Jump to content

Chappell's: Difference between revisions

Edit links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Browse history interactively
← Previous editNext edit →
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
No edit summary
Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit
Added missing location at Shop City Plaza
Line 11: Line 11:
homepage = None|
homepage = None|
}}
}}
'''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); (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.
'''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| 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 1991.<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>
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 1991.<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>

Revision as of 03:09, 8 September 2022

C. E. Chappell & Sons, Inc.
Company typeDepartment store
IndustryRetail
Founded1896
Defunct1994
HeadquartersNorth Syracuse, New York
Key people
Charles A. Chappell Jr.; Donald E. Chappell; Charles Chappell III; Earl Sherlock
ProductsClothing, footwear, jewelry, beauty products, and housewares.
WebsiteNone

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 1991.[2]

References

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


Stub icon

This retail business article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Chappell%27s&oldid=1109125231"