Women-Owned Businesses in Puyallup: A Spotlight on Local Entrepreneurs
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Downtown, Everything Puyallup readers have been asking for the same three things for years: an ice cream shop, a bakery, and a bookstore. Two are already open, and a woman-owned bookstore is completing the list, a fitting symbol for how much of downtown Puyallup's recent growth has been driven by women entrepreneurs.
Who They Are
Emily Foster is opening page & pine, downtown Puyallup's first independent bookstore in decades, at 207 W. Stewart Ave. this spring. She previously ran Beviamo Tap Truck, a mobile bartending business, before selling it to focus entirely on the bookshop. Elsewhere downtown, The Mad Potter Creative Pottery Studio and CHAOS + CO round out a growing list of women-led storefronts and studios shaping Puyallup's Main Street.
Their Stories
Foster has lived in Puyallup for about fifteen years, working in residential property management before deciding to open page & pine. She first knew she wanted a storefront in spring 2023 and spent a year deciding what kind before settling on a bookstore, reasoning that it was something that could genuinely improve the community. She's been studying through the Professional Booksellers School to prepare, and she plans to build the store's inventory around requests from her own neighbors.
Why Supporting Them Matters
Downtown Puyallup's business owners have spent years working to fill empty storefronts and build foot traffic, and independent, women-owned shops like page & pine are a direct answer to what residents said they wanted. Supporting them keeps that momentum going and gives downtown a reason to draw people back again and again.
How to Find Them
The Puyallup Main Street Association is the best starting point for discovering shops, dining, and events downtown, and Main Street itself is walkable enough to explore several women-owned storefronts in a single visit.
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Sources: Puyallup Main Street Association
