STORE TOUR: Kmart, Des Plaines, IL (STORE CLOSING APRIL 2020)
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- Опубликовано: 17 мар 2020
- A look inside the last Kmart in the state of Illinois as it commences its closing sales. This store was extensively remodeled back in 2016 making it one of the few somewhat modern Kmart's that ever existed. This will most likely be my last Kmart Store Tour as there simply are none left to film. Right now the nearest, non-closing Kmart, is in Marshall Michigan which is about a three-hour drive from Des Plaines.
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COVID 19 and the channel: I don't plan to make any filming trips while a global pandemic goes on but I still have plenty of previously recorded content to share and post over the next few months. I'm still working and doing stuff for school so expect my upload schedule to remain as inconsistanant as always...
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Wow You Actually Read the Description!
You got there in the nick of time. 😁👍
I was just at this location this past Saturday
Wow, I can't thank you enough for showing this video! Although it is really sad to see that this Kmart is gone now, the memories will definitely stay. I remember when I was younger running up and down the toy isles chasing my brother while my parents shopped. I also remember during the holidays, this Kmart set up inflatable Christmas decorations. Fun times!
I only saw KMart as busy in the ad when they were closing and all the people wanted 90% off lmao.
Thank you K-Mart Please have a blessed day. Thanks for all the years of good shopping and great timez. OUR FAMILIES WILL TRULY MISS YOU..THANK YOU SO MUCH...
Lolita St Clair well yes but actually no
Now they have appliances where the pharmacy was. The store is half empty with up to 24 days left. 20 to 50% off. I bought shopping bags and notebooks as a souvenir. Great video.
I only filmed this two weeks ago and it must be emptying fast then. I wonder if COVID 19 will slow things down for them though...
@@LostDepartments so far the show goes on. Maybe they will close earlier than April 11th. I think they will.
6:38, no, it wasn't adding a "grocery section", as BIG Kmart's added those, it was adding a *FRESH PRODUCE* section, aka "K Fresh", as all BIG Kmart's had grocery sections known as the Pantry.
They had appliances in the first few weeks but they flew off the shelf, great video as always
Thanks You!!!
Thanks for asking us to stay safe. Nice gesture, you as well, buddy! We still have a Kmart here in ND (Minot), but I think they will close soon. They already closed Bismarck, GF, Fargo, and all the others.
I will try too... I don't understand how the one in Minot will stay open with no other Kmart's left in all the states surrounding it.
@@LostDepartments They will close soon. Well, there is one in Hamilton MT so that's a surrounding state but I'm sure they will also close. It's odd that big states like IL, TX, WI, OH, etc. have no Kmarts while freaking ND, MT, NH (tiny states) still have 1 each! Go figure.
@@LostDepartments trust me Jack and I been wanting it to closed down I've been wanting it to closed down since 2013 go figure (the last time I was there was in July 2019 and their was like nobody in the store)
1:50 there's also Minot, North Dakota (technically part of the Midwest), so 3 after Des Plaines closes, then 2 after Minneapolis closes.
Suposedly the reason for mass closures after bankruptcy is that they are having vendor issues. I read on the Layoff Site. The 100+ stores that remain are becoming barren. Sears is open for tools and appliances and the remaining Kmarts are open as usual since they are considered essential stores though employees complain products are not being replenished.
The largest discount general merchandise stores was from Walmart, Target & Kmart, to Walmart, Target & Meijer
And Meijer is only in the Midwest
If somebody from California or New York or Florida asks me what is Meijer, I would immediately tell him/her to go to school and get a job
I wish Meijer was in the entire US like I always thought until now
I thought this Kmart location is strong and it's still cheap to me, but it's sad that store is closing for no reason. Maybe it's a outdated, 😠and people just still don't trust about kmart cheap prices, especially Sears, that's what happens to Shopko. 😥And we're going to Kmart forever in Illinois, farewell Kmart.
They had appliances the last time I went there during the start of closing sale
Either they removed them quickly or they sold quickly. I bet on the first one.
I worked at Super K in Tinley Park IL. 97-99. Receiving associate. Great job for me in high school. Miss it!
Last time I last set foot in the store was March of 2017.. Bought some clothing and left. The store was empty back then too.
