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		<title><![CDATA[Several Retailers Miss November Sales Views]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Brad DorfmanCHICAGO (<a href="http://resources.bnet.com/index.php?source=Reuters">Reuters</a>) - Several U.S. retailers posted weaker-than-expected sales for November, getting the key holiday season off to a sluggish start as consumers worried about the economy and double-digit unemployment.Eight of the 11 retailers that reported by early Thursday missed estimates, including Costco Wholesale Corp COST, Children's Place...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 05:01:56 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Hot Topic Inc. Q2 2009 Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer Session Operator Operator Instructions Your first question comes from Jeff Klinefelter - Piper Jaffray Jeff Klinefelter - Piper Jaffray Betsy, as you were talking about a Hot Topic among today comps are down eight. The months can you share again that how you expect the shift the benefit...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 18:47:27 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Hot Topic Inc. Q2 2009 Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hot Topic Inc. HOTT   Q2 2009 Earnings Call   August 19, 2009; 04:30 pm ET]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 07:47:27 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[May Same-Store Sales: Early Bird Special]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[RetailSails submits: While most major retailers won&#8217;t report same-store sales results for May 2009 until today (minus Wal-Mart  WMT who previously announced they would no longer report on a monthly basis), we got a preview from two mall-based retailers &#8211; Hot Topic HOTT and Zumiez ZUMZ.  If their...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2009 04:57:20 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Short Base Rises for Hot Topic]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jessica Johnson submits:  Hot Topic HOTT has 680 mall-based stores in the US and Puerto Rico where it sells accessories and clothes to the youth market (ages 12 to 22). HOTT will report first quarter earnings today, Wednesday the 20th of May, where the EPS estimate is approximately 0.018....]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2009 12:16:55 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Why Hot Topic Is a Dangerous Short]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[H.J. Huney submits: Over the past few weeks, I have encountered an innumerable number of articles, pitches, and recommendations in favor of shorting Hot Topic HOTT. Some have been argued poorly and some, such as Shaun Loh&#8217;s recent write-up on Seeking Alpha, have been argued fairly well. Regardless, I&#8217;m not...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2009 12:49:39 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Hot Topics Won't Stay Hot for Long]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Shaun Loh submits: Trading at a P/E of 24.3 is outrageously high for this specialty retailer whose sales revenue is highly dependent on what is left of teenagers' fickle discretionary spending dollars. Hot Topic HOTT owns two retail concepts: Hot Topic and Torrid. Hot Topic is in the business of...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2009 11:14:45 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Hot Topic, Inc. Q4 2008 Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator Instructions Your first question comes from Adrienne Tennant &#8211; FBR Capital Markets. Adrienne Tennant &#8211; FBR Capital Markets My first question is on the in store music event, can you talk about the progression of how you came about and discovered these in store music events,...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2009 18:11:31 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[How Did Major Retailers Do in August?]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Markham Lee submits: Here is a quick rundown of the performance of various leading retailers during the month of August:  Clothing retailers - Aeropostale ARO (13%) and Buckle BKE (22.4%) reported solid numbers, while Abercrombie ANF (-11%), Hot Topic HOTT (-2.7%), Limited Brands LTD (-7%) all showed declines. In...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Sep 2008 03:23:56 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Gap Saves Its Way to Higher Profits]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[At first glance, the Gap Stores GPS report of a 51% increase in net profit for the most recent quarter looks like great news.  Looking a little deeper there are signs of trouble.  A key measure of success for retailers, same store sales, shows that on average, sales...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Aug 2008 04:19:32 -0700</pubDate>
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