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Kmart bought 167 Target stores.

Infact verdict: False (0/100).

No evidence found of Kmart buying 167 Target stores. Instead, Westfarmers, which owns both brands, merged them into a single entity. They continue to operate separately under Westfarmers. The restructuring is an administrative merge not involving store purchases.

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Kmart bought 167 Target stores.
The claim is incorrect. Current events show that Kmart and Target, both owned by Wesfarmers, were merged into a single business entity. There was no sale of stores involved, hence the claim holds no factual basis.

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