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Investment firm urges Christopher & Banks to consider buyout offer

Boston-based Aria Partners, which owns 4 percent of the struggling Plymouth-based women's clothing retailer, has agreed to buy the company for $1.75 per share. Christopher & Banks “immediately dismissed” an offer Aria made last month.
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Boston-based Aria Partners, which owns 4 percent of the struggling Plymouth-based women's clothing retailer, has agreed to buy the company for $1.75 per share. Christopher & Banks “immediately dismissed” an offer Aria made last month.

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