Merry Hill Shopping Centre store by well over a decade, only closing when the retailer went into liquidation over the 2008/09 winter. 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
Westfield Burwood Westfield Burwood Westfield Burwood is a large shopping centre in Burwood, in Sydney, Australia. The centre first opened in 1966 and was completely rebuilt in 2000. Westfield Burwood participates in Burwood's "Christmas Carols in the Park" in December. The event is held in Burwood Park, opposite Westfield. Westfield Burwood first opened in October 1966, and was one of the first shopping centres in Australia. The original centre was half the size it is today, and was first to have a Hoyts cinema inside the centre (later closed sometime in the 1980s). The original centre was partially built on the site