EXHIBIT 99.1

                                KMART CORPORATION
                  SARBANES-OXLEY ACT SECTION 906 CERTIFICATION

         In connection with this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q/A of Kmart
Corporation for the period ended May 1, 2002, I, James B. Adamson, Chairman of
the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Kmart Corporation, hereby certify
pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
of 2002, that to the best of my knowledge:

         1. this Form 10-Q/A for the period ended May 1, 2002 fully complies
with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934; and

         2. the information contained in this Form 10-Q/A for the period ended
May 1, 2002 fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition
and results of operations of Kmart Corporation.


         Date:    January 14, 2003
    /s/ James B. Adamson
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    James B. Adamson
    Chairman of the Board and
    Chief Executive Officer