You mentioned that the KMart was an old Grant's store and I instantly had a flood of memories of the one my mom worked at (Pontiac IL.). It too was taken over by KMart. Thanks for making this video and the wonderful trip down memory lane.
hey wallie. big fan of the channel man!! just wanted to share something i thought you would love. my mom and dad met at kmart in 1978 started dating in 1979 and married in 1980. theyre still together in 2020. the store they met at has since closed, but its cool because my brother and i both worked at the store where they met. i actually did as my dad and met a girl there whom i fell in love with (until she cheated on me but you know life happens) kmart holds very special place for me in my heart in so many ways. i love that you show these videos man to keep the spirit alive. also my mom and dad love your videos!! next time you visit a kmart (all mine are gone in my area) if you could snag another register light id happily buy it from u as i think it would be a great anniversary present for them. (keep the light of their love alive in a way from where they met) keep on trucking man!!
7:09 - "Why is that one guy's arm bigger than the other one?" Kinda like the Family Guy episode where Quagmire got that big arm from...well, you know. 😅
Hi Wallie. Our Kmart in Lockport NY, which closed in 2002 if I remember right, was originally a Grants before Kmart bought them and this Kmart looks almost exactly like our Kmart did and brought back huge memories for me. Wallie, that Kmart could almost be a twin to what ours was being a former Grants. Our Kmart has mostly been divided into a plaza like setting which today houses Office Max, Harbor Freight Tools, Dollar Tree, Steak and Sushl Restaurant and still has some empty space as well. Really enjoy your videos Wallie!!!!!! Looks like Fast Eddie is trying to make fast bucks by selling everything!!!!!!!!
I recently visited my local kmart again and everything is being moved to the front. They were selling 4 electric shopping carts for $50 a piece, however they all had "out of order" signs rendering them useless. They were even selling shelves and a special refrigerator from the pharmacy
I live in South Carolina but born& raised in Williamsport and go back to visit family yearly. I loved this Kmart too. I remember my Great Grammie Switzer taking us to Grants and eating in the cafeteria. Great memories 🥰
The last K mart that closed last year by me held strong for years, even when Walmart opened pretty much across from it, but it was all just a matter of time.
Definitely a very different looking Kmart can tell it was something else before.Hopefully it won’t stay vacant long looks like the building is in good shape for another business.
I was there just last year. Surreal that this one is closing, too. I remember when Selinsgrove closed, and how outdated everything was. I think Wilkes Barre is still open, but I'm not sure anymore lol
I keep hoping for some cool goodies to emerge at the Kenosha store. All they have are metal racks and bottles of floor varnish...so many bottles of floor varnish!!
I worked at this KMart for almost a year as overnight stock. Man was it some of the most fun times I’ve ever had at a job! If anyone has any general questions about this specific store, I’ll try my best to answer them!
I never understood why Kmart never replaced that putrid green tile. Every Grants-turned-Kmart store I've been in or seen all has it, even 40+ years later!
With all these stores closing and so many people online shopping things will get worse and one day there will be no where to go and we will never leave our homes except to go to a park or something and who wants to do that everyday...one decade we were couch potatoes and now we are worse sitting at computers and rarely leaving homes!!
hey man I see your videos all the time I work for kmart i have worked for them 19 years this feb I work at a kmart 3040 in Hyannis cape cod I just don't get it any more I,ve seen kmart when thay had 2,800 stores mybe if lampert would sell the 46 kmarts that are left to some that has cash to fix it mybe it could be saved
18:20 That shirt should've been put on clearance in 2014. That it wasn't is just laziness. People like to blame Walmart, but poor management is what put Kmart out of business.
While out this way you should've gone to check out the Berwick, PA Kmart (former Jamesway I believe) and/or the Towanda one. One thing I noticed with this recent round of closures is that the electronics section (save WAY overpriced DVD's and Blu-Rays) seems to be completely gone within the first month of the closing sale. At least in previous waves of closures there were some display model TV's left a few weeks prior to closing.
Been to that location many times going back to the early 70's (thru early 80's). Sad to see. The restaurant was good if I remember right. Don't know if they kept that more recently.
