I only buy Prime 1 at HEB when it comes to Beef. $7.99 a # for Prime Top Sirloin. Produce is good but I liked the produce at Kroger better.

Exactly

HEB > than any other grocery store.

2 in Odessa and 2 in Midland Great stores. Go on Tuesdays and Thursdays to avoid big crowds.

2 in San Angelo also and I believe a second one is planned for Lubbock.

I heard they bought a spot in Dentons Razor Ranch area.

I think that the City of Dallas even subsidized two different stores to get them to open there several years ago and they both failed for lack of business.

Love newer HEB's. I wish they'd just demolish all the older ones. They give the brand a bad name. The one in Marlin is like a set from "The Walking Dead." They (thankfully) shuttered the one in Waco down by Baylor, as well as the one on 19th Street.. Both were tiny, crowded, filthy, ghetto-ridden deathtraps. The newer ones in Waco and Hewitt are clean and well-stocked. They're always crowded but they hire good kids so the lines move quickly. They actually seem over-staffed. I was in there Thursday after work and I think a third of the people in the store were employees. They have their own fleet of shrimp trawlers, they make awesome fresh tortillas and tamales, and if yours has a "Flaming Bird" inside you are indeed fortunate. Very good chicken for not a lot of money. At least the one I go to, you can take any piece of meat to the butcher shop and have it cut to your liking at no extra cost. I frequently have prime rib roasts cut into steaks, or a big brisket separated point from flat and trimmed. I get a 7-rib prime roast from them every Christmas and just for the asking they'll separate the ribs from the roast, flip them over, and tie them back together for me. Pretty sure most do this, though. Not sure. All in all a solid operation. They do a lot for local charities, too. I've worked a few of their "Food For Sharing" events, and anything we needed, they got to us in short order. Running low on mashed potatoes or ham? No problem. With a phone call to the manager they make it in their kitchen and run it right over.

By far.

I tend to agree with you. I had 31 years in the grocery business as well. HEB actually recruited me after I retired and offered me a management job, but I declined and spent 14 years in manufacturing until I retired 6 months ago. They are a tough competitor in every sense of the word. When they open a new store in a new area they want a certain % of the market share and do whatever it take to get it. Some of their huge stores never turn a profit for 5 years. They have older stores that are cash cows that foot the bills for the new larger stores until they eventually become profitable. I will also bet that everytime a new HEB opens somewhere, there are at least 1 and possibly 2 grocery stores nearby that will probably close.

Best Grocery Store ever. Been shopping HEB over 50 years.

supposedly Mr. Butts and Mr. Brookshire had a gentlemans agreement not to overlap each others territory too much back in the day. Their heirs don't care. I'd love to have an HEB near me. I'd almost drive 100 miles to one. HEB is da bomb.

I have heard this too. But it was United ,IDK now we have both here.

They are building a new Brookshires just east of me. My daughter told me it is going to be one their top of the line stores. I am curious to see if it is any good.