Trans World Entertainment to Host Second Quarter 2008 Results Conference Call

Trans World Entertainment to Host Second Quarter 2008 Results Conference Call

ALBANY, N.Y., Aug. 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Trans World Entertainment Corporation (NASDAQ:TWMC) announced today that it will host a teleconference call for members of the financial community on Thursday, August 21, 2008 at 10:00 AM ET to discuss its press release, which will be issued on the same day before the market opens, regarding its second quarter 2008 financial results. 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 nearly 800 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.

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, for Trans World Entertainment
Corporation

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

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