The Final Day At The Shaler Township Kmart 

Great video dude, reminds me of my time at my Kmart in Massillon after they closed. You just kind of stand around trying to absorb it.

Because I wasn't choked up enough already, at 21:33 the camera pans to that poor worker crying who just lost his job and his local K Mart... Just think, this is happening all across America between K Mart and Sears stores. This is probubly one of the saddest retail related store closing videos I've ever watched. Thanks for a great video Wallie! ;(

Wallie, this is just beautiful. Thank you for the wonderful tribute to our Kmart, and for being part of our family. It was a very sad day for all of us to close that final time after more than 55 years.

Watching this 2 years later still brings tears to my eyes. Even though I was only there for a short time, saying goodbye to the store and the team was one of the hardest things I've ever done.

Sad to see another Kmart go but glad you where there to document it.

I miss Kmart so much! Aww I just wanna give that gentlemen at 21:33 a hug. Hang in there buddy!

I"m crying! I'm so sorry this st ore had to close, the employees to break up their family and you to lose your childhood KMart. Your video will go down as one of your landmark works. Poignant and telling and full of heart and respect. That's why everyone likes you and you to film the heart and guts of this store and other places. You show respect and you are never pushy and good comes your way. I can see you are sad something special in your chlldhood is gone. It shows in your filming (touched with your humorous moments which we need.) The logo on your shirt is somewhat ironic: that store looked like it was invaded by zombies. Thanks for all you do to get us to appreciate and realize as KMart, Sears and other places are shuttered we are losing something special in our lives. This video MUST GO VIRAL! It's an instant classic as I posted on Facebook. Thanks agian.

Good final update of closing Kmart at shaler township and good work for pick up the Kmart logo.

Closing stores are always so sad. There are so many memories there and nostalgia. I've never been to this town/state/store in this video but I cried nonetheless. The end of an Era. RIP

Very sad to see such a good store empty

Wallie, as difficult as it must have been, you did a fantastic video! Sad to see a store that was open for 55 years closed! I know you will cherish those childhood memories from there! Have a pleasant evening!

Thanks for documenting this. So sad to see. I don't believe every closing of Kmart & Sears is related to poor sales. True, the landscape of retail is changing & online sales have hurt stores, but I still don't believe every one of these stores closing is because no one was shopping there.

K lost my KMart 2years ago. I worked there for 16 years. Left a while back and moved away but it still hurt.

I went through something similar 15 years ago when Big Bear closed here in Ohio. It was the neighborhood store which I was working at while going to college too. It was sad every week as more and more of my co workers were let go as departments were shut down. So many good people lost their jobs they had been at for 20, 30+ years.

Sad, really stirred my emotions too . Thanks for the awesome work capturing the last day...….

As a child of the 70's I grew up with Kmart, and your video on this was Perfect!!! I was actually quite moved by it, its so sad to see part of our lives dying off and becoming nothing more then a memory, much like the shopping malls are doing, it takes a piece of us away every time they close the doors for the last time, Left a Huge Like n Shared, Great Job WallieB!!!!!!

The store I worked at closed on January 6th as well. I was able to stay on for 2 weeks to help clean. I commend you on a job well done with how you handled filming each of your visits. Watching the final closing announcement gave me the same emotional feels that I had when our store manager had to do our final announcement. Definitely was a very emotional day.

I remember the last day at the store I worked at I was on register 5 and that light shut off for the final time on January 28th 2018 at about 3:20 pm. It was a sad day I loved that store and miss it very much. Register 5 light lives on in my room light up every day

That's sad. That's how I felt when our Kmart and Ames closed. I miss Kmart and going to the Kcafe with my grandpop when I was my sons age. And going to Ames to get my Sega games. I'm almost in tears thinking about it...

Man, I totally understand how you feel ---- Kmart was where my parents shopped in the 1980s before we Walmart arrived in Coastal Mississippi --- I got injured on my forehead and front teeth at 4 years old at the Kmart in D'Iberville, Mississippi...something I will never forget....the original building is still there but it was divided into a Dollar Tree, Big Lots, Aaron's and Burke's Outlet (Burke's just closed like a week ago!) I got emotional when the man announced the store had finally closed after 50+ years.....so upsetting but glad you to keep a piece of the store.

