

Racine Mayor John Dickert said the city has been looking at large retail sites, like Kmart for a long time and what the future will be. The 91,266-square-foot Kmart replaced its former location at 1750 Ohio St., which is now a Rogan’s Shoes distribution center.

Green Bay Road, in 1992 as part of the second phase of the High Ridge Centre, which also included a Toys “R” Us store and Home Depot. The Racine Kmart store opened its current location, at 2211 S.

He said employees would be eligible to receive severance and would have an opportunity to apply for open positions at other area Sears or Kmart stores. Company spokesman Howard Riefs would not say how many people work at the Racine store.
