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Shopko Properties Inc company history timeline

1961

* March 1961: Green Bay Mayor Roman Denissen and Shopco Stores, led by Chicago pharmacist James Ruben and a group of investors, announce plans for a $1 million department store on Military Avenue.

1970

* June 1970: Ruben announces plans for corporate headquarters on Ashland Avenue in Ashwaubenon.

1971

* January 1971: New Ashwaubenon headquarters opens.

* August 1971: Company announces plans to start putting pharmacies in its stores.

1977

* 1977: With 21 stores, ShopKo exceeds $100 million in sales.

1978

* 1978: ShopKo opens its first optical center.

1981

* 1981: Second expansion of Ashland Avenue headquarters.

1984

* 1984: Company begins looking for new space for corporate offices; De Pere, Green Bay and out-of-state sites are under consideration.

1988

* 1988: With 87 stores, the company exceeds $1 billion in sales.

1991

* October 1991: In an initial public offering, ShopKo stock is offered at $15 a share.

1997

* July 1997: Buy-back from SuperValu completed.

1999

* May 1999: ShopKo announces it will buy the 147-store Pamida chain for $375 million.

2001

* January 2001: ShopKo announces it will close 23 stores and cut 2,500 jobs, including 136 at corporate headquarters.

2005

October 2005: ShopKo board of directors chooses Sun Capital Partners, which increased its offer to $29 a share.

2008

* March 2008: ShopKo opens store in Suamico, its first new store in six years.

2010

* May 2010: The retailer announces it will launch new Shopko Hometown stores.

2013

* January 2013: Jill Soltau named president and chief merchandising officer.

2017

* July 2017: Chief financial officer Russ Steinhorst named interim CEO and board member

2019

* June 16, 2019: The last Shopko stores will close their doors following the end of liquidation sales.

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