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                                UNITED STATES
                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                           WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549

                                  FORM 10-Q

        X     QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
       ---             SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED MAY 4, 1996

                                      OR

              TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
       ---             SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                       COMMISSION FILE NUMBER:  0-14818

                    TRANS WORLD ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION
                          (Exact name of registrant
                         as specified in its charter)

                New York                           14-1541629
        (State or other jurisdiction            (I.R.S. Employer
      of incorporation or organization)          Identification Number)

                             38 Corporate Circle
                            Albany, New York 12203
         (Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

                                (518) 452-1242
             (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Indicate by a check  mark  whether  the  Registrant  (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Sections 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 during the preceding 12 months (or  for  such  shorter  period  that  the
Registrant  was  required  to  file such reports), and (2) has been subject to
such filing requirements for the past 90 days.  Yes X No 
                                                   ---   ---

Indicate the number of shares outstanding  of  each of the issuer's classes of
common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

                        Common Stock, $.01 par value,
               9,739,814 shares outstanding as of June 3, 1996
      ==================================================================

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            TRANS WORLD ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

                        QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q

                              TABLE OF CONTENTS

                                   PART I.

                            FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.     Financial Statements (unaudited)

               Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets -- May 4, 1996,
                February 3, 1996 and April 29, 1995                      3

               Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income -- Thirteen
                Weeks Ended May 4, 1996 and April 29, 1995               5

               Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
                Thirteen Weeks Ended May 4, 1996 and April 29, 1995      6

               Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements      7


Item 2.     Management's Discussion and Analysis of  

               Financial Condition and Results of Operations             9


                                   PART II.
                              OTHER INFORMATION

Item 6.     Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K                            13

SIGNATURES                                                              14

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            TRANS WORLD ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
                    CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                     (in thousands, except share amounts)
                                 (unaudited)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                               May 4,   February 3, April 29,
ASSETS                                         1996        1996        1995
- ------                                       ---------  ---------   ---------
<S>                                          <C>        <C>         <C>
CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash and cash equivalents                    $ 50,655   $ 86,938    $ 27,632
Merchandise inventory                         180,205    194,577     217,870
Other current assets                           22,164     27,781      17,756
                                              -------    -------     -------
  Total current assets                        253,024    309,296     263,258
                                              -------    -------     -------

VIDEOCASSETTE RENTAL INVENTORY, net             6,862      6,722       7,695
DEFERRED TAX ASSET                                430        430         505

FIXED ASSETS:
Property, plant and equipment                 170,564    171,716     180,297
Less: Fixed asset write-off reserve            11,522     12,324       9,175
      Accumulated depreciation 
       and amortization                        92,144     89,391      87,842
                                              -------    -------     -------
                                               66,898     70,001      83,280
                                              -------    -------     -------
OTHER ASSETS                                    3,752      3,882       3,957
                                              -------    -------     -------
    TOTAL ASSETS                             $330,966   $390,331    $358,695
                                              =======    =======     =======
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
- ------------------------------------

CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Accounts payable                            $  78,826  $ 131,302    $ 76,506
Notes payable                                  65,260     65,260      74,947
Store closing reserve                          20,967     24,275       7,244
Current portion of long-term
 debt and capital lease obligations            10,239      3,420       6,559
Accrued expenses and other                      5,368      6,266       6,202
                                              -------    -------     -------
  Total current liabilities                   180,660    230,523     171,458
                                              -------    -------     -------
LONG-TERM DEBT, less current portion           46,953     53,770      59,716
CAPITAL LEASE OBLIGATIONS, less
  current portion                               6,574      6,594       6,653
OTHER LIABILITIES                               5,355      5,340       5,476
                                              -------    -------     -------
  TOTAL LIABILITIES                           239,542    296,227     243,303
                                              -------    -------     -------
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
  Common stock ($.01 par value; 20,000,000
   shares authorized; 9,781,208 issued)            98         97          97
  Additional paid-in capital                   24,446     24,236      24,236
  Treasury stock, at cost (46,394, 48,394
   and 48,394 shares, respectively)              (475)      (503)       (503)
  Unearned compensation - restricted
   stock (50,000 shares)                         (180)     ---         ---
  Retained earnings                            67,535     70,274      91,562
                                              -------    -------     -------
  Total shareholders' equity                   91,424     94,104     115,392
                                              -------    -------     -------
    TOTAL LIABILITIES AND
      SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY                   $330,966   $390,331    $358,695
                                              =======    =======     =======

