Hot Topic Incorporated operates in the Catalog and mail-order houses sector. Hot Topic, Inc. is a mall and Web-based specialty retailer operating the Hot Topic and Torrid concepts, as well as the e-space music concept, ShockHound. It sells a selection of music/pop culture-licensed and music/pop culture-influenced apparel, accessories, music and gift items for young men and women principally between the ages of 12 and 22. At Torrid, the Company sells apparel, lingerie, shoes and accessories for plus-size females principally between the ages of 15 and 29. 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. At ShockHound, through its Website www.shockhound.com, the Company sells music merchandise and MP3s. As of December 31, 2009, it operated 680 Hot Topic stores throughout the United States and Puerto Rico. In March 2011, the Company announced the discontinuation of the ShockHound.com business operations. In
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