The demise of a former trendsetterThe Bridgehampton store opened in 1999, taking the place of a former regional discount store, Caldor.
When the retailer emerged from bankruptcy it still had 231 Sears and 191 Kmart stores, but those were also almost all doomed.
A worker pushes a cart through the empty section in the Bridgehampton Kmart the size of a football field.
Laura Oliverio/CNNSeth and Victoria Black say they will miss the Bridgehampton KMart when it closes for good this weekend.
The demise of the chain, and the Bridgehampton store, brought back memories for the shoppers this week.
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