Confectionery store

A confectionery store (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) sells confectionery and the intended market is usually children. Most confectionery stores are filled with an assortment of sweets far larger than a grocer or convenience store could accommodate. They often offer a selection of old-fashioned treats and sweets from different countries. Very often unchanged in layout since their inception, confectioneries are known for their warming and nostalgic feel.[2][3][4][5]

A store in Illinois, United States

History
"The Great Buddha Sweet Shop" from Akizato Rito's Miyako meisho zue (1787)

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]

The oldest sweet shop in England, in the village of Pateley Bridge

Guinness World Records has recognized a store in the village of Pateley Bridge 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
  • Modern confectionery stores and counters
  • The store section of Schimpff's Confectionery
  • Confectionery store "Okashi-no-Machioka"
  • Interior of Stockmann department store in central Helsinki, Finland.
  • Confectionery counter in the ground floor food halls of Harrods department store, Knightsbridge, London.
  • Indian confectionery store serving Indian sweets in Rajasthan, India.
  • Freak Lunchbox candy store in Halifax, Nova Scotia
  • Confectionery store in Kuopio, Finland
  • Confectionery store in Buenos Aires.

Products
Further information: List of candies

See also

References
  1. Bruce Moore, Chief Editor, The Australian Oxford Dictionary, 2nd edition (2004). "Lolly (n)". oxfordreference.com. Retrieved 2011-04-29. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. "Confectionery Timeline". Archived from the original on 2006-08-27. Retrieved 2006-09-10.
  3. "Fannie May - History of Chocolate". Archived from the original on 2006-10-17. Retrieved 2006-09-10.
  4. "Orne's Candy Store - History". Archived from the original on 2014-08-19. Retrieved 2014-08-19.
  5. "CXP Brief A Detailed Description of the Candy Store and Candy Shop- History". Retrieved 2014-08-19.
  6. 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.
  7. Gilbert, Stephanie Patterson (2005). "BAKERS AND CONFECTIONERS OF HARRISBURG'S OLD EIGHTH WARD, 1890–1917". Pennsylvania History: A Journal of Mid-Atlantic Studies. Penn State University Press. 72 (4): 428–442. JSTOR 27778700.  – via JSTOR (subscription required)
  8. "Young entrepreneur buys world's oldest sweet shop in Pateley Bridge". BBC News. 2021-03-02. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
  9. "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.
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