"A Closer Look at the Kmart Corporation and Retail Stores" Kmart is moving forward with the kind of determination that would have made S.S. Kresge proud. The Company currently employs more than 170,000 associates, a far cry from the staff of 18 first employed at Kresge's five and dime. Kmart has a good business plan, a strong core portfolio of stores, customer loyalty earned over many years, and the will to succeed. As Kmart continues to …showed first 75 words of 6034 total…

…showed last 75 words of 6034 total…expenses. Revenues(Units in Millions of U.S. Dollars $) Quarter20032004 Q17,1816,181 Q27,1835,652 Q36,729-- Q48,875-- Total29,96811,833 Source: Forbes.com MARKET OVERVIEW KMRT - KMART HLDG CP (NASDAQ) Date Open High Low Last Change Volume % Change 10/15/0330.5831.1229.8530.05-0.4855200-1.57 % 10/14/0330.3830.9030.0030.53+0.03417300+0.10 % 10/13/0329.9830.5029.7230.50+0.70471800+2.35 % 10/10/0328.6029.8028.2529.80+1.25385700+4.38 % 10/09/0325.8128.5525.8028.55+2.75415300+10.66 % Data provided by ddfplus -- Period ---- High ---- Low -- 5-Day30.9 on 10/14/0325.19 on 10/08/03 20-Day30.90 on 10/14/0324.26 on 09/26/03 65-Day32.27 on 08/29/0321.86 on 07/25/03 100-Day32.27 on 08/29/0314.72 on 06/04/03 260-Day32.27 on 08/29/0312.00 on 05/09/03 Year to Date32.27 on 08/29/0312.00 on 05/09/03 Data provided by ddfplus APPENDIX C