Build-A-Bear Retail Stores Founders Facts and Trivia:
The idea for Build-A-Bear Workshop came from a shopping trip that founder Maxine Clark took with a 10 year-old named Katie. When Katie couldn't find a stuffed animal that she liked, she innocently suggested that they could make their own stuffed animal. And so Maxine did - in a bear-y big way.
The first Build-A-Bear workshop was opened in 1997 in the St. Louis Galleria mall.
Build-A-Bear Workshop Headquarters:
The headquarters of Build-A-Bear Workshop retail stores are located where it all began in St. Louis, Missouri.
The Mission Statement of Build-A-Bear Workshop:
At first glance the Build-A-Bear Workshop mission statement is all about teddy bears. But really the Build-A-Bear mission statement is about much more...
"At Build-A-Bear Workshop®, our mission is to bring the Teddy Bear to life. An American icon, the Teddy Bear brings to mind warm thoughts about our childhood, about friendship, about trust and comfort, and also about love. Build-A-Bear Workshop embodies those thoughts in how we run our business everyday."
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The idea for Build-A-Bear Workshop came from a shopping trip that founder Maxine Clark took with a 10 year-old named Katie. When Katie couldn't find a stuffed animal that she liked, she innocently suggested that they could make their own stuffed animal. And so Maxine did - in a bear-y big way.
The first Build-A-Bear workshop was opened in 1997 in the St. Louis Galleria mall.
Build-A-Bear Workshop Headquarters:
The headquarters of Build-A-Bear Workshop retail stores are located where it all began in St. Louis, Missouri.
The Mission Statement of Build-A-Bear Workshop:
At first glance the Build-A-Bear Workshop mission statement is all about teddy bears. But really the Build-A-Bear mission statement is about much more...
"At Build-A-Bear Workshop®, our mission is to bring the Teddy Bear to life. An American icon, the Teddy Bear brings to mind warm thoughts about our childhood, about friendship, about trust and comfort, and also about love. Build-A-Bear Workshop embodies those thoughts in how we run our business everyday."
Click to visit the Build-A-Bear Workshop website >>
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