New England's largest candy store to open in former Big Al's in Wiscasset
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New England's largest sweet shop to open in former Big Al's, Rte 1 Wiscasset.
It's no April Fool's joke: Sweetz & More will open what it says will be New England’s largest sweet shop on April 1 in the former Big Al's store in Wiscasset.
Sweetz & More's footprint will be 8,100 square feet, located at 298 Bath Road, (Route 1), next to Big Al’s Fireworks Outlet The store will be open daily from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
“We’re excited to offer our customers a one-of-a-kind shopping experience filled with delicious treats and unique gift items,” said owner Steve Jackson.
Visitors can indulge in a variety of their favorite candies or branch out and try something new.
The shop will feature an extensive selection of Maine products along with 550 pouches of bulk candy, 300 baskets of pick-a-mix candy, 48 flavors of Jelly Belly gourmet jelly beans, 80 flavors of salt water taffy and 48 flavors of cotton candy. Sweetz & More also has 835 types of soda in retro glass bottles, 100-plus PEZ characters, 30 flavors of ice cream and 28 sweet and savory variations of popcorn.
The shop will also offer candies from around the world, including spicy candy from Mexico, chocolates from Europe, gummies from Germany and sweet confections from Japan.
This is Sweetz & More's first foray into Maine, adding to its four locations in New Hampshire. In the Granite State, Sweetz & More is in Tilton, North Conway, Merrimack and the Mall of New Hampshire, in Manchester.
After 35 years of offering “super values” on thousands of items and attracting a devoted following of locals and tourists, Big Al's, which was known for his kitschy and crazy commercials, closed in January 2022.
In March 2022, pitchman Al Cohen announced he was looking for a tenant. Cohen previously told Mainebiz he was looking forward to being a landlord and focusing on his smaller fireworks business.
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