Sears Holdings' decision leaves Kmart’s Lantana location as its lone remaining store in Palm Beach County.

Attention, Kmart shoppers: One of the fading chain’s two remaining stores in Palm Beach County is about to close.

The discounter plans to shutter its 101,000-square-foot location in Boca Raton in early October.

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“As we continue to evaluate our store network and invest in our best stores, the Kmart store at 1401 Palmetto Park Road in Boca Raton did not meet our go-forward criteria,” a spokesman said in a statement.

The store liquidation began July 29. The retailer couldn’t say how many workers would lose their jobs.

That leaves Kmart’s Lantana location as its lone remaining store in Palm Beach County.

Kmart’s struggles have been well-documented. The chain long ago was overtaken by nimbler rivals Walmart and Target.

Kmart’s store count had dwindled to just 20 Florida locations in 2018, down from nearly 100 a decade earlier. By contrast, Walmart had 240 stores in Florida. Target operated 122 stores.

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Meanwhile, parent Sears Holdings of Hoffman Estates, Illinois, has filed for bankruptcy twice in the past two decades.

The Kmart at 1401 W. Palmetto Park Road occupies a prime location near Interstate 95. The building was constructed in 1976, and Kmart has been its only tenant, said leasing agent Jon Cashion of Katz & Associates. The property is owned by Selig Enterprises of Atlanta, according to property records.

Commercial real estate expert Joshua Ladle, head of 11th St. Capital in Boca Raton, called Kmart’s closing “the best early Christmas present ever” for the landlord. Selig Enterprises can replace a struggling tenant paying below-market rents with a new merchant paying market rates, he said.

“Whenever you can get a big vacant box like that back, there’s just so much potential upside,” Ladle said.

Cashion, who handles leasing at the Palmetto Park plaza, said it's unclear who will take the Kmart space, but he said a new tenant should breathe new life into the shopping center.

"It's exciting, because there hasn't been a box of this size available in Boca," Cashion said.

The surrounding neighborhood is affluent. According to Selig Enterprises, the average household income within a mile of the store is more than $114,000.

In recent years, Kmart has closed locations in Boynton Beach, West Palm Beach, Lake Park and Jupiter.

Many merchants have collapsed in recent years, with Sports Authority, Toys R Us and Circuit City going out of business. Macy's, JCPenney and Nordstrom have closed stores.

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Yet amid all the headlines about Amazon killing brick-and-mortar merchants, it’s difficult to find an empty box in a desirable location, Ladle said. Discounters such as Ross, Marshalls and TJMaxx have been opening stores.

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