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Market Cap:$222.1M
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$575.7M
  • Public
  • US
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Welcome to Christopher & Banks. We're a specialty women's apparel retailer serving the baby boomer woman and her desire for style, fit and value in everything she wears. We think women should feel comfortable in their clothes, and we're here to make sure that happens with versatile styles and exceptional customer service. Our history dates back to 1956, when Gil Braun opened the first Braun's store in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He believed in offering quality apparel at a great value and personalized service to everyone who walked through the door. By the time he retired, Mr. Braun had turned his vision into the wonderful shopping experience Christopher & Banks customers still enjoy today. Brauns Fashions became a publicly traded company in March 1992, and in July 2000, we changed the name to Christopher & Banks, Corp. We also added the CJ Banks division to further serve our customers' lifestyle and size needs. The Christopher & Banks division offers misses sizes 4 to 16 through 553 store locations as of November 29, 2008. Petites was launched in 95 stores October 2007, currently we carry Petites at 304 of our Christopher & Banks locations. CJ Banks, our plus size division, opened its doors in the Fall of 2000. This brand is specifically designed for women who wear plus sizes 14W to 24W. As of November 29, 2008, there are 268 stores. Christopher & Banks Corporation has grown to more than 800 women's specialty stores in 46 states. ...

President & Chief Executive Officer
Lorna Nagler
Number of Employees 2,100
Contact Information

2400 Xenium Lane North

Plymouth, Minnesota 55441

christopherandb...

(763) 551-5000

NAICS Code Women's Clothing Stores: 448120

Recent Events

  • KB Home, RiM Fall; Sara Lee, AMR Rise

    9/27/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Some looks are perforated to perfection

    9/24/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

  • Christopher & Banks Corp. Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend

    9/29/09 - Stock Split / Dividend - View Story

  • CBK: Management Comments on Surprising Q1 Earnings and Outlook for the Year

    6/26/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • CFOs on the Move: Week Ending June 12

    6/11/09 - Mgmt. Change Entering - Vice President - View Story

News & Analysis

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Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Lorna Nagler President & Chief Executive Officer
Andrew K. Moller CFO & Executive Vice President
Michael Lyftogt Vice President, Finance and Interim Chief Financial Officer
Monica L. Dahl COO & Executive Vice President
Susan Connell Chief Merchandise Officer
Rodney Carter Executive Vice President
Gary Thompson Senior Vice President, Store Operations
Kim A. Decker Senior Vice President, Store Operations
Luke R Komarek Senior Vice President General Counsel
Steven Danker Senior Vice President, Information Systems and Strategy
Betsy Henderson Vice President, Technical Design
Cindy Boden Vice President & Director, Stores
Donna Fauchald Vice President, Real Estate
Dorothy Lierman Vice President, General Merchandise Manager, Acorn
Jillian May Vice President, Marketing
Judy DeFrancesco Vice President & Director, Stores
Julie Killips Vice President & General Merchandising Manager
Julie M. Rouse Vice President
Karen Kinney-McMullan Vice President
Kim Hlavinka Vice President, Logistics
Kim M. Westerham Vice President, Mdse Planning
Kipp Sassaman Vice President, Human Resources

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
James J. Fuld Chair
Larry C. Barenbaum Chairman
Anne L. Jones Board of Directors
Donald D. Beeler Board of Directors
Mark A. Cohn Board of Directors
Martin Bassett Board of Directors
Robert B. Mang Board of Directors
Robert Ezrilov Board of Directors

Organization Position Status
Christopher & Banks, Inc. President & Chief Executive Officer Current
C.J. Banks President and Chief Executive Officer Current
Anita Morgan President and Chief Executive Officer Current
Catherines Stores Corporation President Former
Christopher & Banks, Inc. Principal Executive Officer Former
Kmart Corporation Former

Andrew K. Moller was promoted to Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer in December 2005. He joined the Company in 1992 as Assistant Controller, was promoted to Controller in 1995 and became Chief Financial Officer in 1998. Mr. Moller leads the Company’s financial and investor relations activities, and functions as the primary contact with sell side stock research analysts and portfolio managers. Prior to joining Christopher & Banks, Mr. Moller was Assistant Controller for Ladbroke Racing Canterbury, Inc. Mr. Moller’s financial background also includes Managerial Accounting positions with B. Dalton Bookseller. This major book retailer was subject to SEC reporting requirements and experienced rapid growth through internal development during Mr. Moller’s tenure. Mr.Moller began his career as an auditor with Arthur Andersen LLP.

