Shopko
Sun Capital stripped real estate, loaded debt, extracted $50M dividend. All 360 stores liquidated. 14,000 jobs lost.
- FOUNDED
- 1962
- ACQUIRED
- Sun Capital Partners, 2005, $1.1 billion
- IMPACTS
- 1 documented
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Shopko founded
Acquired by Sun Capital Partners for $1.1 billion
Shopko liquidated after Sun Capital stripped assets and extracted $50M dividend
CriticalClosure / BankruptcySun Capital executed the standard playbook: sale-leaseback, debt loading, fee extraction. All 360 stores across 26 states liquidated. 14,000 workers lost jobs.
Before / After
Store count
reported 2019
before 360 stores
after 0 (liquidated)
-100%
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Tracked Locations
CA · 2
8529 Main St
Los Angeles, CA 90001 · 555-923-1592
6594 Main St
Los Angeles, CA 90001 · 555-325-9220
FL · 1
2426 Main St
Miami, FL 33101 · 555-312-3844
MA · 1
8678 Main St
Boston, MA 02101 · 555-829-6939
TX · 1
6833 Main St
Houston, TX 77001 · 555-409-9064
WA · 1
8175 Main St
Seattle, WA 98101 · 555-530-8278