Nature of Operations | Note 1. Nature of Operations Trans World Entertainment Corporation, which, together with its consolidated subsidiaries, is referred to herein as “the Company”, “we”, “us” and “our”, was incorporated in New York in 1972. We own 100% of the outstanding common stock of etailz, Inc (“etailz”), through which our principal operations are conducted. etailz provides a platform of software and services to empower brands to grow their online distribution channels on digital marketplaces such as Amazon, Walmart, eBay, among others. The Company helps brands achieve their online retail goals through its innovative and proprietary technology, tailored strategies, and mutually beneficial partnerships. etailz is positioning itself to be a brand’s ultimate online growth partner and is guided by seven core principles: • Partner Obsession • Results • Insights Driven • Ownership • Simplicity • Diversity and Teamwork • Innovation Previously, the Company also operated fye, a chain of retail entertainment stores and e-commerce sites, www.fye.com www.secondspin.com Liquidity and Cash Flows: The Company’s primary sources of liquidity are its borrowing capacity under its revolving credit facility, available cash and cash equivalents, and to a lesser extent, cash generated from operations. Our cash requirements relate primarily to working capital needed to operate and grow our business, including funding operating expenses and the purchase of inventory. Our ability to achieve profitability and meet future liquidity needs and capital requirements will depend upon numerous factors, including the timing and amount of our net revenue; the timing and amount of our operating expenses; the timing and costs of working capital needs; succesful implementation of our strategy and planned activities; and our ability to overcome the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Company incurred a loss from continued operations of $5.4 million and $4.3 million for the thirteen weeks ended May 2, 2020 and May 4, 2019, respectively. The increase in the loss from operations was primarily attributable to severance expenses of $1.6 million incurred during the quarter. In addition, the Company has an accumulated deficit of $114.4 million at May 2, 2020 and net cash used in operating activities for the thirteen weeks ended May 2, 2020 was $ 6.5 million. Net cash used in operating activities for the thirteen weeks ended May 2, 2019 was 6.2 million. As disclosed in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed June 15, 2020, The Company experienced negative cash flows from operations during fiscal 2019 and 2018 and we expect to incur net losses in 2020. The ability of the Company to meet its liabilities and to continue as a going concern is dependent on improved profitability, the continued implementation of the strategic initiative to reposition etailz as a platform of software and services, the availability of future funding, implementation of one or more corporate initiatives to reduce costs at the parent company level (which could include a voluntary delisting from NASDAQ and deregistering of our Common Stock in order to substantially eliminate the costs associated with being a public company), satisfying all unassumed liabilities of the fye segment and other strategic alternatives, including selling all or part of the remaining business or assets of the Company, and overcoming the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. There can be no assurance that we will be successful in further implementing our business strategy or that the strategy, including the completed initiatives, will be successful in sustaining acceptable levels of sales growth and profitability. In addition, the proceeds from the PPP Loan are subject to audit and there is a risk of repayment. The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of these uncertainties. The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for the thirteen weeks ended May 2, 2020 were prepared on the basis of a going concern which contemplates that the Company will be able to realize assets and discharge liabilities in the normal course of business. The ability of the Company to meet its liabilities and to continue as a going concern is dependent on continued improved profitability and the other factors set forth in the preceding paragraph. For the next 12 months, management believes that the Company’s existing liquidity will be adequate to fund its working capital needs . At May 2, 2020, we had cash and cash equivalents of $7.1 million, net working capital of $10.4 million, and outstanding borrowings of $4.5 million on our revolving credit facility, as further discussed below. In January 2017, the Company amended and restated its revolving credit facility (“Credit Facility”). As of February 1, 2020, the Company had borrowings of $13.1 million under the Credit Facility and as of February 2, 2019 the Company did not have any borrowings under the Credit Facility. Peak borrowings under the Credit Facility during fiscal 2019 and fiscal 2018 were $35.9 million and $35.7 million, respectively. As