 In the same year the store was extended again with a three storey building that increased its size by 11,500 square foot.The business expanded with further stores being opened in Inverness (formerly Young & Chapman); Banff (formerly Rankin & Co); Peterhead and Elgin (formerly A L Ramsay & Son).During the Second World War the Fraserburgh store was destroyed by a fire and took until the 1950s to be completely rebuilt.