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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator Instructions Your first question comes from Bakley Smith &#8211; Jefferies & Co. Bakley Smith &#8211; Jefferies & Co. If you could just put a little color, it seems like you&#8217;re doing a lot of work on the cost savings side and I wanted to see if...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Spartan Stores Inc., F3Q09 (Qtr End 01/03/09) Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer Session Operator Operator Instructions We will go first to the side of Karen Short with FBR Capital. Your line is open. Please go ahead. Karen Short - FBR Capital Hi, great quarter.  Dennis Eidson Thank you. Karen Short - FBR Capital A couple questions, I guess start...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Spartan Stores, Inc. F2Q09 (Qtr End 09/13/08) Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator Instructions Your first question comes from Karen Short from FBR; please go ahead. Megan O&#8217;Hara - FBR  This is Megan O&#8217;Hara on for Karen. First, we have some questions on the acquisition, looking at the $85 million purchase price. How should we think about the...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Spartan Stores, Inc F1Q09 (Qtr End 06/21/08) Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer SessionOperator  Operator Instructions Your first question comes from Blakely [ph] Smith of Jefferies & Co. Blakely [ph] Smith of Jefferies & Co  I was interested in what you said about the [inaudible] why do you think the contracts [oh] had improved in the second quarter. ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jul 2008 10:47:16 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Spartan Stores, Inc. F4Q08 (Qtr End 3/29/08) Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer Session Operator  Operator Instructions Your first question comes from Charles Cerankosky - FTN Midwest Securities Corporation. Charles Cerankosky - FTN Midwest Securities Corporation  The first question is around, Craig, convenience. How do you think your store convenience plays right now with gas prices? And I'm asking...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2008 10:42:10 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Spartan Stores, Inc. F3Q08 (Qtr End 12/31/07) Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer SessionOperator  Thank you, ladies and gentlemen at this time we will be conducting a question and answer session.  If you would like to ask a question, please press star one on your telephone keypad.  A confirmation tone will indicate your line is in the question...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Feb 2008 07:09:10 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Spartan Stores, Inc. F2Q08 (Qtr End 09/15/07) Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Earnings Call Excerpt Spartan Stores, Inc. SPTN F2Q08 (Qtr End 09/15/07) Earnings Call October 18, 2007, 09:00 a.m. ET Executives Craig Sturken - President and Chief Executive Officer David Staples - Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Dennis Eidson - Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Ted...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Oct 2007 10:35:33 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Kroger, Meijer Increase Shares of Toledo, Ohio-Area Grocery Market.]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Jon Chavez, The Blade, Toledo, Ohio Knight Ridder/Tribune  Business News    Apr. 13--Kroger and Meijer stores rang up sizable jumps in their  shares  of the Toledo area grocery market in the past year, while Food  Town and Farmer  Jack had big drops....]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Apr 2003 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Spartan Stores, Inc. Earnings Outlook Conference Call Webcast.]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[M2 PRESSWIRE-7 December 2001-ViaVid: Spartan Stores, Inc. Earnings   Outlook Conference Call Webcast C1994-2001 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD    RDATE:07122001    North Vancouver, B.C. -- ViaVid Broadcasting, Inc. (OTC-BB: VVDB)   announces:    Spartan Stores, Inc. (Nasdaq: SPTN) will hold a conference call...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Dec 2001 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Spartan Stores Reports Improved Results for Fourth Quarter and Fiscal 2000]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Business Editors  GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.--BUSINESS WIRE--June 20, 2000  Spartan Stores, Inc., today reported financial results for the fiscal 2000 fourth quarter and 12 months ended March 31, 2000.  Sales for the fiscal 2000 fourth quarter increased 10.4% to $692.0 million from $627.1 million in the year-ago quarter....]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jun 2000 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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