HEB I'm watching you -.-
Posted by Xidig6@reddit | Dallas | View on Reddit | 184 comments
Posted by Xidig6@reddit | Dallas | View on Reddit | 184 comments
Pure-Breath-6885@reddit
Tom Thumb prices look like Aldi, when compared to Central Market. HEB bought property, in my neighborhood, a few years back saying they were going to build a Central Market there. They only did it because Whole Foods was being discussed for an adjacent corner. Whole Foods didn’t materialize so the HEB property just sits vacant. Clearly they didn’t want/need our business, they just wanted to undercut Whole Foods. Frankly, I’m not all that impressed with HEB and have heard some really awful stuff from people who were SO excited about a Joe V’s opening nearby. All we are getting is a Sprouts, which will be overpriced health food.
rye_212@reddit
The Oakcliff sprouts? Right by my house.
My choice is overpriced health food or Aldi.
Pure-Breath-6885@reddit
Yes, the one on Ft Worth Ave. I’m a big Cox Farms fan and an Anne’s loyalist, when I need the specialty things🙂
ceebeezie@reddit
I have three near me but they are all the same distance. Lol
Would be nice for a Fort Worth location.
Alternative_Net_2478@reddit
This may be nutty, my sister who has lived in North Texas for over 35 years once told me when I moved to Fort Worth 20 years ago that the grocery store chain HEB was named HEB because it was started and headquartered in the mid cities Hurst, Euless, Bedford. I lived in Austin and argued that it was started in San Antonio and mentioned that there were no locations in Hurst, Euless nor Bedford at the time. I know there were Central Markets stores (HEB owned) in the metroplex and an HEB opened in Burleson about ten yeas ago but have there ever been HEB related stores in the midcities before now????
TaurenRogues@reddit
To the super HEB! (Coming 2026)
ghostdumpsters@reddit
HEB opening in Euless and Irving in 2026! Dallas location announced today, but no projected open date yet.
msondo@reddit
I think we are also getting a Joe V’s (HEB’s cheaper offering) in Irving this year
hajime2k@reddit
Irving is scoring some wins for a change. HEB in the Northeast, Joe V's in the Center. Now if we can land a Trader Joe's next.
AgentBlue14@reddit
A grocery store on the north side of GP (north of Jefferson) would be fantastic. Kroger closed up shop before COVID in 2019, so all we have left is Albertsons and El Rio Grande.
Personally, an HEB near the IKEA here would be fantastic. Tax receipts and job opportunities go brrrrrrrrr
msondo@reddit
We just got a Trader Joe’s up Belt Line in Coppell!
hajime2k@reddit
I went there soon after I heard about it being open back in late October. Nice area.
msondo@reddit
Coppell is a nice town but really spread out in a weird way. The kinda old downtowny area is kinda nice, especially when the Farmer’s Market is there. Also, technically Dallas, but Cypress Waters is nice, especially for walking.
Blown_Up_Baboon@reddit
They’re building a Joe V’s at Samuell and Buckner right now. We take whatever we can get in East Dallas.
Anemoneao@reddit
HEB opening in HEB? Crazy
jeremysbrain@reddit
Right across the street from a Walmart too. Shots fired.
captain_uranus@reddit
It's gonna be a bloodbath in that area, don't forget there's a Target just up the road and an Albertsons, now a Tom Thumb that they all of a sudden renovated when the rumors of HEB commiting and building on the land became stronger.
jeremysbrain@reddit
I honestly don't think Walmart has much to worry about because HEB stores in DFW are pretty expensive. Target though is similarly priced.
Traffic in that area is already bad, it's going to be a nightmare once HEB opens.
captain_uranus@reddit
I think you forget that area around there is affluent and less sensitive to prices. You have upper middle class people on the Bedford side of Cheek-Sparger and very well to do people on the Colleyville side, HEB will also pull from Colleyville people living off Glade and Hall-Johnson that shop at Target.
jeremysbrain@reddit
North Euless is not affluent at all. Most of Bedford South of Harwood is low income. I used to live there. There are also quite a few low income and Section 8 apartment complexes in the vicinity. All those people will continue to go to Walmart because Walmart will be cheaper.
captain_uranus@reddit
Bedford residents south of Harwood are shopping at the Kroger at Harwood/Central or the Neighborhood Walmart down Central closer to 183 or trekking to the Aldi off 183 if they're really trying to stretch their dollar.
