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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - Building new and replacement stores, coupled with adding more fuel centers and capitalizing on fresh foods and health and wellness trends, are the focal points of Spartan Stores' ongoing business strategy, executives said during the grocer's shareholders meeting here yesterday.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. -- Spartan Stores, Inc., here has completed a previously announced acquisition of 20 grocery stores, two fuel centers and three convenience stores from G&R Felpausch Co.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. -- Spartan Stores, Inc. here said it closed its offering of $110 million aggregate principal amount of unsecured 3.375 percent convertible senior notes due May 15, 2027, which includes the full exercise by the initial purchasers of a $15 million over-allotment option.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - Employees of Spartan Stores here joined this week with board members, city leaders, and Habitat for Humanity employeesto dedicate a newly constructed home in southwest Grand Rapids for a local family in need.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. -- Making good on previously stated plans to grow through prudent acquisitions in the Midwest, Spartan Stores, Inc. here said yesterday it had agreed to purchase 20 retail grocery stores, two fuel centers, and three convenience stores from G&R Felpausch Co., a family-owned grocer founded in the 1930s.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. -- Spartan Stores, Inc. here said it has made a series of executive shifts aimed at streamlining decision-making and quickening its response rate to consumer needs.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. -- Spartan Stores here will break ground tomorrow morning for the 25th Family Fare supermarket, at a site that had been the Allendale Christian School in Allendale, Mich., as the school prepares to relocate to a plot directly behind the store. The 49,000-square-foot prototype full-service supermarket and grade school were both made possible by the cooperation Spartan and school officials, township planners, and developers.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich - The Private Label Manufacturer's Association (PLMA) has recognized Spartan Stores' premium brand chicken noodle soup with a Salute to Excellence Food & Drink award.