Brampton’s first Zellers store, located in Centennial Mall, got a major makeover in 1983, when the company spent the equivalent of nearly a million dollars on a refresh.

As Brampton grew northward, Centennial Mall opened in 1972 at Kennedy Road and Vodden Street. Early on, the suburban format of the W.P. Zeller department store was known as Zellers County Fair. This moniker lingers on: there are County Fair Malls in Canadian communities including Hamilton, Thunder Bay, and Summerside, P.E.I.

The store was remodelled in 1983, as part of a chain-wide refresh and expansion, reopening June 15 of that year. The Brampton Guardian reported that soap stars Linda Dano and Richard Shoberg would be visiting to act out “a mini-soap scene” for daytime drama fans. Coverage suggested that the store's restaurant, Skillet Restaurant, was a new addition.

The project was reported to cost $400,000, or more than $914,000 after inflation.