Retailer Spotlight: The Lollipop Shop Some people, like Jeff Gurley, are able to turn life’s misfortunes into blessings. He took the loss of his job with a dot-com company in 2000 and turned it into a fun (and tasty) adventure, TDmonthly Magazine learned...
7/1/2008
My Best Sellers: The Lollipop Shop At the Lollipop Shop in Jonesborough, Tenn., and Kiawah Island, S.C., Owners Jeff and Candy Gurley believe that candy and toys appeal to all demographics...
7/1/2008
Sweeten Sales With Edibles More than half of 55 specialty retailers surveyed recently told TDmonthly Magazine they don’t sell any candy in their store. But sweet-toothed customers aren’t left wanting everywhere...
Brass Ring: Bubbagum Turns Rotten Teeth to Gold Patrick Brittain likes people to smile and laugh. Four years ago, he invented ugly edible teeth that make a lot of people happy when they wear them...
Can Candy Kits Fight Obesity Fears? While America struggles to fight obesity, candy- and food-related products are getting the cold shoulder at toy stores across the country...
Toy Candy Fills Sweet Spot in Stores The novelty candy category is rarely absent from any retail venue since it can boast impressive penetration statistics. Ninety-eight percent of households in the United States purchase candy every year...
5/1/2005
Healthy Candy – Is This Oxymoron a Smart Idea? Some retailers have been taking notice of a trend among novelty candy manufacturers to address consumer desires for healthier sweet treats...
5/1/2005
Candy and Confections Color & Eat Cookie/Foodoodler Take decorating cookies to a new dimension with the Holiday Cookie PackColor & Eat Cookie/Foodoodler. This set comes with three Foodoodler food-coloring markers and Christmas designs to put on your cookies! The markers contain food dye that can be used to color and decorate cheery...
9/1/2004
The World on a String Ah, the diversity of the candy necklace—part snack, part plaything...
