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Hat World Acquires Brand Athletics

May 06, 2010

Hat World Inc., Indianapolis, recently announced it has acquired Brand Athletics Inc., Tigard, Ore., a team dealer, custom screen printer and embroidery operator.

Hat World is comprised of three businesses: LIDS retail headwear stores, the LIDS Locker Room specialty fan retail chain and the LIDS Team Sports wholesale team sports business.

The Brand Athletics acquisition falls within the LIDS Team Sports division and includes the corporate office, distribution center, production assets and sales territories of Alaska, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Washington and Wyoming.

LIDS Team Sports offers jerseys, warm-ups, fleecewear, hats, polo shirts, jackets, equipment, T-shirts, shorts, shoes and other sportswear. The business targets a broad range of customers, including colleges and universities, hight schools, bookstores, corporations and youth organizations, according to the company.

For more information, visit lidsteamsports.com. -- J.L.



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