SHOPKO STORES INC
SC 13G, 1998-01-08
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                                 UNITED STATES
                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549


                                 SCHEDULE 13G


                   UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                            (AMENDMENT NO.     )*
                                          -----

                              Shopko Stores, Inc.
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                               (Name of Issuer)

                         Common Stock, $.01 par value
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                        (Title of Class of Securities)

                                   824911101
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                                (CUSIP Number)


Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this statement .  (A fee is
not required only if the filing person: (1) has a previous statement on file
reporting beneficial ownership of more than five percent of the class of
securities described in Item 1; and (2) has filed no amendment subsequent
thereto reporting beneficial ownership of five percent or less of such class.)
(See Rule 13d-7).

*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the
Notes).
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CUSIP NO. 824911101                 13G                       Page 1 of 3 Pages
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<C>                     <S> 
           1              NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
                          S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
 
                          Boston Partners Asset Management, L.P.
                          04-327-0358
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           2              CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*  (a) [_]    
                          Not applicable                                     (b) [_]
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
           3              SEC USE ONLY
 
 
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           4              CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
 
                          Delaware
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                                 5  SOLE VOTING POWER
 
       NUMBER OF                    -0- shares
                        ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
         SHARES                  6  SHARED VOTING POWER
      BENEFICIALLY
        OWNED BY                    2,608,594 shares
                        ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          EACH                   7  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
       REPORTING
         PERSON                     -0- shares
                        ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          WITH                   8  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
                                    2,608,594 shares
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           9              AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
 
                          2,608,594 shares
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           10             CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
                          SHARES*
 
                          Not applicable
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           11             PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
 
                          10.14%
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           12             TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON *
 
                          IA
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                     *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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CUSIP NO. 824911101                                 13G                                  Page 2 of 3 Pages
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<C>                     <S> 
           1              NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
                          S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
 
                          Boston Partners, Inc.
                          04-326-9861
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           2              CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*  (a) [_]    
                          Not applicable                                     (b) [_]
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
           3              SEC USE ONLY
 
 
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
           4              CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
 
                          Delaware
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                 5  SOLE VOTING POWER
 
       NUMBER OF                    -0- shares
                        ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
         SHARES                  6  SHARED VOTING POWER
      BENEFICIALLY
        OWNED BY                    2,608,594 shares
                        ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          EACH                   7  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
       REPORTING
         PERSON                     -0- shares
                        ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          WITH                   8  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
                                    2,608,594 shares
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
           9              AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
 
                          2,608,594 shares
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
           10             CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
                          SHARES*
 
                          Not applicable
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
           11             PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
 
                          10.14%
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           12             TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON *
 
                          CO
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                     *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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CUSIP NO. 824911101                                 13G                                  Page 3 of 3 Pages
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<C>                     <S> 
           1              NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
                          S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
 
                          Desmond John Heathwood
                          ###-##-####
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           2              CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*  (a) [_]    
                          Not applicable                                     (b) [_]
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
           3              SEC USE ONLY
 
 
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
           4              CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
 
                          United States
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                                 5  SOLE VOTING POWER
 
       NUMBER OF                    -0- shares
                        ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
         SHARES                  6  SHARED VOTING POWER
      BENEFICIALLY
        OWNED BY                    2,608,594 shares
                        ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          EACH                   7  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
       REPORTING
         PERSON                     -0- shares
                        ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          WITH                   8  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
                                    2,608,594 shares
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
           9              AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
 
                          2,608,594 shares
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
           10             CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
                          SHARES*
 
                          Not applicable
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
           11             PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
 
                          10.14%
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           12             TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON *
 
                          IN
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</TABLE>

                     *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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Item 1(a).  Name of Issuer:  Shopko Stores, Inc. (the "Issuer").
            --------------                                      

Item 1(b).  Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
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            700 Pilgrim Way, Green Bay, Wisconsin  54304

Item 2(a).  Names of Persons Filing:  Boston Partners Asset Management, L.P.
            -----------------------                                         
            ("BPAM"), Boston Partners, Inc. ("Boston Partners"), and Desmond
            John Heathwood. BPAM, Boston Partners, and Mr. Heathwood are
            sometimes referred to collectively herein as the "Reporting
            Persons."

Item 2(b).  Address of Principal Business Office or, if None, Residence:  The
            -----------------------------------------------------------      
            address of the principal business office of BPAM, Boston Partners,
            and Mr. Heathwood is One Financial Center, 43rd Floor, Boston, MA
            02111.

Item 2(c).  Citizenship:  BPAM is a Delaware limited partnership.  Boston
            -----------                                                  
            Partners is a Delaware corporation. Mr. Heathwood is a United States
            citizen.

Item 2(d).  Title of Class of Securities:  Common Stock, $.01 par value ("Common
            ----------------------------                                        
            Stock").
 
Item 2(e).  CUSIP Number:  824911101
            ------------
 
Item 3.     If this statement is filed pursuant to Rules 13d-1(b), or 13d-2(b), 
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            check whether the person filing is a:
            -------------------------------------
 
                  (a)   [ ] Broker or Dealer registered under Section 15 of the
                            Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Act").
 
