POWER OF ATTORNEY

	Know by all these presents, that the undersigned hereby
constitutes and appoints each of Timothy M. Strickler and J. Gregory
 Yawman, signing singly, the undersigned?s true and lawful attorney
-in-fact to:

(1)	execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the
 undersigned?s capacity as an officer of The Bon-Ton Stores,
 Inc. (the ?Company?), Forms 3, 4, and 5 in accordance with Section
 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules
 thereunder;
(2)	do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the
undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to complete and
execute any such Form 3, 4, or 5 and timely file such form with the
 Securities and Exchange Commission and any stock exchange or
similar authority; and
(3)	take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection
 with the foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact,
 may be of benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally required
 by, the undersigned, it being understood that the documents
 executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned
 pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall
 contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may
approve in such attorney-in-fact?s discretion.

	The undersigned hereby grants to such attorney-in-fact
full power and authority to do and perform any and every act and
 thing whatsoever requisite, necessary, or proper to be done in
the exercise of any of the rights and powers herein granted as
fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or
could do if personally present, with full power of substitution or
 revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such
attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact?s substitute or
substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of
 this power of attorney and the rights and powers herein granted.
  The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact,
 in serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are
 not assuming, nor is the Company assuming, any of the undersigned?s
 responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Securities
 Exchange Act of 1934.

	This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect
 until the undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4, and
 5 with respect to the undersigned?s holdings of and transactions in
 securities issued by the Company, unless earlier revoked by the
undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the foregoing attorneys
-in-fact.

	IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of
 Attorney to be executed as of this 21st day of July, 2015.

/s/ William X. Tracy

_________________________
William X. Tracy