Hot Topic, Inc'

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Hot Topic, Inc.

• A company overview
• Tom Wexler
• CIS 95.1
• September 30, 2004

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Who are we?

• Retail mall stores
• 624 stores in 50 states and Puerto Rico
• Two websites for e-commerce
• Alternative clothes and accessories

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Who are we?
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The main chain

• 562 stores on 50 states and Puerto Rico
• 12-22 year old target demographic
• Clothes, accessories, and novelty items

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The new wave

• 62 stores in 23 states
• 15-27 year old females
• Stylish clothing in sizes 12-26 (plus size)

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How good are we?
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Net Sales Information

• 136.3 million
• Third quarter FY 2004
• Up 20.4 million from second quarter FY 2004

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Sources of net profit growth

• 17.3 million from new Hot Topic stores
• 4.5 million from new Torrid stores
• 1.1 million from Internet sales(hottopic.com
  and torrid.com)