Build-A-Bear Workshop Named to FORTUNE Magazine’s 2013 “100 Best Companies to Work For” List For Fifth Consecutive Year
For the fifth consecutive year, Build-A-Bear
Workshop® has been named one of FORTUNE Magazine’s “100
Best Companies to Work For” and is the only toy retailer on this year’s
list. The full list, company profiles and related stories will be
available online at Fortune.com/BestCompanies
or in the February 4 print issue of FORTUNE.
“Being named to this prestigious list again this year is the result of
the hard work and dedication of our associates. It is the mission of
Build-A-Bear Workshop to be fun for our Guests and our teams. We
consistently work together towards this goal and have achieved
incredible success, including this high honor,” said Maxine Clark,
Build-A-Bear Workshop founder and chief executive bear. “I am very proud
of our associates and the memorable experience they provide every day to
our Guests.”
Since Build-A-Bear Workshop was founded 16 years ago, over 115 million
stuffed animals and friends have been made. The company has shared the
hug of a teddy bear whenever needed in local communities and abroad.
With the help of its Guests and associates, Build-A-Bear Workshop has
donated more than $32 million to causes such as children’s health and
wellness, literacy and education, animals, disaster relief and the
environment.
About the FORTUNE “100 Best Companies to Work
For”
To pick the 100 Best Companies to Work For, Fortune partners with the
Great Place to Work Institute to conduct the most extensive employee
survey in corporate America: 259 firms participated in this year’s
survey. More than 277,000 employees at those companies responded to a
survey created by the institute, a global research and consulting firm
operating in 45 countries around the world. Two-thirds of a company’s
score is based on the results of the institute’s Trust Index survey,
which is sent to a random sample of employees from each company. The
survey asks questions related to their attitudes about management’s
credibility, job satisfaction, and camaraderie. The other third is based
on responses to the institute’s Culture Audit, which includes detailed
questions about pay and benefit programs and a series of open-ended
questions about hiring practices, methods of internal communication,
training, recognition programs, and diversity efforts. After evaluations
are completed, if news about a company comes to light that may
significantly damage employees’ faith in management, we may exclude it
from the list. Any company that is at least five years old and has more
than 1,000 U.S. employees is eligible.
About Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc.
Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. is the only global company that offers an
interactive make-your-own stuffed animal retail-entertainment
experience. There are more than 400 Build-A-Bear Workshop stores
worldwide, including company-owned stores in the U.S., Puerto Rico,
Canada, the United Kingdom and Ireland, and franchise stores in Europe,
Asia, Australia, Africa, the Middle East, Mexico and South America.
Founded in St. Louis in 1997, Build-A-Bear Workshop is the leader in
interactive retail. Brands include make-your-own Major League Baseball®
mascot in-stadium locations, and Build-A-Dino® stores.
Build-A-Bear Workshop extends its in-store interactive experience online
with its award winning virtual world website at bearville.com™.
The company was named to the FORTUNE 100 Best Companies to Work For®
list for the fifth year in a row in 2013. Build-A-Bear Workshop (NYSE:
BBW) posted total revenue of $394.4 million in fiscal 2011. For more
information, call 888.560.BEAR (2327) or visit the company's
award-winning website at buildabear.com®.
TRADEMARKS
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Build-A-Bear Workshop® and that when
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“make” not “build.”
Build-A-Bear Workshop is our well-known trade name and our
registered trademark of Build-A-Bear Retail Management, Inc. Build-A-Bear Workshop®
should only be used in capital letters to refer to our products and
services and should not be used as a verb.
