KMART CONVERTING TO BIG K FORMAT

The Kmart store in Cape Girardeau is taking on a new look.

"We're converting to the Big K format," said store manager Bill Marra.

Remodeling began at at the store, 11 S. Kingshighway earlier this week, and will continue through mid-August.

"We're looking a grand re-opening in August," said Marra.

The 80,000 square foot store will undergo complete remodeling, but will remain open through the two-month process.

More than half of the Kmart Corporation's 2,160 stores nationally have been converted to the Big K format.