Shopko

Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill) · November 08, 2008, 11:20:33 PM

QuoteOriginally posted by ameskmart1
East Peoria, IL

That ShopKo store looks like it began its life as a Wal-Mart Discount City in the mid 1980s.

CTAmeshopper · November 09, 2008, 03:11:35 PM

ahhhhhh.. that's better.

:bigsmile:

Marc82 · December 24, 2008, 08:48:48 PM

They were playing a XMAS Song Parody on 102.9 The Big D in Hartford, CT this afternoon called "Rusted Chevrolet" and one of the lyrics in the song goes "I've gotta get to ShopKo to pick up my layaway."

wiseguy93 · December 28, 2008, 06:53:49 PM

This Pamida is located in Cross County Plaza.

Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill) · December 29, 2008, 12:49:19 AM

I have group on Flickr for ShopKo Stores, if anyone is interested in seeing it. :) If you want to submit some photos or just join my group, I'd be more than welcome to let you.

videogamer75 · December 29, 2008, 12:52:05 AM

I would join but they dont have any ShopKos in New Jersey.

Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill) · January 10, 2009, 02:31:13 AM

The ShopKo store in Eugene, Oregon

The ShopKo store in Mankato, Minnesota

The ShopKo store in Redding, California

The ShopKo store in Helena, Montana

ameskmart1 · January 10, 2009, 07:13:19 PM

QuoteOriginally posted by ShopKoFan

The ShopKo store in Eugene, Oregon

This store closed in 2007

Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill) · January 10, 2009, 07:20:09 PM

QuoteOriginally posted by ameskmart1
QuoteOriginally posted by ShopKoFan

The ShopKo store in Eugene, Oregon

This store closed in 2007

That's unfortunate. At least it's been immortalized in a photograph.

Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill) · January 17, 2009, 09:19:05 PM

Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill) · February 01, 2009, 05:39:48 AM

I started a blog on ShopKo's history at my blog known as "BlogKo." Check it out if you want to learn more about ShopKo!

captjack · February 06, 2009, 07:24:26 PM

We have had SkopKo in Utah for about 15-20 years(?) They were clean nice stores that had all night shopping for several years during the Christmas Shopping Season. When my kids were young, I would pick up my wife from work at 11 PM stop at ShopKo shop and put our Christmas on layaway and then drive home. We had until the 20th to pick the layaway up! Yipee!
We stopped that practice when a Walmart came to Toolee, some 40 miles west over the mountains from our home because we heard fo the great prices and a layaway plan. We shopped at walmart for 6 years after that because the ShopKo changed their layaway program so that you had to have everything off layaway by the 10th of December - I get paid on the 5th and the 20th. No way I am not paying my house payment to pick the layaway!
Since then, about 9 years ago, Walmart ahs been replaced with Target and Kohls as the Christmas main stays as our children are now grown and layaway is not as vital to Christmas. captjack

captjack · February 06, 2009, 07:36:43 PM

Shopko fan do you have alink to your flicker stuff? captjack

Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill) · February 07, 2009, 04:11:56 PM

QuoteOriginally posted by captjack
Shopko fan do you have alink to your flicker stuff? captjack

My ShopKo pool on Flickr

HoJofan206 · February 08, 2009, 02:46:25 PM

It is nice to see that Shopko is still opening new stores in the continuing struggling economy. Having comepetion in a market is always a good thing.

captjack · February 08, 2009, 08:22:12 PM

So is the Rachel Ray line exculsive to Shopko?

Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill) · February 14, 2009, 10:32:32 PM

QuoteOriginally posted by captjack
So is the Rachel Ray line exculsive to Shopko?

Yes, Rachael Ray's line is exclusive to ShopKo.

Mervyns · March 10, 2009, 06:25:31 PM

ShopKoFan, could you upload a picture of a ShopKo/Payless pylon sign? I saw one on Wikipedia I think, but it got deleted.

Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill) · March 11, 2009, 01:58:53 AM

QuoteOriginally posted by Mervyns
ShopKoFan, could you upload a picture of a ShopKo/Payless pylon sign? I saw one on Wikipedia I think, but it got deleted.

