Nature of Operations	9 Months Ended
Nov. 03, 2018
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Nature of Operations [Text Block]	Note 1. Nature of Operations Trans World Entertainment Corporation and subsidiaries (“the Company”) operates in two reportable segments: fye and etailz. The fye segment operates a chain of retail entertainment stores and e-commerce sites, www.fye.com and www.secondspin.com. As of November 3, 2018, the fye segment operated 227 stores totaling approximately 1.3 million square feet in the United States, the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands. fye stores offer predominantly entertainment products. The etailz segment is a leading digital marketplace retailer and generates substantially all of its revenue through Amazon Marketplace. The Company’s business is seasonal in nature, for both segments, with the peak selling period being the holiday season which falls in the Company’s fourth fiscal quarter. *Liquidity and Cash Flows:* The Company’s primary sources of liquidity are borrowing capacity under its revolving credit facility, available cash and cash equivalents, and cash generated from operations. The Company’s cash flows may be impacted by many factors including the economic environment, consumer confidence, competitive conditions in the retail industry and the success of its strategies. For the next 12 months, management believes that the Company’s existing liquidity will be adequate to fund its working capital needs. Management believes that the Company’s current financial position will provide it the financial flexibility to support its growth initiatives. However, in accordance with the Company’s financing strategy, the Company may access the capital markets opportunistically. Management anticipates any cash requirements due to a shortfall in cash from operations will be funded by the Company’s revolving credit facility, as discussed in note 8 in the interim condensed consolidated financial statements. In connection with the preparation of these unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements, the Company has evaluated and concluded there are no conditions or events, considered in the aggregate, that raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern for a period of one year following the date that these financial statements are issued.

Nature of Operations

9 Months Ended

Nov. 03, 2018

Note 1. Nature of Operations

Trans World Entertainment Corporation and subsidiaries (“the Company”) operates in two reportable segments: fye and etailz. The fye segment operates a chain of retail entertainment stores and e-commerce sites, www.fye.com and www.secondspin.com. As of November 3, 2018, the fye segment operated 227 stores totaling approximately 1.3 million square feet in the United States, the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands. fye stores offer predominantly entertainment products. The etailz segment is a leading digital marketplace retailer and generates substantially all of its revenue through Amazon Marketplace. The Company’s business is seasonal in nature, for both segments, with the peak selling period being the holiday season which falls in the Company’s fourth fiscal quarter.

Liquidity and Cash Flows:

The Company’s primary sources of liquidity are borrowing capacity under its revolving credit facility, available cash and cash equivalents, and cash generated from operations. The Company’s cash flows may be impacted by many factors including the economic environment, consumer confidence, competitive conditions in the retail industry and the success of its strategies. For the next 12 months, management believes that the Company’s existing liquidity will be adequate to fund its working capital needs. Management believes that the Company’s current financial position will provide it the financial flexibility to support its growth initiatives. However, in accordance with the Company’s financing strategy, the Company may access the capital markets opportunistically.

Management anticipates any cash requirements due to a shortfall in cash from operations will be funded by the Company’s revolving credit facility, as discussed in note 8 in the interim condensed consolidated financial statements.

In connection with the preparation of these unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements, the Company has evaluated and concluded there are no conditions or events, considered in the aggregate, that raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern for a period of one year following the date that these financial statements are issued.