Confectionery store
A confectionery store or confectionery shop (more commonly referred to as a sweet shop in the United Kingdom, a candy shop or candy store in North America, or a lolly shop[1] in Australia and New Zealand) is a store that sell confectionery, whose intended targeted marketing audiences are children and adolescents. Most confectionery stores are filled with an assortment of sweets far larger than a grocer or convenience store could 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]
History
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Akisato Ritō's Miyako meisho zue (An Illustrated Guide to the Capital) from 1787 describes a confectionery store situated near the Great Buddha erected by Toyotomi Hideyoshi, then one of Kyoto's most important tourist attractions.[6]
In 1917, there were 55 confectionery shops in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, which had a population of 70,000 people.[7]
Guinness World Records has recognized a store in the village of Pateley Bridge, North Yorkshire, England, as being the oldest continuously operating sweet shop in the world.[8] The Oldest Sweet Shop in the World was 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 Bar in Miami, the Candy Room in Melbourne, Candylawa in Riyadh, SugarSin in London, and Méert in Lille.
The branch of M&M's World in 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
[edit]- ^ Moore, Bruce, ed. (2004). Lolly (n) (2nd ed.). oxfordreference.com. ISBN 978-0-19-551796-5. Retrieved 2011-04-29.
- ^ "Retro Candy Timeline". Archived from the original on 2006-08-27. Retrieved 2024-04-22.
- ^ "Fannie May – History of Chocolate". Archived from the original on 2006-10-17. Retrieved 2006-09-10.
- ^ "Our Story – Orne's Candy Store". Retrieved 2024-04-22.
- ^ "CXP Brief A Detailed Description of the Candy Store and Candy Shop - History". Archived from the original on 2014-08-21. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
- ^ Berry, Mary Elizabeth (2006). Japan in Print Information and Nation in the Early Modern Period. Berkeley, California: University of California Press. pp. 182–184. ISBN 9780520254176.
- ^ 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. JSTOR 27778700. S2CID 185925593. (registration required)
- ^ a b "Young entrepreneur buys world's oldest sweet shop in Pateley Bridge". BBC News. 2021-03-02. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
- ^ "Oldest Sweet Shop In The World". The Oldest Sweet Shop In The World. Archived from the original on 2005-04-30. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
- ^ "The World's Most Beautiful Candy Shops". Architectural Digest. 2015-02-02. Retrieved 2022-05-31.
- ^ "M&M'S Store – London". mms.com. Retrieved 2022-05-31.