Front end cash registers at the Kmart store in the Bridgehampton Commons shopping center in Bridgehampton, New York. Interestingly, the store had received new, more modern cash registers at some stations a few months prior to my visit. At the time, that made me think that this store was not just hanging on, but was clearly still a going concern, if they were investing in new point of sale equipment. The thought was that they wouldn’t invest in new point of sale equipment if they were planning to shutter the place. This would end up not being the case.
At the time that this photo was taken, this store was the last full-size Kmart operating in the continental US. The week after this visit, the store began a going-out-of-business sale, and would close permanently on October 20. A Target store is planned to open in the space in 2026.
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