See  Notes  to  Condensed  Consolidated  Financial  Statements.
</TABLE>

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            TRANS WORLD ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
                 CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
                   (in thousands, except per share amounts)
                                 (unaudited)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                      Thirteen  Weeks  Ended
                                                      ----------------------
                                                        May 4,     April 29,
                                                         1996        1995
                                                       ---------   ---------
<S>                                                    <C>         <C>
Sales                                                   $106,622   $111,912
Cost of sales                                             69,453     72,258
                                                         -------    -------
Gross profit                                              37,169     39,654
Selling, general and administrative expenses              34,697     38,733
Depreciation and amortization                              3,653      4,246
                                                         -------    -------
Income (Loss) from operations                             (1,181)    (3,325)
Interest expense                                           3,037      3,474
                                                         -------    -------
Loss before income taxes                                  (4,218)    (6,799)
Income tax benefit                                        (1,479)    (2,713)
                                                         -------    -------
NET LOSS                                                $ (2,739)  $ (4,086)
                                                         =======    =======
                                                                           
LOSS PER SHARE                                          $  (0.28)  $  (0.42)
                                                         =======    =======
Weighted average number of common
  shares  outstanding                                      9,734      9,707
                                                           =====      =====

See  Notes  to  Condensed  Consolidated  Financial  Statements.
</TABLE>

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            TRANS WORLD ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
               CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                                (in thousands)
                                 (unaudited)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                      Thirteen  Weeks  Ended
                                                      ----------------------
                                                         May 4,     April 29,
                                                          1996        1995
                                                        ---------   ---------
<S>                                                     <C>         <C>  
NET CASH USED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES                   $(35,396)   $(60,521)
                                                          ------      ------

INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
  Acquisition of property and equipment                     (788)     (1,584)
  Purchases of videocassette rental 
    inventory, net of amortization                          (140)       (223)
                                                          ------      ------
  Net cash used by investing activities                     (928)     (1,807)
                                                          ------       -----

FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
  Payments of long-term debt and
    capital lease obligations                                (18)       (131)
  Proceeds from issuance of common stock                       1       ---
  Increase in additional paid in capital                     232       ---
  Decrease in treasury stock due to reissuance of shares      28       ---
  Unearned compensation from issuance of shares of
    restricted stock                                        (180)      ---
  Decrease in additional paid-in capital due to
    reissuance of treasury stock                             (22)      ---
                                                          ------      ------
  Net cash provided by financing activities                   41        (131)
                                                          ------      ------
  Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents              (36,283)    (62,459)
  Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period          86,938      90,091
                                                          ------      ------
  Cash and cash equivalents, end of period               $50,655     $27,632
                                                          ======      ======

See  Notes  to  Condensed  Consolidated  Financial  Statements.
</TABLE>

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            TRANS WORLD ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

             NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                                 (Unaudited)


Note 1. Basis of Presentation

     The accompanying unaudited condensed  consolidated  financial  statements
consist of Trans  World  Entertainment  Corporation  and its subsidiaries (the
"Company"), all of which  are  wholly  owned.   All  significant  intercompany
accounts and transactions have been eliminated.   Joint  venture  investments,
none of which are material, are accounted for using the equity method.

     The   interim  condensed  consolidated  financial  statements  have  been
prepared pursuant to the rules and  regulations of the Securities and Exchange
Commission.   The  information  furnished  in  these  consolidated   financial
statements reflects all normal, recurring adjustments which, in the opinion of
management,   are   necessary  for  a  fair  presentation  of  such  financial
statements.  Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in
financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles have been condensed  or  omitted  pursuant to rules and regulations
applicable to interim financial statements.

     These unaudited  condensed  consolidated  financial  statements should be
read in conjunction with the audited  financial  statements  included  in  the
Company's  Annual  Report  on  Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended February 3,
1996.

