Editing Shopko (section)

=== 1990s ===
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ShopKo logo used from December 1991 to May 2007
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In 1990, ShopKo opened its 100th store,<ref name=appaSearch /> including its first venture in [[California]].

In mid-1991, SuperValu announced that ShopKo would become a publicly traded company.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.upi.com/Archives/1991/06/28/Super-Valu-Stores-reports-higher-earnings-announces-ShopKo-IPO/2271678081600/| title=Super Valu Stores reports higher earnings, announces ShopKo IPO| work=UPI| access-date=March 21, 2017}}</ref> The stock debuted at $15 (~${{Format price|{{Inflation|index=US|value=15|start_year=1990}}}} in {{Inflation/year|US}}) a share. Dale Kramer also took over the reins of the company in 1991.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=643426&privcapId=316791| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170406181235/http://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=643426&privcapId=316791| url-status=dead| archive-date=April 6, 2017| title=Dale P. Kramer: Executive Profile & Biography - Bloomberg| website=Bloomberg.com| access-date=March 21, 2017}}</ref>

In late 1991, ShopKo introduced a "Vision 2000" prototype model, which opened in [[Sheboygan, Wisconsin]], [[Duluth, Minnesota]], [[Dixon, Illinois]], [[Loveland, Colorado]], [[Longmont, Colorado]], and [[Lacey, Washington]], and relocated stores in [[Marshall, Minnesota]], and [[Mitchell, South Dakota]].<ref>{{cite news| url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m3092/is_n23_v30/ai_11666267/?tag=content;col1| archive-url=https://archive.today/20120710232605/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m3092/is_n23_v30/ai_11666267/?tag=content;col1| url-status=dead| archive-date=July 10, 2012| work=Discount Store News| title=ShopKo goes for "soft" sell with Vision 2000 prototype - Vision 2000, marketing policy - Two Super Regionals Revamp| year=1991}}</ref> The construction of the Sheboygan store was affected by the collapse of an exterior wall that killed a [[stonemason]], and the store opened with a memorial stone and flagpole overlooking the valley below dedicated in his honor.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://apnews.com/article/2cc61b5d5dd1d28a3dbe703f0c41a8a4|title=Wall Collapses at Store Under Construction, Killing One| date=April 9, 1993| website=[[Associated Press]]| access-date=March 15, 2023}}</ref>

In 1996, ShopKo announced plans to merge with [[Phar-Mor]], an [[Ohio]]-based chain, but those plans were later called off.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB842272243628962500| title=Phar-Mor, ShopKo to Merge In a Complex Transaction| last=Murray| first=Matt| date=September 10, 1996|newspaper=[[The Wall Street Journal]]| access-date=March 21, 2017| issn=0099-9660| url-access=subscription}}</ref>

Also in 1997, Phar-Mor split from ShopKo,<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB859986724598185500| title=ShopKo, Phar-Mor Abandon Merger Talks After 7 Months| last1=Murray| first1=Matt| date=April 3, 1997| newspaper=The Wall Street Journal| access-date=March 21, 2017| last2=Coleman| first2=Calmetta Y.| issn=0099-9660| url-access=subscription}}</ref> and ShopKo bought all of SuperValu's stock in the company.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.nytimes.com/1997/04/26/business/supervalu-to-end-its-investment-in-shopko-stores.html| title=Supervalu To End Its Investment In Shopko Stores| agency=[[Bloomberg News]]| date=April 26, 1997| newspaper=[[The New York Times]]| access-date=March 20, 2017| issn=0362-4331}}</ref> ShopKo was among the first retailers in the nation to halt all tobacco sales permanently in the same year.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-nov-05-fi-50351-story.html| title=ShopKo Banishing Tobacco Products| last=Levin| first=Myron| date=November 5, 1997| newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]| access-date=March 21, 2017| issn=0458-3035}}</ref>

In 1998 the company acquired [[Venture Stores]] in [[Kentucky]], [[Iowa]], [[Missouri]], [[Illinois]] and [[Kansas]].<ref>{{cite press release| url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/shopko-to-open-13-new-stores-76470192.html| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150825002234/http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/shopko-to-open-13-new-stores-76470192.html| url-status=dead| archive-date=August 25, 2015| title=ShopKo to Open 13 New Stores| publisher=ShopKo Stores| via=[[PR Newswire]]| access-date=March 21, 2017}}</ref>

In 1999, William Podany became President of ShopKo.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://wwd.com/fashion-news/fashion-features/article-1080754/| title=ShopKo Stores Promotes Podany to Chairman, President, CEO| magazine=[[Women's Wear Daily]]| first=Melanie| last=Kletter| date=January 25, 1999| access-date=November 24, 2024| url-access=subscription}}</ref> He led the acquisition of 147 [[Pamida]] stores later that year.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.nytimes.com/1999/05/12/business/company-news-shopko-stores-to-buy-pamida-a-rural-merchandiser.html| title=COMPANY NEWS; Shopko Stores To Buy Pamida, A Rural Merchandiser| last=Jones| first=Dow| date=May 12, 1999| newspaper=The New York Times| page=c4| access-date=March 21, 2017| issn=0362-4331| url-access=subscription}}</ref> ShopKo also launched spin-off pharmaceutical company ProVantage on to the stock market.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.nytimes.com/1999/02/05/business/provantage-in-offering.html| title=Provantage in Offering| newspaper=The New York Times| agency=Bloomberg News| access-date=November 24, 2024| url-access=subscription}}</ref> 
[[File:Meridian Shopko.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The 1999 "Beyond 2000" prototype store in [[Meridian, Idaho]], in April 2006 (closed in February 2017). This building now houses an [[Albertsons]] [[United Supermarkets|Market Street]] supermarket.]]

Late in 1999, ShopKo opened its first test prototype store in [[Meridian, Idaho]], named "Beyond 2000," referring to ShopKo's Beyond 2000 merchandising strategy, the successor to the Vision 2000 strategy of the early 1990s.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://boisedev.com/news/2016/11/13/shopko-to-shut-down-meridian-store| title=Shopko to shut down Meridian store| website=BoiseDev.com| date=November 14, 2016| first=Don| last=Day| access-date=March 21, 2017}}</ref>