FHC Holdings Ltd. is bringing the Fields store back to its original location in Davidson with a grand opening scheduled for sometime in late June.

Fields president Jason McDougall said there isn’t an exact date set in stone for the re-opening as the company still has a bit of work to do such as hiring staff, putting up the store fixtures and bringing in inventory before they can cut the ribbon, but he said the former manager of Davidson Fields has already been secured and will resume the job.

“We’re excited to be back,” said McDougall, who grew up on a farm near Liberty. “We like to be involved in the community and part of the community and I’m enthusiastic to have a store close to where I grew up.”

The Fields store in Davidson closed last May after operating for around four years in the Garfield Street building that was formerly Larry and Judi Packet’s grocery store. The Packet’s continue to own the building, but McDougall said his company hopes to eventually buy it ensuring Fields stays in town for the long term.

“We entered into a lease agreement with the landlords, but we actually intend to buy the building at some point,” he said. “We have a lease with the option to buy.”

McDougall said this would be the third Fields store to reopen in Saskatchewan after FHC Holdings closed on its purchase of 57 stores from the Hudson’s Bay Company last spring. He said the discount store has already started operations in Unity and Tisdale and it just took a little bit of time to “gain our footing” before the Davidson location could be announced for re-opening.

“This store will create a better life for residents,” he said. “We’re like a small-town Walmart in a sense. We give people the ability to get their everyday needs without having to travel to the city.”