GCSE geography Dudley - changes in shopping

The location

• Dudley is in the west Midlands.
• It is located to the west of Birmingham.
• Merry Hill: Cheerful, large space, Safe and dry.
• Dudley: High Street, Outside.

Why did Merry Hill locate there?

• Large space
• Cheap land
• Lots of area for parking

Why are the advantages of Merry Hill?

·        Customers

o   Lots of Shops and Facilities

o   Dry and Pleasant environment

o   25 Million Customers a year

o   Easy access for families and disabled

·        Business

o   Very wide range of shops available

·        Workers

o   Lots of Jobs created: 4,000+

How has it affected Dudley?

• Shops
  • Used to be very busy
  • Most shops now gone, especially big shops (eg. M&S)
  • Now full of cheaper shops (eg. Pound Land)
• Jobs
  • Lots of redundancies (eg. Fruit Stand – 6 > 2 Workers)
• Customers
  • Lost customers as they are at Merry Hill
  • Less money in Dudley to attract shoppers
  • Less money and less transport/ mobility