FORM 4
FORM 4 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION		  
 
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(Print or Type Responses)
 		 Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of
1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940		  
  1.    Name and Address of Reporting Person*                                                                                                   
Thomas,                    Edward                  J.

   (Last)                                         (First)                                        (Middle)		   4.    Statement for Month/Day/Year
   
   
        11/13/02
 
 
 
  850 - 76th Street SW

                                                          (Street)		   5.    If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)
  
  
 
 
 
Grand Rapids                  Michigan            49518
    (City)                                         (State)                                            (Zip)		  
  2.    Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol  
 
 Spartan Stores, Inc. ("SPTN")		   6.    Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
                                    (Check all applicable)
              Director                                            10% Owner
     X         Officer (give title below)                      Other (specify below)
                           
                         Vice President Retail Merchandising      
  3.    I.R.S. Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an entity (voluntary)
 
 		   7.    Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
            X     Form Filed by One Reporting Person
                 Form Filed by More than One Reporting Person
 
Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
 
 1. Title of Security
      (Instr. 3)		 2.Transaction
   Date
   (Month/
   Day/Year)		 2A. Deemed
      Execution
      Date, if any
      (Month/
      Day/Year)		   3. Transaction
      Code
      (Instr. 8)		   4. Securities Acquired (A)
      or Disposed of (D)
      (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		  5. Amount of
     Securities
     Beneficially
     Owned
     Following
     Reported
     Transaction(s)
     (Instr. 3 and 4)		 6.Ownership
   Form: Di-
   rect (D) or
   Indirect (I)
   (Instr. 4)		  7. Nature of
     Indirect
     Beneficial
     Ownership
     (Instr. 4)
      Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price      
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
  
 

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FORM 4 (continued) Table II -- Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)		  
1. Title of Derivative Security
    (Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion
    or Exercise
    Price of
    Derivative
    Security		 3. Transaction
    Date
    (Month/
    Day/Year)		 3A.Deemed
     Execution
     Date, if any
     (Month/
     Day/Year)		 4. Transaction
    Code
    (Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative
    Securities Acquired (A)
    or Disposed of (D)
    (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable
    and Expiration Date
    (Month/Day/Year)
         
Code		  
V		  
(A)		  
(D)		 Date
Exercisable		 Expiration
Date
 Stock Option (Right to Buy)
 $2.14
 11/13/02
    A    A
 
 11/13/03  11/12/12
 Stock Option (Right to Buy)
 $2.14
 11/13/02
    A    A
 
 11/13/04  11/12/12
 Stock Option (Right to Buy)
 $2.14
 11/13/02
    A    A
 
 11/13/05  11/12/12
 Stock Option (Right to Buy)
 $2.14
 11/13/02
    A    A
 
 11/13/06  11/12/12
 
 
 
       
 
   
 
 
 
       
 
   
 
 
 
       
 
   
 
 
 
       
 
   
 
 
 
       
 
   
 
 
 
       
 
   
 
 
 
        
 
    
7. Title and Amount of
    Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of
    Derivative
    Security
    (Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative
    Securities Beneficially
    Owned Following
    Reported Transaction(s)
    (Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of
      Derivative Securities
      Beneficially Owned
      at End of Month
      (Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect
      Beneficial Ownership
      (Instr. 4)
 Title Amount or Number of Shares        
 Common Stock  3,125  $2.14  3,125  D  
 Common Stock  3,125  $2.14  3,125  D  
 Common Stock  3,125  $2.14  3,125  D  
 Common Stock  3,125  $2.14  3,125  D  
           
           
           
           
           
           
           

Explanation of Responses:         





By:    /s/ Edward J. Thomas
  November 15, 2002
   **Signature of Reporting Person   Date
    Edward J. Thomas    
       
       

Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.  
*
**		 If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations
See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).		  
Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure  

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