HAYS —Christopher and Banks, a specialty women’s apparel retailer is closing all of its stores including 15 locations in Kansas. The company operates a store at Big Creek Crossing in Hays.
The Minneapolis-based company announced last week it filed for Chapter 11 in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey, according to a media release.
The Company has launched a store closing and liquidation process. The Company, however, will continue to operate its business in the ordinary course in the near term; and the Company is in active discussion with potential buyers for the sale of its eCommerce platform and related assets.
The company currently operates 449 stores in 44 states consisting of 315 MPW stores, 76 Outlet stores, 31 Christopher & Banks stores, and 28 stores in its women’s plus size clothing division CJ Banks. The Company also operates the www.ChristopherandBanks.com eCommerce website.