“When you were a kid, going to the candy store was the highlight of your existence. Candy can take people away from the craziness of the world for a few minutes, and I think people are craving that right now.” — Diane Campbell, owner of the Candy Store (1507 Vallejo St. at Polk)
An article in the SF Chronicle suggests that despite a slumping economy, Americans’ appetite for candy is on the up and up. One example is Vallejo Street’s The Candy Store, a mod candy shop with sweets spanning generations aligned in minimalist glass jars. Campbell’s sales “have climbed about 10 percent each year,” the article points out, but mind you the shop also only opened three years ago. (more…)
Posts Tagged ‘Diane Campbell’
The Life and Times of Candy Selling
Posted in Stores, tagged Candy, Diane Campbell, Food, San Francisco Chronicle, The Candy Store on September 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Contact Me
Categories
Copyright Notice
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 United States License. Please attribute to "Polk Sheet" with direct link to specific post.Recent Comments
- Aethera on Rex Reborn
- Aethera on Why Crunch?
- Michelle Homme on A New Coffee Shop Opens on Polk
- Brian on Blue Barn to Open in Russian Hill?
- Brian on Ooops! Drunk on the Job or Just Dumb?
Archives
Meta
