H-E-B Leader Shares Secrets Of Grocer's Success – And Says Fort Worth Location Is Coming

Arlington TX

04 March, 2022

7:17 PM

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By Bob Francis, Fort Worth Report March 3, 2022 On the day H-E-B officials gathered in McKinney to break ground on the newest location in North Texas, the president of the grocery chain shared some retail secrets in Fort Worth. What he wasn't sharing were any clues as to when a store might open in the city. Scott McClelland, president of food and drug operations at San Antonio-based H-E-B, spoke at the Tandy Executive Speaker Series at Texas Christian University. He was interviewed by Daniel Pullin, dean at the TCU Neeley School of Business, who voiced the question that seemed on everyone's mind: When will there be a store in Fort Worth? McClelland drew out his answer by pointing out that H-E-B is much smaller than its competitors, such as Walmart, Amazon (which owns Whole Foods) and Kroger. To read the full article, click here. Fort Worth Report is a nonpartisan, nonprofit news organization that produces factual, in-depth journalism about city and county government, schools, healthcare, business, and arts and culture in Tarrant County. Always free to read; subscribe to newsletters, read coverage or support our newsroom at fortworthreport.org.