ShopKo Stores Operating Co.

James Ruben, a pharmacist, founded this company in 1962. With two divisions located throughout 13 states in the U.S., this Green Bay, Wisconsin business operates more than 135 ShopKo discount stores and three ShopKo Express Rx drug stores. ShopKo discount stores are multi-department retail outlets supplying a range of quality goods and services, ranging from apparel to furniture. The ShopKo Express Rx stores are individual drugstores featuring drive-thru pharmacies, health and beauty aids, cosmetics, fitness products, over-the-counter medications, convenience foods as well as general merchandise. In 1991, the company became public; in December 2005, an affiliate of Sun Capital Partners took the company private.