Shopko Appoints New Executive Officers

GREEN BAY, Wis., April 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Shopko announces the promotions of
two of its senior leaders to executive officer positions.

Mike Bettiga has been named executive vice president and chief operating
officer. Bettiga assumes responsibility for store operations, legal, real
estate, and logistics. Bettiga began his career with Shopko as a pharmacist in
1977. He has held a number of positions during his tenure, including executive
leadership of store, pharmacy and optical operations, retail health
merchandising, and responsibility for the Shopko Express stores. This
promotion appropriately recognizes the scope and importance of his
responsibilities, as well as the vital leadership he provides to all areas of
the business. In addition to his new responsibilities, Bettiga will continue
to lead the retail health division of the organization.

Jill Soltau has been named executive vice president and chief merchandising
officer. Soltau is a seasoned merchant with over 20 years experience in the
retail industry. She joined Shopko in 2007 as senior vice president general
merchandise manager of apparel and accessories. Prior to Shopko, Ms. Soltau
held several senior level positions in merchandising, planning and private
brand at Sears and Kohls department stores. She started her career with
Carson Pirie Scott in Milwaukee. Soltau has been the driving force behind the
successful rebranding of the company's apparel and accessory division. Over
the past year, she has added dozens of national brands, trend-right fashions
and has elevated the overall taste level and quality of the assortment
offering. The merchandising and private brand teams will report directly to
Soltau.

Both Soltau and Bettiga will report directly to Paul Jones, chairman,
president and chief executive officer.

The appointments are effective immediately.

About Shopko
Shopko Stores Operating Co., LLC is an affiliate of Sun Capital Partners,
Inc., a leading private investment firm focused on leverage buyouts, equity,
debt, and other investments in market-leading companies that can benefit from
its in-house operating professionals and experience. Shopko is a $2 billion
retailer of quality goods and services headquartered in Green Bay, WI, with
stores located in 13 states throughout the Midwest, Mountain and Pacific
Northwest regions. Retail formats include 136 Shopko stores, providing quality
name-brand merchandise, great values, pharmacy and optical services in small
to mid-sized cities and 6 Shopko Express Rx stores, a convenient neighborhood
drugstore concept. For more information, please visit www.shopko.com.

SOURCE Shopko

Cindy Sahotsky of Shopko, +1-920-429-4743