Costco’s Nov. traffic slows, Build-a-Bear misses on revenue

Yahoo Finance Video and Julie Hyman

December 5, 2025

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COST

-0.36%

BBW

-2.33%

SYM

+4.69%

Market Catalysts host Julie Hyman examines three trending tickers on Yahoo Finance’s platform: Costco (COST), Build-a-Bear (BBW), and Symbotic (SYM).

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Video Transcript

00:09 Speaker A

Now time for some of today’s trending tickers. We are watching Costco, Build-A-Bear, and Symbotic.

00:15 Speaker A

First up, Costco. Those shares are slipping after November same store sales came in below expectations, signaling slower US traffic.

00:23 Speaker A

Though city analysts do say, while the market may focused on that slight slowdown in November same store sales, overall, they think the month was solid. They cite balanced gains in both ticket size and traffic and steady performance across categories.

00:36 Speaker A

Next up, Build-A-Bear Workshop. Shares sinking after the toy retailer missed third quarter revenue estimates.

00:43 Speaker A

Its CFO says tariffs and related costs hit the company for the first time this quarter and will continue into next year.

00:51 Speaker A

Still, management is sticking with its 2025 guidance for revenue, profits, and new store openings.

00:58 Speaker A

And finally Symbotic, the AI driven robotics company launching a $10 million public offering of its stock.

01:05 Speaker A

Shares are sinking amid the offering. It was announced yesterday after the closing bell.

01:10 Speaker A

Symbotic will offer six and a half million shares in a primary offering, and an affiliate of SoftBank will offer another three and a half million shares in the secondary offering.

01:19 Speaker A

Symbotic plans to use the proceeds from those sales for general corporate purposes.

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