M&M's World
M&M's World in Las Vegas.
General information
TypeRetail store
LocationLas Vegas
Orlando
New York City
London
Henderson
Shanghai
Mall of America
Berlin
OpeningLas Vegas: October 18, 1997 (1997-10-18)
Orlando, Disney Springs: January 30, 2021 (2021-01-30)
New York City: December 7, 2006 (2006-12-07)
London: June 13, 2011 (2011-06-13)
Shanghai: August 8, 2014 (2014-08-08)
Bloomington, Mall of America: May 1, 2021 (2021-05-01)
Berlin: October 2, 2021 (2021-10-02)
OwnerMars, Incorporated
Website
www.mms.com/en-us/experience-mms/mms-world-stores

M&M's World (also M&M's or M&M's store) is a retail store that specializes in M&M's candy and merchandise. The first location was on the Las Vegas Strip in 1997, with others in Orlando, Florida, New York City, London, Henderson, Nevada,[1][2] Shanghai, Bloomington, Minnesota and Berlin.

Locations

Las Vegas

The first location opened on the Las Vegas Strip in 1997, in the Showcase Mall next to the MGM Grand.[3] The four-story[4] M&M's World includes a gift shop on the first floor. The shop leads to a 3D movie theater that shows the short subject I Lost My M In Vegas. Also on display are M&M's in nearly every color, and a replica of the No. 18 M&M's race car that is driven in the NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series by Kyle Busch. M&M's clothing is sold on the second floor and on the stairs that go up to the second floor are pictures showing how the M&M's characters have evolved over the years painted on the wall.

The Las Vegas location received eight million visitors in 2007.[1]

Orlando

Located in The Florida Mall, the 17,500-square-foot[3] Orlando store was named "international store of the year" for 2005 by the Institute of Store Planners and VM+SD magazine (which covers store design and visual merchandising).[5]

In late 2019, Mars Retail Group announced that they would be moving its Florida Mall location to Disney Springs, with an opening set for 2020.[6] The Florida Mall location closed on August 21, 2020 with the opening of the Disney Springs location scheduled for the end of 2020.[7]

The Disney Springs location officially opened on January 30, 2021.

New York City

M&M's World in New York.

The New York City store is within a 24,000-square-foot (2,200 m2), three-level glass box, in Times Square. It includes a 50-foot (15 m)-wide, two-story-high, "wall of chocolate", made up of 72 continuous candy-filled tubes.

London

An M&M's statue in M&M's World London depicting The Beatles' famous Abbey Road album cover

On 13 June 2011, M&M's World shop in London opened to the public, in Leicester Square. The site was formerly occupied by the Swiss Centre.[8][9]

It is the world's largest candy store, at 35,000 sq ft (3,250 sq metres).[10] The retail space was built as part of Westminster City Council's regeneration of the local area, to create a "world class destination", based on the similar remodelling of Times Square New York.[11]

Henderson

Mars Incorporated has a store close to its Ethel M Chocolate Factory in Henderson, Nevada. It is situated near to the plant's Ethel M Botanical Cactus Garden, which is one of the world's largest collections of its kind, and is based on the naturalistic English landscape garden model.[12]

Shanghai

Entrance to M&M's World Shanghai.

First opened on August 8, 2014,[13] it is the only branch of M&M's World in Asia. The 1,600-square-meter store is located in the busy Shanghai Shimao International Plaza. The store re-opened in December 2018 after a remodel.[14]

Mall of America

In 2020, it was announced that Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota would be the first M&M's retail store to open in the Midwest, and fourth location in the United States with others in Las Vegas, Orlando and New York City.[15] The store officially opened to the public on May 1, 2021.[16]

Berlin

The M&M's Store in Berlin opened on the Kurfürstendamm on October 2, 2021.[17]

References

  1. 1 2 Houck, Jeff. "It's like candy", The Tampa Tribune, 2008-03-12, p. 2.
  2. ↑ Chediak, Mark. "Retail exec offers tasty morsels about M&M's", Orlando Sentinel, 2006-11-21, p. 1.
  3. 1 2 Will]], 1998-02-08, p. 7.
  4. ↑ Allen, Tina. "Chocolate lovers get Showcase store", Las Vegas Review-Journal, 1997-06-04, p. A4.
  5. ↑ Pramik, Mike. "Eye candy: Columbus retail-design firm's latest award-winner a treat for M&M's", The Columbus Dispatch, 2007-02-01, p. E1.
  6. ↑ "M&M's Store Set to Open at Disney Springs in 2020". www.mynews13.com. Retrieved 2019-12-26.
  7. ↑ "M&M's World Still On Schedule to Open at Disney Springs Later This Year". www.laughingplace.com. 27 May 2020. Retrieved 2020-09-02.
  8. ↑ Gormley, Paul (2010-09-10). "100% of redeveloped Swiss Centre on London's Leicester Square let with signing of 'M&M'S World' store". McAleer & Rushe. Retrieved 2016-07-26.
  9. ↑ "Europe's First Ever M&M'S World Store Opens in London's Leicester Square". London & Partners. 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2016-07-26.
  10. ↑ "M&M's World (London)". Worldchocolateguide.com. Archived from the original on April 9, 2018. Retrieved November 1, 2011.
  11. ↑ "The Swiss Centre". Postwarbuildings.com. Archived from the original on November 27, 2011. Retrieved November 28, 2011.
  12. ↑ "Personalized Gifts, Favors and More | M&M'S". www.mms.com. Archived from the original on April 29, 2013.
  13. ↑ "M&M'S World® Celebrates Grand Opening in Shanghai".
  14. ↑ "Remodeled M&M'S World Shanghai to reopen Dec. 5". www.candyindustry.com/. Retrieved 2020-01-31.
  15. ↑ Uren, Adam. "M&M's to open 'experiential store' at Mall of America". Bring Me The News. Retrieved 2021-03-25.
  16. ↑ Stridsberg, Shelley (30 April 2021). "The M&M's Experience opening at the Mall of America May 1". KARE 11. Retrieved 2021-09-01.
  17. ↑ "M&M'S Berlin | M&M'S".
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