Two entrepreneurial brothers are getting ready to open their fifth pet store in Edinburgh. It will be their largest yet and the first one to be located on a retail park.

Craig and Ross Davidson have taken over the keys to the new outlet at Park Grove Shopping Centre on Queensferry Road, and hope to open the store next month.

It has been a remarkable journey for the brothers, who took over a struggling pet shop from their family just over 10 years ago. After quickly turning fortunes around at the original store, they set about building their Dofos empire, opening three other outlets in the city.

“We’ve learned a lot of things along the way, and it has been hard at times,” admitted Craig. “But we are really excited about launching our fifth store – our biggest yet.”

Dofos – short for Dog Foods Ltd – was started by Craig and Ross’ grandmother before being taken over by their mother. The brothers helped out in the shop where they got their first taste of pet retailing.

And when the shop got into financial difficulty, they decided to take the plunge and take over the business. Being health conscious, the brothers decided to focus on pet foods with high meat content and superior nutrition. As Craig said: “Our goal is simple: to offer the highest quality pet food on the market.”

The fifth shop will be their largest store to date, with seven grooming tables set to be fitted within the unit. It will join their portfolio of shops in Stockbridge, Leith, Portobello and Gyle.

Craig admitted that moving into the retail park space was the next step in their evolution as trading on city high streets was becoming harder.

“High streets are becoming hard to trade in, parking is expensive, you have cycle paths being fitted everywhere and it is difficult.

“We are proud of what we’ve achieved. We now employ 40 staff, and we feel it’s our duty to make them feel a part of something special.”