New Department Store Debuts in Middletown to Revive Traditional Shopping

Published on November 18, 2023

A new department store aiming to bring back the traditional in-person shopping experience opened its doors among a cheering crowd in downtown Middletown, New York, on Nov. 17.  Dubbed “New Middletown,” the store occupies the same North Street building once used by the former Tompkins Department Store during the heyday of downtown shopping.  “Our mission in opening ‘New Middletown’ is to bring back those sweet childhood memories to the community and to bring back a shopping tradition,” New Middletown marketing director Sammie Song said at the grand opening. “We hope you will be a part of this journey with us.”  Several old-timers reminisced with The Epoch Times about the old Tompkins store, which left downtown for a suburban mall in the 1970s, along with many other businesses at the time, big and small. ...

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