Apparently, Superdrug are looking into it when a dozen or so people contacted them asking what was going on.

On Twitter, they were still adament it was opening up on time, including on the day it was due to open - until people starting sending pictures of postered windows, and graffiti.

I understand the complexities of opening a new store. I've been there myself, and know only too well the amount of organisational planning that goes into something like this. It's not a small job, especially when having to deal with legal requirements, and dealing with third parties.

However, Superdrug have been unreasonably quiet on this, and keep promising to get back to people asking questions but never do. They also advertised for job roles for the new store so there's people out there still waiting for some form of communication that just hasn't happened.

What's a little concerning is that we're not that far away from Black Friday, and ultimately Christmas. Either they deal with all the issues at hand before then, and perhaps rush staff in to deal with it, or complete it for the new year.

Personally speaking, the latter would now be the better choice. It takes time to train staff up to a competent standard, but even more so when it's a new store. If it was me, I'd now be aiming for a 2018 launch where they won't have to worry about all of this.

If I hear anything moving on this, I'll be sure to post it on here.