Bonnie Doon Shopping Centre

Bonnie Doon Shopping Centre is a shopping centre in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, located at the intersection of Whyte Avenue and 83 Street in the Bonnie Doon neighbourhood. Established in 1958, it is one of the area's longstanding retail destinations and has evolved through tenant changes, relocations, and renovations over several decades. The centre provides a mix of everyday retail, food, health, fitness, education, and service offerings rather than operating as a single-category specialty destination. The property has approximately 492,123 square feet, or 45,719.7 square metres, of retail floor area. Its tenant mix includes Dollarama, Safeway, Shoppers Drug Mart, Stitches Factory Outlet, Planet Fitness, and MaKami College. These occupants give the centre a practical, community-oriented positioning, combining grocery and pharmacy needs with discount merchandise, apparel, fitness, and educational services. The centre also serves as a local transit-accessible destination rather than relying solely on regional automobile traffic. Bonnie Doon has experienced substantial changes in its anchor and major-tenant roster. SuperValu occupied space at the centre before closing in the 1980s; Safeway later relocated within the mall during an overhaul in the 1990s. Zellers operated at the property until 2012, while Target Canada opened a store there in May 2013 and closed it in March 2015 after Target exited the Canadian market. Sears Canada remained a major tenant until its store closed on December 24, 2016, with the former space later associated with MaKami College. Other former occupants include Sport Mart, Blockbuster, Tony Roma's, and Albert's Family Restaurant. The shopping centre is managed by Morguard. Public transit access is provided by Edmonton Transit and Strathcona County Transit, and the property is connected to Edmonton's Valley Line light-rail system through the Bonnie Doon stop. Its current role is that of an active neighbourhood and community shopping centre with a broad service mix, supported by local residents, transit users, students, workers, and visitors to the surrounding Bonnie Doon and Whyte Avenue areas.

Bonnie Doon Shopping Centre was built in 1958 at the intersection of Whyte Avenue and 83 Street in Edmonton's Bonnie Doon neighbourhood. Its location placed it within an established urban community and along important east-west and north-south travel routes. Over time, the property developed as a multi-tenant shopping centre serving routine shopping and community needs. The centre's history has been shaped by changes in the Canadian retail sector. SuperValu was formerly present at the property and closed during the 1980s. The space remained vacant for a period before Safeway moved from another part of the mall into it as part of a broader overhaul in the mid-1990s. This change helped retain a major grocery presence while reorganizing the centre's retail layout. Several national chains subsequently occupied prominent space. Zellers operated at Bonnie Doon until its closure in 2012. Target Canada opened a store on May 6, 2013, but closed it on March 15, 2015, as Target withdrew from Canada. Sears Canada was another major former tenant; its store closed on December 24, 2016. The former Sears premises later became associated with MaKami College. Other former tenants identified with the centre include Sport Mart, Blockbuster, Tony Roma's, and Albert's Family Restaurant. The present tenant mix is more service-oriented and diversified. Dollarama, Safeway, Shoppers Drug Mart, Stitches Factory Outlet, Planet Fitness, and MaKami College are among the current anchors or major occupants. Together they represent discount retail, grocery, pharmacy, apparel, fitness, and education. The centre contains more than 60 shops and services and has approximately 492,123 square feet of retail floor area. Morguard manages the property. Bonnie Doon is served by Edmonton Transit and Strathcona County Transit and is accessible through the Bonnie Doon stop on Edmonton's Valley Line light rail. These connections reinforce its role as an accessible neighbourhood destination. Rather than being defined by one flagship luxury or specialty concept, the centre's identity rests on longevity, local accessibility, essential retail, and the ability to adapt its tenant roster as retailers and consumer patterns change.

• 2016

  Sears Canada closes

  [1]Bonnie Doon Shopping Centreen.wikipedia.org

  The Sears Canada store closes on December 24.

• 2015

  Target Canada closes

  [1]Bonnie Doon Shopping Centreen.wikipedia.org

  The Target location closes on March 15 following Target Canada's exit from the Canadian market.

• 2013

  Target Canada opens

  [1]Bonnie Doon Shopping Centreen.wikipedia.org

  Target Canada opens a location at the centre on May 6.

