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UPDATE: ValuLand Opens This Weekend in Dearborn

The discount grocery store will open in the Newman Street strip.

A new grocery shopping option will be available for Dearborn residents this weekend. Spartan Stores, the parent company for ValuLand, has made quick progress on their Dearborn store—set to open Sunday at 22541 Newman. The store will officially open at 8 a.m. Sunday to shoppers. An official ribbon cutting ceremony is scheduled the following day, Monday, Feb. 18, at 9 a.m. Community officials and store representatives will be present and the public is invited to attend. Spartan Stores is a distributor that also operates several other store chains, as well as supplies to local grocers. ValuLand is the company's newest acquisition, with stores in Warren, Leslie, Roseville, Marion, Lansing and Clare. ValuLand was originally set to open in …

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Spartan Stores Issues Voluntary Recall of Deli Products, Citing Listeria Concerns

The Michigan-based company supplies goods to a number of local stores, including one in Dearborn.

An extensive recall of goods was announced Thursday by Grand Rapids food distribution company Spartan Stores, which supplies pre-packaged foods to hundreds of supermarkets statewide. According to a release on the Food and Drug Administration website, the recall was issued voluntarily. The recall cites concerns of listeria contamination, although no reports of illness have been received. Additionally, Spartan Stores noted in a release that contamination had not been confirmed, and that the measure was "precautionary and is being initiated to ensure the highest degree of confidence to our customers." The list of affected foods includes mostly deli items, and is extensive. For a full list of recalled products—which consumers are encouraged to…

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