Kmart closing one of its last Hawaii stores

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Kmart is closing one of its last stores in Hawaii in Kailua-Kona on the Big Island.
Published media reports say the Big Island store is expected to close this summer.
The Kailua-Kona store’s closure is part of the latest round of about 40 store closures across the country.
The closure leaves just the Kauai store in Lihue as the only Kmart store to be open in the Islands.
The Sears-owned company has been on a downward spiral, as online retail giants like Amazon grab more and more retail market share throughout the years.

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