AUSTIN, Texas -- H-E-B is launching its digital headquarters in Austin. 

The San Antonio-based supermarket chain has signed a lease for a 81,000-square-foot facility on East Sixth Street.

The "world-class tech facility and innovation lab" will be home to H-E-B's digital team as well as Favor's corporate headquarters. H-E-B bought the delivery company earlier this year. H-E-B said it plans to hire several hundred people for positions in areas such as product management, product design, and software engineering.

The facility is expected to open in spring of next year.