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Hot Topic Inc. (HOTT)On Nov 25: 5.89  Down 0.07 (1.17%)  
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Hot Topic Inc.
18305 East San Jose Avenue
City Of Industry, CA 91748
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Phone: 626-839-4681
Fax: 626-869-6374
Web Site: http://www.hottopic.com

DETAILS 
Index Membership:S&P 600 SmallCap
S&P 1500 Super Comp
Sector:Services
Industry:Apparel Stores
Full Time Employees:2,500

BUSINESS SUMMARY 
Hot Topic, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a mall- and Web-based specialty retailer in the United States. The company operates Hot Topic and Torrid store concepts, as well as an e-space music discovery concept, ShockHound. Its Hot Topic stores sell music/pop culture-licensed merchandise, including tee shirts, hats, posters, stickers, patches, postcards, books, novelty accessories, CDs, and DVDs; and music/pop culture-influenced merchandise comprising women’s and men’s apparel and accessories, such as woven and knit tops, skirts, pants, shorts, jackets, shoes, costume jewelry, body jewelry, sunglasses, cosmetics, leather accessories, and gift items. The company’s Torrid stores offer casual and dressy offerings, which include jeans, fashion tops, sweaters, pants, jackets and dresses, hosiery, shoes, intimate apparel, and fashion accessories for plus-size young women. The company’s ShickHound, a music Website that facilitates people of various ages to purchase MP3s and music merchandise, share their music interests, read the latest music news, and enjoy editorial content about their favorite artists. As of January 31, 2009, it operated 681 Hot Topic stores in the United States and Puerto Rico, and 159 Torrid stores in 36 states. The company also sells merchandise on its Web sites, hottopic.com and torrid.com. Hot Topic, Inc. was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in City of Industry, California.
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    CORPORATE GOVERNANCE 
    Hot Topic Inc.'s Corporate Governance Quotient (CGQ®) as of 6-Nov-09 is better than 81.3% of S&P 600 companies and 80.9% of Retailing companies.
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    KEY EXECUTIVES 
     PayExercised
    Ms. Elizabeth McLaughlin , 48
    Chief Exec. Officer
    $ 1.70M $ 711.00K
    Mr. James McGinty , 46
    Sec.
    N/A N/A
    Mr. Gerald A. Cook , 56
    Chief Operating Officer
    N/A N/A
    Mr. Christopher F. Daniel , 51
    Pres of Torrid
    N/A N/A
    Mr. John W. Kirkpatrick , 40
    Sr. VP and Chief Music Officer of Hot Topic Division
    N/A N/A
    Dollar amounts are as of 31-Dec-09 and compensation values are for the last fiscal year ending on that date. "Pay" is salary, bonuses, etc. "Exercised" is the value of options exercised during the fiscal year.
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