David Sands
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David Sands is the award winning convenience store chain, based in Fife and Perthshire.
[edit] History
The business was founded by Joseph Hardie at the beginning of the nineteenth century. He was a prominent local business man and founder of the Kinross Free Church. The business was passed to his nephew David Sands in 1846 who had trained as a grocer and associated trades. The business prosbered and upon his death in 1881, three of his sons took over, John, David and Joseph Hardie. The brothers did not get on and David Sands breifly emigrated to Brazil before returning to the family business in Kinross at the beginning of the twentieth century to take over the grocer part of the business. His son Davie Sands took over the business in the late 1920's.
During the twentieth century the store in Kinross has been transformed on numerous occasions. In the 1960's the store was converted to self-service and a car park was added in 1966, a major innovation in those days. An additional outlet in Glenfarg was acquired along with several travelling shops. By the time Davie's son David Lindsay took over the business in 1966, retailing was changing rapidly. The store in Glenfarg along with the travelling shops were sold off. The store in Kinross was extended and fully modernised, pioneering late opening and seven day trading.
By the late 1980's the Kinross store was one of the busiest independent stores in Scotland, but the multiple store operators were always looking for new sites. Presto announced their intention to open a 10,000sq ft superstore in Kinross, only 300 metres from the David Sands store, which eventually opened in October 1992.
In 1989 Lindsay's son David joined the business from Sainsbury's and a second outlet in Methilhill was acquired in 1989. The advantages and lessons learned from operating a small store became apparent and over the past eleven years the company acquired an additional fifteen stories and opened a new central warehouse and head office in Milnathort
In 2005 David Sands Ltd moved their headquarters and warehouse to a new location in the Kinross Bridgend Industrial Estate.
David Sands Ltd is now recognised as being at the forefront of convenience retailing in Scotland and has ambitious expansion plans.
[edit] Wine Club
The David Sands Wine Club is aimed at residents of Fife, Perthshire and Kinross-Shire.
It's great advantage is that wines can be collected from a local David Sands store, thereby removing the need to wait in all day for a delivery.
Membership is free and while stocks last every new member will be giving a voucher for a free bottle of wine.
There is no commitment to buy and members will be giving a number of benefits, including:
1. Wine Club member offers
2. Regular newsletters
3. Wine tastings
Membership is by household, therefore only one membership card and free bottle of wine can be issued per household.
