Thursday, January 19, 2017

Living Spaces

Living Spaces (Former The Great Indoors)
700 S Rampart Blvb. Las Vegas NV 

Back In November 2016, I wrote a Blog about this store. The Store never worked out for Sears and closed. Fry's Electronics purchased the building in 2011 while Fry's hasn't done much other then let the building sit empty till August of 2015. Living Spaces came in with a winning offer of $13.5 million.

Living Spaces is like an Ikea but with a more modern type furniture. The store has already held a grand opening A few weeks after the Blog I posted in November 2016. Stay tune for photos. 

Kmart/ Sears Outlet Part 2

Kmart/Sears Outlet Part 2
10405 S Eastern Ave, Henderson, NV


I promised you all i would make it back to the Former Super Kmart for some photos of my own. Thats exactly what i did today on my day off from work. During my trip i was able to score on a Electric mixer for only $14.39 after the closing sale discount. The store was very busy when i went, probably haft the city was there. It was hard not to photograph customers faces.  Anyway back to what i was saying, The sale was 10-40% off throughout the store even in the Sears Outlet. Many employees were stocking shelves, adding price stickers. I did ask one employee what will happen after the store does close and Jene told me employees have the option if another store has an opening either Kmart or Sears, but Jene told me she is moving out of state once the store closes for good with her future husband as they are engage. The store pharmacy during this visit was still open but soon will close with prescriptions transferring to CVS Across the street. Kmart did hire an outside Security company to come in to help with the closing sale and to check receipts. Lets take a look though some photos 

Very Busy Parking lot. Had to park over near Trader Joe's 
Some People may believe the Former K Cafe was located behind the
Yellow Kmart sign. Well you are all wrong....
  The KCafe I mention in my Earlier Post was located between
the Former Deli & Meat Department.
I Still Can't get over the Wonderful pain job Kmart did during Transformation from a
Super Kmart to just a regular Kmart. Sears Outlet would had read Groceries.
The Right doors were broken and being fixed. Not sure why Kmart or even Sertigage would even bother the store is closing.

Walking into the Former Grocery side


Grocery On Right.

Lots of Laundry items 10% off. Too bad I went to
Costco before coming here. 
Brooms, Mops anyone? All 15% off.

Pet Aisle. All 10% off.

Valentine Bears 20% off $30. I think $30 is a little too much since you can go to Target and get one for $12-20, Just saying.

More Big Bears. Home Stuff on both sides if you are looking at the Pillows in the middle.

I Heard that these bears will take a while to sell as they have More in the back. 

Need a Washer or Dryer 20% off. 


Former Grocery. I know you are probably thinking, but No the save 20-60% sign  wasn't added during the closing sale but was added during transformation. So you are now saving an additional 20% throughout the Sears Outlet on already low prices.  
A Random BBQ with 20 boxes for it behind it. Yes I counted, Give me a break people. 

Furniture for Sale? 

Looking from the Middle Right Side of the Store to the Front. 

More Furniture and Home Decor. Stains on the Ceiling from a former Leak that was fixed. Kmart does a great job keeping the classic brown ceiling. 

Pharmacy still open but not accepting new Prescriptions. Shelves were bone-dry inside. 

Items Placed in the middle in back of the store. 

Cards. Yes, even Valentine. 

Former Super Kmart Swing Doors. 

A Kmart Employee on Left next to Home Decor. 

Shoes on Right. Clothing straight. Lawn Chairs on Left. 

Lots of Bikes on sale 10% off. 

Looking towards the front of the store with clothing. 

Mens Clothing

Mattresses on Right, Toys Near lady with Former Super Kmart Blue Cart.  
Former Garden Center now house random Stuff. 

Another Look at a Old Cart. On Right is more toys that would had housed Seasonal. 

2 Registers open only with 3 cash registers and employees in Former Customer Service 

Women Clothing

More Women Clothing

Waiting in line to check out while looking towards the back of the store. 

Waiting to checkout looking at the Left Side of the store. 

