Kmart Forever

SEARS #1354 Opened:  1987 Closed:  2022 Address:  2500 W. Moreland Rd Photographed:  February 2022 The last Sears in Pennsylvania. Is closed. First opened in 1987, replacing B. Altman at the Willow Grove Park Mall, Sears' Willow Grove store outlived the other two stores to make it through 2020 (Media & Harrisburg). Likely due to dismal 2021 Christmas sales, in January 2022, this store made its way onto the chopping block, and closed on March 6, 2022. In 2016, this was one of several Sears stores to lease some of its space to Irish-based discount clothing store Primark. Formerly a three-level store, Sears #1354 was down to just one level in its final years. Photo by joshaustin610 on Flickr

KMART #3117 Opened:  1974 Closed:  2017 Address:  2620 Moreland Rd Exterior:  Arches Interior (at time of closure):  "Big Kmart" Photographed:  February 2022 This was the last operating Kmart in Montgomery County, like the Willow Grove Sears (which was actually the last in all of Pennsylvania). Kmart #3117 opened on March 21, 1974, predating the surrounding properties and buildings by several years. It was, however, announced for closure in 2017, closing in November of that year. In 2019, At Home opened in the space vacated by Kmart.  Photo by joshaustin610 on Flickr