Shopko Announces More Wisconsin Cuts, 1,715 To Lose Jobs

MILWAUKEE, WI -- Shopko announced Thursday that employees across Wisconsin will see even more job cuts than were previously reported in February. In February, Shopko announced it was closing 11 stores in Wisconsin.

On Thursday, the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development received a second notice from Shopko, stating that 1,715 more employees will lose their employment at 39 Shopko stores statewide.

These 39 stores are in addition to the 11 closures announced Feb. 13 impacting 578 workers, the two closures announced Jan. 18 impacting 63 workers and the closure of the Shopko Store Support Center Feb. 18 impacting 140 workers. In total Shopko's closure is impacting 2,496 workers statewide.

The following locations are included in the closures on March 28:

1. Abbotsford – 1011 E. Spruce St. – 17 Employees
2. Adams – 220 W. Lincoln St. – 18 Employees
3. Appleton – 1000 W. Northland Ave. – 81 Employees
4. Arcadia – 1625 E. Blaschko Ave. – 25 Employees
5. Ashwaubenon – 301 Bay Park Square – 86 Employees
6. Beaver Dam – 822 Park Ave. – 49 Employees
7. Chippewa Falls – 2677 S. Prairie View Road – 70 Employees
8. Clintonville – 291 S. Main St. – 23 Employees
9. DePere – 1450 W. Main Ave – 82 Employees
10. Eagle River – 810 N. Railroad St. – 23 Employees
11. Eau Claire – 955 W. Clairemont Ave. – 94 Employees
12. Fond Du Lac – 262 W. Johnson St. – 67 Employees
13. Fort Atkinson – 1425 Janesville Ave. – 56 Employees
14. Green Bay – 2430 E. Mason – 75 Employees
15. Janesville – 2500 E. Hwy 14 – 60 Employees
16. La Crosse – 4344 Mormon Coulee Rd. – 56 Employees
17. Lancaster – 1625 Hwy 61 – 18 Employees
18. Marshfield – 1306 N. Central Ave. – 70 Employees
19. Mequon – 10996 N. Port Washington Rd. – 4 Employees
20. Monroe – 405 W. 8th St. – 47 Employees
21. Neillsville – 1008 E. Division – 19 Employees
22. Oconto – 126 Charles St. – 25 Employees
23. Onalaska – 9366 Hwy 16 – 80 Employees
24. Oshkosh – 1300 S. Koeller Rd. – 58 Employees
25. Oshkosh – 1810 Jackson St. – 4 Employees
26. Park Falls – 1333 4th Ave South – 18 Employees
27. Reedsburg – 1515 E. Main St. – 25 Employees
28. Rice Lake – 320 S. Access Rd. – 51 Employees
29. River Falls – 1777 Paulson Rd. – 71 Employees
30. Rothschild – 1105 E. Grand Ave. – 48 Employees
31. Sister Bay – 2541 S. Bay Shore Drive – 20 Employees
32. Spooner – 650 W. Beaverbrook Ave. – 17 Employees
33. Stanley – 409 Junction Ave. – 22 Employees
34. Suamico – 2320 Lineville Road – 66 Employees
35. Tomahawk – 79 Hometown Drive – 21 Employees
36. Waukesha – 1166 W. Sunset Drive – 4 Employees
37. Wausau – 200 S. 18th Ave. – 57 Employees
38. Wautoma – N2585 Plaza Road – 27 Employees
39. Wisconsin Rapids – 1100 E. Riverview Expressway – 61 Employees

Here are the 11 stores that were announced in February. These stores are closing on May 6.

1. 230 N. Wisconsin St., De Pere — 48 employees
2. 701 S. Church St., Watertown — 50 employees
3. 2761 Prairie Ave., Beloit — 58 employees
4. 4801 Washington Ave., Racine — 52 employees
5. 800 E. Maes Ave., Kimberly — 61 employees
6. 5300 52nd St., Kenosha — 52 employees
7. 2101 W. Broadway, Monona — 56 employees
8. 2741 Rossevelt Road, Marinette — 56 employees
9. 518 S. Taylor Drive, Sheboygan — 53 employees
10. 1450 E. Geneva St., Delavan — 52 employees
11. 2200 Lincoln St., Rhinelander — 40 employees

The announcement of the additional closures has also caused the closure of Spectrum Transportation Services LLC & Spectrum America Supply Chain Solutions Inc., whose sole customer was Shopko, impacting 225 workers at that company.

DWD Secretary-Designee Caleb Frostman released the following statement in response to the announced closures:

"Shopko has been an integral economic fixture in many Wisconsin towns and cities. The changes
resulting from these closures will be felt by hard-working Wisconsinites in many communities.
The Department of Workforce Development has and will continue to support local communities by
partnering with local workforce development boards to create rapid response teams that will help get affected workers back to work.

We at DWD will continue working with our partners to enact and enhance programming that provides Wisconsin workers the opportunity to re-train and pivot to new job prospects in this ever-changing retail landscape."