Builders Square
Liquidated all stores in 1999 after the merged Hechinger/Builders Square company went bankrupt.
Builders Square was Kmart's foray into the warehouse home-improvement business, a chain of big-box hardware and building-supply stores meant to compete with the rising Home Depot. Kmart struggled to make the format work and sold it off; Builders Square was merged with Hechinger under a single owner in the late 1990s. The combined company was no match for Home Depot and Lowe's and was liquidated in 1999.
Known For
- Kmart's home-improvement venture
- Warehouse hardware big-box format
- Merged with Hechinger before collapse