Vending

See’s Candies posts record quarter, driven by e-commerce sales

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May 3, 2021

See's Candies, a Berkshire Hathaway owned manufacturer and retailer of chocolates, toffee, peanut brittle and lollipops, posted its best quarter ever for Q1 2021, according to a Yahoo News report, surpassing last year's firsts quarter by 160%.

After the coronavirus pandemic hit last March, the company closed all of its 245 stores and its Southern California e-commerce fulfillment center.

The e-commerce business rose close to 70% in packages shipped in 2020, and remained strong in 2021, even after the stores reopened.

The company's store business has almost fully recovered, CEO Pat Egan said.

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