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Spartan Q1 Earnings Up More Than 140 Percent
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich - Quarterly profits for Spartan Stores Inc. here more than doubled, helped by sales growth in its retail segment. The company posted first-quarter earnings of $6.5 million, or 30 cents a share, compared with $2.7 million, or 12 cents a share, in the year-ago period.