Hot Topic news and archive

Hot Topic names first-ever chief style officer for Social Collision

Hot Topic, the retail destination for music, entertainment, and pop culture merchandise, has named actress Xochitl Gomez as its first-ever chief style officer for its in-house brand, Social Collision. Gomez, who starred as the face and stylist of Hot Topic's 2023 Back-To-School campaign, has been brought on to bring her “unique style and Gen-Z...

Business

Hot Topic launches resale offer with ThredUp

Hot Topic has revealed a new “360-resale” programme, ‘Hot Topic Replay’, that allows customers to shop secondhand products directly through its website. The initiative was launched with tech company ThredUp, which utilised its Resale-as-a-Service (RaaS) system to power the resale experience. Alongside preloved Hot Topic items, customers can also...

Design

Sycamore seals acquisition of Hot Topic at 600 million dollars

Sycamore Partners announced Wednesday that it has completed its acquisition of Hot Topic, Inc. in a transaction valued at approximately 600 million dollars. "Hot Topic and Torrid are both leaders in their categories, and we are excited to have both brands as part of our portfolio," said Stefan Kaluzny, Managing Director of Sycamore Partners....