North Euless is pretty middle class, there's some pockets of low to mid upper middle class around Bear Creek Elementary and bordering south Grapevine, I can imagine a lot of people will make the switch to HEB for the quality.
jeremysbrain@reddit
That is definitely not universally true. The Kroger at hardwood and central is a signature store and relatively expensive for a Kroger.
That Walmart is busy for a reason and it's not the Colleyville residents keeping it busy. They will lose some business but not much. Plus Walmart sells way more types of products than HEB.
captain_uranus@reddit
It's just a regular Kroger. Kroger hasn't used the Signature branding in years. It's either a "Kroger" or a Marketplace Kroger.
Well going back to what I've said it's Bedford residents north of Harwood and Euless residents across 121 that are the immediate captive market, obviously you have spillover past those boundaries but I do foresee HEB taking a hammer to Walmart's dominance in that immediate area.
jeremysbrain@reddit
They don't use the branding, but it is still a Signature store. Compare that Kroger to the one on Pipeline or South Irving or Richland Hills. Those are regular Krogers, the one on Harwood and the one on Main are not. Those are signature stores.
Only if they are cheaper and there is no HEB in DFW that cheaper than Walmart. And HEB can't win a price war with Walmart anyway. Hell even Kroger and WinCo are cheaper than DFW HEBs.
There are enough low and medium income residents in Bedford, Euless and Centerport that I doubt Walmart will notice much of a loss. HEB will get plenty of business from Grapevine and Colleyville.
Cultural-Package6900@reddit
I’m in Southlake and I’ll be there! Central Market is only for VERY SPECIAL OCCASIONS 💵💵💵💰💰💰🤑
intheairsomewhere@reddit
Lol! That's kinda how the HEB is in Waxahachie. And the Walmart parking lot is dang near empty during peak hours. Meanwhile, the HEB parking lot is almost full. Ha!
0ver_9000_@reddit
I hear you like HEB, so I put HEB in your HEB
BirdsArentReal22@reddit
And it’s even going to be in both Hurst and Euless with one location (sorry Bedford).
captain_uranus@reddit
Euless and Hurst don't even come close to touching one another on the north side??
iampalibro@reddit
? It's going to be off Cheeksbarger which is Euless/Bedford where did you get Hurst from?
BirdsArentReal22@reddit
Apologies. I mixed up my Tri-cities. It’s E-B. Not H-E.
iampalibro@reddit
haha i gotchu no worries
ghostdumpsters@reddit
What a time to be alive!
_stuxnet@reddit
They're already breaking ground in Irving, I drove by it earlier this week. And apparently, they're also making a U-turn at the Beltline overpass to facilitate the traffic they anticipate the store will bring to the area.
SomethingHasGotToGiv@reddit
Where in Irving?
dnasep@reddit
where Fry's used to be
theoriginalmofocus@reddit
The rockwall location is well underway. Ummm the traffic....yeah its going to be shit.
Mediocre_Berry_1950@reddit
Traffic is going to be a nightmare for Rockwall HEB! I cry knowing that I might never have a chance to go, I live off of bayside!
theoriginalmofocus@reddit
The stretch of highway infront of it is always super slow already for usually no reason. I live near the Fresh and had to go pick up something near the Walmart lot area closer to you and it took me almost an hour with traffic.
Mediocre_Berry_1950@reddit
Omg we were thinking of moving there but we both work in Dallas so decided to move on the other side of the bridge and I feel for those who have to cross the bridge every day from Fate, Royce city to Dallas! It’s horrible 😞
Capital-Attorney7453@reddit
Nooop omg what a nightmare that traffic already is!!
yeahright17@reddit
That u turn at beltline started construction before HEB was announced. There’s no reason the do it just because of HEB given there’s a way to get across 635 right next to it. You’d just have to go out the back.
henryd1981@reddit
Yeah. They need that u-turn due to all the businesses that have cropped up over the years along the eastbound frontage road between belt line and Olympus. It’ll be nice once it’s completed.
toooldforthisshittt@reddit
I must be boring because that u-turn makes me so happy. Hopefully, the student drivers won't be scared to go.
