Chappell's

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C.E.Chappell & Sons, Inc.
Type	Department store
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.
Website	None

Chappell's was a family-owned department store chain based in Syracuse, New York.

[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.

Their philosophy was "Personally Yours" and they were a favorite by retail shoppers for their yellow trademark gift boxes.

The company was active in the community, for example, customers could receive a discount for a woman's coat as a donation to Vera House and decorating a holiday tree with Barbie Dolls and accessories to raise monies in a silent auction and Barbie did carry a yellow gift box at the top of the tree. They also provided free gift wrapping with their signature gold wrapping paper and an annual scholarship award for a college student who worked for the company.

Chappell's Department Stores were known as the "Friendliest Stores."

[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; rest of mall torn down to create Camillus Commons)
Cicero - Penn-Can Mall (later Caldor, now part of Burdick's "Driver's Village" auto mall)
Clay - Great Northern Mall (replaced Addis & Dey's. Now Now vacant.)
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 converted into a strip mall 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)
- Shop City Plaza
- Western Lights Plaza (opened 1975 in former Loblaws, now Price Chopper)
Watertown - Salmon Run Mall (opened 1988, now Bon-Ton)