ed ▁with ▁sh ops ▁including ▁major ▁stores ▁such ▁as : ▁Next ▁and ▁T K ▁Max x . ▁ ▁Const ruction ▁of ▁the ▁final ▁phase ▁of ▁the ▁centre ▁was ▁finished ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁with ▁the ▁S ains bury ' s ▁super market ▁next - door ▁to ▁fast - fo od ▁chain ▁Bur ger ▁King ▁opening ▁in ▁October ▁and ▁the ▁remainder ▁of ▁the ▁final ▁phase ▁of ▁the ▁complex ▁opening ▁on ▁ 1 4 ▁November , ▁incorpor ating ▁multiple ▁D eben h ams ▁and ▁British ▁Home ▁St ores ▁as ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁last ▁big ▁ret ail ▁names ▁to ▁move ▁to ▁stores ▁within ▁the ▁complex . ▁ ▁In ▁August ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁Mark s ▁and ▁Sp encer ▁had ▁agreed ▁to ▁become ▁ten ants ▁of ▁a ▁new ▁department ▁store ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁phase ▁of ▁the ▁sho pping ▁complex . ▁It ▁opened ▁on ▁ 2 3 ▁October ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁replacing ▁the ▁recently ▁closed ▁stores ▁in ▁nearby ▁towns ▁West ▁B rom wich ▁and ▁D ud ley ; ▁the ▁ret ail er ▁had ▁hoped ▁that ▁its ▁Mer ry ▁Hill ▁store ▁could ▁co - exist ▁with ▁the ▁West ▁B rom wich ▁and ▁D ud ley ▁stores , ▁but ▁the ▁on set ▁of ▁the ▁re cess ion ▁and ▁a ▁general ▁dow nt urn ▁in ▁trade ▁in ▁these ▁towns ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁closure ▁of ▁both ▁stores ▁on ▁ 2 5 ▁August ▁ 1 9 9 0 . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 4 ▁December ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁the ▁sho pping ▁centre