Liberteabelle1@reddit
I was wondering what they were breaking ground for at ye olde Frye’s at 635 and Olympus. YAHOOOOOO that’s gonna be hella convenient for me!!
SomethingHasGotToGiv@reddit
Any idea when it will be open?
Liberteabelle1@reddit
No idea. 2026 some time? But the ground is definitely broken. What’s interesting is that the empty Frye’s building is still there.
Brassanthe@reddit
Bring Back Frye's!! That place was the best.
waffels@reddit
Not Euless, Bedford.
Boracho_Station@reddit
It’s both. Actually more on Euless property but they’ll split tax revenue 50/50
Independent_Limit912@reddit
Hillcrest and LBJ I believe? It’s definitely drivable from North Dallas.
sharknado523@reddit
Yes it'll be Hillcrest at 635 and you're correct to identify that in that section the 635 is called the LBJ
Independent_Limit912@reddit
I was not aware other sections were not called LBJ. Where does it start and end? And why?
masta@reddit
Not an expert on highway names, but there was a time way back in history when funding & construction of LBJ was predicated on TXDOT creation of 635, and it was in several phased segments. For a period of time LBJ was the only segment of 635, and it was ridiculously far North Dallas at the time, now it's just mid.
garyprud50@reddit
Yes, the SE corner of that intersection.
DifficultyCharming78@reddit
Where in Euless?
jimmyfatcat@reddit
Between Walmart and Glade Parks off 121 South
DifficultyCharming78@reddit
Oooh. Nice
photog_prince@reddit
The new Dallas location is still outside the circle of sadness!
TransportationEng@reddit
I figure that the circle was not drawn exactly on the loops of the Dallas phallus.
awkward_mallard@reddit
I appreciated that I looked at it their drawing and thought "oh ok ...maybe I can see it as a potato and not a d*ck every time.
Novel-Intention3895@reddit
circle of sadness !! good one
Emotional-Loss-9852@reddit
I was unfamiliar with HEB when I went to college and people would ask me where I’m from and I’d say outside of Fort Worth and they’d ask where and I’d say HEB and they looked at me like I was a freak
JobieWan_Kenobi@reddit
Also in Murphy, they had a ground break ceremony a few months ago
AdagioBitter@reddit
I drive 14 miles each direction from Oak Cliff to the Mansfield or Waxahachie HEBs. It’s 100% worth it. The Joe V’s is NOT. Total dumpster quality and terrible dollar store level junk food. Will rejoice the day I don’t have to use an 1/6th of a tank of gas to get groceries.
oavgmig@reddit
almost like theres no land left to develop on. plus add to the fact that much more crime happens inside this circle than outside it.
00Stealthy@reddit
apparently they are following the Walmart expansion plan-remember when you had to drive to the suburbs to get to one?
StrangeEntity789@reddit
I have said this a million times: kroger has a contract with them to where they can't operate within dallas county. That's why they're all on the border
TexManZero@reddit
Is this from the same person that told you that HEB and Minyards had a handshake agreement not to cross an imaginary line into each other's territories? 🙄
hajime2k@reddit
Maybe colluding regarding Dallas proper, but Irving will have an HEB next year.
wrathek@reddit
Explain the entirety of Denton county then
AlkalineFartWater@reddit
We got joes
Architect__@reddit
This was always their plan. You can look it up. But the plan was always to get a foothold in the metroplex by placing stores in the surrounding suburbs where land and permits are easier to obtain, establish their building model, while getting land and permits in Dallas proper, which takes longer. Now that they have land and permits for Dallas, their store will be built incredibly quick. The HEB just finished off 380 and it was a bare field like 6-8 months ago.
BadHorsemonkey@reddit
That was how it worked when the came into Houston. I expect you’re dead on. I can’t wait.
BirdsArentReal22@reddit
They’re going to be all the way to Sherman soon with stores in Anna and Melissa.
