Shopko Hometown Celebrates Grand Opening

Shopko Hometown – the former Pamida store in Madison – held its grand opening Thursday. The store has been going through a liquidation sale and conversion process for the past several months, and Thursday opened its doors officially as Shopko Hometown. Manager Steve Koenen says he appreciates the support from the community for the new store.

Koenen says with all the changes to the store, there are still the same people working there.

Koenen says the store will continue to be a work in progress.

The first one-hundred customers in the store Thursday received a 10-dollar gift card. Before the ribbon cutting, Koenen also presented a 25-hundred dollar check on behalf of the Shopko Hometown Foundation to Madison High School. Student ambassadors for the High School received the check Thursday. Senior Amy Shan said it will help the school as a whole.

The Pamida to Shopko Hometown conversion came after the two companies announced a merger earlier this year.
Pictures from Thursday's grand opening and ribbon cutting can be found here.

Shopko Hometown celebrates grand opening