NASDAQ, SPTN - Spartannash Company
Spartan Stores is a leading regional grocery distributor and grocery
retailer, operating principally in Michigan and Indiana. We operate two business
segments: Distribution and Retail. We estimate that we are the tenth largest
wholesale distributor to supermarkets in the United States and the largest
wholesale distributor to supermarkets in Michigan. According to Trade Dimensions
Market Scope, our distribution and retail operations hold a combined #1 or #2
market share in many of the key Michigan markets we serve. For the fiscal year
ended March 29, 2008 ("fiscal 2008"), we generated net sales of $2.5 billion.
Established in 1917 as a cooperative grocery distributor, Spartan
Stores converted to a for-profit business corporation in 1973. In January 1999,
we began to acquire retail supermarkets in our focused geographic regions. In
August 2000, our common stock became listed on the NASDAQ Stock Market under the
symbol "SPTN. ...
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