Professional Development Meetings
May 8, 2012
ShopKo Distribution Center Tour & Elections
Shopko, headquartered in Green Bay, Wisconsin, has two retail formats, Shopko Stores and Shopko Hometown Stores. Shopko employs more than 16,000 teammates in 13 states throughout the Midwest, Mountain and Pacific Northwest regions, in more than 149 stores, generating annual sales exceeding $2.2 billion. Shopko operates 134 Shopko stores, 3 distribution centers and 10 Shopko Hometown stores providing quality name-brand merchandise, great values, pharmacy and optical services in small to mid-sized cities. There are also 5 Shopko Express Rx stores, a convenient neighborhood drugstore concept. Shopko stores are multi-department retail stores committed to offering quality merchandise, services and value to meet customers' needs for home, family basics, casual apparel and seasonal products, with a special emphasis on retail health.
Here is your opportunity to see first hand how a 500,000 square foot distribution center operates on a daily basis. The tour will take approximately 45 –60 minutes and will be conducted by the ShopKo Distribution management team. A photo ID will be required for all attendees in order to participate in the tour at ShopKo’s Distribution Center. No cameras or cell phones with photo capabilities will be allowed.
Attendees should wear comfortable shoes for the tour.
ShopKo Presentation
Members from the ShopKo Distribution team that will be presenting during the professional development dinner meeting include Clay Prickette, Vice President Logistics; Russ Saari, Director of Distribution; Scott Fitzgerald, Assistance DC Manager; and Dan Walsingham, Assistant DC Manager. Topics to be covered include ShopKo’s current business, merger with Pamida stores, Labor Management System Project update, Standard Operating Procedures Development, Engineered Labor Standards (ELS) andTeammate Performance Ratings, Communication and Support
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