Kmart of the first Kmart, some poorly performing S.S. Kresge stores were converted to a new "Jupiter Discount Stores" brand, which was conceived as a bare-bones, deep discount outfit. During the 1970s, Kmart put a number of competing retailers out of business. Kresge, Jupiter and Kmart stores mainly competed with other store chains like Zayre, Ames, Bradlees, Caldor, Hills, and those that were operated by MMG-McCrory Stores (McCrory, McLellan, H.L. Green, J.J. Newberry, S.H. Kress, TG&Y, Silver's and eventually G.C. Murphy Co.). In 1977, S.S. Kresge Company changed its name to K Mart Corporation. In 1980, Vice Chairman Bernard M. Fauber
Netto Marken-Discount offer products badged under brand names they have created. The chain is unrelated to the Danish Netto chain, which has operations in several German states, or the French-owned Netto discount store. However Edeka owns 25% of a joint venture with the Danish Netto. Netto Marken-Discount Netto Marken-Discount is a German discount supermarket chain. It is owned by the German supermarket cooperative Edeka Group, and operates mostly in the south and west of Germany. The first store was opened in 1984 and the chain is expanding aggressively, with its 1000th store opening in 2004 and its 4000th in 2009. In 2009