Michigan's Last Kmart - Marshall, MI
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- Опубліковано 23 чер 2020
- Michigan's Last Kmart - Marshall, MI. It's the last of it's kind of the Michigan based retailer within the state. As troubles continue as they have over the last decade, Kmarts have closed left and right across the country. Going from well over 2000 stores to just over 40, the end is near for this once great chain. You'll see alarming outages in the products in this store as well as the last 4 Pennsylvania Kmarts which you'll see soon on the channel.
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Sad to see stores that we grew up slowly fade into history
Most in my area thankfully got reused as other stores and most you can tell still look like kmart thankfully.
Yessssss
Does anyone remember going through a Kmart and hearing music from Kmart radio? I absolutely loved that kind of music which tells you how old I am LOL. Chris used it in all of his K Mart videos.
You mean like this? ua-cam.com/video/JANd3kq2rig/v-deo.html :)
KMRT!
Yes I miss shopping at k mart.
I worked at Kmart when I was in high school in the automotive section doing oil changes ! I always look forward to going to the cafeteria and getting a ham sandwich and a slushie !
I grow up in Lower Mich, I never been too Marshall, MI.
I use to night stocker at Kmart in Ann Arbor ,Mi back in 99
Cool video's Guys
I just want to hug that Kmart yes I know it's weird lol I miss my Kmart's near me
This is the store the Black Friday ad came from that you got from me last year. Its a nice store
Wish they kept the original Kmart open in Michigan but Eddie doesn't care about the history of Kmart and Sears
The saddest thing about all of this is that the original Kmart has been bulldozed at this point
Did you know Kmart has two original stores. The second location opened the same day but at noon. I can't remember the town but I think the building still there.
@@blueinternet4336 what time did the other store open that's very interesting I've been a Kmart enthusiast for years and this is the first time I've ever heard that the first two stores opened on the same day
I think it was glen height Michigan. It open at noon the garden city opened at 9 am so garden city was the first by 4 hours
It was the Glenwood plaza Kmart open at noon. There is a video on it. Look it up Glenwood plaza. The guy in the video say they used it as a test store.
It’s so nice to see someone else love Kmart as much as I do ..
We lost ours here in Marine City Michigan in December. Hate it.
I hate that they left Warren and Waterford!!!
Michigan Is Where The First Kmart Was :(
By my late grandparents house in Garden City Michigan. They just tore the original store building down in summer 2020. Sad. I have memories of the old Kmart as a child in the 70s. Again those Little Caesars areall over this part of Michigan their not "endangered" lol
I miss Kmart so much, I wish I still have an open one near me.
I remember as a kid going to the Kmart restaurant before they changed to little ceasers
The best ham sandwiches ever 😋😋
i remember that too, was nice
Sad we just lost our Kmart to hear in Wilkes-Barre PA back in January I always like that store on 309 wish it was still open
It’s such a nice looking store, but there’s absolutely nobody there 😭
The store looks like a dump
A non-closing Kmart in 2020? That's rare enough these days, at least Fast Eddie hasn't touched this one.
Yet
Fast Eddie is a jerk if he hadn't messed with kmart they may very beat walmart
RIP
Amazing you came across a open Kmart. Thank you for sharing! I've never seen bags like those as well, those are neat bags.
Thanks for coming to Michigan. U should stay and film a bunch of our abandoned stores and stuff. I love ur channel so much thanks for making this videos. The K-mart that used to be in Burton Michigan and also the one in Flint i think was on Miller rd. had a Little Ceasars in it.
Dude! Those pizza 🍕 bags were AWESOME! HERE in Louisville Ky we no longer have any KMART stores. Really miss KMART. They had the best holiday decorations. Bought lots of Halloween and Christmas at KMART.
I would absolutely love to have one of those little Caesar's bags!
I'll hafta check eBay.
I would love to have one of those bags! They closed our last Kmart in town back in 2014. I went and took some pictures the other day as it's still sitting empty. I'm gonna try to go film it when I get the chance!
I totally, enjoyed this video !!!, i live in Ferndale Michigan, which is close to Detroit, and my eight years ended for Kmart in February, because the last local store in the metro Detroit area closed in Waterford , Thank you for visiting our. State !!!.
The "plan-demic", I caught that Wallie! ❤ This video hurts, because it made me realize that probably sometime this year the very last K-Mart will close and they're never coming back.
@@OldsVito some call it a DEM-PANIC 😱
PLANdemic, I love it!
