Summer Campbell often finds herself giving directions to the Designer Exchange, a store tucked behind what is supposed to one day be a Super Wal-Mart.
"At the four way stop, you're going to take a left," Campbell said to a customer over the phone.
She can't wait until the day when she can say, we're located right behind the Super Wal-Mart at Northcross Mall.
"I think it'll cause a lot of new faces to discover us over here and this shopping center," Campbell said.
The question remains, when will the Super Wal-Mart that was at the center of so much controversy, actually get built?
In a statement Wal-Mart spokesperson, Sally Aiello said, "We are pleased with the progress being made on our new store at Northcross."
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News 8's Reagan Hackleman has the latest on the plans for the Wal-Mart at Northcross.
 
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While there has been progress at Northcross Mall, the lot that is supposed to be home to the super Wal-Mart still sits empty with the landscape of a pile of dirt and some overgrown weeds.
"Yeah, it's upsetting," Campbell said about the un-built store.
Campbell will have to wait until next summer or even later before she'll start see new customers.
Wal-Mart said they expect to break ground in November or December and have a grand opening late next year. The company said minor changes to the stores site plans have caused the delay. According to Wal-Mart, they are waiting on the City of Austin to administratively approve the changes.
The grass roots group that tried to stop the Wal-Mart in court, Responsible Growth for Northcross (RG4N) said they plan to keep an eye on Wal-Mart's plans.
"We continue to pay close attention to this development, and we look forward to hearing more details about the project," RG4N spokesman Jason Meeker said.
Back inside Designer Exchange, Campbell said she'll continue to give people directions, but she's hoping this time next summer, business will be booming, thanks to Wal-Mart.
"Hopefully, it will just hurry up and get here," Campbell said.
Responsible Growth for Northcross settled their lawsuit against the City of Austin and the owner of the Northcross Mall last month.
They've agreed not to file any appeals, and in turn Wal-Mart and Lincoln Property group will not ask the group to pay their lawyer fees.
