r/USdefaultism • u/anelectricshangrila • 19d ago

Instagram “Kmart doesn’t exist anymore”

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u/Powerful_Pirate2984 18d ago

It's like Woolworth. It exists as a major supermarket in Australia (totally unrelated to the now defunct US stores). Woolworth GmbH also exists in Germany, Austria and Poland (originally part of F W Woolworth USA, but now completely independent). Woolworth GmbH has more recently acquired the rights to the name in the UK, where all the stores closed in 2009.

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u/daveoxford United Kingdom 18d ago

Doesn't Woolworth's also operate in NZ under a different name, or have I got that wrong?

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u/Powerful_Pirate2984 18d ago

It seems Woolworths NZ, is the same company as AUS, and operates under the Woolworths name, according to their website.

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u/daveoxford United Kingdom 18d ago

Half right, then!