property developers j.j. gallagher had purchased the bulk of the lloyd site in 1988 and once mineshafts were filled in, decontamination was completed and the river tame diverted, the land was suitable for mass retail development. a cargo club supermarket-style retail warehouse, part of the nurdin and peacock group, opened in july 1994. it was one of three cargo club stores in britain, and the venture was not a success: by the end of 1995 it had been shut down following heavy losses. a b&q diy superstore opened on the site in 1997.