Well that shutdown of bunch of restaurants and stores small local owners are forever closing their restaurants and stores and it's very sad that they are all because of the darn virus..
No it's called eddemic.he caused it..
Also couldn't help but notice neither Wallie nor Kayla were wearing masks.
I should check this location out it’s only 45 minutes away from me. I love the video it’s really cool to know you still love kmarts just as much as I do.
The Kmart in Adrian Michigan had that same layout and front except they had a "K Cafe" . The building itself still stands but half of it was sold to Big Lots for a new store. Adrian had 2 Kmarts at one time in the late 80s/early 90s. On top of also having a Hills store in that time frame. Nearby Hillsdale Michigan also had an Ames store that closed in early/mid 90s and is now Kroger.
I'm glad I got to visit this Kmart as well, just this past Saturday. The Little Caesar's was open when I went! I bought a lunch combo and one of the bags.
I'm from Michigan, but not near Marshall. They have torn down at least 2 of the stores in my area. The Plymouth store was demolished along with the very first Kmart in Garden City. The Westland store is now a U-Haul location.
Yep, I'm right there in Plymouth. 5 Mile & Beck. Sad but that's what happens when we get old, all our memories are torn down for so called "progress" they're ripping all the forests down over here for condos and office buildings. Only forest that will ne around will be Mayberry Park, that's protected from the rich evil developers 😈
Kayla: “Have a Kmartlicious day!”
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Marshall is one city I have driven through many times, but never stopped to explore. It’s less than an hour and a half away from me.
Fun tidbit: Marshall was one of the finalists for a relocated from Detroit state capital, in fact they even built a building. Lansing was a compromise (it didn’t even really exist back then!)
I cant remember the last time a little ceasers was in a Kmart wow, thank you for sharing sir.
Hey Wallie, great video! I live in Michigan and I am planning on visiting and filming this location soon. I live about 90 minutes away from Marshall, Michigan and I am very eager to see it as Michigan was where Kmart was born and I know it won't be long til this location is slated for closing. If it were to close, it would be an honor if we met and filmed this location on its last day as this will mark the end of Kmart in Michigan and perhaps the end for the whole company in general. Thank you for posting this video and location and I really hope to visit this place very soon and film it for my channel.
It closed last month
Dude! Those pizza bags are amazing! And this is only 5 hours away from Pittsburgh?! That's crazy, a still open Kmart with a Little Caesars still in it... it was pure nostalgia watching this video Wallie. Thanks for showing this for all of us to watch
Cool video Wallie & Kayla im 56 so im a little older but i can remember back in the early 80s we had 3 Kmarts within 15 minutes of each other dolton,Illinois Lansing,illinois just south east of chicago and hammond indiana and before little Caesar's they just had the K cafe cafeteria GREAT MEMORIES!!
Its nice to see a inside of a k mart. Again thanks man
That Kmart in question, is not only the last Kmart in Michigan, but the last Kmart of its kind. All the other BIG Kmarts have closed [I think]. I _really_ hope this one doesn't close, or gets screwed over by Eddie Lambhurt, it's sad.
I been wanting to make the 4 and half hour trip to this store. This store looks amazing awesome. That was a good deal on this bags. Omg the little horse skit was funny 😄. I needed a good laugh. Let me know when you might be back over this way in NEO land I'm off weekends now.
This is such a beautiful Kmart and it reminds me SOOO MUCH of my store! Super cool to see this Kmart again! On a more funny note... I'd literally pay you for one of those pizza bags those are SO AMAZINGLY AWESOME! 😍😍😍😍 Lol I gotta add, that would literally be my reaction being caught on that rocking horse XD
Hi Optopolis
@@mydogdiedandimsadhi2474 👋 Maholo! 😁
My dog died
Our kmart in Oscoda Michigan closed this past December. I remember when it was built. Its sad how much we've lost due to greed.
Appreciate that you shared this💜
this is gonna be the last Kmart remaining in the entire Midwest unfortunately since they are closing down the last Kmart in North Dakota
@@jackwilliams5474 I do I have a mixed feeling dude
Yup, that is correct. I'm in MN and all the ones here are now closed, as well as all the ones in the neighboring states too.
