The Proper Fit


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Could Boston Proper become the new Chico's?

Chico's FAS President and CEO David Dyer suggested as much during a conference call with investors recently to announce plans for the $205 million cash acquisition of Boston Proper, a women's apparel catalogue retailer. The deal is scheduled to close next quarter.

That's because Boca Raton-based Boston Proper has no brick-and-mortar stores. It operates only by catalogue and on the Internet.

 

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