Maritime identification digits (MID) [edit]. An MID consists of three digits, always starting with a number from 2 to 7 (assigned regionally). A second MID can be assigned once the first or subsequently allocated MID is more than 80% exhausted, and the rate of assignments is such that 90% exhaustion is foreseen.
When did K-Mart first open in Christchurch? The company called Kmart was founded in the year 1977 in Hoffman Estates, Illinois. The very first Kmart opened in the year 1994 in Christchurch, New Zealand.
1984: Kmart Corp. purchases Waldenbooks, which began in 1962 with a single Walden Book Store in Pittsburgh, Pa. 1992: Kmart acquires Borders and forms the Borders-Walden Group, shortened to the Borders Group in 1995. 2001: Through an alliance with Amazon.com, Borders Group begins offering online shopping.