After a year of construction, H-E-B’s first Cibolo store will open on Wednesday, January 25 at 6 a.m. with almost everything an H-E-B lover could want. But before the official opening, Cibolo held a ribbon cutting ceremony on Tuesday, January 24, giving MySA a sneak peek at the new store.
The front of the first Cibolo H-E-B.
Photo by Gabriel Romero
Cibolo Mayor Mark Allen spoke at the ribbon-cutting event on Tuesday morning. He’s been on the city council since 2018 and he talked about one of the biggest concerns he’s heard since he took office.
“When is H-E-B coming to Cibolo? Well, today we have the answer to that question,” Allen said. “We know that H-E-B has owned this beautiful piece of property [that] is strategically located here at FM 1103 and Main Street in Cibolo for many years. We’ve anxiously awaited the construction and eventual opening of this beautiful new H-E-B. We couldn’t be more pleased that H-E-B has chosen its new home right here in Cibolo.”
Workers stocking the store before the grand opening.
Photo by Gabriel Romero
The population of Cibolo, which is south of I-35 and between San Antonio and New Braunfels, more than doubled over the last decade, clocking in at 33,475 on April 1, 2020, and up from 15,349 on April 1, 2010, according the Census Bureau. As of April 1, 2021, the city had grown another 3.7% and had 33,475 residents, the most recent census data shows.
Produce ready to go to customer’s homes.
Photo by Gabriel Romero
The 110,000-square-foot Cibolo H-E-B features a seafood section, a Sushiya sushi area, a scratch bakery and tortilleria, a diverse beer and wine section, a cooking connection area, a Meal Simple section, a healthy living section, a Texas Backyard Gardening section, and a H-E-B Pharmacy with a drive-thru. The store also has H-E-B Curbside and Home delivery, as well as the new H-E-B Brand Shop where superfans can grab anything from a H-E-B onesies for their newborn to a H-E-B branded mug or hat.
Cibolo H-E-B Top Store Lead Jamie Pomykal said it was important to give back to the community of Cibolo. He presented a $10,000 check to the Schertz-Cibolo-Universal City Education Foundation during the ceremony.
“It’s been fun to see how excited the community is for us to open, so we are excited to get the doors open and provide all the things we have,” Pomykal said.
The H-E-B Brand Shop inside the Cibolo store.
Photo by Gabriel Romero
The Sushiya inside the store.
Photo by Gabriel Romero
H-E-B Public Affairs Manager Julie Bedingfield told MySA that a new e-commerce fulfillment center at the store will be opening in late 2023 similar to the Leander location. She did note that fulfillment center has begun the hiring process.
The H-E-B is located at 850 FM 1103, Cibolo, TX 78108.
Decorated cakes in the bakery.
Photo by Gabriel Romero