Trans World Entertainment to Host Second Quarter 2008 Results Conference Call

    ALBANY, N.Y., Aug. 14 /EMWNews/ -- 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, http://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 http://www.fye.com, http://www.wherehouse.com, http://www.secondspin.com,

http://www.samgoody.com and http://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.