According to flyers posted at the City Centre Sysco To Go location, the Restaurant Club will open on May 7th. Sysco has yet to divulge information on its intended customer base. The customer sign-up portion of its website seems to lean towards the business side rather than consumers. According to their website, the store will be open 7 days a week, from 7:00 AM-6:00 PM on weekdays, with condensed hours on weekends, closing at 4:00 …
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The other final branch of Luby’s Inc.
Luby’s Cafeterias are cultural icons. From being represented as ” Texas cuisine ” in media to a gathering place for groups and families, Luby’s has made its place in Texas History. This connection to the cafeteria chain made it even more shocking when Luby’s announced plans to liquidate in 2020. While we’re not here to talk about the liquidation of Luby’s, we’re here to talk about a side effect: the spin-off of Luby’s Culinary Services. …
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Retail News: Kroger plans to close second Houston area store this year
2025 is certainly shaping up to not be “The Year of Kroger” for the Houston division. According to news that broke last week, Kroger will be vacating its longtime home at 3410 Gulf Fwy, Dickinson, TX 77539. With the impending closure of the Sterling Ridge Kroger, this will be the second Houston Division location to close this year. Word on the street is that Kroger’s last day of operation will be around June 10th. However, …
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Retail News: Whataburger to replace long closed Greenway Fuddruckers
According to permits filed recently, a Whataburger will replace the long-dormant Fuddruckers at 3929 Southwest Freeway, just past Weslayan. The Fuddruckers, which opened in 1996, closed along with other company-owned locations in the summer of 2023. At the time, Fuddruckers’ new ownership claimed the closings were temporary and based on the need for repairs. However, the Greenway Plaza location would eventually be boarded up and has been left in a poor state without maintenance for …
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Retail News: Walgreens closes prototype Northwest Houston store
Walgreens has ended an experiment in Northwest Houston by closing its location at 12620 Farm to Market 1960 Rd W, Houston, TX 77065. The store opened about two years ago, replacing a full-sized location across the street. The prototype store was the first of its kind in Houston, and the location was downsized to everything but the bare essentials. It was mainly a pharmacy, but it did carry a small assortment of snacks, medical supplies, …
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Searching in vain for Hugslie Land in Sterling Ridge’s Kroger
A couple of years ago, I discovered something that caught my interest. I was working with frequent collaborator Anonymous in Houston on preparing a list of interesting Krogers. We decided that for no particular reason, 2023 would be “The Year of Kroger” on HHR. Every month, AIH would write a post on a Kroger he thought was interesting. While he was writing, I was taking photos, so I had to know why each Kroger was …
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Retail News: pOpshelf closing multiple Houston area locations
Early last month, retailer Dollar General announced it would close 141 stores by the end of the year. The closings would be split between 96 Dollar General stores and 45 pOpshelf locations. pOpshelf is a concept Dollar General uses to compete with retailers like Five Below, skewing to younger, more affluent shoppers. The closings are not unheard of as Dollar General keeps a relatively healthy base of stores, but the much smaller footprint of pOpshelf …
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Retail News: Macy’s closing at Alemda Mall raises questions about the mall’s future
The Macy’s at Almeda Mall took in its final customers last Sunday during its going-out-of-business sale. The store, which opened as Foley’s in 1966, actually predated the mall. The department store proposed the shopping center, and the Rouse Company constructed it. With Macy’s now closed, the store lacks any major anchors. Burlington, which occupied the former JCPenney since 2009, moved out about two years ago and, other than Spirit Halloween, has not held any tenants. …
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Retail News: Sysco To Go will have two locations
Last week on HHR, we broke the news about a new retail concept, Sysco To Go, being developed by food wholesaler/supplier Sysco. This week, we expand on that a bit with new information. The second Sysco To Go location will be in the former Toys “R” Us, turned Sprouts at OST & Kirby, which closed in 2023. Unlike the Town & Country location, this second store, near the Astrodome, will serve an area without any …
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Archie’s Food Basket & Taxidermy Hall of Fame
Howdy, folks, and welcome back to HHR. Today, we’re taking a trip all the way up to Splendora to check out Archie’s Food Basket, which is not actually a taxidermy hall of fame but could quickly become one! Before we dig in, let’s go over the brief history I found. Archie’s opened around 1985 but has older roots in the community. It all started with a single superette in Splendora purchased by Archie Barrilleaux. The …
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