See's Candies goes from pop-up to permanent in Gilbert at SanTan Village

See's Candies, SanTan Village. — See's Candies now has a permanent presence in SanTan Village in Gilbert. (Tom Blodgett/Communiity Impact Newspaper)

See's Candies now has a permanent presence in SanTan Village in Gilbert. (Tom Blodgett/Communiity Impact Newspaper)

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By Tom Blodgett | 11:09 AM Nov 13, 2019 MST | Updated 11:09 AM Nov 13, 2019 MST

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

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By Tom Blodgett

Raised in Arizona, Tom Blodgett has spent 30 years in journalism in Arizona and is the editor of the Gilbert edition of Community Impact Newspaper. He is a graduate of Arizona State University, where he now serves as an instructional professional in the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication and editorial adviser to The State Press, the university's independent student media outlet.