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Exhibit 31.3

   CERTIFICATION OF PAUL G. WHITE, SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, CHIEF MERCHANDISING
   OFFICER, CO-CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER*, PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-14(a) UNDER THE
                   SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED

I, Paul G. White, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of ShopKo Stores, Inc.;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a
   material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the
   statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements
   were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial
   information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects
   the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the
   registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for
   establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined
   in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over
   financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and
   15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

      (a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such
          disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our
          supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the
          registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to
          us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in
          which this report is being prepared;

      (b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused
          such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under
          our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the
          reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial
          statements for external purposes in accordance with generally
          accepted accounting principles;

      (c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls
          and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the
          effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end
          of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

      (d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal
          control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's
          most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in
          the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is
          reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal
          control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on
   our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to
   the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of registrant's board of
   directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

      (a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or
          operation of internal control over financial reporting which are
          reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to
          record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

      (b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other
          employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal
          control over financial reporting.

Date: June 3, 2005

                                                 /s/ Paul G. White
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                                          By:    Paul G. White
                                          Title: Senior Vice President,
                                                 Chief Merchandising Officer,
                                                 Co-Chief Executive Officer*

* The office of Chief Executive Officer is comprised of three executive
officers, each serving as Co-Chief Executive Officer.

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