Sell candy online
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How to sell candy online in just 5 steps
Start from scratch with our free candy business name generator and food industry logo maker, then find a theme you love.
Create a new page for each offering, using high-quality DIY product photography and product descriptions that help close the sale.
From social media integrations to product reviews, there are tons of free apps to choose from in the Shopify App Store.
Choose from multiple payment gateways to get paid reliably through Shopify’s secure checkout.
Put your delicious new candy store in front of potential buyers by deploying some of these ecommerce marketing strategies.
Everything you need to sell candy
Free resources
Learn at your own pace with on-demand courses from Shopify Academy, and with other business owners on the Shopify Community forums. Find answers to your questions on the Shopify blog, or in our comprehensive guides.
Professional tools
Create an online candy store that reflects your unique brand with over 70 customizable and responsive themes. Efficiently manage your inventory and process customer orders all from one unified dashboard.
Smart marketing
Grab your customers’ attention with targeted marketing campaigns on social media and Google. Make sure customers can find your candy store by using Shopify’s built-in SEO tools and integrated blogging.
Award-winning support
Shopify support is available 24/7, no matter which plan you're on. You'll also have access to help docs, webinars, blog posts, and online courses to guide you along the way for your candy business encounters.
Explore your options
Apps that help you sell candy
Some popular apps other merchants use
In Store Pickup Local Delivery
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Local delivery. Curbside pickup scheduler. Date time picker.
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Learn more about selling candy
The first thing to do is to make sure you have any relevant business licenses that you need in order to sell or resell food items. Next, select the ecommerce platform to host your online store. You should choose the one that’s user-friendly, secure, and versatile. Shopify's customizable themes can help build an attractive store without needing to hire out a designer or web developer. The platform also helps you create a product catalog, streamline shipping, manage your customer database, email marketing, and social media advertising.
You can sell on third-party marketplaces, but you won’t be able to build your brand or manage your customer information this way. By leveraging Shopify, you'll have over 70 customizable themes to choose from when setting up your store, and 6,000+ apps in the Shopify app store to integrate for maximum functionality.
Yes, you can. Many candy retailers rely on Shopify to power their online and offline sales. You can even use the Shopify app integrations to streamline your business. For example, Shopify’s app and the Tidio Live Chat integration make it possible to monitor your business and customer interactions right from your phone.
The best way to start is to conduct a competitor analysis to see what businesses in your niche are charging. With food, what you’re selling, how and where you’re selling are price factors to consider. Shopify’s profit margin calculator helps to figure out prices to charge your customers while still remaining profitable.
Giddy Candy is a Shopify-powered business that sells high-quality candy from local and global producers. Another good candy store that's Shopify-powered is Dylan’s Candy Bar.
Powerful apps
Showcase your candy with professionally edited photos or build customer loyalty with rewards programs. With over 6000 options in the Shopify App Store, you can customize your store experience and test for success.
Sell everywhere
Sell your candy online, in-person, and wherever your customers are. Quickly accept payments, view sales, fulfill orders, and track inventory with the Shopify POS app—no matter where you sell.
Scalable pricing plans
Show Plan Prices as Pay yearly (save 25%) Subscription Rate
Basic
For solo entrepreneurs
Earn 1% back on sales
Get up to in credits
Card rates starting at
- 2.8% + 30¢ CAD online
- 2.6% + 0¢ CAD in person
- 2% 3rd-party payment providers
Grow
For small teams
Earn 1% back on sales
Get up to in credits
Card rates starting at
- 2.6% + 30¢ CAD online
- 2.5% + 0¢ CAD in person
- 1% 3rd-party payment providers
Advanced
For global reach
Earn 1% back on sales
Get up to in credits
Card rates starting at
- 2.4% + 30¢ CAD online
- 2.4% + 0¢ CAD in person
- 0.6% 3rd-party payment providers
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