A new Barnes & Noble store just opened in Pierce County. Here’s what to know
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- Barnes & Noble opened a new store at South Hill Mall in Puyallup, Pierce County.
- The location is part of Barnes & Noble’s 60-store expansion planned for 2025.
- Two author meet-and-greet events marked the grand opening
A national bookstore chain has finally opened its long-planned store at the South Hill Mall.
The new Barnes & Noble – located at 3500 S. Meridian, Unit No. 800 in the former Super Jump Party Zone space – opened at 10 a.m. on Wednesday morning, according to a Facebook post from the store.
To celebrate the grand opening, the store is hosting two author meet-and-greets:
- From 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., local author Amanda Noll will share her children’s picture book, “Hey, That’s MY Monster!”
- From 12 p.m. to 3 p.m., romance author E.M. Wilson will talk about her book, “Situationship.”
The store will be open from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Saturday and from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Sunday.
The Puyallup store is the chain’s second location in Pierce County, with the first located at the Lakewood Towne Center. According to a news release from the company about a separate opening, the Puyallup location is one of 60 planned store openings in 2025.
“Barnes & Noble is enjoying a period of tremendous growth as the strategy to hand control of each bookstore to its local booksellers has proven so successful,” the release said. “The bookseller is experiencing strong sales in its existing stores and has been opening many new stores after more than 15 years of declining store numbers.”
This is the third bookstore to open in Puyallup in 2025. Bundok Books opened on April 26 at 3827 S. Meridian, where the Tux Shop used to be. Page & Pine opened in downtown Puyallup on June 27.
