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May 3, 2013
Parametric’s directed sound going into more Build-A-Bear Workshop stores

Parametric Sound Corp. announced that Build-A-Bear Workshop will include the company's directed-sound product, HyperSound, in an additional 20-25 newly designed stores that it plans to open across North America this year.

May 2, 2013
Build-A-Bear-Workshop builds income, sales

Build-A-Bear Workshop reported increased net income and sales the first quarter of 2013 compared to the same quarter a year earlier, despite closing some stores.

April 16, 2013
Build-A-Bear Workshop to open 20-25 stores in 2013

Build-A-Bear Workshop said that it will open 20 to 25 stores in 2013, all under the newly introduced store design.

March 15, 2013
Retail Shuffle

Is it just me, or does it seem like the past two months or so have seen an unusually high level of turnover at the top? It's gotten so that you need a scorecard to keep up with all the comings and goings, as chief executives are forced out, jump ship, retire or move on.

This year's changing of the guard is bittersweet because it includes the retirement of two veteran retailers, Steve Burd of Safeway and Maxine Clark of Build-A-Bear Workshop.

February 20, 2013
Foot Locker names Build-A-Bear Workshop chief to board

Foot Locker announced Wednesday that it has appointed Maxine Clarke, founder and CEO of Build-A-Bear Workshop, as a member of its board of directors.

February 19, 2013
Build-A-Bear Workshop widens Q4 loss; reports annual loss of $49 million

Build-A-Bear Workshop, which is in the midst of a major turnaround initiative, reported a net loss of $36.5 million for its fourth quarter ended Dec. 29, compared with a net loss of $9 million during the prior-year quarter.

February 1, 2013
Maxine Clark, CEO of Build-A-Bear Workshop, to retire

Retail veteran Maxine Clark announced she is stepping down as CEO of Build-A-Bear Workshop, the chain she founded in 1997.

December 19, 2012
Build-A-Bear selects Centric as PLM system provider

Product lifecycle management software provider Centric Software said that it has become the PLM system provider to Build-A-Bear Workshop.

November 27, 2012
Build-A-Bear Workshop Goes High-Tech

Build-A-Bear Workshop has gone high-tech. The company has unveiled a new store environment that combines its signature hands-on bear-making experience with innovative digital technology designed to appeal to today’s tech-savvy kids.

October 25, 2012
Build-A-Bear Workshop posts Q3 loss; to close 50 to 60 stores

Build-A-Bear Workshop reported a net loss of $4.3 million in its third quarter, compared with net income of $0.9 million a year ago, and said it would close 50 to 60 underperforming locations in the next two years in an effort to improve its profitability and reach its “optimal” count of 225 to 250 locations.

October 2, 2012
Parametric Sound's directed sound product selected by Build-A-Bear

Audio products company Parametric Sound Corp. said that Build-A-Bear Workshop will include its directed sound product in six newly designed stores that will be opened across the U.S. this year.

September 28, 2012
First Look: Build-A-Bear Workshop’s New Store Concept

Build-A-Bear Workshop has gone high-tech. The company has debuted a new store design that combines its signature hands-on bear-making experience with innovative technology that’s right in line with today’s digitally savvy kids.

September 28, 2012
Take a tour of Build-A-Bear Workshop’s new store design

September 27, 2012
Build-A-Bear Workshop unveils new, interactive store design

Build-A-Bear Workshop has unveiled its new store design, at West County Center in St. Louis.

February 17, 2012
Build-A-Bear Workshop posts Q4 loss; to unveil new store design

Build-A-Bear Workshop reported a loss of $9 million for the fourth quarter, down from a profit of $8.3 million in the year-ago period.

June 30, 2007
Fun Goes Into Overdrive at Ridemakerz

In June, a new start-up concept, Ridemakerz, made its debut at Broadway at the Beach,...

March 31, 2007
Levels of Loyalty

Build-A-Bear and Brooks Bros. couldn’t be further apart on the retail spectrum. The latter puts...

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