They're finished, along with Sears unfortunately. Insane there's only like 1 left in the Midwest (where it's currently HQ'd in, as well as where it was founded).
MidnightClub x96 sears still has 300-400 stores.
Welp
Just a matter of time before they go defunct
Yep. Sadly. If any will survive all bets are on Guam.
@@LostDepartments yea
It will after the pandemic is gone, two Kmarts would survive in North Dakota and Guam. Most of the Kmarts would be converted into movie theaters, Tesla car stores, gun dealerships, other big box chains, indoor amusement places, or just being the home for the homeless people.
Quite shocking this store closed after 53 years! Amazing.
Kmart stores haven’t really impressed me either since they’re run down and have generic looks too them. I know, this whole “Coronavirus” thing is crazy! Yes, it’s real but the news isn’t helping anything! I hope that everything is back to normal after March ends. I can’t wait until everyone is back out and doing stuff again! Stay safe!
Thanks, Stay safe too Christian. I want to get to a couple Art Van & Gordman's locations but that may be difficult with this going on.
I couldn’t agree more! It’s definitely concerning but at least the majority of us are healthy. I want to get the Elevators in Lombard/Downers Grove Art Van Furniture location because they were one of my childhood elevators. Even though they are Schindler MT, they were my very first ones ever! And it’s been two years since I’ve taken a video of those. Hope this can just simply “blow over.”
Greetings. I am from the future and now there are frickin riots happening all over the place for over a month. To add insult to injury, the virus is STILL here.
A store being up to date is nice aldi every 5 to 10 years get remodeled witch is nice but I don’t go thAre becuse I don’t have one near by
Aldi is amazing
Used to live across the street from one 17 years ago. It closed 2 years ago. However they just moved to the other side of town. Still a bunch of Aldi Locations in Fort Wayne.
For all of us that dont want Kmart to permanently go out of business, we could help the company by ordering stuff online on their website. Right now would be the perfect time to shop online on their site since most retail stores are in the same boat.
Update October 30 2020 Kmart has only 25 locations left
I remember when the bloomingdale store was closing.
It feels like a long time ago now. I only found out about that one when I randomly decided to read the newspaper.
Lost Departments did you see my two videos on the des plaines store and on Stratford square mall. I have a 3rd Kmart video coming up. I also only have 13 subs since I’m new to RUclips.
@@retailadventures6 I'll check it out but please don't spam comments on my channel. It makes you look unprofessional.
Lost Departments www.dailyherald.com/news/20200330/with-new-owner-in-place-concerns-remain-over-future-of-stratford-square-mall bad news for Stratford Square Mall.
Rip Elevators+More/Lost Departments Kmart store tours 2017-2020
RIP
I made a video on this Kmart too.
mall and train 555 K
Rest In Peace
RIP Kmart
Lost Departments: The last one in my state closed in February, and I got a back room tour of it on the last day, I uploaded the video of that last day on my other channel, it really sucks that it’s been over one month without Kmart in my state, at least we still got meijer
@@ItsPlungedYT Meijer is pretty good to be honest.
The significance was I believe this was the last Kmart store to close in Illinois.
This store was renovated? They must spent like 50 cents. They didn’t even change the signage on the exterior. No wonder it’s closing. A tired looking store makes the merchandise look equally tired.
They added a grocery department and just changed up the signage basically.
Lost Departments That figures.
Near my house
KMART STORE CLOSING IN DES PLAINES, ILLINOIS ON APRIL 2020
KMART STORE CLOSING IN DES PLAINES, ILLINOIS ON APRIL 2020
@@anandguruji83 ok we get it
How much for the cynder blocks?
I didn't check 🤦♂️
@@LostDepartments no prob bro , thank you
Marshall Michigan can film 🎞 for u, u can film Marshall
I already have barely enough time for my youtube channels. It was a challenge to find a day to travel 40 minutes.
