Shopko Optical
Shoptikal LLC doing business as Shopko Optical is an American eyewear retailer founded in 1978 as a department within Shopko stores.
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| Type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Retail |
| Predecessor | Shopko |
| Founded | 1978 (as a department inside ShopKo stores) 2019 (Shoptikal LLC) |
| Headquarters | Green Bay, Wisconsin, U.S. |
Number of locations | 111 (2021)[1] |
Area served | United States |
Key people | Russ Steinhorst (CEO) |
| Products | Glasses, contact lenses, and eye care. |
| Owner | Monarch Alternative Capital LP |
| Website | https://www.shopko.com/ |
In April 2019, Monarch Alternative Capital LP purchased Shopko's optical operations for $8.5 million. The optical centers continued to operate inside the otherwise-shuttered store locations until finding more reasonable and smaller locations.[2]
References
- "Find a Shopko Optical Eye Care Clinic & Schedule an Exam". www.shopko.com.
- Bollier, Jeff (April 18, 2019). "Shopko: 5 things consumers should know now that optical will survive company's bankruptcy". Green Bay Press-Gazette. Retrieved June 28, 2019.
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