8-K

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):  October 12, 2010

SPARTAN STORES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as
specified in its charter)

Michigan
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation) 000-31127
(Commission
File Number) 38-0593940
(IRS Employer
Identification no.)

850 76^th Street, S.W.
P.O. Box 8700
Grand Rapids, Michigan
(Address of principal executive offices)
49518-8700
(Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number,
including area code:  (616) 878-2000

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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

          On October 12, 2010 the Board of Directors of Spartan Stores, Inc. (the "Company") appointed Wendy A. Beck and Yvonne R. Jackson as directors of the Company for a term expiring in at the Company's annual meeting of shareholders to be held in 2011. In addition, the Board of Directors appointed Ms. Beck to the Audit Committee and appointed Ms. Jackson to the Compensation Committee and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.

          Neither Ms. Beck nor Ms. Jackson was selected as a director pursuant to any arrangements or understandings between either of them and any other person. There are no transactions in which either Ms. Beck or Ms. Jackson has an interest requiring disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K. Ms. Beck and Ms. Jackson will receive compensation for service as a director consistent with the policies and practices described under the caption "Compensation of Directors" in the Company's Definitive Proxy Statement filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission on June 25, 2010.

          The Company issued a press release announcing the appointments, the full text of which is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.

Item 8.01 Other Events.

          With the appointment of Ms. Beck and Ms. Jackson to the Board of Directors, as disclosed in Item 5.02 above, the number of directors increases from eight to ten. Eight members of the Company's Board of Directors are "independent directors" under the rules of the Nasdaq Stock Market.

Item 9.01.	Financial Statements and Exhibits.
	(d)	Exhibits: The following document is attached as an exhibit to this report on Form 8-K:
	99.1	Press Release dated October 14, 2010.

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SIGNATURES

                    Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

Date:  October 14, 2010	SPARTAN STORES, INC.
	By	/s/ David M. Staples
		David M. Staples Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number	Document
99.1	Press Release dated October 14, 2010.

EX-99.1

EXHIBIT 99.1

For Immediate Release
Investor Contact: Dave Staples Executive Vice President & CFO (616) 878-8793	Media Contact: Jeanne Norcross Vice President Corporate Affairs (616) 878-2830

Spartan Stores Announces Board Appointments

GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN-October 14, 2010-Spartan Stores, Inc., (Nasdaq:SPTN) announced today that the Company's Board of Directors appointed Wendy Beck and Yvonne Jackson as members of the Board of Directors. Both individuals have extensive public company experience with particular expertise in accounting, finance and human resources. The appointments expand the total number of directors to 10, with eight independent directors. Ms. Beck will serve on the Company's Audit Committee and Ms. Jackson will serve on the Compensation and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committees. Each director's term will expire and be subject to annual re-election at the Company's fiscal 2011 annual shareholders meeting in August 2011.

"Wendy and Yvonne are excellent director additions that will augment our highly skilled Board," said Craig Sturken, Spartan Stores' Executive Chairman of the Board. "Both have achieved great career success, bring relevant and extensive public company experience, are a good fit with our corporate culture, and further diversify our board members' skills, perspectives and experience. We welcome them to our Board and look forward to their contributions toward our future growth and business success."

Ms. Beck is currently Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Norwegian Cruise Line, one of the leading cruise ship operators in the world. She was formerly CFO of Domino's Pizza, a public pizza delivery company with more than 8,000 national and international franchise and company-owned retail stores, and an extensive food distribution operation. Ms. Beck possesses expertise in accounting, finance, taxes, budgeting, forecasting, SEC compliance and reporting, strategic planning, and information technology systems. She also previously held Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer positions with Whataburger Restaurants and Checkers Drive-In Restaurants, which was publicly traded during her time with Checkers Drive-In Restaurant, and was a senior tax accountant with Lincare, a publicly traded national healthcare services company. Ms. Beck is a Certified Public Accountant, a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants, and serves on the Board of Directors for the Women's Foodservice Forum.

Ms. Jackson is currently President of BeecherJackson, a management and human resources consulting company, and serves as chair of the company's compensation committee on the board

of Winn-Dixie Stores, a food retailer operating 514 stores in the southeastern U.S. She has more than 35 years of public company experience, with 31 years experience in human resource management, holding Senior Vice President positions with Pfizer, Compaq, and Burger King Restaurants, was Vice President of Human Resources for Avon Products, and held various management positions with Sears, Roebuck & Co. She possesses expertise in large scale organizational change, personnel acquisition integration, change management, compensation and benefits and organizational design. Ms. Jackson also previously served on the board of Best Buy as a member of the company's compensation committee and as a member of Price Waterhouse Coopers' Advisory Council.

About Spartan Stores

Grand Rapids, Michigan-based Spartan Stores, Inc., (Nasdaq:SPTN) is the nation's eleventh largest grocery distributor with 1.4 million square feet of warehouse, distribution, and office space located in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The Company distributes more than 40,000 corporate and national brand products to approximately 370 independent grocery stores in Michigan, Indiana and Ohio. Spartan Stores also owns and operates 97 retail supermarkets in Michigan, including Family Fare Supermarkets, Glen's Markets, D&W Fresh Markets, Felpausch Food Centers and VG's Food and Pharmacy.