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) ...

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 ...

The U.S. retail chain Hot Topic was hit by 12 days of breaches, spread across five waves of attacks during the first half of this year, and it’s still surveying the damage. The series of breaches that ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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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 ...