Those magnetic holders that hold expensive merchandise, sadly you can buy the magnet opener online. When I worked for Ross, there was a group of individuals who took 40-50 bottles of fragrance which are kept in those containers and walked right out with the product and hid the containers around the store. I found them and asked how that was possible with out the opener and my manager said they bought it online. Sadly because there is so many people who want to steal, these magnets are online now :( it did not used to be that way.
Just like a kmart but on steroids. Most were close to 200,000 sq ft. they sold every thing kmart / Walmart did but also had massive appliance departments they were the first super centers. Not sure why it failed maybe shoppers weren't ready for that big of a store.
They get money back that way and don't need to pay the bills for it anymore There's still one in New York that's booming and an Australlia chain that's like 10x better.
this store was sold off in late 2018 from sears holdings in what i thought was an effort to save this location. seemed like it was gonna be safe at least for awhile so now i'm confused as to who it was sold to and who made the ultimate decision to close this one.
The fact that they allowed him to buy back the company out of bankruptcy to further loot the corpses of Kmart, Sears and every other asset from the combined companies means that nothing will happen to that piece of human garbage.
Ummm why is there no mart after the kinda small “K” in the front entrance I think it’s because they didn’t have enough money to put the mart on there haha lol 😂 if that’s true I would pass out laughing looks like a modern target and Kmart had a baby haha Lol I love wallie not in a “sexual romantic way”lol but I love his videos type of way his videos are so entertaining so keep em coming mate enjoying he videos day after day😊😊😊
Love that Kmart “smell”. Every Kmart has it, as it hits you as soon as the door opens.
❤️Kmart popcorn smell, ❤️ toys, kmart specials,, shoes movies, music, film,
You mentioned that the KMart was an old Grant's store and I instantly had a flood of memories of the one my mom worked at (Pontiac IL.). It too was taken over by KMart. Thanks for making this video and the wonderful trip down memory lane.
hey wallie. big fan of the channel man!! just wanted to share something i thought you would love.
my mom and dad met at kmart in 1978 started dating in 1979 and married in 1980. theyre still together in 2020. the store they met at has since closed, but its cool because my brother and i both worked at the store where they met. i actually did as my dad and met a girl there whom i fell in love with (until she cheated on me but you know life happens) kmart holds very special place for me in my heart in so many ways. i love that you show these videos man to keep the spirit alive. also my mom and dad love your videos!! next time you visit a kmart (all mine are gone in my area) if you could snag another register light id happily buy it from u as i think it would be a great anniversary present for them. (keep the light of their love alive in a way from where they met) keep on trucking man!!
My local Kmart closed in December so sad to have no Kmart near me now
They have a variety of things to choose from still.Great tour Wallie!
I like the signage and the brick work I wish every kmart had it...
I miss my old kmart in my home town
I remember this place, it wasn’t maintained very well. Dirty and musty.
Brings back memories though
Damn another one, so sad. I loved Kmart
Love how they're playing "Soak up the Sun" in January.. in Pennsylvania lol
Great video as always. Also, the former K-Mart in Weirton was also a former Grant City Department store.
7:09 - "Why is that one guy's arm bigger than the other one?"
Kinda like the Family Guy episode where Quagmire got that big arm from...well, you know. 😅
Hey the bathroom thing. Osha only requires a bathroom for employees.
Only sit down restaurants are required to have public resturants.
Hi Wallie. Our Kmart in Lockport NY, which closed in 2002 if I remember right, was originally a Grants before Kmart bought them and this Kmart looks almost exactly like our Kmart did and brought back huge memories for me. Wallie, that Kmart could almost be a twin to what ours was being a former Grants. Our Kmart has mostly been divided into a plaza like setting which today houses Office Max, Harbor Freight Tools, Dollar Tree, Steak and Sushl Restaurant and still has some empty space as well. Really enjoy your videos Wallie!!!!!! Looks like Fast Eddie is trying to make fast bucks by selling everything!!!!!!!!
I recently visited my local kmart again and everything is being moved to the front. They were selling 4 electric shopping carts for $50 a piece, however they all had "out of order" signs rendering them useless. They were even selling shelves and a special refrigerator from the pharmacy
I live in South Carolina but born& raised in Williamsport and go back to visit family yearly. I loved this Kmart too. I remember my Great Grammie Switzer taking us to Grants and eating in the cafeteria. Great memories 🥰
The last K mart that closed last year by me held strong for years, even when Walmart opened pretty much across from it, but it was all just a matter of time.
