Runnings Has Removed the Rain Shelter

Our next retail stop in Watertown takes us to a farm and fleet operator that has repurposed a former big box store along Route 3.

Runnings opened this store on October 13, 2021 in what used to be Kmart #7432, which closed on September 3, 2017.

As you can see here, Runnings has removed the tower and squared off the former Kmart C Series 37R facade. Compare that to a previous picture from when Spirit Halloween was temporarily reusing this former Kmart space:

Older photo, taken on October 11, 2018. The Kmart logo would have been where the Spirit Halloween logo was placed. The rain shelter was great while it lasted, but it had to go for improved maneuverability in the parking lot.

This store did not get a new set of carts, but rather a low-end remanufactured set of Precision Wire 348W carts that were recycled from a grocery retailer. All I found was the word "MARKET" on one of the short caster plates, but nothing else indicating where these originated from.

This clothing area covered where Kmart had the checkouts, restaurant area, and women's apparel.

This part of the store takes to where the women's apparel section ended and where the men's big and tall plus the baby section used to be.

This area housed the toys as well as sporting goods departments ironically enough.

This store's automotive area is where the electronics area was once located.

Our final photo of this store takes us to a part of the former Kmart garden center.