One of the largest in-plants in the retail business, Spartan Stores Graphic Services has both impressive capibilities and a hard-working staff.

By Joe Ranoia

“That’s huge. They’re great people. Obviously it is because of them that we are where we are,” says DeWildt, who is also a Spartan long-timer; he started as a press assistant 30 years ago and worked his way up.

DeWildt says the ability of this in-plant to adapt to the ever-changing marketplace makes it a tremendous value to its customers. It is such an efficient plant that it actually insources roughly 7 percent of its business from ad agencies, schools, brokers and other local businesses. Graphic Services is not necessarily trying to solicit business, he adds, but word of mouth has spread.