Swedish candy fever has officially hit Miami. Scandy Candy is the new Coral Gables shop devoted to imported sweets from Sweden. It opened on August 9 on Miracle Mile and almost immediately went viral on TikTok and Instagram. It got so busy that by Monday, August 18, the store announced on Instagram that it would be temporarily closed after selling out of its entire inventory. Yes — the shop is currently temporarily closed until the team “stocks up with an even sweeter assortment of Swedish candies.”
People were so shocked by the sudden closure that they went straight to TikTok to share the news. “Girl, the way I showed up, I was actually flabbergasted with the amount of sold-out signs and felt like I was getting punked,” wrote a Miami resident on a now viral TikTok video depicting the new Scandy Shop’s window with over 20 “sold-out” signs.
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Two Brothers Bring the Sugar Rush to Miami
Scandy Candy is the creation of Calle and Wille Olsen. The two brothers grew up in Sweden with the tradition of lördagsgodis or “Saturday candy.” The weekly ritual meant setting aside a few coins to splurge on bags of gummies, sours, and chocolates…