Sears department stores offered well-known candy counters that sold bulk confections by weight. Candy counters were arranged as glass cases with a wide variety of sweets and cashiers who measured any quantity requested. Customers recalled buying Swedish Fish, chocolates, peanut candies, licorice, hard candies, and soft candies. Many stores also sold warm nuts and popcorn near the candy counter, creating a snack-focused setup. Sears advertised these sweet treats, and the counters appeared in department stores during the 1950s. Memories of the candy counters continued for decades, including recollections from former employees who described the job as especially enjoyable.
"Long before any Sears locations had a department store restaurant, the retailer had a famous candy counter that used to sell bulk confections by weight. That counter was perhaps every child's favorite excuse to join their parents on a trip to the gigantic department store. "Every time we went to Sears, first stop [was] the candy counter," said one reminiscent user on Facebook."
"The candy counters at Sears were situated in different departments, depending on the store, but all were arranged as glass counters with a wide variety of candies and a friendly cashier ready to measure any number of confections. Customers remember buying Swedish Fish, chocolates, peanut candies, licorice, hard candies, and soft candies, too."
"Sears was also well-known for selling warm nuts and popcorn beside the candy counter - a fitting arrangement, considering that popcorn was sometimes eaten as a breakfast cereal way back in the day. Sears often advertised the sweet treats at its candy counter, which popped up in the department stores during the 1950s."
"Many people remember it fondly throughout the next few decades, such as one former candy counter employee from the '70s who said on Facebook that they "had the most fun of any job" ever. Despite its popularity"
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