 with the first location on the parking lot of a Kmart in Pontiac, Michigan. The "limited, high-turnover menu" (as Kmart founder S.S. Kresge put it) consisted of fast foods such as burgers, French fries, hot dogs, and soft drinks. The Kmart Chef chain folded in 1974 after peaking at eleven locations.[64]
- Kmart Food Stores was a supermarket chain founded in 1962. Most Kmart Food locations were together with Kmart stores, often operated by a local grocery chain but always branded as Kmart Food. The chain was discontinued in the early 1980s.
- Makro, a Dutch warehouse club chain, opened locations in the U.S. in the late 1980s. Kmart bought the chain's entire American holdings in 1989, having owned a 49 percent share before.[65] The Makro stores were later converted to Pace or closed in 1990.[66]
- OfficeMax is a chain selling office supplies and office furniture which was acquired in 1991 and sold in 1995.
- Office Square was a chain selling office supplies and office furniture which was a spin-off of Builders Square. In 1991, OfficeMax was acquired by Kmart and Office Square was merged into OfficeMax stores.
- Pace Membership Warehouse was Kmart's warehouse club brand, until the chain was purchased by Walmart. In 1993, Walmart converted most of the stores into its Sam's Club brand, and sold others to chains such as Bradlees.
- PayLess Drugs was a chain of drug stores acquired by Kmart in 1985[67] and later sold to TCH Corporation in 1994.[68] The resulting entity, Thrifty PayLess was acquired by Rite Aid in 1996, which converted all of the PayLess and Thrifty stores into Rite Aid stores in 1999. The PayLess division also owned Bi-Mart, which was spun off along with sister stores such as Pay 'n Save.
- The Sports Authority was a chain of sporting goods stores which was acquired in 1990 and sold in 1995. Sports Authority went out of business in 2016.
- U-Pak. A "no frills" supermarket which sold items out of boxes instead of on shelves, and featured reduced hours. The only one opened adjacent to a Kmart on Opdyke Boulevard in Pontiac, Michigan in 1979 and closed less than a month later due to poor sales.[69]
- Variety Outlet. A closeout chain, typically operated out of closed Kmart stores. The first opened in Rome, Georgia in 1994.[70][71]
- Waldenbooks was a chain of primarily shopping mall-based book stores which was acquired in 1984. In 1994, Kmart chain Borders merged with Waldenbooks to form Borders-Walden Group, which was sold in 1995. (The company was subsequently renamed Borders Group, and went out of business in 2011.)
- BlueLight internet service In 1999 Kmart began offering a dial-up internet service called BlueLight, which was eventually spun off as an independent company. BlueLight was initially free and supported by banner ads. BlueLight dropped the free service in February 2001 and was reacquired by Kmart in July 2001. In 2002 United Online, which also owns NetZero and Juno, bought the BlueLight service after Kmart filed for bankruptcy. In August 2006, Bluelight dropped the banners. In August 2006, the service cost $14.95 a month and had around 165,000 subscribers.
Kmart for Kids is the umbrella program for Kmart's philanthropic initiatives. The program helps children across the country live happier, healthier lives through the support of: March of Dimes, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, and American Diabetes Association.[72] Kmart is March of Dimes' number 1 corporate sponsor, having raised $114 million for the charity over more than 30 years.[73][74]
On July 29, 2008, Don Germano, SVP/GM of Kmart stores, was elected to a five-year term on the national Board of Trustees of the March of Dimes Foundation.[75]
Kmart for Kids supports St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital through its annual Thanks and Giving campaign, an opportunity for Kmart customers to give thanks for the healthy children in their lives and give to help those who are not. Kmart has been a partner of the campaign since 2006 and as of December 2008[update] had raised more than $59.2 million (equivalent to $65.9 million in 2017) for St. Jude's.[76] A record $21.9 million (equivalent to $22.5 million in 2017) was donated for the tenth annual fundraising campaign during the 2013 holiday season.[77]
In 2008, Kmart earned the "Outstanding Corporate Citizen" Award for its support of the American Diabetes Association's "Step Out: Walk to Fight Diabetes" program.[78] The tribute honors Kmart for the most well-developed, proactive program in the areas of charity, community Development, Diversity, philanthropy, and associate development. In 2008 Kmart became a national sponsor of "Step Out: Walk to Fight Diabetes" and over the past two years, Kmart's customers and associates have raised approximately $1.5 million (equivalent to $1.78 million in 2017) through its in-store campaigns.