Lmao that woman at the end was a little too late 😂

There's still a kmart where I live. Although i doubt that it's gonna be there much longer because there's 3 Wal-Mart's and 2 which are supercenters.

Hey Wallie 👋.... Hope ur good my friend

Very touching, I teared up. Great employee's

Gonna miss it I'm only 20 but it hits close to home my grandma worked there for 15 years to support her family when my grandfather passed away in his 40s

Great video like always!!! We lost a fallen Kmart. 😔

I know this was a rough day for you. I've seen places I grew up with and locations I frequented closing. Thank you for being there with and for them. This was a beautiful way to pay your respects.

That final closing announcement. So many feels. I hope all those Associates find new Employment right away.

When I was giving my final thoughts on my fox valley Sears closing, I almost lost it. You could hear it in my voice. I kind of lost it when I did the fox valley abandoned toys r us when I saw the tribute. Wallie, I felt your pain when you were doing this for the final time. It's like losing a relative. I spent many of allowance a at my local Kmart in Ottawa IL. They are and few between now. I wish we had the technology to tape these in the 80s. We did but we would have carried a 15 pound camcorder. Thank you for an awesome video.

Nice video!

Completely understand. Something inside of me sort of died when they tore down the Macy's in my city. All of the experiences with family and friends. Now it's just a memory.

It's so sad to see all these Kmart and Sears stores disappearing. We lost the Kmart here where I live way back in 2002 or so and Sears closed in 2017. You are doing an amazing thing by going around and documenting all these stores though and I really do enjoy watching your videos. Keep up the hard work and thank you again for doing what you do!

Well made video. I feel your sadness another Kmart and it just so happens to be yours

As much as I love Amazon, I hate seeing physical stores like this going away. It’s always so sad to me.

Ah there it is very sad 😭

Its strange how we peronally connect to the places and labels we see most offen, the comfort of familurarity and the sence of nostalgia in something we know we may never see again is truly a powerful feeling.

Wally, thank you for sharing! This is truly an amazing video! I appreciate your videos daily!

Wallie this may be THE BEST video that I've seen on your channel yet! This put me in the feels as a life long kmart fan and I most definitely know how it's like losing a childhood store... AND may I add being over a 1,000 miles away from it too when the news spread out. I'm glad you at least got to see your store for the last time and you can definitely tell how nice the employees were in that store.. I just hate seeing the goodbyes and the sad emotions and seperations and sad vibes unfortunately. This place was special. May this store r.i.p but it's memory and legacy live on forever. The store known as The Shaler Township Kmart 🙏❤

I got my first hunting license at Kmart. It’s amazing how many department stores have come and gone. Ames, Zayre, Gee Bee, Sears, Montgomery Ward, Gold Circle, Hills, and I’m sure there are a few I missed.

I miss my Kmart s, It was a Trusted Place to to shop !

Great video! Tears were rolling!

The documentation of these stores are so important. Generations from now won’t know what it was like to shop when retail was doing incredibly well. These videos are only a glimpse of what it was like to shop before the internet. Thank you, Wallie.

This is the first time I’ve seen your work, and wow, what a documentary. You certainly did this store and its employees justice on this one, and you certainly held your composure pretty well considering the memories you have of the place.

This is heartbreaking to see this store empty as it is for you as well. So sad to see Kmart gone. Last Kmart closed near me years ago. You have lots of good memories walking through there one last time I could feel the sadness and pain. I glad you got the chance to document it. The scene at the end brought tears to me. Stay awesome.

You got me legit fighting tears about a store I've never been to. I can feel how much the place meant to you. Great video

Amazing work Wallie. Love you and your work!!! ❤️❤️

Thanks for the great video! Had me in my feels at the end 😪 stay awesome!

I worked in a Kmart during college, and learned a lot about retail. That was back in the late 90s. I still have my vest, name tag and a ton of the movie pins from that time frame. Titanic was the one I wore the longest! Very sad to see our childhood memories this way.

Thanks for making this video. It's hard to lose a store after all those years.

I feel your pain, there use to be a Kmart that was an anchor store in a mall that was a few minutes from my house. Surprisingly, Kmart was the last surviving original store. The rest was taken over by a Dollar Tree, Lowe’s, Dunham’s and a Family Farm and Home.

