Hot Topic History & Historical Profile

Historical Record

18305 E. San Jose Avenue City of Industry, CA 91748-1237 United States +1-626-8394681 (Phone)

February 2019 Summary: Hot Topic offers band-related apparel and accessories, licensed merchandise, and fashion apparel and accessories, which you can find at more than 600 stores and online at www.hottopic.com. Nearly 25 years since our founding, you can still feel the passion for music and pop culture in everything we do: in our stores, at HQ, in our distribution centers and in our products. Hot Topic is a part of Hot Topic, Inc., based in Los Angeles, California.

October 2013 Summary: Hot Topic, Inc., is a mall and Web-based specialty retailer of apparel, accessories, music and gift items for young men and women. The Company operates under two concepts: Hot Topic and Torrid. At its Hot Topic stores, it sells a selection of licensed and non-licensed apparel, accessories and gift items that are influenced by popular music artists and pop culture trends. At Torrid, the Company sells apparel, lingerie, shoes and accessories for plus-size females principally between the ages of 12 and 26. The Company sells merchandise on its Websites www.hottopic.com and www.torrid.com, which reflect the Hot Topic and Torrid store concepts and sells merchandise similar to that sold in the respective stores. As of December 31, 2009, it operated 680 Hot Topic stores throughout the United States and Puerto Rico, and 156 Torrid stores in 35 states. In June 2013, Sycamore Partners completed its acquisition of Hot Topic, Inc .