ShopKo Stores, founded in 1961, was one of the first mass retailers to offer pharmacy and eye care centers. Today the Greenbay, Wisconsin-based retailer, which operates 135 oudets in the western and midwestern U.S., is recognized for an altogether different innovation: the sale leaseback, which enables companies to tap their real estate assets for capital that can be used to reduce debt or fund expansion.
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