Environmental recordEdit
On May 9, 2007, Kmart was penalized $102,422 (equivalent to $118 thousand in 2017) for violations of federal hazardous waste, clean water, emergency planning and preparation regulations at 17 distribution centers.[79] Kmart corrected the violations by preparing and implementing spill prevention control and countermeasure plans, applying for appropriate storm water permits, complying with hazardous waste generator requirements, and submitting reports to state and local emergency planning and response organizations informing them of the presence of hazardous substances.[80] The Environmental Protection Agency also accused Kmart of not maintaining adequate information and failing to act in accordance with hazardous waste storage and disposal requirements.[81] For instance, the EPA reported having discovered improperly labeled oil storage drums at a location in Falls, Pennsylvania.[81]
Out of concern for the environment, Kmart promoted battery recycling.[82] In 1990, Kmart even proposed spending about $80 million (equivalent to $147 million in 2017) on full-page newspaper advertisements offering to recycle junk batteries for $2 (equivalent to $4.00 in 2017) each.[83]
In 2012, Kmart and Sears began allowing customers who are members of their Shop Your Way Rewards program to receive receipts by e-mail, eliminating paper waste and cutting down on the usage of ink.[84]
Animal welfare concernsEdit
In 2012, Mercy for Animals, a non-profit organization working against cruelty to farmed animals, conducted an infiltration at Christensen Farms, a pork supplier to Kmart, Walmart, and Costco, obtaining hidden-camera footage of pigs confined in small gestation crates and cruelty to piglets.[85] In response to Mercy For Animals' infiltration, Kmart announced it would begin requiring its pork suppliers to phase out gestation crates.[86]
Racing sponsorshipsEdit
Kmart was a prominent sponsor in NASCAR and the now defunct CART series. They were a longtime sponsor of Newman/Haas Racing, owned by actor Paul Newman and former racer Carl Haas. Their CART drivers included Nigel Mansell and the father-son duo of Michael and Mario Andretti. Michael Andretti and Mansell won championships under Kmart sponsorship, in 1991 and 1993, respectively. The store also sponsored the NASCAR-sanctioned Kmart 400 at Michigan and North Carolina Speedway. Lake Speed garnered Kmart's first win in NASCAR in 1988 at the Darlington Raceway. K-Mart sponsored three-time champion Darrell Waltrip in 1999 and 2000, his last two full-time seasons. Most recently, in NASCAR, the store sponsored Boris Said's #60 No Fear Ford Fusion in 2006.[87][88]
Kmart was also once a major presence in Canada, with its first Kresge store opening in 1929. Kmart closed 5 Montreal stores and several other Quebec stores in 1983 due to the company restructuring. Kresge ceased to exist in Canada in 1994. However, as a result of Kmart's ongoing financial difficulties, the Canadian division comprising 112 stores was sold to competitor Zellers of the Hudson's Bay Company in May 1998, after which the stores were either closed or converted to Hudson's Bay Company brands, mostly Zellers.
- The Saving Place 1960s-1990
- Your Lowest Price is a Kmart Price 1990–1998
Australia and New ZealandEdit
Kmart Australia was born out of a joint venture between G.J Coles & Coy Limited (Coles) and S.S. Kresge Company, with Kresge owning 51% of the common stock in the company. The first Australian store opened in 1969, and stores later opened in New Zealand. Kresge later exited this partnership. The Australian and NZ Kmart stores are owned by Wesfarmers.
