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Kirkcaldie & Stains is a mid-sized department store in Wellington, New Zealand. It was established in 1863 by John Kirkcaldie and Robert Stains with a capital of £700. The first store was opened on Lambton Quay. In 1868 Kirkcaldie & Staines moved to their current location at the corner of Lambton Quay and Brandon Street, expanding several times. They also had a branch in Napier from 1897 until 1917. There was also a branch on Cuba street for seven years. French luxury skincare brand Sisley is exclusive to the store in New Zealand. Kirkcaldie & Staines announced on 4 June 2015 that the store will close in January 2016, when the site will become a David Jones. Shareholders approved the plan on Friday 31 July 2015 in a special meeting.〔http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/70717700/kirkcaldie--stains-shareholders-vote-to-sell-historic-wellington-store〕 ==History== The business was founded in 1863 by Scotsman John Kirkcaldie, who had been apprenticed as a draper; and Englishman Robert Stains, who had a retail trade background. The men met in Sydney, Australia, and decided to pool their capital to establish a business in New Zealand. They settled on Wellington as the place, and their first store, 16 feet (4.8 metres) square〔Evening Post, Volume LXXI, Issue 103, 2 May 1906, Page 7〕 was the hulk of the wrecked ship known as Plimmer's Noah's Ark,〔Inconstant (ship)〕 at Lambton Quay. Kirkcaldie & Stains opened for business in 'Waterloo House' on Wednesday 9 December 1863. *1865 - Kirkcaldie & Stains held its first annual clearing sale in January 1865.〔Wellington Independent, Volume XIX, 28 January 1865, Page 2〕 *1865 - As the business grew a new two storey store was built in the same location.〔The Evening Post. Wednesday, April 5, 1865. Page 2〕 *1868 - Moved to new premises on land reclaimed from the harbour, corner of Lambton Quay and Brandon Streets. This site is part of the block of land still occupied by the business today. The 2 story wooden building was designed by C. J. Toxward.〔Wellington Independent, Volume XXIII, 25 July 1868, Page 6〕 and opened on the 24th October 1868,〔Wellington Independent, Volume XXIII, 24 October 1868, Page 5〕 the first building on the block.〔Photograph - http://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/Object/127535〕 *1871-1876 - Branch store on the corner of Ghuznee and Cuba Streets, Wellington. *1875 - Kirkcaldie & Stains issues their own Bronze Halfpenny token. *1885 - It was discovered in July, there had been a robbery at Kirkcaldie & Stains. Money and lengths of bulk silk had been stolen by a disgruntled ex-employee, John Cummings. He was sentenced to 3 years in prison.〔Evening Post, Volume XXX, Issue 24, 28 July 1885, Page 3. http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=EP18850728.2.28&srpos=2&e=-01-1885--12-1885--10--1----0Kirkcaldie+stolen-ARTICLE-〕 *1886 - Robert Stains returns to England and the partnership was dissolved. The business remained in the hands of the Kirkcaldie family until the 1930s.〔Evening Post, Volume XXXII, Issue 75, 13 August 1886, Page 2〕 *1887 - Fire destroys the city block between Panama Street, Lambton Quay, Featherston Street and Brandon Street in the early hours of Sunday 27 March. The wind blowing from the South East carried sparks across the street to Kirkcaldie & Stains which was saved from destruction by placing wet blankets on the roof.〔Evening Post, Supplement, Saturday 5 March 1887〕 *1887 - Kirkcaldie & Stains starts holding a semi-annual clearance sale, summer and winter.〔Evening Post, Volume XXXIV, Issue 8, 9 July 1887, Page 2〕 *1897 - Kirkcaldie & Stains takes over the Neal & Close Department Store in Napier on the corner of Hastings Street and Emerson Street, opening their first store outside of Wellington.〔Daily Telegraph , Issue 7961, 13 January 1897, Page 3〕 *1897 - Extensions to the 1868 premises. A new 3 story Gothic brick building is built on the Lambton Quay site of the G Reichardt's Pianoforte And Music Warehouse. The building was designed by T Turnbull & Son. The building boasted electric lighting, an Otis hydraulic lift, 3000 feet of Lamson tube (cash carrying apparatus) and the largest tea rooms in the Capital.