Spartan Stores, Inc. operates as a grocery distributor and retailer principally in Michigan and Indiana. The company operates in two segments, Distribution and Retail. The Distribution segment provides approximately 45,000 stock-keeping units, including dry groceries, produce, dairy products, meat, deli, bakery, frozen food, seafood, floral products, general merchandise, pharmacy, and health and beauty care items to approximately 375 independent grocery stores and 97 corporate-owned stores, as well as offers approximately 3,900 private brand grocery and general merchandise items. It also provides value-added services, including site identification and market analyses; coupon redemption; store planning and development; product reclamation; marketing, promotion, and advertising; printing; technology and information services; category management; accounting, payroll, and tax preparation; real estate; human resource services; and construction management services. The Retail segment operates 97 retail supermarkets in Michigan under the Glen's Markets, Family Fare Supermarkets, D&W Fresh Markets, VG's Food and Pharmacy, and Valu Land names; and 29 fuel centers/convenience stores that offers refueling facilities, as well as immediately consumable products under the Glen's Quick Stop, Family Fare Quick Stop, D&W Fresh Markets Quick Stop, and VG's Quick Stop names. Its retail supermarkets offer dry groceries, produce, dairy products, meat, frozen food, seafood, floral products, general merchandise, beverages, tobacco products, health and beauty care products, delicatessen items, and bakery goods, as well as pharmacy services. This segment also provides private brand items, including its Spartan brand; Fresh Selections; Top Care, a health and beauty care brand; Valu Time, a value brand; Full Circle, a natural and organic brand; and Paws, a pet supplies brand. The company was founded in 1917 and is headquartered in Grand Rapids, Michigan.