See's Candies finds that brick-and-mortar stores are still a sweet spot

LOS ANGELES - See's Candies is one retailer that isn't fretting about how the surge of e-commerce is affecting foot traffic at its conventional stores.

See's has been selling fresh chocolates and other candies for nearly a century in its stores with the checkerboard motif - and the company is still opening new locations. A licensee also opened the first See's in New York in March.

There are now 250 See's locations in 17 states, including about 150 in California. But See's, which will sell between