Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Attention Kmart shoppers! Ahh, some of us heard those words a lot as kids. Kmart was the place to be for many families with the ...

Corny throwback culture is having yet another spool through the cassette deck. The Chicago Tribune shared the story of Mark Davis of Naperville, Illinois. The former KMart employee pocketed five years ...

If you grew up in a certain era, then you are likely very familiar with the holiday muzak of retail department stores. This is especially true for Gen Xers and Millennials, who grew up tagging along ...

MCEVERS: Back in 1989, Mark Davis started working at his local Kmart in Naperville, Ill., and this is what he heard on the store's loudspeakers all day. MCEVERS: But rather than try to shake this ...

Want to experience the sound of Kmart's glory days? Dozens of tapes from the iconic retailer's in-store audio system that were saved from the trash decades ago can now be heard online for free. The ...

If you remember shopping at Kmart in the '80s or '90s, then you probably remember the schmaltzy background music that soundtracked weekend shopping trips with your family. Featured Video Last week, ...

Over 25 years later, the background music circa 1989 to 1994 from crumbling department chain Kmart has hit the Internet courtesy of one enthusiastic former employee. “This was background music, or ...

A Kmart parking lot in Fresno, California, in 1984 Credit: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/33671002@N00/">David Prasad via Flickr</a>, licensed under <a href ...

Manhattan’s last remaining Kmart closed its doors forever earlier this week. The discount chain has been struggling for years to compete with Target, Walmart, and Amazon, and its parent company, Sears ...

Many of these playlists, to use modern terminology, were created for specific retail giants like Woolworth’s and Kmart. Most remain lost to time. But one YouTuber named Jimmy Reno has acquired the ...

Care to hear four years' worth of the music played on Kmart's loudspeakers? Well, whether or not you do, now you can — on Archive.org. Mark Davis explains why he collected and uploaded the tunes.