Build-A-Bear Workshop Chain Is Said to Seek Buyer

Build-A-Bear Workshop Inc., the chain of make-your-own stuffed animal stores, is seeking a buyer and has approached private-equity firms, according to three people with knowledge of the matter.

Barclays Capital is advising the company, said two of the people, who declined to be identified because the matter is private. The St. Louis-based retailer had a market value of about $117 million as of yesterday’s close.