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, 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.<ref name=CSA>Will]], 1998-02-08, p. 7.</ref> The four-story 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. Orlando Located in The Florida Mall, the 17,500-square-foot 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). 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. The Florida Mall location closed on August 21, 2020 with the opening of the Disney Springs location scheduled for the end of 2020. The Disney Springs location officially opened on January 30, 2021. New York City The New York City store is within a , three-level glass box, in Times Square. It includes a -wide, two-story-high, "wall of chocolate", made up of 72 continuous candy-filled tubes. M&M's World in Times Square is New York City's largest candy store, and offers merchandise such as themed clothing, dishware, watches, and piggy banks. Before it opened on December 7, 2006, nearly 13,000 people lined up for the 198 jobs, which were in demand because of a more generous health benefit package than is usually offered for an entry-level retail job in New York. London 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. It is the world's