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Note 1 - Description of Business and Basis of Preparation
12 Months Ended
Jan. 03, 2015
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Description of Business and Basis of Preparation


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 324 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.


Reclassifications of prior year amounts related to the presentation of the provision for doubtful accounts in the statement of cash flows have been made to conform to current year presentation which do not impact total net cash provided by operating activities in any period.