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ASHWAUBENON, WI (NewsDakota.com) – Shopko announced it is closing its remaining 120 department stores across the nation including the Valley City store.

According to the press release, the closures will affect 5,000 employees.

“This is not the outcome that we had hoped for when we started our restructuring efforts,” said Russ Steinhorst, Chief Executive Officer of Shopko. “We want to thank all of our teammates for their hard work and dedication during their time at Shopko.”

The retailer filed for bankruptcy back on January 16, 2019. It started closing stores in December of 2018.

Shopko also has stores in Carrington, Beulah, Lisbon, Mayville, Oakes and Rolla.