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.

2025 Award Winners

Lou Fox Community Service Award

Jumbo Foods
Enid, OK
The Blevins Family

Store Manager of the Year

Pruett’s Foods
ADA, OK
John Longest

Store Merchandising Awards

AWG presents Store Merchandising Awards in the following categories.

Produce

Super Saver 9654
Grand Island, NE
B&R Stores, Inc.

Omnichannel

Berkot’s Super Foods 8702 
Mokena, IL
Luke Kotara

Merchandising Event

Pruett’s Foods 4928 
Oklahoma City, OK 
Ray Pruett

Meat

Harter House 2244
Hollister, MO
Andrew and Jacob Bettlach

Food Service

Van Til’s 8891 
Hammond, IN
Van Til’s Supermarket Inc.

Floral

Ball’s Price Chopper 64
Kansas City, MO
Ball’s Food Stores

Center Store

Holt’s IGA 5225
Fayetteville, TN
Dan Holt

HGS

Coborn’s 7421
St. Cloud, MN
Coborn’s Inc.

Bakery

Cash Saver 6078
Slidell, LA
Bobby Lishman

AWG Brands

Priceless IGA 5401
Decatur, AL
Houchens Food Group

Seafood

Ramey’s 6888
Purvis, MS
Brad Ramey