Rather than a national jack-of-all-retail trades, Shopko Stores concentrates on a select product range in small and rural areas of the US. The company operates about 135 Shopko discount stores, five Shopko Express Rx drugstores, and a few Shopko Hometown outlets in about a dozen states across the Midwest, Mountain, and Pacific Northwest regions. It also sells goods online. Instead of offering a watered-down selection of many retail categories, it pushes popular, higher-margin categories such as casual apparel, health and beauty items, and housewares. Most Shopko stores have optical centers and pharmacies. In 2012 Shopko Stores agreed to merge with Midwest chain Pamida. Both are owned by Sun Capital Partners.

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• Retail
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  • Apparel & Accessories Retail
  • Cosmetics, Beauty Supply & Perfume Retail

• Health Care

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• #205 in Forbes Largest Private Companies (November 2011)