Confectionery store

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A confectionery store (also known as a sweet shop, candy store, or lolly shop) is a speciality business that sells confections, usually focusing on sugar confectionery. They sell candy, candied fruit and nuts, chocolates, locally manufactured sweets, international delicacies, and "vintage" and "classic" varieties such as rock candy, chewing gum and liquorice. Confectionery stores have traded for over 1,000 years, selling and sometimes making confections on site. Dedicated confectionery stores are popular small businesses in many countries due to their low start-up costs, high markup potential, and diverse appeal. Confectionery stores have existed since at least the post-classical period, with roots in such diverse places as Song China, Ayyubid Egypt, and Heian Japan. The establishment of colonial plantations in the 18th century dramatically lowered the price of sugar, leading to a proliferation of confectionery stores in Europe. The development of mass production in the 19th century enabled...

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