H-E-B president urges customers to not bring their entire family to the grocery store

H-E-B President Scott McClelland is asking customers to not bring their entire family to the grocery stores to help slow the spread of the coronavirus. H-E-B President Scott McClelland is asking customers to not bring their entire family to the grocery stores to help slow the spread of the coronavirus. Photo: Karen Warren /Staff Photographer Photo: Karen Warren /Staff Photographer Image 1 of / 24 Caption Close H-E-B president urges customers to not bring their entire family to the grocery store 1 / 24 Back to Gallery

H-E-B is asking its customers to not bring their entire family to the grocery stores to help slow the spread of the coronavirus.

H-E-B President Scott McClelland told mySA.com it makes it easier to follow social distancing measures while shopping when only one person of a household goes grocery shopping.

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"Typically, there’s nothing we like better than having a lot of people in the store," he said. "For now, our top priority is keeping our customers and our partners safe.”

Grocery stores remain open during stay-at-home orders because they are considered essential businesses.

H-E-B has received praise and was featured in Texas Monthly for its handling the surge of shoppers clearing out shelves daily during the pandemic.

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