Shopko(April 5, 1962-June 23, 2019) was a chain of private retail stores operating in  363 stores in 24 states and founded by James Ruben as ShopKo Corporation in Green Bay, Wisconsin.
Shopko was a chain of retail stores based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. All locations closed on June 23, 2019. Shopko Stores, Inc. Private Retail Chapter 11 bankruptcy April 5, 1962; 58 years ago (1962-04-05) (as ShopKo) June 23, 2019 (2019-06-23) (excluding optical locations) Green Bay, Wisconsin, U.S. The company was founded in 1962 by James Ruben as ShopKo Corporation (with upper-case "K"). It opened its first store in 1962 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Shopko also announced the closure of another 105 of its 363 stores, including its original Military Ave. store in Green Bay. By the time it went out of business, the company operated 363 stores in 24 states including, but not limited to, California, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. 
