Excellence Awards

AWG presents yearly Excellence Awards to retailers and community leaders for their individual and often unique efforts.

The purpose of these awards is to recognize retailers and community leaders who have demonstrated innovative, creative, and thought-provoking ideas, as well as to challenge others to identify new opportunities.

Every AWG member is eligible for an Excellence Award, regardless of store size, location, or length of time with AWG. Throughout the year we encourage stores to share their success stories so that we can recognize those members who demonstrate merchandising expertise. Click Here to see award criteria for each category.

2024 Award Winners

Lou Fox Community Service Award

Walt Churchill’s Market
Churchill’s Perrysburg, LTD
Maumee and Perrysburg, OH

 

Store Manager of the Year

Val Schlueter
Homeland
Norman, OK

Store Merchandising Awards

AWG presents Store Merchandising Awards in the following categories.

Produce

Pruett’s Food 4928
Oklahoma City, OK
Ray and Marcy Pruett

Omnichannel

Store 7716 Elden’s
Alexandria, MN

Merchandising Event

#429 World Fresh Market
Overland Park KS

Meat

Doc’s Country Mart 4785
Bixby OK
Jim & Courtney Brown

Food Service

3228 Edward Food Giant
North Little Rock, AR

Floral

Phelps Market 4199
Mannford, OK
Susan Phelps

Center Store

Cash Saver 4096
Dallas, TX

HGS

Rouses Market

Biloxi, MS

Bakery

Pete’s Fresh Market #8896
151 Rice Lake Square
Wheaton, IL

AWG Brands

El Rancho
Dallas, TX