<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 								AMOUNT ITEM DESCRIPTION				(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA) - ----------------				------------------------------------- 								 <FISCAL-YEAR-END>				JAN-29-2000 <PERIOD-START>					JAN-31-1999 <PERIOD-END>					MAY-01-1999 <PERIOD-TYPE>					3-MOS <CASH>						 86,682 <SECURITIES>							 0 <RECEIVABLES>							 0 <ALLOWANCES>							 0 <INVENTORY>							495,744 <CURRENT-ASSETS>					605,410 <PP&E>								274,677 <DEPRECIATION>						132,881 <TOTAL-ASSETS>						824,081 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES>				344,612 <BONDS>									 0 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY>					 0 <PREFERRED>								 0 <COMMON>								531 <OTHER-SE>							440,731 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>		441,262 <SALES>								840,262 <TOTAL-REVENUES>					840,262 <CGS>								535,767 <TOTAL-COSTS>						535,767 <OTHER-EXPENSES>					302,290 <LOSS-PROVISION>						 0 <INTEREST-EXPENSE>						784 <INCOME-PRETAX>						 1,421 <INCOME-TAX>							597 <INCOME-CONTINUING>						824 <DISCONTINUED>							 0 <EXTRAORDINARY>							 0 <CHANGES>								 0 <NET-INCOME>							824 <EPS-BASIC>						 .02 <EPS-DILUTED>						 .02