The largest grocery chains in Texas range from homegrown H-E-B to national giants such as Walmart, Kroger, and Albertsons. In addition, discount grocers and warehouse clubs keep adding stores across the state. However, each chain runs its own banners, prices, and delivery options, and these often differ by city. So this guide ranks the biggest chains, shows where they operate, and lists the data you can collect.

Largest Grocery Chains in Texas at a Glance

Who Leads the Texas Grocery Market?

No public source ranks grocery chains in Texas by sales. However, store counts show who has the biggest footprint:

Sources: Walmart, Wikipedia on H-E-B, Supermarket News on Kroger, Wikipedia on Brookshire’s, The Shelby Report on Albertsons, and Supermarket News on Aldi.

Note that these counts cover different areas, so they are not a strict ranking. Even so, H-E-B stands out for loyalty. According to Dunnhumby data cited by Grocery Dive, H-E-B wins 43% of its average customer’s monthly grocery spend. By contrast, Kroger’s figure sits in the low 30s.

The 5 Biggest Grocery Chains in Texas

These five grocery chains in Texas run some of the largest store networks in the state.

1. Walmart

Walmart lists 593 stores and clubs in Texas, the most of any chain here. That figure also includes its Sam’s Club warehouses. Moreover, Walmart led US online grocery with about 37% of sales in early 2026, per Brick Meets Click.

Data extractable from Walmart: prices, rollbacks, pack sizes, ratings, and stock status by ZIP code. See our Walmart API.

2. H-E-B

H-E-B is a private, family-owned grocer based in San Antonio. It began in Kerrville in 1905 and now runs about 368 Texas stores, plus 87 in Mexico. Its banners include Central Market, Joe V’s Smart Shop and Mi Tienda. In addition, Forbes put its fiscal 2025 revenue at $49.6 billion. More recently, it has pushed into Dallas-Fort Worth, opening its first Fort Worth store in April 2024.

Data extractable from H-E-B: prices, weekly deals, digital coupons, and stock status by store. No dedicated FoodSpark guide exists for H-E-B yet, so ask us about custom collection.

3. Kroger

Kroger merged its Dallas and Houston divisions into one Texas division in August 2025. That division runs 210 stores across Texas and Southwest Louisiana. In 2025, Kroger also opened new Marketplace stores in Plano and Fort Worth. Then it broke ground on three more, The Shelby Report says.

Data extractable from Kroger: prices, digital coupons, pack sizes, and stock status by store. See our Kroger API.

4. Albertsons Companies

Albertsons runs Tom Thumb in Dallas-Fort Worth and Randalls in Houston and Austin, plus Albertsons stores. Its Southern division had 146 stores across four states in 2026. Meanwhile, four new Tom Thumb stores recently opened in North Texas, with two more planned for late 2026. In West Texas, Albertsons also owns United Supermarkets and Market Street.

Data extractable from Albertsons: prices, weekly deals, coupons, and stock status by store. See our Albertsons data scraping service.

5. Brookshire Grocery Co.

Brookshire Grocery Co. has been based in Tyler, Texas, since 1928. Today, it runs more than 200 stores in Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, and Oklahoma. Its banners include Brookshire’s, Super 1 Foods, Spring Market, and FRESH by Brookshire’s. For example, it opened its third FRESH by Brookshire’s store in Longview in November 2025.

Data extractable from Brookshire’s: prices, weekly deals, and stock status by store. No dedicated FoodSpark guide exists yet, so ask us about custom collection.

More Grocery Chains in Texas to Watch

Beyond the big five, several more grocery chains in Texas are growing fast or hold strong local niches.

6. Aldi

Aldi had 126 Texas stores in 2023, according to Supermarket News. In 2022 alone, nearly 400,000 Texans in Dallas and Houston shopped there for the first time. Nationally, Aldi plans to open more than 180 stores in 2026, reaching nearly 2,800, as Connect CRE reported.

Data extractable from Aldi: prices, weekly specials, and stock status by store. No dedicated FoodSpark guide exists yet, so ask us about custom collection.

7. Costco

Costco keeps adding warehouses in Texas. In late August 2026, it was set to open two more, in Mansfield and Celina, according to Reuters. In fact, Texas was the only state to get two of the seven new US warehouses that month. Earlier in 2026, new warehouses also opened in Liberty Hill and New Braunfels.

Data extractable from Costco: prices, pack sizes, savings, and availability. See our Costco API.

8. Fiesta Mart

Fiesta Mart is a Houston-based grocery chain. In 2018, Mexico’s Grupo Comercial Chedraui agreed to buy it for $300 million. At the time, it had 63 stores, as Realty News Report noted.

Data extractable from Fiesta Mart: prices, weekly deals, and stock status by store. No dedicated FoodSpark guide exists yet, so ask us about custom collection.

