Once-Iconic Big Box Retailer Closes Last Full-Sized Store in U.S.

It's officially the end of an era. Kmart, which was once the largest discount retailer in the United States with roughly 2,300 stores in the early 1990s, is closing its last full-sized store located in Bridgehampton, NY. After the New York location closes on Oct. 20, there will only be one Kmart store of any kind left in the country.

A store employee confirmed the upcoming closure to Newsday by phone Sunday. The Bridgehampton location had been open for 25 years, after taking over the lease from the now-defunct retailer Caldor in 1999...