SpartanNash is an American food distributor and grocery store retailer headquartered in Byron Center, Michigan. In terms of revenue, it is the largest food distributor serving military commissaries and exchanges in the United States. The Company’s core businesses include distributing food to military commissaries, independent grocers, and corporate-owned retail stores in 44 states, Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East. SpartanNash operates 167 retail stores.
History
Spartan Stores: Michigan's Best - Last summer, Spartan Stores launched MICHIGAN's BEST in its 97 D&W Fresh Market, Family Fare, Felpausch, Glen's, Glen's Fresh Marketplace, and VG's throughout Michigan as a way to pay tribute...
The Grand Rapids Wholesale Grocery Company was founded in 1917 and assumed the Spartan Stores name in 1957. For most of its history, Spartan was a cooperative. Spartan changed to for profit in the 1970s and was first traded on the NASDAQ in August 2000.
D&W Food Centers began using Spartan as a supply in 1961 following soon supplied with Spartan and D&W private label products. In 2000, D&W switched to Supervalu.
In 2000, Spartan Stores bought the Seaway Foodtown company whose operations included 47 Food Town Supermarkets and 26 The Pharm deep-discount drugstores. By 2003, the company had discontinued Food Town operations.
In 2005, Spartan was expected to purchase Farmer Jack chain, but did not consider Farmer Jack a good acquisition. The company agreed to acquire D&W Food Centers, Inc. in March 2006. In 2007, Spartan acquired the Felpausch chain consisting of 20 stores, nine with in-house pharmacies, three convenience stores, and two fuel centers.
In April 2008, Spartan announced that the store and customer lists of 12 of the 14 remaining Pharm stores will be sold to Rite Aid. The remaining two Michigan stores will be sold in separate transactions. Industry experts said Rite Aid would likely keep the stores open and convert them to its own format and brand. In October 2008, Spartan announced it would purchase VGs Grocery and Pharmacy stores in Michigan.
In February 2011, the last Felpausch in Coldwater switched over to the Family Fare name. 13 Glen's Markets in Northern Michigan, began undergoing conversion to the Family Fare name starting in May 2013. Three new Valu Land stores were also opened in 2013.
SpartanNash
In 2013, Spartan Stores and Nash Finch merged and formed SpartanNash company. The official name change was to occur May 2014, while continuing to operate as Spartan Stores, Nash Finch and MDV in their prior markets.
In March 2017. it was announced that David Staples will replace Dennis Edison as Chief Executive Officer of SpartanNash. Edison will continue as the chairman of the company's board of directors after he retires as CEO in late May.
Retail chains
- D&W Fresh Markets (2006-present) Western Michigan
- Felpausch (2007-2011) switched over to the Family Fare name
- Family Fare Supermarkets
- Glen’s Markets
- The Pharm (2000-2008) drug stores and fuel centers
- Food Town Supermarkets (2000-2003)
Distribution units
- MDV
References
External links
- SpartanNash Company
- Dan's Supermarkets
- D&W Fresh Market
- Econofoods
- Family Fare Supermarkets
- Family Fresh Market
- Forest Hills Foods
- No Frills Supermarkets
- Supermercado Nuestra Familia
- Pick'n Save Ironton Ohio
- VG's Fresh Market
- ValuLand
- Sunmart Foods
- Blue Ribbon Transport
- Caito Foods
- MDV
