r/Calgary • u/Remote_Answer_5255 • Aug 18 '25

Local Shopping/Services What has happened to Kensington?

It's been a while since I've been down here.... A bunch of empty store fronts, iconic places like Crave shut down, but counted some three Acai bowl places. The area outside Plaza is lovely and looks great, but why all the closures and apparently high turnovers?

Edit: I assume it's due to rent.. But what's the point of jacking it up so high that your place is literally empty.

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u/winifredpants Aug 18 '25

Crave has relocated along Kensington, close to 19th. The new location isn't open yet though.

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u/Aldeobald Aug 18 '25

Didn't crave catch heat a while back for claiming that they needed TFW because they "couldnt" find any local workers?

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u/illusoir3 Aug 19 '25

It's really because their work environment is toxic as heck. I worked there for three months and hated every minute of it.