Calgary Openings, Closings, and Developments

[Locke]

Finally! Ample parking!!

[Bigtime]

Moar parking, so hot:

[Fuzz]

It's nice the cars will have a place by the river to wind down and relax.

[Table 5]

Hopefully they at least fill it with dozens of poles. Want to make sure it fits with the vibe.

[Otto-matic]

Originally Posted by Bigtime

Yup, even Orange Theory next door has closed up shop. They need to divide those two giant units into 4 smaller ones, there are even 4 sets of entrance doors on the frontage.

Mary Browns too shuttered,

Its a empty strip of storefronts

[Bigtime]

Here's maybe a weird one for this thread, but yesterday evening I stumbled upon the news that Global News shuttered their contracts for helicopter traffic updates across the country.

No more little Robinson 44 making noise all over the city when we all use Waze anyways. It was also up all the time on weekends, what was up with that?

I won't miss it.

[Faust]

Hamptons CO-OP Food store closing as of March 28, 2026

https://www.reddit.com/r/Calgary/com...s_of_march_28/

[shermanator]

Worked at Hamptons Co-op many many years ago. Met some great people there. Pour one out.

[calgarygeologist]

Originally Posted by Faust

Hamptons CO-OP Food store closing as of March 28, 2026

https://www.reddit.com/r/Calgary/com...s_of_march_28/

That's a shame. I don't go there very often but it is a nice Coop and much nicer than my local stores at Brentwood and Dalhousie. If I have to stop at Coop and Superstore I usually go to the Hamptons one.

[DownInFlames]

Originally Posted by Faust

Hamptons CO-OP Food store closing as of March 28, 2026

https://www.reddit.com/r/Calgary/com...s_of_march_28/

Sage Hill store as well. People are predicting the demise of Co-op but they just opened a new store in Cochrane and the new 16th Ave location looks pretty much complete.


Their prices are high but I still shop their to support local over sending my money to a billionaire out East or in the U.S.

[Jiri Hrdina]

New Rosie's Burgers is open in Marda Loop, the 3rd in Calgary now I think.
I don't care for Rosie's. Pretty bad actually.

[Wormius]

Originally Posted by Faust

Hamptons CO-OP Food store closing as of March 28, 2026

https://www.reddit.com/r/Calgary/com...s_of_march_28/

This sucks. Was basically close enough that we could walk or bike there in the nicer months. Things did start getting pretty pricy though, but it was one of few places you can get bags of coffee from the local roasters, and discount Cinnamalt Swirl on game days. Decent liquorstore too. Hope something good goes in there. I dread another Dollarstore.

[jayswin]

Coop seems to keep creeping up in prices. Like others have mentioned I've always tried to support them as a Canadian grocery store, but I have a limit and it's tough to give up so much money each trip, these days.

[Jiri Hrdina]

Also the last Toys R Us in Calgary closed last week, the one in Cross Irons.
Seems like they have been closing them all across Canada. Not sure what is left, but looks like they are completely gone in Alberta.

[Swift]

I was about to reply that the one on Macleod is still there only to find out that it just closed down 3 or 4 weeks ago. I completely missed that news.

[Jimmy Stang]

I like Co-op bagels and other bakery things, but that's usually the extent of it. Good quality stuff, nice stores, but I just can't justify the prices.

I'm basically Galen Weston's bitch at this point. Prices are creeping up at Superstore too, but still much lower than Co-op, Save On, etc. PC Express is easy and I don't have to deal with the worst part of Superstore - the people.

[Johnny Makarov]

Originally Posted by Faust

Hamptons CO-OP Food store closing as of March 28, 2026

https://www.reddit.com/r/Calgary/com...s_of_march_28/

The Superstore in Edgemont 5mins away is one of the highest grossing in Canada.

[fotze2]

Originally Posted by Jimmy Stang

I like Co-op bagels and other bakery things, but that's usually the extent of it. Good quality stuff, nice stores, but I just can't justify the prices.

I'm basically Galen Weston's bitch at this point. Prices are creeping up at Superstore too, but still much lower than Co-op, Save On, etc. PC Express is easy and I don't have to deal with the worst part of Superstore - the people.

Its way overpriced. Bakery and meat and its close are the only reason I go. I don't do Superstore and barely tolerate Costco. Sobeys/Safeway bread is the spawn of satan. Superstore satisfies those that like food at the lowest cost that fits in their facehole.

[me_dennis]

Originally Posted by Jiri Hrdina

Also the last Toys R Us in Calgary closed last week, the one in Cross Irons.
Seems like they have been closing them all across Canada. Not sure what is left, but looks like they are completely gone in Alberta.

My kids had some gift cards from a couple Christmas' ago and I figured I should take them to Toys R Us in Crossiron before they closed, and the shelves were empty. It doesn't help that prices were higher than Walmart/Amazon. It's sad to see this place close because I loved this store growing up as a child in the 90s.

[Sr. Mints]

Re Toys R Us . . . didn't Doug Putman's (or the family's) toy company go bankrupt before Christmas?

Edit:

Everest Toys placed into receivership after TD end lending relationship
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/busi...-ends-lending/