JuliusSeizuresalad@reddit
I live in Heb and we do hate you
Whit0219@reddit
I live three miles and work one mile from the slated HEB in Dallas!
SnooStories5035@reddit
Don’t forget Forney.
No_Club_8502@reddit
Central market by HEB
ezras-dad@reddit
they’re seriously avoiding us fr
John_Palomino@reddit
I would think buying land inside the circle would be both expensive and tough to find a parcel big enough.
hdadeathly@reddit
No, it’s a competition issue. HEB prefers to locate in areas where there is fewer options for shoppers. The deeper you get into the mid cities, the more competition.
Skunk_Gunk@reddit
Don’t they own a large plot of land in the middle of uptown?
BirdsArentReal22@reddit
Probably be a Central Market.
TheSpivack@reddit
Not big enough for an HEB. Pretty sure they have plans for a central market there.
bluebonnethtx@reddit
In Houston there are normal grocery sized HEBs that could totally fit on that plot of land on McKinney Ave. The MEGA super stores they are building in DFW wouldn't but there are HEB versions that could
Shirkaday@reddit
That's what I heard
earthworm_fan@reddit
They are building a standalone central market there
holyspec11@reddit
Yup
TurloIsOK@reddit
They managed to get 10 acres on the SE corner of 635 and Hillcrest.
howitzeral@reddit
That’s exactly the problem
Artistic-Artichoke-4@reddit
Make it HEB PLUS
OnPaperImLazy@reddit
HEB hates Richardson.
ForzaFenix@reddit
Classic tactic. We're being surrounded first
CommanderSquirt@reddit
There should be an HEB in H-E-B. That would be so damn literal.
Teiyoh@reddit
They're building one in Euless off Cheek Sparger/121
CommanderSquirt@reddit
Yeeeeeeaahh!
emutts@reddit
Thank you for that gem!
Xidig6@reddit (OP)
Exactly, they’re missing out.
joewHEElAr@reddit
They’re not though, for someone who cares so much you really aren’t caught up on it :/
fuelvolts@reddit
I'm in the H-NRH area and I'm BEGGING anything other than Kroger or Tom Thumb.
BirdsArentReal22@reddit
Or Aldi. God, Aldi sucks. It’s like an off brand dollar store of old meat.
Xidig6@reddit (OP)
I feel you, Kroger is that grocery store you go to when desperate and then feel disappointed with yourself after.
Unfortunately, even Kroger has abandoned us in Grand Prairie. We only have what seems like 1 in the northern part of the city ☹️.
Feed_Woox@reddit
Where else do you shop other than Kroger? Tom Thumb always seems more expensive than it needs to be to me.
liquidnight247@reddit
Costco and Trader Joe and Aldi- Tom Thumb’s produce is awful and Kroger is meh. HEB is good quality and lower priced
Xidig6@reddit (OP)
Tom Thumb is too pricy as you said. I avoid albertsons as well and just stick to Aldi and walmart :(
AgentBlue14@reddit
Can't forget the one at 20 and Great Southwest.
Honestly though, imagine building an HEB next to the IKEA? Goddamn tax receipts would go through the roof!
Xidig6@reddit (OP)
Lol, that area is already overpowered for GP. The traffic would be insaneee
liquidnight247@reddit
HEB is awesome
The_Erlenmeyer_Flask@reddit
There is a Kroger, Walmart, Target, ALDI, and Wild Fork in the area of North Tarrant Parkway and Precinct Line Road and Davis Boulevard.
fuelvolts@reddit
I meant proper grocery stores, not super shopping centers like Wally World or Target. And I want a place to get proper name-brand products, so no Aldi or even Natural Grocers or Sprouts. Wild Fork is a butcher only.
There's still only Kroger and Tom Thumb for standard grocery store fare.
The_Erlenmeyer_Flask@reddit
Wild Fork is butcher only? Either you've never been in there or didn't pay attention to everything else they have to offer.
