Lids (store)

Lids (Hat World, Inc.)

Trade name	Lids Sports Group
Company type	Subsidiary
Industry	Retailer Full Service Team Dealer Custom Screen Printer Embroidery Sporting Goods Operator
Founded	1993 (Lids) 1995 (Hat World)
Headquarters	Indianapolis, Indiana , US
Number of locations	1131
Area served	United States Canada France Netherlands Puerto Rico United Kingdom Australia
Key people	Reilly Mulligan (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) Ken Wilson (DSM Central PA)
Products	Headwear Novelties Apparel Sporting Goods
Parent	Genesco (2004–2018) Ames Watson Capital LLC (2018–present)
Divisions	Lids Locker Room Lids Clubhouse Lids U (formerly FLC - Fanatics Lids College) Lids Macy's
Website	lids.com lids.ca

Lids or Hat World, Inc. 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.^[1][2]