BANGOR, Maine - The city of Presque Isle will lose its second big box retailer in a year with the closure of the Kmart department store - one of the major anchor stores at the Aroostook Center Mall.
According to Sears Holdings - which owns Sears and Kmart - the Presque Isle store will close in August as part of expense reductions announced at the start of 2016.
Last year, the Sears store in Presque Isle, also an anchor store at the same mall, pulled out, affecting some 60 jobs. It's not immediately clear how many jobs would be lost in the Kmart closure.
The Sears Holdings company has been shifting its focus away from traditional bricks and mortar to more online sales in recent years.
According to the company, the Madawaska location will remain open.
Kmart remains in Augusta, Bangor, Auburn, and Waterville.