Sears, Kmart, and blockbuster video Is awesome: If he doesn’t want to, he doesn’t have to, if you wanna go film it yourself, you can. It’s not his problem to please you
Grayson's Yard Sale shut your mouth I was just giving him a recommendation stop making a big deal out of everything it’s more like u that needs to stop making a big deal out of everything
Lost Departments yeah btw that other reply was rude I’m sorry it wasn’t u I was giving u a recommendation but someone wants to smart off on my reply and act like they make a big deal out of everything
Somebody told me that this Kmart store in Des Plaines Illinois closed down permanently they finished liquidation early because of COVID-19
7:20 Nice to know a 236% *increase* in profits is "dying"
money.cnn.com/1998/05/13/companies/kmart/
NEW YORK (CNNfn) - Riding the wave of consumer confidence that has shoppers lining up at the cash register, Kmart Corp. on Wednesday posted first-quarter net income of $47 million, a 236 percent increase over last year.
The Troy, Mich.-based retailer reported diluted earnings of 10 cents per share fot the quarter ended April 29, compared with 3 cents in the year-ago quarter. Those earnings beat Wall Street estimates by a penny, according to First Call.
At the same time, revenues for the company reached $7.5 billion, compared with $7.3 billion last year.
"With our eighth consecutive quarter of increased earnings per share, we continue to feel good about the turnaround momentum at Kmart," said Floyd Hall, Kmart's chairman, president and chief executive.
Hall cited "strong increases in our apparel and consumables area, together with improvement in interest expense," along with reduced inventory and improved interest expense.
Kmart, which operates more than 2,000 retail outlets nationwide, is among many retailers recently churning out strong earnings.
Analysts attribute the industry's health to the surging economy and the heightened consumer confidence that is putting shoppers in a spending mood.
"I would characterize the current times as the best of times for retail companies," BT Alex Brown retail analyst Patrick McCormack, told CNNfn's "Business Day" program Wednesday. "Retailers are benefiting from the strong consumer economy and benefiting from managing their businesses more intelligently."
The industry, he said, is taking steps to tighten cost and capital controls, adding that Kmart and department store heavy-hitter Federated Department Stores are both poised for continued growth.
Federated Department Stores Wednesday also released first-quarter earnings, reporting net income of $60 million, up 150 percent from the year-ago quarter.
Kmart's stock (KM) was up 7/16 at 18-9/16 while Federated (FD) was off 3/8 at 52-9/16 in Wednesday afternoon on the New York Stock Exchange. Back to top
I thought you film the Kmart on State Street in Rockford?
I'm not gonna post that. There wasn't enough footage. That store was also almost exactly like the one on Sandy Hollow Road.
Lost Departments Ok thank you
Kmart is stuck in the past the 1990s at best. Kmart refused to update they stores or anything. That's why nobody goes to Kmart anymore & they almost dead
Peeps are over reciting we are ready to be stuck home for 3 weeks but up in Vermont I don’t think we will run out of food we may have to go to almost every food store every whare but sears and Kmart is going to be gone and this virus is not helping one but
Grocery stores have become apocalyptic now. No Bread, No Milk, No Mean, and fist fights over toilet paper.
@@LostDepartments i was lucy to get bread milk snack stuff and that stuff not meat or tp tho
It's a shame that Illinois will have 0 Kmarts by April Eddie Lampert sucks he doesn't care about anything but himself as always #SavetheKmarts #SavetheSears #EddieLampertforJail
The end in inevitable for Sears and Kmart at this point. Both brands have been trashed for so long that they mean nothing now sadly.
@@LostDepartments I don't really care about Kmart as much as I used too anymore since I care more about Sears
@@LostDepartments I liked it better when Kmart and Sears weren't the same company before the merge in 2004/2005
@@DalmationProductions I hope they survive physically somehow just to honor their history. I never went to Kmart until I started this channel because there were none around where I live. I used to shop at Sears all the time but that's getting harder to do as they're all closing now.
@@LostDepartments I remember going to my childhood Sears in the early 2010s (I went there when I was 7/8/9 years old) what really caught my attention was when they were slated to closed in September 2017 and as of late 2018 that how I got into Kmart/Sears (even though I can careless about Kmart though)
me and my friends got kicked out from this store because one of my friends dropped a donut
Goodbye To Kmart Here In Des Plaines,Illinois Farewell.
What did Kmart/Sears do to deserve the treatment they get from you Lampert??!!!!
Definitely doesn't look like much of a remodel. Extremely old dated flooring and store fixtures. Old dirty looking walls. Sad really. No care for anything and it shows.
Kmart is dead...
They closed all in my state, they are more worthless than Sears.