Spartan Stores, Inc. (NASDAQ:SPTN) today announced it will present at the 13th Annual ICR XChange Conference on Thursday, January 13, 2011 at 12:50 p.m. PT in Dana Point, California.

The audio portion of the presentation will be webcast live, and a replay will be available until Thursday, January 27, 2011 on the Company's website, www.spartanstores.com. Simply click on 'For Investors' and follow the links to the live webcast or the replay.

About Spartan Stores

Grand Rapids, Michigan-based Spartan Stores, Inc., (Nasdaq:SPTN) is the nation's eleventh largest grocery distributor with 1.4 million square feet of warehouse, distribution, and office space located in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The Company distributes more than 40,000 corporate and national brand products to approximately 370 independent grocery stores in Michigan, Indiana and Ohio. Spartan Stores also owns and operates 97 retail supermarkets in Michigan, including Family Fare Supermarkets, Glen's Markets, D&W Fresh Markets, Felpausch Food Centers and VG's Food and Pharmacy.

Spartan Stores, Inc.
Investor Contact:
Dave Staples, Executive Vice President & CFO, (616) 878-8793
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Media Contact:
Jeanne Norcross, Vice President Corporate Affairs, (616) 878-2830