Hong Kong Food Market plans second Calgary location in former Toys "R" Us on Macleod Trail

A family-owned Asian grocer that has run its store at 3215 17 Ave. S.E. for 18 years is planning a second Calgary location in the former Toys "R" Us building at 10450 Macleod Trail S.E. The first phase is targeted to open in March or April 2027, though the grocer has not confirmed that timeline.

Spokesman Hung Ly said the site is a new build rather than a converted grocery space, and that it requires considerable construction. "This is truly a new build, it's a lot of construction…we've made a big investment," Ly said. The Willow Park store would be more than double the roughly 15,000 square feet of the Forest Lawn location.

The planned product mix covers Filipino, Vietnamese, Thai and Indonesian goods, and the store is expected to include dine-in options. Ly said his family saw a need for an Asian supermarket in Calgary's south, noting far more of them have opened in the north and east of the city. "The location is really great because a lot of our clientele is southeast Asian," he said.

Retail analyst Bruce Winder linked the wider growth of Asian grocers in Calgary to immigration patterns and changing food preferences, noting that nearly 30 per cent of Calgary's population was of Asian descent in 2021, according to Statistics Canada. Ly said he is watching for oversaturation. "All the Asian markets here shows there's support for it but who knows in the future, it may be over-saturated," he said. The city's last Toys "R" Us on Macleod Trail closed December 26, 2025, according to Culture Alberta, leaving CrossIron Mills in Rocky View County as the only Toys "R" Us in the Calgary area.