Tattoo parlors in the USUS candy and chocolate sales
American candy and chocolate sales and American tattoo parlors, climbing together. Two purchases that promise small, lasting commitment, in very different registers. The candy will last an evening; the tattoo will last longer.
US candy and chocolate sales climbed steadily across this window as larger-format and premium chocolate categories grew alongside seasonal consumption peaks. US tattoo parlors grew from about 15,000 in 2007 to over 25,000 by 2022 as tattoos shifted from countercultural to mainstream, with Pew finding nearly a third of Americans with at least one tattoo by 2023. Two completely unrelated category-growth stories sharing a window because the same sixteen years rewarded both a confection-aisle staple and a normalised personal-decoration industry. Different shelves, same era of small-permanent-statement spending.
The decade liked a small, lasting purchase. The candy and the ink, both fine choices.
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