Note 2.  Restructuring Reserve

    The Company recorded a pre-tax restructuring charge of $35 million in 1995
to reflect the anticipated costs associated with a program to close 163 stores
through the first quarter  of  1997.   This  charge  is  in  addition to a $21
million restructuring charge recorded in 1994 to reflect the costs  associated
with  the  closing  of  179  stores (versus a plan of 143).  The restructuring
charge includes the write-down  of  fixed  assets,  estimated cash payments to
landlords for early termination of operating leases and the cost of  returning
product  to  the  Company's  distribution center and vendors.  The charge also
included estimated legal, lender and consulting fees, including those that the
Company is obligated to  pay  on  behalf  of  its  lenders  while  working  to
renegotiate its credit agreements.

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    Total costs charged to the restructuring reserves during the first quarter
of 1996 are summarized as follows:

                                 First       First       First
                                 Quarter     Quarter     Quarter
                                 Beginning   Charges     Ending
                                 Reserve     Against     Reserve
                                 Balance     Reserve     Balance
                                 -------------------------------
                                         (in thousands)
Non-cash write-offs              $13,906      $1,810     $12,096
Cash outflows                     22,693       2,300      20,393
                                  ------------------------------
        Total                    $36,599      $4,110     $32,489
                                  ==============================

Note 3.  Seasonality

    The Company's business is seasonal  in  nature, with the highest sales and
earnings occurring in the fourth fiscal quarter.  In the past three years, the
fourth fiscal quarter has been the Company's most profitable quarter.

Note 4.  Earnings (Loss) Per Share

    Earnings  (Loss)  per  share  is  based  on the weighted average number of
common  shares  outstanding   during   each   fiscal   period.   Common  stock
equivalents, relating to stock options, are excluded from the calculations, as
their inclusion would have an anti-dilutive impact on the loss per share.

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            TRANS WORLD ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

                   MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
                FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS


RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
- ---------------------

Thirteen  Weeks  Ended  May 4, 1996 Compared to Thirteen Weeks Ended April 29,
1995
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Sales.  The Company's total  sales  decreased  4.7% for the thirteen weeks
ended May 4, 1996  over  the  thirteen  weeks  ended  April 29, 1995 while the
Company operated 20% fewer  stores.   This  was  primarily  due  to  the  6.1%
comparable  sales  increase.   This  increase  is  due  primarily to increased
promotional advertising and improved  inventory  position.  During the past 12
months, the Company opened  6  stores  and  closed  or  relocated  145  stores
resulting in a 382,000 net decrease in retail square footage.

    In  the  Company's music stores, the comparable store sales increased 6.3%
while the video stores increased 8.1%.   The Company's video rental stores had
a 7.3% comparable sales decline.   Comparable  store  sales  for  mall  stores
increased 5.0%, while non-mall stores increased 8.9%.


    Gross Profit.  Gross profit, as a  percentage  of  sales,  decreased  from
35.4% to 34.9% in the thirteen week period ended May 4, 1996, when compared to
1995.  The lower gross margin is primarily due to increased merchandise shrink.


    Selling,  General  and  Administrative  Expenses.   Selling,  general  and
administrative expenses ("SG&A"), as a percentage  of  sales,  decreased  from
34.6%  to 32.5% in the thirteen week period ended May 4, 1996 when compared to
1995.   Increased  comparable  store  sales   combined  with  the  closing  of
underperforming  stores (which operate on a higher expense, as a percentage of
sales) resulted in a $4.0 million or 2.1% improvement in SG&A, as a percentage
of sales.


    Interest Expense.  The $0.4 million  decrease  in interest expense for the
thirteen week period  ended  May  4,  1996,  compared  to  1995,  was due to a
decrease in the Company's weighted average outstanding  borrowings  offset  in
part by an increase in the Company's weighted average interest rates.