@@jackwilliams5474 OH I see I thought it was 40 stores in general but your just saying 34 Non closing stores but the stores that are currently liquidating are not closed yet I'm sorry I doubted you :(
Nice to see a kmart still around
Would rather support Kmart over Walmart any day, I avoid Walmart any chance I can get
WallieB, you need to have some kind of giveaway/contest for one of those Little Caesar Kmart Pizza Bags!!! I want one!! I hope you grabbed every last one they had!
Love that joke with the blood pressure machine 2,000 years later was hilarious
Those digital one's always say im hypertensive, when i go to my Dr, the nurse has the analog one that is more accurate and always says i'm normal. Funny them digital things
I added this video to a playlist I have dedicated to Kmart. I went to my branch often.When I was little I had a rocking horse and I named it Kmart,Lol
This video brings back a lot of memories. My first job was at a Kmart in Indiana. I worked there for four years (2009-2013). They’re still using the same signage, fixtures, even selling the same men’s house slippers! 😆 I don’t know if we even have any Kmarts left in Indiana which sucks because I miss shopping there.
And yes it's just like the 90s im 55 i remember. I like the old Kmart better with the terquouse "Kmart" sign.
Nice store very clean and stocked, nice road trip from PA. I miss K and Sears here in Tulsa either are still open.
This store has been added to the 7 Kmarts scheduled to close in August. Seritage Growth Properties (Lamperts Hidden Gems) terminated 7 leases due to Covid19.
That's awful! 🤔 How COVienient for Eddie to further drag this once successful retailer.
Love and miss Kmart,the one near wear i live closed last Dec 2019 in Michigan 😭
Cool the last time I was in a kmart was in 2013 nice looking kmart wow still has a little caesars pizza
I can’t believe the Oscoda Kmart closed! Now everyone will have to drive 30+ minutes for clothes
It is... surreal to see the store I work at through a UA-camr lens. XD
(If you love retro I wish i could show you an old clipboard I got that they were throwing out.) We at least got rid of the awkward old plastic banner on the top running boards in the pharmacy that featured people that were "just like you and your life" type of photo sets. The pharmacy also used to not be red at the top outside, but we had it painted a few years ago and updated the logo sign.
9:27 a lot of stores have had trouble keeping the cleaning/paper products aisles stocked since the pandemic hit,
So a little info on this store, it's literally the only store for miles in that area, Marshall keeps it alive, but I doubt Sears/Kmart will stay viable as the pandemic continues. I monitor this store being that it's only 45 minutes from me. As far as the coke and pepsi things go, it's the virus situation. Especially being that Kmart isn't high on our vendors list of places to be stocked. We have a hard time getting pop in in general in Michigan. As far as electronics goes, they cleared out their electronics area within the last 3 years.
Two Kmarts that used to be in my area (Dayton, OH) had fully functioning Little Caesars all the way to their closing. I ate at both a couple times each!
The front of that Building looks awesome :D I been to that one in micigan it was really cool
Great that kids so young as the two of you have a soft spot for nostalgia of Kmart. May your tribe increase in PA. Go Steelers!
I really Miss are Kmart it’s been along time. I live in Michigan and all are Kmarts are gone. Been going to Kmart since I was a child my mother took me School shopping their. Kmart where great back in the day.
We got pop back! It's not brand, but at least we have something!
Man, sad. Our last one closed in 2016. We went as they were being liquidated just to give it one last visit. My kids still miss it and wonder if anything is going to open in half of the old location. One part of it opened as a grocery store, the other side is empty. They put a wall inside right down the middle so they could have 2 stores there.
I just visited this Kmart today, and everything was fully stocked, the pharmacy was open, and Little Caesars was open. But one thing that really shows the lack of money is that the cashiers use these old white yellow-stained IBM cash registers
I love all your videos keep making them
Went here in October and it looked the same basically. They closed off the whole electronics corner and LC was still closed. All the traffic was at pharmacy and the only open register was at customer service desk. I got a book for me and a dog bone for my dog.
Dope video as always Wallie And Kayla!
Two in one day very nice
Agreed
I use to live in Marshall way back in the mid 80s. I believe that building you visited was built later on and replaced an older one.
Also, the layout in that store is a complete match to the layout we had at the Kmart I worked at in Detroit Lakes, MN. Wow bringing back good memories
6:14 the newest model listed is a 2011, so that's probably a good 10 years old!
It's almost spooky being empty . It's like a nightmare were you are lost.
i always used to use those blood pressure machines as a kid out of boredom
Anyone ever heard of Roses and Variety Wholesalers? Roses was a competitor to Walmart and Kmart in the Southeast 30 years ago. Somehow Roses remains by selling ONLY items that are profitable. Not sure if that can work for Kmart- but it may be the only thing that can work.
