▁However , ▁plans ▁to ▁build ▁it ▁were ▁scra pped ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 . ▁ ▁Having ▁already ▁purchased ▁a ▁ 5 0 % ▁share ▁from ▁West field ▁in ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁Int u ▁Properties ▁acquired ▁the ▁remaining ▁ 5 0 % ▁from ▁the ▁Queensland ▁In vest ment ▁Corporation ▁in ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁ ▁Effect ▁on ▁surrounding ▁towns ▁ ▁When ▁the ▁Mer ry ▁Hill ▁Centre ▁first ▁opened , ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁large ▁ret ail ▁ch ains ▁decided ▁to ▁move ▁their ▁stores ▁from ▁surrounding ▁towns ▁into ▁the ▁new ▁sho pping ▁centre . ▁These ▁included : ▁Mark s ▁& ▁Sp encer , ▁C & A ▁( C & A ▁closed ▁in ▁early - 2 0 0 1 ▁and ▁the ▁store ▁is ▁now ▁occupied ▁by ▁H & M ) ▁and ▁formerly ▁Little wood s , ▁until ▁they ▁closed ▁their ▁branch . ▁The ▁Little wood s ▁chain ▁went ▁into ▁administration ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁and ▁the ▁stores ▁completely ▁disappeared ▁from ▁UK ▁high ▁streets ▁and ▁sho pping ▁cent res ▁by ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁These ▁left ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁large ▁empty ▁prem ises ▁behind , ▁which ▁in ▁turn ▁meant ▁many ▁sh opp ers ▁abandoned ▁town ▁cent res ▁for ▁the ▁Mer ry ▁Hill ▁Centre , ▁which ▁led ▁to ▁a ▁large ▁dow nt urn ▁in ▁trade ▁for ▁those ▁sh ops ▁remaining , ▁affect ing ▁their ▁vi ability . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁ret ail er ▁to ▁move ▁to ▁Mer ry ▁Hill ▁was ▁furn iture ▁ret ail er