9. Whole Foods Market

Whole Foods Market is headquartered in Austin. Amazon bought it in 2017 for $13.7 billion, and it had 549 stores in 2026, according to Wikipedia. Its sales also count toward Amazon’s 22.6% share of US online grocery.

Data extractable from Whole Foods: prices, Prime deals, and availability by store. See our Whole Foods API.

Grocery Chains in Texas by City

The mix of grocery chains in Texas changes a lot from one metro to the next:

Competition is heating up in Dallas-Fort Worth, as Supermarket News noted in 2025. For example, H-E-B opened four stores there in 2023, including Frisco and Plano. Then it reached Fort Worth in April 2024. Meanwhile, Kroger opened new Marketplace stores in Plano and Fort Worth in 2025. As a result, North Texas shoppers now have more large grocers to choose from. Similarly, Partners Real Estate lists H-E-B stores planned for Euless, Forney, Murphy, and Dallas through 2026.

Online Grocery and Delivery in Texas

Most large grocery chains in Texas now offer pickup and delivery, but each one does it differently:

• H-E-B: it runs its own curbside pickup and home delivery. It also owns Favor, which it bought in 2018, for on-demand runs. In April 2020, H-E-B said Favor’s Express Delivery covered every H-E-B, Central Market, and Joe V’s store in Texas.
• Walmart: nationally, nearly 37% of its store-fulfilled orders arrived in under three hours in mid-2026.
• Kroger: it made Instacart its main delivery provider in November 2025, while widening its DoorDash deal.
• Costco: its Same-Day delivery runs on Instacart, and Costco says those prices are higher than in its warehouses.

However, online systems can fail. In July 2026, a system issue paused H-E-B’s online orders and delivery across Texas. So brands that track online prices also need to track when stores go offline.

What Data Can You Collect From Grocery Chains in Texas?

Grocery chains in Texas publish plenty of public data online, often store by store:

• Store locations: addresses, hours, and coordinates, so you can map each chain’s footprint.
• Prices: shelf prices, sale prices, and unit prices, because they can differ from store to store.
• Weekly deals and coupons: digital coupons and weekly ads, as well as their start and end dates.
• Stock status: in stock or out of stock for each product at each store.
• Delivery options: pickup and delivery availability, fees, and time slots.
• Store brands: private label products, so you can compare them with national brands.

Who Uses Texas Grocery Data?

1. Consumer goods brands: first, they check shelf prices and stock at H-E-B, Kroger, and Walmart in each city.
2. Retailers: next, they benchmark prices before they open in new suburbs.
3. Real estate teams: they map store openings to find gaps, for instance in fast-growing North Texas.
4. Analysts and investors: finally, they track prices and expansion to judge each chain.

To learn more, see our grocery data scraping API and competitor price monitoring service.

Grocery Chains in Texas: Trends for 2027

Five trends will shape grocery chains in Texas in 2027:

1. H-E-B moves north: it plans more stores in Dallas-Fort Worth, such as Euless, Forney and Murphy.
2. Kroger builds again: after merging its Texas divisions, it broke ground on stores in Fort Worth, Little Elm and Anna.
3. Warehouse clubs expand: Costco opened in Liberty Hill and New Braunfels in 2026, and then added Mansfield and Celina.
4. Discounters grow: Aldi plans more than 180 US openings in 2026, so price pressure on Texas grocers may rise.
5. Online keeps growing: nationally, online sales passed 19% of grocery spending in early 2026, according to Brick Meets Click.

How FoodSpark Helps

FoodSpark collects public prices, deals, stock, and store data from grocery chains in Texas. For example, we cover Walmart, Kroger, Albertsons, Costco, and Whole Foods. Then we deliver the data by city, ZIP code, or radius, as CSV, JSON, or a live API. Refresh options range from one-time pulls to daily or hourly updates. As a result, you can compare chains in every Texas metro in one feed. To start, see our grocery data scraping API and food data API pricing.

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Largest Grocery Chains in Texas: FAQs

What is the largest grocery chain in Texas?

By store count, Walmart is the largest, with 593 stores and clubs in Texas. However, H-E-B is the largest Texas-based grocer, with about 368 stores in the state.

How many stores does H-E-B have in Texas?

H-E-B has about 368 Texas stores. In total, it runs 455 stores across Texas and Mexico.

Which grocery chains in Texas are growing fastest?

H-E-B, Costco, and Aldi are adding stores, especially around Dallas-Fort Worth and Austin. Meanwhile, Kroger has started building new Marketplace stores again.

Is Tom Thumb owned by Albertsons?

Yes. Tom Thumb and Randalls both belong to Albertsons Companies, along with United Supermarkets and Market Street.

What data can I get from grocery chains in Texas?

Most grocery chains in Texas show store locations, prices, weekly deals, coupons, stock, and delivery options online.

How do I get a free Texas grocery data sample?

First, tell us the chains, products, and cities you need. Then FoodSpark sends a free 100-row sample in CSV or JSON.