Makers Is Coming to Kingsway!
Big news, makers community: we're expanding in Edmonton! We're thrilled to announce the opening of our newest location at Kingsway Mall! Our third Edmonton store, and our seventh location in Alberta.
If you're a local artisan or small business owner who wants to keep 100% of their sales, read on. Here's why Kingsway is an opportunity worth getting excited about.
Alberta Loves Local — And We Have the Track Record to Prove It
If there is one thing we’ve learned from our time in this province, is that Albertans love supporting small local businesses. Since entering the Alberta market, we've had the privilege of hosting hundreds of talented local makers and small businesses across our six existing store locations. Our West Edmonton Mall and Southgate Centre are two of our highest-grossing locations across all 23 of Makers store locations! This province has an incredible appetite for supporting local, and our growth here is a direct reflection of that.
A Proven Mall Partnership
Makers already operates at Southcentre Mall in Calgary, another Oxford Properties location, where we've built a strong and consistent sales record. Our performance data shows comparable results between Southcentre and Kingsway, which gives us real confidence that vendors who thrive in our other locations will find the same success here.
The Heart of Edmonton's Retail Scene
We're already established at West Edmonton Mall and Southgate Centre, two of our highest-performing stores. Adding Kingsway completes our presence across Edmonton's three premier shopping destinations. That means stronger brand recognition across the city, a broader loyal customer base, and more opportunities for our vendors to be discovered by new shoppers.
A Store Format That Delivers
The Kingsway space features 40 feet of frontage, a configuration we know well. Historically, our locations with this footprint have been among our strongest performers. We're building this location with the same proven layout in mind.
The Right Customers, Right at the Door
Kingsway draws 6.6 million visitors annually—that's almost 7 million potential customers walking through the doors every single year! To put that in perspective, that's roughly the entire population of Alberta, twice over, passing by your display, discovering your products, and connecting with your brand.
For a handmade business, visibility is everything. Unlike selling online, where you're competing against thousands of listings and fighting for clicks, a Makers location puts your work physically in front of people who are already out, already shopping, and already in the mindset to buy. At Kingsway, that's an average of over 18,000 visitors every single day.
And these aren't just casual window shoppers. Kingsway's trade area of 1.3 million residents with an average household income of nearly $113,000 means the people coming through these doors have real spending power and a demonstrated love of supporting local.
That kind of consistent, built-in audience is something no social media algorithm or online marketplace can guarantee. At Kingsway, the foot traffic comes to you.