〔Evening Post, Volume LIV, Issue 3, 3 July 1897, Page 6〕 *1898 - At about 4.30pm on Thursday 27 October, two middle-aged women, walk into the Tea Room. Manager Ellen Dick was on duty that day. As she came out of the kitchen, one of the women got up and pulled out a large 6-chamber revolver. She pointed the gun at Mrs Dick and fired. The bullet struck on her left side, just under the rib cage, glanced off and hit the wall. Mrs Dick retreated into the kitchen and hid in the storeroom. After firing another two times, the assailant Annie McWilliam, started back down the stairs. At the front door she was stopped by the store manager, Mr Teasdale and Sidney Kirkcaldie. Ellen Dick was not greatly injured by the shooting as the fabric of her corset slowed the bullet down. Annie McWilliam was remanded in custody at the Terrace Gaol and was later sentenced to seven years prison.〔Evening Post, Friday, 28 October 1898, Page 5〕 *1899 - July 26, Kirkcaldie & Stains is registered as a private company under the Companies Act 1882. *1902 - John Kirkcaldie is appointed as Managing Director. *1901-1902 - Kirkcaldie & Stains builds a new 4 story building in Brandon Street behind the original wooden building on the site of Wellington's first Fire Station. The Fire Station bell would be rung in store for emergencies and for Staff closing time until 1952. The bell then was donated in 1954 to the Wellington Fire Board. The building was designed in an Italianate style by W Turnbull, the facade forming the basis of the style for which Kirkcaldies is now famous.〔Evening Post, Volume LXIV, Issue 66, 15 September 1902, Page 5〕 *1904 - A fire in the leased St. George's Hall on Lambton Quay destroys £500 of stock.〔Evening Post, Volume LXVIII, Issue 155, 29 December 1904, Page 5〕 *1905 - Fire destroys the DIC department store block between Panama Street, Lambton Quay and Brandon Street in the early hours of Thursday 26 January. Waves of flames carried across Brandon Street setting fire to the original Kirkcaldie & Stains wooden building, but were put out before taking hold.〔Evening Post, Volume LXIX, Issue 21, 26 January 1905, Page 5〕 *1907 - Kirkcaldie & Stains builds a new 4 story building in Johnston Street on the site of the house of Doctor CD Henry. The building is constructed with new Ferro-concrete〔Evening Post, Volume LXXII, Issue 129, 28 November 1906, Page 3〕 and steel. The building was again designed in the Italianate style by W Turnbull.〔Evening Post, 13 October 1906, Page 5〕 *1908 - Sidney Kirkcaldie replaces John Kirkcaldie as Managing Director. *1908-1909 - Kirkcaldie & Stains builds a new 3 story building on the corner of Lambton Quay and Johnston Street on the site of the Occidental Hotel. The building is constructed with Ferro-concrete and steel, features a flat roof for Motor vehicles〔Progress, Volume IV, Issue 8, 1 June 1909, Page 280〕 and is designed in the same Italianate style by W Turnbull. *1909-1910 - Kirkcaldie & Stains builds a new 3 story building on the corner of Lambton Quay and Brandon Street on the site of the original wooden building. The building is constructed with Ferro-concrete and steel. Four of the 5 buildings that make up the Kirkcaldie & Stains Store are now in the Italianate style designed by W Turnbull. The store occupies a continues street frontage from Johnston street, Lambton Quay to Brandon street. *1912 - Robert Stains passes away in London, aged 77 years.〔Evening Post, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 107, 6 May 1912, Page 8〕 *1912 - Saul Garshook, a tailor's presser is killed while operating a goods lift without authorization.〔Evening Post, Volume LXXXIV, Issue 14, 16 July 1912, Page 10〕 *1917 - Branch store in Napier is sold to Blythe's of Napier due to difficult wartime trading. Kirkcaldie and Stains would remained a single location business until 2014.〔GENERAL NEWS Press, Volume LIII, Issue 16038, 22 October 1917, Page 6〕 *1918 - At the Annual General Meeting, John Kirkcaldie makes the announcement of his retirement as Director on 31 December 1918. He was in the business for more than 55 years. *1919 - Charles Francis Smith replaces Sidney Kirkcaldie as Managing Director. *1924 - A fire breaks out in packing cases on the roof, when it spreads to the store it is put out by the Grinnell sprinkler system, the blaze did not cause any damage.〔Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 84, 8 April 1924, Page 3〕 *1925 - John Kirkcaldie passes away, aged 87.〔Evening Post, Volume CX, Issue 82, 3 October 1925, Page 8〕 *1927-1928 - Kirkcaldie & Stains remodels the 1897 building in the Italianate style, unifying the facade. By the end of 1928, the simple classical facade is completed. *1931 - Business sold by the Kirkcaldie family to British Overseas Stores, an organisation with retail stores around the world.