the first 7 11 store opened in 1927.
the first 7 11 store opened in 1927.
when did the first 7 11 store open?
1927
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the completion of merry hill resulted in the loss of many big name retailers from nearby town centres, with dudley arguably being the hardest hit, suffering a 70% decline in retailing market share following merry hill's opening. however, some retailers kept their stores in nearby towns open, despite opening new stores at merry hill. wh smith, who have been at merry hill since 1989, still have a store in halesowen, and even opened a new store in stourbridge during the 1990s. the dudley store also remained open, but closed in 2013. c&a, who had a store at merry hill from november 1989 until withdrawing from the uk in 2001, kept their dudley store open until january 1992. littlewoods kept their dudley store open for two months after its merry hill replacement opened in november 1989, cashing in on the 1989 christmas sales before closing in january 1990. british home stores had intended to continue trading from their dudley store, but a sharp fall in trade following the merry hill store's opening led to the decision to close the dudley store, with it closing in june 1990.
merry hill shopping centre