ALBANY, N.Y., Aug. 9 /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 23, 2007 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 2007 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, home video and video games and related products. The Company operates over 950 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
Peter Gau of MWW Group
+1-201-964-2377
pgau@mww.com
for Trans World Entertainment Corporation