
This Famous Montana Candy Store Is Now For Sale
If you've wanted to own a super cool business in small-town Montana, this might be your lucky day. How about running a candy store/antique store in gorgeous Darby, Montana in the Bitterroot Valley? Old West Candy and Antiques is currently listed for sale.
The iconic Old West Candy Store and Antiques is listed for sale on BizBuySell.com and of this writing, is listed with Jani Summers of Engel & Volkers Western Frontier. The business is located at 202 South Main Street in downtown Darby, Montana, as part of the Old West Antique Mall.
- Asking Price: $425,000
- FF&E: $205,965 (furniture, fixtures, and equipment that will remain with the business)
- Inventory: $188,800 (NOT included in the asking price)
- Established: 1993
Newly revamped in 2020 this business offers an array of retail spaces including: wide selection of classic and unique gourmet chocolates and fudge, antiques, a new deli serving breakfast and lunch with locally sourced ingredients, providing healthier food that is environmentally sustainable and supports local farmers and our community, new mining station complete with arrowheads, gemstones, fossils, shark teeth, and more in the new 65-foot sluice, Made in Montana gear, the biggest selection of huckleberry products in Western Montana, jewelry, and other retail goods.

What is Darby, Montana like? According to Wikipedia, "the population was 783 at the 2020 census and Darby is located near the southwestern border of Montana and Idaho, along the Continental Divide. Officially established in 1889, the town was named after James W. Darby who signed the post office application."
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For Montanans looking to get out of the 'bigger cities' in the state, moving to Darby might be an option. If you still need to work and are not of retirement age, owning a small business could generate some income - and this cute business is about as "Montana" as it gets.
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