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To: Savant who wrote (104)	5/3/2013 10:36:49 AM
From: Arthur Radley	Respond to of 200

Savant, Someone is blowing smoke about the truth with Build-A--Bear opening 20-25 new stores in NA over the coming year. Apparently PAMT misunderstood what Build-A-Bear said in their own PR about their plans for the coming year. "Build-A-Bear closed 18 stores during the quarter to end the period with 333 company-owned stores and 92 franchised locations. It expects to close up to 45 additional stores through 2014, aiming for between 225 and 250 stores in North America, down from its current 273. " Notice that Bear is telling you that net number of stores are going DOWN. These guys are trying to keep their head above water----why do you think they would be closing stores right and left and then turn around and buy worthless equipment from PAMT?

To: Savant who wrote (104)	5/3/2013 12:47:30 PM
From: Savant	Respond to of 200

RT... BBW turn around.... blogs.marketwatch.com Remodeled stores saw sales pick up on average 25% in the first quarter, compared with an 8% constant-dollar increase company wide. The company is on track to remodel approximately 25 locations in 2013 with another 20 to 25 locations planned in 2014. snip.. Build-A-Bear Workshop Inc. /quotes/zigman/359016 /quotes/nls/bbw BBW -1.92% is getting a big hug from investors, for a change. The do-it-yourself stuffed animals store saw its shares surge 30% Thursday to $6.58, their biggest gain since December 2010, after swinging to a first-quarter profit and reporting a 10% increase in same-store sales. Sales jumped 11% in North America and 9.7% in Europe. The comparable sales gain was significant. It was the biggest quarterly increase since the fourth quarter of 2004, and only the sixth gain since late 2005, according to Retail Metrics. The adjusted profit of 14 cents a share was another big surprise because analysts were expecting an average 2-cent loss, Retail Metrics said.