Out of Town Retailing- Merry Hill
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- Created on: 27-01-14 21:16
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- Merry Hill
- Facts+stasts
- shopping area: 100000m2
- 10 screen multiplex cinema
- banks, p.o, tourists info center
- over 185 shops, a department store, 24 catering outlets, 2 supermarkets
- Turnover: excess of 350m
- Transport
- 10000 car parking spaces
- served by bus station- direct connection to Dudley, Wolverhampton, Birmingham
- Connects to Cradley Heath railway station
- Effects on surrounding towns: Dudley, Brierley Hill
- Left large empty premises=> shoppers abandon town centres=> large downturn in trade for remaining shops
- Suffer problems from traffic hazard, lack of free parking and exposure to elements
- Dudley (1989-1995): 25% in retail employment and 70% reduction in retail trade
- Shops all moved to Merry Hill (M&S)
- Downward Spiral: fewer shopping attractions+ shoppers making center less attractive
- Facts+stasts
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