ST. LOUIS, Feb. 15, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- For the tenth
year running, Build-A-Bear Workshop has been named to the FORTUNE
100 Best Companies to Work For list, according to global research
and consulting firm Great Place to Work and Fortune.
Build-A-Bear Workshop ranked No. 55 on the list, which is based
on survey responses from more than 310,000 employees rating their
workplace culture on 50-plus elements of the workplace. These
include trust in managers, compensation, fairness, camaraderie and
workplace traits linked to innovation. The ranking accounted for
the experiences of all employees including women, people of color,
LGBT individuals, older team members, and disabled employees.
Great Place to Work research shows that list winners keep
beating industry rivals when it comes to talent retention and
demonstrating higher levels of productivity than peers.
In the most recent Associate Experience Survey, 95 percent of
U.S. Build-A-Bear Workshop associates said they understand how
their work supports the mission of Build-A-Bear—to "Add a Little
More Heart to Life." Build-A-Bear associates also indicated
that they believe in the company's core value of "Give" by making
their communities a better place to live, work and play through
contributions of time and talent.
"For a decade, our associates have attested to Build-A-Bear
Workshop being a highly-engaged and satisfying workplace," said
Sharon Price John, president and
chief executive officer, Build-A-Bear Workshop. "The well-being of
our employees and opportunities for career growth are priorities
for us. In fact, in 2017, more than 50 percent of our
store management positions were filled by internal promotions.
Our inclusion on this esteemed list wouldn't be possible without
our associates, and we thank them for their continued dedication to
our mission every day."
The 100 Best Companies is one of a series of rankings by Great
Place to Work and FORTUNE based on employee feedback from Great
Place to Work-Certified™ organizations. Build-A-Bear Workshop also
ranked as a best workplace on the following lists by Great Place to
Work® and FORTUNE: 2017 Best Workplaces for Women list (third
consecutive year); the 2017 Best Workplaces in Retail list (fourth
consecutive year); the 2017 Best Workplaces for Millennials list
(third consecutive year); and the 2017 Best Workplaces for
Diversity list (third consecutive year).
About Build-A-Bear
Build-A-Bear is a global brand kids
love and parents trust that seeks to add a little more heart to
life. Build-A-Bear Workshop has over 400 stores worldwide where
guests can create customizable furry friends, including
corporately-managed stores in the United
States, Canada,
China, Denmark, Ireland, Puerto
Rico, and the United
Kingdom, and franchise stores in Africa, Asia,
Australia, Europe, Mexico and the Middle East. The company was named to the
FORTUNE 100 Best Companies to Work For® list for the
10th year in a row in 2018. Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. (NYSE:BBW)
posted a total revenue of $357.9
million in fiscal 2017. For more information, visit the
Investor Relations section of buildabear.com.
About The FORTUNE 100 Best Companies To Work
For®
Great Place to Work based its ranking on a data-driven
methodology applied to anonymous Trust Index™ survey responses from
more than 310,000 employees at Great Place to Work-Certified
organizations with more than 1,000 employees. To learn more about
Great Place to Work Certification and recognition on Best
Workplaces lists published with FORTUNE, visit
Greatplacetowork.com.
About Great Place to Work®
Great Place to Work is the
global authority on high-trust, high-performance workplace
cultures. Through its certification programs, Great Place to Work
recognizes outstanding workplace cultures and produces the annual
Fortune "100 Best Companies to Work For®" and Great Place to Work
Best Workplaces lists for Millennials, Women, Diversity, Small
& Medium Companies, industries and, internationally, countries
and regions. Through its culture consulting services, Great
Place to Work helps clients create great workplaces that outpace
peers on key business metrics like revenue growth, profitability,
retention and stock performance.
Learn more at Greatplacetowork.com and on LinkedIn, Twitter,
Facebook and Instagram.
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