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Kmart buys Sears for $11 billion.
By Sarah Hale Meitner, The Orlando Sentinel, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News By Sarah Hale Meitner, The Orlando Sentinel, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
Kmart Stores to Remain Open in Newport News, Va., Area.
By Sarah Sue Ingram, Daily Press, Newport News, Va. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News By Sarah Sue Ingram, Daily Press, Newport News, Va. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
Experts Offer Tips for Kmart Shoppers.
By Sarah Sue Ingram, Daily Press, Newport News, Va. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News By Sarah Sue Ingram, Daily Press, Newport News, Va. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
Kmart's Problems Have Yet to Hit Newport News, Va., Area.
By Sarah Sue Ingram, Daily Press, Newport News, Va. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News By Sarah Sue Ingram, Daily Press, Newport News, Va. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
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90+ Fabulous finds
Holiday Gifts for $50 or less If you want to avoid the frustration of finding the perfect item for folks on your gift list, here's a little help. On these pages, we've put together a heartfelt harvest of guilt-free gifts--all for $50 or less--in this one-stop shopping guide...
Give smart
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Make this holiday season a time for enjoying your family and friends--and sharing your love through great gifts. Now is the time to give smart without going into debt. We've filled this section with a virtual plunder box of goodies to give you 70-plus affordable ideas--from...
Making a comeback
By Michael Hooper THE CAPITAL-JOURNAL Customers who don't want to go into debt shopping for Christmas gifts are choosing layaway, a budget-conscious way to pay for things that started in the Great Depression. Sears is bringing back its layaway program two...
Kmart Stores Open Thanksgiving Day
Kmart Continues to Respond to Shoppers Needs With Extended Holiday Shopping Solutions and Unbeatable Deals HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill., Nov. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- For holiday shoppers who want to beat the "Black Friday" rush -- or just get out of the house after turkey-and-football -- the majority of...
Datebook
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Holiday Craft Faire -- 10 a.m.-4 p.m. today. Crafters offer woodcrafts, floral arrangements, candles, custom-made jewelry, food and more. $2 per person. Contra Costa Fairgrounds, 1201 W. 10th St., Antioch. For information, call 925-757-4400 or e-mail craft@ccfair.org. -- Delta Word Weavers -- 7-8:30 p.m. Monday. Adults can...
Holiday LED Lights Available at Kmart for Just $5.99
HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill., Nov. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Kmart has a bright idea for consumers who are looking for more economical ways to deck out their Christmas tree and create a stunning light display outside their home this holiday season. During the week of Nov. 16, Kmart shoppers can purchase...
Sears restores layaway amid retail gloom
CHICAGO -- Sears Holdings Corp. is bringing layaway back to its namesake stores next week, nearly two decades after it was scrapped, after seeing a strong response to the pay-as-you-go plan at its Kmart locations. The move comes as shoppers look for ways to save money during...
Microsoft Live Search cashback Showing Traction With Advertisers and Consumers
Search initiative creating higher ROI for advertisers and attracting users to Live Search. REDMOND, Wash., Nov. 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Microsoft Corp. today announced that since its launch in May, Microsoft Live Search cashback has seen positive traction in all three of the key metrics on which the...
Kmart Pharmacy Celebrates GoldK Day for Seniors
HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill., Nov. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- There are more than 70 million Americans over the age of 50 living in the United States. As part of Kmart's effort to provide helpful information about growing older, Kmart pharmacy is announcing its annual GoldK Day on November 18th from...
Haircut King Shares Techniques of Cutting Hair
PRESCOTT, Ariz., Nov. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- "The scissors fly and the hair falls, those are the obvious basics but there's more to cutting hair," Steve Woodham said. "I'm a songwriter, it's really all I ever wanted to do," Woodham said. "I became a barber so I'd be...
Kmart rolls out $1 PL O-T-Cs
Kmart is offering 10 over-the-counter medications in its private label American Fare line for $1 each with every prescription purchase. The O-T-Cs include aspirin, ibuprofen, children's pain reliever, baby aspirin, nasal decongestant, cough suppressant, antidiarrhea medication, and cough and allergy tablets...
It's not too early to try persuading wife and kids to downgrade
If America's mass-marketing machine has taught us anything, it's that it's never too early to start thinking about Christmas. I've been hard at work on it for weeks. Hard at work convincing my family that this is the year for Christmas Lite. You know, Christmas without the...
Kmart Makes Giving Disney-Themed Gifts Easy this Holiday Season
Thousands of gifts for all ages in one convenient place HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill., Oct. 31 /PRNewswire/ -- Kmart has ramped up its selection of Disney-inspired items for the holidays to delight gift givers and gift getters of all ages. The extensive selection at Kmart makes shopping for...
Layaway back to lure customers
Layaway hasn't quite gone away. In fact, the old-fashioned retail practice of having a store hold merchandise until it is paid for is making a comeback at a time when many consumers will be struggling financially to buy presents during the holiday shopping season. That said, only...
Layaway makes comeback this holiday season
Layaway hasn't quite gone away. In fact, the retail practice of having a store hold an item until you have paid for the merchandise is making a bit of a comeback at a time when many consumers will be struggling financially during the holiday shopping season. That said, only a...
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