Hot Topic

Summary

Hot Topic is a retail chain^[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of retail_chain entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,345 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Hot Topic is in the country of United States^[3].
• Hot Topic's instance of is recorded as retail chain^[4].
• Hot Topic is owned by Sycamore Partners^[5].
• Hot Topic's headquarters location is recorded as City of Industry^[6].
• Hot Topic's child organization or unit is recorded as Torrid^[7].
• Hot Topic's child organization or unit is recorded as BoxLunch^[8].
• Hot Topic's Commons category is recorded as Hot Topic^[9].
• Hot Topic's stock exchange is recorded as Nasdaq^[10].
• Hot Topic's industry is recorded as retail^[11].
• 1988 marks the founding of Hot Topic^[12].
• Hot Topic's location of formation is recorded as Montclair Plaza^[13].
• Hot Topic's official website is recorded as https://www.hottopic.com/^[14].
• Hot Topic's legal form is recorded as public company^[15].
• Hot Topic's different from is recorded as Hot Topic^[16].
• Hot Topic's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+584965'}^[17].
• Hot Topic's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+605724'}^[18].
• Hot Topic's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+590075'}^[19].
• Hot Topic's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+315000'}^[20].
• Hot Topic's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+587261'}^[21].
• Hot Topic's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+320000'}^[22].
• Hot Topic's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+329000'}^[23].
• Hot Topic's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+362000'}^[24].

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Founding

1988 marks the founding of Hot Topic^[12]. Its location of formation is recorded as Montclair Plaza^[13].

Operations

Hot Topic's headquarters location is recorded as City of Industry^[6]. Subsidiaries include Torrid^[7], a business^[25], in United States^[26], founded in 2001^[27], headquartered in City of Industry^[28] and BoxLunch^[8], a business^[29], in United States^[30], founded in 2015^[31], headquartered in City of Industry^[32].

Industry

Hot Topic's industry is recorded as retail^[11].

Ownership

Hot Topic is owned by Sycamore Partners^[5]. Its stock exchange is recorded as Nasdaq^[10].

Why It Matters

Hot Topic ranks in the top 7% of retail_chain entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,345 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[33]