How do you define "standard grocery store fare" because from my POV, that hasn't existed since the mid to late 90's? I moved to Grapevine in 1999 and even the Albertsons and Tom Thumb that was there started carrying more than groceries.
fuelvolts@reddit
Oh my bad. I had never been there before and googled mapped it. Just read a basic description. I need to check it out.
Xidig6@reddit (OP)
What a wild combo, I bet you the traffic there is like a demolition derby and mad max combined.
Teiyoh@reddit
I like Winco
BirdsArentReal22@reddit
They opened some Joe V’s in Dallas which are like Walmart Market in they’re not as well stocked as a traditional HEB and have a smaller footprint.
Corvumcernus@reddit
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Takumotosama@reddit
Those areas have the bougie HEBs known as Central Markets same company
Iferrorgotozero@reddit
This is true, and I love Central Market in all it's prissy, cheese filled glory.
bl1ndside@reddit
I’d be upset they haven’t built in Richardson, but we’re getting the countries first Aeon so fuck em!
dcamom66@reddit
Where did you see this announced? I live in the area and would love to know.
bl1ndside@reddit
https://communityimpact.com/dallas-fort-worth/richardson/development/2024/02/22/renovation-plans-to-revive-former-richardson-square-mall-site/
Xidig6@reddit (OP)
Is that Aeon the Japanese market or something else?
bl1ndside@reddit
Yes, Japanese grocery in the old Sears building on Beltline & Plano.
DragonflyFront9882@reddit
What’s the big hype over HEB? They are expensive! I live a block away from the one in Plano and never go there. I’ll stick with Walmart.
liquidnight247@reddit
They simply have everything under one roof and produce is better quality and cheaper than the other stores. I recently bought shampoos etc and at HEB they were $5 than Amazon let alone Whole Foods etc
AgentBlue14@reddit
Certain products from time to time, you have to leverage all the stores against one another.
Milk from Aldi, eggs from Aldi, sodas from Kroger, pork chops from HEB, brand name cereal on sale at Kroger, etc etc.
NTyourlegaltype@reddit
And cost how much in gas and time doing that?
Jazzlike-Mission-172@reddit
Sorry if this has already been said, but I was told that when they started building HEBs in Houston, they started in the outskirts and worked their way towards the city center. It appears that they are doing the same here.
liquidnight247@reddit
I’ll be dead by the time they make it to central Dallas
frankgrimes1@reddit
why do y'all cream in your pants over a damned grocery store.
liquidnight247@reddit
Because HEB does more, maybe not for you lol
DiveMasterD57@reddit
Honestly? Always overcrowded and nothing really special about what they offer. We have the Plano one within a couple miles, and have never been there when it’s not a zoo inside and a parking battle outside. We’ll do Central Market and Market Street anytime versus HEB.
Kalibos40@reddit
They're building a Joe V's Smart Shop on Samuel and Buckner. That's an HEB store, right? Riiiiight?
JuanPassiveMenis@reddit
I live in Dallas, all it takes is to take one of the many central markets and make it to a HEB
mylightisalamp@reddit
there's joe v's smart shop which is somehow related to HEB down by 20 if that counts
Gringo0984@reddit
Not the same. It's their store that caters to the lower income demographic. Won't have all that is available the regular HEB. Just like Central Market isn't the same as HEB.
mylightisalamp@reddit
Cool, good to know!
Impossible_Dig_5327@reddit
👀
Fun-Sir-5453@reddit
There’s a Joe V’s opening in Dallas and one already open in Duncanville
Top_Bus_6246@reddit
They're building one in North Irving/South Coppell.
txreddit17@reddit
Hillcrest at 635 just announced.
Randusnuder@reddit
Sounds like it is going to be most of the land between 635 & costco.
If that's the case, its gonna get really busy around there.
txreddit17@reddit
It shows to be the SE Quad of Hillcrest under 635
HEB News
plastic_jungle@reddit
Thank you, I keep seeing people talk about Costco but that is nowhere near this site. Felt like I was missing something
GravitationalEddie@reddit
And it looks like some buildings are gonna have to go.
TheSpivack@reddit
Yeah, looks like it's Hillcrest Plaza. Therapists, lawyers, medical, etc. are in there
Alcoholic720@reddit
It's already nuts, lol. Hellscape incoming!
