ShopKo Octomer Same-Store Sales Decline 3.2%

ShopKo Stores, Inc. reported that consolidated sales for the four weeks ended October 29, 2005 decreased 3.2% to $221.5 million from $228.7 million during the same period last year. Consolidated comparable store sales decreased 2.4% for the four week period.

         Sales Summary by Business Segment (dollars in millions)

  Retail Segments              Period Ended        % Change
  4 Weeks:                       10/29/05      Total**    Comp*
   ShopKo                         $163.6       (1.5) %    (0.6) %
   Pamida                           57.9       (7.5)      (7.4)
   Total Retail                   $221.5       (3.2) %    (2.4) %

  13 Weeks:
   ShopKo                         $522.2       (5.6) %    (5.6) %
   Pamida                          182.7       (5.5)      (6.1)
   Total Retail                   $704.9       (5.6) %    (5.8) %

  39 Weeks:
   ShopKo                       $1,573.3       (6.1) %    (6.3) %
   Pamida                          571.8       (1.8)      (2.9)
   Total Retail                 $2,145.1       (5.0) %    (5.4) %


   *Comparable store sales represent sales of those stores open during both
   fiscal years and do not include sales from the ShopKo wholesale optical
   lab.

   **ShopKo division total sales variance reflects sales from three closed
   ShopKo locations in fiscal 2005, one closed ShopKo location in fiscal
   2004 and three new ShopKo Express Rx locations in fiscal 2004.  Pamida
   division total sales variance reflects sales from five closed Pamida
   locations and seven new locations in fiscal 2004.  Sales variance also
   reflects sales from seven closed Pamida locations and three new locations
   in fiscal 2005.

The company expects consolidated comparable store sales for the month of November to be in the negative low-single-digit range.