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Hat World, Inc.
Trade name	Lids
Company type	Subsidiary
Industry	Retailer; Full Service Team Dealer, Custom Screen Printer, Embroidery and Sporting Goods Operator
Founded	1995
Headquarters	Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
Number of locations	1131
Area served	United States; Canada; Puerto Rico
Key people	Griffin R. Taylor (President), Glenn Campbell (Co-Founder, Executive Vice President), Scott Molander (Co-Founder, Chief Operating Officer)
Products	Headwear, Novelties, Apparel, Sporting Goods
Parent	Genesco
Divisions	Lids Locker Room, Lids Clubhouse, Lids Team Sports
Website	www.lids.com, www.lids.ca and www.lidsteamsports.com

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Hat World Inc. is an American retailer specializing in athletic headwear. It primarily operates under the LIDS and Hat World brands with stores in the U.S., Puerto Rico and Canada. The majority of the stores operate in shopping malls and factory outlet centers. The company was founded in 1995 and is based in Indianapolis, Indiana.^[2]^[3] Lids sold over 6 000 hats during first five years.^[1]

Hat World Inc. was acquired in April 2004 by footwear retailer Genesco Inc. and now operates as a subsidiary.^[4] The first store opened at Tippecanoe Mall in Lafayette, Indiana.^[5]

The LIDS Sports Group, operating within Hat World, Inc., comprises the LIDS retail headwear stores, the LIDS Locker Room specialty fan retail chain, the LIDS Clubhouse retail stores, the LIDS Team Sports wholesale team sports business and its Internet businesses, www.lids.com, www.lids.ca, and www.lidsteamsports.com. Operating out of Indianapolis, Indiana, the retail businesses make up more than 975 mall-based, airport, street level and factory outlet locations nationwide, and in Canada and Puerto Rico. LIDS retail stores offer officially-licensed and branded college, major professional sports teams, as well as other specialty fashion categories all in the latest styles and colors. LIDS Locker Room is a mall-based retailer of sports headwear, apparel, accessories, and novelties. Most LIDS and LIDS Locker Room stores also offer custom embroidery capability. LIDS Clubhouse operates team-specific professional sports and university athletics retail stores and e-commerce websites. LIDS Team Sports is a full-service team uniform and apparel dealer, custom screen printer, embroidery and sporting goods distributor. Hat World, Inc. is a subsidiary of Genesco Inc.^[6]

References

^ ^a ^b Lids store locator, Search4Stores.com. Quoted: 23 September 2015.
^ "Lids - Company Information". Retrieved 2009-01-14.
^ "Genesco Inc. - Lids". Retrieved 2009-01-14.
^ "Genesco Completes Hat Shack, Inc. Acquisition" (Press release). Genesco Inc. 2004-04-02. Retrieved 2009-01-14.
^ http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-773530721.html
^ http://www.internetretailer.com/2011/06/10/hatworld-acquires-yet-another-sporting-goods-retailer

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[search4stores.com-1] Lids store locator, Search4Stores.com. Quoted: 23 September 2015.

[2] "Lids - Company Information". Retrieved 2009-01-14.

[3] "Genesco Inc. - Lids". Retrieved 2009-01-14.

[4] "Genesco Completes Hat Shack, Inc. Acquisition" (Press release). Genesco Inc. 2004-04-02. Retrieved 2009-01-14.

[5] ttp://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-773530721.html

[6] ttp://www.internetretailer.com/2011/06/10/hatworld-acquires-yet-another-sporting-goods-retailer

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-'''Hat World Inc.''' is an [[United States|American]] retailer specializing in athletic [[headgear|headwear]]. It primarily operates under the '''LIDS''' and '''Hat World''' brands with stores in the [[United States|U.S.]], [[Puerto Rico]] and [[Canada]]. The majority of the stores operate in shopping malls and factory outlet centers. The company was founded in 1995 and is based in [[Indianapolis, Indiana]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Lids - Company Information|url=http://www.lids.com/company_info.html|accessdate=2009-01-14}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Genesco Inc. - Lids|url=http://www.genesco.com/lids|accessdate=2009-01-14}}</ref> Hat World Inc. was acquired in April 2004 by footwear retailer [[Genesco|Genesco Inc.]] and now operates as a subsidiary.<ref>{{cite press release |title=Genesco Completes Hat Shack, Inc. Acquisition|publisher=[[Genesco|Genesco Inc.]]|date=2004-04-02|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/04-02-2004/0002139918&EDATE=|accessdate=2009-01-14}}</ref> The first store opened at [[Tippecanoe Mall]] in [[Lafayette, Indiana]].<ref>http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-773530721.html</ref>
+'''Hat World Inc.''' is an [[United States|American]] retailer specializing in athletic [[headgear|headwear]]. It primarily operates under the '''LIDS''' and '''Hat World''' brands with stores in the [[United States|U.S.]], [[Puerto Rico]] and [[Canada]]. The majority of the stores operate in shopping malls and factory outlet centers. The company was founded in 1995 and is based in [[Indianapolis, Indiana]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Lids - Company Information|url=http://www.lids.com/company_info.html|accessdate=2009-01-14}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Genesco Inc. - Lids|url=http://www.genesco.com/lids|accessdate=2009-01-14}}</ref> Lids sold over 6 000 hats during first five years.<ref name="search4stores.com" />
+Hat World Inc. was acquired in April 2004 by footwear retailer [[Genesco|Genesco Inc.]] and now operates as a subsidiary.<ref>{{cite press release |title=Genesco Completes Hat Shack, Inc. Acquisition|publisher=[[Genesco|Genesco Inc.]]|date=2004-04-02|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/04-02-2004/0002139918&EDATE=|accessdate=2009-01-14}}</ref> The first store opened at [[Tippecanoe Mall]] in [[Lafayette, Indiana]].<ref>http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-773530721.html</ref>
 The LIDS Sports Group, operating within Hat World, Inc., comprises the LIDS retail headwear stores, the LIDS Locker Room specialty fan retail chain, the LIDS Clubhouse retail stores, the LIDS Team Sports wholesale team sports business and its Internet businesses, www.lids.com, www.lids.ca, and www.lidsteamsports.com. Operating out of Indianapolis, Indiana, the retail businesses make up more than 975 mall-based, airport, street level and factory outlet locations nationwide, and in Canada and Puerto Rico. LIDS retail stores offer officially-licensed and branded college, major professional sports teams, as well as other specialty fashion categories all in the latest styles and colors. LIDS Locker Room is a mall-based retailer of sports headwear, apparel, accessories, and novelties. Most LIDS and LIDS Locker Room stores also offer custom embroidery capability. LIDS Clubhouse operates team-specific professional sports and university athletics retail stores and e-commerce websites. LIDS Team Sports is a full-service team uniform and apparel dealer, custom screen printer, embroidery and sporting goods distributor. Hat World, Inc. is a subsidiary of Genesco Inc.<ref>http://www.internetretailer.com/2011/06/10/hatworld-acquires-yet-another-sporting-goods-retailer</ref>