See's Candies goes from pop-up to permanent in Gilbert at SanTan Village
See's Candies now has a permanent presence in SanTan Village in Gilbert. (Tom Blodgett/Communiity Impact Newspaper)
See’s Candies opened a permanent store in SanTan Village on Nov. 9 at 2180 E. Williams Field Road, Ste. 101, Gilbert. The store, which takes up space previously held by a Dairy Queen, will hold a grand opening at 9 a.m. Nov. 15. The store, part of a chain in business since 1921, sells candies and chocolates by the piece or box. See’s Candies previously has had holiday pop-up stores in SanTan Village. 480-726-5270. https://chocolateshops.sees.com/az/gilbert
By Tom Blodgett
Editor, Gilbert
Raised in Arizona, Tom Blodgett has spent more than 30 years in journalism in Arizona and joined Community Impact Newspaper in July 2018 to launch the Gilbert edition. He is a graduate of Arizona State University, where he served as an instructional professional in the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication from 2005-19 and remains editorial adviser to The State Press, the university's independent student media outlet.