Only five Sears stores remain in the country, with the end likely near for what was once the mightiest American retailer.

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Kmart opened at 844 W. Johnson St. in 1979 as the first store to open in the new Forest Plaza, just before Sears and Osco Drug. The store was known for carrying a variety of items and also helping ...