Trans World Entertainment Corp

Trans World Entertainment is among the largest specialty music and video retailers in the United States. Founded in 1972, the company currently operates more than 800 stores in 26 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Its stores are divided into two categories: mall-based and freestanding. Trans World s national mall-based portfolio is united under the brand name FYE, for your entertainment; the portfolio includes select Saturday Matinee movie stores. Freestanding stores include Wherehouse Music, Coconuts Music and Movies, Strawberries, Spec s, CD World, Streetside Records and Planet Music. The company offers a wide selection of entertainment products, including CDs, DVDs, prerecorded audio and videocassettes and related accessories. The company s headquarters, and its main distribution center, is in Albany, N.Y., with other distribution facilities in North Canton, Ohio, and Carson, Calif.