Spartan Stores

Spartan Stores Inc. F2Q10 (Qtr End 9/30/09) Earnings Call Transcript

SeekingAlpha Retail Stocks (Free subscription) | 10/16/2009

Spartan Stores Inc. ( SPTN ) F2Q10 Earnings Call October 15, 2009 9:00 am ET Complete Story »

Spartan Stores 2Q profit falls as gas prices fall

Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 10/15/2009

Grocery store chain Spartan Stores Inc. said Wednesday that quarterly profit fell as gas prices fell and consumers bought more private-label products to cope with the tough economy.

Spartan Stores 2Q profit falls as gas prices fall

Daily Advance - Business (Free subscription) | 10/15/2009

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Grocery store chain Spartan Stores Inc. said Wednesday that quarterly pr...

Spartan Stores 2Q profit falls as gas prices fall

San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 10/15/2009

Grocery store chain Spartan Stores Inc. said Wednesday that quarterly profit fell as gas prices fell and consumers bought more private-label products to cope with the tough economy. Spartan, based in Grand Rapids, Mich., said second-quarter profit fell 2... Sponsored Topics: Chain store - Business - Spartan Stores - Grand Rapids Michigan - Retail Trade

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Spartan Stores 2Q profit falls as gas prices fall

Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 10/15/2009

Grocery store chain Spartan Stores Inc. said Wednesday that quarterly profit fell as gas prices fell and consumers bought more private-label products to cope with the tough economy.

Spartan Stores 2Q profit falls as gas prices fall

San Diego Union (Free subscription) | 10/15/2009

Grocery store chain Spartan Stores Inc. said Wednesday that quarterly profit fell as gas prices fell and consumers bought more private-label products to cope with the tough economy.

Spartan Stores 2Q profit falls as gas prices fall

Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 10/15/2009

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. -- Grocery store chain Spartan Stores Inc. said Wednesday that quarterly profit fell as gas prices fell and consumers bought more private-label products to cope with the tough economy.

• Spartan Stores 2Q profit falls as gas prices fall - Daily Advance - Business
• Spartan Stores 2Q profit falls as gas prices fall - San Diego Union

Spartan Stores (SPTN): FQ2 EPS of $0.47 beats by $0.01. Revenue of $610M (-3%) vs. $622M. Shares -0.5% AH. (PR)

Seeking Alpha (Free subscription) | 10/14/2009

Spartan Stores ( SPTN ): FQ2 EPS of $0.47 beats by $0.01 . Revenue of $610M (-3%) vs. $622M. Shares -0.5% AH. ( PR ) Post your comment!

Spartan Stores Announces Second-Quarter Fiscal 2010 Financial Results

Business Wire (Free subscription) | 10/14/2009

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Spartan Stores, Inc., (Nasdaq:SPTN) today reported financial results for its 12-week second quarter ended September 12, 2009. Second Quarter Results Consolidated net sales for the 12-week second quarter were $610.2 million compared with $626.8 million in the same period last year. Sales were negatively affected by price deflation in certain primary product...

Bosco Sticks the Cafeteria Item Kids Crave Enters the Retail Market

PR News Wire (Free subscription) | yesterday

WARREN, Mich., Nov. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Bosco Sticks, the cafeteria favorite for kids of all ages, are no longer found only in the lunch line. The mozzarella filled breadstick that kids go crazy for are now found in your local grocery throughout the mid-west! Stores like GFS Marketplace, Spartan Stores, and Marsh Supermarkets are now carrying your favorite cheesy treat leaving moms and kids everywhere...

Spartan Stores Announces Webcast of its Fiscal 2010 Second-Quarter Earnings Conference Call

Business Wire (Free subscription) | 09/30/2009

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Spartan Stores, Inc., (Nasdaq: SPTN) will announce its fiscal 2010 second-quarter financial results following the stock market close on Wednesday, October 14, 2009. A telephone conference call to discuss the results will be publicly webcast at 9:00 a.m. ET on Thursday, October 15, 2009. Mr. Dennis Eidson, Spartan’s President and Chief Executive Officer,...

Grand Rapids Press: Falling prices impacting Spartan supermarket

Monroe on a Budget (Free subscription) | 10/17/2009

The Grand Rapids Press has this report – Spartan Stores CEO – Deflation hurting supermarket chain’s bottom line. A snippet: Spartan CEO Dennis Eidson says the Michigan grocery chain experienced “significant price deflation” in three of its high volume categories: dairy, meat, and produce. … The country hasn’t seen prices deflate this much in 50 years,...

Year-Over-Year CPI Negative 7th Consecutive Month; Rents Decline First Time In 17 Years

Mish's Global Economic Trend Analys (Free subscription) | 10/15/2009

... cheaper meats and produce. Lower food prices are dragging down revenue at some businesses. Spartan Stores Inc., which distributes groceries and runs supermarkets, said lower prices are hurting sales. Dennis Eidson, the Grand Rapids, Michigan-based company’s chief executive officer, said yesterday in a statement that he expects weakness for the remainder of its fiscal year due to “product...

Consumer Prices in U.S. Climb at Slower Pace in Sign Inflation Not Threat

Bloomberg (Free subscription) | 10/15/2009

... from 3.44 percent late yesterday. Food Prices Lower prices are hurting sales at businesses such as Spartan Stores Inc., which distributes groceries and runs supermarkets. Food prices, which account for about a seventh of the consumer-price index, decreased 0.1 percent in September, reflecting cheaper meats and produce. , the Grand Rapids, Michigan-based company’s chief executive officer,...