Build-A-Bear continues to rack up market gains, despite tariffs and teetering mall traffic

NEW YORK (AP) — and years of teetering mall traffic have . But Build-A-Bear investors are continuing to reap sizeable gains.

Shares of Build-A-Bear Workshop are up more than 60% since the start of 2025, trading at just under $72 apiece as of Tuesday afternoon. That compares to just 13% for the S&P 500 since the start of the year, and marks dramatic growth from five years ago, when the St. Louis-based retailer's stock sat under $3.