〔New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20904, 20 June 1931, Page 10〕 James Crosser replaces Charles Francis Smith as Managing Director. *1933 - Charles Morris replaces James Crosser as Managing Director. *1938 - A fire breaks out in a packing room and is put out by the sprinkler system, the blaze did not cause any damage.〔Evening Post, Volume CXXVI, Issue 112, 8 November 1938, Page 12〕 *1951 - Kirkcaldie & Stains undergoes drastic changes to the interior of the store. Modernising the departments as well as upgrading the stairwells and installing two new Waygood Otis lifts. Alfred Beuth replaces Charles Morris as Managing Director. *1954 - Queen Elizabeth tours New Zealand in the summer of 1953-4. The capital is decked out with full patriotic splendour. Kirkcaldie & Stains is no exception, displaying a giant crown on the facade that lit up at night. *1958-1959 - Major improvements are made to the first floor to provide extra space for the fashion department, as ‘off the peg’ garments were becoming increasingly popular. *1962 - John Barr replaces Alfred Beuth as Managing Director. *1963 - Sees the 100th year of Kirkcaldie & Stains. The store pulls out all stops for this celebration. Candles light up the top floor windows, while along the verandah a gallery of fairy tale and nursery characters are on display. The shop windows along the street show ‘Our story in Fashion’. *1973 - Kirkcaldie & Stains celebrates its 110th birthday. The windows along Lambton Quay show a mixture of old and new items, using old motorcycles and corsets next to products sold in the store. *1983 - During the 120 years celebrations Kirkcaldie & Stains hosts events such as a fashion show and a street parade. The front of the building is decorated with a giant cake, candles and lights along the underside of the verandah. *1985 - Peter Hansen replaces John Barr as Managing Director. *1985 - Business bought from British Overseas Stores by Renouf Corporation (later Hellaby Holdings). Significant redevelopment of premises, including construction of two 14 storey business towers at rear of block, completed 1989. *1986 - After nearly 80 years running throughout the buildings, the Lamson Chute is removed. The brass tubing would form the hand rails on the staircases in the new store. *1988 - The Christmas Shop opens in Kirkcaldie & Stains. This becomes a tradition in Wellington. Christmas is not Christmas without a trip to the Kirkcaldie & Stains Christmas Shop. *1994 - Hellaby Holdings sells business, stock bought primarily by people of Wellington, including staff and customers. *1993 - Celebrations for 130 years are done in style. Starting with a parade led with a banner stating ‘Kirkcaldie & Stains - a tradition in Wellington since 1863’, with a ribbon cutting ceremony outside the store. Mayor of Wellington, Fran Wilde, cuts the ribbon. *1994 - Philip Shewell replaces Peter Hansen as Managing Director. *2000 - Kirkcaldie & Stains releases a book on the history of the company. 'Kirkcaldie & Stains, A Wellington Story' by Julia Millen. ISBN 1 877242 071 *2001 - Richard Holden replaces Philip Shewell as Managing Director. *2001 - Kirkcaldie & Stains lists on the NZX stock exchange as a public company. *2001 - The Kirkcaldie & Stains website goes online. www.kirkcaldies.co.nz *2002 - Kirkcaldie & Stains buys the Harbour City Centre, which was originally the DIC department store. *2006 - Mr John Milford replaces Richard Holden as Managing Director. John Milford reorganizes the retail side of the company. *2008-2015 - Retail side of the company makes a loss. *2013 - Business celebrates 150 years in retail with a street parade and a display of the history of the store. *2013 - The website is revamped and includes online shopping. *2014 - Interiors branch opened in Thorndon Quay, Wellington. *2014 - Kirkcaldie & Stains sells the Harbour City Centre. *2015 - John Milford resigns as Managing Director, Philip Shewell returns as acting Managing Director, followed by Orsola Del Sante-Bland. *2015 - Business announces it will close in January 2016, Interiors branch closes October 2015. According to Bloomberg BusinessWeek: "The company, through its subsidiary, Kirkcaldie & Stains Properties Limited, owns the Harbour City Centre consisting of two levels of retail shops with six floors of commercial office space and associated car parking in the district of Wellington." 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