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Shoppers browse through a Hot Topic store in 2002 at the Serramonte mall in California. In the early 2000s, Hot Topic targeted a customer base between the ages of 12 and 22. (Photo: Getty Images) ...

There's no denying that the Hot Topic you can visit in your local mall today is dramatically different from the Hot Topic in your memories from the early aughts. One creator on TikTok revealed just ...

Name the two places you always wanted to shop in the mall: Build-A-Bear and Hot Topic, am I right? These two stores just got you. They helped you embrace your inner softie while looking like a total ...