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Barnes & Noble joins slate of new offerings at Puyallup’s South Hill Mall

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Barnes & Noble Joins Slate of New Offerings at Puyallup’s South Hill Mall

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Barnes & Noble celebrated the opening of its newest retail location at the South Hill Mall in Puyallup Wednesday among throngs of bibliophiles and with the help of best-selling author J.A. Jance to cut the ribbon.

Located inside the mall and occupying the former Super Jump Party Zone site near JCPenney, the 19,000-square-foot bookstore is the first retail experience of its kind in the vicinity in many years, according to a press release from Barnes & Noble.

“It has been over a decade since the Borders Bookstore closed just across the road from where we are to open this beautiful new Barnes & Noble,” James Daunt, CEO of Barnes & Noble, said in a statement. “Our booksellers are delighted to bring back a bookstore of such scale to Puyallup.”

This new location comes on the heels of the bookseller’s recent boon, adding more bookstores in a single year (2024) than it had in the entire decade from 2009-19. This uptick in store openings is owed to the chain’s strategy to hand control of each store over to local booksellers, according to the release.

The new location includes a café, as well as the usual books, games, toys, and gifts one would expect to find at a Barnes & Noble.

“We have an enthusiastic team of book lovers who are so excited to bring the joy of reading to this community,” Store Manager and Barnes & Noble veteran Lisa Collinsworth said in the release. “Readers who visit our new bookstore are sure to find hidden treasures on the way to that long-anticipated new release — come see for yourself.”

The opening of the bookstore marks the fourth in a series of five major projects South Hill Mall’s Ohio-based parent company Cafaro Co. was scheduled to bring online in late 2025 and early 2026. Already opened amenities include an Xfinity by Comcast store, a Discount Collection store, and the five-story Homewood Suites by Hilton.

Still yet to be unveiled in summer 2026, South Hill Mall will debut its new 31,000-square-foot international grocery store, Hong Kong Market, located inside the detached former Toys “R” Us building adjacent to Red Robin on 94th Avenue East. In addition to a selection of fresh produce, meat, fish, and poultry, the market will also contain a food hall.

South Hill Mall expanding food options

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South Hill Mall expanding food options with two new eateries to debut this summer

BY DEBBIE COCKRELL UPDATED MARCH 12, 2024 12:05 PM

New restaurants are coming to the food court this summer at South Hill Mall. South Hill Mall/Cafaro Company

Two new food court options are coming this summer to South Hill Mall in Puyallup. In a news release March 8, the mall announced that Sizzlin Spice and South Hill Gyros would join the business roster. Sizzlin Spice will offer traditional Indian cuisine and will feature “build your own bowls,” with an array of proteins, vegetables and sauces. Their menu will feature butter chicken and paneer tikka masala, as well as other meat and/or seafood options along with vegetarian and vegan dishes. The vendor will be located in the mall’s food court and set to open by June, according to the release, and will feature a clay oven in its food preparation, including baking traditional naan bread. South Hill Gyros also will debut this summer at the food court. The eatery will offer a Mediterranean/Middle Eastern-inspired menu, with chicken, lamb and beef gyros, kabobs, shawarma platters (typically featuring thin cuts of grilled meat with vegetables and sauce), dolma (stuffed grape leaves) and wraps, according to the release. TOP VIDEOS For those not seeking meat with their dish, the menu will include Greek salads and hummus served with pitas or naan bread. Desert items include ayran (a Turkish yogurt drink), baklava and Bakdash kulfi (Syrian ice cream on a stick), according to the release. Exact opening dates are still to be announced.