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South Florida Business Journal Kmart Kmart Latest from The Business Journals Businessman buys entire K-Mart for charitySports Authority begins to broaden its footprint in South FloridaDiscount retailer Essex Bargain Hunt enters Memphis market Follow this company has filed notices with the state to lay off 172 workers in Broward County. The retailer is planning 81 layoffs between July 24 and Aug. 7 at a store on 60th Avenue in Hollywood and 91 layoffs during the same period at a store on Pines Boulevard in Pembroke Pines. Kmart, which is part

A report in the Jacksonville Business Journal on claims that Winn-Dixie Stores has filed suit against Dolgencorp, the parent company of Dollar General. The grocer confirmed that the suit was filed late last week or early this week because Dolgencorp “knowingly violates legal, noncompete provisions of Winn-Dixie leases in shopping centers in which both businesses operate,” Winn-Dixie told the Journal in an email.

When Mammoth Sports Group purchased the Austad’s golf catalog from Hanover Direct this past October, it became “a new company under new ownership with a new mission,” says Kent Arett, president of Mammoth Sports Group located in Jessup, MD. “We knew there was a lot of potential there that was not being tapped. This was an underperforming business. That was the whole reason we bought it [Austad’s],” Arett explains. Under terms of the agreement, Mammoth Sports Group, which also owns several Mammoth Golf superstores and an e-commerce site, purchased Austad’s complete inventory, customer base and historical artwork with plans to quickly ramp up the