Maxine Clark
Maxine Clark
Maxine Clarkis founder of Build-A-Bear Workshop, an American retailer that sells customizable teddy bears and other stuffed animals...
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Date of Birth6 March 1949
CityCoral Gables, FL
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Our plan is always to open in the premier mall across the country, and we will continue this approach as we open at The Shops at La Cantera, ... We have had many guests who have visited our other stores ask us when we will be opening at The Shops at La Cantera. Now we will be able to reach even more of our friends in San Antonio and we are thrilled to be here.
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Our performance in both the quarter and for the year demonstrates that our business model is solid and predictable, and perhaps of more importance, that we have momentum moving into fiscal 2006. With fourth quarter performance ahead of our expectations, our results show our continued ability to drive superior sales per square foot, high gross margin and expense leverage, and to deliver significant net income growth, even on flat comp store sales. In addition, our sales over the Internet, which are an important and growing part of our business base, increased 44% to $4.0 million in the quarter, and for the year contributed $8.7 million to our sales.
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Through this program, we have been privileged to meet many great kids and have been touched by their stories and their efforts. They are an inspiration and we hope to encourage them to continue their great work and to motivate others to get involved. These are our future community leaders and we salute them.
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We know what the (Friends2BMade) customers like: They like pink, pink and pink, and they like purple, purple and purple.
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We are pleased with our performance and progress in the first quarter, especially since the first quarter of last year included sales generated by the Easter holiday. This year, the Easter holiday fell in April and is in our second quarter.
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Our store is about an experience. We wanted our store to be like a theme park in the mall, and that's really what they've helped us create.
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With 200 stores by the end of the year, we are closer and more accessible to our customers than ever before, ... Our financial performance remains on track and we look forward to a very successful fall season.
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It's very much about friendship, and that's what we wanted it to be, ... There didn't need to be another fashion doll.
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Baseball is a significant part of the American landscape, as are stuffed animals, and that is why this partnership with the St. Louis Cardinals is such a fit. The Cardinals are our hometown team and we have been working with them for many years. Having a store in the new stadium was the logical next step in our relationship.
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This book gives readers an inside look at how to create an incredible company for customers of all ages. Specifically, I provide the essential elements required to launch, nurture, and run a viable global company in the 21st century and beyond, based on time-tested experience.
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These stores are part of our strategy to take Build-A-Bear Workshop to wherever families go to have fun. We look forward to being a part of more ballparks and of enhancing that family fun.
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We've talked to other zoos. This will be a great example.