Dead and Dying retail: February 2012

Sunday, February 26, 2012

Super Kmart in Mentor, Ohio

Nicholas Eckhart

This is a currently operating Super Kmart Center store at 9200 Mentor Avenue in Mentor, Ohio. This is one of only 25 Super Kmart stores still in operation. At 195,529 square feet this store is the second largest Super Kmart that is still open; second only to the Lorain, Ohio store. I noticed this store has better space management than many of the Kmart stores I have been in. In other stores some of the front service areas and the auto centers are vacant. Here at this store they have all the service areas up front filled and the former Auto Center is home to a privately operated service center called Mentor Complete Car Care.

The front of the store is filled with various places like Indians and Browns team shops plus a nail salon. Also, there is a bike shop in the old Florist area. I feel the store would do better in Mentor if it received a Little Caesar's Pizza Station and improved curb appeal. The grocery section is not updated, but there are plans to update it in the future. The store retains most of the look it had when it opened in the early to mid 1990s.
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Enjoy the photos

Photos from February 16th, 2012