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.
1 Thom McAn â Shoe retailer founded in 1922 and had over 1,400 stores at its peak in the 1960s. In 1996, the parent company decided to close all remaining stores, but Thom McAn footwear is available in Kmart stores.  Today's Man â A men's suiting store that began in the 1970s and expanded rapidly in the 1980s and 90s.