A joke about Build-A-Bear Workshop in "Avengers: Endgame" boosted the toy retailer's sales last quarter. Its CEO highlighted a "generous and welcome nod to Build-A-Bear in the movie's first 10 minutes, when Tony Stark told Rocket Raccoon, 'I thought you were Build-A-Bear." Build-A-Bear also benefited from strong interest in Pokémon ahead of "Detective Pikachu." The company has raised prices as threatened tariffs on Chinese imports would have a "meaningful impact on our overall cost,"...

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