This video is so sad. Grew up in Shaler. Went to this K Mart for as long as I can remember ( and I am 68 years). So many memories of shopping with my parents. Things change but it still makes you tear up. Thank you for filming it though so people don’t forget it. Remember Alberts on Route 8 and Hal’s Diner beside Best Feeds? Different era.

Great documentation Wallie, love your videos keep up the good work dude .

Great video my friend glad you got welcome sign from your childhood Kmart store so sorry this day had to come my your Kmart friend Brian Williams Guthrie Oklahoma see you later thanks for the video

Great video Wallie! So cool of the managers there letting you film everything, including the back. Sad to see another kmart closing.

wallie this is one of the best videos you have made because your heart is in this store and the people that work there and all the times you went there as a kid sorry for your loss and I hope Kmart can turn things around and be saved they open a new store in your area. God bless america and Kmarts!

Kmart #4010 was the second oldest Kmart store in the Pittsburgh market (#4009 Washington, PA was the oldest). I was a Kmart management trainee and worked in the Shaler store under Manager Bob McCann. After my initial training period, I was promoted to Assistant Manager and transferred to the New Kensington store. During my 34years with Kmart I worked my way to Store Manager and district manager positions in the Pittsburgh market and five states. Worked with many fine people during this time. In fact Clarence (#4010 store manager) was a former Assistant Manager in a store in my Pittsburgh district.

Thank you Wallie for sharing these videos. I know it's tough and hard I hate to see any business going under especially Kmart and Sears I'm right there with you about shedding a tear. I had many family members that work for Kmart and it's totally devastated them so my hearts go out to any employee the worked for Kmart or Sears. May God bless you all and thank you for the wonderful memories of Kmart.:-)

This brought tears to my eyes, Wallie. Excellent video.

I want to,as I never got to say to it,got to say goodbye to mine.think you for this.at 31 almost 32 I'd never think I'd cry watching some store I'd never been in close down.thank you for spending the time to do this and the crew who help..I hope everything that could be saved is.

Nice job. I grew up near this store and i remember as a kid going here all the time. It was the only show in town for years. Sad to see it go

Exactly how our Kmart looked when it closed last october. 40 years they lasted in my town. It felt like it took part of my childhood with it in a way.

thanks wallie very nice to see the last images of the empty building

Hey Wallis. There is a Kmart in Leechburg/Vandergrift area - just north of Pittsburgh about 40-45 minutes away. It’s not on the list yet for closing but I’m sure it will be soon. It’s definitely a smaller one but it’s still nice to see.

The Kmart near me was supposed to close a few months ago but stayed open and I think its gonna get a lot of business back now that the shopko in the same town is closing.

Wallie I appreciate your videos man. I know the feeling of losing a store you grew up with. It's cool that you got the sign though

I worked the penultimate day there. I'm glad that YOU got that sign, It will at least stay in Shaler! (I got three floor plan blueprints from 1969, They're not leaving Pittsburgh either.) What REALLY sucks, is that some of the nicest people that I ever worked with were at that KMart. I cannot say that about many other places. If I am ever FORCED to deal with the Waterworks Wally World, I do have a red Christmas ornament, and I will chuck it (if I have to) towards an "associate" for assistance! (assuming I CAN find one there.) You did this old girl proud, with sentiment and humor. These videos are a treasure and a documentary.

Great video Wallie. Had me almost to tears watching the video. Really liked seeing the video series of this Kmart. The closest Kmart to me is about an hour away in the home town of my grandma.

Man this video hit me hard, and the music just made it that much more eerie and heartbreaking.

Great Job wallie. Kmart is gone but not forgoting.

You’re so lucky having your local Kmart the past few years. I didn’t have mine since 2013. I’m so sorry to see you’re close .

I have to say, that back storage room on the second level with the security windows was pretty awesome. You got some great footage. I wish all the best for all the employees of Kmart and Sears that have or will loose their jobs. One of my local Kmarts closed two years ago. There was an older employee I was talking with and he was at that Kmart for something like 25 years. It was a part time job for him. Hopefully he managed to find something else.

Should have asked once they leave the building for good to leave the backdoor open for 1 hr so you can explore it abandon. Then after that hr someone can come and lock that door for the last time

My memories are from the K-Mart that was located in Fort Worth , Texas in the early 70's. I remember the Blue Light specials, the subway sandwiches, the Icees, all of that is a part of K Mart for me. This video was bittersweet. Thank you for bringing back some sweet childhood memories. Gone but not forgotten.❤️

This came out sooo great the music you choose really sets the tone of this place great edit man. big thumbs up to the GM letting you document this

Awesome video man! That had to be a tough one to film and put together but you did great.

