EXHIBIT 24

POWER OF ATTORNEY

                    The undersigned, in the capacity as a director or officer, or both, as the case may be, of Spartan Stores, Inc., does hereby appoint DENNIS EIDSON and DAVID M. STAPLES, or either of them, with full power of substitution, his or her attorneys or attorney to execute in his or her name, place, and stead, in any and all capacities, one or more Registration Statements on Form S-8 for the Spartan Stores, Inc. Associate Stock Purchase Plan of 2009 and any and all pre-effective or post-effective amendments to such Registration Statements, and to file the same with all exhibits thereto and all other documents in connection therewith with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Each attorney shall have power and authority to do and perform in the name and on behalf of the undersigned, in any and all capacities, every act to be done in the premises as fully and to all intents and purposes as the undersigned could do in person, and the undersigned hereby ratifies and approves the acts of such attorneys.

Signature:	/s/ M. Shân Atkins
Print Name:	M. Shân Atkins
Date:	September 2, 2009

POWER OF ATTORNEY

                    The undersigned, in the capacity as a director or officer, or both, as the case may be, of Spartan Stores, Inc., does hereby appoint DENNIS EIDSON and DAVID M. STAPLES, or either of them, with full power of substitution, his or her attorneys or attorney to execute in his or her name, place, and stead, in any and all capacities, one or more Registration Statements on Form S-8 for the Spartan Stores, Inc. Associate Stock Purchase Plan of 2009 and any and all pre-effective or post-effective amendments to such Registration Statements, and to file the same with all exhibits thereto and all other documents in connection therewith with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Each attorney shall have power and authority to do and perform in the name and on behalf of the undersigned, in any and all capacities, every act to be done in the premises as fully and to all intents and purposes as the undersigned could do in person, and the undersigned hereby ratifies and approves the acts of such attorneys.

Signature:	/s/ Frank M. Gambino
Print Name:	Frank M. Gambino
Date:	August 27, 2009

POWER OF ATTORNEY

                    The undersigned, in the capacity as a director or officer, or both, as the case may be, of Spartan Stores, Inc., does hereby appoint DENNIS EIDSON and DAVID M. STAPLES, or either of them, with full power of substitution, his or her attorneys or attorney to execute in his or her name, place, and stead, in any and all capacities, one or more Registration Statements on Form S-8 for the Spartan Stores, Inc. Associate Stock Purchase Plan of 2009 and any and all pre-effective or post-effective amendments to such Registration Statements, and to file the same with all exhibits thereto and all other documents in connection therewith with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Each attorney shall have power and authority to do and perform in the name and on behalf of the undersigned, in any and all capacities, every act to be done in the premises as fully and to all intents and purposes as the undersigned could do in person, and the undersigned hereby ratifies and approves the acts of such attorneys.

Signature:	/s/ Frederick J. Morganthall, II
Print Name:	Frederick J. Morganthall, II
Date:	August 24, 2009

POWER OF ATTORNEY

                    The undersigned, in the capacity as a director or officer, or both, as the case may be, of Spartan Stores, Inc., does hereby appoint DENNIS EIDSON and DAVID M. STAPLES, or either of them, with full power of substitution, his or her attorneys or attorney to execute in his or her name, place, and stead, in any and all capacities, one or more Registration Statements on Form S-8 for the Spartan Stores, Inc. Associate Stock Purchase Plan of 2009 and any and all pre-effective or post-effective amendments to such Registration Statements, and to file the same with all exhibits thereto and all other documents in connection therewith with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Each attorney shall have power and authority to do and perform in the name and on behalf of the undersigned, in any and all capacities, every act to be done in the premises as fully and to all intents and purposes as the undersigned could do in person, and the undersigned hereby ratifies and approves the acts of such attorneys.

Signature:	/s/ Elizabeth A. Nickels
Print Name:	Elizabeth A. Nickels
Date:	August 24, 2009

POWER OF ATTORNEY

                    The undersigned, in the capacity as a director or officer, or both, as the case may be, of Spartan Stores, Inc., does hereby appoint DENNIS EIDSON and DAVID M. STAPLES, or either of them, with full power of substitution, his or her attorneys or attorney to execute in his or her name, place, and stead, in any and all capacities, one or more Registration Statements on Form S-8 for the Spartan Stores, Inc. Associate Stock Purchase Plan of 2009 and any and all pre-effective or post-effective amendments to such Registration Statements, and to file the same with all exhibits thereto and all other documents in connection therewith with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Each attorney shall have power and authority to do and perform in the name and on behalf of the undersigned, in any and all capacities, every act to be done in the premises as fully and to all intents and purposes as the undersigned could do in person, and the undersigned hereby ratifies and approves the acts of such attorneys.

Signature:	/s/ Timothy J. O'Donovan
Print Name:	Timothy J. O'Donovan
Date:	August 24, 2009

POWER OF ATTORNEY

                    The undersigned, in the capacity as a director or officer, or both, as the case may be, of Spartan Stores, Inc., does hereby appoint DENNIS EIDSON and DAVID M. STAPLES, or either of them, with full power of substitution, his or her attorneys or attorney to execute in his or her name, place, and stead, in any and all capacities, one or more Registration Statements on Form S-8 for the Spartan Stores, Inc. Associate Stock Purchase Plan of 2009 and any and all pre-effective or post-effective amendments to such Registration Statements, and to file the same with all exhibits thereto and all other documents in connection therewith with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Each attorney shall have power and authority to do and perform in the name and on behalf of the undersigned, in any and all capacities, every act to be done in the premises as fully and to all intents and purposes as the undersigned could do in person, and the undersigned hereby ratifies and approves the acts of such attorneys.

Signature:	/s/ Kenneth T. Stevens
Print Name:	Kenneth T. Stevens
Date:	August 24, 2009

POWER OF ATTORNEY

                    The undersigned, in the capacity as a director or officer, or both, as the case may be, of Spartan Stores, Inc., does hereby appoint DENNIS EIDSON and DAVID M. STAPLES, or either of them, with full power of substitution, his or her attorneys or attorney to execute in his or her name, place, and stead, in any and all capacities, one or more Registration Statements on Form S-8 for the Spartan Stores, Inc. Associate Stock Purchase Plan of 2009 and any and all pre-effective or post-effective amendments to such Registration Statements, and to file the same with all exhibits thereto and all other documents in connection therewith with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Each attorney shall have power and authority to do and perform in the name and on behalf of the undersigned, in any and all capacities, every act to be done in the premises as fully and to all intents and purposes as the undersigned could do in person, and the undersigned hereby ratifies and approves the acts of such attorneys.

Signature:	/s/ Craig C. Sturken
Print Name:	Craig C. Sturken
Date:	September 1, 2009

POWER OF ATTORNEY

                    The undersigned, in the capacity as a director or officer, or both, as the case may be, of Spartan Stores, Inc., does hereby appoint DENNIS EIDSON and DAVID M. STAPLES, or either of them, with full power of substitution, his or her attorneys or attorney to execute in his or her name, place, and stead, in any and all capacities, one or more Registration Statements on Form S-8 for the Spartan Stores, Inc. Associate Stock Purchase Plan of 2009 and any and all pre-effective or post-effective amendments to such Registration Statements, and to file the same with all exhibits thereto and all other documents in connection therewith with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Each attorney shall have power and authority to do and perform in the name and on behalf of the undersigned, in any and all capacities, every act to be done in the premises as fully and to all intents and purposes as the undersigned could do in person, and the undersigned hereby ratifies and approves the acts of such attorneys.

Signature:	/s/ James F. Wright
Print Name:	James F. Wright
Date:	August 25, 2009