Havre Kmart closing

The Havre Kmart store is closing.

Melissa Pomerantz, director of corporate communications at Sears Holding Corp., the parent company of Kmart and Sears, said the employees of the store were notified today that the store would be closed "as part of our ongoing efforts to streamline the company's operations and focus on our best stores."

Pomerantz said in her emailed reply to Havre Daily News inquiries that the store would be closing in late September with liquidation sales beginning as early as July 12.

Pomerantz said eligible employees impacted by the store closure will receive severance an...