Its opening was targeted by 10 picketers inspired by California's Delano grape strike; the store contacted mall management, who called in the Brampton Police.

James Peters, president of United Auto Workers Local 1285 (American Motors) told the other pickets to leave, but stayed by himself.

[6] In 1971, Simpsons Ltd. decided to build a location of its department store at the mall, at a cost in excess of $2 million.

[9] Simpsons' policy was to hold equity interest in its landlords, resulting in it purchasing $5 million of Peel-Elder stock, simultaneous to Hambros Corp. of Canada doing the same; each held roughly 15% of the corporation.

[10] Simultaneous to the Simpson's announcement, Peel-Elder Ltd. promised to expand the mall and their Peel Village development.

[11] After Shoppers World's expansion plans were criticized by the community planning branch of the Department of Municipal Affairs, the office of Premier of Ontario Bill Davis (also the MP for Peel North, which included the mall) was approached by the Town of Brampton, to "see if a revision to a by-law could be made".

After the Ontario Municipal Board approved the change, critics charged that Davis had interfered with planning processes.

By the opening day, Charles Elder envisioned 140 stores, 1 million square feet of retail, and an office building.

It swapped Shoppers World for a 2.5% equity stake in RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust.

Staples Business Depot, another big-box format store, also moved into the mall in the locations previously held by Pascals and later, Winners.

Price Chopper closed a few months later, and has since been replaced by the multi-ethnic Oceans Fresh Food Market, which opened in July 2008.

On November 27th, 2024, Oceans Fresh Food Market closed their store at Shoppers World Brampton, and is expected to relocate to a new location on December 17th, 2024, at Orion Gate Plaza at Kennedy and Steeles.

A proposal was made to Brampton City Council in October 2019; an application went to a public meeting in January 2020.