Toledo, IA October 14, 2014 Shopko Hometown is unveiling some exciting changes, including a renovation and expansion of its grocery department to better meet the needs of its customers.

“These changes are in response to feedback from our customers as part of our effort to ensure we are listening to them so we can best serve their grocery needs,” said Tom Abbott, Senior Vice President Hometown Stores. “Our expansion of grocery options will make it possible for our customers to do more of their shopping right in their hometowns, saving them valuable time and money.”

Shopko Hometown now offers 850 additional grocery items including dairy, snacks, cookies, baking products, canned goods, frozen foods and beverages.

The expanded Hometown Pantry will also offer bread, milk, eggs and Hispanic offerings.

Shopko Hometown was recently approved to begin accepting the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). SNAP is the federal assistance program that helps low-income families and individuals have access to the food they need. Benefits are administered through electronic benefit transfer (EBT) cards.

About Shopko

Founded in 1962 and headquartered in Green Bay, Wisconsin, Shopko Stores Operating Co., LLC is a $3 billion retailer that operates 321 stores in 21 states throughout the Midwest, Mountain, North Central and Pacific Northwest regions. Retail formats include 133 Shopko stores, providing quality name-brand merchandise, great values, pharmacy and optical services in small to mid-sized cities; 5 Shopko Express Rx stores, a convenient neighborhood drugstore concept; 6 Shopko Pharmacy locations; and 177 Shopko Hometown stores, a smaller concept store developed to meet the needs of smaller communities. For more information, visit www.shopko.com.