SportChek will consolidate its two locations at Calgary’s CF Chinook Centre into a single, larger Destination Sport concept store in 2027 as part of Canadian Tire Corp.’s continued investment in experiential retail, while the shopping centre, operated by Cadillac Fairview, advances a broader redevelopment that includes several new retailers and the reconfiguration of the former Nordstrom space.
Tiffany Bourré, Associate Vice President, Corporate Communications, Canadian Tire Corporation, Limited, the parent company of SportChek, said SportChek is planning to relocate within CF Chinook Centre, consolidating its two existing mall locations into one larger Destination Sport concept store in 2027.
“Chinook Centre is an important destination for SportChek, and this move reflects our continued investment in building athlete-led stores in key communities. The new Destination Sport location will create a bigger, better and more seamless experience for customers, bringing expanded assortments, sport-focused shopping zones, enhanced brand experiences, and elevated in-store services together in one destination,” she said.
“We’re excited to bring the Destination Sport concept to Calgary and look forward to sharing more details with the community as plans progress.”
Darren Milne, General Manager of CF Chinook Centre, said the shopping centre continues to undergo a transformation, with several new tenants.
“In the last few months we’ve had western Canada’s first Shake Shack open along with North Face, Skechers and Abercrombie and Fitch. By the end of the year we’ll also welcome Hollister, Wing Stop, New Balance, and a relocated Sleep Country. In addition to all of this, we’re close to announcing several other new tenants who will be joining us,” he said.
“We continue to work on backfilling our vacant boxes. As customers have seen, SportChek recently announced that they’ll be taking the upper level of the former Nordstrom. The lower level of Nordstrom is also leased. Construction is ongoing, and we hope to announce the new tenants in the near future.
“Over the next three years our shoppers can expect to see many changes to our tenant mix. It’s important for us to continually reimagine our tenant mix in order to maintain our vibrant shopping experience. We love bringing first to market tenants to Calgary, and providing retailers that our shoppers want.”
Urban Behavior has also taken over the second level space formerly occupied by Saks.
There is also strong speculation that the Apple store will be relocated within the mall but no officials are confirming that at this time.
Michael Kehoe, Broker at Fairfield Commercial Real Estate, said the tenant mix of an iconic, market dominant shopping centre like CF Chinook Centre in Calgary is in constant evolution as the ownership team strives to keep the retail and food service offerings current and relevant to the market.
“This evolutionary process is particularly evident right now in the summer of 2026 at Chinook as many new additions to the retail lineup are in the planning stages or under construction. This evolutionary process over time, to the untrained eye is benign as shoppers view stores coming and going from time to time. But, those of us in the industry can see the longer- term strategy unfolding as underperforming, less productive tenants close with spaces quickly cycled to new retail and food service tenants with a fresh look,” he said.
“Large spaces are assembled over time at the mall to accommodate new-to-market international retailers or existing tenants with a track record of success who seek to increase their footprint at the Centre. The clustering of specific types of retailers into shopping ‘zones’ is a common practice in successful centres like Chinook.
“The CF leasing teams are the masters of tenant placement that ensures that retailers enjoy the synergistic traffic benefits of being in close proximity to complimentary retailers for cross-shopping and to create a complementary retail environment. Retail is always changing and evolving and the significant footfall and sales productivity at CF Chinook Centre is a great example of a thriving shopping centre keeping up with the times.”
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