These photos show why no one shops at Kmart anymore
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But its sales have been tanking for years, and now it's closing dozens of stores.
At its peak in 2000, Kmart raked in $37 billion in sales and had 2,156 stores.
Since then, Kmart's sales have dropped 72% to $10 billion. It now has just 941 stores, with plans to close nearly 70 more by next month.
We went to a Kmart store in Richmond, Virginia to find out why it's losing customers.
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