                  (b)   [ ] Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act.
 
                  (c)   [ ] Insurance Company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) 
                            of the Act.
                                                   
                  (d)   [ ] Investment Company registered under Section 8 of the
                            Investment Company Act of 1940.
                                                   
                  (e)   [X] Investment Adviser registered under Section 203 of
                            the Investment Advisers Act of 1940.
                                                   
                  (f)   [ ] Employee Benefit Plan, Pension Fund which is subject
                            to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income
                            Security Act of 1974 or Endowment Fund; see 
                            Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F) of the Act.
 
                  (g)   [ ] Parent Holding Company, in accordance with Rule 
                            13d-1(b)(ii)(G) of the Act.
                                                   
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                  (h)   [ ] Group, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(H) 
                            of the Act.

Item 4.  Ownership.
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     (a) Amount Beneficially Owned: Each of the Reporting Persons may be deemed
         to own beneficially 2,608,594 shares of Common Stock at December 31,
         1997. BPAM owns of record 2,608,594 shares of Common Stock. As sole
         general partner of BPAM, Boston Partners may be deemed to own
         beneficially all of the shares of Common Stock that BPAM may be deemed
         to own beneficially. As principal stockholder of Boston Partners, Mr.
         Heathwood may be deemed to own beneficially all of the Common Stock
         that Boston Partners may be deemed to own beneficially. Therefore, each
         of the Reporting Persons may be deemed to own beneficially 2,608,594
         shares of Common Stock of the Issuer.

     (b) Percent of Class: 10.14% for all Reporting Persons. The foregoing
         percentage is calculated based on the 25,722,024 shares of Common Stock
         outstanding on October 3, 1997 as reported on the Form 10Q for the
         quarterly period (12weeks) ended September 6, 1997.

     (c) Number of shares as to which such person has:

         (i)    sole power to vote or to direct the vote:  0 shares for all
                Reporting Persons.

         (ii)   shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 2,608,594 shares for
                all Reporting Persons.

         (iii)  sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:  0
                shares for all Reporting Persons.

         (iv)   shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
                2,608,594 shares for all Reporting Persons.

         Pursuant to Rule 13d-4, each of Boston Partners and Mr. Heathwood
         expressly disclaims beneficial ownership of any shares of Common Stock
         of the Issuer.

Item 5.  Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.
           -------------------------------------------- 

         Not applicable.
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Item 6.  Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.
         --------------------------------------------------------------- 

         BPAM holds all of the above 2,608,594 shares under management for its
         clients, who have the right to direct the receipt of dividends, to
         receive dividends from such shares and to receive the proceeds from the
         sale of such shares. None of these clients holds more than five percent
         of the Common Stock of the Issuer.

Item 7.  Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the
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         Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company.
         -------------------------------------------------------- 

         Not applicable.

Item 8.  Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.
         --------------------------------------------------------- 

         Not applicable.  BPAM, Boston Partners and Mr. Heathwood expressly
         disclaim membership in a "group" as defined in Rule 13d-5(b)(1).

Item 9.  Notice of Dissolution of Group.
         ------------------------------ 

         Not applicable.

Item 10. Certification.
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         By signing below we certify that, to the best of our knowledge and
         belief, the securities referred to above were acquired in the ordinary
         course of business and were not acquired for the purpose of and do not
         have the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer
         of such securities and were not acquired in connection with or as a
         participant in any transaction having such purpose or effect.
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                                   SIGNATURE
                                   ---------

          After reasonable inquiry and to the best of our knowledge and belief,
we certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete
and correct.  We also hereby agree to file this statement jointly pursuant to
the agreement set forth as Exhibit 1 hereto.

Dated:  January 6, 1998


BOSTON PARTNERS ASSET MANAGEMENT, L.P.

By:  Boston Partners, Inc.,
     its general partner
     

     By: /s/ Desmond John Heathwood
         __________________________
         Desmond John Heathwood
         President         



BOSTON PARTNERS, INC.

     By: /s/ Desmond John Heathwood  
         __________________________
         Desmond John Heathwood
         President


/s/ Desmond John Heathwood
__________________________
Desmond John Heathwood

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                                                                       Exhibit 1
                                                                       ---------

                                   AGREEMENT


          Pursuant to Rule 13d-1(f)(1) under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, the undersigned hereby agree that only one statement containing the
information required by Schedule 13G need be filed with respect to the ownership
by each of the undersigned of shares of Common Stock of Shopko Stores, Inc.

          This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of
which shall be deemed an original.

          EXECUTED this 6th day of January, 1998.



BOSTON PARTNERS ASSET MANAGEMENT, L.P.

By:  Boston Partners, Inc.
     its general partner


     By:  /s/ Desmond John Heathwood
          __________________________
          Desmond John Heathwood
          President



BOSTON PARTNERS, INC.


     By:  /s/ Desmond John Heathwood
          __________________________
          Desmond John Heathwood
          President


/s/ Desmond John Heathwood
__________________________
Desmond John Heathwood


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