I could not find what you were looking for.

Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill) · March 23, 2009, 08:13:56 PM

Various images of the front of the store

Back entrance

Pylon sign

dmx10101 · March 30, 2009, 05:05:46 PM

GREEN BAY, Wis. - A new CEO takes the helm at Shopko this week following the resignation last week of Michael MacDonald who moved on to become president and CEO of footwear retailers DSW, Inc. MacDonald joined Shopko in 2006 and will be replaced by Paul Jones, who joined Shopko in November 2007 and previously served as the company's president and chief merchandising officer.

Shopko operates 135 Shopko stores and six Shopko Express pharmacy stores in 13 states.

Jones tasked with finding competitive edge

The outlook for Shopko doesn't change appreciably under the leadership of a new CEO and the continuing ownership of private equity firm Sun Capital. Shopko remains a $2.2 billion regional operator that enjoys some brand equity in the local markets where it operates, but beyond name recognition the company has no meaningful competitive advantages over the likes of Walmart, Target, Walgreens or CVS. Anything Shopko can do, these companies can generally do better, faster and cheaper. That leaves Shopko in a tough spot, which is where it has been for years and is one of the reasons the company was vulnerable to a takeover by Sun Capital in 2005.

Jones has a big job ahead of him with no clear path to achieving profitable growth amid difficult economic conditions where it faces the challenge of competing with larger rivals. To his credit, Jones was responsible for implementing an entirely new merchandising strategy based on differentiated brands and strong promotional values, according to the company.

"We appreciate the foundation Mike MacDonald has laid for Shopko's future growth," said Scott King, senior managing director for Sun Capital. "We are also ecstatic to have a creative merchant and strong leader like Paul Jones to lead Shopko's talented management team in the years to come. Paul's entry into the company has been positively transformational. I have every confidence that the upcoming leadership transition will be seamless."

Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill) · April 02, 2009, 08:29:30 PM

QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
what kind of a chain is ShopKO? is it a regional discount store. I know that the era of the regionals are gone because Ames, Bradlees, CAldor, Rich's, Stuart's and Kings are gone and now long gone.

Not true, because there are a few regionals out there.
Here a few of the regional discount store chains that are left:
[list=a]

ShopKo
Pamida
Roses
Fred Meyer
Biggs
Meijer
Duckwall
ALCO
Magic Mart
Bi-Mart

Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill) · April 02, 2009, 08:33:07 PM

QuoteOriginally posted by dmx10101
GREEN BAY, Wis. - A new CEO takes the helm at Shopko this week following the resignation last week of Michael MacDonald who moved on to become president and CEO of footwear retailers DSW, Inc. MacDonald joined Shopko in 2006 and will be replaced by Paul Jones, who joined Shopko in November 2007 and previously served as the company's president and chief merchandising officer.

Shopko operates 135 Shopko stores and six Shopko Express pharmacy stores in 13 states.

Jones tasked with finding competitive edge

The outlook for Shopko doesn't change appreciably under the leadership of a new CEO and the continuing ownership of private equity firm Sun Capital. Shopko remains a $2.2 billion regional operator that enjoys some brand equity in the local markets where it operates, but beyond name recognition the company has no meaningful competitive advantages over the likes of Walmart, Target, Walgreens or CVS. Anything Shopko can do, these companies can generally do better, faster and cheaper. That leaves Shopko in a tough spot, which is where it has been for years and is one of the reasons the company was vulnerable to a takeover by Sun Capital in 2005.

Jones has a big job ahead of him with no clear path to achieving profitable growth amid difficult economic conditions where it faces the challenge of competing with larger rivals. To his credit, Jones was responsible for implementing an entirely new merchandising strategy based on differentiated brands and strong promotional values, according to the company.

"We appreciate the foundation Mike MacDonald has laid for Shopko's future growth," said Scott King, senior managing director for Sun Capital. "We are also ecstatic to have a creative merchant and strong leader like Paul Jones to lead Shopko's talented management team in the years to come. Paul's entry into the company has been positively transformational. I have every confidence that the upcoming leadership transition will be seamless."