This just makes me tear up! All of the stores I grew up with are gone or are disappearing! Hills, Ames, K-Mart, Kaufmann's, Horne's, G.C. Murphy, Sears, and so many more.....😭 I remember my last walk through Horne's downtown....you could 'hear' the past.

That sir, had to be the most touching video of yours I have seen so far. I'm a fairly new subscriber to your channel but have been watching a lot of your videos in the last month or so. Again, I am glad that you are doing this as well as all your close RU-vid friends who are documenting these stores closing. This was a very emotional video. I felt your emotions with you through it. Very nicely done as always. I'm also glad that you were welcomed in by the store management to be able to get the looks that most do not get to see. That was truly awesome. Thank you Wallie B for keeping the memories of these places alive and well for all who care to remember them. My hat is off to you sir!!! I've sent you some messages on FB messenger. Please when you get a chance check them out. I sent some pictures I know you will definitely appreciate. Thank you.

That’s so sad rip Kmart forever Rest In Peace Kmart

Wow that was heartbreaking and devastating. That last Kmart overhead… Wow

Very sad but thanks for doing the last day. 😭😢

It is sad that pieces of our childhood have to close like this, I miss a lot of the stores from my childhood too and wish I had some kind of videos from them

Wonderful video Wallie (even though this was tough to watch). It makes me so sad to see even more Kmart's closing left and right; more of my childhood becoming a distant memory. :(

A really touching video...thank you😭😟

This is very sad there is a Kmart close to where I live and is set to close in March it is the last one in our state.

thanks Wallie I know it was hard to say goodbye I had the same feeling when I went in my Toy r us here in Buford ga

That guy holding his face crying at the end really got me. As a former 15 year retail worker, I can say alot of us took great pride in our work. We cared deeply about our customers and the look of our store. That guy really cared and it was heartbreaking to see him cry.

This is so sad I can’t imagine how it’s going to be when my local Kmart closes. We’re loosing my sears but I have more of connection with my local Kmart. I’m 17 and yes most of my childhood I have shopped with my family at Kmart. My local one is not closing but like I said earlier my local Sears is sadly closing.

Damn, glad I came across this. Worked there around 98/99ish and remember that stock room fairly well. Spent a lot of time back there hiding from customers.

It's really sad that KMart stores have closed. I really miss the KMart store in my hometown of Weirton,WV. I shopped at KMART alot.

Great video! Really well put together. Im planning on stopping at a Kmart this weekend over an hour away. Slated to close in late February. My state RI has none and the one I'm going to in CT is one of two left. Inspired me to check out Kmart one last time.

Our local Kmart closed and it was my first retail job 24 years before it closed. I did take quite a few pictures of it during the closing process. I was a bit more emotional than I thought I would be. Started out as cashier. Then added layaway and was in the Camera and Jewelry section (before they became separate sections)

Kmart was my favorite store to buy things from Dukes of hazzard to WWE/F and it leaving really left an empty feeling, sorrowful and saddening And seeing this video really opened the wound back up.

This video was an emotional one. Good job working on it.

This video is awesome but it's also sad at the same time while we keep it up man you make the best videos ever

Awesome video. It was so emotional

Awesome video. Miss going to the k-mart in moon twp

Great video and very sad to see it close.

What a great heartfelt video. Had me tearing up. Such a shame what has become of Kmart!

Thank you for documenting this store, I gave the video a "like" although it was hard to do now that I'm an employee of Sears and really dislike seeing any of these stores close. We have a HUGE store in a great location with great employee's so I'm looking forward to promoting that, our store is now expanding the infant/toddler furniture department and they added a small toy department before Christmas. The toy department is clearly a shipment from a Kmart store that closed or was closing so it just was directed to our store which tends to do well. We have an immense amount of space not being used and I made a comment to the manager giving us our tour during the orientation how this store would be an excellent location for a Kmart within a Sears and she said they had been discussing it. We seem to have a great team of managers who care and are pushing for positive changes at our store so it looks like I found myself a great place to work while we see where things go with the company. If they do the Kmart in the Sears concept, I'm switching sides and going to work for the K.

“I can’t believe it’s over”