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660 wordsKmart Corporation EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Kmart continues to grow from 18 associates first employed at Kresge's five-and dime to more than 240, 000 associates that are currently employed at Kmart. Kmart opened two supercenter's and two discount stores, closed four discount stores and converted ten discount stores into supercenter's. As of October 31, 2001, Kmart operated 2, 113 stores compared to 2, 163 stores last year. CEO Charles C. Conaway initiated an aggressive plan to leapfrog the competition a...
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