Christopher & Banks Corporation Announces Hiring of Julie Killips as Vice President and General Merchandising Manager for Its Christopher & Banks Division.

MINNEAPOLIS -- Christopher & Banks Corporation (NYSE: CBK) today announced that Julie Killips has joined the Company as Vice President and General Merchandising Manager for its Christopher & Banks division. Ms. Killips will oversee the merchant team responsible for product development and merchandising for the Christopher & Banks brand. Reporting to Matt Dillon, President and Chief Merchandising Officer of Christopher & Banks, Ms. Killips will replace Kathryn Gangstee who recently retired from the Company.

Ms. Killips was most recently Senior Director of Merchandising for Retail Brand Alliance operating as Casual Corner/Petite Sophisticate where she spent the past thirteen years. Prior to joining Retail Brand Alliance she held merchandising and sales positions with G. Fox & Co.

Matt Dillon, President and Chief Merchandising Officer, commented, "Julie's product development and management experience will bring significant strength to the Christopher & Banks merchandising team. Furthermore,

her visual merchandising skills will be invaluable to our organization. I am extremely pleased to have her join our leadership team."

Commenting on this management change, Joe Pennington, Chief Executive Officer, stated, "We are delighted to have Julie join our management team and expect that she will make an immediate contribution to the further evolution of the Christopher & Banks brand. In addition, we would like to thank Kathryn Gangstee for her many contributions to the Company's success throughout her career with Christopher & Banks."

About Christopher & Banks

Christopher & Banks Corporation is a Minneapolis-based specialty retailer of women's clothing. The Company operates 731 stores in 45 states under the names: Christopher & Banks, C.J. Banks and Acorn. The Company currently has 509 Christopher & Banks stores, 195 C.J. Banks stores and 27 Acorn stores.

This release contains forward-looking statements regarding future performance of the Company. The achievement of such results is subject to certain risks and uncertainties, including changes in economic, market and weather conditions, the effect of consumer tastes and spending habits, the realization of expected economies gained through the use of private label and direct import merchandise, management of growth and other factors outside the Company's control, including factors discussed from time to time in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which reflect management's analysis only as of the date hereof. The Company undertakes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that may arise after the date hereof.