Shopko Continues Substantial Growth in 2015 With Opening of 15 New Stores in July

GREEN BAY, Wis., June 16, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Continuing its path of growth, Shopko announced today the opening of 15 new Shopko Hometown stores across eight states this July.  The 15 new locations join 20 stores Shopko opened earlier this year and more than 15 additional stores the company plans to open in October.

Grand openings are planned for July in the following locations:

• Dillon, MT
• Anthony, KS
• Redfield, SD
• Sidney, MT
• Fairview, OK
• Warroad, MN
• Paynesville, MN
• New Prague, MN
• Milbank, SD
• Wagner, SD
• Webster, SD
• Leadville, CO
• Russell, KS
• Lowell, IN
• Lovington, NM

The Shopko Hometown retail format, developed over the past five years to focus on serving the needs of smaller rural communities, provides a broad and dynamic offering of national brands and private label brands at a great value.  Product offerings include clothing, home furnishings, toys, consumer electronics, seasonal items and lawn and garden products  – all in an attractive, well laid out, easy-to-shop store format that ranges from 15,000 to 35,000 square feet.

"We're eager to bring Shopko Hometown to more communities," said Peter McMahon, Shopko CEO.  "We've received overwhelmingly positive feedback from our customers in our current hometown communities who tell us they appreciate the improved shopping experience and access to a broader, differentiated selection of merchandise, including products and brands previously not available in their community."

Shopko Hometown's excellent customer service, as well as a continued commitment to support local communities, ensures that Shopko Hometown will be well received by these communities.

Once the addition of these 15 stores is complete, the company plans to continue to accelerate the addition of new Shopko Hometown stores in the second half of 2015 and into 2016. 

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About Shopko

Shopko is owned by an affiliate of Sun Capital Partners, Inc., a leading private investment firm focused on leverage buyouts, equity, debt, and other investments in market-leading companies. 

Founded in 1962 and headquartered in Green Bay, Wisconsin, Shopko Stores Operating Co., LLC is a $3 billion retailer that operates 343 stores in 25 states throughout the Central, Western and Pacific Northwest regions. Retail formats include 131 Shopko stores, providing quality name-brand merchandise, great values, pharmacy and optical services in small to mid-sized cities; 5 Shopko Express Rx stores, a convenient neighborhood drugstore concept; 4 Shopko Pharmacy locations; and 203 Shopko Hometown stores, a smaller concept store developed to meet the needs of smaller communities.  For more information, visit www.shopko.com.

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