So You Want To Open A Sweet Shop?

Contact Calico on 01353 741661 for a list of six contacts that you will need to start a sweet shop business.

The current boom in sweet shops is likely to come back to bite many locations which have paid too much for a site or located themselves in poor positions. If you want to be successful, it is worth looking for advice from people that understand the market and have a vested interest in your success – your suppliers. Furthermore with some towns having two or three sweet shops now, it is essential to be different. Calico’s in-store fudgemaking enables you to achieve this goal.

It is also worth keeping your set up costs and overheads to a minimum. Why buy a franchise when you can do it yourself for a fraction of the cost and no on-going franchise fees?

Unless you are paying for a brand name which is well known and able to drive visitors into your store, there is simply no point in paying for someone else’s name above your door.

All of these suppliers rely on you selling their products to make money. There is no franchise fee and your business remains under your control.  Each supplier has been in the confectionery trade for many years and each is an expert in their own field.

You will need some local tradesmen for the shop fit and a signwriter. Calico can help source these if you are struggling.

Call Calico on 01353 741661 if you want all the benefits of a franchise without the fees.