Court Orders Penske Auto Centers to Continue Operating Auto Service Centers at 550 Kmart Stores Nationwide

TROY, Mich., April 6 Kmart Corporation said today that the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Illinois has issued a temporary restraining order against Penske Auto Centers, Inc., and Penske Auto Centers, LLC (``Penske'') requiring them to continue operating auto service centers at more than 550 Kmart stores across the United States.

The order, signed today by Chief Judge Susan Pierson Sonderby, enjoins Penske from taking any action to close or liquidate the Penske Auto Centers owned and operated by Penske Auto Centers, LLC, including any action to refrain from opening or continuing to operate the auto centers for business as usual. Penske informed Kmart on April 5, 2002, that it intended to immediately shut down the operations of the auto centers as of the start of business on Saturday, April 6, 2002.

Kmart had been in discussions with Penske for several weeks regarding a mutually acceptable plan for the future of the auto centers that would protect the interests of the centers' customers. Kmart regrets the precipitous action taken earlier today by Penske and is pleased that the court has issued a temporary restraining order to keep the centers open.

Kmart noted that all of its stores across the nation, including those with auto centers, are open and conducting business as usual today. As today's action by Penske may have caused disruptions at some auto service centers, customers should contact their local Kmart store for more information.

Kmart Corporation is a $37 billion company that serves America with more than 2,100 Kmart and Kmart SuperCenter retail outlets and through its e-commerce shopping site, http://www.bluelight.com .

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