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At its peak in the 1990s, Kmart operated about 2,400 stores and employed 350,000 in the United States and Canada.

AVENEL, N.J. — On a busy stretch of Route 35 near Rahway, N.J., one of the nation’s last Kmart stores looks like a relic from the past. Its big red K is faded and cracked. Inside this most American of retail stores, popular for K Cafe luncheonettes and Bluelight Specials, a sign promotes 60 percent off clothing. A dining-room table was on clearance for $89, while Route 66 jeans went for $10.99 and pink ladies’ neck sweaters for $12.49.

Just four Kmart stores will be left open in the United States, with two of them located in New Jersey.

AVENEL, N.J. — On a busy stretch of Route 35 near Rahway, N.J., one of the nation’s last Kmart stores looks like a relic from the past. Its big red K is faded and cracked. Inside this most American of retail stores, popular for K Cafe luncheonettes and Bluelight Specials,

At its peak in the 1990s, Kmart operated about 2,400 stores and employed 350,000 in the United States and Canada.