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2006Hat World, Inc. announces plans to acquire Hat Shack, Inc. and its 49 retail headwear stores located in 10 states, primarily in the southeastern United States...Hat World ends the year with 736 stores (571 Lids, 132 Hat World, 14 Head Quarters, 13 Hat Zone, 3 Lids Kids, 3 Cap Connection).2005Hat World, Inc. growth continues. By year end, domestic expansion and the integration of stores in Canada brings Hat World to 639 total stores (471 Lids, 136 Hat World, 14 Hat Zones, 16 Headquarters, & two Cap Connections).2004Hat World acquired by Genesco Inc. (NYSE: GCO) in April...expands into the People's Republic of China/Hong Kong via a licensing agreement...acquires the assets and business of Cap Connection Ltd. in July, consisting of 17 CAPCONNECTION stores in Alberta, British Columbia and Ontario, Canada.2003Hat World, Inc. announces "Lids On The Road," a traveling store that travels to major sporting events...Announces "Lids Create Your Own" in store and online custom embroidery capability...expands into South Korea via a licensing agreement (75 stores over the next 5 years) including a Korean-oriented web site. Hat World, Inc. is named No. 118 among America's growth leaders by Inc. Magazine, in its Inc. 500 ranking of the nation's fastest-growing private companies. Hat World, Inc. ended the year with 483 locations (312 Lids 154 Hat World and 15 Hat Zone).2002Lids and Hat World infrastructure is fully integrated...15 new stores are opened...Hat World, Inc. again named the recipient of the Indiana Heartland Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award (Retail) Hat World, Inc. is named No. 50 on America's growth leaders by Inc. Magazine, in its Inc. 500 ranking of the nation's fastest-growing private companies...Hat World, Inc. purchases substantially all of the assets of Hat Zone, Inc., ending the year with 273 Lids 159 Hat World and 14 Hat Zone stores.2001Lids files for Chapter 11 after a difficult 2000 holiday season, Hat World, Inc. purchases substantially all of the assets of Lids, Corp. on April 13, becoming the world's largest specialty headwear retailer (266 Lids and 157 Hat World stores) partnership with JUST FOR FEET is terminated…Boston, Mass. Lids corporate offices are closed, consolidated to Indianapolis...lids.com™ and hatworld.com™ are merged...Hat World, Inc. offers custom embroidery hats through its web site.2000Lids grows to 413 stores…Lids is named "Trendsetter of the Year" by Sporting Goods Magazine…Lids forms a strategic alliance with athletic shoe retailer JUST FOR FEET where a Lids kiosk operates within all 91 JFF superstores.Hat World grows to 157 stores...Hat World introduces Internet kiosks in select stores. 1999Lids grows to 388 stores and launches lids.com™...lids.com™ is recognized as one of the top 25 Internet sites by Internet Retailer Magazine. In addition, Lids introduces Internet kiosks in select stores.Hat World grows to 110 stores and launches hatworld.com™...Hat World repeats as Indianapolis' fastest-growing company by the IBJ, and is named the recipient of the prestigious Indiana Heartland Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award (Emerging). 1998Lids grows to 313 stores.Based in Indianapolis and operating 53 stores, Hat World is named the fastest-growing Indianapolis-area private company by the Indianapolis Business Journal (IBJ). 1997Lids grows to 182 stores.Hat World grows to 18 stores. 1996Lids grows to 95 stores.Hat World grows to 5 stores. 1995Lids grows to 37 stores.The first Hat World store in Lafayette, Ind. The temporary location sells more than 6,000 hats during the holiday season. 1994Lids grows to 13 stores.Glenn Campbell and Scott Molander, after working as successful athletic retail store managers, decide to go into business for themselves and draft the Hat World, Inc. business plan. 1993Lids grows to 7 stores.1992Lids, Corp. is founded by two young student entrepreneurs. Their first store is a temporary kiosk created on the back of a Model T Ford automobile in Chestnut Hill, Mass. The location sells 5,000 hats during the holiday season. |
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