In 1992, Kmart purchased several communist-era department stores in Eastern Europe, including 13 in the former Czechoslovakia that were bought from the former Czechoslovak government. One of those stores was the old MÁJ department store on Národní Třída in Prague. Many of these outlets were quite profitable, with the Bratislava location setting a single store sales record for the company. But Kmart's larger troubles in the U.S. caught up with its European operations later in the decade. In March 1996, The Kmart Corporation announced that it had agreed to sell the six Kmart stores in the Czech Republic and the seven in Slovakia to Tesco P.L.C. of Britain for about $117.5 million (equivalent to $179 million in 2017), to focus on its core operations in North America.
Also in the 1990s, Kmart opened four stores in Mexico, in partnership with the Mexican retailer Liverpool. All were supercenters, and the locations were all suburbs of Mexico City. About half of the store area was devoted to groceries, and this part of the stores resembled those in the US with some adjustments to the local market.[89] These plus an unfinished store were sold in 1997 to the Mexican hypermarket chain Mega (part of Comercial Mexicana) and remain open under that name, except the store in Tlalnepantla, which was demolished in 2004 to build a Costco.[90]
In late 2000, Kmart quietly started a major expansion into the Caribbean where Wal-Mart and Target has no presence in many of its countries. Kmart started construction on a Super Kmart in 2001[where?] and was halted in 2002 at 80 percent complete. Plans for more stores in Trinidad were going to be built, as well as Millennium Heights in Barbados, five stores in the Dominican Republic, and a potential foray into Jamaica.[91] The unfinished Super Kmart store in Trinidad and Tobago is now a Tru Value Supermarket which is the largest supermarket.
List of CEOsEdit
- S. S. Kresge, Founder (1899–1925)[92]
- Unknown (1926–1958)
- Harry Blair Cunningham (1959–1972)
- Robert E. Dewar (1972–1980)
- Bernard Fauber (1980–1987)
- Joseph E. Antonini (1987 – May 1995)
- Floyd Hall (June 1995 – April 2000)
- Charles Conaway (May 2000 – February 2002)
- James B. Adamson (March 2002 – October 2003)
- Unknown (November 2003 – September 2004)
- Aylwin Lewis (October 2004 – December 2007)
- W. Bruce Johnson[93] (January 2008 – February 2011)
- Herman Darling (March 2011 – December 2012)
- Edward S. "Eddie" Lampert (January 2013 – present)
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"It's [an] outright blatant lie and I don't know why these people are doing their lie and making up such stories and fabrications," La Toya told Access Hollywood at the launch of the Mr. Pink Ginseng drink in Los Angeles on Thursday evening, referencing Vanity Fair's story by Randall Sullivan, which is actually an excerpt from his Michael Jackson biography, "Untouchable."
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When I saw the Mother Goose collection by Graphic 45 I knew I would have to pick this up for my grandgirls and probably some vintage photos as well. I've learned when I buy Graphic 45 I go ahead and buy the 12 x 12 pad. I will use it all.
This is Little's Sister (my youngest granddaughter). During the Spring we love to take the girls strawberry picking. Although LS was too small to eat the strawberries, she had fun checking them out in the basket. I buy the girls hats for their photos and I totally loved this one on her.
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Robert Shapard answers, "Why do I love writing flash fiction?"
In my case it should be why do I love collecting them in anthologies.
Before I forget, let me say I'm currently collecting for an anthology titled Flash Fiction International, with James Thomas and Christopher Merrill, who directs the U of Iowa International Writing Program. It will be published by W.W. Norton next year. We're especially looking for suggestions, translations, international authors, etc.
As for why I love flash, I'm reminded of an old song with the line "I don't know why I love you like I do, I don't know why, I just do" (sung by Eddy Arnold, Tony Bennett, Dean Martin, etc). From the first time I saw very short fiction, in literary magazines, I was fascinated. I can think of half a dozen reasons why, all true, and all inadequate. Maybe Irving Howe touched on the most important thing when he said that writers who write very short fiction "need to be especially bold. They stake everything on a stroke of inventiveness."
