The first public record of the Halifax Shopping Centre was filed in 1956 when Eaton's applied for a re-zoning of a property which was formerly the site of the St. Patrick's Boys Home.

"[4] The Thursday, September 13 edition of The Chronicle Herald included a thank you from Halifax Shopping Centre's owners, by Triton Ltd., which estimated the opening day crowd to have been 27,000 people.

[5] In 1989, Halifax Shopping Centre was expanded to include a food court, an additional 75,000 square feet (7,000 m2) of retail space and three parking decks.

In 2001, Halifax Shopping Centre purchased and renovated the former Sears store and surrounding land on the opposite side of Mumford Road, boosting total leasable area to over 1,061,361 square feet (98,603.7 m2).

Several stores were being expanded, as well as 75,000 square feet (7,000 m2) of leasable space being added to the Shopping Centre's main building, along with taller ceilings, more exterior windows, and a 14,000-foot skylight.

This is the only Atlantic Canada location for many prominent retailers, including Apple, Aritzia, Browns, Club Monaco, L’Occitane en Provence, Michael Kors and Torrid.

The centre also contains stores specializing in cosmetics, athletic and casual footwear for men, women and children, children's clothing stores, bath and beauty products, electronics, jewellery, sporting equipment, specialty foods, greeting cards, vitamins and supplements, cellphone and tablet cases, books, gifts, and other unique items.