Both were in decline before the merger and the merger didn't help either store.
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True. Walmart and Target have pretty much trounced all other competition in the big box discount retailer market.
I don't know about KMarts in other locations but the KMarts I've been to in Florida always looked very trashy, disorganized and pardon my French, but very "ghetto" too. I think that turned off a lot of customers.
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