The last Kmart on the U.S. mainland sits at the west end of a busy suburban Miami shopping center, quiet and largely ignored.

The roots of Kmart’s decline were laid during that decade when management bought Waldenbooks, Borders Books, Builders Square, ...

The last Kmart on the U.S. mainland sits at the west end of a busy suburban Miami shopping center, quiet and largely ignored.

The last Kmart on the U.S. mainland sits at the west end of a busy suburban Miami shopping center, quiet and largely ignored. All around it are thriving chain stores attracting steady streams of ...

Three new books make the case for music as medicine. In “The Schubert Treatment,” the most lyrical of the trio, a cellist takes us bedside with the sick and the dying. By Alexandra Jacobs ...

Start with these lively picture books and compelling histories. By Travis Jonker As spooky season approaches, the master of children’s horror recommends creepy-crawly classics and modern ...

The latest Jack Reacher thriller finds the ex-military investigator waking up handcuffed to a bed after a car accident. His unwitting captors have plans to make him talk. The rocker worked with ...

The roots of Kmart’s decline were laid during that decade when management bought Waldenbooks, Borders Books, Builders Square, The Sports Authority and a stake in OfficeMax, thinking the company ...

The roots of Kmart’s decline were laid during that decade when management bought Waldenbooks, Borders Books, Builders Square, The Sports Authority and a stake in OfficeMax, thinking the company ...

The roots of Kmart's decline were laid during that decade when management bought Waldenbooks, Borders Books, Builders Square, The Sports Authority and a stake in OfficeMax, thinking the company ...

on March 1, 1982. (AP Photo/Dale Young, File) The roots of Kmart's decline were laid during that decade when management bought Waldenbooks, Borders Books, Builders Square, The Sports Authority and ...