Dubuque Kmart closing [View all]
End of an era here in Dubuque
Kmart stores in Dubuque and Platteville, Wis., are set to close in the next few months, according to a list obtained by the Telegraph Herald.
The Dubuque retail store, 2600 Dodge St., is on a list of 78 stores marked for closure in the next few months. The list also includes the store located on U.S. 151 in Platteville.
The pharmacy in Dubuque’s Kmart closed Dec. 1. Officials from Sears Holdings Corp., Kmart’s parent company, said at the time that the Dubuque store would remain open.
"Store-closing sales" are set to begin Friday, Jan. 6, according to a spreadsheet dated today. The estimated store-closing date of the Dubuque location is March 26, and the Platteville store is set to close March 19.
If this is true it's a shame, but I think it's been coming for a while. The Dubuque Kmart never seemed all that busy anymore and it seemed like the store has been declining for a while now. If memory serves the Dubuque store was the first one opened here in Iowa about 50 years ago, and was the first store open on Sundays around here too. (Mom said that really pissed off some of the old time Catholics).
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