Organization Position Status
Christopher & Banks, Inc. CFO & Executive Vice President Current

Organization Position Status
Christopher & Banks, Inc. Vice President, Finance and Interim Chief Financial Officer Current

Monica L. Dahl was promoted to Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer in December 2005. Ms. Dahl has also served as Vice President of Business Development and, upon joining the Company in May 2004, was Director of Business Development. Her current responsibilities include developing strategic initiatives and managing talent across several business areas. In this role, she has identified process improvements and strategic opportunities that have created a lasting impact on the overall success of the business. Prior to Christopher & Banks, Ms. Dahl held various leadership posts with Wilsons Leather, a specialty retailer of leather outerwear, accessories and apparel. Her positions included Financial Planning & Analysis focusing on gross margin and store payroll; as well as Director of Sourcing, where she helped manage the product development process from raw material planning to gross margin goals. She also drove a $150 Million women’s apparel business as Divisional Merchandise Manager and executed a myriad of process enhancements as Director of Merchandise Planning. Ms. Dahl started her career at Arthur Andersen LLP, where she established a strong financial background and foundation in accounting.

Organization Position Status
Christopher & Banks, Inc. COO & Executive Vice President Current
Christopher & Banks, Inc. Senior Vice President, P&A, and E-Commerce Current

Organization Position Status
Anita Morgan Executive Vice President, Chief Merchandise Officer Current
C.J. Banks Executive Vice President, Chief Merchandise Officer Current
Christopher & Banks, Inc. Chief Merchandise Officer Current
Christopher & Banks, Inc. Executive Vice President Current
United Retail Group, Inc. Director of Product Development Former
August Max Woman Divisional Merchandise Manager Former
Petite Sophisticate General Merchandise Manager Former

Organization Position Status
Christopher & Banks, Inc. Executive Vice President Current

Organization Position Status
Anita Morgan Senior Vice President, Store Operations Current
Christopher & Banks, Inc. Senior Vice President, Store Operations Current
C.J. Banks Senior Vice President, Store Operations Current
Bag N Baggage CEO Former

Kim A. Decker has served as Senior Vice President, Store Operations since December 2005. She has an extensive history with the Company dating back to 1980, when she started at the store level. Her experience led her to District Sales Manager, Regional Sales Manager and Field Director of Store Operations, all between February 1987 and February 1998. Her accomplishments range from development of a prior successful Frequent Shopper Program, delivering the top performance in sales and operations, and contributing to important organizational changes in the field. Ms. Decker also served as Senior Regional Manager for Christopher & Banks from March 1998 through July 2002. From there she was promoted to Vice President and Director of Stores, C.J. Banks Division. In this role she grew the division from 40 stores to 150 stores and delivered a record sales performance during her first years in the position. Her success and dedication led her to her current title of Senior Vice President, Store Operations. In this role she has launched an award winning, sales training program, rolled out a payroll matrix system for better budget control, and she has led a change in culture program for the field with a focus on selling, customer service, and accountability of the field team to own and drive business.

