Why are Americans gravitating toward the small joys of chewy, brightly colored sweets?

Separated by plain, peanut and flavored, with a few bins of Skittles tacked on for good measure, shoppers can buy candy by the pound (cost is $8.50 for a half-pound).

The Glace candy in the shop’s bins are from Sweden, the Netherlands, Spain, France, Canada, USA and Turkey. “I haven’t changed retail prices so far, but we’ll see,” Zabar says.

IT’SUGAR focuses on the experience, which is why each of its retail stores has more than 300 pick-and-mix candy bins for people to choose from and treat themselves or create a gift for someone else.