Wow.

Kmart in Australia (A separate company, Australian owned, though it started as a licensing agreement with Kmart US in the 1970s) is still hugely successful. They are well known for "better than you would expect for the price" - that isn't their slogan, but it is how they are perceived. There are even online groups (facebook etc) of fan-customers who boast about their cheap decorating or fashion tips and tricks using stuff bought at Kmart. They have also expanded into New Zealand, where they are giving some strong competition to The Warehouse, the NZ equivalent.

Kmart here has one store brand for almost everything - Anko. Just about everything in the store is Anko. They tried expanding into the USA with stores branded as Anko, but they only opened in Washington state and it wasn't successful for whatever reason - they have now closed.

www.kmart.com.au/...

www.thewarehouse.co.nz/...

And before you start gasping about the prices, AUD $1 is currently 67 US cents. NZD $1 is currently 61 US cents.

And our retail prices include any sales taxes - we don't add on taxes at the register, the advertised price is the price you pay. (Legislated.)