Build-A-Bear Workshop is the only multinational company that offers an interactive "make your own stuffed animal" retail-entertainment shopping facility. Build-A-Bear Workshop monitors more than 400 real-world stores in the United States, Puerto Rico, Canada, United Kingdom, Ireland and France -- all directly owned and operated from the head office.
The rest of the stores in different countries (Asia, Australia and all of Europe) are actually franchises of Build-A-Bear Workshop. Eleven years back when the store was born in St. Louis, there was nothing called interactive retailing. Not too many people know that this concept was innovated by Build-A-Bear Workshop. Maxine Clark, the chief executive and one of the owners of Build-A-Bear Workshop, is one of the true innovators in the retail industry. Bearemy, a teddy bear, is the company's mascot. Bearemy has lots of friends, among them Pawlette Coufur, a lady rabbit teddy who is Bearemy's best friend.
The web store of Build-A-Bear Workshop is designed for simple, quick and hassle-free online shopping. Children can also enjoy browsing the entire website. To find the nearest real-world store of Build-A-Bear Workshop, enter your zip code in the "Find a Store" search engine at the top of the home page. Then just add the items you want to buy in the cart and proceed to the checkout. You can check the status of your order by using order tracking features. You don't even need to worry about Build-A-Bear Workshop shipping. The charges for shipping vary according to which shipping method you choose.
The product line is divided into five sections -- gift ideas, bears and furry friends, outfits and accessories, gift cards and virtual stuff. For Christmas, Build-A-Bear Workshop launched some special items like Holly and Hal moose, Holiday Lights Holly and Hal moose, Cute and Cozy Chilly Cheeks Penguin, Holly and Hal moose deluxe set, arqyle style pals husky, Santa's helper Hal moose, Santa Lil' honey cub, holiday light husky and many more. You can even shop for Easter, Valentine's Day, birthdays, Mother's Day, Father's Day and all occasions. In the bears and furry friends section, you will find various animals like dogs, bears, cats and bunnies. There are many clothing and accessories for the kids.
As you shop online, you can add, delete or modify items in the cart, and even shipping and payment methods. You can return any purchased product for full refund or exchange. To initialize the process, dial the assistance number of Build-A-Bear Workshop. There are many career opportunities in the company; any job seeker can apply here online.