Good video sad another one is closing.
Really nice old town 👍
Definitely a very different looking Kmart can tell it was something else before.Hopefully it won’t stay vacant long looks like the building is in good shape for another business.
A shame to see that its closing that was such a nice kmart but its only a matter of time when they will all be gone awesome video bro
nice I just see you posted this Today this store is about a mile from my house and it is a Really nice Kmart
Love your vids and what you do you are awesome💖💜
I was there just last year. Surreal that this one is closing, too. I remember when Selinsgrove closed, and how outdated everything was. I think Wilkes Barre is still open, but I'm not sure anymore lol
Wilkes barre is shutting down..everything is just like that store.
**Patiently waiting for April fools day to see his name change to Wall-EB26 w/ a picture of Wall-E**
3:00 the smiley face bolons remind me of the old walmart smiley face
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Interesting looking Kmart. A lot of great fixture finds in there.
For some reason this reminded me of a mixture of a Sears and a Target.
Fixtures are cool. I like shelving
Seems like Lampert, Transform Holdco, and ESL Investments continue to run Kmart into the ground.
I live in williamsport, Pennsylvania and it's very sad to see it go
I keep hoping for some cool goodies to emerge at the Kenosha store. All they have are metal racks and bottles of floor varnish...so many bottles of floor varnish!!
cool to see you stopped at my kmart
This is a former Grants Department Store. Whenever you see green tile and these types of lights, thats a Grant's.
Great video as always.
I can walk to the Des Plaines IL Kmart but now I usually ignore it. Too depressing.
I worked at this KMart for almost a year as overnight stock. Man was it some of the most fun times I’ve ever had at a job! If anyone has any general questions about this specific store, I’ll try my best to answer them!
I miss going into one to look for a movie, get my prescriptions and have lunch... NO THANKS TO EDDIE...
I never understood why Kmart never replaced that putrid green tile. Every Grants-turned-Kmart store I've been in or seen all has it, even 40+ years later!
The BP on Perry Highway (the corner of Perry and Three Degree Road) is abandoned and boarded up now.
Awesome video man
the Lycoming Mall is closing here too all the stores all slowly closing
That's a shame. I used to prefer going there over Susquehanna Valley Mall , but even SVM is basically dead.
I'm the same way some of the craziest things I find so cool
Great looking store. Just another one to bite the dust unfortunately.
@1:41 Look like they’re using an different font style on the outside garden shop sign and also it’s lighted
With all these stores closing and so many people online shopping things will get worse and one day there will be no where to go and we will never leave our homes except to go to a park or something and who wants to do that everyday...one decade we were couch potatoes and now we are worse sitting at computers and rarely leaving homes!!
This was my local Kmart. It's a hobby lobby now.
I miss Kmart
Every store that's closing (Not just Kmart) uses the exact same "store closing" . "Nothing Held Back" signage.
WallieB26 for President
hey man I see your videos all the time I work for kmart i have worked for them 19 years this feb I work at a kmart 3040 in Hyannis cape cod I just don't get it any more I,ve seen kmart when thay had 2,800 stores mybe if lampert would sell the 46 kmarts that are left to some that has cash to fix it mybe it could be saved
I miss Kmart!!!
There's a Kmart over in rehoboth beach Delaware that's closing
Back in the day, that Kmart had a cafeteria. I would go there in the morning and have breakfast.
18:20 That shirt should've been put on clearance in 2014. That it wasn't is just laziness. People like to blame Walmart, but poor management is what put Kmart out of business.
how much were the maniqunes going for. those things are expensive on ebay
SOON TO BE BYE-BYE TO KMART IN WILLIAM-SPORT,PENNSYLVANIA FOREVER.
While out this way you should've gone to check out the Berwick, PA Kmart (former Jamesway I believe) and/or the Towanda one. One thing I noticed with this recent round of closures is that the electronics section (save WAY overpriced DVD's and Blu-Rays) seems to be completely gone within the first month of the closing sale. At least in previous waves of closures there were some display model TV's left a few weeks prior to closing.
So sad 😢
The Mustard thing is Facebook famous lol!!!
At first I thought this was one of those double decker Kmarts
what's the closest KMart to Pgh. now?