Christmas stuff now 70%. A week ago i went to the Kmart where i take my prescription too had the Left side of the store full of Christmas Wrapping Paper in which i took advantage too. Even this store had wrapping paper but not as much. 
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Customer Service Stright ahead now only use for Checkout during the closing sale. 
You heard people? All Sales Final. No Exceptions. Try to return something to another store will not work as employees stamp your receipt.

The Red is a stamp that employees uses so you can't return stuff.

Kmart/Sears states "Savings Are Here To Stay" I Made this photo bigger so you can read if you like.

Thats all the pictures i have. For Now stay Safe and See you in the next Blog. 

Wednesday, January 4, 2017

Kmart/ Sears Outlet Part 1

Kmart/Sears Outlet (Former Super Kmart Center) Part 1
10405 S Eastern Ave, Henderson, NV
"Closing April 2017"
Former Photo back in 2001
Current Photo
           
This store opened up in 2001 one of the last few ground up Super Kmart. When the store opened not only after 5 months Kmart Corporate filed for Bankruptcy which stopped Kmart opening anymore stores. In 2002 Walmart & a Target Greatland opened down the street which didn't have much impact on this store till 2010 when Kmart announced changes to this store. The changes were to convert the grocery side to a Sears Outlet. During the remodel the whole store received a fresh remodel with new paint and a smaller electronic section. The store remodel was finished by the end of 2010. The store stills carries groceries but only 4 isles. In 2012 sertigage took over the lease for Kmart and had the former Grocery Sears Outlet side up for lease but is now taken down due to the closure of the store. The store never offer a Auto Center but did offer a Kcafe. The Kcafe was located in between the deli and meat department of the grocery side instead of being right up against the side of the store. Take a look at some photos below:

(taken from Kmartworld) I will get down to this kmart during closing sale to capture some of my own.
Grocery Side (Hint on the paint Kmart Did during remodel. Something Kmart does at a lot of there locations

Walking in the grocery side of the store

Old Super Center Isle signs and former Produce Section 
Former Produce & Frozen Foods 

Checkouts (all registers stayed even after remodel none were takin out unlike other super centers)

Pharmacy straight back. Former Frozen foods on right. Bed & Bath on left. 

Kmart left behind a row of Fridgerators and Freezers. Looks a lot better then the old Beat up ones in all the other Kmarts. 

Former Meat on back wall and isles full of groceries in the middle of the now sears outlet

Former Back Wall in sears outlet was Dairy. Pharmacy was in the back of the store which is now close as of January 2, 2017 in part of getting the store ready to close.

Former Isles from the grocery section that now blocks Sears outlet 

My photo (As you can see the store Pharmacy is already close 

Beauty on right. Cards on Left. Camping behind 2nd pole on Right. Stright back Auto.

More isles moved during remodel. The door was for the former grocery section but now is use for storage Sears Outlet. Behind the Blue & Grey bins was dairy.

Camping/Bikes on right. Home decor on Left.

Shoes on Left and kids clothing.

Newer Layaway sign that was installed in 2012. Auto Care on Left. 

Hardware on Right. Auto Care on Left

Hardware

Electronic section on Right. Kids clothing on Left

Women Clothing

Kids Clothing

This store had a bigger Electronic Section till 2014. 

Former Video games that now house Pillows & Mattresses

Men Clothing

Garden Center 

Garden Center

Garden Center

Outdoor Garden Center that still was used in 2016 during the summer. Now close due to the closure of the store and its winter.

Outdoor Garden Center

Women Clothing

Kmart didnt want to make the K closer to the rest of the thank you sign above the door. Dark space was a old Olen Mills Portrait.

Customer Service & Online pickup 

Straight back Sears Outlet. Left Women Clothing & Jewelry. Right Registers

Door leads to former iPhone Repair shop, Arcade and now nothing. 

The Slots are already closed and was original to when the store first opened

Jewelry 

Former Ollis Mills Portrait. 

Customer Service/ Registers/ Restrooms.

Customer Service back wall, OnlinePickup closes to the Icee Machine

The store had started its closing sale on January 1st 2017.