Merry Hill Shopping Centre of these towns led to both stores being closed on 25 August 1990, some two months before the Merry Hill store opened. A similar situation had arisen with British Home Stores, who had opened a store in the final phase of the complex in November 1989, but continued to trade from its Dudley store; however the opening of the Merry Hill store was followed by a sharp decline in trade from the Dudley store, and the decision to close this store had been taken by March 1990, with the store finally closing June of that year. Twelve months after opening,
Westfield Chermside child minding centre. Westfield Chermside Westfield Chermside is a large shopping centre in Queensland, located in a Brisbane inner northern suburb. It is the 2nd largest in Australia by number of stores, behind Chadstone Shopping Centre and is operated by Scentre Group. Entertainment facilities include an Event Cinemas 16-screen cinema complex. The centre contains the Chermside bus station, a major hub for buses north of Brisbane. Westfield Chermside's trade area population is 439,600; one of the largest markets for shopping centres in Queensland and Australia; its 15.5 million customer visits per annum make it Australia's 2nd busiest Westfield shopping centre.