With Buc-Ee’s going nationwide, are Texans still passionate? (Houston: house, neighborhood)

[BobTex]

Originally Posted by DabOnEm

Walmart has such a strong hold on East Texas is probably one reason. Every sizable town has one. Although there are HEBs in East Texas, it's only a handful (one in Lufkin, one in Carthage, etc.), and Beaumont/PA has a couple too.

There are small HEB's in East Texas (Livingston and Lumberton)just not the large Plus store . Yes Bmt has a Plus as well as Nederland (Pt. Arthur). I'll shop Beaumont sometimes even though it is an hour drive.

And yes Walmart is everywhere, There's a chitty one 12 miles from me.

[Redlionjr]

Originally Posted by DabOnEm

Walmart has such a strong hold on East Texas is probably one reason. Every sizable town has one. Although there are HEBs in East Texas, it's only a handful (one in Lufkin, one in Carthage, etc.), and Beaumont/PA has a couple too.

I don't think it has anything to do with Wal-Mart. East Texas is home to other grocery stores like Super 1 Foods and Brookshire's which could explain why there isn't an HEB in cities like Tyler or Longview YET.

On Bucee's though I just don't get it. It's not like East Texas doesn't have similar gas stations to Buccee's. I think it'll be a huge hit if they had just one location in East Texas.

[spacecitytx]

Originally Posted by ParaguaneroSwag

Agreed (although I’m sure SE Houston is quite proud to be the home of NASA). But regardless, Buc-Ee’s could have a location somewhere near Conroe or Huntsville.

They didn’t put a location directly near south Dallas nor North Houston but instead one right in between. Maybe it’s a real estate. Who knows.

There actually IS a location off 45 right outside of Dallas now. After that, there's no other until Madisonville.

[DabOnEm]

Originally Posted by Redlionjr

I don't think it has anything to do with Wal-Mart. East Texas is home to other grocery stores like Super 1 Foods and Brookshire's which could explain why there isn't an HEB in cities like Tyler or Longview YET.

On Bucee's though I just don't get it. It's not like East Texas doesn't have similar gas stations to Buccee's. I think it'll be a huge hit if they had just one location in East Texas.

Thats true I forgot about Brookshire Bros. Quite a few in east Texas. There is one in Katy I used to go to all the time growing up.

[KathrynAragon]

Originally Posted by Raider Scott

I dunno. For some odd reason...NE Texas and SE Houston just do not get too much cool stuff. There are no HEBs in East Texas and few in the SE area in Houston. Maybe there is just not a demand for it or the traffic to warrant placing a Buc-ees there...not sure.

I know why there are no HEBs in NE Texas - it's because Brookshires main office is here and there's a sort of "gentleman's agreement" between HEB and Brookshires that they won't build or open stores in the other's "territory."

Tons of Brookshires and Super Ones and Fresh Markets here though.

[KathrynAragon]

Originally Posted by Redlionjr

I don't think it has anything to do with Wal-Mart. East Texas is home to other grocery stores like Super 1 Foods and Brookshire's which could explain why there isn't an HEB in cities like Tyler or Longview YET.

On Bucee's though I just don't get it. It's not like East Texas doesn't have similar gas stations to Buccee's. I think it'll be a huge hit if they had just one location in East Texas.

You are right about the Brookshire's thing in NE Texas.

I stop at Bucee's on my way to or from Dallas regularly, but I agree - I wish they'd open one on I-20 in NE Texas. Maybe that's just too close to the one near Dallas, I don't know. I mean, we have some really good convenience stores (large ones) around Tyler on I-20 so maybe that's enough for now, who knows?

[KathrynAragon]

Originally Posted by DabOnEm

Thats true I forgot about Brookshire Bros. Quite a few in east Texas. There is one in Katy I used to go to all the time growing up.

Brookshire Brothers and Brookshires are two different entities. Just so you know.

[TexasTallest]

Originally Posted by ParaguaneroSwag

Growing up, I first saw them in Baytown growing up on trips to Louisiana and back from Houston. They fairly quickly grew to other Texas markers and the cult following multiplied.

You sure that was Bucees in Baytown growing up, and not Buckys? Bucees didn’t open in Baytown until 2014, unless you were still “growing up” then. Bucees started in Lake Jackson in the 80s and stayed pretty much in southern brazoria county until they opened the Luling store in the early 2000s.

Originally Posted by BobTex

Considering their main office is in Pearland area there are not but a couple of H-town area big stores while the MetroMess is saturated.

Their corporate headquarters/“main office” is on 2004 in Lake Jackson.

Originally Posted by ParaguaneroSwag

Nah. Theres 5 super stores. Katy, Baytown, Waller, Lake Jackson and Texas City. The only metro area that has as many is DFW which makes sense because they’re the two largest metros.

But yeah, there are those smaller concept stores that you mention (though still large for a c store) where they saturate those towns in the southern suburbs of Houston.

I’d hardly call the “big Bucees” (there are 3 Bucees in LJ) in Lake Jackson a superstore, compared to the other locations you mentioned that are multiple times larger, but it’s definitely bigger than the dozen or so other normal sized Bucees in that area.

[Dopo]

I just saw a Buc-ee's being built somewhere in East Tennessee, I think it was by Knoxville.


Buc-ee’s Sevierville TN opening date: Massive travel center coming soon

At the time of this writing, Buc-ee’s has 38 stores in Texas. And Buc-ee’s continues its expansion throughout the Southeast. Stores are also now open in Alabama, Florida and soon in South Carolina, Kentucky and Tennessee.

The Tennessee location will offer the same Buc-ee’s staples as its Texan counterparts such as fresh bbq, homemade fudge, their popular Beaver Nuggets, jerky, kolaches, fresh pastries and of course, their famous Buc-ee’s Brisket Sandwich.

[ParaguaneroSwag]

Originally Posted by TexasTallest

You sure that was Bucees in Baytown growing up, and not Buckys? Bucees didn’t open in Baytown until 2014, unless you were still “growing up” then. Bucees started in Lake Jackson in the 80s and stayed pretty much in southern brazoria county until they opened the Luling store in the early 2000s.



Their corporate headquarters/“main office” is on 2004 in Lake Jackson.



I’d hardly call the “big Bucees” (there are 3 Bucees in LJ) in Lake Jackson a superstore, compared to the other locations you mentioned that are multiple times larger, but it’s definitely bigger than the dozen or so other normal sized Bucees in that area.

I was in high school in 2014. For some reason I thought I remembered seeing that location further back.

Buc-Ee’s has been shifting their headquarters operations to Pearland for a few years now, BobTex is right.

The Lake Jackson location is smaller than Katy, Baytown but it’s still large enough to be one of their super stores. Not all of their “travel centers” are as big as those Katy sized. It’s also their only store that has a full service coffee bar with baristas.