Lids is a company that sells hats and caps. The website offers a shopping cart for easily purchasing more than one product at a time. The website allows the visitor to browse through a large variety of hats. Their merchandise is organized based on the following categories: hot styles, gift ideas, MLB, NFL, NBA, NCAA, NHL, Brands, Pop Culture, Racing, Soccer, Lids Kids, Helmets, Apparel, Women, Accessories, and Clearance Sale. They store started in a shopping mall in Lafayett, Indian which sold more than 6000 hats during its first holiday season. After growing to 157 stores in five years, Hat World acquired its largest competitor, Lids Corporation, in 2001. With the purchase of Lids, Hat World grew to more than 400 stores and operated e-commerce channels hatworld.com and lids.com. In 2004, Nashville, Tennessee-based and publically traded Genesco Inc. (NYSE: GCO) acquired Hat World. The Company has continued to grow through new stores and acquisitions. Hat World's other retail acquisitions include Hat Zone in 2002, Cap Factory (2003), Canadian hat retailers Cap Connection and Head Quarters (2004), and Hat Shack (2006). In addition, in 2009 the Company acquired team uniform, apparel and equipment dealers, custom screen printers and embroidery operators Impact Sports and Great Plains Sports.