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Episode: Build-A-Bear continues to rack up market gains, despite tariffs and teetering mall traffic
Description: Tariffs and years of teetering mall traffic have roiled much of the toy industry. But Build-A-Bear investors are continuing to reap sizeable gains.
Shares of Build-A-Bear Workshop are up more than 60% since the start of 2025, trading at just under $72 apiece as of September 23. That compares to just 13% for the S&P 500 since the start of the year and marks dramatic growth from five years ago, when the St. Louis-based retailer's stock sat under $3.
The toy industry overall has been “reasonably soft” in recent years, notes Neil Saunders, managing director of GlobalData—but certain categories, including craft-oriented products, have done very well f...