S-8

Registration No. 333-_____
 

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM S-8

REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

SPARTAN STORES, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Michigan (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)	38-0593940 (IRS Employer Identification Number)
850 76th Street, S.W. P.O. Box 8700 Grand Rapids, Michigan (Address of Principal Executive Offices)	49518 (Zip Code)

Spartan Stores, Inc. Savings Plus Plan

Spartan Stores, Inc. Savings Plus Plan for Union Associates

(Full Title of the Plan)

Alex J. DeYonker
Executive Vice President,
General Counsel and Secretary
Spartan Stores, Inc.
850 76^th Street, S.W.
P.O. Box 8700
Grand Rapids, Michigan 49518
(Name and Address of Agent for Service) Copies to: Gordon R. Lewis
Warner Norcross & Judd LLP
900 Fifth Third Center
111 Lyon Street, N.W.
Grand Rapids, Michigan 49503-2487

(616) 878-2180
(Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent for Service)

CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

Title of Securities to be Registered	Amount to be Registered(1)	Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per Share(2)	Proposed Maximum Aggregate Offering Price(2)	Amount of Registration Fee
Spartan Stores, Inc.     Savings Plus Plan     Common Stock,     no par value     Spartan Stores, Inc.     Savings Plus Plan     for Union     Associates     Common Stock,     no par value	500,000 shares 200,000 shares	$26.78 $26.78	$13,390,000 $ 5,356,000	$411.07 $164.43

(1)	In addition, pursuant to Rule 416(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement also covers an indeterminate amount of interests to be offered or sold pursuant to the employee benefit plan(s) described herein.
(2)	Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee. On August 13, 2007, the average of the high and low prices of Spartan Stores, Inc. Common Stock reported on The NASDAQ Global Market was $26.78 per share. The registration fee is computed in accordance with Rule 457(h) and (c) under the Securities Act of 1933.

REGISTRATION OF ADDITIONAL SECURITIES

          This Registration Statement on Form S-8 is filed by Spartan Stores, Inc. (the "Company"), pursuant to General Instruction E to Form S-8 under the Securities Act of 1933 to register additional shares of the Company's Common Stock, no par value ("Common Stock"), to be issued under the Company's Savings Plus Plan and Savings Plus Plan for Union Associates. The Company previously registered 400,000 shares of Common Stock to be issued under the Savings Plus Plan and 150,000 shares of Common Stock to be issued under the Savings Plus Plan for Union Associates pursuant to the Company's Registration Statement on a Form S-8 (File No. 333-66430), filed on August 1, 2001 and 1,000,000 shares of Common Stock to be issued under the Savings Plus Plan and 500,000 shares of Common Stock to be issued under the Savings Plus Plan for Union Associates pursuant to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-100794), filed October 28, 2002. The content s of these previously filed Form S-8 Registration Statements, as amended, are incorporated herein by reference.

PART II

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT

Item 8. Exhibits.

                    The following exhibits are filed or incorporated by reference as part of this registration statement:

Exhibit Number	Document
5.1	Legal Opinion. An opinion of counsel is not required pursuant to Item 8(a) of Form S-8 because shares of Common Stock registered will not be original issuance securities.
5.2	Internal Revenue Service Determination Letter for the Spartan Stores, Inc. Savings Plus Plan. Previously filed as an exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement on Form S-8, filed July 17, 2002. Here incorporated by reference.
5.3	Internal Revenue Service Determination Letter for the Spartan Stores, Inc. Savings Plus Plan for Union Associates. Previously filed as an exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement on Form S-8, filed July 17, 2002. Here incorporated by reference.
23	Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP.
24	Powers of Attorney.

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SIGNATURES

                    The Registrant. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Grand Rapids, State of Michigan, on August 14, 2007.

SPARTAN STORES, INC. (Registrant)
By:	/s/ Craig C. Sturken
	Craig C. Sturken Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)
By:	/s/ David M. Staples
	David M. Staples Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)

                    Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.

August 14, 2007	By	*
		M. Shân Atkins Director
August 14, 2007	By	*
		Dr. Frank M. Gambino Director
August 14, 2007	By	*
		Frederick J. Morganthall, II Director

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August 14, 2007	By	*
		Elizabeth A. Nickels Director
August 14, 2007	By	*
		Timothy J. O'Donovan Director
August 14, 2007	By	*
		Kenneth T. Stevens Director
August 14, 2007	By	/s/ Craig C. Sturken
		Craig C. Sturken Chairman, President, Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer)
August 14, 2007	By	*
		James F. Wright Director
August 14, 2007	By	/s/ David M. Staples
		David M. Staples Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer and Accounting Officer)

*By	/s/ Alex J. DeYonker
	Alex J. DeYonker Attorney-in-Fact

                    The Plan. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the trustees (or other persons who administer the employee benefit plans) have duly caused this registration

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statement to be signed on their behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Grand Rapids, State of Michigan, on this August 14, 2007.

SPARTAN STORES, INC. SAVINGS PLUS PLAN
By:	SPARTAN STORES, INC.
	Plan Administrator
	By:	/s/ Linda Esparza
		Linda Esparza, Vice President - Human Resources
SPARTAN STORES, INC. SAVINGS PLUS PLAN FOR UNION ASSOCIATES
By:	SPARTAN STORES, INC.
	Plan Administrator
	By:	/s/ Linda Esparza,
		Linda Esparza, Vice President - Human Resources

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number	Document
5.1	Legal Opinion. An opinion of counsel is not required pursuant to Item 8(a) of Form S-8 because shares of Common Stock registered will not be original issuance securities.
5.2	Internal Revenue Service Determination Letter for the Spartan Stores, Inc. Savings Plus Plan. Previously filed as an exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement on Form S-8, filed July 17, 2002. Here incorporated by reference.
5.3	Internal Revenue Service Determination Letter for the Spartan Stores, Inc. Savings Plus Plan for Union Associates. Previously filed as an exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement on Form S-8, filed July 17, 2002. Here incorporated by reference.
23	Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP.
24	Powers of Attorney.

