Farmington Hills Kmart to Close: Liquidation Sale, Last Days

FARMINGTON HILLS, MI – Sears Holdings said Tuesday that a Farmington Hills Kmart has been added to the list of stores that will be shuttered under a huge downsizing that further frays the discount chain’s Michigan roots.

Liquidation sales began April 21 at the Farmington Hills Kmart on Orchard Lake Road in preparation of the store’s mid-July closure.

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Kmart, part of the once shining Sears retail empire, was founded in Detroit in 1899 by Sebastian Spering Kresge and was one of America’s largest retailers when it filed for bankruptcy in 2002. Kmart was headquartered for years in Troy, where Sears announced in February that support staff workers would be laid off as the company further constricts.

Sears has made two announcements of plans to shutter more than 125 stores in recent months — including stores in Taylor and Houghton Lake, which will also close in mid-July. A Sears store in Ft. Gratiot Township and a Kmart in Ironwood have already closed as Sears Holdings tries to overcome declining revenues and billions of dollars in losses.

Riefs didn’t say in his email to O&E Media how many stores would be shuttered, but The Consumerist said the affected stores include Kmart stores in Michigan, Georgia, Iowa and West Virginia.