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            TRANS WORLD ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

                   MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
                FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
                                 (continued)

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
- -------------------------------

Liquidity and Sources of Capital.  During the first quarter,  funds  available
under revolving credit facilities have been the Company's  primary  source  of
liquidity.   As in the previous year, the Company accumulated cash balances in
December 1995 and January  1996  instead  of  repaying  the balances under its
revolving credit  facilities  (the  "Revolver").   A  temporary  waiver  of  a
covenant  requiring  a  15 day paydown of the Revolver between December 25 and
January 31 was received on December  18, 1995.  Accordingly, the Company ended
fiscal year 1995 with cash balances of approximately $86.9 million  and  $65.3
million  outstanding  on  its Revolver.  During the first quarter of 1996, the
Company used the accumulated cash balances primarily to repay accounts payable
in accordance with normal payment  terms.   On a proforma basis, assuming cash
balances were used to pay down the Revolver, the Company was  more  liquid  in
the  first  quarter  of  fiscal  1996,  and  would  have  had  lower  balances
outstanding under the Revolver, than in the first quarter of fiscal 1995.

Effective February 3, 1996, the Company was operating under temporary  waivers
from  its lenders relating to non-compliance with certain technical covenants,
including  the  15  day  paydown  of  the  Revolver,  the  Tangible  Net Worth
requirement and the Debt to Tangible Net  Worth  requirement.   The  aggregate
amount  of  the  senior  debt,  totaling  a maximum available amount of $121.8
million, including the  Revolver  and  $56.5  million in outstanding long-term
notes (the"Notes") ranks pari pasu  and  is  unsecured.   During  this  waiver
period  the  Company  was required to remain fully borrowed on all senior debt
instruments pending  negotiation  and  restructuring  of  the  modified credit
agreements.

    On May 1, 1996 the Company entered into an agreement in principle with its
lenders to extend the maturity of  its  senior debt.  The Company continues to
operate under temporary waivers from its lenders until  final  loan  documents
are  completed.   The Company will be required to make principal repayments on
the Notes  aggregating  $15.6  million  through  May  31,  1998.   The maximum
borrowings available on the Company's Revolver will be  reduced  an  aggregate
total  of $18.2 million by May 31, 1998.  Final maturity of the then remaining
Notes  of  $40.9  million  and the then available Revolver of $47.1 million is
July 31, 1998.  Effective May 1, 1996, interest rates for the Revolver and the
Notes were increased from 10.5% to 11.0% and 11.5%, respectively.

    The revised  credit  agreements  contain  restrictive provisions governing
dividends, capital expenditures and acquisitions, and modified covenants as to
working capital, cash flow,  consolidated  tangible  net  worth  and  debt  to
tangible net worth to reflect the $35 million restructuring charge recorded in
1995.

    Cash flow  from  operations,  continued  reductions  in absolute inventory
levels, and reduced capital expenditures should assure that  the  Company  has
ample liquidity to meet its operating requirements.


Capital Expenditures.

    During  the first quarter of 1996, the Company had capital expenditures of
$0.8  million  of  planned  total  capital  expenditures  of approximately $12
million, net of construction  allowances,  for  fiscal 1996.  During the first
quarter, two stores were relocated and no new stores were opened.   On  a  net
basis,  retail square footage was reduced by 43,000 square feet since February
3, 1996.  Capital  expenditures  and  new  store  growth  will  continue to be
curtailed  throughout  1996  while  management's  strategy  continues  to   be
concentrated on closing underperforming stores and reducing outstanding debt.


Provision for Business Restructuring.

    During  the  fourth  quarter of 1995 the Company undertook a comprehensive
examination of store profitability and adopted a second business restructuring
plan which when combined with the 1994 restructuring charge  included  closing
over  300  stores  out  of  700  stores  in operation during 1994.  Management
concluded that select retail  entertainment  markets  had  begun to reflect an
overcapacity of retail outlets, and large discount-priced  electronics  stores
and  other  superstores  were  having  an  adverse  impact  on  certain of the
Company's retail stores.  This resulted in the Company recording a $35 million
pre-tax  restructuring  in  1995.   The components of the restructuring charge
included approximately $24 million  in  reserves  for  future cash outlays and
approximately $11 million in asset writedowns.   The  cash  outflows  will  be
financed  from  operating  cash flows and liquidation of merchandise inventory
from the stores identified for closure.  The timing of the store closures will
depend on the  Company's  ability  to  negotiate  reasonable lease termination
agreements.  Management will continually review the opportunity to  accelerate
the closing of underperforming stores.

