Well one year ago they closed at 19.12 and tonight they close at 23.85...show of hands...how many stocks can actually say that this year. From their website..Grand Rapids, Michigan-based Spartan Stores, Inc., SPTN is the nation’s tenth largest grocery distributor with warehouse facilities in Grand Rapids and Plymouth, Michigan. The Company distributes more than 40,000 private-label and national brand products to more than 350 independent grocery stores in Michigan, Indiana and Ohio. Spartan Stores also owns and operates 68 retail supermarkets and 19 deep-discount food and drug stores in Michigan and Ohio.....It has a Market Cap of 526M, 4.80% Qtr Growth, p/e 13.05, PEG a little high but with this economy..2.08, Divident Date is actually Monday Dec 14. .90% forward divident yield......from their last conf call (yeah with a new CEO)...but still sweet..from seeking alpha..Dennis Eidson We performed remarkably well during the first half of fiscal 2009. We have recognized that more opportunities exist to improve sales and profitability. We have an exceptionally talented and very dedicated team of associates, which is a great foundation on which to continue to build upon our success. As we work through the current economic cycle, we will remain steadfast in our focus on a consumer centric business strategy that provides exceptional service and delivers good value to our customers. The near-term economic cycle is expected to become even more challenging with many variables impacting the consumer in ways that are both favorable and unfavorable to our business. However, we are confident that we can maintain our success, because of our hybrid business model, the diversification in our retail store banners and our portfolio of corporate brands. To take advantage of favorable consumer trends we will continue to emphasize programs related to pharmacy, fuel, healthy lifestyles, food at home and value offerings including our premier portfolio of private label products. In addition, our capital investment program is very visible and evident to consumers, which has helped strength our market position during this week economic cycle. T/A side of it...it has been trading sideways for a while and has strong support...plus had a nice recovery from last bear market.

This one also came out ahead..Dec 14, 2007 is closed at 36.73 and tonight it went out at 40.56.From their website...Originally established in 1885 and incorporated in 1921, today Nash Finch Company, headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, is the second largest publicly traded wholesale food distributor in the United States. Annual sales are approximately $4.5 billion. The Company distributes food products and provides support services to a variety of retail formats including conventional supermarkets, military commissaries, multicultural stores and extreme value stores. Nash Finch Company's core business, food distribution, serves independent retailers and military commissaries in 31 states, the District of Columbia, Europe, Cuba, Puerto Rico, the Azores and Egypt........So these guys are a "Defense" play too by feeding the troops. 519M Market Cap, 5.10 qtr growth, P/e 14.03, PEG .81, they also just paid a divident on 12/4, forward divident yield of 1.8%, debt/equity .949...this is from the last cc from seeking alpha...Alec Covington I think as we entered the third quarter I guess my reaction to it was that there’s few times that I remember in my career and in running these companies and being parts of these companies that you had all positive indicators in all of your business units. And this is a rare moment in time and one that we’ll savor for a while recognizing that it isn’t always that way, but we’ll take it at this time. T/A side of it...it also has been trading sideways with attempts to breakouts to the upside looking at 1 year charts...plus also a nice recovery from last bear market.