 Places" which could be heard on a recording that would repeatedly play in their stores amongst music and announcement of the latest sale items.In 1985 the company expanded through the acquisition of Matco/Mattingly stores, a Lexington, Missouri based chain of discount stores.Place's attempted to grow to 75 stores by the end of 2002 but was bought by ShopKo in 2000 for $22 million with a store count of 49.