For the
Le Tigre song, see
Hot Topic (Song). Hot Topic is an
American chain store aimed at
teenagers and
young adults. It has over 600 chain stores across the United States, Japan and Puerto Rico, the majority of which are located in
shopping malls. The first Hot Topic store was opened in
1988 by Orv Madden. The chain specializes in
pop-culture-related
fashion and
merchandise, including clothing, books, comics, jewelry, CDs, records, posters and other paraphernalia. It caters to a number of youth-oriented "scenes," such as
metal,
Indie,
punk,
emo,
goth,
club,
otaku and
lounge, as well as a number of general and
1980s retro pop culture products including
TNA Wrestling products. It has also backed major concert festivals like
Ozzfest and recently
Sounds Of The Underground. Products from Tripp NYC,
Lip Service and
Funhouse are also stocked.
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