Nearly 2,500 employees in Wisconsin to lose jobs once all Shopko stores close, state says

A total of almost 2,500 Wisconsin workers will have lost their jobs when the last Shopko closes for good, a state agency said Thursday.

The Department of Workforce Development said Shopko, the bankrupt Wisconsin retailer, would lay off another 1,715 employees in the state from 39 stores as it winds down operations and goes out of business.

Thursday’s announcement brings the total number of employees to lose a job as the company closes all of its stores to 2,496, according to the state...

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Ken Notes: Shopko is a nice sized footprint for a grocery / distribution outlet, Amazon are you listening....