	k mart km ends talks to sell stores k mart corp said recent talks to sell remaining kresge variety stores and their underlying real estate to f w woolworth co z have ended robert stevenson k mart vice president told reuters the talks which began about six weeks ago ended he declined to give a reason kresge is the forerunner of what is now the k mart chain the name was changed to k mart in stevenson said we re selling and buying real estate in our real estate division and woolworth was interested in some of our properties the talks were of a casual nature he said the kresge stores that are scattered around the country in downtown and suburban locations he said stevenson said k mart will continue to operate the stores the stores are profitable the only decision k mart has made is that we will continue to operate them he said kresge had been a nationwide chain of variety stores reuter 
