AUSTIN – After months of eagerness from Dripping Springs’ residents, H-E-B is excited to open the city’s first made-to-order grocery store on Friday, July 23, 2010, lending customers a world-class shopping experience. Conveniently located at 598 E HWY US 290, at the southeast corner of the Highway 290 and Rob Shelton Boulevard intersection, the store will offer both H-E-B and Central Market products requested by residents of Dripping Springs and the surrounding towns.
“We listened to what our customers wanted while building this store, and created an ideal destination for market-like shopping,” said Jeff Thomas, senior vice president and general manager, H-E-B Central Texas Region. “Everything about the store, from its design to its fresh and many locally-grown offerings, was specifically tailored to meet the needs and desires of the Dripping Springs community. We will even offer services such as grocery curbside valet.”
The new 68,000-sq. ft. store will create a local destination for unsurpassed freshness, quality, variety and service while keeping H-E-B’s pledge to offer everyday low prices. Customers will be happy to know the new store will carry selections of the community’s locally-grown produce, dairy, flowers and herbs, and other grocery items, like wine and jams. Local vendors include Cheese from Pure Luck Farm and Dairy in Dripping Springs; Potted Plants from Klepac Greenhouses in Blanco; Fresh Flowers from Arnosky Farms in Blanco; Lettuce from Bella Verdi Farms in Dripping Springs; Wine from Wimberley Valley Winery; and Wine from Texas Hills Vineyards in Johnson City.
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