• 2012

  Zellers closes

  [1]Bonnie Doon Shopping Centreen.wikipedia.org

  The Zellers store at Bonnie Doon Shopping Centre closes.

• 1990

  Grocery space is reorganized

  [1]Bonnie Doon Shopping Centreen.wikipedia.org

  During an overhaul in the mid-1990s, Safeway moves from another part of the mall into the former SuperValu location.

• 1980

  SuperValu period ends

  [1]Bonnie Doon Shopping Centreen.wikipedia.org

  SuperValu closes during the 1980s, leaving space that later becomes part of the centre's grocery reconfiguration.

• 1958

  Shopping centre is built

  [1]Bonnie Doon Shopping Centreen.wikipedia.org

  Bonnie Doon Shopping Centre is built in Edmonton's Bonnie Doon neighbourhood at Whyte Avenue and 83 Street.

A community-oriented Edmonton shopping centre focused on convenient everyday retail, grocery, pharmacy, discount, fitness, education, and service offerings.

• Grocery retail

  Safeway

  Safeway provides the centre's major grocery offering, including food, beverages, household staples, and other routine supermarket purchases. Its presence reflects the property's community-shopping role and followed a relocation within the mall during the mid-1990s overhaul.

• Pharmacy and retail

  Shoppers Drug Mart

  Shoppers Drug Mart contributes pharmacy services alongside health, beauty, personal-care, and convenience retail. It is one of the centre's principal everyday-use tenants.

• Discount retail

  Dollarama

  Dollarama offers a broad range of low-priced general merchandise, seasonal items, household goods, and convenience products. Its discount format complements the centre's practical neighbourhood positioning.

• Apparel retail

  Stitches Factory Outlet

  Stitches Factory Outlet provides value-oriented clothing and apparel. The store occupies space previously associated with the Target Canada location, with some fixtures and assets reportedly retained from the earlier use.

• Fitness services

  Planet Fitness

  Planet Fitness is a health-club tenant offering gym and fitness services. Its presence broadens the centre beyond conventional merchandise retail and supports recurring local visits.

• Education

  MaKami College

  MaKami College occupies space formerly associated with the Sears Canada store and provides an educational use within the shopping-centre property. Its presence illustrates the conversion of large retail premises into community and institutional space.

• 2016

  Sears Canada space transitionsOther

  Background

  Sears Canada was a major former tenant at the centre.

  Action taken

  The Sears store closed on December 24, after which the former premises became associated with MaKami College.

  Aftermath

  The change shifted a large anchor space from department-store retail toward education and community use.

  Source

• 2013

  Target Canada tenancy beginsProduct launch

  Background

  Target expanded into Canada and opened a store at Bonnie Doon Shopping Centre.

  Action taken

  Target Canada launched operations at the centre on May 6.

  Aftermath

  The store closed on March 15, 2015, after Target withdrew from the Canadian market.

  Source

• 1995

  Internal grocery-space reconfigurationStrategy

  Background

  Following the closure of SuperValu and a period of vacancy, the centre underwent an overhaul in the mid-1990s.

  Action taken

  Safeway moved from another part of the mall into the former SuperValu space.

  Aftermath

  The change preserved a major grocery anchor while reorganizing the centre's retail footprint.

  Source

• 2016

  Sears Canada store at Bonnie Doon closes[1]Bonnie Doon Shopping Centreen.wikipedia.org

  Other

  The Sears Canada store at the shopping centre closed on December 24, 2016. The former premises later became associated with MaKami College.

• 2015

  Target Canada closes its Bonnie Doon store[1]Bonnie Doon Shopping Centreen.wikipedia.org

  Other

  The Target Canada location at Bonnie Doon Shopping Centre closed on March 15, 2015, following the retailer's withdrawal from the Canadian market.

• 2013

  Target Canada opens at Bonnie Doon Shopping Centre[1]Bonnie Doon Shopping Centreen.wikipedia.org

  Product launch

  Target Canada opened a store at Bonnie Doon Shopping Centre on May 6, 2013.

1. 1Bonnie Doon Shopping Centreen.wikipedia.org
2. 2Bonnie Doon Shopping Centre official websitebonniedoonshoppingcentre.com