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Spartan Closes 2 Detroit Valu Land Stores

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Spartan Stores has closed two of the three Valu Land stores it opened in the metro Detroit area.

Jon Springer, Executive Editor

December 24, 2013

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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Spartan Stores has closed two of the three Valu Land stores it opened in the metro Detroit area.

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The stores, in Roseville and Dearborn, were open for a less than a year when they closed Dec. 7, sources told SN. Spartan officials were not available for comment.

The company considers its discount Valu Land format as a “test concept.” Dennis Eidson, Spartan’s chief executive officer, in a recent conference call said the Detroit market was “challenging” and that sales performance there was “lumpy.”

Spartan opened the Roseville Valu Land last December. The Dearborn location opened in February. Spartan continues to operate a Detroit area Valu Land in Warren, Mich., along with five other locations in Central and Northern Michigan.

 

About the Author

Jon Springer

Executive Editor

Jon Springer is executive editor of Winsight Grocery Business with responsibility for leading its digital news team. Jon has more than 20 years of experience covering consumer business and retail in New York, including more than 14 years at the Retail/Financial desk at Supermarket News. His previous experience includes covering consumer markets for KPMG’s Insiders; the U.S. beverage industry for Beverage Spectrum; and he was a Senior Editor covering commercial real estate and retail for the International Council of Shopping Centers. Jon began his career as a sports reporter and features editor for the Cecil Whig, a daily newspaper in Elkton, Md. Jon is also the author of two books on baseball. He has a Bachelor of Arts degree in English-Journalism from the University of Delaware. He lives in Brooklyn, N.Y. with his family.

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