Commercial
Retail Gap Overview Grande Prairie Trade Area: Northwest Alberta and Northeast British Columbia
Total spending categories for total trade area:
- Grocery & Convenience
- Auto/RV/Motorsports
- Restaurants (Full & Quick-service)
- Fashion & Accessories
- Auto Fuel
Total trade area profile
- Total trade area population
295,000
- Average household income
>$143,000
- Total trade area spending
$5.1 billion
- Current retail floorspace
3.98 million square feet
Retail inventory summary by sector
North
1.5 million sq.ft. total
Top categories:
- Auto/Rv/Motorsports
- Grocery & Convenience
- Fashion & Footwear
South
>331,000 sq.ft. total
Top categories:
- Grocery & Convenience
- Future Development
- Restaurants (Full & Quick)
Central
>388,000 sq.ft. total
Top categories:
- Restaurants (Full & Quick)
- Grocery & Convenience
- Personal Services
East
>109,000 sq.ft. total
Top categories:
- Grocery & Convenience
- Quick-Service Restaurants
- Pharmacy
West
1.65 million sq.ft. total
Top categories:
- Grocery & Convenience
- Home Improvement
- Fashion & Footwear
Top opportunities: New demand for retail floorspace by 2034
~286,133 square feet
of new retail space could be supported by 2034.
Top retail prospects
- Food & Beverage
- Conveniences
- Services & Wellness
- Fashion
- Sporting Goods
- House & Home
Retail Gap Investment Opportunities County of Grande Prairie
Top spending categories in all 4 trade areas:
- Grocery & Convenience
- Auto/RV/Motosports
- Home Improvement & Gardening
- Restaurants ( Full & Quick-service )
Trade area profiles
- Total trade area population
- Average household income
- Total trade area spending
- Current retail floorspace
Top opportunities: New demand for retail floorspace by 2034
Hythe
2034 Demand: ~ 21,000 sq. ft.
Top demand categories:
- Grocery & Convenience
- Home improvement
- Restaurants (Full & Quick)
Beaverlodge
2034 Demand: ~ 79,000 sq. ft.
Top demand categories:
- Grocery & Convenience
- Home improvement
- Restaurants (Full & Quick)
Sexsmith
2034 Demand: ~ 35,000 sq. ft.
Top demand categories:
- Grocery & Convenience
- Restaurants (Full & Quick)
- Home improvement
Clairmont
2034 Demand: ~ 114,000 sq. ft.
Top demand categories:
- Grocery & Convenience
- Restaurants (Full & Quick)
- Personal Services
Wembley
2034 Demand: ~ 23,000 sq. ft.
Top demand categories:
- Grocery & Convenience
- Personal Services
- Home Improvement & Gardening
*Figures are based on 2024 year-end data. For more details, see the Retail Gap Analysis for the County of Grande Prairie 2025 full report by FBM below.
Urban Fringe: Clairmont
Still in the County, the Hamlet of Clairmont benefits from being the northern gateway to the City of Grande Prairie’s vast retail offering and employment centres, now offering diverse commercial opportunities of its own (see Clairmont Commercial Opportunities).
Retail market highlights from the 2025 gap analysis in Clairmont are as follows:
Fact - The Clairmont population grew 16.5% between 2016 and 2021, much faster than the Province (4.8%), County (5.6%), and City (1.5%).
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Fact - Clairmont’s trade area population is forecast to grow at approximately 1.2% per annum in the next five years and 1.1% from 2029 to 2034 which is like growth projected for the Province and the City.
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Fact - Clairmont's total Trade Area Retail Spending is estimated at $433.7 million (2024 estimate), though the hamlet has only a 9% estimated market share (significant outflow and therefore opportunity for greater market capture).
Fact - Clairmont’s top three retail spending categories are Grocery & Convenience; Auto/ RV/Motorsport; and Home Improvement & Gardening.
Fact - Clairmont shows potential to see increased demand for retail floor space by 2032 in Grocery & Convenience; Full-and Quick-Service Restaurants; Personal Services; Pharmacy; Alcohol & Tobacco; Specialty Retail; and Home Improvement & Gardening.
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Fact - Clairmont has the opportunity to capture a much higher market share of its growing residential base by providing more daily-needs focused shops and services, especially small to medium size grocers.
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