January 11, 2021 by David Pinto
David Pinto, H-E-B, Retailer of the Year 2020
2021, Featured Articles, Issue 01-11-2021, Issues, Leading Headlines, Retail News

SAN ANTONIO, Texas — For the first time in its 35-year publishing life, the editors of MMR have chosen not one but two Retailers of the Year. One of the retailers chosen is — no surprise here — Target, one of America’s two premiere discount retailers. The other — equally unsurprising — is H-E-B, the
November 16, 2020 by MMR
H-E-B, Lubbock, San Antonio
2020, Issue 11-16-2020, Issues
SAN ANTONIO — H-E-B opened its first store in Lubbock, Texas, last month — a 122,000-square-foot store offering residents a world-class shopping destination with a pledge to deliver unsurpassed freshness and quality at H-E-B’s celebrated low prices. This long-awaited store is part of H-E-B’s continued expansion into West Texas, where it has eight stores. The
September 14, 2020 by MMR
Austin, H-E-B, Main Street food hall
2020, Issue 09-14-2020, Issues
AUSTIN, Texas — Last month, H-E-B opened a food hall inside one of its stores here with a lineup of six restaurants sure to please every palate. The Main Streat food hall and bar opened inside the H-E-B at Mueller location with Roots Chicken Shak by Chef Tiffany Derry, True Texas BBQ, Calle Taqueria, Yumai
August 10, 2020 by Jeffrey Woldt
Chain Drug Review/MMR Video Forum, COVID-19, COVID-19 crisis, H-E-B, Martin Otto
Featured Articles, Leading Headlines, Videos

H-E-B has won high marks for its performance throughout the COVID-19 crisis. In this installment of our Video Forum, Martin Otto, the company’s chief operating officer, talks about H-E-B’s response to the crisis, the role community pharmacy can play in making health care more effective and efficient, and what grocers and pharmacies need to do
July 13, 2020 by MMR
H-E-B, H-E-B Spring Green Market
2020, Issue 07-13-2020, Issues
RICHMOND, Texas — H-E-B has expanded its footprint within this community, having opened its newest location, the long-awaited H-E-B Spring Green Market, last month. The new 101,000-square-foot store offers residents a world-class, spacious shopping destination with a pledge to deliver unsurpassed freshness and quality at affordable prices. The new Spring Green Market is the first
April 22, 2020 by Martin Otto
COVID-19, H-E-B, Martin Otto
Featured Articles, Leading Headlines, Opinion

Editor’s note: This is part of a series of articles on how retailers are responding to the COVID-19 crisis. At H-E-B, the top priority is taking care of Texas. While the emergence of COVID-19 is an evolving situation, with many unknowns, we are sure of one thing: H-E-B will do its part to help our
January 8, 2020 by MMR
Amazon, Costco, dunnhumby, dunnhumby Retailer Preference Index, H-E-B, Trader Joe’s
Featured Articles

CHICAGO – H-E-B was rated the top U.S. grocery according to the third annual dunnhumby Retailer Preference Index (RPI), a nationwide study of the $700 billion U.S. Grocery market. The San Antonio-based supermarket operator took over the top spot from Trader Joe’s, which had held it for two years, and also moved ahead of Amazon
December 16, 2019 by MMR
Austin, H-E-B, Texas
2019, Issue 12-16-2019, Issues
SAN ANTONIO, Texas — H-E-B said it is investing $200 million in Austin, Texas, over the next few years, building three stores and remodeling an existing location to keep pace with growth in Texas’ capital city. “This level of investment has been years in the making, and we are incredibly excited to deliver fresh, new
August 29, 2019 by MMR
H-E-B, Lubbock, Scott McClelland, True Texas BBQ, West Texas
Leading Headlines, Retail News, Topics

SAN ANTONIO — H-E-B is continuing its expansion into West Texas, with plans to open its first store in Lubbock next year. “The wait for Lubbock residents is finally over. We’re extremely excited to announce that H-E-B is coming to the Hub City,” H-E-B Food & Drug president Scott McClelland said in a statement. “Our
August 25, 2019 by MMR
H-E-B, Martin Otto, National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) Total Store Expo, Richard Ashworth
Leading Headlines, Retail News, Topics

BOSTON – H-E-B was honored for its political engagement during the Political Involvement Reception at the National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) Total Store Expo Saturday night. H-E-B chief operating officer Martin Otto, a former NACDS chairman of the board and a current NACDS board of directors member, accepted the 2019 “Politically Engaged Pharmacy
July 22, 2019 by MMR
Eastside Tech Hub, H-E-B
2019, Issue 07-22-2019, Issues
AUSTIN, Texas — H-E-B has opened a new technology center here that also serves as the new headquarters for Favor, its wholly owned on-demand delivery subsidiary. The new facility, known as the Eastside Tech Hub, represents another step toward fulfilling the regional grocer’s ambition to become the digital industry leader in Texas. The rapidly growing
June 25, 2019 by MMR
Eastside Tech Hub, Favor, H-E-B
Leading Headlines, Retail News

AUSTIN — H-E-B on Monday announced the opening of its Eastside Tech Hub here, an 80,000-square-foot office that will house its growing digital team and also serve as the new headquarters for its Favor on-demand delivery subsidiary. The new facility will accelerate the retailer’s efforts to become a digital industry leader in Texas, H-E-B officials