Chappell's
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| C.E.Chappell & Sons, Inc. | |
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| Type | Department store |
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| Founded | 1893 |
| Headquarters | North Syracuse, New York |
| Key people | Charles A. Chappell, Jr.; Donald E. Chappell; Charles Chappell III; Earl Sherlock |
| Industry | Retail |
| Products | Clothing, footwear, jewelry, beauty products, and housewares. |
| Slogan | "Personally Yours" |
| Website | None |
Chappell's was a family-owned department store chain based in Syracuse, New York.
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[edit] History
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Chappell's was eventually purchased by Bon-Ton, and the stores carried the Bon-Ton name. However, many of the former Chappell's locations retain much of their interior layout and decor.
[edit] Former locations
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- Auburn - Fingerlakes Mall (later Peebles, then Manhattan 101, now Steve & Barry's)
- Camillus - Camillus Mall (opened 1994 in former Hess's, now Bon-Ton; mall torn down)
- Cicero - Penn-Can Mall (later Caldor, now part of auto mall)
- Clay - Great Northern Mall (replaced Addis & Dey's, later Bon-ton , now closed)
- Cortlandville - Cortlandville Mall (opened 1974; later Bon-Ton, now Wal-Mart; mall torn down in 1991)
- DeWitt - Shoppingtown Mall (opened 1985; later Bon-Ton, now vacant)
- Liverpool - Seneca Mall (mall torn down in 1999)
- Massena - St. Lawrence Centre (opened in 1989, now Bon-Ton)
- Syracuse
- Carousel Center (opened 1990, now Bon-Ton)
- downtown (closed when Seneca Mall store opened in 1972)
- Northern Lights Mall (later Burlington Coat Factory, then Media Play, now vacant; mall torn down)
- Shop City Plaza
- Western Lights Plaza (opened 1975 now Price Chopper)
- Watertown - Salmon Run Mall (opened 1988, now Bon-Ton)
[edit] Cancelled stores
[edit] Trivia
- Chappell's was the last family owned department store in New York State.
- The PennCan Mall store featured a restaurant called "Chettie's". Similarly, the store at Shoppingtown Mall featured a restaurant called "Charlie's".
- A credit card called "Syracuse's Family of Fine Stores" was honored at Chappell's, as well as at four other Syracuse department stores: The Addis Co., Park Branick's, Wells & Coverly and Witherell's.