Enjoy your Kmart. Wish that I could shop there.
Keep up the good work Wallie and Kayla. You’ll are going good with your channel! Love y’all both! Hope to see you 1 day in reality! That would be awesome if I did. Stay awesome the 2 of you.
I worked with the store manager in Shelby Township! Great manager.
The grocery and home goods are hard to come by for stores right now. Since there is a shortage due to the virus, companies like Target and Walmart are being forced to pay more for those products. Kmart can’t afford to pay more, so they are likely just going to have to wait until prices stabilize before they can get those products back on the shelves.
Cool, y'all made it to my state of Michigan. I didn't know it was any Kmarts left here. But that one looks nice but pretty dead though. I wonder how much longer it's gonna stay open.
I went here in April. A awesome place!!
I was actually in town and was in the store a couple weeks ago. I remember going here as a child and it’s definitely seen better days. They get JUST enough business to stay afloat and there’s a rumor of it closing like every month and a half.
(If you must know what I needed there, it was dark chocolate M&Ms and some makeup. Got the M&Ms but had to go to the Rite Aid in the plaza to get the makeup I was looking for.)
I thought it had already closed. Wish I knew you were going there. It would have been a short trek there for me.
I can remember when a "Blue Light Special" was marked by a blue _gumball machine_ light on a pole mounted to a shopping cart.
I’m planning on getting there soon !
I love these videos ☺
Wow awesome video 👌👍
I’ve never seen a Kmart with that kind of entrance
The entrance looks like the old walmart smaller store that we use to have near us and now we got the supercrapstore.
OK that makes sense. At first I suspected looking at the entrance that maybe this building was something else before it was a Kmart.
@@peterjszerszen I live in Roscommon MI, and yeah I believe you're right, West Branch's was similar.
@@ericschultz6395 i was thinking the same thing! I live in East Tawas so West Branch kmart was a favorite of mine! Sure miss that one as well aa the Oscoda store.
@@gaylenewood7707 Crapstore had ceiling fans in their vestibule, this one doesn't, but it was always a Kmart, just like this Collinsville, IL store which also opened the same year (1989). VERY short lived Kmart prototype.
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Schaumburg, IL used to have 2 kmarts in 2001. Fairly decent store, bought stuff for my first apartment there.
This store has been pretty bare for years, but I do believe this was filmed when there were still a lot of supply chain issues. I was still working at the Walmart near the Lakeview Square Mall around this time and we didn’t look much better than this.
Also, that fitting room has not been staffed or even really maintained in years. It was usually a “walk in and hope for the best” situation
Another great video
Dang I remember when we lost my Local Kmart in Southgate Michigan 😔
Pz9 The best fighter yeah it is
I used to go to the movies right by there ! Across the street ( Fort )
I remember when Taylor Super K closed! :(
Y4123 I was there on the last day 😔 can’t believe out of all things it’s now a Kroger
@@brader2k6 Southgate Super K was my great grandparents' go to place for grocery shopping until it closed
Taylor is now Ford offices, it's sad
Wish I knew you was coming to michigan.i could of showed you alot of places around here
I got so happy when I saw a kmart in vero beach Florida only to find out it was closed...... :(
Love the horse dude!
The sign over the entrance to Hell says WELCOME TO WALMART .
I remember when kmart had its own internet service did you ever try it I did and loved it . miss
Kmart
I've not seen a 90s Kmart like this one in 17 years the new one we had in the late 90s shut down in 2001 and all the other ones we had in my area where the 70/80s ones.
My aunt lives in that town, I went there several times as a kid.
The Little Caesers was open today (July 7th). Unfortunately though, they have started blocking off parts of the sales floor to hide some of the empty space, like at the other stores you have filmed recently.
I worked at 3 kmarts and thats how they all start a year before they close they stop getting stock in ussally the garden cell/ the back slowly and then boom ypur closeing
Nice clean looking K-mart. There is nobody shopping! Too bad they had to close up. In NY state I believe that they are all gone! Sad really sad!
I live right by this Kmart. Go here all the time
I miss the Kmart in North Hollywood, California. It had so few people that if you shot a canon through the store, no one would get hit. Please visit one of the few remaining Kmarts in California
Marshall is cool! Did you get to drive through downtown? Did you hit up Schuler’s and get some prime rib?
very clean...