Shopko Names P. Michael Sidders as Vice President Ecommerce

Shopko Names P. Michael Sidders as Vice President Ecommerce

GREEN BAY, Wis., Sept. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Shopko announces P. Michael Sidders has been appointed Vice President Ecommerce.

Sidders joins Shopko from The Occasions Group, Inc. in Mankato, Minnesota, where he served as Vice President, Ecommerce Marketing. At The Occasions Group, Sidders was responsible for web marketing performance across thirteen different direct-to-consumer and business-to-business titles. Prior to The Occasions Group, Sidders also held key marketing and ecommerce positions with Fingerhut Direct, Gander Mountain Company and Northern Tool & Equipment Company.

Commenting on the appointment, W. Paul Jones, president, chairman and CEO of Shopko, stated, "We are delighted to have Mike join our team. His knowledge and expertise in ecommerce marketing strategies and technology solutions will be invaluable as we leverage the Shopko brand and grow Shopko.com as a new channel of distribution. We look forward to his contributions as we continue to develop and strengthen our online business."

Sidders holds a Bachelor of Science degree in management from St. John's University in Collegeville, Minnesota and a Masters of Business Administration from the Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota.

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 5 Shopko Express Rx stores, a convenient neighborhood drugstore concept. For more information, please visit www.shopko.com.

Source: Shopko

CONTACT: Jenn Steffen, Corporate Communications of Shopko,
+1-920-429-7693, jenn.steffen@shopko.com

Web Site: http://www.shopko.com/

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