EX-23

EXHIBIT 23

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-8 of our reports dated May 11, 2007 relating to the consolidated financial statements of Spartan Stores, Inc. and subsidiaries and management's report on the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Spartan Stores, Inc. and subsidiaries for the year ended March 31, 2007.

Grand Rapids, Michigan
August 13, 2007

EX-24

EXHIBIT 24

POWER OF ATTORNEY

          The undersigned, in her capacity as a director or officer of Spartan Stores, Inc., appoints DAVID M. STAPLES and ALEX J. DEYONKER, or either of them, with full power of substitution, his attorney and agent to execute in his name one or more Registration Statements on Form S-8 to register the offering and sale of shares of Spartan Stores, Inc. common stock, no par value and plan interests pursuant to the Spartan Stores, Inc. Savings Plus Plan, and Spartan Stores, Inc. Savings Plus Plan for Union Associates, and any and all amendments thereto, and to file it or them with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

May 16, 2007	/s/ M. Shân Atkins
	M. Shân Atkins

POWER OF ATTORNEY

          The undersigned, in his capacity as a director or officer of Spartan Stores, Inc., appoints DAVID M. STAPLES and ALEX J. DEYONKER, or either of them, with full power of substitution, his attorney and agent to execute in his name one or more Registration Statements on Form S-8 to register the offering and sale of shares of Spartan Stores, Inc. common stock, no par value and plan interests pursuant to the Spartan Stores, Inc. Savings Plus Plan, and Spartan Stores, Inc. Savings Plus Plan for Union Associates, and any and all amendments thereto, and to file it or them with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

May 16, 2007	/s/ Dr. Frank M. Gambino
	Dr. Frank M. Gambino

POWER OF ATTORNEY

          The undersigned, in his capacity as a director or officer of Spartan Stores, Inc., appoints DAVID M. STAPLES and ALEX J. DEYONKER, or either of them, with full power of substitution, his attorney and agent to execute in his name one or more Registration Statements on Form S-8 to register the offering and sale of shares of Spartan Stores, Inc. common stock, no par value and plan interests pursuant to the Spartan Stores, Inc. Savings Plus Plan, and Spartan Stores, Inc. Savings Plus Plan for Union Associates, and any and all amendments thereto, and to file it or them with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

May 16, 2007	/s/ Frederick J. Morganthall
	Frederick J. Morganthall

POWER OF ATTORNEY

          The undersigned, in her capacity as a director or officer of Spartan Stores, Inc., appoints DAVID M. STAPLES and ALEX J. DEYONKER, or either of them, with full power of substitution, his attorney and agent to execute in his name one or more Registration Statements on Form S-8 to register the offering and sale of shares of Spartan Stores, Inc. common stock, no par value and plan interests pursuant to the Spartan Stores, Inc. Savings Plus Plan, and Spartan Stores, Inc. Savings Plus Plan for Union Associates, and any and all amendments thereto, and to file it or them with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

May 16, 2007	/s/ Elizabeth A. Nickels
	Elizabeth A. Nickels

POWER OF ATTORNEY

          The undersigned, in his capacity as a director or officer of Spartan Stores, Inc., appoints DAVID M. STAPLES and ALEX J. DEYONKER, or either of them, with full power of substitution, his attorney and agent to execute in his name one or more Registration Statements on Form S-8 to register the offering and sale of shares of Spartan Stores, Inc. common stock, no par value and plan interests pursuant to the Spartan Stores, Inc. Savings Plus Plan, and Spartan Stores, Inc. Savings Plus Plan for Union Associates, and any and all amendments thereto, and to file it or them with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

May 16, 2007	/s/ Timothy J. O'Donovan
	Timothy J. O'Donovan

POWER OF ATTORNEY

          The undersigned, in his capacity as a director or officer of Spartan Stores, Inc., appoints DAVID M. STAPLES and ALEX J. DEYONKER, or either of them, with full power of substitution, his attorney and agent to execute in his name one or more Registration Statements on Form S-8 to register the offering and sale of shares of Spartan Stores, Inc. common stock, no par value and plan interests pursuant to the Spartan Stores, Inc. Savings Plus Plan, and Spartan Stores, Inc. Savings Plus Plan for Union Associates, and any and all amendments thereto, and to file it or them with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

May 16, 2007	/s/ Kenneth T. Stevens
	Kenneth T. Stevens

POWER OF ATTORNEY

          The undersigned, in his capacity as a director or officer of Spartan Stores, Inc., appoints DAVID M. STAPLES and ALEX J. DEYONKER, or either of them, with full power of substitution, his attorney and agent to execute in his name one or more Registration Statements on Form S-8 to register the offering and sale of shares of Spartan Stores, Inc. common stock, no par value and plan interests pursuant to the Spartan Stores, Inc. Savings Plus Plan, and Spartan Stores, Inc. Savings Plus Plan for Union Associates, and any and all amendments thereto, and to file it or them with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

May 16, 2007	/s/ James F. Wright
	James F. Wright