Yet the stories I loved seemed to go even beyond "mere" inventiveness. They evoked lifetimes and worlds—as Mark Strand said, flashes could "do in a page what a novel does in two hundred." They took many forms—I think of Isak Dinesen's "Blue"(traditional tale), or John Cheever's "Reunion" (classic realism in a coming of age story), or Dino Buzzati's "The Falling Girl" (magical realism), or Grace Paley's personal essay fictions or Margaret Atwood's metafictions, on and on.
Yet the word "form" hardly seems to apply to stories that speed up like Robert Fox's "A Fable" (about a young man on the subway who is so, so happy going to his first day of work in the city that he falls in love with a pretty young woman seated across from him and they are married by the conductor before the next stop); or stories that run backwards, like Hannah Voskuil's "Currents" (told not in flashbacks, which return to the present, but in short paragraphs that journey relentlessly farther and farther into the past); or stories like Raúl Brasca's "The Hole," which both shrinks and expands, its comforting voice taking us from a day at the beach to the disappearance of the world, the universe, and ultimately, us.
Stories like these seemed to me to be not just inventive ways of telling a story but trying to reinvent fiction altogether. Maybe that's why, from the first time I saw them, I loved losing myself in flashes (as one might lose oneself in a novel, if only for the moment) at the same time as trying to figure them out. A writer friend, Margaret Bentley, has said, "Flash seems to invite consideration of the form simultaneous with the reading." There's a pleasure to that, and it's another reason I love flash.
The truth, of course, is I wanted to write flashes. I have, but never so well as so many authors I have read, both well-known and unknown. In the lines of the old song, I don't know why I love you, you never seem to want my romancing. We've all been rebuffed. Friedrich Nietzsche said, "It is my ambition to say in ten sentences what others say in a whole book." Imagine him as the first flash philosopher! A philosopher friend of mine laughs at that. Nietzsche, he says, may have wanted to write short, but oh he just rambles and rambles.
Finally, I love hearing some people talk about flash. One of my favorites is Luisa Valenzuela, who says, "I usually compare the novel to a mammal, be it wild as a tiger or tame as a cow; the short story to a bird or a fish; the microstory to an insect (iridescent in the best cases)." Flash as iridescence—I love that.
James Thomas's story about how he got the idea for coining the title for the original Flash Fiction anthology, back in 1992:
I'd been using short-shorts or very-shorts in teaching at the Univeristy of Utah for a couple of years, not really calling them much of anything, cause they worked for that purpose—but it wasn't until I found myself parked on a Greek Island (thanks to an NEA), trying to write a novel, day after day and having a hard time of it, that I decided to take a break for at least for at least a day and try writing one of those shorties myself. Never had before. To challenge myself a little more I decided that it should be exactly 1,000 words. Of course it took more than one day, for me, maybe because I knew exactly how I wanted it to sound (a completely different voice from the novel), and I knew everything that needed to happen (all but the actual ending, of course, which I figure always has to find/grow itself). So, third day, it's hot and I'm sweating, figuratively and literally, counting words, conniving, the door's open (I'd rented an apt. on a hill), coming down on what I think is an ending, as a thin windy storm is coming down on the sea below, and the sun is going down, setting, I'm hungry, I'm thirsty, retsina maybe?, and yes by God I'm finding that last little situation, those last words and the storm situation is kicking up, thundering now and lightening, I've got denouement! I only need climax, God give me a last sentence of just the right sound and shape, the sun is gone now, about sixteen words, and as they (surprisingly) sort of suddenly slide out there is a total illumination of the sky outside, bifurcating explosive tendrils of light over the Med, and I swear to God (I personally go for Diana) that my period goes down somewhere in the blast and then rumble of thunder that follows a few seconds later. Flash? I don't know but it was certainly cathartic.
Or just an affect of coincidence. That was 332 words. You get the idea.