어스틴 부동산 소식

어스틴 (오스틴) 텍사스 부동산 뉴스 & 소식 (주택, 집, 콘도, 타운홈, 상업용 부동산)

H-E-B Plus to open Friday in Leander

김세규
Author
admin
Date
2007-02-22 01:37
Views
2629




H-E-B Plus to open Friday in Leander

City welcomes first major retailer, which boasts 144,000

square feet.


AMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF
Thursday, February 22, 2007

LEANDER — After years of waiting, Leander's residents are finally getting a major grocery store. And it's a doozy.

Mahi mahi caught off the shores of Hawaii can be delivered in the same day. About 2,000 types of wine will be available, as well as 300 cheeses. And about 900 types of produce, including the exotic Jamaican tangelo, will be on the shelves.

With 144,000 square feet, the new H-E-B Plus store, which opens at 6 a.m. Friday, will instantly become a civic center for this burgeoning town of about 24,000. It will have more than 400 workers and become the city's second-largest private employer, behind J.C. Evans Construction. The store will add $383,000 each year to the city's sales and property tax base, officials say.

In many ways, the H-E-B will be a one-stop shopping area for those who visit it at 651 U.S. 183 North. It will have furniture, home improvement products and a garden center. It will also have 10,000 DVDs and a photo department able to transfer VHS videos onto DVDs.

               
As the countdown to Friday's opening of the new H-E-B Plus in Leander progresses, Matt Jung, produce manager, gets the 144,000-square-foot store ready for customers.
H.E. Butt Grocery Co. examined the city's demographics and built a store to meet the needs of a community devoid of stand-alone retailers. The plus store has an auto section. A boutique-style Texas Backyard garden center features plants native to Texas. The Café Spoonz provides sit-down made-to-order meals and take-home offerings. Still, Leander's store is nearly 50,000-square-feet smaller than the H-E-B Plus in Round Rock.

"We don't want to do everything, but we do want to do what our customers are asking for," said Leslie Lockett, a company spokeswoman.

City leaders and media representatives will get an early peek at the store today, with breakfast and a tour. Gift bags stuffed with pasta, chips and coffee thermoses will be handed out to the guests.

Residents on the move can use H-E-B's party kiosk for complete party planning. Instead of running through the store and waiting in a check-out line, a customer can call in a theme, and a party coordinator will gather all the matching paper goods and favors, which then can be picked up and paid for at the kiosk. H-E-B will even address and mail the invitations.

The store has 24 check-out lanes.

"Bigger is better at this point in Leander's evolution," said Kirk Clennan, economic development director. "The bigger resources and bigger opportunity for our citizens to live, work and play in is a welcome addition to our community."




Total 623
Number Thumbnail Title Author Date Votes Views
187
LUXURY TOWN, U.S.A. (High-End Brands Expand, and Austin Gets a Makeover)
admin | 2007.09.07 | Votes 0 | Views 2159
admin 2007.09.07 0 2159
186
Austin condo market: How much is too much?
admin | 2007.09.05 | Votes 0 | Views 1987
admin 2007.09.05 0 1987
185
Austin companies shine in Inc. magazine ranking
admin | 2007.09.05 | Votes 0 | Views 2093
admin 2007.09.05 0 2093
184
Do-it-HERselfers (She can bring home the bacon, fry it in a pan, install the stove and build a house around it.)
admin | 2007.09.05 | Votes 0 | Views 2057
admin 2007.09.05 0 2057
183
Accredited Home Lenders cuts 80 in Austin office
admin | 2007.09.05 | Votes 0 | Views 2071
admin 2007.09.05 0 2071
182
American adds nonstop route to Orange County
admin | 2007.09.05 | Votes 0 | Views 2092
admin 2007.09.05 0 2092
181
Hotel, retail set near Austin-Bergstrom International Airport
admin | 2007.09.05 | Votes 0 | Views 2024
admin 2007.09.05 0 2024
180
More condos set for east side
admin | 2007.09.05 | Votes 0 | Views 2062
admin 2007.09.05 0 2062
179
Northcross Shopping Mall (Walmart Supercenter)
admin | 2007.09.04 | Votes 0 | Views 3107
admin 2007.09.04 0 3107
178
하이드팍 교회 차영훈 원로목사 암수술
admin | 2007.09.02 | Votes 0 | Views 2325
admin 2007.09.02 0 2325
177
New Retail, 오피스 프로젝트 Anderson Mill에 도입
admin | 2007.09.01 | Votes 0 | Views 2043
admin 2007.09.01 0 2043
176
Massive Project Planned for Leander
admin | 2007.08.28 | Votes 0 | Views 2049
admin 2007.08.28 0 2049
175
어스틴, 비즈니스 최고의 지역
admin | 2007.08.17 | Votes 0 | Views 2120
admin 2007.08.17 0 2120
174
Austin: Haven for the healthy, paradise for the party crowd
admin | 2007.08.16 | Votes 0 | Views 2076
admin 2007.08.16 0 2076
173
Job growth keeps area real estate healthy, economists say
admin | 2007.08.10 | Votes 0 | Views 2028
admin 2007.08.10 0 2028