Chappell's was a family-owned department store chain based in Syracuse, New York.
At its peak, it operated ten stores in the Syracuse area, Cortland, Watertown and Massena.
In January 1992, the corporation filed for bankruptcy protection under Chapter 11.
[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.
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