but Hot Topic has "gone more mainstream" in recent months, offering less of the out-there Goth duds that once made the store wildly popular with kids too cool for Old Navy and the Gap (GPS).

We used to giggle at the more mature offerings at a place like Spencer's Gifts, but there was one store that 12-year-old me and my friends used to avoid with wide eyes: Hot Topic. Hot Topic ...

McLaughlin added that sales of music-related items at 16-year-old Hot Topic were good and that Torrid’s performance was “exceeding our expectations.” The company operates 550 Hot Topic ...