Page & Pine in Puyallup, Wash., debuted last month with a soft opening, the News Tribune reported.
The all-ages, general-interest bookstore is located at 207 W. Stewart Ave. and opened on June 27. Owner Emily Foster noted that although the shop is not yet fully furnished and she and her team are still working out some kinks, the soft opening was met with a strong response. Customers and community members expressed their excitement and gratitude for the bookstore, and sales were brisk.
"We sold close to 850 books on the first day we opened--which far surpassed what we thought we would do the first couple of weeks," Foster told the News Tribune. "There was a portion of time where our romance section was cleared out--there were less than 20 books on the shelf and there were a few hundred prior. That's really exciting."
Foster, who has lived in Puyallup for nearly 20 years, plans to host a grand opening celebration later in the summer, potentially in August.