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 ...

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) ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Lars Daniel covers digital evidence and forensics in life and law. Millions of customers of Hot Topic have been informed that ...

HT Live Featuring The Batman Merch Debuts Today with Guest Host Andy Black LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Hot Topic, Inc., the leading omnichannel platform for music, entertainment and pop culture ...

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, ...

Fans of BBC America‘s “Doctor Who” can now express their allegiance to the British sci-fi TV show through their choice of clothing. Hot Topic has launched a limited-edition “Doctor Who”-themed women’s ...

Retailer Hot Topic has reportedly suffered a data breach exposing tens of millions of customer records. The data breach happened in Oct. 2024 and exposed 57 million unique email addresses, but also ...

When it comes to alternative fashion culture, there's one store in particular that many of us '90s kids owe our middle school fashion glory to: Hot Topic, the store packed with music and geek culture, ...

After closing its stores at The District at Tustin Legacy and Laguna Hills Mall earlier this year, Hot Topic shuttered another location in Orange County Monday. The chain still has five remaining ...

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 ...

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