Been to that location many times going back to the early 70's (thru early 80's). Sad to see. The restaurant was good if I remember right. Don't know if they kept that more recently.
I can hear Nelly Furtado, the Fray, Maroon 5 in the background lol. Wow they’re selling a lot of stuff. I would’ve bought. a lot of it.
I looked back I believe u filmed this location about a year ago saying a non closing Kmart well now I see they are closing.
Those magnetic holders that hold expensive merchandise, sadly you can buy the magnet opener online. When I worked for Ross, there was a group of individuals who took 40-50 bottles of fragrance which are kept in those containers and walked right out with the product and hid the containers around the store. I found them and asked how that was possible with out the opener and my manager said they bought it online. Sadly because there is so many people who want to steal, these magnets are online now :( it did not used to be that way.
And another one!!
any close to Erie??
i want to catch them closing sales
and depending on what time you we're there I Just missed you I was in there about 3pm
What was Grants?
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W._T._Grant
Just like a kmart but on steroids. Most were close to 200,000 sq ft. they sold every thing kmart / Walmart did but also had massive appliance departments they were the first super centers. Not sure why it failed maybe shoppers weren't ready for that big of a store.
Are any still non closing?
Nice vid would someone please explain to me how closing every store is a strategy to save the franchise? Am I missing something?
They get money back that way and don't need to pay the bills for it anymore
There's still one in New York that's booming and an Australlia chain that's like 10x better.
I remember that kmart I live near there
soon they be no kmart anymore.
What's up with Lay Away? Is that for people who can't save money on their own?
Bill L well it guarantees your item is on hold until you finish paying for it.
good video
I am interested and approved about kmart closings video that were founded instantly
Did you do Kmart Lebanon pa I got the Bluelight from there
A Popeyes and texas roadhouse opened next to it also
Wallie living in the UK and not been to USA in a whike did they start shutting stores that were still taking good sales .such a shame
Are you going to keep reg
this store was sold off in late 2018 from sears holdings in what i thought was an effort to save this location. seemed like it was gonna be safe at least for awhile so now i'm confused as to who it was sold to and who made the ultimate decision to close this one.
I just can't help but wonder if the whole chain will be gone by 2021 .
Probably
Pretty much! Ours just closed a couple months ago..
Probably in the US, Guam and Puerto Rico may survive due to the lack of competition.
THIS IS WHY A RESTATE PERSON SHOULD NOT GET INTO RETAIL !!!!!!! (SCREW YOU FAST EDDY)
Is all Ed lampert fault he will go to jail.
Yeah he'll be blowing someone else's kmarts😉😁👍🏻.
The fact that they allowed him to buy back the company out of bankruptcy to further loot the corpses of Kmart, Sears and every other asset from the combined companies means that nothing will happen to that piece of human garbage.
maybe you SHOUD have looked to see if the bags had K instead of K Mart.. :P
Such a nice store. Shame fast Eddie is closing it what a bhenchod
R.I.P KMART IN WILLIAMSPORT, PENNSYLVANIA
R.I.P KMART IN WILLIAMSPORT, PENNSYLVANIA
Should have grabbed the couple of watches if they had them
My legs...😂😂🤣🤣⚘.
I live near by I went like 5 times in my life and it's always been awful
I wanna go to K!!! ROFL!!!
still no kings video
One by one they fall, when and where will be the last? 2020 for sure.💀💀💀
This looked like a nice store. Darn shame it is going. I noticed no Emily, maybe she got sold lol.
Oh my such a shame looks nice
Update this store was turned into a hobby lobby except for the restaurant
Here's an updated comment that Kmart is now hobby lobby
Ummm why is there no mart after the kinda small “K” in the front entrance
I think it’s because they didn’t have enough money to put the mart on there haha lol 😂 if that’s true I would pass out laughing looks like a modern target and Kmart had a baby haha
Lol I love wallie not in a “sexual romantic way”lol but I love his videos type of way his videos are so entertaining so keep em coming mate enjoying he videos day after day😊😊😊
another store closing , loss of jobs , store will probably just sit empty for years sad to see
Just how many kmarts were there in Pennsylvania?
1-23-20
I Don't live in PA I Live In The USA
But I Missed Kmart So Much
@FIREWORKS FOR LIFE oh okay
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