Shopko, headquartered in Green Bay, Wisconsin, has two divisions: Shopko and Shopko Express Rx. We employ more than 16-thousand teammates in 13 states throughout the Midwest, Mountain and Pacific Northwest regions, in more than 149 stores, generating annual sales exceeding $ 2.2 billion. Shopko, founded by pharmacist James Ruben. opened Shopko's first store in Green Bay in 1962, he envisioned a company focused on: quality, convenience and value. He saw the opportunity to combine health care services with a large discount store. Shopko became one of the first mass retailers to feature pharmacies and eye care centers. In 1991, Shopko Stores Inc. became a publicly-held, independent company with stock traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "SKO". In December of 2005, Shopko Stores, Inc. was purchased by an affiliate of Sun Capital Partners, Inc. and no longer is a publicly-owned corporation. Sun Capital Partners, Inc., a leading private investment firm, focuses on leveraged buyouts, equity, debt, and other investments in market-leading companies that can benefit from its in-house operating professionals and experience. Since Sun Capital's inception in 1995, its affiliates have invested in & managed more than 115 companies worldwide with combined sales in excess of $30 billion. Offices are located in Boca Raton, Los Angeles, New York, London, and Shenzhen. For more information on Sun Capital Partners, Connect with them on Hoovers.
