One of my earliest memories is going to the Kmart store in my neighborhood with my grandpa. It was a rather simple bonding experience compared to what other kids did with their grandparents (visiting amusement parks, going to the movies and so on) but I loved it. He passed away two years ago. It hurt.
I noticed that Kmart has been disappearing as time progressed. Closing stores and everything. It's a strange feeling seeing something that was such a big part of your childhood just cease to exist. I guess that's life.