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“It’s been a rough couple of years,” she said.   First, it was Hurricane Florence. Then construction delays. The shop was only open about six months before the COVID-19 pandemic started.   “I feel like we struggled right out of the gate,” she said.   But, with pandemic restrictions easing, she said she was starting to feel hopeful again, and working on a marketing plan to capitalize on the summer tourist season. Then she learned another candy store, a national chain, was opening about a block away. With dozens of locations, The Rocket Fizz Soda Pop and Candy Shop is the fastest growing candy franchise brand in America, according to the company.  

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