Trans World Entertainment Opens f.y.e. Store at the Shops at La Cantera Mall in San Antonio, TX

Trans World Entertainment Opens f.y.e. Store at the Shops at La Cantera Mall in San Antonio, TX

ALBANY, N.Y., Sept. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Trans World Entertainment Corporation (NASDAQ:TWMC), a leading specialty retailer of music, video and video game products, today announced the opening of an f.y.e. store in San Antonio, TX. The new store will be located at the Shops of La Cantera located at 16641 La Cantera Parkway, San Antonia, TX.

"We are very pleased to bring f.y.e., the total entertainment destination, to the greater San Antonio area," commented Robert J. Higgins, Trans World's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. "Our new store in the Shops of La Cantera, will provide the community with the ultimate shopping experience for the entertainment consumer delivering an expansive catalog, state-of-the-art in-store technologies and f.y.e.'s customer service commitment."

f.y.e. offers a broad assortment of music and video merchandise as well as an extensive selection of games, portable electronics, accessories and boutique items. The store also features listening and viewing stations (LVS) which allows customers to sample any CD in the store and sample movie and game trailers available from the studios.

Trans World Entertainment is a leading specialty retailer of music, video and video game products. The Company operates over 800 retail stores in 46 states, the District of Columbia, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico and e-commerce sites, http://www.fye.com/, http://www.coconuts.com/, http://www.wherehouse.com/ and http://www.secondspin.com/. In addition to its mall locations, operated primarily under the f.y.e. brand, the Company also operates freestanding locations under the names Coconuts Music and Movies, Strawberries Music, Wherehouse, CD World, Spec's, Second Spin and Planet Music.

Certain statements in this release set forth management's intentions, plans, beliefs, expectations or predictions of the future based on current facts and analyses. Actual results may differ materially from those indicated in such statements. Additional information on factors that may affect the business and financial results of the Company can be found in filings of the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Source: Trans World Entertainment Corporation

CONTACT: John J. Sullivan, EVP, Chief Financial Officer of Trans World Entertainment, +1-518-452-1242; or Richard Tauberman, of MWW Group, +1-201-507-9500, rtauberman@mww.com

Web site: http://www.fye.com/ http://www.secondspin.com/ http://www.wherehouse.com/ http://www.coconuts.com/

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