It seems the universe continually has bigger plans for Brandon Hodge’s candy store than Brandon Hodge does.
Case in point: The owner of the Austin, Texas-based Big Top Candy Shop originally intended to only open what he calls a “shoebox” candy store back in 2007. He had just learned that a barber shop adjacent to his toy store, Monkey See, Monkey Do, was closing down and imagined that the little space would be perfect for selling confections.