H-E-B opened a new 116,000-square-foot store Oct. 29 at 29711 Jordan Crossing Blvd. in the Jordan Ranch community of Katy, Texas.
“Opening our doors in this growing community is an honor, and we look forward to providing our neighbors with convenient, close-to-home shopping experiences and solutions,” said Juan Siso, top store leader and 17-year H-E-B employee.
“As H-E-B Jordan Ranch will be the farthest west large-format H-E-B in the Houston region, we not only have the opportunity to grow with this Fort Bend County area, but we will have the pleasure of serving those who will find their way to our aisles from nearby Waller and Harris counties.”
Filled with amenities and innovations, the store has distinctive features such as a walk-up seafood boil stand, where customers can select from shrimp, crawfish, crab or lobster and have it ready while they shop; a full-service H-E-B Pharmacy with drive-up spaces; H-E-B Curbside area with 37 parking spaces; and a fuel station with carwash.
In addition, H-E-B is serving its version of a strawberry cup using premium ingredients. A Belgian ganache poured over a cup of fresh strawberries is only available at the new location’s strawberry stand in the bakery department.
The store reflects the character of the Jordan Ranch community. The store design, which has a modern prairie style, also emphasizes environmental sustainability, incorporating several energy efficient inclusions, such as CO2 refrigeration units and LED lighting.
To mark the occasion, H-E-B made donations totaling $20,000 to nonprofits. The store will serve three school districts, each of whose foundation will receive a $5,000 gift – Katy ISD Education Foundation, Lamar CISD Educational Awards Foundation and Royal ISD Education Foundation.
Fulshear’s Texana Cafe will receive $5,000 in gift cards to support its mission to make and serve food while supporting employment for neurodiverse people and to serve as a training ground for those with autism and intellectual disabilities to gain work experience.
On the same day, H-E-B opened another new store in Rockwall. That 131,000-square-foot location joins nine other H-E-B stores and two Joe V’s Smart Shops the retailer has opened in the DFW Metroplex since 2022. H-E-B also operates six Central Market locations throughout north Texas.
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