tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2927373923616557120.post3677153990752275390..comments2023-05-31T06:38:11.352-04:00Comments on Kmart World: Special Report: Shop Your Way RewardsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2927373923616557120.post-46390496112951939882009-11-23T18:09:22.853-05:002009-11-23T18:09:22.853-05:00True the cards are stacked against Kmart, They wi...True the cards are stacked against Kmart, They will need more drastic things than just this reward program. But I think it is a step in the right direction for them.<br /><br />I was only referring to walmart being in the minority when I was discussing stores without reward cards and they are. Does walmart need one? No, but If they did have one I'm sure it would give them even more business.Paul - Kmart World/Retail Worldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00075289759804478654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2927373923616557120.post-31912951786635303282009-11-23T17:08:25.068-05:002009-11-23T17:08:25.068-05:00Now, though, Kmart and its 1,400 U.S. stores are d...Now, though, Kmart and its 1,400 U.S. stores are dwarfed by bigger competitors. Data from the market research firm Euromonitor International 2009: Kmart has only 3.7 percent of the U.S. market share among department stores and mass merchants. That compares with 13 percent at Target, which has about 1,700 stores, and almost 23 percent at Walmart, which has roughly 4,000 U.S. locations.<br />yowch.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2927373923616557120.post-40796449964139724342009-11-22T23:32:57.265-05:002009-11-22T23:32:57.265-05:00It's hard to say Wal-Mart is in the "mino...It's hard to say Wal-Mart is in the "minority" when they are the world's largest retailer (and in 2007 and 2008, the world's largest company by revenue!) They have the power to set trends, and many Wal-Mart shoppers rarely shop at other stores. I doubt a rewards program will generate many new shoppers for Kmart, but perhaps will succeed in slowing the rate of defection from their under-invested stores.<br /><br />superkmart.blogspotkmarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16609747608603956846noreply@blogger.com