EXHIBIT 23
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT AND REPORT ON SCHEDULE
Board of Directors of Spartan Stores, Inc.
Grand Rapids, Michigan
We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statement No. 33-47442 Spartan Stores, Inc. 1991 Stock Bonus Plan, Registration Statement No. 33-47493 Spartan Stores, Inc. 1991 Stock Option Plan, Registration Statement No. 33-49074 Spartan
Stores, Inc. 1991 Associate Stock Purchase Plan, Registration Statement No. 33-96259 Spartan Stores, Inc. Long Term Incentive Plan on Forms S-8 and Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement No. 333-37050 of Spartan Stores, Inc. Prospectus and Proxy
Statement on Form S-4 of our report dated June 14, 2000, appearing in this Annual Report on Form 10-K of Spartan Stores, Inc. for the year ended March 25, 2000.
Our audits of the financial statements referred to in our aforementioned report also included the financial statement schedule of Spartan Stores, Inc. (the "Company"), listed in Item 14(a)(2). This financial statement schedule is the responsibility of
the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion based on our audits. In our opinion, such financial statement schedule, when considered in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole, presents fairly in all material
respects the information set forth therein.
/s/Deloitte & Touche LLP
June 19, 2000
