KMART CUTS COSTS FOR THE UNEMPLOYED

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Kmart has come up with a interesting way to hang on to those customers who have lost their jobs!  The chain has introduced a Smart Assist program that will give the unemployed nationwide a 20 percent discount off 1,500 food and household staples from Kmart's various store brands. The program was tested this summer in Michigan -- the first state to top 15 percent unemployment in 25 years -- and Kmart got praise there from the governor and the mayor of Detroit. The discount cards, which will be issued through January 2010, are good for six months.  And while shoppers can apply privately on-line, they still have to present their unemployment documentation at checkout to use their discount card.

To get your card or for more details go to Kmart.com