Hat World, Inc. |
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| Lids Sports Group |
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| Company type | Subsidiary |
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| Industry | - Retailer
- Full Service Team Dealer
- Custom Screen Printer
- Embroidery
- Sporting Goods Operator
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| Founded | 1993 (Lids)
1995 (Hat World) |
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| Headquarters | , US |
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Number of locations | 1131 |
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Area served | - United States
- Canada
- France
- Netherlands
- Puerto Rico
- United Kingdom
- Australia
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Key people | - Tom Ripley (CEO of Lids)
- Bob Durda (President)
- George Berger (co-founder, original Chairman and executive of Hat World, Inc.)
- Glenn Campbell (co-founder and executive of Hat World, Inc.)
- Scott Molander(co-founder and executive of Hat World, Inc.)
- Conner White (co-founder of Lids)
- Ben Fischman (co-founder of Lids)
- Douglass Karp (co-founder of Lids)
- Meek Mill (co-owner)
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| Products | |
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| Parent | - Genesco (2004–2018)
- Ames Watson Capital LLC (2018–present)
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| Divisions | - Lids Locker Room
- Lids Clubhouse
- Lids U (formerly FLC - Fanatics Lids College)
- Lids Macy's
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| Website | |
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Hat World, Inc. (doing business as Lids Sports Group) is an American retailer specializing in athletic headwear. It primarily operates under the Lids brand with stores in the U.S., Puerto Rico, Canada, Australia, France, Germany, and the United Kingdom plus various websites. The majority of the stores operate in shopping malls and factory outlet centers.