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C. E. Chappell & Sons, Inc.
Company type	Department store
Industry	Retail
Founded	1896
Defunct	1994
Headquarters	North Syracuse, New York
Key people	Charles A. Chappell Jr.; Donald E. Chappell; Charles Chappell III; Earl Sherlock
Products	Clothing, footwear, jewelry, beauty products, and housewares.
Website	None

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Chappell's was a family-owned department store chain based in Syracuse, New York. It opened in 1896 and remained in business until 1994. At its peak, it operated ten stores in the Syracuse area, Cortland, Watertown and Massena. In no particular order, malls that had a Chappell's store included Great Northern Mall (Clay, NY); Western Lights Plaza (Valley area of Syracuse, NY); Northern Lights (Mattydale, NY); Shoppingtown Mall (Dewitt, NY); Penn-Can Mall (Cicero, NY); Carousel Center (known as Destiny USA after 2012 in Syracuse, NY); Shop City Plaza (Syracuse, NY); Fingerlakes Mall (Auburn, NY); Seneca Mall (Liverpool, NY); Salmon Run Mall (Watertown, NY). There was also a stand alone store in downtown Syracuse.

In January 1992, the corporation filed for bankruptcy protection under Chapter 11. As part of reorganization, four of the stores closed.^[1] Under pressure from creditors, chairman Charles A. Chappell Jr., grandson of the founder, sold the company and remaining six stores to Bon-Ton Stores in October 1994.^[2]

References

^ "Company News: Chappell Retail Chain Gets Credit Agreement". The New York Times. NYTimes.com. 6 May 1992. Retrieved 2012-02-02.
^ Charley Hannagan (19 October 1994). "The Bon-Ton Inc. Buys Chappell's Department Store for $7.9 Million". The Post-Standard. Syracuse: Highbeam. Archived from the original on 10 April 2016. Retrieved 2012-02-02.

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[credit-1] "Company News: Chappell Retail Chain Gets Credit Agreement". The New York Times. NYTimes.com. 6 May 1992. Retrieved 2012-02-02.

[bonton-2] Charley Hannagan (19 October 1994). "The Bon-Ton Inc. Buys Chappell's Department Store for $7.9 Million". The Post-Standard. Syracuse: Highbeam. Archived from the original on 10 April 2016. Retrieved 2012-02-02.

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    name   = C. E. Chappell & Sons, Inc.|
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-  logo   =<!-- Deleted image removed: [[Image:chappell's -syracuse.jpg|150px]] -->|
-  type   =[[Department store]]|
+  type   = [[Department store]]|
   foundation     =1896|
+defunct     =1994|
   location       =[[North Syracuse, New York]]|
-  key_people     =Charles A. Chappell, Jr.; Donald E. Chappell; Charles Chappell III; Earl Sherlock|
+  key_people     =Charles A. Chappell Jr.; Donald E. Chappell; Charles Chappell III; Earl Sherlock|
   industry       =[[Retail]]|
   products       = Clothing, footwear, jewelry, beauty products, and housewares.|
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-'''Chappell's''' was a family-owned [[department store]] chain based in [[Syracuse, New York]].  It opened in 1896 and remained in business until 1994.  At its peak, it operated ten stores in the Syracuse area, Watertown and Massena.
+'''Chappell's''' was a family-owned [[department store]] chain based in [[Syracuse, New York]].  It opened in 1896 and remained in business until 1994.  At its peak, it operated ten stores in the Syracuse area, Cortland, Watertown and Massena. In no particular order, malls that had a Chappell's store included Great Northern Mall (Clay, NY); Western Lights Plaza (Valley area of Syracuse, NY); Northern Lights (Mattydale, NY); Shoppingtown Mall (Dewitt, NY); Penn-Can Mall (Cicero, NY); Carousel Center (known as Destiny USA after 2012 in Syracuse, NY); Shop City Plaza (Syracuse, NY); Fingerlakes Mall (Auburn, NY); Seneca Mall (Liverpool, NY); Salmon Run Mall (Watertown, NY). There was also a stand alone store in downtown Syracuse.
-In January 1992, the corporation filed for bankruptcy protection under [[Chapter 11, Title 11, United States Code|Chapter 11]].  As part of reorganization, four of the stores closed.<ref name="credit">{{cite news| title=Company News: Chappell Retail Chain Gets Credit Agreement| url=https://www.nytimes.com/1992/05/06/business/company-news-chappell-retail-chain-gets-credit-agreement.html?scp=3&sq=chappell's%20department%20store&st=Search| work=[[The New York Times]]|date=6 May 1992| publisher=NYTimes.com| accessdate=2012-02-02}}</ref>  Under pressure from creditors, chairman Charles A. Chappell, Jr., grandson of the founder, sold the company and remaining six stores to [[The Bon-Ton|Bon-Ton Stores]] in October 1994.<ref name="bonton">{{cite news| title=The Bon-Ton Inc. Buys Chappell's Department Store for $7.9 Million| url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-15830247.html| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160410061151/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-15830247.html| url-status=dead| archive-date=10 April 2016| author=Charley Hannagan| work=[[The Post-Standard]]| location=Syracuse| date=19 October 1994| publisher=Highbeam| accessdate=2012-02-02}}</ref>
+In January 1992, the corporation filed for bankruptcy protection under [[Chapter 11, Title 11, United States Code|Chapter 11]].  As part of reorganization, four of the stores closed.<ref name="credit">{{cite news| title=Company News: Chappell Retail Chain Gets Credit Agreement| url=https://www.nytimes.com/1992/05/06/business/company-news-chappell-retail-chain-gets-credit-agreement.html?scp=3&sq=chappell's%20department%20store&st=Search| work=[[The New York Times]]|date=6 May 1992| publisher=NYTimes.com| access-date=2012-02-02}}</ref>  Under pressure from creditors, chairman Charles A. Chappell Jr., grandson of the founder, sold the company and remaining six stores to [[The Bon-Ton|Bon-Ton Stores]] in October 1994.<ref name="bonton">{{cite news| title=The Bon-Ton Inc. Buys Chappell's Department Store for $7.9 Million| url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-15830247.html| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160410061151/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-15830247.html| url-status=dead| archive-date=10 April 2016| author=Charley Hannagan| work=[[The Post-Standard]]| location=Syracuse| date=19 October 1994| publisher=Highbeam| access-date=2012-02-02}}</ref>
 ==References==
 {{Reflist}}
+{{Authority control}}
-==External links==
-* [http://74.220.215.244/~syracus4/chappellsfrontlarge.jpg Link to image of Chappell's store front in Penn Can Mall - Cicero, New York]
+[[Category:Defunct department stores based in New York State]]
-{{-}}
-[[Category:Defunct department stores of the United States]]
 [[Category:Defunct companies based in Syracuse, New York]]
 [[Category:American companies established in 1896]]