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Hot Topic is closing Sacramento-area clothing store with ‘final sale.’ Here’s when and where

Trendy clothing store chain Hot Topic is closing one of its four Sacramento-area locations.

The retailer will shut the doors of its store at Sunrise Mall shopping center in Citrus Heights in March, store representatives confirmed via social media.

“We love you guys so much and thank you from the bottom of our hearts for supporting us here at Sunrise Mall,” the store representatives wrote in a Feb. 27 Instagram post. “We are going to miss you all so much!”

Management for the Hot Topic location told the Citrus Heights Sentinel that the decision to close came from the corporate office.

What is Hot Topic?

Hot Topic has sold band-related apparel and accessories, plus other pop culture licensed merchandise, primarily in malls since 1990, the company said on its website.

According to the website, Hot Topic has more than 600 locations in the United States and abroad.

One of the doors at the entrance to the Sunrise Mall is boarded up, Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2019, in Citrus Heights. Meghan Huber, economic development manager, would love to see improvements in the mall and to build a community for Citrus Heights.
One of the doors at the entrance to the Sunrise Mall is boarded up, Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2019, in Citrus Heights. Meghan Huber, economic development manager, would love to see improvements in the mall and to build a community for Citrus Heights. Renée C. Byer Sacramento Bee file

Where is Sacramento-area store closing?

Hot Topic is closing its location at 6069 Sunrise Mall in Citrus Heights off Sunrise Boulevard.

What’s the last day of business for Citrus Heights location?

Hot Topic’s last day of business at Sunrise Mall will be Wednesday, March 26, the store confirmed in the Instagram post.

A closing sale began on Feb. 28, with all items sold marked as “final sale.”

Hot Topic representatives encouraged customers stopping by the store to “sign our poster board to say goodbye to the team here.”

What else has closed at Sunrise shopping center?

Hot Topic’s closure comes soon after the departures of other stores from Sunrise Mall.

In January, Macy’s announced that it would close its department stores in Citrus Heights and downtown Sacramento, The Sacramento Bee reported at the time. The retail chain planned to shut a total of 66 stores across the United States.

Since December 2023, a number of restaurants and retailers closed their locations at Sunrise Mall, the Citrus Heights Sentinel previously reported. Recent closures include:

  • Taco Bell
  • Pretzelmaker
  • Najia Cuisine
  • Tilly’s
  • Zumiez

In 2019, Citrus Heights officials began working on the “Sunrise Tomorrow” plan, which would revitalize the mall site with more than 2,000 units of housing, restaurants, breweries, an outdoor entertainment venue and more, the Sacramento Bee previously reported.

Where are Hot Topic locations open in Sacramento area?

Other Hot Topic stores remain open at shopping centers in the capital region:

  • Arden Fair Mall, 1689 Arden Way in Sacramento
  • Folsom Premium Outlets, 13000 Folsom Blvd. in Folsom
  • Roseville Galleria, 1151 Galleria Blvd. in Roseville
Camila Pedrosa
The Sacramento Bee
Camila Pedrosa is a service journalism reporter at The Sacramento Bee. She previously worked as a summer reporting intern for The Bee and reported in Phoenix and Washington, D.C. She graduated from Arizona State University with a master’s degree in mass communication.
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