Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The last time I stepped inside a Hot Topic was in 2003. I was 12 years old, mad at the world, and about to enter the seventh grade ...

Shoppers browse through a Hot Topic store in 2002 at the Serramonte mall in California. In the early 2000s, Hot Topic targeted a customer base between the ages of 12 and 22. (Photo: Getty Images) ...

Leveraging thredUP's Resale-as-a-ServiceⓇ, Hot Topic now offers secondhand items from its own brand and other pop culture brands "Incorporating resale into our business model is another step towards ...

Longtime Goth-teen store fave Hot Topic (HOTT) rocked right through the first year of the downturn. Then, fickle teens turned on the 650-store chain, shrinking its sales for a year straight, including ...

Thrilljoy is an up-and-coming collectibles company that made its big debut at New York Comic Con 2024. It was founded by former Funko CEO Brian Mariotti and is focused on creating premium, artisan ...

The internet didn't just nuke the traditional music industry — it's been wreaking havoc on physical retail locations with increasing effect. Weathering all of this is Hot Topic, which, according to a ...

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Hot Topic, the leading destination for music, entertainment, and pop culture merchandise, is excited to announce actress Xochitl Gomez as the face of its new “Take Note” ...

Trendy clothing store chain Hot Topic is closing one of its four Sacramento-area locations. The retailer will shut the doors of its store at Sunrise Mall shopping center in Citrus Heights in March, ...

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--For 25 years, Hot Topic has been called “the Goth store” – the place in the mall for teens looking for rock tees, body jewelry, hair dye and black clothes with zippers, ...

Brooding-teen retailer Hot Topic Inc. is about to become family with Talbots Inc., an apparel chain beloved by moms. Hot Topic, a mall staple based in City of Industry, is being sold for $600 million ...

Hot Topic shoppers may have had some of their personal information accessed by hackers after the clothing company announced a breach. The company identified "suspicious login activity to certain Hot ...

John Kirkpatrick is a lucky guy. “My teenage daughter and 10-year-old son think I have the coolest job,” he says. As chief music officer of the retailer Hot Topic, Kirkpatrick has the onerous ...