COVID Update: North American Operation Closure

Posted on March 20th, 2020 by Jimmy Banish

Letter from Chief of Operations Jimmy Banish: TBF Community, The COVID-19 pandemic is taking over communities around the world at an astounding rate. While testing availability in the United States is beginning to ramp up, the extent of the virus’s spread is largely unknown, we want to do our part to protect everyone. The safety …more

COVID-19 Update: On Call Status and Product Returns

Posted on March 18th, 2020 by Jimmy Banish

Letter from Chief of Operations Jimmy Banish: TBF Community, As this week has progressed and we've been able to evaluate more information on the status of the COVID-19 virus, we've made the decision to limit our operation to an "On Call" approach. This meaning, we will be sending our team home to self quarantine as …more

COVID Business Hours

Posted on March 16th, 2020 by Jimmy Banish

Monday March 16th, 2020 Due to the current governmental and CDC recommendations in an effort to reduce continued spread of the COVID-19 strain we will be reducing our hours of operation effective today. Temporary hours of operation will be Monday-Friday 9:00a - 2:00p EST. We will still continue to honor our 24 Hour order processing …more

Business Update: COVID-19

Posted on March 13th, 2020 by Jimmy Banish

Letter from Chief of Operations Jimmy Banish: TBF Community, From our family to yours we hope everyone is staying healthy and safe during these sensitive times. I wanted to reach out in an effort to provide some transparency on what the current COVID-19 climate means for The Bear Factory from an operational stand point. As …more

Price, Website, & Brand Update | 3.3.2020

Posted on March 3rd, 2020 by Jimmy Banish

Post by Jimmy Banish, COO Happy March Madness to our TBF Community and welcome to another update from our Teddy Time Blog. As a college basketball fan, March is an exciting month with the “Big Dance” madness while also marking the beginning of the end of winter here in Michigan. There are many exciting things …more

Coronavirus & Our Supply Chain

Posted on February 24th, 2020 by Jimmy Banish

Letter from Chief of Operations Jimmy Banish: Good Afternoon and Happy Monday the 24th of February! This post is part of our first email newsletter of 2020 and is specifically focused on the coronavirus updates you are hearing about on the news. We have been keeping a close eye on this situation, as everyone is …more

Black Friday 2022

Posted on November 20th, 2019 by Jimmy Banish

Black Friday thru Sunday 11/28 Giveaway The holidays are officially here and by the volume of orders we're seeing from you, it's pretty obvious it's time to go go go! This Black Friday we will be doing a limited giveaway for orders placed now through Sunday 11/28/21. Any order over $250 will receive a 6 …more

Operation Conservation

Posted on September 25th, 2019 by Jimmy Banish

#OperationConservation Awareness Article by Jimmy Banish Animal Conservation isn't something I have personally been very involved with or really knew much about until the recent climate rallies and awareness started to happen last year. These conversations sparked my interest and challenged me to look at what kind of impact I'm making in my day-to-day engagements. …more

TBF Introduces Recycling Program with Earth Promise Commitment

Posted on June 17th, 2019 by Jimmy Banish

TBF Introduces Recycling Program with Earth Promise Commitment By Hannah Shellenbarger The Bear Factory is committed to more than just providing children and adults with a fun Build-A-Buddy activity. It is our goal for children to enjoy building a pal, while also learning the responsibility we have to our planet. To The Bear Factory, Earth …more

Trade Relations and Tariff Status Update

Posted on May 20th, 2019 by Jimmy Banish

Trade Relations and Tariff Status Update May 20th, 2019 The only thing more bothersome than the series finale of Game of Thrones is the impeding worry of tariffs and how it can impact your business. With current political relationships between the US and China being what they are and weekly, if not daily, developments in …more