The San Antonio-based grocery chain held a ribbon cutting for its latest Austin-area store in Manor on Tuesday, October 21. At the ceremony, excitement was in the air and the energy was infectious from community leaders and H-E-B partners eager to open their massive new store.
“Our H-E-B Partners are excited to open the first store in Manor, allowing us to serve even more Texans in this dynamic community,” said Cathy Harm, H-E-B Senior Vice President of Central Texas in a release. “We are excited to provide a quality shopping experience and look forward to serving up the best of H-E-B.”
Manor Mayor Christopher Harvey officially proclaimed both Tuesday and Wednesday, October 22, “H-E-B Day” to celebrate the grocer’s long-awaited arrival to the city. The Manor H-E-B is set to open its doors at 6 a.m. Wednesday, located off Highway 290 and FM 973.
“It’s a big deal for this small town that’s the sixth fastest-growing city in the United States,” Harvey said at the ceremony. “In 2021, the Manor City Council set on a journey to put the people first. We surveyed the needs of residents and the top three requests in the community were H-E-B, H-E-B and H-E-B.”
Lifelong Manorite and pastor of St. Joseph Catholic Church, Father Henry Cuellar Jr., told MySA he’s “been waiting for this H-E-B since I was in kindergarden [in] 1989.”
“We’re very excited to have H-E-B here in our community, to serve our community and I can’t wait to shop, I’m excited to shop,” he said.
Many others in the crowd echoed Cuellar’s remarks, including Manor City Council Member Maria Amezcua, who added she’s been hoping for an H-E-B ever since she moved to the city over 20 years ago.
“We finally got it, I’m so excited,” Amezcua said. “The store is so big and I’m excited to shop here. I can’t wait for tomorrow.”
Manor’s new H-E-B is a stunning 101,000-square-foot store filled with amenities. Shoppers can expect an H-E-B Meal Simple section, a Sushiya and floral department, beer and wine selections, a full bakery, deli, fresh meat and fish market and more.
The store is also completed with a 14-pump fueling station. H-E-B remains the largest privately held employer in Texas, and its new Manor store will employ about 335 partners.
To continue its tradition of giving back to the community, H-E-B commemorated the store opening with $5,000 donations each to the Manor Schoolhouse Foundation, Manor Education Foundation, Manor United Methodist Church Pantry and Manor Arts Council.
Find it: 13100 FM 973, Building 1, Manor, TX 78653