Organization Position Status
Christopher & Banks, Inc. Senior Vice President, Store Operations Current

Organization Position Status
C.J. Banks Senior Vice President General Counsel Current
Christopher & Banks, Inc. Senior Vice President General Counsel Current
Anita Morgan Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary Current
Katun Corporation Chief Compliance Officer Former
PNA Holdings, LLC Chief Compliance Officer Former
PNA Holdings, LLC General Counsel Former
Katun Corporation General Counsel Former
FSI International, Inc. Former
Katun Corporation Secretary Former
PNA Holdings, LLC Secretary Former

Steve Danker joined the Company as Senior Vice President, Information Systems & Strategy in October 2006. He is responsible for the strategy, development and execution of information technology solutions for all Brands. He brings with him extensive experience in strategic IT planning, merchandise management systems and portfolio management for IT investment choices. Most recently, Mr. Danker worked as an Independent Consultant providing interim Chief Information Officer services to companies in transition. He previously assumed the leadership roles of Senior Vice President & Chief Information Officer with Value Vision Media, Inc./Shop NBC. He also served as the first Chief Information Officer for Musicland Stores, where he developed an integrated merchandising and distribution process covering over 1,000,000 stock keeping units and over 1300 retail outlets. His organization had fulfillment compliance of 99.999% and supported multiple distribution techniques and advanced material handling technologies. Mr. Danker was also employed by Boston Chicken, Inc. from 1992 to 1998, where he held several positions, including Senior Vice President & Chief Information Officer, Vice President of Store Systems Operations and Manager of Information Systems

Organization Position Status
Christopher & Banks, Inc. Senior Vice President, Information Systems and Strategy Current
ValueVision Media, Inc. Chief Information Officer Former
ValueVision Media, Inc. Senior Vice President Former

Organization Position Status
Christopher & Banks, Inc. Vice President, Technical Design Current

Organization Position Status
Christopher & Banks, Inc. Vice President & Director, Stores Current
Hot Topic, Inc. Vice President, Operations Former

Organization Position Status
Christopher & Banks, Inc. Vice President, Real Estate Current

Dorothy Lierman joined Acorn as Vice President, General Merchandise Manager in February 2003. She is responsible for the Acorn brand. Prior to joining Acorn, Ms. Lierman was the Director of Design and Merchandising for GIII Apparel. From 1997 to 2001 Ms. Lierman held various positions at D2 New Business Development/Hues of Blue. From 1999 until 2002, Ms. Lierman was President of Courageous Learning, a leadership development company. From January 1984 until June of 1996, Ms. Lierman held several positions at Petrie Stores including District Manager and Divisional Vice President of Bottoms for the Large Size division.

Organization Position Status
C.J. Banks Vice President Current
Christopher & Banks, Inc. Vice President, General Merchandise Manager, Acorn Current
Anita Morgan Vice President, General Merchandise Manager Current
Acorn Vice President & General Manager Former

Organization Position Status
Christopher & Banks, Inc. Vice President, Marketing Current

Organization Position Status
Christopher & Banks, Inc. Vice President & Director, Stores Current

Organization Position Status
Christopher & Banks, Inc. Vice President & General Merchandising Manager Current

Organization Position Status
Christopher & Banks, Inc. Vice President Current
Christopher & Banks, Inc. Vice President & General Merchandise Manager Current

Organization Position Status
Christopher & Banks, Inc. Vice President Current
Christopher & Banks, Inc. Vice President, Design Current

Organization Position Status
Christopher & Banks, Inc. Vice President, Logistics Current

Organization Position Status
Christopher & Banks, Inc. Vice President, Mdse Planning Current
Christopher & Banks, Inc. Vice President, Merchandise Planning and Distribution Current

Organization Position Status
Christopher & Banks, Inc. Vice President, Human Resources Current

James J. Fuld, Jr, 60, has served as one of our directors since 1986. From November 1986 to December 1990, he served as our Secretary. Since December 1979, Mr. Fuld has been the Chairman, President and sole stockholder of James J. Fuld, Jr. Corp., a private financial and management consulting firm which focuses on retail and consumer product companies. Mr. Fuld served for approximately one year as the non-employee Chairman of the Board of J. Silver Clothing, Inc., a retailer, which filed a voluntary petition of relief under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code on February 25, 2005 and which was subsequently converted into a liquidation proceeding under Chapter 7 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. Mr. Fuld also serves on the Executive Board of the University of Pennsylvania Fund.

