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Hot Topic Logo
Hot Topic Growth Score
40
CB Rank
185136
Heat Score
50
Hot Topic is a retail store that offers music and pop culture licensed apparel, accessories, and gifts.
Acquired by
Sycamore Partners Logo
Sycamore Partners
Founded
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Private California, Maryland, United States5001-10000 hottopic.com
Apparel
E-Commerce
Fashion
Lifestyle
Music
Retail
Overview

Hot Topic
Growth Score
40
Heat Score
50

Growth Score40
-11 pts
in past quarter
Heat Score 50
-12 pts
in past quarter

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Recent Milestones
Raised Funding Round
Jan 1, 1970
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About Hot Topic

CB Rank
185136
Hot Topic is a retail store that offers music and pop culture licensed apparel, accessories, and gifts.
Acquired by
Sycamore Partners Logo
Sycamore Partners
Founded
obfuscation
Private California, Maryland, United States5001-10000 hottopic.com
Apparel
E-Commerce
Fashion
Lifestyle
Music
Retail

Key People

Details

Legal Name Hot Topic Inc.
Operating Status Active
Company Type For Profit
Founders  Steve Vranes
About the Company
Hot Topic is a retail store that offers music and pop culture licensed apparel, accessories, and gifts.
Phone Number 6268394681
Diversity Spotlight 
Women Led
Predictions & Insights

Growth Prediction

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Products & Services

Apparel
Clothing items including tees, hoodies, jeans, jackets, pajamas, swimwear, and loungewear featuring pop culture themes.
Backpacks and Bags
Various types of bags including backpacks, mini backpacks, shoulder bags, crossbody bags, totes, wallets, and luggage with pop culture designs.

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Financials

M&A Details

Hot Topic was acquired by Sycamore Partners for
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Hot Topic acquired by Sycamore Partners
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Market Intelligence
People
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Headcount 5001-10000 Employee Profiles 4 Contacts 2,213

Employee Profiles

News

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Technology
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Monthly Web Visits

11,977,780
30.1%
 in past month

IT Spend

$63.3MThis year, Hot Topic is projected to spend $63.3M on IT, according to Aberdeen.

Interest Signals

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100
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100
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Fire Detection
100

Actively Used Products

22Hot Topic uses 22 technology products and services including HTML5, Facebook, and  Facebook Comments, according to G2 Stack.

Active Website Tech Count

56Hot Topic is actively using 56 technologies for its website, according to BuiltWith. These include DNSSEC, IPv6, and  U.S. Server Location.

Total IP

10Hot Topic has registered 10 trademarks with the most popular class being 'Advertising; business', according to IPqwery.
Sub-Organizations
Frequently Asked Questions

Where is Hot Topic's headquarters? Hot Topic is located in California, Maryland, United States.Who are Hot Topic's competitors? Alternatives and possible competitors to Hot Topic may include Shein, Torrid, and  Claire's.
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