of February 1, 2020 and February 2, 2019, the Company had no outstanding letters of credit. The Company had $12 million and $41 million available for borrowing under the Credit Facility as of February 1, 2020 and February 2, 2019, respectively. On February 20, 2020, in conjunction with the FYE Transaction, the Company fully satisfied its obligations under the Credit Facility through proceeds received from the sale of the fye business and borrowings under the New Credit Facility, as further discussed below, and the Credit Facility is no longer available to the Company. New Credit Facility On February 20, 2020, etailz Inc. entered into a Loan and Security Agreement (the “Loan Agreement”) with Encina Business Credit, LLC (“Encina”) as administrative agent, under which the lenders party thereto committed to provide up to $25 million in loans under a three-year, secured revolving credit facility (the “ New Credit Facility”). Concurrent with the FYE Transaction, the Company borrowed $3.3 million under the New Credit Facility in order to satisfy the remaining obligations of the Company under the aforementioned Credit Facility. The commitments by the lenders under the New Credit Facility are subject to borrowing base and availability restrictions. Up to $5.0 million of the New Credit Facility may be used for the making of swing line loans. As of May 2, 2020, borrowings under the Credit Facility were $4.5 million. The Company had $5.0 million available for borrowing as of May 2, 2020. As of May 2, 2020, unamortized debt issuance costs of $1.1 million are included in "Other assets" on the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet. Subordinated Debt Agreement On March 30, 2020, the Company and etailz (the “Loan Parties”) entered into Amendment No. 1 to the Loan Agreement (the “Amendment”). Pursuant to the Amendment, among other things, (i) the Company was added as “Parent” under the Amended Loan Agreement, (ii) the Company granted a first priority security interest in substantially all of the assets of the Company, including inventory, accounts receivable, cash and cash equivalents and certain other collateral, and (iii) the Loan Agreement was amended to (a) permit the incurrence of certain subordinated indebtedness under the Subordinated Loan Agreement (as defined below) and (b) limit the Company’s ability to incur additional indebtedness, create liens, make investments, make restricted payments or specified payments and merge or acquire assets. On March 30, 2020, the Loan Parties entered into a Subordinated Loan and Security Agreement (the “Subordinated Loan Agreement”) with the lenders party thereto from time to time (the “Lenders”) and TWEC Loan Collateral Agent, LLC (“Collateral Agent”), as collateral agent for the Lenders, pursuant to which the Lenders made a $5.2 million secured term loan (the “Subordinated Loan”) to etailz with a scheduled maturity date of May 22, 2023. As of May 2, 2020, unamortized debt issuance costs of $0.2 million are included in "Long Term Debt" on the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet. Directors Jonathan Marcus, Thomas Simpson, and Michael Reickert are the chief executive officer of Alimco Re Ltd. (“Alimco”), the managing member of Kick-Start III, LLC and Kick-Start IV, LLC (“Kick-Start”), and a trustee of the Robert J. Higgins TWMC Trust (the “Trust”), an affiliate of RJHDC, LLC (“RJHDC” and together with Alimco and Kick-Start, “Related Party Entities”), respectively. The Related Party Entities are parties to the Subordinated Loan Agreement. Paycheck Protection Program On April 17, 2020, etailz received loan proceeds of $2.0 million (the “PPP Loan”) pursuant to the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”). The PPP Loan, which was in the form of a promissory note (the “Note”), dated April 10, 2020, between etailz and First Interstate Bank, as the lender, matures on April 17, 2022, bears interest at a fixed rate of 1% per annum, and is payable in monthly installments of $112,975.55 commencing on November 10, 2020. While under the terms of the PPP, some or all of the PPP Loan amount may be forgiven if the PPP Loan proceeds are used for qualifying expenses as described in the CARES Act and the Note, such as payroll costs, benefits, rent, and utilities, there is no assurance that the Company will be successful in qualifying for and receiving forgiveness on the PPP Loan amount. In addition to the aforementioned current sources of existing working capital, the Company may explore certain other strategic alternatives that may become available to the Company, as well continuing our efforts to generate additional sales and increase margins. However, at this time the Company has no commitments to obtain any additional funds, and there can be no assurance such funds will be available on acceptable terms or at all, should we require such additional funds. If the Company is unable to improve its operations, it may be required to obtain additional funding, and the Company’s financial condition and results of operations may be materially adversely