Merry Hill Shopping Centre and local council leaders have stated their aim to better connect and integrate Merry Hill with the traditional town centre of Brierley Hill. The Dudley Canal was re-routed in the late-1990s, and between 2002-2005, housing has been developed around the complex (several apartment blocks opposite the cinema as well as apartments and houses overlooking Pedmore Road). A new line of the West Midlands Metro tram system was scheduled to reach the site in 2011, but has been delayed indefinitely. In July 2017, plans were revealed to expand the centre to include more restaurants and to open a new Odeon cinema
Merry Hill Shopping Centre Snow Hill, Kidderminster and Worcester via Stourbridge Junction. Various distance bus services from Merry Hill are operated by Arriva Midlands, Diamond Bus and National Express West Midlands. Transport for West Midlands (TfWM) plans to open a new line of the West Midlands Metro from Wednesbury to Brierley Hill, with a new stop at Merry Hill. TfWM announced the new line will begin construction in 2019, with services beginning in 2023. The line will provide faster access to the shopping centre from Birmingham and Wolverhampton city centres. The areas around Next, TK Maxx, H&M, Eat Central, the amphitheatre and outside Debenhams