Lids
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Lids is an ecommerce retailer specializing in officially licensed sports hats, apparel, and merchandise across professional leagues (MLB, NFL, NBA, NHL, NASCAR) and college teams. The company operates both an online store and hundreds of physical retail locations across the United States.
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Glenn CampbellFounderGlenn Campbell founded Hat World in the late 1980s after identifying a gap in the market for baseball-style hats while working at Foot Locker; the company eventually evolved into Lids, a major omnichannel retailer of officially licensed sports apparel and headwear.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Lids do?
- Lids is an ecommerce retailer specializing in officially licensed sports hats, apparel, and merchandise across professional leagues (MLB, NFL, NBA, NHL, NASCAR) and college teams. The company operates both an online store and hundreds of physical retail locations across the United States.
- Who founded Lids?
- Lids was founded by Glenn Campbell.
- Who are Lids's investors?
- Lids's investors include Darco Capital.