PG's 2016 Store of the Month Video Showcase

Throughout the year, Progressive Grocer’s editors visit a lot of supermarkets around the country, and few fail to impress.

We visit stores in urban, suburban and rural areas, big and small, serving many demographics, with products and services targeting consumers specific to those locations. The common thread running through all of them: a laser focus on delivering the greatest possible shopping experience, from warm, well-lit surroundings to cozy niches in which to enjoy fresh prepared foods.

As we bid farewell to 2016, we invite you to take a closer look at a few of our favorite Stores of the Month profiles from the past year, as showcased in brief video store tours, including:

• Strack & Van Til, Schererville, Ind.

Strack & Van Til’s 87,000-square-foot store in Schererville, Ind. Innovations in fresh and prepared foods demonstrates the Highland, Ind.-based grocer's eye toward the future.

• Winn-Dixie, Baymeadows, Jacksonville, Fla.

Ian McLeod, Southeastern Grocer’s president and CEO, provides a tour of Winn-Dixie’s new concept store in the Baymeadows community of Jacksonville, Fla., which is redefining the regional grocer's approach.

• Hy-Vee, Bloomington, Ill.

A full-service Market Grille restaurant in Hy-Vee’s Bloomington, Ill., store, is among the features that are wowing shoppers in this 108,000-square-foot concept format.

• Food City, Johnson City, Tenn.

Food City’s destination flagship supermarket and fuel center in Johnson City, Tenn., is proving to be a hot ticket for convenience-loving food enthusiasts.

• Ralphs, Westwood Village, Calif.

Take a virtual tour of The Kroger Co.’s Southern Calif.-based Ralphs division’s impressive market in Los Angeles, which ramps up fresh prepared foods for a diverse community.