    Seventeen  stores  were closed in the first quarter of 1996 bringing total
closures to  196  through  the  end  of  the  first  quarter  of  1996.  Asset
write-offs charged to the reserve account totaled $1.8 million  in  the  first
quarter  of  1996  and  $11.0  million  since  the  inception  of the business
restructuring plan.   Cash  expenditures  for  lease  obligations, termination
benefits and other expenditures charged to the store closing  reserve  totaled
$2.3  million  in  the  first  quarter  of  1996  and  $12.5 million since the
inception of the business restructuring plan.

    Remaining cash outlays relating to lease obligations, termination benefits
and other expenditures are anticipated to total approximately $17.2 million in
fiscal 1996 and $3.2 million in fiscal 1997.

    Annual sales associated with  the  stores  closed  in the first quarter of
1996 totaled $9.1 million in 1995.  Because the store closures will be  phased
out  over  1996 and 1997, the Company will not receive most of the earnings or
cash flow benefits from the restructuring program until fiscal 1997.

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            TRANS WORLD ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

                          PART II: OTHER INFORMATION

     Item 6.        Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K.

     (A)     Exhibits

              Exhibit No.   Description                            Page No.
              ----------    -----------                            --------

              27            Financial Data Schedule                   13
                            (electronic filing only)

    (B)     Reports on Form 8-K.

            On  February  7,  1996  the  Company  filed  a  report on form 8-K
             announcing a  restructuring  charge  for  closing underperforming
             stores and extending debt agreements.


- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Omitted from this Part II are items which are not applicable or to  which  the
answer is negative for the periods covered.

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            TRANS WORLD ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

                                  SIGNATURES

Pursuant  to  the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused  this  report  to  be  signed  on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.


                                        TRANS WORLD ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION



     June 14, 1996                      By: /s/ ROBERT J. HIGGINS
                                            ---------------------
                                            Robert J. Higgins, 
                                            President and Director
                                            (Principal Executive Officer)

     June 14, 1996                      By: /s/ JOHN J. SULLIVAN
                                            ---------------------
                                            John J. Sullivan
                                            Senior Vice President
                                            Chief Financial Officer
                                            (Principal Financial and
                                             Chief Accounting Officer)


<TABLE> <S> <C>

<ARTICLE>       5
<LEGEND>        THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS DATA EXTRACTED FROM THE CONSOLIDATED
                BALANCE  SHEETS,  AND THE CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
                AND IS  QUALIFIED  IN  ITS  ENTIRETY  BY  REFERENCE TO SUCH
                FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

<CIK>           0000795212
<NAME>          TRANS WORLD ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION
<MULTIPLIER>    1,000
       
<CAPTION>
                                    Amount
Item Description        (in thousands, except per share data)
- -----------------       -------------------------------------
<S>                               <C>
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                 FEB-1-1997
<PERIOD-START>                    FEB-4-1996
<PERIOD-END>                      MAY-4-1996
<PERIOD-TYPE>                     3-MOS
<CASH>                            50,655
<SECURITIES>                      0
<RECEIVABLES>                     0
<ALLOWANCES>                      0
<INVENTORY>                       180,205
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                  253,024
<PP&E>                            170,564
<DEPRECIATION>                    92,144
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                    330,966
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>             180,660
<BONDS>                           53,527
             0
                       0
<COMMON>                          98
<OTHER-SE>                        91,326
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>      330,966
<SALES>                           106,622
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                  106,622
<CGS>                             69,453
<TOTAL-COSTS>                     69,453
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                  38,350
<LOSS-PROVISION>                  0
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                3,037
<INCOME-PRETAX>                   (4,218)
<INCOME-TAX>                      (1,479)
<INCOME-CONTINUING>               0
<DISCONTINUED>                    0
<EXTRAORDINARY>                   0
<CHANGES>                         0
<NET-INCOME>                      (2,739)
<EPS-PRIMARY>                     (.28)
<EPS-DILUTED>                     (.28)
        

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