The shops facing out onto Union Bridge predate the centre, opening in the 1960s.

[3] The centre was named after the Trinity Hall building, the former base of the Seven Incorporated Trades of Aberdeen.

[4] The anchor tenant Debenhams opened its store on 11 October 1984 following a two-week delay.

On 16 December 2020, HMV announced it would close its Trinity Centre branch with plans to move elsewhere within Aberdeen.

[8] In February 2021, it was announced that the Debenhams branch would not reopen following its closure as part of the COVID-19 lockdown in the United Kingdom.