A popular confectioner has opened its first Pennsylvania location at Lehigh Valley Mall and at least five other businesses have already opened or are coming soon to the Whitehall Township shopping destination.
Sugar Bear Candy Store opened on April 12 on the main level, across from Lush and Pandora. The site previously occupied candy and gift retailer Lolli & Pops, which closed amid the coronavirus pandemic in July 2020.
The sweet shop is known for its selection of chocolates, gummies, novelty candies, truffles and assorted nuts. Sugar Bear Founder and CEO Gauhar Zhaukesh confirmed to lehighvalleylve.com the regional site as her first Pennsylvania location. She has more than a half dozen other Sugar Bear Candy Stores across New Jersey and New York…