Build-A-Bear
| Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc.
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| legal form | Corporation |
| ISIN | US1200761047 |
| founding | 1997 |
| Seat | St. Louis , United States |
| management | Sharon John, CEO |
| Number of employees | 4,200 |
| sales | $ 364.2 million |
| Branch | retail trade |
| Website | www.buildabear.com |
| As of December 31, 2016 | |
Build-A-Bear is an American company based in St. Louis , Missouri that sells customizable teddy bears and other cuddly toys . The company was founded in 1997 by Maxine Clark . In the meantime, over 400 Build-A-Bear workshops have been opened in different countries worldwide. In
There were once around 25 branches in Germany. In July 2014, the Swabian Kids Fashion Group and private investors took over the insolvent Hamburg toy company Bärenmacher GmbH and Bärenmacher Holding AG. At the time, it was said that around 200 of the more than 260 jobs could be saved. Bärenmacher was part of the worldwide US franchise chain "Build-A-Bear". The annual turnover at that time was around 9 million euros. The online shop has been closed since November 2019. In February 2020, according to the German website, there was only one branch.
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- ↑ a b Build-a-Bear 2016 Form 10-K Report , accessed May 14, 2017
- ↑ Hamburg-based Bärenmacher Group sold to a strategic investor after bankruptcy. In: dgap.de. June 25, 2014, accessed January 16, 2020 .
- ↑ pr-gateway: Hamburg-based Bärenmacher Group sold to Swabian investor after bankruptcy. In: Financial News and Economy News. June 25, 2014, accessed January 16, 2020 .