affected. The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for the thirteen weeks ended May 2, 2020 were prepared on the basis of a going concern which contemplates that the Company will be able to realize assets and discharge liabilities in the normal course of business. The ability of the Company to meet its liabilities and to continue as a going concern is dependent on improved profitability, the performance improvement plan implemented for the etailz segment and the availability of future funding. The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of these uncertainties. Furthermore, broad market and industry factors may seriously harm the market price of our Common Stock, regardless of our operating performance, and may adversly impact our ability to raise additional funds, should we require such additional funds. Similarly, if our Common Stock is delisted from the NASDAQ Capital Market, it may also limit our ability to raise additional funds. FYE Transaction On February 20, 2020, the Company consummated the sale of substantially all of the assets and certain of the liabilities relating to fye to a subsidiary of Sunrise Records pursuant to an Asset Purchase Agreement dated January 23, 2020, by and among the Company, Record Town, Inc., Record Town USA LLC, Record Town Utah LLC, Trans World FL LLC, Trans World New York, LLC, 2428392 Inc., and Sunrise Records. The fye business is reported as discontinued operations in our Consolidated Statements of Income, and the related assets and liabilities have been presented as held-for-sale in the Consolidated Balance Sheets, through their dates of disposal. These changes have been applied to all periods presented. Unless otherwise noted, discussion within these notes to the consolidated financial statements relates to continuing operations. Refer to Note 3 for additional information on discontinued operations. Impact of COVID-19 To date, as a direct result of COVID-19, most of our employees are working remotely. The full extent to which the COVID-19 pandemic will directly or indirectly impact our business, results of operations and financial condition, including expenses, reserves and allowances, and employee-related amounts, will depend on future developments that are highly uncertain, including as a result of new information that may emerge concerning COVID-19 and the actions taken to contain or treat it, as well as the economic impact on local, regional, national and international customers and markets, which are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted at this time. Management is actively monitoring this situation and the possible effects on its financial condition, liquidity, operations, industry, and workforce. Given the daily evolution of the COVID-19 outbreak and the response to curb its spread, currently we are not able to estimate the effects of the COVID-19 outbreak to our results of operations, financial condition, or liquidity. In response to the rapidly evolving COVID-19 pandemic, we activated our business continuity program, led by our Executive Team in conjunction with Human Resources, to help us manage the situation. In mid-March, we transitioned our corporate office staff to work 100% remotely. This process was aided through the implementation of a flexible work from home policy rolled out to the organization in fiscal 2019, having a companywide communication platform for instant messaging and video conferencing, and cloud-based critical business applications. However, while our business is not dependent on physical office locations nor travel, having a 100% remote workforce does present increased operational risk. Our leadership team believes we have the necessary controls in place to mitigate these impacts and allow the team to continue to operate effectively remotely as long as required by State guidelines. While e-commerce has largely benefited from the closure of brick-and-mortar locations as consumer spending has been pushed online to marketplaces such as Amazon and Walmart, the industry nor our organization has been immune to the impact to our supply chains. For instance, in March, Amazon reduced replenishment in their fulfillment centers to essential items which limited a significant percentage of SKUs carried by etailz and a number of etailz’ partners shut their warehouses or suffered limited processing capacity due to COVID-19. While Amazon has since lifted restrictions and the leadership team executed contingency plans to mitigate the adverse impact from these restrictions, this highlights the fluid nature of COVID-19 across supply chains. Additionally, since the beginning of the pandemic, tens of millions of Americans have lost their jobs, significantly increasing the risk of near-term economic contraction in the United States that may affect e-commerce sales. The risk of a second wave or increased numbers of positive COVID-19 cases also presents further risk to supply chains. Leadership is actively monitoring the situation and potential impacts on its financial condition, liquidity, operations and workforce but the full extent of the impact is still highly uncertain. |