Historic traditional sweet shop in Washington delighted to reopen its doors after longest time closed in 66-year history
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Sacco’s Sweets, in Front Street, Washington, which first opened in 1964, was delighted to be able to welcome customers back for the first time in March as non-essential businesses reopen across the country.
The popular sweet shop was originally opened by Tony Sacco, who would have been 100 this month, as an Italian coffee bar and ice cream confectionery business, and is now run by his son, Carl.
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“It was very hard to close the shop especially with no idea of how long we would be shut. The shop is always open six days a week, and we have regular customers who pop in most days, sometimes just for a chat with Carl, so it was very strange to just close up and leave,” Sacco’s said in a statement.
“It is fantastic to be open again, Carl is delighted to be back at work. Lots of people have sent us messages of support, and our customers were back out to support us on the first day we were open.”
The family-run business is one of Washington’s most popular small businesses and customers wasted no time returning to the shop on its first day back.
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