Approximately 75 years ago Sangster's Book Stores Limited began as a one-man operation, Ferdie Sangster pedaling his way through the streets of Kingston on a bicycle. Today, it is no longer Sangster, assisted by his wife Mabel, who seeks to satisfy the needs of the reading public. It is an organization which is backed by a loyal core of employees.

Ferdie Sangster went into the world of bookselling in 1939, his stock being mainly Readers Digest and Ring boxing magazines. When the business outgrew his home base, he went to share a little store with a tailor on King Street.