H E B news and trends

H-E-B Joins Grocers Bringing Delivery In-House to Boost eCommerce Margins
Delivery // June 23, 2023

This week in grocery, H-E-B expands its direct delivery capabilities, Albertsons looks to win in retail media, and grocers in the United Kingdom see inflation three times larger than in the United States. Texan grocer H-E-B, which has more than 400 stores in its home state and Mexico, announced...

Grocers Launch Convenience Store Concepts Despite Challenges in the Space
Retail // April 20, 2023

This week in grocery, H-E-B adds convenience stores, Giant Eagle revisits mailers and Kroger accepts SNAP. As grocers look to drive up frequency, many are adding shrunk-down c-store concepts. Most recently, Texas supermarket chain H-E-B, which has more than 430 locations in Texas and Mexico,...

H-E-B Launches Credit Card to Drive Private Label Sales
Credit Cards // April 19, 2023

As grocers compete for shopper loyalty amid inflation, H-E-B has launched its own credit card. The supermarket chain, which has more than 430 locations in Texas and Mexico and its Central Market subsidiary, announced Monday (April 17) the launch of its H-E-B Visa Signature Credit Card...

Home Services Platform Thumbtack Rolls out Displays at H-E-B Stores
Retail // March 10, 2023

Home services platform Thumbtack is now available at a physical retail location. Thumbtack — which offers homeowners access to local service providers through its platform and app — has placed branded displays in 300 H-E-B grocery stores in Texas, Thumbtack said in a Friday (March...

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Feeding Consumers’ Growing Appetite For Digitally Enabled Dining

April 29, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has made consumers hungry. Literally. According to data from digital bank Current on how those who have received their federal stimulus funds have spent them, about 45 percent of the funds have been spent, and food was the preferred spending category. Sixteen percent bought food directly from restaurants and takeout locations, while another 9 […]

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Home Services Platform Thumbtack Rolls out Displays at H-E-B Stores

March 10, 2023
Home services platform Thumbtack is now available at a physical retail location. Thumbtack — which offers homeowners access to local service providers through its platform and app — has placed branded displays in 300 H-E-B grocery stores in Texas, Thumbtack said in a Friday (March 10) press release. At these displays, H-E-B shoppers can scan […]

Consumers Can Now Pay With SNAP EBT For H-E-B Curbside, Home Delivery

December 22, 2020
Texas-based supermarket chain H-E-B will now let customers pay for groceries for curbside or home delivery using SNAP benefits online or via a mobile phone, according to a press release....

Supermarkets Place Limits On Paper Products Amid Rising Coronavirus Cases

November 06, 2020
As coronavirus cases surge in the United States, some supermarket retailers are re-instituting buying restrictions on specific products such as toilet paper, USA Today reported. Kroger, which runs different brands...