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Note 1 - Description of Business and Basis of Preparation | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 28, 2013
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Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. (the Company) is a specialty retailer of plush animals and related products. The Company began operations in October 1997. The Company sells its products through its 323 company-owned stores operated primarily in leased locations in malls in the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico, the United Kingdom and Ireland along with its Web sites. Operations in foreign countries where the Company does not have company-owned stores are through franchise agreements. Certain reclassifications of prior year amounts have been made to conform to current year presentation, none of which impact net loss in any period.

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