Aconfectionery storeorconfectionery shop(more commonly referred to as asweet shopin the United Kingdom, acandy shoporcandy storein North America, or alolly shop[1]in Australia and New Zealand) is a store that sellconfectionery,whose intended targeted marketing audiences are children and adolescents. Most confectionery stores are filled with an assortment ofsweetsfar larger than a grocer orconvenience storecould accommodate. They frequently provide a variety of international sweets and retro delicacies. Very often unchanged in layout since their inception, confectioneries are known for their warming and nostalgic feel, specifically one that brings back childhood memories.[2][3][4][5]
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Akisato Ritō'sMiyako meisho zue(An Illustrated Guide to the Capital) from 1787 describes a confectionery store situated near the Great Buddha erected byToyotomi Hideyoshi,then one ofKyoto's most important tourist attractions.[6]
In 1917, there were 55 confectionery shops inHarrisburg, Pennsylvania,which had a population of 70,000 people.[7]
Guinness World Recordshas recognized a store in the village ofPateley Bridge,North Yorkshire, England, as being the oldest continuously operating sweet shop in the world.[8]The Oldest Sweet Shop in the Worldwas founded in 1827.[8][9]
Modern confectionery stores
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Architectural Digest released a list of "beautifully designed" candy stores in 2015.[10]The list included:Dylan's Candy Barin Miami, the Candy Room in Melbourne, Candylawa in Riyadh, SugarSin in London, and Méert in Lille.
The branch ofM&M's Worldin London claims to be the world's largest candy store, measuring 35,000 square feet across four floors.[11]
Products
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References
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- ^"CXP Brief A Detailed Description of the Candy Store and Candy Shop - History".Archived fromthe originalon 2014-08-21.Retrieved23 April2024.
- ^Berry, Mary Elizabeth (2006).Japan in Print Information and Nation in the Early Modern Period.Berkeley, California: University of California Press. pp.182–184.ISBN9780520254176.
- ^Gilbert, Stephanie Patterson (2005). "Bakers and Confectioners of Harrisburg's Old Eighth Ward, 1890–1917".Pennsylvania History: A Journal of Mid-Atlantic Studies.72(4). Penn State University Press:428–442.doi:10.2307/27778700.JSTOR27778700.S2CID185925593.(registration required)
- ^ab"Young entrepreneur buys world's oldest sweet shop in Pateley Bridge".BBC News.2021-03-02.Retrieved2021-07-06.
- ^"Oldest Sweet Shop In The World".The Oldest Sweet Shop In The World.Archivedfrom the original on 2005-04-30.Retrieved2021-07-06.
- ^"The World's Most Beautiful Candy Shops".Architectural Digest.2015-02-02.Retrieved2022-05-31.
- ^"M&M'S Store – London".mms.Retrieved2022-05-31.