Organization Position Status
Christopher & Banks, Inc. Chair Current

Organization Position Status
Christopher & Banks, Inc. Chairman Current
Lakes Entertainment, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Christopher & Banks, Inc. Board of Directors Former

Anne L. Jones, 62, has served as one of our directors since January 2000. From 1979 to the present, Ms. Jones has served as Chief Executive Officer of Jones Consulting Group, Inc., an organizational development consulting firm. In 2000, Ms. Jones partnered to form BancPlan LLC and developed an internet-based strategic assessment tool assisting community banks in the strategic planning process. Ms. Jones served as President of BancPlan LLC from 2000 to 2005. Prior to that, Ms. Jones served in various sales and product development capacities with IBM from 1968 to 1979. Ms. Jones also serves on the Board of Ebenezer Society, Minneapolis, Minnesota and the Jones Family Foundation, Red Wing, Minnesota.

Organization Position Status
The Jones Family Foundation Board of Directors Current
Christopher & Banks, Inc. Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Christopher & Banks, Inc. Board of Directors Current

Mark A. Cohn, 51, was elected to our Board in October 2006. Mr. Cohn is currently the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Third Season, LLC ( Third Season ), a company he founded in 2003. Third Season serves as a holding company, or incubator, of a number of small micro consumer marketing companies including Second Act, LLC, an online retailer of consumer electronics. Mr. Cohn was a founder of Damark International Inc., a consumer catalog company. He served as Damark s Chief Executive Officer from the company s inception in 1986 until February 2001. Mr. Cohn served as Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Intelefilm Corporation from October 2001 to August 2002.

Organization Position Status
Christopher & Banks, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Damark.Com Chief Executive Officer Former

Martin L. Bassett , 47, has served as one of our directors since May 2008. Since February 2001, Mr. Bassett has been President and Chief Executive Officer of Walman Optical, an ophthalmic company. Prior to that, Mr. Bassett served Walman Optical in the areas of finance and operations. He is a director of The Walman Optical Company, Hydrogel Vision Corporation and The Vision Council of America. Mr. Bassett is also a member of the Young President s Association and the Minnesota Society of CPA s.

Organization Position Status
Walman Optical Company Chief Executive Officer Current
Walman Optical Company President Current
Hydrogel Vision Corporation Director Current
Walman Optical Company Director Current
Christopher & Banks, Inc. Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Christopher & Banks, Inc. Board of Directors Current

Robert Ezrilov, 59 years old, has been a director of the Company since 1995. Currently, Mr. Ezrilov is an independent consultant. From July 1997 to April 2001, he was President of Metacom, Inc., a company that sells prerecorded music on interactive displays. From April 1995 to July 1997, Mr. Ezrilov was self-employed as a business consultant. Prior to that, he was a partner with Arthur Andersen LLP, which he joined in 1966 subsequent to his obtaining a BSB degree at the University of Minnesota. Mr. Ezrilov also serves on the Board of Directors of Zomax, Inc. (a turnkey provider of CDs and cassettes), Christopher & Banks, Inc. (an apparel retailer), and as an advisory board member to Holiday Companies (a group of related companies engaged in retailing and wholesaling grocery, general merchandise and petroleum products) and L&M Radiator (a replaceable core radiator manufacturer).

Organization Position Status
Christopher & Banks, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Holiday Companies advisory board member Current
Zomax, Inc. Board of Directors Current
C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Metacom Inc. President Former
Arthur Andersen LLP partner Former
Christopher & Banks, Inc. retailer Former
University of Minnesota BSB Former

Executive News

  • Christopher & Banks Corporation Announces New Store Grand Opening at Metro Crossing Shopping...

    Forbes.com - 9/04/09 - View Story

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     CBK $6.17 -0.07 (-1.12% )
Average Volume 202,227
Shares Outstanding 36.00M
Market Cap 222.1M
Year High 9.02
Year Low 2.71
Earnings Per Share -0.83
P/E Ratio -7.43
Dividend 0.24
Yield 3.89
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