THE New Leaf Co-op on Edinburgh’s Argyle Place has given an update on its re-opening, following some bumps in the road during a recent refit.
The wholefood store sells products that are “fresh, local, organic” and offer eco-friendly packaging whilst encouraging customers to bring their own from home if they can.
The store closed its doors earlier this month and expected to open last Friday, but some unexpected issues have slowed them down.
Although the team have said the delays are out of their control, they have received “verbal frustrations from customers” which have been “upsetting” for the team.
New Leaf Co-op posted on social media yesterday saying: “New revised opening day: Tuesday 18th March.
“We are excited. We are frazzled. We have moved over four tonnes of stock off the premises and back in again. We are nearly there.
“Check out pic (sic) three for a visual of a 100-year-old piece of electrical work that is causing us some serious strife.
“The work on this has been delayed several times, and it’s unsafe for us to open until it is complete.
“We hope with all our hearts to open on Tuesday morning this week. Please bear with us while we work to make the space safe and navigable for our wonderful community.
“Your fresh foods and refillable favourites will be available again soon.
“We have sadly experienced some verbal frustrations from customers this weekend, which has been upsetting for our team.
“However, we hope that the majority of our community can understand the many moving parts of the process, and that we are all trying our best to open as fast as we can.”
They shared an image of the street outside the shop having been torn up, with electricals exposed.
The team received support from The Refillery, who offer a similar “scoop-your-own” system on Newington Road and said: “Aw guys we feel your pain, but it will all be worth it”.