Virtual_Mechanic2936@reddit
I think they hate some of us, but not everyone. 😄
legendinthemaking68@reddit
Give it time. They'll be ubiquitous in DFW before you know it.
Levat39@reddit
The one on ennis barely counts, it has a parking lot the size of a postage stamp
TheRuralJuror118@reddit
I grew up in Irving and I never heard of or seen HEB or Costco until I was like 25. If it wasnt for memes I would never have found out about them.
mahsstang@reddit
They’re opening an heb in Irving next to the Home Depot off of the Home Depot drive
wrathek@reddit
Why do literally no fancy supermarkets build in Lewisville/Carrollton/West Plano either sigh..
Neuroavalanche@reddit
Don't forget they own Central Market with a few locations in North Dallas which is probably preventing some incursion.
KarmaLeon_8787@reddit
They open where there is money, growth, and demographics to support their business model. I live in a first-ring suburb that will never have an HEB even though we'd love it. It's hard for my neighbors and city to admit.
MethanyJones@reddit
I just got back from HEB in Waxahachie. That Kroger at Wynnewood makes the drive very easy and justifiable
No_Rest3625@reddit
My life is so empty that I'm waiting for a grocery store to open. Lol
newusr1234@reddit
When my wife and I were house hunting we would drive around the house we liked to see which grocery stores were within driving distance lol.
TheGreenTrout@reddit
You are not alone
elvensnowfae@reddit
-cries in mesquite-
Xernomis@reddit
The just announced their first Dallas store today. https://www.dallasobserver.com/restaurants/first-dallas-h-e-b-stores-announced-what-to-know-21537507
jla5906@reddit
We live in Arlington, 7 grocery stores in a 3 miles radius, I drive 7 miles each way to go to HEB in Mansfield. Im hooked now
PassengerOk7529@reddit
Prosper, Celina will have 2 in 6 months another one in a year.
djwurm@reddit
you forgot to circle flowermound
DameWhen@reddit
HEB is closing in! Stalking it's prey...
illustratorblog@reddit
HEB hate our urban zone!
ArdentEnigma@reddit
One is almost done building in Melissa. It's supposed to be the largest one ever built in DFW area.
slipperyzippers@reddit
We've got central market, that's good enough.
DrunkWestTexan@reddit
They're a Christian company and don't want to touch the penis.
The shape of the roads inside your circle. Dallas to Fort Worth
General_Name01@reddit
HEB hates theft. The graph should make it obvious
omgitsr0b@reddit
Hopefully McKinney and Frisco can add a few more. I hate not having 4 or more to choose from when I can’t find something.
GSpin8@reddit
HEB avoiding HEB at all cost
sharknado523@reddit
They literally just announced the location at 635 and Hillcrest
Serious_Bee3094@reddit
Which city pissed HEB off and got us all in trouble?
Was it you Southlake?? 👀
PaulieNutwalls@reddit
They'll never open an HEB near a Central Market.
Vizreki@reddit
We don't need to add traffic to this area.
Jk, please build one by my house.
earthworm_fan@reddit
Collin County killin it
Rock-it1@reddit
They hate Midlothian the most. About a decade ago they bought a good parcel of land on the highway right next to the football stadium... and did nothing with it. They still own in. In that time, they have opened stores in Waxahachie - about 10 miles to the east - and Mansfield - about 10 miles to the west.
Just a big ol middle finger to Midlothian.
shemademytonguenumb@reddit
A grocery chain bought some land in Fate and nothing happened for a long time. We got Fresh maybe a year or two ago. Traffic over there is ridiculous.
Rock-it1@reddit
Traffic, man, that's another thing. After they bought the land they paid to have driveways built into the vacant, empty field. They were also planning to greatly expand the two-lane road that was out front.
Driveways are still there, as is the empty field.
Xidig6@reddit (OP)
Dang, what y’all do? 😬
Rock-it1@reddit
The mayor lived behind me at the time and he had a rather big mouth about these things. I have wondered if HEB didn't like him spilling the beans.
CluckstinaEgguilera@reddit
yes? those are the shitty parts of DFW.