The new Kmart store took up a whole block.
And the next month, Sears bought 50 Kmart stores for $576 million.
The line is not sold at any Kmart stores.
Of the 142,000 square feet in the Kmart store, only 30,000 were devoted to retail uses before the project was put together.
A total of eighteen Kmart stores opened that year.
Some of the workers affected may find jobs at other Kmart stores, the company said.
Historically, these stores are usually (but not always) attached to a Kmart store.
The union has been protesting outside of Kmart stores.
Best Buy - opened 2000 - half of former Kmart store.
Target - opened 2001 - built onto the north end of former Kmart store.