EXHIBIT 24

POWER OF ATTORNEY

          The undersigned in his or her capacity as a director or officer, or both, of Spartan Stores, Inc., does hereby appoint CRAIG C. STURKEN and DAVID M. STAPLES or either of them, his or her attorneys or attorney, with full power of substitution, to execute in his or her name an Annual Report of Spartan Stores, Inc. on Form 10-K for its fiscal year ended March 27, 2004, and any amendments to that report, and to file it with the Securities and Exchange Commission or other regulatory authority. Each attorney shall have power and authority to do and perform in the name and on behalf of the undersigned, in any and all capacities, every act to be done in the premises as fully and to all intents and purposes as the undersigned could do in person, and the undersigned hereby ratifies and approves the acts of such attorneys.

Signature:	/s/ M. Shân Atkins
Print Name:	M. Shân Atkins
Title:	Director
Date:	April 27, 2004

POWER OF ATTORNEY

          The undersigned in his or her capacity as a director or officer, or both, of Spartan Stores, Inc., does hereby appoint CRAIG C. STURKEN and DAVID M. STAPLES or either of them, his or her attorneys or attorney, with full power of substitution, to execute in his or her name an Annual Report of Spartan Stores, Inc. on Form 10-K for its fiscal year ended March 27, 2004, and any amendments to that report, and to file it with the Securities and Exchange Commission or other regulatory authority. Each attorney shall have power and authority to do and perform in the name and on behalf of the undersigned, in any and all capacities, every act to be done in the premises as fully and to all intents and purposes as the undersigned could do in person, and the undersigned hereby ratifies and approves the acts of such attorneys.

Signature:	/s/ Kenneth T. Stevens
Print Name:	Kenneth T. Stevens
Title:	Director
Date:	May 3, 2004

POWER OF ATTORNEY

          The undersigned in his or her capacity as a director or officer, or both, of Spartan Stores, Inc., does hereby appoint CRAIG C. STURKEN and DAVID M. STAPLES or either of them, his or her attorneys or attorney, with full power of substitution, to execute in his or her name an Annual Report of Spartan Stores, Inc. on Form 10-K for its fiscal year ended March 27, 2004, and any amendments to that report, and to file it with the Securities and Exchange Commission or other regulatory authority. Each attorney shall have power and authority to do and perform in the name and on behalf of the undersigned, in any and all capacities, every act to be done in the premises as fully and to all intents and purposes as the undersigned could do in person, and the undersigned hereby ratifies and approves the acts of such attorneys.

Signature:	/s/ Frank M. Gambino
Print Name:	Frank M. Gambino
Title:	Director
Date:	May 10, 2004

POWER OF ATTORNEY

          The undersigned in his or her capacity as a director or officer, or both, of Spartan Stores, Inc., does hereby appoint CRAIG C. STURKEN and DAVID M. STAPLES or either of them, his or her attorneys or attorney, with full power of substitution, to execute in his or her name an Annual Report of Spartan Stores, Inc. on Form 10-K for its fiscal year ended March 27, 2004, and any amendments to that report, and to file it with the Securities and Exchange Commission or other regulatory authority. Each attorney shall have power and authority to do and perform in the name and on behalf of the undersigned, in any and all capacities, every act to be done in the premises as fully and to all intents and purposes as the undersigned could do in person, and the undersigned hereby ratifies and approves the acts of such attorneys.

Signature:	/s/ Gregory P. Josefowicz
Print Name:	Gregory P. Josefowicz
Title:	Director
Date:	April 26, 2004

POWER OF ATTORNEY

          The undersigned in his or her capacity as a director or officer, or both, of Spartan Stores, Inc., does hereby appoint CRAIG C. STURKEN and DAVID M. STAPLES or either of them, his or her attorneys or attorney, with full power of substitution, to execute in his or her name an Annual Report of Spartan Stores, Inc. on Form 10-K for its fiscal year ended March 27, 2004, and any amendments to that report, and to file it with the Securities and Exchange Commission or other regulatory authority. Each attorney shall have power and authority to do and perform in the name and on behalf of the undersigned, in any and all capacities, every act to be done in the premises as fully and to all intents and purposes as the undersigned could do in person, and the undersigned hereby ratifies and approves the acts of such attorneys.

Signature:	/s/ Timothy J. O'Donovan
Print Name:	Timothy J. O'Donovan
Title:	Director
Date:	May 12, 2004

POWER OF ATTORNEY

          The undersigned in his or her capacity as a director or officer, or both, of Spartan Stores, Inc., does hereby appoint CRAIG C. STURKEN and DAVID M. STAPLES or either of them, his or her attorneys or attorney, with full power of substitution, to execute in his or her name an Annual Report of Spartan Stores, Inc. on Form 10-K for its fiscal year ended March 27, 2004, and any amendments to that report, and to file it with the Securities and Exchange Commission or other regulatory authority. Each attorney shall have power and authority to do and perform in the name and on behalf of the undersigned, in any and all capacities, every act to be done in the premises as fully and to all intents and purposes as the undersigned could do in person, and the undersigned hereby ratifies and approves the acts of such attorneys.

Signature:	/s/ Elizabeth A. Nickels
Print Name:	Elizabeth A. Nickels
Title:	Director
Date:	April 29, 2004

POWER OF ATTORNEY

          The undersigned in his or her capacity as a director or officer, or both, of Spartan Stores, Inc., does hereby appoint CRAIG C. STURKEN and DAVID M. STAPLES or either of them, his or her attorneys or attorney, with full power of substitution, to execute in his or her name an Annual Report of Spartan Stores, Inc. on Form 10-K for its fiscal year ended March 27, 2004, and any amendments to that report, and to file it with the Securities and Exchange Commission or other regulatory authority. Each attorney shall have power and authority to do and perform in the name and on behalf of the undersigned, in any and all capacities, every act to be done in the premises as fully and to all intents and purposes as the undersigned could do in person, and the undersigned hereby ratifies and approves the acts of such attorneys.

Signature:	/s/ James F. Wright
Print Name:	James F. Wright
Title:	Director
Date:	April 27, 2004