Mrs. Kibbles' Olde Sweet Shoppe is located in Christopher Place, around the corner from Selfridges department store in London. This is a narrow and pedestrianised street with many small shops and hidden gems, and I love the welcoming and colourful jars filled with hard-boiled sweets in the window. Mrs. Kibbles' first opened its doors in 2006.
In fact, sweet shops are popular in the UK right now, and the numbers of them have greatly increased in the past few years. Most smaller cities now have a sweet shop, and they also sell American sweets in addition to British favourites. Why have they gained popularity over the past few years? Perhaps it is due to a slow economy and the cost of small 'treats' are still in demand to make people feel better in rough times. (This was what one shop owner explained to me, stating that sweet shops are more popular in times of economic problems.)
It's not just companies that sell sweets that are doing well right now. Recently, Krispy Kreme announced an increase in its profits to about 26% in the past year, and they have expanded to various outlets in the UK (1).
Before you reach for your next lemon sherbet, view the photographs of the sweets on display below.
1) Iain Laing, NeBusiness. Sweet Success for Doughnut Chain Krispy Kreme. http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-news/latest-business-news/2012/03/07/sweet-success-for-doughnut-chain-krispy-kreme-51140-30475271/ [11 March, 2012].
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