Kmart was at one time the second-largest retailer in the U.S. After two bankruptcies, one as a Sears subsidiary, and a growing number of store closures, the big box department store finds itself on a gradual slide into liquidation.

After 43 years in the same location, a local Kmart closed its doors at the end of 2019. The 45,000-sq foot store – far too small of a store footprint for Walmart or…