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When does H-E-B restock?

H-E-B restocks throughout the week; no single day stands out. A product that goes out of stock at H-E-B is typically back within 3 days; 74% are back within a week.

This page answers one question for H-E-B: when products that go out of stock come back. It is H-E-B’s slice of The Retail Availability Gap, StoreLocators’ study of retailer-reported availability across U.S. retail. “Restock” means H-E-B’s website reported the item back in stock for that store; the day is the first day it was reported back, so it can run up to a day late.

  • 27

    brands

  • 214

    products

  • 353

    H-E-B stores

  • 11,955

    restock events

Availability as reported by H-E-B’s website for a specific store, June 21 to September 18, 2026.

What day does H-E-B restock?

H-E-B restocks throughout the week. No single day stands out: every day of the week accounts for between 8.6% and 18.5% of restocks, against 14.3% for an even spread.

Restock day at H-E-B: share of restocks minus the expected shareMonday: 8.6% of restocks, −5.1 pts against expected; Tuesday: 12.5% of restocks, −3.0 pts against expected; Wednesday: 18.5% of restocks, +4.3 pts against expected; Thursday: 16.7% of restocks, +1.8 pts against expected; Friday: 14.9% of restocks, +0.5 pts against expected; Saturday: 14.3% of restocks, +1.4 pts against expected; Sunday: 14.5% of restocks, +0.2 pts against expected.Restock day at H-E-B: share of restocks minus the expected share−10 pts−5 pts0+5 pts+10 pts−5.1Mon−3.0Tue+4.3Wed+1.8Thu+0.5Fri+1.4Sat+0.2Sun

n = 4,926 product-days across 27 brands.

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The day is the first day the product was reported back, so it can run up to a day late.

How long do products stay out of stock at H-E-B?

Half of the products that go out of stock at H-E-B are back within 3 days; 74% are back within a week and 83% within 30 days. 17.2% were still out after 30 days.

Share of out-of-stock products at H-E-B reported back within 1 to 30 days1 day: 29% (95% range 24–34%); 3 days: 60% (95% range 51–68%); 7 days: 74% (95% range 63–84%); 14 days: 78% (95% range 68–87%); 30 days: 83% (95% range 73–91%).Share of out-of-stock products at H-E-B reported back within 1 to 30 days0%50%100%150%29%1 day60%3 days74%7 days78%14 days83%30 days

n = 12,838 out-of-stock spells across 24 brands. Each share counts only spells that had that many days to come back.

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Worth checking tomorrow?

A product reported out today at H-E-B has a 29% chance of being reported back within 1 day, 60% within 3 days and 74% within 7 days.

n = 12,838 out-of-stock spells across 24 brands. Each share counts only spells that had that many days to come back.

More sections as data accumulates

H-E-B has enough restock events for the sections above and not yet for category breakdowns, nearby availability or seasonality. Those appear on their own once the data clears the bar described in the methodology.

What "available" means at H-E-B

The H-E-B website reports whether each store has an item in stock. "Back in stock" here means the site reported the store had it again.

In the study's terms this is a store stock feed. Readings for a specific store were recorded daily at most chains; no shelf was audited.

Source

These numbers are one retailer's slice of The Retail Availability Gap, StoreLocators' study of retailer-reported availability across U.S. retail. Data through September 18, 2026. This page is about H-E-B over time and never compares it with another retailer.