Trans World Entertainment to Host Third Quarter 2009 Results Conference Call

ALBANY, N.Y., Nov. 12 /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, November 19, 2009 at
10:00 AM ET to discuss its press release, which will be issued on the same day
before the market opens, regarding its third quarter 2009 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 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, 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

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