SpartanNash Co.

MINNEAPOLIS -- Thanks to a gain from real estate sales and the lack of an impairment charge that pounded last year's quarterly results, Nash Finch Co. swung to a profit in the fourth quarter ended Dec. 29.

GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN - In celebration of his fifth year of leadership at Spartan Stores Inc. here, Craig Sturken, chairman/c.e.o., will ring the NASDAQ opening bell on Monday, March 3.

GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN - In celebration of his fifth year of leadership at Spartan Stores Inc. here, Craig Sturken, chairman/c.e.o., will ring the NASDAQ opening bell on Monday, March 3.

MINNEAPOLIS -- Thanks to a gain from real estate sales and the lack of an impairment charge that pounded last year's quarterly results, Nash Finch Co. swung to a profit in the fourth quarter ended Dec. 29.

MINNEAPOLIS -- The legal fight between Nash Finch Co. here and Roundy's Supermarkets, Inc. is heating up, with lawsuits flying. Nash Finch said yesterday it is seeking in excess of $18 million for damages in a counterclaim lawsuit against Roundy's, which had filed a breach of contract lawsuit against Nash Finch on February 11, 2008, after the two companies failed to resolve a dispute concerning Nash Finch's 2005 acquisition of two distribution centers from Roundy's.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. -- Spartan Stores here posted third-quarter net income of $10.6 million or $49 cents per share, vs. $5.9 million, or 27 cents per share, in the same quarter last year. Consolidated net sales for the 16-week third quarter ended Jan. 5 reached a five-year high, increasing 15.6 percent to $826.1 million, from $714.4 million in last year's third quarter. The net sales improvement was due primarily to the acquisition of Felpausch stores, strong comparable-store sales growth of 3.4 percent (excluding fuel center sales), and incremental distribution sales to new and existing customers.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. -- Spartan Stores, through its D&W Fresh Markets, Family Fare Supermarkets, Felpausch, and Glen's Markets operations, launched a statewide Habitat for Humanity campaign with the goal of raising $100,000 in February to support "The House That Spartan Built," and Habitat chapters in the state where Spartan operates stores.

LONDON, Ky. -- Laurel Grocery Co. here has singed on to be the primary wholesaler for three-store independent Carnival Foods, which had been a customer of Nash Finch.