Is this building really big enough to host 1000 employees given they're not an exclusive tenant?ImprovSTL wrote: From what I can gather they have about 1000 corporate employees, so 200 seems low. Maybe that is a first phase? Or maybe those numbers are wrong.
This makes a lot of sense. I always thing direct to consumer brands make the most sense for core urban areas and specifically downtown. In terms of potential companies currently located elsewhere in the metro that to me make the most sense downtown, I think Energizer, Rawlings, and Panera are some of the most obvious of logical from a business case standpoint. Build-a-Bear is a similar case.gone corporate wrote: STL Biz Journal is reporting... it's Build-A-Bear Workshop's HQ!
Source: https://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/new ... -city.html
Build-A-Bear Workshop (NYSE: BBW) may move its headquarters to the city of St. Louis, the retailer said Friday.
The company, located at 1954 Innerbelt Business Center Drive in Overland, could move operations to the Grand Central Building at 415 S. 18th St. near Union Station. The company said the new developments underway there, such as the aquarium and a possible soccer stadium, are a "strategic fit" with its business. In addition, the company would open a Build-A-Bear store at the new building.
“We are excited with the prospect of relocating our global headquarters to the dynamic downtown St. Louis area; at this point, nothing has been finalized as we await details from the city on an incentive package and continue to work through important points for a lease,” said Sharon Price John, president and CEO, Build-A-Bear Workshop. “We will not have further comment until we have additional information required to make a final decision.”
This story will be updated.
They also have an outlet at Busch beyond Centerfield.symphonicpoet wrote:They have an outlet at the zoo that's done very well for them, I believe. And maybe also helped to support the zoo. I have a vague recollection of one at the Science Center at some point as well. Might well be that they also try to get into attractions with a high youth appeal or a wildlife connection or both. I could see this working out very well for them indeed. And if it helps anchor the aquarium . . . even better.
The zoo one closed and is a starbucks now. But it sounds like you are correct about it doing well.symphonicpoet wrote: They have an outlet at the zoo that's done very well for them, I believe. And maybe also helped to support the zoo. I have a vague recollection of one at the Science Center at some point as well. Might well be that they also try to get into attractions with a high youth appeal or a wildlife connection or both. I could see this working out very well for them indeed. And if it helps anchor the aquarium . . . even better.
The Zoo Master Plan includes a gondola across 64 between the South Campus and the North Entrance.urbanitas wrote:^A gondola?
)Yes, it looks like they just took office space with acoustic-tiled ceilings, and threw in some decorations, shelves and spotlighting. It all looks very temporary, hence the question about long-term plans and coordination with Union Station. There are two different property owners involved, and I'm not extremely confident in their ability to share the sandbox...aprice wrote: ↑Jan 06, 2020I don't know if anyone has seen the interior of their "flagship store" yet. I saw some clips on KMOV (don't ask me why I was watching KMOV) and the interior looked terrible. Definitely a rush job. Hopefully they're waiting to see how busy it gets and maybe do a major renovation after that?
