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Kmart hard at work on new prototype store

Struggling discount retailer Kmart Corp., Troy, Mich., plans to test a new prototype store this fall that will determine whether the company has a future going forward. Kmart is keeping details of the test prototype under lock and key until fall, but construction of one of the test sites will begin soon

in an existing store. The first test store will be located somewhere outside Detroit, CEO James B. Adamson said. The prototypes will follow in the footsteps of Target Corp., featuring well-lit environments and wide, easy-to-shop aisles. Pending the success of the test prototypes, the full rollout is expected to take several years.

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