Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. Management to Present at AG Edwards Retailing 2005: The Technology Imperative Conference.ST. LOUIS -- Presentation on Thursday, January 27, 2005 at 10:45 a.m. Eastern Time Build-A-Bear Workshop Build-A-Bear Workshop (NYSE: BBW) is an American retailer that sells customizable teddy bears and other stuffed animals. Build-A-Bear is the largest of the create-your-own animal chains with the other companies in the business consisting of regional and/or locally-owned , Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :BBW BBW Big Beautiful Women BBW Big Black Women BBW Beautiful Black Women BBW Broadband Wireless BBW Bath & Body Works BBW Big Bad Wolf BBW Buyer Beware BBW Broken Bow, Nebraska (Airport Code) BBW Brake-By-Wire ), an interactive, entertainment retailer of customized stuffed animals, announced today that the company's President and Chief Operating Officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. Bear, Barry Erdos, will present at the AG Edwards Retailing 2005 conference in Coral Gables, Florida Often called "The Gables," Coral Gables is a city in Miami-Dade County, Florida, southwest of Miami, in the United States. The city is best known as the home of the University of Miami, and as an example of City Beautiful urban planning. , on Thursday, January 27, 2005. The presentation will include an overview of Build-A-Bear Workshop(R), a discussion of how technology is used by the company, new technology initiatives underway, and management's guidance for earnings and comparable store sales in fiscal 2005. The company's presentation will begin at 10:45 a.m. and conclude by 11:15 a.m. Eastern Time. A live webcast of the presentation, including the presentation slides, will be available at the Build-A-Bear Workshop Investor Relations Investor relations The process by which the corporation communicates with its investors. website at http://ir.buildabear.com. A replay of the presentation will be available shortly after the live presentation. About Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. (NYSE:BBW) is the leading and only national, company providing a make-your-own stuffed animal interactive entertainment retail experience. The first store opened in St. Louis in 1997 and as of January 2005 the company operated 170 stores in 40 states and Canada. With the opening of its international store in Sheffield, England in the fall of 2003, the addition of international stores in Japan, Denmark and Australia in 2004, Build-A-Bear Workshop has become the global leader in the teddy bear business. In November 2004, the company also opened two friends 2B made(R) stores, the newest concept launch from Build-A-Bear Workshop. For more information about the company and its products call (888) 560-BEAR (2327) or visit the company's award-winning website at www.buildabear.com. |
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