I hope ShopKo manages their supply chain better. There has been a LEGO shortage in the toy department.

Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill) · April 05, 2009, 12:04:51 AM

QuoteOriginally posted by ShopKoFan
I hope ShopKo manages their supply chain better. There has been a LEGO shortage in the toy department.

Nevermind that. I went to ShopKo last night, and most of the LEGO sets seemed to be back in stock.

Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill) · April 05, 2009, 12:15:29 AM

Images of the ShopKo store on Green Bay's east side (Mason Street).

Comments pertaining to this and previous posts in this thread would be nice. :)

Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill) · April 12, 2009, 02:54:44 PM

A ShopKo price tag from the 1960s.

Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill) · April 14, 2009, 05:46:26 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XolmHJIgTGE

A tour through ShopKo! See for yourself, even if you haven't seen a ShopKo before.

jmcnamara96 · April 14, 2009, 06:43:16 PM

are there any in new england?

Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill) · April 14, 2009, 09:51:25 PM

QuoteOriginally posted by jmcnamara96
are there any in new england?

They do not have any in New England...yet. If you visit any of the Midwest, Mountain, and Pacific Northwest states, you can find them.

Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill) · April 14, 2009, 10:59:34 PM

All the current ShopKo locations

Source: Mapmuse
Locations with more than one store are written in bold text.

California

*Redding

Iowa

*Burlington
*Council Bluffs
*Dubuque
*Fort Madison
*Mason City
*Sioux City

Idaho

*Boise (2)
*Coeur D'Alene
*Idaho Falls
*Lewiston
*Meridian
*Nampa
*Pocatello
*Twin Falls

Illinois

*Belvidere
*Dixon
*East Peoria
*Freeport
*Jacksonville
*Monmouth
*Peoria
*Quincy
*Springfield (2)

Michigan

*Escanaba
*Houghton
*Kingsford
*Marquette

Minnesota

*Albert Lea
*Austin
*Duluth
*Fairmont
*Hutchinson
*Mankato
*Marshall
*North Branch
*Rochester (2)
*St. Cloud (2)
*Winona
*Worthington

Montana

*Billings
*Great Falls
*Helena
*Kalispell
*Missoula

Nebraska

*Bellevue
*Grand Island
*Lincoln (4)
*Norfolk
*North Platte
*Omaha (3)

Oregon

*Bend
*Eugene (2)
*Salem

South Dakota

*Aberdeen
*Mitchell
*Rapid City
*Sioux Falls (2)
*Watertown

Utah

*Bountiful
*Brigham City
*Layton
*Logan
*Murray
*Ogden
*Orem
*Provo
*Riverdale
*Salt Lake City
*Sandy
*Spanish Fork
*Taylorsville
*West Jordan
*West Valley

Washington

*Kennewick
*Lacey
*Pullman
*Spokane (2)
*Spokane Valley
*Union Gap
*Walla Walla
*Wenatchee
*Yakima

Wisconsin

*Appleton
*Beaver Dam
*Beloit
*Chippewa Falls
*De Pere
*Delavan
*Eau Claire
*Fond du Lac
*Fort Atkinson
*Grafton
*Green Bay (3)
*Janesville
*Kenosha
*Kimberly
*La Crosse (2)
*Madison (3)
*Manitowoc
*Marinette
*Marshfield
*Menasha
*Monona
*Monroe
*Neenah
*Onalaska
*Oshkosh
*Plover
*Racine
*Rhinelander
*Rice Lake
*River Falls
*Rothschild
*Sheboygan
*Stevens Point
*Suamico
*Sussex
*Watertown
*Wausau
*West Bend
*Wisconsin Rapids

ShopKo Express Pharmacy (Wisconsin)

*Appleton (2)
*De Pere
*Green Bay (2)
*Port Washington
*Suamico

ShopKo distribution centers

*Boise, Idaho
*De Pere, Wisconsin
*Omaha, Nebraska

ShopKo Corporate HQ

*Green Bay, Wisconsin

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