Ridemakerz
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| Limited liability company | |
| Industry | Retail |
| Founded | 2007 |
| Headquarters | Irvine, California, USA |
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Key people
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Larry Andreini, Chip Foose, Maxine Clark |
| Products | Toy Cars |
| Website | http://www.ridemakerz.com |
Ridemakerz (alternatively written "RIDEMAKERZ") is an American retailer of toy cars. The business was started in 2007 by Larry Andreini, Chip Foose (of TLC Overhaulin'), and Maxine Clark (of Build-A-Bear Workshop).
The first location opened June 1, 2007 in Myrtle Beach, SC at Broadway at the Beach. Since then, twelve locations had opened in ten other states. In late 2009 Ridemakerz began closing most of their stores. By the end of 2009, Ridemakerz will have closed nine of their twelve stores, the four remaining stores will be Myrtle Beach, SC, Downtown Disney Walt Disney World, Downtown Disney Disneyland, and Branson, MO. Plus they will be selling their products in the newly repurchased and re-imagined Disney Stores.
The company currently holds licenses to make the Chevrolet Corvette, Dodge Challenger, Dodge Ram, Dodge Viper, Ford F-250 Super Chief, Ford Mustang, Mini Cooper, and the Scion xB.
In April 2008, Ridemakerz won "Best Attraction Retailing" for stores under 5,000 square feet (460 m2) in Chain Store Age Magazine's Retail Store of the Year awards
Ridemakerz is a limited liability company. It was founded in 2007 in St. Louis, Missouri and moved to Rancho Santa Margarita, California in 2009. The main financier is investor Norman Pozez. Build-A-Bear owns about 25% of the company. In 2010 it is opening a warehouse and distribution center in Valencia, California (it currently uses the system of Build-A-Bear) and moving its headquarters to Irvine, California. There are approximately 250 employees nationwide and 16 employees at its headquarters.
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