Trans World Entertainment to Host Holiday Sales Conference Call

Trans World Entertainment to Host Holiday Sales Conference Call

ALBANY, N.Y., Dec. 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Trans World Entertainment Corporation (NASDAQ:TWMC) announced today that it will host a teleconference call for members of the financial community on Wednesday, January 7, 2009 at 10:00 AM ET to discuss its press release regarding its holiday sales results, which will be issued on the same day before the market opens. This call will be simultaneously webcast at the Company's website, www.twec.com.

Trans World Entertainment is a leading specialty retailer of entertainment software, including music, video and video games and related products. The Company operates retail stores in the United States, the District of Columbia, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico, primarily under the names f.y.e. for your entertainment and Suncoast and on the web at www.fye.com, www.wherehouse.com, www.secondspin.com, www.samgoody.com and www.suncoast.com.

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.

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CONTACT: John J. Sullivan EVP, Chief Financial Officer, Trans World
Entertainment, +1-518-452-1242; Marilynn Meek, +1-212-827-3773,
mmeek@frbir.com, of Financial Relations Board for Trans World Entertainment

Web Site: http://www.twec.com/

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