I can remember when the only place to shop here was Kmart. I was glad they were here and am still glad. That's the trouble in this town. Throw out what some don't think is acceptable. I vote for more nail salon's.

Eye Sore, I think not. Take a look around you, an empty store is an eye sore. K Mart might not be the best but at least it has merchandise in it and I try to shop there to keep it in business so it won't end up being another empty eye sore like what is all around it. Take a look at the empty stores in Fayetteville and PTC, now those are eye sores. My recommendation to Sears who owns Kmart is to fill up that store with Sears products if possible. I was in there the other day looking for paint and supplies, almost nothing. Sears use to have good paint and if they put it in the PTC Kmart I would buy some. At this time in our economy I don't know what store would want to go in there so I will continue to shop there to hopefully help keep them in business until something better comes along...

I agree with everything that was submitted by boo boo. Without Kroger and K Mart their would be hardly anything left! With todays unemployment being so high, this store is the only one left where a single household income, single working moms or dads, can put layaway up for their families to have a decent Christmas. Look at all the empty buildings in Peachtree City. They are still building more, instead of filling up what is empty....I still do not understand that one?

You people kill me. Do you know how you force someone out? You take your business somewhere else and they will eventually close the doors. If they do not, then they must be doing ok, and serving some element of the community.

I'm curious how you propose you FORCE K-Mart out of town?

And to the person who suggested forced occupation of existing space, how do we force them to rent or buy a space? Is that what you were suggesting? If not, then I apologize.

In case people have forgotten, we do STILL live in a free market pro- capitalist society, where the owner of a business takes a risk and is either rewarded or not, and the consumer decides if they want the product. The job of the city is to encourage economic growth, protect its citizens, and provide basic services. Not FORCE a decent business like KMart out of town so you can have the latest greatest stores.

geezzz!!!

I think you know what we mean...lol. The community can't "force" them out (unless they say something bad about Obama.) But, K-mart is certainly not a "decent" business. The store's comp sales numbers are down 7% year over year and it is just barely holding on. It is a drag on the sales tax revenue (per retail square foot) generated for municipal services and its poor performance as an anchor store has led to the closings of most of the smaller stores and restaurants in the center. That's how retail business works...great anchors help the smaller stores thrive. Stop shopping there altogether and they will have to move out.