2008-05-01 23:58:07 -

- Spartan Stores, Inc., (Nasdaq: SPTN) will announce its fiscal 2008 fourth-quarter and fiscal year-end financial results following the stock market close on Wednesday, May 14, 2008.

A telephone conference call to discuss the results will be publicly webcast at 9:00 a.m. ET on Thursday, May 15, 2008. Craig Sturken, Spartan's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, will host the

call.

The Company's press release, which will contain financial and statistical information to be discussed in the presentation, will also be available on the Company website by clicking "Press Releases" under "For Investors."

To listen to the call go to Spartan Stores' corporate website at www.spartanstores.com. Simply click on the "For Investors" and follow the links to the live webcast. The webcast will remain available for replay on the Company's website for approximately 10 days.

About Spartan Stores

Grand Rapids, Michigan-based Spartan Stores, Inc., (Nasdaq:SPTN) is the nation's tenth largest grocery distributor with warehouse facilities in Grand Rapids and Plymouth, Michigan. The Company distributes more than 40,000 private-label and national brand products to nearly 400 independent grocery stores in Michigan, Indiana, and Ohio. Spartan Stores also owns and operates 85 retail supermarkets in Michigan, including Family Fare Supermarkets, Glen's Markets, D&W Fresh Markets, and Felpausch Food Centers.

Spartan Stores, Inc.
Investor Contact: Dave Staples, 616-878-8319
Executive Vice President & CFO
or
Media Contact: Jeanne Norcross, 616-878-2830
Vice President Corporate Affairs