A big high street health and beauty chain with 800 shops is set to close branches leaving shoppers devastated.

Superdrug will be pulling down the shutters on several sites across the country, including one in south Wales.

The health and beauty chain has stated store closures will stay at a minimum. There will also be a number of stores set to open.

Superdrug stores to close:

The store in Bromsgrove is the first to shut with doors closing on November 18. The location in Llanelli will follow weeks later in December and a date is yet to be announced for the Newbury branch.

The health and beauty chain has stated store closures will stay at a minimum. There will also be a number of stores set to open.

A spokesperson for Superdrug said: "Our store estate continues to perform well, and we plan to invest in 25 new stores throughout 2023.

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"Store closures remain minimal and are a result of the overall optimisation of our store estate.

"Wherever possible employees will be redeployed to nearby stores."

Responding to the closure, Angie West wrote: "Something has to be done about Bromsgrove. It's so sad. It's going to be like a bloody ghost town. These latest closures are devastating. It's about time the council did something..... and quick!"

Dilly said: "Only positive maybe use the empty ones into homes for those who need ...!"