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We went to a Kmart store and saw why the company is in danger of shutting down completely
I went to the Kmart store in Penn Station in Manhattan.
The store had massive Easter displays everywhere, including in the entryway.
Also up front there were pieces of fruit, batteries, phone chargers, candy, drinks, and a lot of other random small items.
The first floor of the store was reminiscent of a CVS or Rite Aid. It had every drugstore makeup and hair care brand, and the prices were about the same.
Almost all of the merchandise on the first floor was on sale. Some items were as much as 50% or 60% off.
Overall, it was pretty messy in this area, with merchandise lining the floors.
As I continued through the front of the store, I was greeted with more Easter merchandise, candy, gum, snacks, and other things typical of a drugstore.
Shelves were messy with random items throughout the store ...
... and this is how the $3 glasses were organized.
This recycling unit was hidden in a random corner, between the perfume and party supplies. The store was disorganized and difficult to navigate.
I eventually found my way to the toy aisles, which took up about a third of the floor. It was clean and well-stocked, for the most part ...
... but a lot of shelves were stained and empty.
Here's another spot that looked empty.
Near the toys was a small grocery section ...
... a gardening aisle ...
... and a home-improvement aisle, with a few abandoned shopping carts that had been left behind.
The home-improvement section continued on the second floor. There were some glaring issues.
Some of the merchandise here was damaged.
The second floor, which was also where I found the children's clothes and shoes, definitely had more empty shelves than the first floor.
A huge, outdated DVD section took up most of the electronics department ...
... and this gross bucket was just sitting in the aisle. The floors all around were chipped and stained.
I made my way back through the maze that was the second floor and went to the third floor. There was a huge NYC-themed memorabilia section. While some of it was well-stocked and organized, other shelves looked like this.
Aside from the tourist memorabilia, the entire floor was women's clothes and shoes. Almost everything was on sale, and few things cost more than $25.
There was also a big sports apparel section, and everything was 25% off.
Women's shoes were also on sale ...
... with some items costing as little as $4 or $5.
The registers on the third floor had a similar setup to the first floor, selling smaller merchandise and snacks. The store sold just about everything, but it was confusing to navigate and often dirty. There were a lot of empty shelves and messes all over the store.
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