Fanzz Sports Apparel By Lids Ontario Photos (2024)

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Are fanzz and lids the same? ›

Locker Room by LIDS is a mall-based retailer of sports headwear, apparel, accessories, and novelties which also operates under the Fanzz, Just Sports, Seattle Team Shop, Buckeye Corner, Tiger Mania, Sports Fan-Attic and Jersey City nameplates.

As part of the deal with Genesco, sports licensing giant Fanatics Inc. is taking a minority stake in FanzzLids. FanzzLids Holdings is a holding company controlled and operated by affiliates of investment firm Ames Watson Capital, that operates Fanzz, a specialty retailer of licensed sports apparel.

The company's assets were sold in 2018 by the Larry H. Miller Company to Ames Watson Capital and re-incorporated as Fanzz Gear Inc.

(dba the new "Lids") was acquired in April 2004 by footwear retailer Genesco Inc. In 2019 Genesco sold Hat World/Lids to a joint venture between Ames Watson, LLC and Fanatics, Inc. Also in 2019, rapper Meek Mill acquired an ownership stake. In 2024, Fanatics became the majority owner of Lids Holdings.

Ames Watson is the owner of Fanzz, a specialty retailer of officially licensed sports apparel.

Fanatics is the majority owner of Lids, the leader in physical sports retail.

Fanzz is one of the largest sports apparel and merchandise providers in the Western United States. Shop for NFL, MLB, NBA, NCAA, NHL jerseys for men, women and youth.

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As one of the largest and most recognizable athletic brands on the planet, it is of little surprise that Nike is the leader within its industry of athletic apparel, accessories and footwear, with sales reaching over 51.5 billion U.S. dollars in 2023. This was more than double that of second-placed Adidas.

Does Ames Watson own Lids? ›

Fashion boutique South Moon Under is being acquired by Ames Watson, a private investment firm that acquired hat specialist Lids from Genesco in 2019.

Fanatics is the majority owner of Lids, the leader in physical sports retail. Fanatics is the majority owner of Lids, the leader in physical sports retail which sells fan and fashion-oriented headwear and apparel across the North America, Europe and Australia through over 2,000 retail locations.

While Fanatics and Lids are distinct brands with their own unique offerings and brand values, they are connected through a majority ownership relationship. Fanatics has strategically leveraged Lids' physical retail presence to enhance its global reach and strengthen its position in the sports merchandise market.

LIDS Sports Group, operating within Lids Holdings, Inc. is the largest licensed sports retailer in North America, selling fan and fashion-oriented headwear and apparel across the U.S., Canada and Puerto Rico.