Lids: sports retailer with global street-cred Lids grows Aussie footprint, bringing 10 local stores Down Under

Lids: sports retailer with global street-cred Lids grows Aussie footprint, bringing 10 local stores Down Under

Lids has announced additional stores coming to Australian soil; bringing a total of 10 branded Lids stores Down Under. With a global cult-following, selling over 30 million caps per year, and offering the largest selection of exclusive sporting headwear and jerseys, Lids has just unveiled their newest store in the eclectic Emporium Melbourne, following the recent openings of Geelong, Victoria; Macquarie Park, New South Wales; and Westpoint Blacktown, New South Wales.

Neatly aligning with the National Basketball Association (NBA) and Major League Baseball (MLB) World Series seasons, fresh new stores added to the latter include Westfield Parramatta, New South Wales; Northland Shopping Centre, Victoria; Westfield Kotara, New South Wales; and Woodgrove, Victoria (2023). With an additional two new stores earmarked to open before the end of the year.

Lids is no secret to tastemakers, sports fans and fashionistas that have travelled around the world and the U.S. with its immersive atmosphere and customisation zones. A next-generation shopping offering that grants shoppers the option to custom embroider a hat or apparel piece to their liking, boasting numerous options of player numbers, fonts, graphics and autographs. 

Setting the latest trends in streetwear and sportswear, Lids serves up an extensive and exclusive range of sporting caps, jerseys and apparel, featuring sporting fan-favourites and teams and players across the National Basketball Association (NBA), Major League Baseball (MLB), National Football League (NFL) and National Hockey League (NHL). Lids also operates the first NBA Store in Australia also located at the Emporium Melbourne in Victoria with the second NBA Store to open in Sydney, New South Wales.