Texas staples H-E-B, Buc-ee's outpace competition when it comes to foot traffic
Foods like tacos, barbecue, grilled cheese sandwiches and sushi are available at Main Street in the H-E-B in Austin’s Mueller district. A new report finds H-E-B and Buc-ee's saw more foot traffic than competing brands in 2022 compared to pre-pandemic 2019.Texans are a proud and independent bunch, and that appears to extend to a couple home-grown, independent grocery and convenience store favorites.
A report issued last month found that Texas favorites H-E-B and Buc-ee's extended their leads over other regional competitors by boosting foot traffic through 2022. Sayinganalytics software company Placer.ai found in a March report that H-E-B added to its popularity over competitors in the state as the year came to a close.
The San Antonio-based grocer accounted for 47 percent of all grocery store visits in Texas last year, far and away the leader in the state. Its growth in the fourth quarter, a 7 percent increase in foot traffic over the same period in pre-pandemic 2019, outpaced gains of 2.7 percent seen by all other grocery chains operating in the state in the same period.Placer.
The chain saw a whopping 112.1 percent increase in foot traffic in January 2022 over the same month in 2019, while other gas and convenience stores nationwide saw a 22.8 percent increase in the same time frame, according to the report. Buc-ee's also enjoyed a higher share of longer visits compared to 2019 as more visitors spent more than 30 minutes at a Buc-ee's location.
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