H-E-B has opened a new eCommerce fulfillment center (eFC) in Houston, a project that further expands the retailer’s commitment to integrate innovative technologies that drive omnichannel growth and provide a more convenient and better shopping experience for Texans.
The 100,000-square-foot, stand-alone facility will support H-E-B Curbside and Home Delivery orders throughout Houston and surrounding cities. Building on H-E-B’s longstanding presence in the area, the move reinforces the retailer’s commitment to serve more customers in this rapidly growing part of the state.
Regularly recognized as a top employer in the nation, H-E-B is actively hiring for a range of full-time and part-time positions at the Houston eCommerce fulfillment center. These positions will interact with some of the most innovative technologies in the company to help fill customer orders.
To help support rising demand of online shopping, the eCommerce fulfillment centers stock goods found in stores, which are used to satisfy Curbside and Home Delivery orders. These facilities allow for more capacity, greater efficiency, less aisle congestion for the in-store shopper, and better product availability. To streamline orders and boost productivity, the facilities use various forms of automation to help Partners throughout the order process. With these centers, H-E-B has grown supply chain capacity, which has improved and powered the expansion of its Curbside and Home Delivery services.
Through its Spirit of Giving philosophy, H-E-B celebrated the facility’s grand opening by making a $5,000 gift to Energy Institute High School to support their robotics programming.
The new facility marks H-E-B’s third eCommerce fulfillment center in Houston and ninth the company has opened in Texas since 2018. H-E-B will continue plans to open additional facilities across the state to help support the retailer’s expansion throughout Texas.