The Kmart store at 1500 Charleston Highway in West Columbia is closing by the end of the year.

The Lexington Kmart at 748 West Main St. is closing, too.
K-Mart is closing several stores around the country.

There is a digital billboard sign where US 1 and Klapman Boulevard come together in West Columbia. It is advertising a “Closeout” sale at the West Columbia K-Mart because the store will close.

Both stores are expected to be closed by the middle of December. The company that owns Sears also owns the Kmart stores.