Attention Kmart shoppers: It truly is the end of an era.
The once-dominant retailer is finally closing its last full-size store in the contiguous United States.
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The store is located at Bridgehampton Commons Mall in swanky Bridgehampton, New York. The final day the store will be open is October 20, The Associated Press reported.
The move leaves just one store standing in the mainland U.S. -- a reduced-size Kmart in Miami, described by CNN as "a small convenience store version of itself." There are also store locations in Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
The retailer has not publicly commented on the store closing.
The earliest roots of Kmart date back to 1899 when Sebastian Spering Kresge opened a retail five-and-dime store called Kresge's in downtown Detroit. In the 1960s, the company shifted its name to Kmart and transitioned into a big box store chain.
At its height, the retail outlet operated about 2,500 locations worldwide. After struggling with financial issues and a series of business missteps, including merging with the iconic but equally challenged Sears, Kmart filed for bankruptcy in 2002 and a slew of store closings came in the decades that followed.
Kmart was most known for its famous "blue light specials," which offered a discount on a specific item for a short period of time. A voice over the store's intercom would announce the sale -- "Attention Kmart shoppers" -- as a flashing blue light directed customers to the item.
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