in the late 1980s, a section of land near junction 9 of the m6 motorway was designated as the location for a new retail development. the first retailer to move onto the site was ikea, who opened their superstore in january 1991. throughout the 1990s, the retail park expanded to include several more large units, although most of these were empty by 2009 due to the recession. however, most of the units were occupied again by 2012 and the retail park is now home to retailers including next, tk maxx, outfit, boots, curry's, b&q and b&m. curry's opened their original store on the site in 1995 in what was then europe's largest electrical superstore, but within 10 years had relocated to an even bigger building on the retail park, with next taking over the original curry's building. the retail park was expanded in 2017 with the construction of more retail units and eateries, while the existing car park was remodelled to create more parking spaces.