Report: Bon-Ton Stores considers takeover of Saks. From: Morning Call (Allentown, PA) | Date: August 8, 2005 | COPYRIGHT 2005 The Morning Call. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Byline: Kurt Blumenau

Aug. 8--The Bon-Ton Stores Inc. may be girding for a mouse-that-roared takeover bid of bigger, swankier Saks Inc., according to a report published Monday.

The news drove Saks' stock price sharply upward on the New York Stock Exchange.

Industry publication Women's Wear Daily reported that Bon-Ton is partnering with Cerberus Capital Management, a venture capital firm, to mount a takeover offer for Saks worth more than $4 billion...

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