confectioner's shop

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He married a woman called Irene Ferrett and quickly frittered away his inheritance on a failed confectioner's shop in Mumbles – Hayward, in one of his better jokes, calls him a humbug merchant.

From The Guardian • Jan. 4, 2013

Whether Mrs. Clarke was truly in need of a confectioner’s shop was a matter of opinion, but Penelope was too busy timing the children to comment.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood

He was standing before an elegant confectioner's shop, and to my surprise he entered without hesitation.

From Vagaries by Munthe, Axel

But it proved to be the entrance to a large and magnificent confectioner's shop.

From A Great Man A Frolic by Bennett, Arnold

At four o’clock she retired into a confectioner’s shop, and refreshed herself by a daintily served tea.

From Lady Cassandra by Vaizey, George de Horne, Mrs.